#43: The People v OJ — Adapting from a Single Source - a podcast by Bassim El-Wakil & Luke Lyon-Wall

We have a special guest: Willard Foxton-Todd! An old friend and now journalist and documentary filmmaker who has worked on numerous programmes such as REGGIE YATES EXTREME, talking about adapting a drama from a real-world single source. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

0-50 - ‘Premise’ - Introducing our special guest Willard Foxton-Todd.

2-50 - ‘Synopsis’ - Willard breaks down the major story beats of the THE PEOPLE VS O.J.

11-00 - ‘Source’ - Outlining the benefits of creating historical drama from a single source.

17-50 - ‘Pacific’- Comparing the example of THE PEOPLE VS O.J. with PACIFIC, which used numerous sources. .

22-00 - ‘Cast’ - Analysing the choice of characters made by the writers’.

41-10 - ‘Documentary’ - Discussing how the ESPN OJ Simpson documentary differs from the dramatisation.

55-50 - ‘Summary’ - Summarising the key writing techniques discussed.

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