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

Listen to make your scene writing more dynamic (by looking at the underlying game) 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. This will be a two-parter, and for this half, we talk BLUEY, “The Quiet Game” (from Season 2) and “Phones” (from Season 3), and JOHN WICK 4. We also touch on GAME NIGHT and LIFE OF BRIAN. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. LIKE THIS EPISODE? Watch and comment on YouTube. Send us feedback. Thanks to our Patrons, especially Lily, Alexandre, Casimir, Jennifer, Thomas, Garrett, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis and Khrob. → Read the transcript for this episode. ——— "So I think there's the referees, there's the arena, the victory conditions important and it leads into this other idea, speaking of board games, of like the path to victory." — Stu Willis @ 00:09:44 ——— CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Cold Open 00:00:18 – Sponsor: ScriptUp 00:01:52 – Intro: What do we mean by Game of the Scene? 00:15:06 – THE LIFE OF BRIAN: "WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE FOR US?" 00:20:03 – BLUEY 00:23:22 – › How the quiet game's rules create scene power dynamics 00:29:33 – › PHONES: learning the rules to change the game 00:35:08 – Sponsor: Arc Studio Pro 00:37:56 – JOHN WICK 4 00:43:16 – › Rules as the engine of satisfying action scenes 00:47:14 – › Scene breakdown: the Osaka Continental negotiation 00:56:14 – › Scene breakdown: poker table reveals who can break the rules 01:00:07 – › The staircase duel and adhering to rules as victory strategy 01:04:04 – › Scene breakdown: the church as a game of seeking peace 01:14:34 – Wrap Up & Key Learnings 01:17:41 – › Win conditions, character decisions, and the GOAT framework 01:22:17 – Many thanks to our Patreons FILMS JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (2023) — (w) Shay Hatten, Michael Finch (d) Chad Stahelski SHOWS BLUEY 2x37 — (w) Joe Brumm BLUEY 3x16 "Phones" — Joe Brumm (w) SCRIPTS Study the script: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (2023) — Shay Hatten, Michael Finch LINKS Read: Shot Zero on Game Night's Hot Potato Sequence EPISODES IN THE GAME OF THE SCENE SERIES DZ-102: Game of the Scene - Bluey, John Wick 4 DZ-103: Game of the Scene 2 - Triangle of Sadness, The Favourite RELATED EPISODES DZ-40: Tactics and Scenes DZ-99: Scene Questions DZ-100: Scenes through Swords ——— More Draft Zero is brought to you by our awesome Patreons. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser. We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2023/dz-102/