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Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcastAuthor: Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis
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. Language: en Genres: Arts, Performing Arts, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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1dZ-01: Arkyvrs - A Mansion Most Vile - Ep1
Episode 1
Saturday, 25 October, 2025
What happens when a group of filmmakers play a ragtag group of filmmakers in a gritty sci-fi horror? "Ignite the fire within and explore unknown territory" - Werner Herzog. This episode is unusual, even by Draft Zero standards. It's an "Actual Play Podcast" where Chas, Stu, & Mel are joined by Kim Ho and Luke Clark to play MOTHERSHIP, the sci-fi horror game we talked about in episodes DZ-121 and DZ-122. Stu is the GM while everyone else is a ragtag crew of freelance filmmakers. We debrief the experience (so far) at the end of the episode) Mel plays Zara, the glamorous face of the operation. Chas plays Winston, the cynical and egoistical "photojournalist". Kim is Cal, the scrappy scrounger and sound recordists, while Luke is Tarsos the steadfast producer of the group. The crew are enlisted to record a sensationalist report on a missing corporate president before the mercenary retrieval team arrives. And yeah, this means we're soft-launching yet another project that's called 1d0, which looks at how we can use tools from ttrpgs in screenwriting… and vice versa. To get future episodes go to: http://www.1d-zero.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00:11 - Intro for DZ Listeners 00:01:51 - Meet the Snortin' Betsy 00:06:22 - A Mansion Most Vile (Ep 1) 01:52:32 - Debrief through TOMBS RELATED EPISODES DZ-121: Escalating Antagonism 1: Sinners DZ-122: Escalating Antagonism 2: Rebel Ridge + Meet the Parents LINKS Tuesday Knight Games Joshua Kramer: A Mansion Most Vile Alewood Games: Arkyvr Nobody Wake the Bugbear Campaign Supplies More Draft Zero is brought to you more often by our awesome Patreons. Especially Lily, Paulo, Alexandre, Malay, Jennifer, Thomas, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis, and Khrob. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. SUBSCRIBE TO SHOT ZERO via Substack SUBSCRIBE TO 1DZERO via Substack ACKNOWLEDGES via our website: https://draft-zero.com/2025/1dz-01/
