Developing Stories for TV/Film with Toni Natalizio, Story Consultant and Creative Producer - a podcast by Ezra Justin Lee

• Toni’s origin story (1:20)


• Arguing in the writers’ room (3:58)


• Toni’s professional journey: becoming a creative producer (6:44)


• Getting ideas for stories (11:51)


• Difference in stories for TV and film (16:26)


• Getting audience to connect with characters through universally relatable desires or scenarios (22:55)


• Writing for dialogue and character-to-character relationship (27:07)


• Writing characters into and out of seemingly inescapable situations (32:27)


• Character psychology profiles: Mapping out characters’ psychologies, wants, and fears (34:09)


• Making character actions believable by tying in aspects of their psychological profile (36:00)


• Common pitfalls in the writing room (39:00)

You can find Toni's Instagram here.

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