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3 episodes  ·  Jul 2017 – May 2022

"The more characterful you get, the more it makes the audience introspective -- makes the audience ask questions about themselves rather than necessarily about what’s going on on screen. Because in terms of plot there’s nothing to understand; there’s nothing happening. Johnny Boy will rant for the next 10 minutes and in terms of action of story nothing is going to happen."

DZ-43: Driving Sequences - Character and Plot Intensity

DZ-43: Driving Sequences - Character and Plot Intensity

What gives your sequences their intensity?
Chas and Stu are joined for the fourth time by the inestimable Stephen Cleary - this time to take a deep dive into sequences. A real deep dive. A 3+ hour deep dive… →
⏱ 3h 16m
8 JUL 2017
Listen to understand how dramatic questions shape audience engagement and pacing through sequences.
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DZ-54: Thematic Sequences

How does removing character and plot question force your audience to engage with theme?
Chas and Stu are joined, once again, by the inestimable Stephen Cleary. This episode is a spiritual sequel to our last episode with Stephen, the one on sequence structure. That episode explored how sequences could be broken into plot, character, and plot/character sequences… →
⏱ 2h 49m
10 OCT 2018
Listen if you want to make theme your primary driver (for a sequence)
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DZ-89: Opening Sequences

How does your opening sequence set up your audience?
Inspired by her tweet on how subversive an opening OCEAN’S ELEVEN has, Chas and Stu invited amazing writer/director Jessica Ellis onto the show to deep dive into opening sequences. How does a good opening setup character, genre, and theme… →
⏱ 1h 48m
31 MAY 2022
Listen if you want to understand how great opening sequences establish character, genre, and theme while defying genre conventions
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