DZ-46: Structure & Point of View

Listen if you want to understand how narrative point of view can organise your entire story structure Waaaaaaaaaay back in DZ-5, Stu and Chas examined how shifting narrative point of view (i.e. what the audience knows in relation to the characters on screen) heightens emotions in any given scene. We've now taken that micro idea and applied it to the macro: how can deciding what the audience knows and when in relation to the characters organise your story? Are whole sequences or even acts driven by the audience following a character, feeling concerned about a character, empathising with a character or being absorbed in the irony of knowing more than all the characters interacting on screen. To tackle this topic, Stu and Chas dive in to films that make very conscious structural choices in relation to narrative POV, namely: GET OUT, DUNKIRK and the underrated German film THE LIVES OF OTHERS (with honourable mentions to LA CONFIDENTIAL and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA). Wait till the end to hear poor Stu's mind absolutely blown in relation to the Kuleshov effect. 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 Joakim. ——— CHAPTERS 00:06:21 – Introduction 00:10:57 – Manchester By The Sea 00:19:57 – Get Out 00:50:15 – Dunkirk 01:31:00 – The Lives of Others 02:11:32 – Wrap Up FILMS DUNKIRK (2017) — (w) Christopher Nolan GET OUT (2017) — (w) Jordan Peele THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006) — (w) Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck SCRIPTS Study the script: DUNKIRK (2017) — Christopher Nolan Study the script: GET OUT (2017) — Jordan Peele SHOT ZERO DEEP DIVES Perp & Victim 2: Opening Kills in Horror (2000s+) LINKS Watch: Vimeo: Get Out - Alternate Ending YouTube: Vox: The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense Read: The Kuleshov effect RELATED EPISODES DZ-05: Shifting audience point of view and heightened emotions DZ-10: Midpoint Reversals and The Ride DZ-21: Scene Transitions and the Hook ——— 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-46/