Nov 17, 2021
What is difference between choice and decision when it comes to audience experience?
In our second part of our “series” on Choices and Decisions, we take a deep dive into THE FAREWELL and WRATH OF MAN, with a sidebar on NOMADLAND.
In THE FAREWELL, we consider how the choice/decision to lie underpins every sene of...
Oct 30, 2021
What is the difference between choice and decision when it comes to characters?
In order to better understand dramatising of character, Chas and Stu take a very draft zero look at very specific tool: choices and decisions. We analyse three films through the decisions made by their characters. In particular, how the...
Sep 8, 2021
What can screenwriters learn from the storytelling techniques used by stand-up comedians?
Standup comedians can keep audiences gripped to their every word for over an hour, and often bring them to emotional climaxes by the end. So how do they do it and what tools can apply to scripted narratives?
For this deep dive into...
Aug 18, 2021
How can writers dramatise Given Circumstances?
In this final podcast release of last year’s run of LiveSoLation
episodes, Chas and Stu are joined by Uber-geek Mel Killingsworth
(who else?) in an epic exploration of how Dave Gibbons’ and Alan
Moore’s seminal graphic novel WATCHMEN is adapted differently in
Zack...
Jun 30, 2021
How do you make effective pitch decks and look books for your projects?
Chas and Stu are joined by writer/director/producer/multi-hyphenate Marc Furmie of Rezistor Studios to talk all things pitch decks and look books. Coming from an advertising and music video background, Marc shares his experience in putting together...