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Draft Zero Podcast

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A podcast where @chasffisher and @stuwillis try to work out what makes great screenplays work || Quantity has a quality of its very own. || Est. 2014

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Love this economic, cheeky scene transition from 1966's Harper. As a drunk Fay Estabrook (Shelley Winters) staggers, it cuts before she finishes falling out of frame right into her falling on a sofa in a completely different room.

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I saw a guy start a screenplay today. No treatment. No outline. No beat sheet. He just opened Final Draft. Began writing it. Like a psychopath.

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Swordsaturday! So 200+ sword cuts for Push For Better. We are raising money for @lifelineau. Please donate: thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraisers/st…

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Stu and I (and Chas!) talked on Draft Zero Podcast about crafting #VeronicaMars' voiceover (buff.ly/45rGcf7) and this scene from "Clash of the Tritons" illustrates how the show can get playful with the concept. Veronica's explanation (0:31) "This doesn't make sense . . ." 1/2

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Texas Switch Alert! Because I'm a big nerd, I broke down the delightful "hot potato' oner from #GameNight and how it uses texas switches and visual effects to be seamless! And fun. So fun. #filmmaking #vfx youtu.be/71Yj6Ur52ok

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In which we tackle important questions such as "does God break the fourth wall?" and "what does it mean if you have an 'unbreakable date with Xena?'"

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In Draft Zero Ep111, we deep dive into FIGHT CLUB and unreliable narrators, and breakdown how the VOICEOVER reflects how much control "Jack" (#EdwardNorton) has over the telling of his story. buff.ly/4fz62Tf #screenwriting #filmmaking #fightclub

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I could not possibly convey the extent of my affection for GAME NIGHT. It was the last movie I watched with my mom before she passed away in March. She was ill and didn’t have much time left, so we watched a lot of movies. We wanted a comedy that night, and as soon as she

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Want to know what we have planned in 2025? Check it out and feel free to add your own suggestions. patreon.com/posts/kicking-…

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if you listened to the latest Draft Zero Podcast episde, you heard Chas Fisher and I talked about how this scene establishes tone if you haven't, get on it! and/or have this (much shorter!) handy dandy visual guide

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A tale of two movies: Similar deal structures. Similar budgets. One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend. The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second. And yet this is the coverage.

A tale of two movies:

Similar deal structures. Similar budgets. 

One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend. 

The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second. 

And yet this is the coverage.