#35 How to Write a Fight Scene

from Violence Design Lab Podcast · host David Bareford

Episode #35 of the Violence Design Lab podcast is aimed squarely at playwrights and screenwriters. How do you write a good fight scene? How do you make sure that your vision of the fight is the one that gets put on stage? Who controls the choreography? Do you want to win that fight? Stay tuned! Contents: 2:42 Purpose of the Violence (Playwright's perspective) 10:39 Purpose of the Violence (Character's perspective) 19:38 Stage directions vs. Fight choreography 25:12 How to Get the Fight You Want

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