We appreciate it. Thank you! It does take a good amount of work to put these together. Some of these interviews go back 10 years, haha. Hope we can help storytellers tell better stories. Cheers!
The fact that Sorkin breaks nearly all of these rules and is considered as one of the greatest screenwriters of our time shows how important it is to understand the rules before you break them. His breaking of these rules is almost deliberately defiant.
This is litteral the best video on RUclips about advice on dialogue. It's helped me so much. I didn't know half of this stuff before I watched it . Thank you Film Courage 👍😁. The other videos on RUclips about it act like you nearly already know how to do dialogue and your watching it for a few little tips. It's so annoying. Thanks for going indepth on it and then doing a bit of a overview at the end. Thanks for giving everything you need to know in just the right amount of detail.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you saying that you didn't know half this stuff. It takes a lot to say that. Our aim is to provide as much value as we can. Can't say this one covers it all as there's always more to learn. Our best to you and your work!
I read so much dialogue that is so static or correct. i have an italian character in one of my scripts I write him how he would speak and why he speaks that way. Its his second language.. I also like in dialogue when someone is thinking or making grammatical mistakes, stuttering. or correcting themselves as we do has humans. I love writing dialogue . Oh and subtext is key in my opinion as I am an actor as well, I am always constructing that in my analysis.
Absolutely. I have been writing since I was seven. I decided it was time to get into movies and wrote a 142 page tretise on "How to Write the Crappiest Script Ever". I was cruising through RUclips and FC rolled past. A bunch of lessons, six or eight months, and a ton of blood-letting later, I have a script that is 108 pages, more focused, and with more punch that I am willing to show someone. I still have no plans on trying to sell it, but thanks to FC I'm not embarrased to talk about it.
@@thecollective1584 A book in film school for screenwriting shorts is "Writing short Films" by Linda J. Cowgill. That tends to be what they give for new writers. It doesn't cost much either.
There are main tips for writing dialogue as I read first should make sound , nature sound like real but polished conversation. Show don’t tell . Use subtext . Use dialogue tags sparingly. Use dialect and accent carefully. Embrace slience avoid exposition very sentences and structures and length. Use contractions . Stay true to characters. Keep it real .
It doesnt necessarily show that a mother loves her son because she runs wildly around trying to find him. She may have been warned by Child Protective Services that the next time she neglects him, custody may be given to his father and she will lose her child support payments. He may also have run away from her neglect to seek help, and she knows that after several warnings she is going to court and maybe jail. Some level of tell must surely be included..If it is..... then show isn't necessary is it ?
Ok, I’m going to try to impress anyone who reads this to come read from my Fresh Reads on TVs playlists. I have 4 movies and I’m halfway through releasing my 3 season fantasy project to make after I get the deserving GF. And own the studio and process rbis ok this is my tip. Everything needs to be a reasons to love the product. When your writing dialogue move from one page to the next with one reason to really love the product on EVERY page the culmination of your sitting and then sit back or step aside and plan for what is the next really good reason to love the show. How can I make what happens include a reason to love the product
I also have sub advice if you are also director… but more so applies to stage direction and set design. Limit your requirements to fill in later during filming and prep your actors to prepare alternate and optional lines for editing stage and the more involvement you have you can write with what’s on the track.
Might be best to find someone who has experience with budgets. In regards to budgeting, here are some things to consider - ruclips.net/video/-8SXQZT0278/видео.html and this one you may find helpful as well - ruclips.net/video/WHUcG8qi6IY/видео.html
English isn't my native language, I'll to be clear. In "Yellowstone" there's a scene that I think it's brilliant. It's a scene that explains how not to write dialogues on the nose. The character Lloyd, an old man, is taking Jimmy to a competition about riding a wild horse. In a few scenes before, Lloyd had said to Jimmy : "You have talent for it" and Lloyd smiled sympathetic. Jimmy won the competition and receive as an award a Belt buckle. Lloyd amazed and emotional watched the belt buckle, gave a hug with affection to Jimmy and kept watching emotional the belt buckle
What's being said is everything the characters don't say. The dialogue is basically everything EXCEPT what the characters want to say. Unless they're drunk.
Sorry but I don’t think the cigarette thing would pass a double blind test, man…. “Filters? None.” Oh wait Tarantino wrote it, so now it’s genius!!!! Sorry I have no filters on this comment. None.
Yeah, not the best example. And even if it is, he doesn't explain it well enough. The scene is good because of the acting and directing; the writing is secondary.
Lots of programs and films could do with following these. Over the years there has been plenty of wooden, stilted, bland, cheesy and generally poor dialogue but recently they have added loads of cringey dialogue as well, I wish they would stop!
I find listening to screen writers discussing "story" disturbing. To a person, they creep me out. As a doctoral student in a clinical psychology program, I found my professor and his assistant for my human sexuality class were really creepy in the way they looked at us. I have observed the same thing in other individuals. Back to the screen writers. The arrogance and air of superiority is disgusting. Their profession is about jerking peoples emotions around. We are real human beings, not some object to be manupulated.
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I love how you stitched all these snippets together! Film Courage is such a great resource for creative writers!
Thank you so much Max! This one was long overdue. We’re glad to be able to share it.
Whoever edited this deserves a raise.
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Film Courage, I hope you guys look back with pride at all the years you've been accumulating this wisdom.
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Can't imagine the amount of effort it took to put this together. A sincere thank you
We appreciate it. Thank you! It does take a good amount of work to put these together. Some of these interviews go back 10 years, haha. Hope we can help storytellers tell better stories. Cheers!
I've watched this through twice - some great tips. Great work putting this together - thank you.
The fact that Sorkin breaks nearly all of these rules and is considered as one of the greatest screenwriters of our time shows how important it is to understand the rules before you break them. His breaking of these rules is almost deliberately defiant.
Which chapter was most helpful to you?
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That's like asking which Ice Cream flavour do want when there's 50 and you want all of them.
Each chapter offers equal and significant insight on the various mechanics of dialogue 🤌🏾
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@@samphelps856 We'll start with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
This is an amazing super cut, thank you! :)
Thank you so much!
This is litteral the best video on RUclips about advice on dialogue. It's helped me so much. I didn't know half of this stuff before I watched it . Thank you Film Courage 👍😁. The other videos on RUclips about it act like you nearly already know how to do dialogue and your watching it for a few little tips. It's so annoying. Thanks for going indepth on it and then doing a bit of a overview at the end. Thanks for giving everything you need to know in just the right amount of detail.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you saying that you didn't know half this stuff. It takes a lot to say that. Our aim is to provide as much value as we can. Can't say this one covers it all as there's always more to learn. Our best to you and your work!
Thanks!
AJ! Thank you so much! We put a lot of work into these videos and we are always humbled to be rewarded. Thank you for giving back.
So glad I found your channel. Great tips and content ❤
Amazing video. Extremely helpful for my writing process. Thank you so much!
Thank you Geoff! Hopefully this video will be here whenever you need it again.
These recent compliation videos are amazing
Thank you so much Michael! We put a lot of work into these. Here are some of our previous ones - tinyurl.com/4btu2j7b
So grateful for this, awesome🌞
Thanks! We are grateful to have you watch this one!
I read so much dialogue that is so static or correct. i have an italian character in one of my scripts I write him how he would speak and why he speaks that way. Its his second language.. I also like in dialogue when someone is thinking or making grammatical mistakes, stuttering. or correcting themselves as we do has humans. I love writing dialogue . Oh and subtext is key in my opinion as I am an actor as well, I am always constructing that in my analysis.
This channel has made me rewrite my characters, scripts and stories so many times...😆 Thank you...🙏🏽
Great that you see that as a positive and that you embrace the work Lee!
Absolutely.
I have been writing since I was seven. I decided it was time to get into movies and wrote a 142 page tretise on "How to Write the Crappiest Script Ever".
I was cruising through RUclips and FC rolled past.
A bunch of lessons, six or eight months, and a ton of blood-letting later, I have a script that is 108 pages, more focused, and with more punch that I am willing to show someone. I still have no plans on trying to sell it, but thanks to FC I'm not embarrased to talk about it.
@@thecollective1584 A book in film school for screenwriting shorts is "Writing short Films" by Linda J. Cowgill. That tends to be what they give for new writers. It doesn't cost much either.
I've tweaked my dialogue & parts of feature scripts with your help, FC. Best interviews & interviewer in the biz.
@@martaferguson-dun645 Cheers Marta! Love to hear that! Our best to you and your work!
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Great dialogue is great engagement finding that exreme self in a piece of dialogue my pet peeve if its not there
Thank you very much.
Cheers Tumi! You are welcome!
I understand Texas Chain Saw Massacre intention SOOOO much better, with all the subtlety, and nuance. 😅
Dialogue is good if your structure and character goals and motivations are known
There are main tips for writing dialogue as I read first should make sound , nature sound like real but polished conversation. Show don’t tell . Use subtext . Use dialogue tags sparingly. Use dialect and accent carefully. Embrace slience avoid exposition very sentences and structures and length. Use contractions . Stay true to characters. Keep it real .
I beg you to rewrite your comment.
It doesnt necessarily show that a mother loves her son because she runs wildly around trying to find him. She may have been warned by Child Protective Services that the next time she neglects him, custody may be given to his father and she will lose her child support payments. He may also have run away from her neglect to seek help, and she knows that after several warnings she is going to court and maybe jail. Some level of tell must surely be included..If it is..... then show isn't necessary is it ?
This is exquisite
Thank you Sam!
Zack Synder should watch this
So he can hire a writer? Very good idea.
So helpful.
Thank you very much!
Ok, I’m going to try to impress anyone who reads this to come read from my Fresh Reads on TVs playlists. I have 4 movies and I’m halfway through releasing my 3 season fantasy project to make after I get the deserving GF. And own the studio and process rbis ok this is my tip. Everything needs to be a reasons to love the product. When your writing dialogue move from one page to the next with one reason to really love the product on EVERY page the culmination of your sitting and then sit back or step aside and plan for what is the next really good reason to love the show. How can I make what happens include a reason to love the product
I also have sub advice if you are also director… but more so applies to stage direction and set design. Limit your requirements to fill in later during filming and prep your actors to prepare alternate and optional lines for editing stage and the more involvement you have you can write with what’s on the track.
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This one is really good Ryan!
@@filmcourage any advice on coming up with a budget before selling my first script
Might be best to find someone who has experience with budgets. In regards to budgeting, here are some things to consider - ruclips.net/video/-8SXQZT0278/видео.html and this one you may find helpful as well - ruclips.net/video/WHUcG8qi6IY/видео.html
English isn't my native language, I'll to be clear.
In "Yellowstone" there's a scene that I think it's brilliant.
It's a scene that explains how not to write dialogues on the nose.
The character Lloyd, an old man, is taking Jimmy to a competition about riding a wild horse. In a few scenes before, Lloyd had said to Jimmy : "You have talent for it" and Lloyd smiled sympathetic.
Jimmy won the competition and receive as an award a Belt buckle.
Lloyd amazed and emotional watched the belt buckle, gave a hug with affection to Jimmy and kept watching emotional the belt buckle
Please explain. What is so brilliant about it?
In che stato
What's being said is everything the characters don't say. The dialogue is basically everything EXCEPT what the characters want to say. Unless they're drunk.
Billy Wilder wasn't German 😂
Sorry but I don’t think the cigarette thing would pass a double blind test, man…. “Filters? None.” Oh wait Tarantino wrote it, so now it’s genius!!!! Sorry I have no filters on this comment. None.
Yeah, not the best example. And even if it is, he doesn't explain it well enough.
The scene is good because of the acting and directing; the writing is secondary.
The Paulwarner: “Sorry but I don’t think.” Tarantino: “Never?” The Paulwarner: “Ever.” Simple.
Lots of programs and films could do with following these. Over the years there has been plenty of wooden, stilted, bland, cheesy and generally poor dialogue but recently they have added loads of cringey dialogue as well, I wish they would stop!
I find listening to screen writers discussing "story" disturbing. To a person, they creep me out. As a doctoral student in a clinical psychology program, I found my professor and his assistant for my human sexuality class were really creepy in the way they looked at us. I have observed the same thing in other individuals. Back to the screen writers. The arrogance and air of superiority is disgusting. Their profession is about jerking peoples emotions around. We are real human beings, not some object to be manupulated.