Pain & Art: Write What You Honestly Know | Ryan Gattis | TEDxChapmanU

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024
  • When a gang lord told novelist Ryan Gattis to cut to the chase, he did. Surprising to the Chapman University professor was that the command was also a gift that released his creativity and helped guide him to the completion of his acclaimed novel about the Los Angeles riots of 1992, All Involved: A Novel of the 1992 L.A. Riots.
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    Gattis is also the author of novels Kung Fu High School and Roo Kickkick & the Big Bad Blimp, as well as two novella, The Big Drop: Homecoming and The Big Drop: Impermanence. He lives and writes in Los Angeles, where he is a member of the street art crew Uglarworks.
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Комментарии • 162

  • @Funandconsciousness
    @Funandconsciousness 9 лет назад +374

    "Authenticity says 'I trust you to see who I really am'." WOW!!! That had impact!!

  • @evasco1979
    @evasco1979 3 года назад +18

    5 essentials of immersive story telling
    1. Hooks - they grab our attention
    2. Unexpected- the art of surprise. It unbalances the audience and makes them wonder what is coming next.
    3. Cause and effect - a link of series of events (one thing happening after another) that creates a dynamic chain of occurrences.
    4. How did it feel - explaining mentally, emotionally, physically how you feel in a given story helps audience connect on a given level.
    5. Concrete, specific detail - it is the lifeblood of storytelling: it convinces us.

  • @AmbiCahira
    @AmbiCahira 5 лет назад +110

    "Fluent in pain" ... I felt that hard. I'm going to use that from now on because it perfectly describes it.

  • @darioushmohammadian2622
    @darioushmohammadian2622 5 лет назад +195

    I think the lecture itself had "hook", "the unexpected", "Cause and effect" "how did it feel" and "specific details" in leaps and bounds

    • @matthewclark4155
      @matthewclark4155 5 лет назад +14

      I think that was the point he was trying to make. It makes it that much more profound when you think about it.

    • @cecilieh2903
      @cecilieh2903 3 года назад +2

      Wow. Deeply moving and profound! 🙏✨🌹

  • @joelhendrix998
    @joelhendrix998 5 лет назад +44

    This man has an incredible way with words - truly relatable from any walk of life just by the language & honesty he uses. So dope.

  • @Sacrednalej
    @Sacrednalej 7 лет назад +121

    I could imagine everything he said from begging to end.

  • @JR-em3mo
    @JR-em3mo 5 лет назад +15

    the more specific to the human condition you can get the closer you can be with someone so different from you.

  • @helium73
    @helium73 7 лет назад +124

    I wanted to be a writer yet it never occured to me that I should practice telling stories. I've never really told stories. I remember a beautiful girl asked me once "Tell me a story". Here I was wanting to be a writer but I don't remember if I actually came up with one. My whole family stories. Maybe that's why I wanted to be a writer.

    • @user-bb3kw8gx1n
      @user-bb3kw8gx1n 7 лет назад +4

      Hate it when women do that.

    • @HOKUTO-NO-PEN
      @HOKUTO-NO-PEN 4 года назад +1

      You should totally do it! Go for it!

    • @alwaysreadin163
      @alwaysreadin163 2 года назад +2

      It's never too late, look into self publishing! I was able to publish 3 short stories when I was in middle schooland I might look into doing it again when I'm out of college which I'm currently in. I made 20 dollars. My stories were ebooks priced at 3-5 dollars. I think you can do it. You just gotta take that leap and see where it takes you. :)

  • @kiddiefables2051
    @kiddiefables2051 3 года назад +6

    "I moved and I moved on" wow. That one sentence. I can't even express what it did to me.
    He has a way with words. Concise but to the point

  • @alabamajenny8751
    @alabamajenny8751 4 года назад +4

    That! THAT my friends is a gift, molded to perfection. He put his honesty, his mild mannered heart and drive into that conversation. I love this so much. It is all about connecting with people on a human level. Bravo!! Bravo!

  • @AlexCurole
    @AlexCurole 7 лет назад +46

    One of the best talks yet.

  • @Viakwetu
    @Viakwetu 6 лет назад +19

    This is and will be an inspiration for me to be my authentic self.

  • @ajarofpotential
    @ajarofpotential 5 лет назад +7

    Thank you. It continues to amaze me how the gems of wisdom i needed to hear, like this, find their way to me.

  • @desisess8461
    @desisess8461 8 лет назад +28

    All I needed. Same awakening in different way. I write music. Thank you Ryan grattis

  • @vivianeb90
    @vivianeb90 5 лет назад +7

    Great talk and touching, too. Gives me hope as a failed someone.

  •  8 лет назад +22

    Exceptional talk Ryan! Beautiful amazing story! Best of luck with your newly published novel! I hope you sell a million + !!

  • @tonkaloui
    @tonkaloui Год назад

    Thank you so much🙏🌟☀️ so grateful for your wisdom🙏☀️🌟☀️

  • @JeremyReardon1
    @JeremyReardon1 9 лет назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your stories! You help give me hope! And thank you for supporting our troops by being there for them!

  • @LeonellCassio
    @LeonellCassio 8 лет назад +33

    Woah. Beautiful! One of the greatest speaches ive heard!

  • @KatieLee235
    @KatieLee235 7 лет назад +18

    this is fantastic... i don't know why it doesn't have more views! sooo good and helpful.

  • @CoachSteve4u
    @CoachSteve4u 5 лет назад +4

    This is one of the best Ted Talks ever. This reminds me of why I write.

  • @ItsOurFault
    @ItsOurFault 4 года назад +2

    That was beyond legit!
    From someone who has a million stories......thanks for doing this, you did an amazing job.

  • @texcellency
    @texcellency 5 лет назад +110

    Am I the only one thinking that he looks like Chester Bennigton? The singer of Linkin Park?

  • @aj.5841
    @aj.5841 3 года назад

    Do not doubt your creativity. If you continue to explore, and not give up, you'll be incredibly rewarded. The magic will literally to come to life on your pages. Give it time.

  • @vickyhudak1765
    @vickyhudak1765 4 года назад +2

    Truly one of the best I've seen! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @arkieologist
    @arkieologist 4 года назад +1

    So moving. I'm going to share this inspiring story. I need to be more open and authentic. Another word - vulnerable. 👌

  • @johndoe4073
    @johndoe4073 4 года назад +1

    Wow! That was one of the best TED Talks! This guy is incredible! A truly gifted storyteller.

  • @shanebrennan256
    @shanebrennan256 2 года назад +1

    So random, i accidently pressed my phone screen decided to let it play and WOW what a great story told 👌

  • @Novacynthia
    @Novacynthia 5 лет назад +1

    Outstanding you are in the humility , charisma and beauty you bring to your story 🦋🌎✨❤️ Thank you for speaking to the Value of our authentic life stories as humanizing in a time when others speak to it saying “Oh Everybody has a Story” so just swallow it!

  • @infinimetrical
    @infinimetrical 2 года назад

    The balance of pain and bliss. Buddhism, the understanding that pain is required to also understand and appreciate pleasure. Our desire for more also requires the experiences and actions to achieve balance. Nirvana, heaven, whichever you actively choose within all right in this life. Most often relate to pain when pain has been experienced that hasn't completely broken a person. Love is a strength.

  • @amandine6319
    @amandine6319 6 лет назад +3

    THis is the best TED talk I have ever heard

  • @Soulpiercerofficial
    @Soulpiercerofficial 4 года назад +1

    I'am speechless after that, thank you and congratulations on your journey much love too you man

  • @leesiple8561
    @leesiple8561 5 лет назад

    thank you for sharing your pain. thank you for being human

  • @slotherapist
    @slotherapist 9 лет назад +23

    Love your story telling.

  • @arh7303
    @arh7303 5 лет назад +1

    This is so great - what a gift. Thank you.

  • @birdsofprey7324
    @birdsofprey7324 Год назад

    Thank you!😊

  • @codacreator6162
    @codacreator6162 2 года назад +1

    It takes big brass ones to expose yourself as weak, flawed, hapless, vulnerable. But that’s exactly what it takes to be truly authentic. Read Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt for a truly artistic example of the language of pain.

  • @derekjohnstone7977
    @derekjohnstone7977 5 лет назад +6

    Honestly one of the best ted talks, scratch that best videos on youtube, I have ever watched. I was so drawn in, so tied to hearing the next word that was spoken I forgot where I was. I could taste the authenticity it was so real. Best talk since Simon Sinek's, can't wait to binge your writing, will be purchasing All Involved. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @miischaqi2676
    @miischaqi2676 6 лет назад +2

    Outstanding story, Ryan! Thank you so much

  • @carlconway8703
    @carlconway8703 7 лет назад +10

    That was truly brilliant! Great storytelling.

  • @mindaugascechanavicius8892
    @mindaugascechanavicius8892 3 года назад +1

    True words. Impressive ending with true knowledge

  • @Tevecdance
    @Tevecdance 5 лет назад +2

    What a fantastic and engaging story. Thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @spangled_soul
    @spangled_soul 8 лет назад +19

    That was brilliant!!!

  • @annafedorova_sf
    @annafedorova_sf 2 года назад

    What a fantastic talk! I needed this.

  • @DairangerSentai7
    @DairangerSentai7 4 года назад

    What is a story? To help you distance from traumatic experience?
    5 essentials of immersive storytelling:
    (What we already know)
    Hooks:
    The unexpected; art of surprise
    Cause and effect:
    How did it feel?
    Concrete specific detail
    *What's new:*
    None of these techniques mean anything without authenticity.
    If I'm not authentic, something could happen to someone else.
    I don't know how to lower the magic of writing. Because truthfully it isn't magic. This isn't dead cold orthodoxy.
    How can I see my story change the space around us?

  • @nappyscribe1987
    @nappyscribe1987 4 года назад +13

    I can get out of bed and finish telling my story in a book I’m writing.

  • @mmikaojONE
    @mmikaojONE 7 лет назад +9

    Damn, I was so hoping this was going to be about tattooing. Sick work on Ryan by the way, I could tell it was Chris Brand from the first few seconds I saw his sleeves

  • @StarvEgoFeedSoul
    @StarvEgoFeedSoul 5 лет назад +6

    *He's the gang member he's talking about. nice story ^^*

  • @alabamajenny8751
    @alabamajenny8751 5 лет назад +1

    Beautifully told! Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @jennyhughes4474
    @jennyhughes4474 6 лет назад +2

    What a great speaker he is - it was quite a long talk for me but even I (with my brain injury) stuck with it!

  • @zacharychick1441
    @zacharychick1441 9 лет назад +4

    Excellent job!

  • @annwarneka868
    @annwarneka868 Год назад

    Millions of Americans do hot have health insurance. Or Benefits. Yet we are sold the dream we might one day, be successful. Good on you. I like your style and realism.

  • @SyeedAli
    @SyeedAli 6 лет назад +27

    In other news, people who play the blues have the blues.

  • @HeatherValentineMsFoodie
    @HeatherValentineMsFoodie 3 года назад

    Loved this THANK YOU 💖💖🙌

  • @mysticartist7
    @mysticartist7 4 года назад

    omg ! So amazing. It made me cry .

  • @ishaansharma61
    @ishaansharma61 5 лет назад +1

    what a great act!

  • @DLS.Supreme
    @DLS.Supreme 4 года назад

    Amazing! Your audience missed out giving high salutations to the achievements of your story. I hope I get a chance to your publications!!

  • @crinanthethane9386
    @crinanthethane9386 4 года назад

    Wonderful message! ❤️🙏🏼

  • @cctreadway9500
    @cctreadway9500 4 года назад

    What a great storyteller!

  • @tilakrijal3689
    @tilakrijal3689 8 лет назад +8

    you inspired me sir

  • @theartzscientist8012
    @theartzscientist8012 3 года назад

    EXCELLENT!!!

  • @dianadevlin3717
    @dianadevlin3717 7 лет назад +15

    Great storytelling!

  • @eleinacampbell8235
    @eleinacampbell8235 4 года назад

    This talk came up for me, a writing spiritual scientist and storyteller,
    Exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you.

  • @kaqueburlington4278
    @kaqueburlington4278 5 лет назад

    Fantastic talk!

  • @abbystone5738
    @abbystone5738 5 лет назад

    Love!

  • @TheBartomon
    @TheBartomon 5 лет назад

    I wish I could give this talk 100 thumbs ups

  • @vickyhudak1765
    @vickyhudak1765 4 года назад

    Yes!

  • @falangenglishdictionarybys3653
    @falangenglishdictionarybys3653 7 лет назад +1

    great lesson.

  • @Jason-ji4sy
    @Jason-ji4sy 5 лет назад

    Wow. Amazing.

  • @MissHeatherLee
    @MissHeatherLee 6 лет назад

    Phenomenal . Thank you

  • @alxiroi
    @alxiroi 5 лет назад

    Great talk, wow

  • @jiwann4213
    @jiwann4213 5 лет назад

    There should have been an applaud at 15.40. Great presentation.

  • @mayantoniettebarbarono6004
    @mayantoniettebarbarono6004 5 лет назад

    This is so beautiful!

  • @LaniCreatesArt
    @LaniCreatesArt 6 лет назад

    Love love this tedtalk!♥️♥️♥️

  • @allbis
    @allbis 2 года назад

    Nice story

  • @tochukwunwanyanwu5488
    @tochukwunwanyanwu5488 6 лет назад +1

    compelling

  • @YellowhatDick
    @YellowhatDick 6 лет назад +3

    I wrote a 500,000 word book, over 2,000 pages. Only sold one; it was returned- prolly cause it was two hundred dollars, ha!

  • @metamorphic8
    @metamorphic8 5 лет назад

    🌟Gold🌟

  • @yor90
    @yor90 5 лет назад

    heavy dude. gotta read'm mow

  • @PerpetualEducation
    @PerpetualEducation 5 лет назад

    I lived across the street!

  • @TheHeartOne
    @TheHeartOne 7 лет назад +1

    Muy Bueno!!!

  • @jozefinasimoni3771
    @jozefinasimoni3771 5 лет назад

    Great ❤️

  • @luzaguirre2830
    @luzaguirre2830 5 лет назад +1

    Cool story bro

  • @StephRae
    @StephRae 5 лет назад

    The greatest ending ever.

  • @henbane2247
    @henbane2247 5 лет назад

    That was a really good story

  • @chetrok1
    @chetrok1 5 лет назад

    Good story

  • @HYP3RHyper
    @HYP3RHyper 3 года назад

    Here because of school

  • @mlg2592
    @mlg2592 4 года назад +1

    All I can think of when I hear the name “Lynwood” is Weird Al’s childhood home.

  • @polat6810
    @polat6810 3 года назад

    Ted bed time talk!

  • @peggyhoffman1244
    @peggyhoffman1244 3 года назад +2

    What I want to know is, did you ever get your phone back?

  • @desertportal353
    @desertportal353 5 лет назад

    I like that tattoo ... the one tied around his neck. No wait ... the one on his chin. No wait ... those on his long sleeves. No wait ... those buttons on his collars. No wait ....

  • @nelsonx5326
    @nelsonx5326 5 лет назад

    I wrote a 157,000 word story (fiction) that I'm trying to turn into a decent book. First I wrote the story, then got a word program to lay it out in a condition that might become a book someday. This month I bought 6 books on writing, and am trying to teach myself proper writing skills. I think I might be overwhelmed. I finished reading a book on grammar. Forget about style or craftiness with words, grammar alone has me wondering if I'm in over my head.
    I have a healthy imagination, no problem there. The story, a schizophrenic rock star who keeps popping in and out of completely different personalities while being transported half way around the world in a 600' luxury yacht to play a huge concert to save the planet is, I believe, an interesting and humorous one. I can picture everything like it's a movie, but I don't know if I can do this book thing.
    I should have studied writing. I'm an artist, studied classical guitar and played well till arthritis kicked in last year, I'm a silversmith, made bronze monuments, all kinds of smart skills. I had fun writing the story, it flowed, no writers block. But now, turning it into a real book, that is starting to scare me. I should be able to give my story to an expert on writing and have it fixed and made book worthy, don't you think?
    I'm due to retire soon.
    Maybe I can do it, make a book.

    • @bendemare5270
      @bendemare5270 5 лет назад

      You feel like teaching yourself to write seems a lot of work?
      Try to get some skills ,maybe give it some time,and find trust worthy,critical and honest beta-readers to give you critics ...
      Anyway,maybe it's to much,I don't know,you can chose .
      Good luck!

    • @nelsonx5326
      @nelsonx5326 5 лет назад

      @@bendemare5270
      It's a project, that's for sure. I knew my first draft was rough, but I didn't know how rough till I got some books on writing. If you are expert at something, have a skill that you have somewhat mastered, you know that your teacher only took you so far, that the mastery came from you and your input, your desire to excel and accomplish something. I got very good at the classical guitar. A half hour lesson a week for a year got me to the point where I could become self teaching. It was me that practiced 4 hours a day while holding down a full time job.
      We all know how to write some, but real writing is an art. I'll give it a serious try. I have the story, but I want to write a real book that people will keep turning pages because they are having fun and want to know what will happen next. Did you see that! I shouldn't have written "and want to know what will happen next", I should have written "and want to know what happens next".
      I'll show how I fixed a part of my story if you're interested.
      Thanks for the chat.

    • @wingofafly
      @wingofafly 5 лет назад

      Schizophrenics don't have multiple personalities - that's dissociative identity disorder. Good luck with your book. Sounds like a fun premise.

    • @matthewclark4155
      @matthewclark4155 5 лет назад

      Maybe you should consider writing about the topics you are authentically knowledgeable about? It might make the process much more natural. There's plenty of money in blogging about teaching others one's creative passions. Just a thought...

    • @dude67828
      @dude67828 4 года назад +1

      NELSON X Pass it on...one never knows what might happen. Good luck and God bless.

  • @tacopizza493
    @tacopizza493 6 лет назад +2

    "Something" or "nothing" will happen to him? Which one?

    • @meidanrrustemi8322
      @meidanrrustemi8322 5 лет назад

      Hes said nothing will happen to him, but something will happen to his friend which is arranging the meetup

  • @vincevaughn3189
    @vincevaughn3189 5 лет назад

    His glasses are killer

  • @crypthor2008
    @crypthor2008 5 лет назад

    13:43 lol we all did that with the nose

  • @hellzyaiagree4039
    @hellzyaiagree4039 8 лет назад +36

    Great presentation . interesting point....his outfit without those killer tattoos would be called a wimp or milktoast, a noodle or geek....add the tattoos and suddenly he's manly and sexy.
    All Hail The Power Of The Ink!

    • @Inkdraft
      @Inkdraft 6 лет назад +1

      Take a good look, those are sleeves.

  • @billyalarie2841
    @billyalarie2841 7 лет назад +1

    what's that countdown? when i noticed it, it said there was between 3 and a half and 4 minutes left on it. was that his allotted time? because there's another 10 minutes left in this thing.

  • @juswolf22
    @juswolf22 4 года назад +1

    The empath in me couldn’t take the broken nose story

  • @ZenWaveCinema
    @ZenWaveCinema 6 лет назад +2

    The banality of shock...

  • @nadiazarrougui
    @nadiazarrougui 5 лет назад

    I said : FINE !