DZ-70: Joker & Melodrama

Listen if you're writing a character whose trauma becomes the engine of your entire narrative.

Draft Zero return with their next YouTube livestream! Stu and Chas take a deep dive into JOKER and analyse the film through the story paradigm of melodrama. Is it a melodrama? Why or why not does that matter? And does that influence how it has been written on the page?

They then answer listeners questions on JOKER and more.

As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.

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CHAPTERS

• 00:00:00 – Intro: Joker & Melodrama
• 00:01:42 – What is Melodrama?
• 00:16:47 – Why Joker?
• 00:23:25 – Is Joker a Melodrama?
• 00:24:40 – Father & Son
• 00:28:00 – Penny Fleck's confession
• 00:41:30 – What is it like to be powerless?
• 00:54:35 – Bathroom Dancing
• 01:01:12 – The Joker Born
• 01:15:04 – Arthur Stands Up
• 01:28:42 – Listener Questions

FILMS

• JOKER (2019) — (w) Scott Silver, Todd Phillips (d) Todd Phillips

SCRIPTS

• Study the script: JOKER (2019) — Scott Silver, Todd Phillips

LINKS

• Read: Slap Happy Larry - Tips for Writing Melodrama
• Website: DZ LiVEsolation Announcments

RELATED EPISODES

• DZ-67: Writing Passive Protagonists & Melodrama

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