The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
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DZ-107: Establishing Tone through Character
How can we use dramatisation to create tone?
AI✦Examines how given circumstances and character behaviour establish the dark-comic tone across the anthology’s stories, particularly through dialogue and the emotional range of protagonist reactions to morally compromised situations.✦
Listen if you want to understand how character actions and reactions shape a film's tone
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In this episode, Chas and Stu continue their deep dive into how to write tone by examining films with “light” (we use the phrase loosely) tones: LADY BIRD, EMILY THE CRIMINAL, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, and SPONTANEOUS. We also talk a surprising amount about DUNE and CRAZY STUPID LOVE… →
Films:
Lady Bird (2017)
, Emily the Criminal (2022)
, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
, Spontaneous (2020)
, Dune (2021)
, Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)