1 hr 45 min

DZ-66: The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker - Audience Knowledge vs Character Motivation Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

    • TV & Film

How does audience knowledge affect your character’s motivations?
Chas and Stu are joined by special guest - filmmaker Mel Killingsworth - to talk all things Star Wars. Well. Focusing on The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker and wherever else our tangents take us.
Our primary lens is look at how both shows handle “fan service” — but really its about how you handle character motivations when your audience has more knowledge than your characters, especially knowledge from outside the show itself. To that end, we discuss the characters of Poe, Rey, Kylo, and Palpatine in depth. We also discuss the Watchmen TV Show, Mind-hunter, Jojo Rabbit, Snowtown and Zodiac.
SPOILERS ABOUND. Excerpts used for educational purposes. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.
RUNNING ORDER
Introduction: Fanservice Poe's Backstory (@ 4:03) The Mandalorian (@ 11:40) The Rise of Skywalker (@ 23:01) Rey Palpatine (@ 24:24) Palpatine's Plan (@ 38:27) Rey Skywalker (@ 46:05) Ben Solo - Depressive Demon Nightmare Boy (@ 52:12) Palpatine's Return & Watchmen (@ 01:07:27) Rose Tico (@ 01:15:54) Fake-Outs (@ 01:19:15) The Mandalorian (Revisited) (@ 1:26:08) Wrap Up & Key Learnings (@ 1:30:38) EPISODE LINKS:
READ: Wikipedia - Fan Service READ: “The Rise of Skywalker: Memorabilia without Memory, a Misunderstanding of Hope” by Jeanette Ng READ: “The Force Belongs To Us: THE LAST JEDI’s Beautiful Refocusing of Star Wars” by Film Crit Hulk LISTEN: Fatman Beyond http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatManOnBatman/~3/grl4sApz4cE/271-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoiler-show FOLLOW: Mel Killingsworth https://twitter.com/mehlsbells?s=20 WATCH: https://www.b-windmedia.com/ DZ RELATED EPISODES:
DZ-29: Showdowns & Scene Structure DZ-47: Backmatter – A Lost Jedi DZ-55: Character Motivations (Part 1) DZ-56: Character Motivations (Part 2) lease considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. We are @stuwillis and @chasffisher on twitter. And you can find @draft_zero on Instagram and Twitter.
Many thanks to all our patrons but particularly to Theis, Jesse, Jack, Chris, Khrob, Sandra, Nick, and Matteo. They’re good humans.
BUY DRAFT ZERO MERCH via TeePublic

How does audience knowledge affect your character’s motivations?
Chas and Stu are joined by special guest - filmmaker Mel Killingsworth - to talk all things Star Wars. Well. Focusing on The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker and wherever else our tangents take us.
Our primary lens is look at how both shows handle “fan service” — but really its about how you handle character motivations when your audience has more knowledge than your characters, especially knowledge from outside the show itself. To that end, we discuss the characters of Poe, Rey, Kylo, and Palpatine in depth. We also discuss the Watchmen TV Show, Mind-hunter, Jojo Rabbit, Snowtown and Zodiac.
SPOILERS ABOUND. Excerpts used for educational purposes. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.
RUNNING ORDER
Introduction: Fanservice Poe's Backstory (@ 4:03) The Mandalorian (@ 11:40) The Rise of Skywalker (@ 23:01) Rey Palpatine (@ 24:24) Palpatine's Plan (@ 38:27) Rey Skywalker (@ 46:05) Ben Solo - Depressive Demon Nightmare Boy (@ 52:12) Palpatine's Return & Watchmen (@ 01:07:27) Rose Tico (@ 01:15:54) Fake-Outs (@ 01:19:15) The Mandalorian (Revisited) (@ 1:26:08) Wrap Up & Key Learnings (@ 1:30:38) EPISODE LINKS:
READ: Wikipedia - Fan Service READ: “The Rise of Skywalker: Memorabilia without Memory, a Misunderstanding of Hope” by Jeanette Ng READ: “The Force Belongs To Us: THE LAST JEDI’s Beautiful Refocusing of Star Wars” by Film Crit Hulk LISTEN: Fatman Beyond http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatManOnBatman/~3/grl4sApz4cE/271-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoiler-show FOLLOW: Mel Killingsworth https://twitter.com/mehlsbells?s=20 WATCH: https://www.b-windmedia.com/ DZ RELATED EPISODES:
DZ-29: Showdowns & Scene Structure DZ-47: Backmatter – A Lost Jedi DZ-55: Character Motivations (Part 1) DZ-56: Character Motivations (Part 2) lease considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. We are @stuwillis and @chasffisher on twitter. And you can find @draft_zero on Instagram and Twitter.
Many thanks to all our patrons but particularly to Theis, Jesse, Jack, Chris, Khrob, Sandra, Nick, and Matteo. They’re good humans.
BUY DRAFT ZERO MERCH via TeePublic

1 hr 45 min

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