42 Ways To Avoid Writing A Boring Screenplay

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
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    1) 0:45 - Write Something That Only You Can Write
    2) 2:20 - The Primary Goal
    3) 2:53 - A Mediocre Script
    4) 6:01 - Not Enough Story
    5) 6:23 - Burning Questions
    6) 10:18 - No Curiosity
    7) 10:53 - Not Hooking The Reader
    8) 12:50 - People Can’t Read Your Script
    9) 14:06 - Cliché Character Descriptions
    10) 14:27 - Main Character Must Want Something
    11) 16:42 - Boring Characters
    12) 18:06 - Secrecy & Deception
    13) 20:41 - The 4 Goal Rule
    14) 22:20 - Know The Characters
    15) 24:45 - Characters That Do Not Serve The Story
    16) 25:20 - The Heart And Soul Of The Story
    17) 27:34 - Skin Jump
    18) 32:42 - What The Story Is Not
    19) 36:07 - BMOC Tools
    20) 38:44 - Small Ideas
    21) 40:11 - How To Generate Original Ideas
    22) 43:14 - Real Life
    23) 51:58 - Writing Your Own Story
    24) 52:52 - Four Emotions Of Cinema
    25) 54:33 - Imagination & Psychology
    26) 56:36 - The Comfort Zone
    27) 58:46 - Normal World
    28) 1:01:35 - Delaying Conflict
    29) 1:04:27 - Compelling Conflict
    30) 1:07:31 - Not Enough Conflict
    31) 1:09:23 - Levels Of Conflict
    32) 1:11:47 - Where Is The Adversary?
    33) 1:12:48 - Idiot Plot
    34) 1:14:41 - Making A Scene Better
    35) 1:18:44 - A Movie Is Not A Lecture
    36) 1:19:56 - Assuming It’s On The Page
    37) 1:24:27 - Don’t Worry About Being Perfect
    38) 1:28:18 - Spend Time With The Best Scripts
    39) 1:29:57 - One Way To Test A Screenplay
    40) 1:30:58 - Great Movies Change Lives
    41) 1:36:28 - How To Know A Script Isn’t Boring
    42) 1:40:07 - Final Words
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  • @MoleculeXmolecule
    @MoleculeXmolecule 6 лет назад +878

    For mobile users:
    1) 0:45 - Write Something That Only You Can Write
    2) 2:20 - The Primary Goal
    3) 2:53 - A Mediocre Script
    4) 6:01 - Not Enough Story
    5) 6:23 - Burning Questions
    6) 10:18 - No Curiosity
    7) 10:53 - Not Hooking The Reader
    8) 12:50 - People Can’t Read Your Script
    9) 14:06 - Cliché Character Descriptions
    10) 14:27 - Main Character Must Want Something
    11) 16:42 - Boring Characters
    12) 18:06 - Secrecy & Deception
    13) 20:41 - The 4 Goal Rule
    14) 22:20 - Know The Characters
    15) 24:45 - Characters That Do Not Serve The Story
    16) 25:20 - The Heart And Soul Of The Story
    17) 27:34 - Skin Jump
    18) 32:42 - What The Story Is Not
    19) 36:07 - BMOC Tools
    20) 38:44 - Small Ideas
    21) 40:11 - How To Generate Original Ideas
    22) 43:14 - Real Life
    23) 51:58 - Writing Your Own Story
    24) 52:52 - Four Emotions Of Cinema
    25) 54:33 - Imagination & Psychology
    26) 56:36 - The Comfort Zone
    27) 58:46 - Normal World
    28) 1:01:35 - Delaying Conflict
    29) 1:04:27 - Compelling Conflict
    30) 1:07:31 - Not Enough Conflict
    31) 1:09:23 - Levels Of Conflict
    32) 1:11:47 - Where Is The Adversary?
    33) 1:12:48 - Idiot Plot
    34) 1:14:41 - Making A Scene Better
    35) 1:18:44 - A Movie Is Not A Lecture
    36) 1:19:56 - Assuming It’s On The Page
    37) 1:24:27 - Don’t Worry About Being Perfect
    38) 1:28:18 - Spend Time With The Best Scripts
    39) 1:29:57 - One Way To Test A Screenplay
    40) 1:30:58 - Great Movies Change Lives
    41) 1:36:28 - How To Know A Script Isn’t Boring
    42) 1:40:07 - Final Words

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  6 лет назад +43

      Thank you!

    • @YS-wx5hs
      @YS-wx5hs 5 лет назад +3

      MoleculeXmolecule Thank you very much

    • @YS-wx5hs
      @YS-wx5hs 5 лет назад +2

      Film Courage Thank yoy very much

    • @gouthams3641
      @gouthams3641 5 лет назад +2

      Thanks darling..

    • @GUPRPEET-Singh
      @GUPRPEET-Singh 5 лет назад +18

      Thank you from all of those who wanted to thank you but didn't want to type.

  • @stirfriedchuck3040
    @stirfriedchuck3040 5 лет назад +80

    This is both interesting and informative, and I watched the entire thing. But it cracks me up when these experts try and sound high and mighty and then "Writer - Sharknado" pops up.

    • @dcbrandonfilms
      @dcbrandonfilms 4 года назад +8

      It just goes to show you how hard it is to write a story people will respond to.

    • @alexclark9386
      @alexclark9386 4 года назад +3

      Write something as fun as sharknado was, then.

    • @michaelnewman6936
      @michaelnewman6936 4 года назад +3

      It's like my pet rock. The guy made a million dollars. Laugh at the gimmick, but it worked

    • @zyongslife
      @zyongslife 4 года назад +4

      Sharknado was fun to watch. Yes it was cheesy but I thought it was entertaining. The problem was that they didnt know when to stop.

    • @GreatUSTreasureHunt
      @GreatUSTreasureHunt 3 года назад +3

      Then again, as the creator of one of the dumbest franchises in history, he's been paid six times for that one ridiculous idea.
      We should all be so lucky.

  • @storyiseverything2219
    @storyiseverything2219 7 лет назад +175

    Films become boring when either the story isn't moving forward or it isn't moving forward at a steady pace. Make sure each and every scene you write has a purpose in moving the story along.

    • @lilyverschnaetti8558
      @lilyverschnaetti8558 5 лет назад +6

      I had that with lord of the ring and some other film which made millions.

    • @z-rex6068
      @z-rex6068 4 года назад +7

      The Walking Dead basically ignores this then.

    • @cruzcflores
      @cruzcflores 4 года назад +13

      If you are interested in the character enough, you'll watch them do something that is revealing about them, sometimes those end up being the best parts of a story.

    • @stegwise
      @stegwise 2 года назад

      whatever dude

  • @WilliamtheWilliam718
    @WilliamtheWilliam718 4 года назад +20

    22:23 Jack Perez "know the characters in your own mind.....base the characters on someone you know so you know how they act...." GOLD

  • @PAKKAP
    @PAKKAP 7 лет назад +454

    I really want to thank you guys for putting these together. You don't get the attention you deserve and I just really want to express how great these are.

    • @RayMooreJr
      @RayMooreJr 4 года назад

      PAKKAP facts

    • @ItsRicardoDude
      @ItsRicardoDude 3 года назад +2

      from someone who recently found love for
      story telling of a different format, Thank you!

  • @sojeongkim4189
    @sojeongkim4189 6 лет назад +77

    I truly want to express my gratitude for your effort to benefit amateur screenplay writers like me. Your videos are gold to me. Thank you.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  6 лет назад +2

      Thank you, So Jeong! We appreciate the feedback and the kind words. Any topics in screenwriting you'd like us to focus on?

    • @MattOfficialOnYoutube
      @MattOfficialOnYoutube 2 года назад +2

      @@filmcourage Comedy

  • @filmmaker5457
    @filmmaker5457 3 года назад +8

    Writer is a person who has a lot to say in a unique way. It's a person who is passionate about a lot of things. It takes a lot of strength and courage to find your inner voice and put it on paper.

  • @Darfaultner
    @Darfaultner 7 лет назад +108

    Senfield had an entire TV series based on "Ketchup, what's that about?"
    Tarantino also loves pondering ketchup.

    • @alissaharris37
      @alissaharris37 6 лет назад +22

      Literally right when she said that, my mind went straight to Seinfeld and how the show lasted for years on that concept. Thanks for commenting this. I feel like a lot of what they say may need to be taken with a grain of salt. Writing isn't like math, where there will always be only one way to do something and that's how it is for life, ya know? Anything artistic changes and adapts as one learns more. But I guess this channel is a good starting point.

    • @IAteFire
      @IAteFire 4 года назад +7

      @@alissaharris37 Seinfeld still had conflict though. It was woven in with the "Ketchup". Larry David is actually a MASTER of structure and conflict.

    • @wandabhala8516
      @wandabhala8516 4 года назад

      @@alissaharris37 EXACTLY!

    • @theeross9060
      @theeross9060 4 года назад

      32.30 by rule Seinfeld wasn't supposed to make it

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 3 года назад

      My mind went straight to Tarantino when he said that. These writers have a few good ideas, but I think I should follow my own path in writing.

  • @storyiseverything2219
    @storyiseverything2219 7 лет назад +104

    Here's your basic story structure: Fade in. We're introduced to the protagonist, we get to see their normal life and identify with them. A challenge arises which will effect the characters life in a profoundly negative way if not dealt with. The protagonist becomes aware of the challenge and its implications and courageously accepts it. In taking on the challenge the protagonist comes up against various difficulties which test the limits of their character. The protagonist realises they have no choice but to deal with the problem so they decide to try again by trying a different course of action or somehow finding a stronger sense of determination and belief. The character meets the problem head on and using all their courage, knowhow, skill and determination either fails or succeeds. We see how the protagonists success or failure has changed their world. Fade out.

    • @natedoggg2002
      @natedoggg2002 7 лет назад +6

      StoryIsEverything thanks I needed this! The short version lol!

    • @funnyciscoleon
      @funnyciscoleon 6 лет назад +1

      Nailed it! Lol

    • @hugo59208
      @hugo59208 6 лет назад +9

      jesus thats basically every blockbuster movie in a nutshell lol

    • @joeygonzo
      @joeygonzo 6 лет назад +4

      Sounds like Breaking Bad.

    • @janksamillion
      @janksamillion 6 лет назад +14

      Sounds like you're familiar with Dan Harmon's Story Circle:
      1. The protagonist
      2. Wants something
      3. Accepts the challenge
      4. Searches for it
      5. Finds it
      6. Faces the consequences
      7. Returns to their familiar situation
      8. Having changed.

  • @DaveSy
    @DaveSy 4 года назад +11

    This is one of the most incredible things I’ve seen on RUclips! So amazed by not only the sheer number of perspectives featured, but the quality of each one!!

  • @FuckNameImagination
    @FuckNameImagination 6 лет назад +174

    "ketchup... What's that about?" Thats so Seinfeld

    • @geensloth911
      @geensloth911 5 лет назад +20

      These pretzels are making me thirsty!

    • @123rockfan
      @123rockfan 4 года назад +1

      geensloth911 you see, you can’t act.

    • @mollycromb6933
      @mollycromb6933 4 года назад +1

      Yes!! I heard it in his voice when she said that lol

    • @KayleighStarkey12
      @KayleighStarkey12 4 года назад

      Exactly. I can hear Jerry and George bickering over this at the diner.

    • @nightowl8477
      @nightowl8477 4 года назад +2

      Pulp Fiction

  • @dominiczepeda7798
    @dominiczepeda7798 4 года назад +3

    I know that this comment is going to be lost, but this RUclips channel kicks an absurd amount of ass. They don't have the most subscribers out there, they are probably making little to no money of these videos, and they consistently release engaging videos on engaging topics with a great overall level of quality. This channel is an example of what teachers should strive for. Film Courage is here to teach; not to sell merch, not to critique movies, and not to be recognized as the one of the best screenwriting resources out there. This is EXACTLY why they are one of the best sources out there. Thank you so much for what you do🙏

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  4 года назад +1

      Hi Dominic, your message has been received. Thank you, we certainly appreciate your kind words about our work. Hope you find stuff here on this channel that helps you be a better creative. Cheers!

  • @fakecubed
    @fakecubed 4 года назад +32

    The guy who takes six hours to read a single script actually put me to sleep while he was talking. I would never want to read anything he ever wrote.

    • @franjes9999
      @franjes9999 4 года назад +16

      Was about to write this myself. I'm hardly an expert but nothing irritates me more than someone talking about writing like maths or science. There's absolutely a method and structure that works but this idea that there's a formula you have to regurgitate every time is complete shit.

    • @misscats2999
      @misscats2999 3 года назад +1

      @@franjes9999 LOL

    • @Sanscripter
      @Sanscripter 3 года назад +2

      @@franjes9999 I actually think he has a point. You are primed to recognize certain patterns as being stories. You can't force a sentence to be a story, but a good writer may be able to write a story in a single sentence. That is to say, the structure is there but you are not really paying attention to it.

  • @kennethrussell1158
    @kennethrussell1158 5 лет назад +14

    People don't realize how important the screenwriter is

  • @SVAFnemesis
    @SVAFnemesis 5 лет назад +38

    After watching this I feel like Im ready to take over Hollywood! *and then immediately went cliche writing*

  • @goricexi7118
    @goricexi7118 5 лет назад +21

    So the guy who wrote the Battlefield Earth movie is going to tell me how to write compelling conflict?

    • @drmodestoesq
      @drmodestoesq 4 года назад +8

      No, but he might tell you how to get a check that doesn't bounce.

  • @Steveleecomedy
    @Steveleecomedy 6 лет назад +50

    This worth a few thousand dollars of class $ I don't have. Thank YOU!

    • @drmodestoesq
      @drmodestoesq 4 года назад +1

      My community college screenwriting course cost me 300 bucks.

  • @lucykathrynwood2616
    @lucykathrynwood2616 6 лет назад +12

    I can’t thank you guys enough for these tips. I’m 16 and writing a screenplay currently, and this gave me hope! I’m about halfway through the script and I think I’ve finally gotten it to a great place with these tips, thank you!

  • @SpeakBritishEnglishTV
    @SpeakBritishEnglishTV 6 лет назад +336

    How dare you waste the time of the writer of Sharknado!

    • @greghappening6867
      @greghappening6867 4 года назад +17

      I rage quit screenwriting out of pure jealousy when i saw that movie.

    • @ballersforlife1674
      @ballersforlife1674 4 года назад +8

      Lmaooo... Seriously. The arrogance from that writer. Lmaooo

    • @kinimediagroup
      @kinimediagroup 4 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @LeilaBenamor
      @LeilaBenamor 4 года назад +4

      I just had to look up the trailer for the film because I had never heard of it before... what on earth??? lol

    • @alexpollock6361
      @alexpollock6361 3 года назад

      @@LeilaBenamor its surprising you havent heard of it, they're six of them

  • @Batpantaloons
    @Batpantaloons 6 лет назад +8

    "We want boredom in our lives, and passion in our art."

  • @jpsaladin8483
    @jpsaladin8483 6 лет назад +76

    "You can just step out into the street and see what's real." This is inaccurate. And it is terrible, potentially irrevocable advice. It takes the dedicated, discipline of looking, listening, watching and analyzing to see what's real, what has value (almost everything), and a concurrent lifetime playing with language and learning how to express it. THAT'S the job. That's why Shakespeare, Joyce, Nabokov, Kubrick, Polanski, Chayefsky, Allen and Welles were who they were and you're who you are. You don't get it. Stop telling younger writers that you do. You're misleading them.

    • @metapirateTV
      @metapirateTV 2 дня назад

      You just ended up explaining what he said. And then you lost it. "See" is beyond a mere "look". And, everything has meaning and purpose. That's seeing beyond just looking.

  • @storyiseverything2219
    @storyiseverything2219 7 лет назад +28

    Almost all movies are an exaggeration of real life. The dialogue, the way characters behave, the events and the imagery are heightened versions of what we see and hear in our everyday world.

    • @johnbrennick8738
      @johnbrennick8738 7 лет назад +8

      Yes, not only heightened, also squashed into 90 minutes so that we are taken on an emotional ride!

    • @rafisqiadhaputra6136
      @rafisqiadhaputra6136 6 лет назад +2

      Clerks?

    • @videoslice2683
      @videoslice2683 6 лет назад

      heightened dialogue and wittiness. Also over the course of 1 day they have several emotional revelations, a hockey match on the roof, a murder in the store, a change in relationship status and like 3 heart to hearts. Very very heightened, exaggerated

    • @drmodestoesq
      @drmodestoesq 4 года назад

      @@rafisqiadhaputra6136 My Dinner with Andre.

  • @ernststravoblofeld
    @ernststravoblofeld 6 лет назад +87

    I'm trying to keep an open mind, but it's hard to take advice from anyone involved in Battlefield Earth.

    • @elduderino5390
      @elduderino5390 4 года назад +3

      Corey has an interview where he delves into it. Yeah, maybe he should just put "Metropolis" when listing his screenwriting portfolio, but he obviously doesn't mind too much. From listening to the interview, it was like someone talking about their first failed marriage where they learned a lot. Plus, they wrote over a lot of his ideas and *ed it up.

    • @oliviagiles
      @oliviagiles 3 года назад +1

      hahahahaha I really loved that movie, but different strokes aye :)

  • @Darfaultner
    @Darfaultner 7 лет назад +38

    37) 1:24:27 - Don’t Worry About Being Perfect
    38) 1:28:18 - Be Perfect

    • @samuel_s.8181
      @samuel_s.8181 4 года назад +7

      Basically every skincare commercial

  • @hussainlali4630
    @hussainlali4630 4 года назад +20

    20:43 this is extremely wrong. The inner conflict is is every film and you need it for a half decent story.

    • @clarisaluque7980
      @clarisaluque7980 4 года назад +3

      Yes! TOTALLY agree!

    • @scottnolan2833
      @scottnolan2833 3 года назад

      Nah. There’s no internal conflict in, for instance, Raiders of the Lost Ark or Star Wars. Luke and Indy aren’t conflicted. What’s the internal conflict in The Magnificent Seven or The Longest Day? Not every great story requires angst.

  • @jamescooper2005
    @jamescooper2005 6 лет назад +6

    I keep saying,
    "Oh that's why _____ movie works so well" This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much. I am amazed at the amount of value you guys have in this video.

    • @jamescooper2005
      @jamescooper2005 6 лет назад +3

      P.S. I watched every commercial so you guys could get paid. Thanks again.

  • @mystrugle900
    @mystrugle900 4 года назад +11

    Sometimes I feel like there's so many rules, so many things what not to do and shit. I just like to write, and quite often it come out and it does follow these rules but I didn't try to. It just happened that way. And I think that's what it's all about, if you can't write anything good naturally, you're not gonna be able to do it after having watched some RUclips videos.

    • @_atinsy
      @_atinsy 4 года назад +1

      The way I think of writing is that I imagine myself being in that character and think of all the objects around me. Feels like I'm in the scene
      I just keep in my head that a character isn't gonna say "I'm gonna get up now and exit the door" because it's mundane
      Using that it's easier to think of what to write and what not mundane things to write

    • @Rareafiedflair
      @Rareafiedflair 4 года назад

      I agree

    • @canuckpilot4041
      @canuckpilot4041 4 года назад +5

      It is easy to watch this and see this a force into a formula. But what they are offering are tools...
      No matter how much coaching, training, and technique I try, I will never be able to play in the NBA. But as well, if LeBron James hadn't had coaching, hadn't trained, hadn't learned technique, he wouldn't be there either.

  • @Evanderj
    @Evanderj 2 года назад +1

    38:17 “It’s cheap! And it works like a charm.”
    Pretty much the state of cinema today. Now, go out there and write the next Sharknado!

  • @timtitus7861
    @timtitus7861 6 лет назад +9

    43) don't endlessly string together your sentences with "uh," "ah," and "you know"

    • @nicolealvarez4495
      @nicolealvarez4495 5 лет назад

      that was in this video when they addressed dialogue

  • @skyko
    @skyko 6 лет назад +1

    I second @PAKKAP's comment... I sincerely thank you for this! I believe this is a HUGE resource for real-world examples and successful tips to make our stories jump off of the page. I took three evenings to dissect this amazing compilation, IMDb many of the interviewees and wrote out eight pages of notes. With this caliber of potent, valuable information - Film Courage will continue to flourish. Thank you for your dedication in bringing only quality material to the table! : )

  • @drmodestoesq
    @drmodestoesq 4 года назад +1

    I had a professor who spoke of a common mentality with people who aspire to be writers. They spend years coming to grips with their personal neuroses and problems and anxieties and personal history. They then put pen to paper and express this as an anguished autobiographical statement. And then the reader gets this look on his face....and the look is a person who is thinking..."You must have confused me with someone who cares."

  • @HaleyMary
    @HaleyMary 4 года назад +3

    This is an amazing video and I love how you broke it down into easy steps to understand. Thanks for all the information you provide on your channel! I learn so much from listening to all your videos!

  • @NickRossi
    @NickRossi 2 года назад +1

    I echo the many comments here - these videos by Film Courage have become indispensable as a creative. The insight into craft, process, and philosophy has already paid so many dividends in my work. Thank you so much for your fantastic interviewing and selection of guests. ❤

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  2 года назад +1

      Love to hear this Nick! Our best to you and your work!

  • @brettpilkington9539
    @brettpilkington9539 8 месяцев назад

    What a gift this video is! I will watch this over and over to immerse myself in its wisdom.

  • @raythepizza
    @raythepizza 6 лет назад +2

    this is really helpful, so glad you made this available!

  • @elduderino5390
    @elduderino5390 4 года назад +3

    I'd never heard about Eric Edson before watching this. Love his simple, elemental, straightforward advice. Totally agree about the goals! So many movies forget this and try to wow us with their weirdness and/or beauty.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  4 года назад

      Thank you for watching! We're huge Eric Edson fans. He teaches at CSUN. More videos with him can be found here: ruclips.net/user/filmcouragesearch?query=Eric+Edson

  • @ihdharnurhadyan8669
    @ihdharnurhadyan8669 7 лет назад +16

    This is amazing content for content creator not for normal audience.. nevermind little views, comments, or whatever. This is amaziing

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  7 лет назад +3

      Thank you Ihdhar! Though this video was just released a few weeks ago. It's still a baby, plenty of time for it to grow.

  • @ballersforlife1674
    @ballersforlife1674 4 года назад +7

    35:10 "nuclear submarine in a bottom of the ocean"
    That's not a story!
    "ok ok... A bunch of sharks attack out of the ocean! We call it sharknado!"
    Now that's a story!

  • @tony.kmullinsstudio818
    @tony.kmullinsstudio818 2 года назад +1

    This channel is outstanding and I really appreciate the work to get this stuff put up. I've been struggling with wanting to write and having no idea where to start. It's nice to get good, unfiltered information about it. You guys are doing great work.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  2 года назад +1

      Kind words, thank you Tony! There are so many great resources to find helpful information, we are glad ours can be such a place for you. Here's a playlist that may guide you a little - bit.ly/3IXGJJ0
      And this one may be extreme but if you start answering some of these questions it could get you up and running - ruclips.net/video/VHzDsoliZiY/видео.html
      In any case, our best to you and your work.

    • @tony.kmullinsstudio818
      @tony.kmullinsstudio818 2 года назад

      @@filmcourage Thank you! I will go through those lists as well.

  • @CentaurusRelax314
    @CentaurusRelax314 4 года назад +5

    Here's the thing: they all seem to be indicating a writer needs to arrive at an 'uncommon' solution, but they're all still defining the "problem" in terms of the conventional, staid, established formulas. All of these characterizations of what they are advising as the optimal means of creating a script-they're all formulaic in and of themselves. So, yeah, maybe-if you're trying to write a good formula, this is the path. But, one can easily name a ton of successful, excellent films where the characters don't match the 'standard' described by these 'teachers,' for example. Many of the best films don't rely on these strategies. It seems that these strategies are probably best toward 'inducing' a low-level reader to pass a script upward, because it ostensibly has few 'flaws' as defined herein. All the rest of it comes down to the fact that some writers are talented and most aren't. // @1:00:00 - Raiders of the Lost Ark is the "well, you could," after the 'don't do this.'

  • @jakobforslin6301
    @jakobforslin6301 2 года назад

    A big and sincere thank you for this video. I have been following you for years and you've helped so much in my work!

  • @krazylevin
    @krazylevin 5 лет назад +3

    1:24 I remember seeing that on TV as a kid and up until now, no one has ever been able to tell me what it was. Finally...Ray Bradbury, the Lake. Wow, what are the odds?

  • @sunshineeveryday10
    @sunshineeveryday10 2 года назад +1

    This has been so helpful and exciting to hear. It is real, professional understandable feedback.

  • @gordonpreston7960
    @gordonpreston7960 5 лет назад

    Great Video, very comprehensive overview of screenplay writing. I especially liked the lady who said you need thematic focus to draw your story into alignment, it cant just be about anything and everything. I've got enough experience writing stories [written 3 fantasy sagas now] that most of their advice resonates with a lesson in craftsmanship i learned, but there's still the occasional new insight.

  • @ashleyau942
    @ashleyau942 6 лет назад +1

    I love the video like this. Thanks for the smart editing.

  • @robertwiegman1
    @robertwiegman1 6 лет назад

    Man, what Jen grisanti says about all the actions of the main character being linked to first choice is sloop brilliantly put :):) awesome job

  • @browntroy101
    @browntroy101 3 года назад +1

    Thanks, for the series of videos! They have been so very helpful!!!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад

      Great to see you find some value here. Thanks for watching.

  • @Vandan9166
    @Vandan9166 2 года назад +2

    This is such a great video, something I really needed to watch. I'm a patient man, but having a movie in my head for 17 years is too much time. This video has helped me with the struggle I have within that stopped me having to put thought to keyboard. Thanks much.

  • @larizainc.productions8444
    @larizainc.productions8444 Год назад

    This was incredibly helpful. Thank you.

  • @stormjack
    @stormjack 7 лет назад +1

    Karen, this is a great montage. Thanks for putting this together. I really enjoy your work.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  7 лет назад +5

      Thank you, Ken! Wish I could take credit for the compilation - actually David of FilmCourage put this amazing video together. We're glad you like it!

  • @Sams_Uncle
    @Sams_Uncle 4 года назад +1

    This documentary is just Gold. Can’t thank you 🙏 enough. Cheers 🥂

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  4 года назад

      Thanks Sam! Glad this video found you.

  • @timefilm
    @timefilm 7 месяцев назад

    ET has its structure amped up. It gets really heavy when the alien hunters get him and he dies. But then wheee he wakes up and flies away to his ship and is rescued with a sincere heartfelt goodbye. It's brilliant and really quite silly.

  • @LivingSimplyyAstrology
    @LivingSimplyyAstrology 4 года назад

    I'm in love with this channel. Thanks for these, it's really helpful !

  • @wattpadusergeek342
    @wattpadusergeek342 3 года назад

    The amount of effort that goes into these long video compilations is insane. Thank you.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад

      Thank you, we appreciate it. Stay tuned, we are hoping to release another one next week.

    • @wattpadusergeek342
      @wattpadusergeek342 3 года назад

      Film Courage That’s awesome. I only have access to limited internet at the moment but your videos are at the top of my download list the few times I get access to unlimited data. These videos have been extremely useful as I write my current novel.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад

      Great to see the work we do helping you with yours! Hopefully that will be the case with this new one as we think it packs a lot of value.

  • @CriticalEatsJapan
    @CriticalEatsJapan 4 года назад

    This is great! Thanks for putting this video together

  • @beth7414
    @beth7414 3 года назад

    absolutely nothing boing, about my real stories, yrs and yrs ago, but still crystal clear and tired of having people tell me this one or that one should be a movie etc.. so reaching out and about, every audience is clear, finds it raw, incredibly intense and relatable. The more ai learn the more I realize I have been sitting on stories that are incredibly entertaining and feast of emotional turmoil and growth.

  • @zahraalzuwayed7751
    @zahraalzuwayed7751 6 лет назад +1

    this si amazing and very helpful! i love this so much!

  • @rasmichimakurti4283
    @rasmichimakurti4283 5 лет назад

    Extremely helpful video. Very interesting insights.

  • @swissyogaschool
    @swissyogaschool 4 года назад

    Such an inspiring video, thank you so much!

  • @thereccher8746
    @thereccher8746 6 лет назад +7

    Inside Out and the Martian were fantastic because they didn't shoe-horn in a protagonist. The "adversary" in this is poorly defined, because it assumes it must be a human.

  • @ashishkhaniya5092
    @ashishkhaniya5092 6 лет назад

    it's so helpful for us ,thank u so much film courage

  • @ShaolinChan5988
    @ShaolinChan5988 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing work of efforts and precious times 👍👍👍

  • @jpsaladin8483
    @jpsaladin8483 6 лет назад +11

    "Originality is very important." Listening to these vignettes is like being invited into the kitchen with Thomas Keller. Originality! Important! The insights are astonishing.

  • @calebbloomer4834
    @calebbloomer4834 5 лет назад +1

    This video asks to consider what's in common with all these people. There's something they all share. I think they just don't fear as much as younger writers do. They're not crippled by it, and instead they're free to express themselves however they want

  • @williams.5158
    @williams.5158 4 года назад +5

    13:19, oh the horror, he had to “slog” through somebody’s words. Never mind the story.

  • @artemipatev9456
    @artemipatev9456 2 года назад

    These compilations are so useful! @FilmCourage thank you! Your work inspires me every day...

  • @aye_jonesfkamarvel_jones519
    @aye_jonesfkamarvel_jones519 7 лет назад +37

    I wonder how stories like Moonlight, Boyz N The Hood, and countless other dramas get the green light when it doesn't follow the story structure or the typical character motivations mentioned here

    • @Abayarde718
      @Abayarde718 7 лет назад +22

      Aye_Jones FKA Marvel_Jones Some of these people are at least 50% wrong in what they say and have little to no great screenplays under their belt for the most part, thus why I like COREY MANDELL. No cookie cutter formulas, rules or page requirements. You let the story tell itself through organic characters and conflict, and work it through rewrites. The guy who talks comedy and says you dont need an antagonist, Michael Hague and his interview partner, are also great. Take everything the others say with a grain of salt. Peace!

    • @davidpfilmmaking
      @davidpfilmmaking 7 лет назад +22

      In my opinion, the greatest films of all time typically don't follow the cookie-cutter rules you hear in film school and see in these type of videos.

    • @joeygonzo
      @joeygonzo 6 лет назад +4

      Sawshank Redemption would not have been made today.

    • @Stoney-Jacksman
      @Stoney-Jacksman 6 лет назад +6

      Synecdoche NY..would never be accepted by some of these cunts. A masterpiece. Let the audience have to reach to the art, instead of making it simple so the masses understand.

    • @theessayist25
      @theessayist25 6 лет назад +5

      they actually both have structures ,just not as obvious and noticeable as a fantasy or action movie

  • @OwnYourPowerTV
    @OwnYourPowerTV 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! Very helpful. So many jewels. One of my favorites was the 4 categories of film. WIN, STOP, ESCAPE OR RETRIEVE. Simplified it all :)

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад

      Love to see you finding helpful tips and ideas here!

  • @CyanCooper
    @CyanCooper 2 года назад

    One video giving a better education in storytelling than the rest of RUclips combined.

  • @philipmann5317
    @philipmann5317 4 года назад

    Absolutely fantastic clip, very informative. As somebody who claims to be a writer, this was very helpful.

  • @dietfiction9700
    @dietfiction9700 5 лет назад

    Thank you for putting this together! Awesome!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  5 лет назад

      We appreciate it, thanks for watching.

  • @halfxbreed23
    @halfxbreed23 2 года назад

    Old compilation, but for anyone watching in 2022. Do not hesitate to show the trigger incident. Skip the "ordinary life" setup, there's 90-120 minutes to reference/show their ordinary life. I find it best to establish a character throughout the course of the story and not before the story begins. Characters are secondary to Story.
    Story is the sun and characters are flowers, the story allows your characters to bloom.

  • @AVNdxd
    @AVNdxd 3 года назад +1

    This video is a great example of a boring screen play

  • @hfdouk9681
    @hfdouk9681 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you Film Courage for everything you doing to helping us. And Thank you to all the People in all your videos for sharing their knowledge with us.+++++++++++++++++++++
    (Gaining knowledge is the first step to Wisdom. Sharing it, Is the first step to humanity. -Unknown)

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  6 лет назад +3

      Love that quote! Thank you for taking a moment to share your feedback with us.

    • @combinationfilmstv4310
      @combinationfilmstv4310 6 лет назад

      You are having the same feelings with me.

  • @fireballentertainment1774
    @fireballentertainment1774 5 лет назад

    Great information! Thank you

  • @katyloveukiss
    @katyloveukiss 2 года назад

    i though it was really magical when ge said "the audience becomes one" cause i think that´s what makes storytelling so beautifull

  • @peeishnefenes1477
    @peeishnefenes1477 4 года назад +32

    “All the great stories: Star Wars, The Fault In Our Stars, and The Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift.”

    • @fostej99
      @fostej99 4 года назад +10

      😂😂😂😂

    • @nineteenfortyeight6762
      @nineteenfortyeight6762 3 года назад +2

      Yeah I stopped listening to him right there.

    • @AlegreFranz
      @AlegreFranz 3 года назад +4

      What's your great screenplay? Those stories connected with millions of people across different generations. Great stories can also be commercial and straightforward, otherwise fuckin Dostoevski would be the only one writing great stories

    • @6StormShadow
      @6StormShadow 3 года назад

      The Fault in Our Stars, though?

  • @PeterSodhi
    @PeterSodhi 6 лет назад +1

    So freaking awesome I am speechless...

  • @tarvitsenapua
    @tarvitsenapua 2 года назад

    this is such a fantastic and helpful vid

  • @JacobPatrick1
    @JacobPatrick1 3 года назад

    I love so many of your videos so much and yet this may be my favorite.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Jacob, sounds like this may be one you return to most often. Hope it helps you with your work. Our best to you.

  • @steadifinetti
    @steadifinetti 3 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @peacenow4456
    @peacenow4456 4 года назад +2

    Damn right, structure is organic!

  • @JurijFedorov
    @JurijFedorov 7 лет назад +22

    This is a great RUclips channel. It just irritates me a lot that some of these people have not written succesful movies.

    • @MrShanester117
      @MrShanester117 5 лет назад +16

      Jurij Fedorov
      Even if they wrote a movie that 1,000 people watched, that is still hundreds of miles ahead of 90 percent of aspiring screenwriters. Don’t lose perspective

    • @helenaville5939
      @helenaville5939 4 года назад +18

      The best teachers teach because they are excellent at delivering the message but not so good at executing it. Dismiss them at your peril.

  • @mavmav8345
    @mavmav8345 7 лет назад

    Really good advise!

  • @misscats2999
    @misscats2999 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @BrianSmithNow
    @BrianSmithNow 6 лет назад +2

    Great stuff!

  • @Luke-cz9tm
    @Luke-cz9tm 4 года назад +1

    15:22 dilemma
    20:50 4 goals (win, stop, escape or retrieve)

  • @tonywhite9406
    @tonywhite9406 6 лет назад

    Amazing video, thank you

  • @reelscreenwriting8940
    @reelscreenwriting8940 4 года назад

    Really great content thanks for this :)

  • @JamesPeacock
    @JamesPeacock 4 года назад

    Thank you for this. Really helpful channel.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  4 года назад

      Doing our best, thanks for watching!

  • @pearlgirl5643
    @pearlgirl5643 3 года назад

    Thanks so much! Great content all the way through! This was really valuable for me even though I’m writing a novel not a screenplay

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад +1

      Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your novel.

    • @pearlgirl5643
      @pearlgirl5643 3 года назад

      Film Courage thanks!!

  • @hnttakata713
    @hnttakata713 3 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @3RDEYELOVE
    @3RDEYELOVE 5 лет назад

    Ty 🤙this vid helping me push forward

  • @NessaNSpace
    @NessaNSpace 3 года назад

    so thankful i found this channel, gems gems gems

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад +1

      Thank you Vanessa, great to see you finding value here!

  • @CKGoldiing
    @CKGoldiing 3 месяца назад

    Karen, this is beyond exceptional. It's invaluable. Thank you.

  • @purnimadeshpande3847
    @purnimadeshpande3847 6 лет назад

    Superb... Very useful..

  • @murrynathan
    @murrynathan Год назад

    I watched this entire video hoping to learn what ketchup is all about. Another great competition on a great channel. Thanks!

  • @kimattacks
    @kimattacks 2 года назад

    This is absolut gold.

  • @harino1066
    @harino1066 3 года назад +2

    this explains a lot of why things are so unwatchable these days. i have enough stress in my life. i really can't wade through shit like breaking bad, where everyone walks into a room angry, tense and disappointed. are people so relaxed and happy in life that story is the only place they can go to have the missing stress in their life?

  • @karellt2355
    @karellt2355 4 года назад

    Very good!!