DZ-70: Joker & Melodrama

Listen if you're writing a character whose trauma becomes the engine of your entire narrative. Draft Zero return with their next YouTube livestream! Stu and Chas take a deep dive into JOKER and analyse the film through the story paradigm of melodrama. Is it a melodrama? Why or why not does that matter? And does that influence how it has been written on the page? They then answer listeners questions on JOKER and more. 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 Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily. ——— CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Intro: Joker & Melodrama 00:01:42 – What is Melodrama? 00:16:47 – Why Joker? 00:23:25 – Is Joker a Melodrama? 00:24:40 – Father & Son 00:28:00 – Penny Fleck's confession 00:41:30 – What is it like to be powerless? 00:54:35 – Bathroom Dancing 01:01:12 – The Joker Born 01:15:04 – Arthur Stands Up 01:28:42 – Listener Questions FILMS JOKER (2019) — (w) Scott Silver, Todd Phillips (d) Todd Phillips SCRIPTS Study the script: JOKER (2019) — Scott Silver, Todd Phillips LINKS Read: Slap Happy Larry - Tips for Writing Melodrama Website: DZ LiVEsolation Announcments RELATED EPISODES DZ-67: Writing Passive Protagonists & Melodrama ——— 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/2020/dz-70/