7 Deadly Mistakes Screenwriters Make - Steve Douglas-Craig

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

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  • @filmcourage
    @filmcourage  7 месяцев назад

    Here is our full interview with Steve - ruclips.net/video/adVxPaj17rU/видео.html

  • @dominiquetolley8246
    @dominiquetolley8246 Год назад +32

    Tarantino once said the script should not just be a blueprint and should be an enjoyable read. He said lean into the prose but not too much so to where it’s a novel. Interesting to see different perspectives.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  Год назад +3

      Good comment!

    • @destinypirate
      @destinypirate Год назад +6

      We could look at the distinction between writers and writer/directors as well - unless the former has relationships to pipeline to they need to keep to forms expected by the general (readers) market. Tarantino can play as loosely or deeply as he wished to...

    • @DAMON409
      @DAMON409 9 месяцев назад

      He only got attention because he used vulgar and sexually explicit language, which hadn't been done before. He also made gangsters the leads with personalities. But the novelty faded.

    • @ricopedrajrs
      @ricopedrajrs 5 месяцев назад

      @@DAMON409 Haha!

  • @filmcourage
    @filmcourage  Год назад +8

    What do you think?

    • @dmlewey
      @dmlewey Год назад +1

      Useful, thanks

  • @magnolia549
    @magnolia549 Год назад +10

    Steve Douglas-Craig has been my favourite guest so far because what he said - though it's not entirely revelatory - he says it in a way that I can understand because I too like structure and he has provided me certain insights that genuinely makes me want to practice more. I like rewriting drafts because it helps me internalise and truly understand what I want to say in my story and my characters' motivations. This channel has been an invaluable public resource, thank you so much!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  Год назад +1

      Great to hear! Thanks for posting!

  • @0MG.N0
    @0MG.N0 Год назад +14

    "Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." Can't get away without the first part.

  • @southlondon86
    @southlondon86 Год назад +5

    Steve, thank you for helping to develop The Book Of Eli! One of my favourites.

    • @ralphmarrone3130
      @ralphmarrone3130 Год назад

      The Book of Eli is my favorite Easter movie 😊

  • @VincentStevenStudio
    @VincentStevenStudio Год назад +16

    When I watched Godzilla minus one recently, at times I thought it was predictable. But its only because I understand movie structure. The general audience probably wouldnt recognize it as much. That structure though is what makes it great. The way it sets up the characters and the plot. The way it resolves them and pays off at the end. The way some things were forshadowed briefly but became important at the end like them mentioning the japanese government doesnt provide the planes with eject seats or how people are still missing hinting that the girl might still be alive or the guy who's never been to war but helps save the day or the final line "Is your war over?" The pay off is so satisfying because everything is perfectly set up and well structured. Good Structure is what makes a good movie.

  • @masy_mezzetino
    @masy_mezzetino Год назад +4

    Great insights!

  • @randomspirit
    @randomspirit Год назад +1

    Very helpful! Thank you!

  • @intuitioncinema5048
    @intuitioncinema5048 Год назад

    Wow!!!! So much useful info here. Will need to watch this another 50 times with notes to take it all in. Thank you.

  • @maxwellhunter8255
    @maxwellhunter8255 Год назад +2

    This was extremely useful to me. Thx.

  • @destinypirate
    @destinypirate Год назад

    Loved this. A few specific thoughts to bounce with, or against. Thank you!

  • @markfetherman6593
    @markfetherman6593 Год назад +10

    I write novels and find this series very insightful.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  Год назад +2

      Thanks for posting Mark! Our best to you and your work!

    • @markfetherman6593
      @markfetherman6593 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@filmcourage Thank you!

  • @matthewpaul6904
    @matthewpaul6904 Год назад +4

    The character had a life before your movie and assuming they didn't die, will have a life afterwards. The movie is a pivotal time in that character's life story.

  • @yapdog
    @yapdog Год назад

    I found this particular video instructive as to the differences between writing novels and crafting screenplays. Well done 👍

  • @wexwuthor1776
    @wexwuthor1776 Год назад

    I like that background.

  • @JayFingers
    @JayFingers Год назад +3

    Everything Steve says here is 💯 percent spot-on. Thanks for having him on the channel. Definitely sharing this one. 🙌🏾

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  Год назад

      Thanks Jay! Great to see you discover this one. Also keep an eye out for more segments with Andy Guerdat. Think you will enjoy that one as well. Happy Holidays and a blessed 2024 to come!

  • @adammacdonald5789
    @adammacdonald5789 Год назад +3

    Don't agree that if you introduce the main character fifteen pages in is a sign of an inexperienced writer. It can be a sign of confidence in the story telling and help set the table of what's to come. You see it in horror and thrillers all the time. Scream, Jaws the Chaser etc etc. But maybe the argument is the "killer" is the main character but a classic like Psycho broke that rule beautifully. To me, is it a compelling story or not - thats it. I read scripts all the time and when I smell the basic structure that everyone seems to follow, the proving "blue print", that can get very predictable, which is never good for telling a good story.

    • @destinypirate
      @destinypirate Год назад

      Your middle sentence seems correct - the rules vary by genre, and in various horror sub-genre's the priority can be to setup an aspect of that world... Per your last note - this is where good writing comes in. We generally need a passage = a conflict that is the fulcrum of the story. Otherwise we are left without an vicarious experienc - unless the intention is the art presented as itself. It is uppon the structure that a good writer delivers something new and compelling.

  • @krishnansrinivasan830
    @krishnansrinivasan830 Год назад

    Nice & Thanks :)

  • @ardidsonriente2223
    @ardidsonriente2223 Год назад +1

    So, if you can't even tell the actor how to move... you can't make scenes without dialogue?

  • @ComicPower
    @ComicPower Год назад

    A screen play is not literature. Good advice

  • @Penguino1215
    @Penguino1215 Год назад

    If my character's taking a dump in the bathroom, eventually, they're gonna have to wipe, flush, stand, and leave the room. So, if we're not allowed to describe a character's movement, then what?

  • @ryanhowell4492
    @ryanhowell4492 Год назад +1

    COOL

  • @filmtorres
    @filmtorres Год назад

    This is the real deal.

  • @AlifaRowshani
    @AlifaRowshani Год назад +1

    everything needs an structure, dont you think? even atoms have structure let alone a film

    • @ChancellorMarko
      @ChancellorMarko Год назад +2

      You could argue that atoms lack inherent structure, as they consist of particle-wave fields; we impose structure on them for the sake of simplification and explication. A parallel argument might apply to story narratives.

  • @Serzhanov
    @Serzhanov Год назад

    Who is he?

  • @greyeyed123
    @greyeyed123 Год назад

    I want to read the screenplay with no characters, no structure, no plot, no setting, and no story.

  • @DenkyManner
    @DenkyManner Год назад

    HATE THESE MISTAKES

  • @davidgray3321
    @davidgray3321 3 месяца назад

    Oh dear there are still people who don’t understand that human ability is a mix of strengths and weaknesses, plenty of people spell well and have absolutely no creativity. Spelling is easy to fix, it’s intelligence and style you want to find. This attitude was prevalent in the 60s and 70s and still mentioned here, very amusing error on his part.

  • @thomasley4006
    @thomasley4006 11 месяцев назад

    Hey, Film Courage, about script mistakes: Your video titles are total click-bait.

  • @reallymakesyouthink
    @reallymakesyouthink Год назад

    I cannt beleeve peeple wood send scrips in wit bad speeling.

  • @TheSAINTWARRIOR
    @TheSAINTWARRIOR 11 месяцев назад

    Ari Aster is a buffoon. His script for Midsommar was terrible, structure or no structure. And he bombed big time on his last film, losing about 30 million $$. So, I would say he is not this super artist they make him out to be.

  • @WiLyO8
    @WiLyO8 Год назад +1

    ‘ 🎬🌲✨

  • @TheHypercarnivoreChef
    @TheHypercarnivoreChef Месяц назад

    So many things sound so wrong, read the first chapter of the pillars of the earth and tell me who is the protagonist??? So you trust the establish authors and if they bore you to death in the first act you say.....it must be for a reason ..... But if a new author make an extra line of description for your taste than you don't read anymore a d throw in the garbage what could have been a masterpiece...... that is why movies sucks ...Good luck listening to those bullshit