The Draft Zero project expands. Today we drop our first Actual Play Podcast where a crew of filmmakers in a gritty sci-fi future investigate the mysterious disappearance of a corporate president. If it bleeds, it ledes. We are playing Mothership with Arkyvr! 1dzero.substack.com/p/1dz-01

and now, for something quite different!

I did an actual play podcast with some friends and talented writers; party in the front, analysis in the back!

stay tuned for further episodes as we examine the disappearance of a high-powered galactic official . . .

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Farewell Graham Greene. So many fine performances from Dances with Wolves to Reservation Dogs. I loved him in Northern Exposure. And shout out to his appearance in Transamerica.

Alright #film #cinema #movie #television blueskiers; we talk about movies and TV and how they use shots to convey story, character, emotion, and so much more

WHO SHOULD WE BE FOLLOWING

RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.

How can I (and by extension, draft zero) find the screenwriting + filmmaking community here?

I really like this shot @stuwillis.bsky.social took of @patrickstokes.com and me at my Richmond Library gig for IMMORTAL GESTURES.

The analogue photo softens the theatrette’s strong lights. Nice use of negative space too.

I’ve no idea what Pat & I were discussing here. But I like his blurred hand.

Coming up next week we've got a deep dive on five of our favourite shots from 1995's #DeadPresidents, but these two work so well because of proximity.

Meanwhile, the guards stand under a different set of bars; the flags of the country Anthony served for, which used him up and spat him out.

Friends, it's time to once again share one of my favourite works of choreography analysis: Shot Zero's discussion of the armoured sword fight in "The King" (2019).

@stuwillis.bsky.social does a lovely job of highlighting the cinematic *and* martial techniques involved.

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We're slowly adding things to this blue place, and got a lot more coming up for #Noirvember.

We've also got longer reads coming on Substack including 'how to hide your villain' and switching scenes mid-conversation, so subscribe [free!] there for those.