SINCE our main character will be a fourth wall breaking protagonist I thought I would look at how some other film or shows explore this idea and put it into a character in a way that still feels real.
The first show I would like to talk about is Fleabag. THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME I TALK ABOUT THIS SHOW. Anyways I find it an excellent example because it is similarly a dark comedy with some tragic things happening and a not so serious main character at the center of it all.
Recently I watched a video from Insider that explored the techniques used in the show, and I really found it quite amazing. My key takeaways from the video were how the show is written. The main character of fleabag consistently breaks the fourth wall specifically as a sort of coping mechanism that allows her to stay detatched from the situation. This could be good to think about when writing our character, to make her direct address of the audience feel more natural. I also thought the exploration of the jarring editing technique was important to think about. There might be moments in the film where it would be more fitting to
Insider. (2020, September 13). Why there can never be a third season of ‘Fleabag’ | 10 minutes of perfection [Video]. YouTube.
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