DZ-67: Writing “Passive” Protagonists & Melodrama

Stu and Chas are joined by Stephen Cleary following his exploration into Melodrama, and together they try to reclaim the word from its pejorative meaning. By examining powerful Melodramas (with many tangents) the three hosts try to unpick what makes Melodrama an alternate story paradigm to the Hero’s Journey.

Om Podcasten

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.