DZ-129: Steadfast Character Arcs - Agents of Change

Podcast: Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast · Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis

Opublikowano: 2026-07-31

Listen to learn how to move an audience with a character who never changes. Do characters need to change for you to have a satisfying story? That's a question we've been asking since, like, episode five of this podcast. And we're finally talking about them - whatever you call 'em: steadfast, resilent, or flat arcs. To that end, we breakdown MOANA, APOLLO 13, and THE DRESSMAKER to work out what carries a story when a character arc doesn't. If your protagonist isn't going to change, the drama has to come from what they do to everyone...