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Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1

Secrets of Story Podcast

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The Importance of Sympathy in Drama

Sickness between characters is not necessary. 100 apologies can be dramatic especially if the person is the kind of person who doesn't apologize Ted lasso has a lot of apology scenes we love it when Roy apologizes and also beware of sympathy between characters we like to watch people get along. Beware of flash bangs dream sequences and visions in narrative slash dramatic material these tend to weaken the dramatic tension they are more suited to, he says.

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