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Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast
by Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis
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Teaser: Positive Character Arcs
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DZ-128: What even is a Character Arc?
June 28, 2026 · 1 hr 30 minListen to separate the three layers of an arc -- does the character change? How do they feel about it? And how is the audience positioned to feel about it? Stu, Chas and Mel finally begin their long-awaited journey into CHARACTER ARCS. In…
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DZ-127: Secrets and Clues 2 - The Cost of Revelation
May 27, 2026 · 1 hr 52 minListen to learn the emotional impact of revealing secrets vs discovering them. In this episode Stu, Chas and Mel apply the Landmark–Hidden–Secret framework (from DZ-126) across two very different genres: the thriller SIDE EFFECTS (2013)…
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DZ-126: Secrets and Clues
May 5, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minListen if you want to understand how hidden information drives character motivation and plot structure! “Getting information puts your character in danger. And danger rewards your character with information." — One of three ideas we steal…
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DZ-125: Oscars One-shot - BLUE MOON
February 26, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minListen if you want to understand how narrative POV, screenplay format, and dialogue craft can elevate a contained biopic into an Oscar-nominated film BLUE MOON is a talky, period-drama that film about an obscure songer-writer in the…
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DZ-124: Making the Despicable Compelling
January 30, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minListen if you need audiences to root for characters who do terrible things Mel and Chas continue to explore what Noir (the genre) can teach writers of all other genres. In particular: How to keep the audience on side of characters doing…
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DZ-123: Flawed Characters in Noir
December 31, 2025 · 1 hr 23 minListen if you want to write morally compromised characters without endorsing their choices. In this two part series, Mel and Chas use Noir (the genre) as a lens to interrogate flawed characters. How can characters doing reprehensible…
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1dZ-01: Arkyvrs - A Mansion Most Vile - Ep1
October 26, 2025 · 2 hr 8 minWhat happens when a group of filmmakers play a ragtag group of filmmakers in a gritty sci-fi horror? "Ignite the fire within and explore unknown territory" - Werner Herzog. This episode is unusual, even by Draft Zero standards. It's an…
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DZ-122: Escalating Antagonism Across Genres
October 1, 2025 · 1 hr 45 minListen to learn how thinking of your hero as the horror (for your villains) makes your script dynamic. In this episode Chas, Stu and guest Kim Ho continue their exploration into the power(s) of antagonism and how focusing on them can…
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DZ-121: Escalating Antagonism in SINNERS
August 29, 2025 · 1 hr 25 minListen to strengthen your story by focusing on the antagonistic forces in your script. We often struggle to develop the middle stages of a story. Could this be because we focus on our protagonists’ journeys and plot structure more than on…
About the show
Two emerging screenwriters – Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis – try to work out what makes great screenplays work. Discovering what it takes by analysing what successful writers put on the page.