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Game of the Scene

2 episodes  ·  Aug 2023 – Oct 2023

"The beauty of it is his shifting of the tactics - shifting of the rules - shifting of the win condition... Well actually the win condition doesn’t change the win condition for all three of them is to have a fun game together."

— Chas Fisher  |  DZ-102: Game of the Scene - Bluey, John Wick 4

DZ-102: Game of the Scene - Bluey, John Wick 4

How can 'games' help us write better scenes?
Stu and Chas turn their attention to a topic that has long eluded them: the game of the scene. We look at how considering the game that characters are playing — its rules, arenas, players, referees, and win conditions — can help you write more dynamic scenes… →
⏱ 1h 23m
31 AUG 2023
Listen to make your scene writing more dynamic (by looking at the underlying game)
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DZ-103: Game of the Scene 2 - Triangle of Sadness, The Favourite

How can games elevate dramatic scenes?
In part two of this two parter, Stu and Chas go further into the game (of the scene) and look at how games force characters other than the protagonist to interact. We deep dive into the wonderful social satires of TRIANGLE OF SADNESS and THE FAVOURITE… →
⏱ 1h 42m
1 OCT 2023
Listen to understand how games force characters to interact and reveal themselves (through competency, decisions, and rule-breaking)
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