DZ-90: Setups & Payoffs in Everything Everywhere All At Once

Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

How can you use setups and payoffs to stitch your film together?

In this one-shot, Chas and Stu dive into the awesomeness of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. In particular, we focus on its use of setups, payoffs and reversals; breakdown the difference between Pointers and Plants and Stitches; deep dive into its Michael Arndt inspired ending. And, of course, we talk hotdog fingers and butt-plugs.

As always: SPOILERS ABOUND.

Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3.

Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.

CHAPTERS

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:00:43 - Anywhere Anything At The Same time
• 00:10:48 - Summary
• 00:29:51 - Pointers and Planters
• 00:56:17 - The Ending
• 01:17:59 - Wrap Up and Key Learnings
• 01:30:06 - Thanks to our Patreons

LINKS

• Michael Arndt - Endings: The Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great -- https://vimeo.com/238637906
• Will Dunne - The Dramatic Writer's Companion - https://willdunnedramaticwriting.com/the-dramatic-writers-companion/

RELATED EPISODES

• DZ-06: Key Scenes and Unlocking the Story
• DZ-04: Catharsis and the Post-Coital Cigarette
• DZ-10: Midpoint Reversals and The Ride

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