DZ-45: Arguments of the Scene

Listen to discover how a character's worldview becomes the engine of conflict inside a single scene. As part of their ongoing exploration of scene-work, Stu and Chas apply their earlier thinking on theme and character worldview to individual scenes. Can examining a scene from a thematic perspective impact the drama, conflict or stakes of the scene? How does your character’s conscious and subconscious world views dramatise the overall theme of the work? How can an individual scene reflect the larger themes of the overall story? Do any of these questions or approaches lead to writing better scenes? To this end, Stu and Chas examine particular scenes from works that have particularly apparent, strong and consistent themes; namely: FINDING NEMO, EX MACHINA, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and the Netflix TV series GLOW. Special thanks to our Patreon supporters. If you would like more Draft Zero episodes more often, click here! As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. LIKE THIS EPISODE? Send us feedback. Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob and Nick. ——— CHAPTERS 00:10:36 – Finding Nemo 00:17:28 – Ex Machina 00:59:55 – Manchester By The Sea 01:28:26 – Glow 02:04:13 – Wrap Up FILMS FINDING NEMO (2003) — (w) Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds (d) Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich EX MACHINA (2015) — (w) Alex Garland MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016) — (w) Kenneth Lonergan GLOW (2017) — (w) Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch SCRIPTS Study the script: FINDING NEMO (2003) — Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds Study the script: EX MACHINA (2015) — Alex Garland Study the script: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016) — Kenneth Lonergan SHOT ZERO DEEP DIVES Blocking and Framing for Character: HIGH AND LOW LINKS YouTube: Every Frame a Painting: Snowpiercer - Left or Right Read: Film Crit Hulk: Ex Machina and the Art of Character Identification YouTube: Ex Machina - Ave Session 5 Avas Test Read: Letterboxd: Stu's Review Read: Podcast: The Contrarians -- Bonus! Netflix's Glow YouTube: Dare (Live) - The Cybertronic Spree YouTube: Stan Bush - Dare (from Transformers the Movie) RELATED EPISODES DZ-06: Key Scenes and Unlocking the Story DZ-29: Showdowns & Scene Structure DZ-31: Tools for Better Dialogue 1 DZ-41: Theme and Worldview ——— 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/2017/dz-45/