Podcasts about backmatter

The final season of Umbrella Academy, the Netflix original, is here. Rosie and Joelle bid farwell to this beloved series, featuring an interview with one of the stars of the show, David Castañeda! Stick around after the interview for a Backmatter of recommendations that will help fill the umbrella shaped hole in our hearts, left after the finale of this series. Follow Joelle on Instagram Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision Discord See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DZ-112: Breaking the 4th wall How is the effect of breaking the 4th wall different to VoiceOver? As part of our series on how filmmakers can directly communicate to the audience, we finally examine the most blatant tool of them all: when character look directly down the barrel of the camera… and thus look directly at us, the viewer. Chas, Stu and Mel take the craft tools/levers they identified in previous episodes and use them to examine HIGH FIDELITY, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY and - of course - FLEABAG. By examining how “in-world” the camera is, who is talking, and whom the character is talking to (i.e. who we are in the relationship), we end up discovering how breaking the 4th wall can involve the audience in the emotional present of the character and also grants the character a degree of narrative control (a craft lever that can be dialled in and out). Separately, in a Backmatter to this episode to be found on our Patreon page, Mel and Chas answer a listener question and take a deep dive into how breaking the 4th wall changes the RELATIONSHIP between you - the viewer - and character. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. Thanks to Chris Walker for his excellent editing this episode.   CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:00:17 - What is “barrelling”? 00:13:45 - HIGH FIDELITY 00:39:46 - ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 01:04:09 - FLEABAG 01:40:54 - Key Learnings 01:50:48 - Patreon thanks RELATED EPISODES Backmatter on Breaking the 4th Wall DZ-109: Talking DIRECTLY to your audience DZ-110: Voiceover DZ-111: Unreliable Narrators and Fight Club This episode brought to you by (drum roll) ArcStudio: go to https://www.arcstudiopro.com/draftzero for $30 off a pro subscription! And how can we forget our awesome Patreons, especially Lily, Paulo, Alexandre, Malay, Jennifer, Thomas, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis, and Khrob. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. BUY DRAFT ZERO MERCH via TeePublic SUBSCRIBE TO SHOT ZERO via Substack

How can you use Voiceover without it feeling like a cheat? In this episode, we finally delve into the world of VOICEOVERS (as part of our larger series exploring craft tools that allow characters & storytellers to talk directly to the audience). Chas, Stu and Mel deep dive into the VERONICA MARS pilot, Disney's THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE, and the Michael Bay epic PAIN & GAIN. In exploring what makes these particular examples of Voiceover great (and not feel like a cheat or a well-worn trope), we apply the four levers identified in our Part 1 (in particular ‘when in time is the Voiceover coming from'). In this episode we discover how Voiceover can set tone, reveal character motivations, enhance viewer empathy, or even create tension. Don't forget to check out the Backmatter (https://www.patreon.com/posts/backmatter-for-105083575) to this episode answering Patreon Abigail's question. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. Thanks to Chris Walker for his excellent editing this episode. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Cold open 00:00:23 - Voiceover craft levers to pull 00:03:48 - Veronica Mars (pilot) 00:32:43 - The Emperor's New Groove 00:54:11 - Pain & Gain 01:31:30 - Key Learnings & Wrap Up 01:39:34 - Thanks Patreons!   RELATED EPISODES: DZ-109: Talking DIRECTLY to your audience DZ-18: Michael Bay – F*ing the Frame and P*ing the Page How can we forget our awesome Patreons, especially Lily, Alexandre, Malay, Jennifer, Thomas, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis, and Khrob. Please 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. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. BUY DRAFT ZERO MERCH via TeePublic SUBSCRIBE TO SHOT ZERO via Substack

The pals discuss books with forwards and afterwards. Do you read them or skip those parts? What about supplementary matter in comics and other media?

How do you maintain hope in the face of, er, screenwriting? Time for our annual backmatter episode, where we drop any ruse of any objectivity, and fully embrace our subjective opinions! In this episode we discuss: potential topics for 2023; the ostensible shortening of first acts; balancing new projects vs current projects; how to maintain hope in the face of an industry as fickle as ours; and end with a discussion of Andor vs Obi-Wan. Yup, Star Wars is the new Die Hard. Get over it. SPOILERS ABOUND for Andor and Obi-Wan. FYI we recorded this episode with both of us in the same room (for a more casual atmosphere )but that means there's more technical gremlins like crosstalk. Our apologies in advance! Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.

Episode 130 / It's back to the archives this week for one of our most popular episodes. Jami and Sara share how they launch a book, covering tactics for low-, medium-, and high-budget launches as well as sharing beau·coup tips about what's working for book launches right now. Intro links:  Kickstart Your Book podcast Link (To be added) - Sign up to be notified when Jami's book about launching comes out Show notes: KU or wide - weigh pros and cons of each Price point - consider typical price of genre and goals to pick the best price point (99 cents can generate preorders and sales while a higher price point give you a higher royalty and the option of dropping it for sales later) Preorders - a preorder lets you capture sales and get your sales pages live on the vendors, but some authors won't do preorders because they feel Amazon doesn't weight the preorder sales as heavily as purchases/borrows made after the books releases, which may impact rank. Don't forget the impact of your newsletter to launch  Low-cost Launch Tactics for a New Author Blog tours Newsletter swaps Goodreads giveaways  Library Thing giveaways  Newsletter Connect with authors in genre groups Lower price Paid newsletter promos Small-to-medium Budget Launch Tactics:  Newsletter giveaway like Booksweeps Paid newsletter promos Ads, like a small Amazon ads   Big budget Launch Tactics: Facebook ads Newsletter swaps Discount previous books in the series    Bonus Launch Tips:  Focus on getting your book in front of the right readers Learn/use one ad platform at a time Pick about three things to focus on for your launch (don't try to do all the things) so you're not so scattered and so you can track results Backmatter matters -- make sure it's up-to-date and include link to next book/second epilogue/etc Goodreads giveaway sends an email on release day to everyone who entered your giveaway   Jami's Launch Plan: Use tagline in graphic teasers/promo images Shared prologue/early chapters Release paperback a week ea, call Author Central to merge ebook and paperback, and then readers can post review--you'll have reviews on the sales page when the book launches Add “follow” links (Bookbub, Goodreads, Amazon, etc) to promo and those sites will send a new release alert Preorder email on Bookbub  Contact authors in genre and ask if they will share and if they want an Advance Review Copy Giveaways in author groups to create buzz Remind readers of release date so they can post a review if they'd like Segment newsletter list and email over several days, then mail to unopens   Sara's Out-of-the-Box Launch Tactics for a First-in-Series Book: Set up a print preorder through Ingram Spark Send opening chapters to readers over weeks leading up to release to get them hooked on story Blog tours give you reviews and quotes you can use for graphics and editorial reviews Book box giveaway Advance Review Copies sent to reviewers Kobo Netgalley promotion Bookbub New Release Feature Staggered Audiobook release Long preorder on Book 2 so readers could order immediately when they finished Book 1 Patreon Amazon ad - low-budget auto-targeted Sara's launch philosophy: pull out all the stops with Book 1; subsequent book launch -- quieter launch, focuses on sale on Book 1 to pull readers into the series   Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Links:  Author website The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes  Jami's Launch Plan Sara's Book Release Timeline Checklist Jami's books Sara's books Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainans

2020 and 2021 have been a very strange time in publishing -- a time when the way that publishing a book works has changed rapidly and in unexpected ways. At the start of 2020, the expectation was the year would proceed as usual -- and then only months later, as covid spread, authors and publishers scrambled to adjust plans as everything that would've been in-person shut down. In this interview, we talked to Shannon Wright about her experience with publishing a book during covid. Shannon's first graphic novel, Twins, came out in October 2020, and she and her publisher, Scholastic Graphix were changing and adjusting plans and processes as 2020 unfolded. Interested in finding out more about Shannon Wright? You can check out her website (https://shannon-wright.com/) and follow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/shannondrewthis)

How do you determine what is your MVP? In their annual full backwater episode, Stu and Chas let out their pandemic hair, drop the ruse of objectivity, and allow themselves to have even more options about writing and the business of writing. In this Backmatter entry, they go deep on: future episode topics; their screenwriting lessons from 2021 (especially on control); pitching projects; the minimum viable product & minimum loveable thing; and share their exper iences with running a writers workshop/group. There are no Star Wars references in this episode, but there are plenty of Die Hard ones. Die Hard is the new Star Wars. Get over it. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode. RUNNING ORDER 00:00:00 - Intro: Backmatter 00:03:02 - Looking Forward - Episode Ideas 00:19:40 - Looking Back - Screenwriting Lessons 00:49:46 - Looking Now - Processes 01:28:26 - Outro EPISODE LINKS READ: Writer's Workshop Documents by Chas & Stu READ: Laziness Does Not Exist by Dr Devon Price READ: Story Talismans by Scott Myers Many thanks to all our patrons, but especially Jennifer, Leigh, Thomas, Garrett, Bjorn, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis and Khrob. They're good humans who allow us to bring you more draft zero, more often. Please 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.

Alex and Shiv take a brief break from weekly reading to talk about some of the curious things going on in and around the comic, as TMNT prepares to become a pop culture phenomenon. Send your reading thoughts and questions for us to answer to splinterslibrary@gmail.com Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Today we're talking about book backmatter. This is the bookend episode to last week, where we talked about book frontmatter. Just to give you the big-picture view, as we discussed last week, these are the bookends for your book. Your book is basically three sections: the frontmatter, the text itself (the body of the book), and the backmatter. The backmatter is all related to the book, whereas some of the frontmatter can be lifted out without the text/body of the book being affected. That's not as much the case with backmatter.  When Jodi is talking about backmatter, she is talking about things at the back of the book. That's how backmatter got its name — not too complex of a concept there. We're talking about all of those things that follow after the text itself. Your backmatter might include indexes, appendices, endnotes, a bibliography, additional resources for your readers. Now, your book might have some of these. Your book might not have some, or you might have a combination of these things. Listen in to today's episode to learn more about your book's backmatter! Download the full transcript here.

Episode 081 / Romance and cozy author Tricia O'Malley shares how she designed her perfect day and then created a writing lifestyle that gave her freedom and flexibility. Plus: Tricia tells us how a stolen dog launched her writing career The importance of backmatter and the unique thing Tricia did with her backmatter that has engaged her readers How Tricia intentionally incorporated her passion into her writing Working with your spouse Diversification with income with non-writing income streams QOTW: What does your perfect day look like? Come over and answer the question of the week in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Links: www.triciaomalley.com Instagram: @triciaomalleyauthor Facebook Author Page: @triciaomalleyauthor The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes Jami's Launch Plan Sara's Book Release Timeline Checklist

Alex, James, and Vanessa talk about the wonderful content brought to you by back matter! These articles have player options, monsters, and tons of lore for the Starfinder roleplaying game. Listen Now! (mp3)

Alex, James, and Vanessa talk about the wonderful content brought to you by back matter! These articles have player options, monsters, and tons of lore for the Starfinder roleplaying game. Listen Now! (mp3)

I'm finishing THE SORCERESS QUEEN AND THE PIRATE ROGUE today, so I have a bit of book brain. Also how too much backmatter can make books seem to end too soon, reader expectations, and (ugh) clean romance.THE SORCERESS QUEEN AND THE PIRATE ROGUE is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-sorceres...​).You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/5Ywp8sXcMlw).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

How do you choose which project to start next? In their now-annual full backmatter episode, Stu and Chas let their hair down, drop the guise of objectivity, and allow themselves to have an even more subjective opinion about writing and the business of writing. In this particular Backmatter entry, they wax lyrical on [deep breath]: character journeys, hyperlink cinema, keeping genre fresh, beginning a new co-writing relationship, managing multiple projects, choosing your next project, and - naturally - Star Wars. SPOILERS ABOUND, particularly for The Mandalorian Season 2 and Ready or Not. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode. RUNNING ORDER 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:55 - DZ update 00:11:18 - Mooting future topics 00:39:51  - Questions to ask of a new co-writing relationship 00:49:56 - Why is pressure different to stakes and obstacles? 00:55:22 - How to manage multiple projects? 01:07:08 - How to pick your next project? 01:19:54 - The Mandalorian Season 2 EPISODE LINKS READ: Brandon Sanderson  "My Work Life Balance As A Writer" But the system using folders is actually from Anthony Johnston READ: Anthony Johnston - "The Organized Writer" Many thanks to all our patrons but particularly to Randy, Bjorn, Garrett, Joakim, Khrob, and Sandra. They’re good humans. Please 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.

"The End" might be the end of the story, but it's not the end of the book. There's so much that goes into an indie novel after the final scene. This week Eliza and Adrienne talk backmatter.

Backmatter and frontmatter are some of the most important tools you have to generate sellthrough to other books in your series. This episode takes a look at best practices for adding extra “stuff” to your books.

Episode 026 / Jami and Sara share how they launch a book, covering tactics for low-, medium-, and high-budget launches as well as sharing beau·coup tips about what’s working for book launches right now. In the intro, Sara talks about she’s started a German translation through Reedsy. Jami’s new book Homecoming King launched with a big splash--breaking into the top 100 of the Amazon store, then going all the way to number 81! You can find show notes and links at https://www.wishidknownforwriters.com. In this podcast episode, you’ll discover: Things to Consider Before You Launch: KU or wide - weigh pros and cons of each Price point - consider typical price of genre and goals to pick the best price point (99 cents can generate preorders and sales while a higher price point give you a higher royalty and the option of dropping it for sales later) Preorders - a preorder lets you capture sales and get your sales pages live on the vendors, but some authors won’t do preorders because they feel Amazon doesn’t weight the preorder sales as heavily as purchases/borrows made after the books releases, which may impact rank. Don’t forget the impact of your newsletter to launch Low-cost Launch Tactics for a New Author Blog tours Newsletter swaps Goodreads giveaways Library Thing giveaways Newsletter Connect with authors in genre groups Lower price Paid newsletter promos Small-to-medium Budget Launch Tactics: Newsletter giveaway like Booksweeps Paid newsletter promos Ads, like a small Amazon ads Big budget Launch Tactics: Facebook ads Newsletter swaps Discount previous books in the series Bonus Launch Tips: Focus on getting your book in front of the right readers Learn/use one ad platform at a time Pick about three things to focus on for your launch (don’t try to do all the things) so you’re not so scattered and so you can track results Backmatter matters -- make sure it’s up-to-date and include link to next book/second epilogue/etc Goodreads giveaway sends an email on release day to everyone who entered your giveaway Jami’s Launch Plan: Use tagline in graphic teasers/promo images Shared prologue/early chapters Release paperback a week ea, call Author Central to merge ebook and paperback, and then readers can post review--you’ll have reviews on the sales page when the book launches Add “follow” links (Bookbub, Goodreads, Amazon, etc) to promo and those sites will send a new release alert Preorder email on Bookbub Contact authors in genre and ask if they will share and if they want an Advance Review Copy Giveaways in author groups to create buzz Remind readers of release date so they can post a review if they’d like Segment newsletter list and email over several days, then mail to unopens Sara’s Out-of-the-Box Launch Tactics for a First-in-Series Book: Set up a print preorder through Ingram Spark Send opening chapters to readers over weeks leading up to release to get them hooked on story Blog tours give you reviews and quotes you can use for graphics and editorial reviews Book box giveaway Advance Review Copies sent to reviewers Kobo Netgalley promotion Bookbub New Release Feature Staggered Audiobook release Long preorder on Book 2 so readers could order immediately when they finished Book 1 Patreon Amazon ad - low-budget auto-targeted Sara’s launch philosophy: pull out all the stops with Book 1; subsequent book launch -- quieter launch, focuses on sale on Book 1 to pull readers into the series Genres discussed include romance, romantic suspense, cozy mystery, and historical mystery. Links: Wish I’d Known Then Facebook Group Canva Book Box episode on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast Jami’s Launch Plan How to Set up a Print Preorder on Ingram Spark

In our annual Backmatter-only episode, Stu and Chas indulge themselves by offering personal opinions on the life and work of emerging screenwriters based on their own personal experience. To that end, they discuss: what is and is not in your control in relation to an emerging writing career; choosing what project to develop next; using the Black List site to gain traction; the difference between treatments for pitching as opposed to for development; and the difference in writing style when writing on spec as against work for hire. We also unexpectedly have a guest: David Wappel kindly joins us to share his thoughts on anchoring nouns. RUNNING ORDER Intro What is in your control? (@ 05:27) Choosing what to develop (@ 28:58) Using the Black List site (@ 33:24) Treatments for development vs for pitching (@ 59:47) Writing on spec vs work for hire (@ 01:23:23) Backmatter on backmatter (@ 01:37:37) EPISODE LINKS Wordplayer.com: WORDPLAY/Columns/55. "Time Risk" by Terry Rossio M. Night Shyamalan on His Failures, His Successes, and Glass The Black List site: www.blcklst.com  Julio Olivera’s script reading services: www.wearethecontrarians.com/Julio-reads-your-script Stranger Things pitch bible: http://www.zen134237.zen.co.uk/Stranger_Things/Stranger_Things_-_Bible.pdf Can’t watch a rough cut lady song: https://youtu.be/4MNg3sSZ9F8 Write Along Podcast on Planners and Pantsers - www.writealongpodcast.com/2018/11/09/ep-2-planners-and-pantsers/ David Wappel is @davidwappel on Twitter and his website is www.davidwappel.com  Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. Many thanks to Daniel, Chris, Sandra, Jack, Jessie, Nick, Khrob and Theis for being top-level patrons. They’re good humans.

Hypnotic mesmerism, toxic nostalgia, vigilante rage, superheroic conspiracy, intrusive thoughts, legacy…the sixth Watchmen episode, This Extraordinary Being, offers an extraordinary amount of things to discuss. CREDITS:NeoIngigaTomtitEdited by Neo SOURCES: Watchmen (1986-1987, 2005 Absolute reprinting) Watchmen (2019) episode 6 promo Episode 6 Backmatter… Continue reading →

We interrupt our regular arc of Graphic Novel TK posting to bring you a new feature: Graphic Novel TK Backmatter. Where Graphic Novel TK follows a book through its publication life from book deal to post-publication, Graphic Novel TK Backmatter focuses on specific topics in comics publishing. We'll be sporadically bringing you featured episodes on these special topics in the months to come. Some comics are short -- like mini-comics, contributions to anthologies, and some webcomics. And other comics are much, much, much longer -- like graphic novels. How does a cartoonist transition from doing shorter work to doing longer? What are the differences -- both on the creative side and on the process side? In this episode, we talk to comics creator Sarah Winifred Searle -- who has done a lot of work on both ends of the spectrum of comics length -- about her methods for creating comics and organizing herself while doing so. GN TK's 'Short Form to Long Form' episode is also our first-ever live episode! Thanks to TCAF for giving us the venue to host Sarah Winifred Searle for this conversation. You can find Sarah Winifred Searle on her website ( http://www.swinsea.com ), or on Twitter (http://twitter.com/swinsea)

How can you best articulate your ideas? It is time (in fact, well past time) for our semi-annual #Backmatter episode. For the uninitiated, this is an episode where Stu and Chas discuss career and craft-related topics beyond what makes great screenplays work. To that end, Stu and Chas dive into: a five year review of Draft Zero and how it has changed their writing craft and process; a discussion on the aesthetics of writing; learnings for emerging writers in having their work produced; and finally forgiving yourself for not writing. As always: an amazing thank you to out Patreons for supporting more Draft Zero more often, and in particular Patreon Chris Walker who edited this episode for us. EPISODE LINKS Beginner’s Guide to Draft Zero — http://draft-zero.com/beginners-guide/ Watch: Ira Glass on The Gap - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PbC4gqZGPSY Listen: Lingua Ignota - For I Am The Light (And Mine Is The Only Way)https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/album/all-bitches-die-2 Read: Michael Hauge — STORY STRUCTURE: The 5 Key Turning Points of All Successful Screenplays Read: SIX-STAGE PLOT STRUCTURE CHART Listen: David Foster Wallace - This is Water - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI Read: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-work Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. Many thanks to Carrie, Daniel, Chris, Sandra, Paul, Rob, and Khrob for being top-level patrons. They’re good humans.

How to Use Your Book’s Backmatter to Sell More Books The post How to Use Your Book’s Backmatter to Sell More Books appeared first on Author Media.

In part 1 of this 2-part episode, Chas & Stu look at examples of good character motivation.  We’ve all watched movies where we don’t believe the motivation of a character or characters. We may have even written scripts where readers don’t buy the character’s choices. And that’s often a real problem because most of these choices coincide with key structural moments — e.g. the moments where the characters decide to do something “out of character” in order to progress to the next part of the story.  To help us solve the problem of how to improve our character motivations, in this episode we explore great examples of character motivation and how they have helped the audience believe a character’s decision.  And so Chas and Stu dive into NOTTING HILL, TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, GAME NIGHT, ARRIVAL, IN THE BEDROOM, BEIRUT, BREAKING BAD, THE MATRIX, BLOCKERS, A NEW HOPE (of course) and AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. Passing/honourable mention also to MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, THE COMMUTER, THE LOBSTER, GAME OF THRONES, IRON MAN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and DOCTOR STRANGE (as we re-visit and re-contextualise stuff we’ve analysed previously).  The potential craft tools they uncover are character patterning, structural timing of the decision, debating the decision (both internally and externally), withholding the decision from the audience, and using external plot elements to either remove obstacles or push the character into making a decision that is... well... out of character. But believably so. Stay tuned for Part II where we - for once - actually do explore ome bad examples of character motivation. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND! Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3. Watch it on on YouTube.  Read the transcript on GitHub or in HTML. Special thanks to our Patreon supporters. If you would like more Draft Zero episodes more often, click here! LINKS CRAFT TOOLS AND THE ISSUE OF SUBJECTIVITY  MANCHESTER BY THE SEA written by Ken Lonergan  [@ 5m 03s] Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/8oew26/character_motivation_examples_of_motivations_that/ JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/manchester-by-the-sea DECISION vs MOTIVATION [@ 9m 48s] CHARACTER PATTERNING THE COMMUTER screenplay by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle [@ 11 m 3s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/the-commuter/movie-tickets GAME OF THRONES [@ 13m 8s] https://www.justwatch.com/au/tv-show/game-of-thrones EARLY CHARACTER DECISIONS NOTTING HILL written by Richard Curtis [@ 18m 54s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/notting-hill TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE written by Sofia Alvarez [23m 28s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before LATE CHARACTER DECISIONS AVENGERS INFINITY WAR written by C Markus & S McFeely [@ 37m 24s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/avengers-infinity-war  DEBATING THE CHARACTER DECISION GAME NIGHT written by Mark Perez [@ 37m 24s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/game-night  INTERNALLY DEBATE THE CHARACTER DECISION THE LOBSTER written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou [@ 52m 44s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/the-lobster  ARRIVAL written by Eric Heisserer [@ 54m 53s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/arrival-2016  WITHHOLDING THE DECISION FROM THE AUDIENCE IN THE BEDROOM  written by Robert Festinger and Todd Field [@ 1h] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/in-the-bedroom  BEIRUT written by Tony Gilroy [@ 1 h 10m 45s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/beirut/movie-tickets  PROVIDING MOTIVATION THROUGH BACKSTORY BREAKING BAD - “GRAY MATTER” written by Patty Lin and Vince Gilligan [@ 1h 10m 45s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/beirut/movie-tickets  NOTTING HILL written by Richard Curtis [@ 1h 19m 47s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/notting-hill GAME OF THRONES - “AND NOW HIS WATCH IS ENDED” written by D Benioff & D B Weiss [1h 22m 15s]  JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/tv-show/game-of-thrones WORLD BUILDING AFFECTING DECISION MAKING THE MATRIX written by Lana & Lily Wachowski [@ 1h 25m 3s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/the-matrix  REMOVING OBSTACLES/ANCHORS STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE written by George Lucas [@ 1h 29m 23s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope  OVERCOMING CHARACTER WOUNDS IN MARVEL FIRST ACTS [@ 1h 38m 8s] GOALS, STAKES & URGENCY ScriptShadow: GSU!!! BLOCKERS written by Brian & Jim Kehoe [@ 1h 41m 43s] JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/blockers  WRAP UP [@ 2h 9m 14s] BACKMATTER [@ 2h 15m 20s]

This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode: Avengers: Infinity War From Tobiah: So we???re still not back to doing the Comic Book Club, but Joe and I have been working on other projects (which aren???t ready to be released, or really even announced). We got to talking about Infinity [???]

This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode: Avengers: Infinity War From Tobiah: So we’re still not back to doing the Comic Book Club, but Joe and I have been working on other projects (which aren’t ready to be released, or really even announced). We got to talking about Infinity […]

Will Director Stu allow Writer Chas on his set? 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. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3. Special thanks to our Patreon supporters. If you would like more Draft Zero episodes more often, click here! BACKMATTER LINKS THE LAST JEDI w & d Rian Johnson [@ 1m 28s] The Verge: The Last Jedi: our spoiler-free review  IndieWire: Rian Johnson Explains Why Shattering Fan Theories About Rey’s Parents Was Essential Variety: Four Reasons Why Last Jedi Isn’t One For The Ages GamesRadar: George Lucas nearly wrote a perfect prequel trilogy. He just didn't notice SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS & DRAFT ZERO HOMEWORK POLICIES [@ 29m 07s] YouTube: Rose McGowan speaks publicly in Detroit, first time since Weinstein allegations The New Yorker coverage of the Weinstein allegations: Ronan Farrow: From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories Ronan Farrow: Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies Commentary from collaborators with Harvey Weinstein Rolling Stone/Joyce Che: Kevin Smith is Donating his Residuals to Women in Film The Guardian: Tarantino on Weinstein Our Lady J: ‘Transparent’ Writer Says Jeffrey Tambor Accusers Told “Their Truth” & Series Should Not “Be Taken Down” By Actor LISTENER QUESTIONS [@ 52m 28s] Fiona: When do you reveal a secret in a story? Khrob: Can Blockbusters escape the ROTJ 3rd Act "problem"? Khrob: Best Writing Moment of 2017? Dexter: Would you be open to a draft zero commentary with a movie? Thomas: Could you please do an episode on Linklater? Susie: How do I move from the 2nd into the 3rd Act without it being so sudden? César: What are the best scripts you've ever read? César: Do you write scenes in the order they're in the script? César: What are the biggest differences in writing movies & tv shows? Mendoza: Let me tell you why you're wrong about SPLIT. In four parts. Sunday: What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given about writing? Sunday: How did you transition from short form to long form writing? Sunday: How do you, as a Director, work with a writing partner? Evrim: Do you find short online form (web series) restrictive or liberating? WRAP UP [@ 1hr 48m 21s] What have Stu & Chas Been Working On? Should Chas Come To Set? (Post Credits) Thomas schools us on our pronunciation. Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com, via our web form or twitter @draft_zero! We are @chasffisher and @stuwillis on twitter. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcast! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. Thanks to Khrob, Joakim and Christopher for being 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!

How can your characters' worldview dramatise your theme? In this episode, Stu and Chas tackle one of the more esoteric topics in screenwriting (and writing in general): theme! To help us tackle this topic, we decided to look at television pilots, because we felt that television requires the theme to be more explicit. Our zig-zagging (and long) discussion covers thematic engines, music themes, thematic loglines, punishment vs reward, and - perhaps most of all - the worldview of  characters. So we take a look at the opening and closing scenes (and middle scenes, too) of some of our favourite shows: HOUSE OF CARDS, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, TRUE DETECTIVE, FARGO and TRANSPARENT. We also make passing reference to SPEC OPS: THE LINE, GAME OF THRONES (its Stu's new Star Wars), and BOJACK HORSEMAN. In backmatter, we talk about the difference between the written scripts of these pilots and their released versions. Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3. It should go without saying but - SPOILERS AHEAD. DRAFT ZERO - Related Episodes DZ-24: Forging story rules in TV pilots DZ-15: World Building Rules, Okay? DZ-34: Game of Choices – Decision Making and Character Implications BACKGROUND MATERIAL /r/screenwriting: [QUESTION] How do I find my theme/moral/the point I want to make with my story?  Game Maker's Toolkit: Morality in the Mechanics Game Maker's Toolkit: Telling Stories with Systems YouTube: SpecOps the Line - White Phosphorus Scenes PopMatters: Morality and Karma Systems HOUSE OF CARDS [@ 24m 33s] Script: HOUSE OF CARDS by Beau Williamson YouTube: Francis Underwood's first monologue YouTube: Tyrion and Varys Discuss Power Find it on JustWatch CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND [@ 42m 23s] Script: CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND "West Covina" Written by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna YouTube: "West Covina" YouTube: Bojack Horseman Find it on JustWatch TRUE DETECTIVE [@ 01hr 07m 27s] Script: TRUE DETECTIVE "The Long Bright Dark" by Nic Pizzolatto YouTube: Rust & Martin Car Conversation YouTube: Six Feet Under - Elephant Art vs Termite Art Find it on JustWatch FARGO [@ 1h1 35m 40s] Script: FARGO script by Noah Hawley YouTube: Lester Nygaard talks to Lorne Malvo about Sam Hess Find it on JustWatch TRANSPARENT [@ 1hr 52m 46s] Script: TRANSPARENT by Jill Soloway  YouTube: A Big Change Find it on JustWatch WRAP UP MATERIAL [@ 2hr 01m 05s] Slate.com: Against Subtlety: The Case for Heavy-Handedness in Art. BACKMATTER [@ 2hr 21m 29s] Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com, via our web form or twitter @draft_zero  We are @chasffisher and @stuwillis on twitter. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on iTunes! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners.

How can writers make use of their time when hitting LA? In another backmatter-only episode, Stu & Chas zig-zag through a range of topics. We talk about Chas' experience(s) hitting both Los Angeles and the Austin Film Festival, effective networking, career capital, the art of receiving feedback, and Stu's harsh Three Strikes Rule. We look back at the most important lessons we've learned about storytelling in 2016 and that leads us to talk about character choices in a little-known and little-talked about film called ROGUE ONE. And, of course, we open the listener mail box for critiques, praise, suggestions and follow-up to earlier episodes -- especially our Exposition two-parter. Thanks to everyone for their support in 2016! We look forward to erratically bringing you new episodes this year. BACKMATTER LINKS Urban Dictionary: Career Capital Forbes: 7 Steps To Developing Career Capital -- And Achieving Success Music Bed: Creative Critique - The Art of Receiving Feedback Twitter: @theemilyblake on Failure and Hope Emily Blake: Choosing to Fail - Journey From Writer to Scripty /r/screenwriting: Fishmanmanfish on Given Circumstances vs Exposition ROGUE ONE links because, well, Stu KCRW The Business: Hollywood News Banter Yahoo UK: Rogue One's editors reveal the scenes added in the Star Wars standalone reshoots (exclusive) Mamo 459: Rogue Two Podcast Super Ticket 8: Rowgue Three Vashi Visuals: ROGUE ONE – 46 SHOTS NOT IN THE FINAL FILM Destroy All Monsters: The Meme-ification of ROGUE ONE Oscars.org: SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Cretton (Nicholls Draft) DZ-37: Excelling at Exposition (Part 1) DZ-38: Excelling at Exposition (Part 2) DZ-34: Game of Choices – Decision Making and Character Implications DZ-20: Writing Strong Secondary Characters – Trinity, Bechdel and a Bamboo Killer Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com, via our web form or twitter @draft_zero  We are @chasffisher and @stuwillis on twitter. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on iTunes! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners

How can writers wisely invest their time in projects? In this "special", backmatter-only episode, Stu & Chas take inspiration from Terry Rossio's excellent article on TIME RISK and ice skate over a range of topics. We talk about time investment in projects, Stuart's project Restoration, doing you down work first, managing feedback, thinking positive being a negative, and we open the listener mail bag for critiques, praise and suggestions. We also explore how we could do Draft Zero episodes exploring tone and theme. We welcome any listener feedback as to whether we should do any backmatter-only episodes into the future. EPISODE LINKS RESTORATION written by Matthew Clayfield & Stuart Willis Watch it on STAN (Australia) The Solute: Could the Mirror Be Really You? RESTORATION (2016) Screen Director Podcast: Ben Mizzi talks to Stu Willis about directing Restoration YouTube: #Stranger2015 - Metallica's St Anger (2003) Album Re-Recorded Wordplayer: "Time Risk" by Terry Rossio Aeon: Thinking positive is a surprisingly risky manoeuvre Medium: Why You Should Do Your Work First, Others' Work Second /r/screenwriting: Mortified at first professional feedback David Foster Wallace "This Is Water" YouTube: David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech (Audio Only) Metastatic.org: http://metastatic.org/text/This%20is%20Water.pdf Kenyon.edu: http://bulletin.kenyon.edu/x4280.html Ira Glass on Creativity, Taste and Our Work Writer Underground: Ira Glass On Creativity (or, The Gap Between Our Taste And Our Work…) Vimeo: Ira Glass on Storytelling Vimeo: THE GAP by Ira Glass MikeJones.tv Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com, via our web form or twitter @draft_zero  We are @chasffisher and @stuwillis on twitter. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on iTunes! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners.

Are you a filmmaker but not sure how to start your career? Draft Zero was invited to moderate a panel as part of the 2015 St Kilda Film Festival. In our very first live episode, we are joined by TV Writer Mithila Gupta (Winners and Losers), Director Corrie Chen (Reg Makes Contact) and Producer/Executive Simon de Bruyn (Acquisitions Executive, XYZ Films and Producer) to talk about 'breaking in', how it has changed, the different approaches, opportunities and challenges. They share their tips on networking effectively, setting up an online presence, persevering through doubt and getting relevant experience. It's pretty out-of-format for us, but it's an informative and fun discussion. We continue the discussion into BACKMATTER where we focus on emerging writers approaching directors to get stuff made. EPISODE LINKS The St Kilda Film Festival Official Webpage The live Draft Zero panel! HEARTS ONLINE by Mithila Gupta Corrie Chen Vimeo: BLOOMERS by Corrie Chen Simon de Bruyn YouTube: Henry & Aaron - It's a Snap GoodReads: The Art of Asking: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer Ted Talks: The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer BACKMATTER Short of the Week Vimeo Staff Picks Director's Notes iTunes: The Infinite Man Draft Zero: DZ-22: Romantic Comedy, Actually Draft Zero: DZ-12: Craft, Career and Coffins YouTube: TEDxConejo 2012 - Lindsay Doran - Saving The World vs Kissing The Girl via @troyguze io9: The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar