How To Map Out The Beats Of A Television Show by Daniel Calvisi

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 46

  • @LandOfSteez
    @LandOfSteez 6 лет назад +76

    Please interview someone in animation! 🙏

  • @dragonsmith9462
    @dragonsmith9462 4 года назад +17

    I love the TV shows and movies he references. I've been trying to analyze this exact four acts and a teaser structure for years, and he's addressing the specific questions I've been grappling with, so I'm getting his books.

  • @camronchlarson3767
    @camronchlarson3767 5 лет назад +14

    What about a beat sheet for half hour comedy?

  • @KarrGalaxyStudios
    @KarrGalaxyStudios 6 лет назад +13

    Great interview! I hope you will release the full interview soon.. I just wanted to say I bought the kindle version of his book as I have been looking for a Television focused story structure for quite a while!

  • @MaxxDoberman
    @MaxxDoberman 6 лет назад +3

    This was the BEST advice/episode thus far. 👍👍

  • @KatieJMichaels
    @KatieJMichaels Год назад +1

    omgg this is amazing i’ve been looking for like, exactly this forever lol

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  Год назад +1

      You may enjoy this one as well - ruclips.net/video/_IzUxr77yHg/видео.html

  • @rolofrangipan3719
    @rolofrangipan3719 6 лет назад +5

    I am writing a script but for British TV - would this book still be relevant?

  • @s.j.5810
    @s.j.5810 4 года назад +1

    Great interview. Just bought this guy's book. We'll see how it goes, but I'm excited.

    • @mikailaisawesome
      @mikailaisawesome 4 года назад +1

      How's it going so far? Is it worth it?

    • @s.j.5810
      @s.j.5810 4 года назад +2

      @@mikailaisawesome 100%. Best TV show writing book I've come across & I've taken classes on the subject.

  • @chrissystewart4123
    @chrissystewart4123 6 лет назад +1

    I will continue watching film courage so I can learn more

  • @Marcel-so8oz
    @Marcel-so8oz 4 года назад +3

    Can I use that same beat sheet for other episodes as a reference? Or is that particular beat sheet mainly for the pilot episode?

    • @AC-gw4qu
      @AC-gw4qu Год назад +1

      It's up to you. For example, if you watch Ozark, you'll find that the origin story (pilot) has the same structure as each of the show's episodes with some slight variations. As an exercise, try watching an episode or two (say, the pilot and an episode that comes towards mid-season) and you'll find that they break the Acts almost like clockwork, which approximately 4-5 scenes within each Act. Go through your favourite shows or those that are on a streaming service you enjoy and watch the shows with one goal in mind: to understand the structure. Scene's a typically location-specific and Acts typically are outcome based. When you move to a new location (temporal of physical) you're typically moving into a new scene. When you move forward in terms of action from establishing to complicating to climax to resolution, you're moving from Act to Act, almost in 13-15 min chunks. For Ozark,there's actually a visual clue for the structure in the graphic for in the credits where you see the 4 icons that represent events in each Act. It holds up for every episode in the series.

  • @skollrum
    @skollrum 6 лет назад +7

    Good to know, my pilot is written in same structure as the season but tells the origin story.

    • @toasteroven6761
      @toasteroven6761 Год назад +1

      So a premise pilot-3rd episode pilot hybrid, nice!

  • @MaxxDoberman
    @MaxxDoberman 6 лет назад +7

    What if there is nothing like my show anywhere? Then what?

    • @madnessbydesignVria
      @madnessbydesignVria 6 лет назад +8

      Then sadly, you'll have an uphill battle trying to get anyone to read it. Hollywood likes to invest money in projects it already knows how to sell (remember, every TV show or movie is an investment, and investors want to see a return on that money). A 'totally new' show represents an unknown, and that will scare most producers off. It would probably be easier to write a more conventional show first, then once your foot is in the door, start pitching your current show. This has been my experience, so take it for what it's worth... :)

    • @C.Church
      @C.Church 4 года назад +6

      It means you are the pioneer of that type of show.

  • @Theschoolofsportss
    @Theschoolofsportss 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @chrissystewart4123
    @chrissystewart4123 6 лет назад

    How to be a great film director, and screenwriter where to start & where can I find great actors and actresses

  • @xKendraDx
    @xKendraDx 6 лет назад +5

    I really appreciate this video. I honestly have bought so many books and audio lectures and only one of them spoke of tv one hour dramas. I will check this out right away.

  • @carerforever2118
    @carerforever2118 3 года назад

    I'm typing up a biography about my life and my family's life here in Melbourne, Australia 🦘🇦🇺

  • @OneRising
    @OneRising 3 года назад +3

    This is more of a PROMO for the book rather than a knowledge series.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for watching. Here is the full version of Daniel's interview with us where he goes into much more detail: ruclips.net/video/635p_nkiK-g/видео.html

    • @OneRising
      @OneRising 3 года назад

      @@filmcourage Thanks, now we're talking :)

  • @chrissystewart4123
    @chrissystewart4123 6 лет назад

    Very Interesting this is I want to do & I have some questions about filmmaking, tv , Screenwriting, story structure

    • @SamStam12
      @SamStam12 6 лет назад

      Chrissy Stewart what are your questions? I would like to form a discussion

  • @shabbat61
    @shabbat61 Год назад

    a three camera sitcom in front of a studio audience

  • @richardfamousactor2261
    @richardfamousactor2261 2 года назад

    This is true but what about pilots like FX “Atlanta “ that breaks the rules .

    • @georgesikorski9891
      @georgesikorski9891 2 года назад +2

      The one thing I've always found is that you need to learn the rules before you break them. Knowing how to break them well can only come from having a solid understanding and usage of the rules under your belt first.

  • @burntgod7165
    @burntgod7165 5 лет назад +2

    So no one from HBO in U.S. or CBS or Netflix or Prime or ABC or BBC use it? Paradigms may be useful, but don't get fixed on them. Listen to actual writers and how they do it. Watch the Creative Spark videos on RUclips. Buy Aaron Sorkin's Masterclass on screenwriting. Buy Babylon 5 creator Michael Straczynski's book. Learn by reading scripts. These many, many books and paradigms are all very good, but until they are presented, previous writers have not used them.

  • @warriorclassmedia
    @warriorclassmedia Год назад

    🤯💯

  • @carlweathers5714
    @carlweathers5714 6 лет назад +2

    This formulaic refuse is utterly useless. Formulaic=unoriginal trash. Just write a good script. Good news, bad news, clocks or conflict.

    • @SamStam12
      @SamStam12 6 лет назад +1

      Carl Weathers I agree - any kinks can be mapped out by a writers team for shooting.
      What matters is selling it

    • @carlweathers5714
      @carlweathers5714 6 лет назад

      SamStam12 yes, sir. Well, played.

    • @SamStam12
      @SamStam12 6 лет назад +1

      Paxpaul snobbish and smug - great qualities of a writer.
      Thanks for your contribution to the conversation. Please re-read my comment for clarification.

    • @xmarxsham
      @xmarxsham 6 лет назад +1

      Hey any good scripts/sold pilots you care to share?

    • @SamStam12
      @SamStam12 6 лет назад

      Marx Sham What do you write?