#52: The Nice Guys — The Craft of Great Screenwriting
We celebrate one year of podcasting with an examination of the beloved Shane Black film THE NICE GUYS! Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan.
#47: The OA — Considering the Emotion of the Audience
This week Luke and I talk about the beautiful Netflix series, THE OA and how it’s format spells the future of TV. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 4:10 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of the THE OA. 14:19 – ‘Installments’ – Outlining the different temporal genres,…
#46: Band of Brothers: Currahee — Adapting from Real Life
Willard Foxton returns! He takes us through the first episode of the HBO mini-series, BAND OF BROTHERS, discussing the nature of how and why certain choices were made in the production. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 0-40 – ‘Premise’ – Introducing our special guest Willard Foxton-Todd. 4-40 – ‘Synopsis’ –…
#45: Westworld — Clueing Strategies
This week we examine the HBO series WESTWORLD and how it uses a unique clueing strategy to intrigue the audience. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 5:12 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of HBO’s WESTWORLD. 12:33 – ‘Clueing’ – Outlining the 3 different ways of clueing in…
#44: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award — The Idea of Satire
This week, we breakdown the nature of one of our favourite episodes of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, from it’s 9th season, “THE GANG TRIES DESPERATELY TO WIN AN AWARD”. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 1:38 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of “The Gang Desperately Try to…
#43: The People v OJ Simpson — Adapting from a Single Source
We have a special guest: Willard Foxton-Todd! An old friend and now journalist and documentary filmmaker who has worked on numerous programmes such as REGGIE YATES EXTREME, talking about adapting a drama from a real-world single source. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 0-50 – ‘Premise’ – Introducing our special guest…
#42: Black Mirror: Nosedive — Contrivance vs Conflict
We breakdown the premiere episode of the third season of BLACK MIRROR, “NOSEDIVE” and examine the qualitative differences between contrivances and conflicts. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 1:52 – ‘Premise’ – Outlining why we are talking about BLACK MIRROR. 5:23 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of…
#41: The Matrix — Rules of Fantasy
This week we examine the nature of building a fantasy world by looking at the first film in THE MATRIX trilogy. Royalty free music from Bensound. Stock image by George Hodan. 2:51- ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of THE MATRIX, with reference to The Hero’s Journey. 8:48 – ‘Rules’ – Outlining the…
