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Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

Arts

Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis

DZ-128: What even is a Character Arc?

June 28, 2026 5:41am 1:30

Listen to separate the three layers of an arc -- does the character change, how they feel about it, and how the audience is positioned to feel about it. Stu, Chas and Mel have finally begun their journey into CHARACTER A...

DZ-127: Secrets and Clues 2 - The Cost of Revelation

May 27, 2026 1:22am 1:51

Listen to learn the emotional impact of revealing secrets vs discovering them. In this episode Stu, Chas and Mel apply the Landmark–Hidden–Secret framework (from DZ-126) across two very different genres: the thriller SID...

DZ-126: Secrets and Clues

May 04, 2026 9:17pm 1:28

Listen if you want to understand how hidden information drives character motivation and plot structure! “Getting information puts your character in danger. And danger rewards your character with information." — One of th...

DZ-125: Oscars One-shot - BLUE MOON

February 26, 2026 2:41am 1:18

Listen if you want to understand how narrative POV, screenplay format, and dialogue craft can elevate a contained biopic into an Oscar-nominated film BLUE MOON is a talky, period-drama that film about an obscure songer-w...

DZ-124: Making the Despicable Compelling

January 29, 2026 7:58pm 1:10

Listen if you need audiences to root for characters who do terrible things Mel and Chas continue to explore what Noir (the genre) can teach writers of all other genres. In particular: How to keep the audience on side of...

DZ-123: Flawed Characters in Noir

December 30, 2025 7:41pm 1:22

Listen if you want to write morally compromised characters without endorsing their choices. In this two part series, Mel and Chas use Noir (the genre) as a lens to interrogate flawed characters. How can characters doing ...

1dZ-01: Arkyvrs - A Mansion Most Vile - Ep1

October 25, 2025 9:20pm 2:08

What happens when a group of filmmakers play a ragtag group of filmmakers in a gritty sci-fi horror?"Ignite the fire within and explore unknown territory" - Werner Herzog.This episode is unusual, even by Draft Zero stand...

DZ-122: Escalating Antagonism Across Genres

October 01, 2025 3:51am 1:44

Listen to learn how thinking of your hero as the horror (for your villains) makes your script dynamic. In this episode Chas, Stu and guest Kim Ho continue their exploration into the power(s) of antagonism and how focusin...

DZ-121: Escalating Antagonism in SINNERS

August 28, 2025 9:01pm 1:24

Listen to strengthen your story by focusing on the antagonistic forces in your script. We often struggle to develop the middle stages of a story. Could this be because we focus on our protagonists’ journeys and plot str...

DZ-120: Subtext is Overrated!

July 31, 2025 7:14pm 1:54

Listen if you're struggling to write subtext without it feeling forced! Or, how focusing on good drama will result in good subtext. We often hear how subtext is important for good screenwriting. We're here to tell you it...

DZ-119: Final Character Choices & Great Endings

June 17, 2025 8:35pm 1:52

Listen if you want to understand how to better dramatise a character's internal journey In this episode, Stu and Chas focus solely on the final choices made by protagonists and how that reflects their character journey a...

DZ-118: ADOLESCENCE -- How Questions Create Dramatic Tension

April 30, 2025 10:00pm 2:00

Listen when you need tension without external stakes--subtext, stillness, and thematic weight do the work. In this episode, Stu and Chas delve into the cultural phenomenon of ADOLESCENCE. We try to find the craft tools t...

DZ-117: Pulling Off Tonal Shifts

March 31, 2025 4:00am 2:08

Listen if you want to write tonal pivots that land on the page without a director's toolkit. Following on from our episodes on establishing tone through action lines and through character, this is what we have been build...

DZ-116: Writing Physical Comedy

February 25, 2025 7:57pm 1:35

Listen to learn how formatting--white space, caps, dashes--becomes your comedy toolkit without a director. Mel joins Chas to tackle physical comedy. We limited our homework selection to extended scenes (as opposed to mom...

DZ-115: A Christmas Special - Rewatching & Rituals

December 22, 2024 11:18pm 1:56

Listen if you want to understand what makes holiday films enduring parts of our seasonal rituals! In this “backmatter” episode of Draft Zero, Stu, Chas, and Mel Killingsworth embark on a festive exploration of what makes...

DZ-114: Climaxes in CHALLENGERS

November 28, 2024 6:38pm 1:17

Listen to understand how withholding resolution can make your story great! While Stu is on show, Mel and Chas sit down to analyse the meaning behind the ending of 2024's CHALLENGERS, especially when - upon reading the sc...

DZ-113: Tools For Filmmakers To Talk To The Audience

September 22, 2024 3:16am 2:03

Listen if you want to explore how you can make your creative hand visible through meta-storytelling and structural choices!?! In our final (ha!) episode looking at Talking Directly to the Audience, we turn away from char...

DZ-112: Breaking the 4th wall

July 30, 2024 8:32pm 1:52

Listen to understand how breaking the 4th wall directly involves the audience in a character's emotional present. As part of our series on how filmmakers can directly communicate to the audience, we finally examine the m...

DZ-111: Unreliable Narrators and FIGHT CLUB

July 02, 2024 2:35am 55 min

Listen to learn how unreliable narrators shape storytelling through voiceover, structure, and control. In this episode, Stu and Mel (sans Chas!) take a deep dive into FIGHT CLUB and its use of the unreliable narrator. Th...

DZ-110: Voiceover

May 30, 2024 10:47pm 1:41

Listen to explore how voiceover can set tone, reveal character, enhance empathy, and create tension. How can you use Voiceover without it feeling like a cheat? In this episode, we finally delve into the world of VOICEOVE...

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