DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set

Listen to understand how consequences (not intentions) impact whether an audience roots for or against your protagonist. Following our annual wrap up in 2017, we’ve decided to once again explore what craft issues/lessons we can garner from the latest Stars, namely Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, focusing on how consequences of character actions can do a lot of heavy lifting as to how the audience perceives that character (as well as looking at worldview and overall story structure). We also discuss how the sexual assault allegations in our industry can impact on what work we choose to analyse as well as dive into a bunch of listener questions. We end on whether - if our space pirates project gets off the ground - Chas should come on set, whether Stu will have him and whether it would do anyone any good. Thanks to Khrob, Joakim and Christopher for being early patrons. They're good people. Sorry Christopher that you didn't get a shout-out in the episode but hopefully this note immortalised in the very bottom of the show notes demonstrates how much we appreciate ja! 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, Joakim and Christopher. ——— CHAPTERS 00:01:28 – The Last Jedi W & D Rian Johnson 00:29:07 – Sexual Assault Allegations & Draft Zero Homework Policies 00:52:28 – Listener Questions 01:48:21 – Wrap Up FILMS STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017) — (w) Rian Johnson LINKS Read: The Verge - The Last Jedi: our spoiler-free review Read: IndieWire - *Rian Johnson Explains Why Shattering Fan Theories About Rey's Parents Was Essential Read: Variety: *our Reasons Why Last Jedi Isn't One For The Ages Read: GamesRadar - George Lucas nearly wrote a perfect prequel trilogy. He just didn't notice YouTube: Rose McGowan speaks publicly in Detroit, first time since Weinstein allegations Read: Ronan Farrow - From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories Read: Ronan Farrow - Harvey Weinstein's Army of Spies EPISODES IN THE BACKMATTER SERIES DZ-17: Where's my gold-plated ensuite? DZ-36: Backmatter - Time Risk and Fixing Movies DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles DZ-77: Backmatter - Prioritising and choosing projects DZ-86: Backmatter - Minimum Viable Product DZ-95: Backmatter - Building and Maintenance ——— 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/2018/dz-47/