Draft Zero: A Screenwriting Podcast

What changes in your writing and development when collaborating with a director? This episode, Chas steps down as co-host (kinda) and is interviewed by Stu as a guest, alongside director Ben Mizzi, about the short rom-com that Chas wrote and Ben directed & produced. The episode covers taking an idea from pitch to screen, working with a director, directing performance on the page, and marketing and distribution strategies for short films. If you are thinking of producing your own content, well worth a listen! And if you want to watch The Snip - a 16 min rom com about a guy who gets a vasectomy without telling his wife - here it is: https://youtu.be/_iBdDFKqqbs Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.   RUNNING ORDER Introduction: The Snip Working With a Director (@ 3:44) How did you go from pitch to script? (@ 13:16) Short films and audience expectations (@ 22:19) What expectations can you have of the end product? (@ 26:41) How do you "direct" performance on the page? (@ 39:05) How do you direct p