Paul Thomas Anderson's Advice on Writing
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What wisdom can Paul Thomas Anderson give to the aspiring screenwriter? Turns out, quite a lot. Get your pen and paper ready, because there's a lot of valuable information in this video.
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Paul Thomas Anderson is an American filmmaker. His films have been nominated for 25 Academy Awards, winning three for cast and crew.
He is known for his films Boogie Nights (1997) and There Will Be Blood. Anderson's other films include Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017).
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@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Talk about PTA and filmmaking on our official Discord server: discord.gg/xxTqXXd
@nzrmmd 4 роки тому
I could just listen to PTA talk about writing and filmmaking for hours and hours, and not get bored.
@TheRealValus 4 роки тому
That's bad. Get bored. Go write.
@larzguy3714 4 роки тому
@@TheRealValus shut up wannabe writer
@MrBuketman 4 роки тому
He’s motivating. Whether it’s watching one of his flicks, or THIS.
@planetboondock2383 3 роки тому
Couldn't agree more. So glad to get a glimpse into another writer's headspace.
@tannerlacoste8506 3 роки тому
I wish I could!
@darkknightwithanidea1845 4 роки тому
PTA is one of cinema’s finest & most intellectual, non pretentious directors of our age. There simply isn’t another one like him. He & Orson Welles would have had great conversations together.
@darkknightwithanidea1845 4 роки тому
Sudden Arrival - Well... close. But yes I see where your’e coming from. RESPECT 🙏🏼🎥
@BEDLAMITE-5280ft. 2 роки тому
Yuck
@movedmindpoRUSZonyUMYS Рік тому
100% agreed!
@BugsyMcOvaltine 7 місяців тому
He's great but definitely does not lack pretense.
@courtnisaizon4546 5 місяців тому
I concur!
@Storyograph 4 роки тому
I love the idea of leaving the typos in the script. It explains a few of those delightfully awkward lines from some of his films.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Exactly!
@adamortega1 4 роки тому
Any examples you’re thinking of?
@Storyograph 4 роки тому
@@adamortega1 This one comes to mind: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aGiWZZWbnqdmuX0.html
@jacobnash7357 4 роки тому
@@Storyograph That's actually a rare flub from William H. Macy himself, not the script, but I also love him leaving his typos in
@jeremymather9689 4 роки тому
I think an example of this might be in Punchdrunk Love... Someone asks Adam Sandler how he’s doing and he says, “I’m doing very food” or something like that. Then they call him on it in the scene, like, “You’re food?” And he corrects himself and said he meant to say he’s “good” and he’s not sure why he said food and they joke like maybe he’s hungry. But that’s even in the script and it always seemed to me like PTA meant to write the word “good” but instead wrote “food” as a typo and then thought it was interesting to just lean into that and keep it going and ended up with an awkward moment that worked for the character and the scene so he left it in.
@terfaniabdou5908 4 роки тому
The good thing about this kind of videos is that it show you that there isn't one way for writing. Tarantino would fight PTA for saying: screenwriting isn't real writing .. but steal both of them is a great writer and filmmaker ❤
@Memnoch_the_Devil 4 роки тому
Terfani Abdou the two of them are actually friends.
@ellarose1685 3 роки тому
But I thought I’d heard Quentin say once he doesn’t consider himself a writer cause if he was a writer he would be writing novels not screenplays ? Idk though
@justinhopper5941 Рік тому
@@ellarose1685 I don’t know about that. Tarantino is going to write novels after he does his last film he says he considers himself a writer first and foremost. He made his last film into a novel even.
@ellarose1685 Рік тому
@@justinhopper5941 i think he's earned the title absolutely, just remember seeing him say this in an interview once!
@TheSentinel909 4 роки тому
This dude is super modest, great to see - considering he's one of the best directors alive.
@MrGreen-ci2mm 2 роки тому
Nope he's not. His movies don't make money which is not a good sign
@TomEyeTheSFMguy Рік тому
@@MrGreen-ci2mm So? At least the writing is good.
@shtarrin279 4 роки тому
Just Finnished There Will Be Blood this night, then this video pops out in my time line. Feels amazing.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Great timing!
@joshuayonkin5608 4 роки тому
If you watched it online it seems kind of likely it would pop up on your timeline.
@ladystoneheart8155 3 роки тому
Your phone is listening to you
@iagt 4 роки тому
Paul Thomas Anderson is the best american filmmaker alive.
@therunawayrascal 4 роки тому
super interesting hearing a top tier screenwriter who is also a top tier director talking about the writing side of the craft so honestly-a rare occurrence. that practical side of being the one who sees it all the way to the end and has to get it there, and the departure from a romantic mentality that's required to do so, is very insightful. good stuff. i appreciate it.
@tonywords6713 4 роки тому
I remember seeing a review once that said PTA hates his characters and I just don’t know how someone could get that impression at all. They feel so real and so human despite their exaggerated qualities, especially Freddie Quell
@jeffmartin1259 4 роки тому
The tone for this is awesome. It fits Paul Thomas Anderson's style perfectly. Great job!
@scottmumford8295 4 роки тому
"Leave room for actors to do something...". Lovely advice. This is a nicely put together video, but I found it much easier to process what he was saying without the visuals. The images are too powerful, beautiful, familiar...
@nabarlekbasketball 4 роки тому
This Channel is amazing. I nearly binged all of your episodes and I will probably do it again. This is such a great resource for aspiring filmmakers, writers and movie lovers in general. Thank you so much!
@rhythmoriented 4 роки тому
Imagine being the man who writes and directs the film we now see as the best film of the 2000’s: There Will be Blood and then does the same in the 2010’s: The Master. And he’s done so much more...
@21swords76 4 роки тому
Idk about them being the greatest films of their respective eras but they’re definitely masterpieces.
@NalbertWattam 4 роки тому
There Will Be Blood it's the greatest of it's era side by side with No Country For Old Men
@marshallzane7735 4 роки тому
Absolutely right. There will be blood is the best film of the 2000s and the master is the best of the 2010s
@herrklamm1454 4 роки тому
I couldn’t get into The Master. Maybe need to try again some day.
@LuisSierra42 4 роки тому
@@herrklamm1454 The Master is an amazing study of the effects of religion on people and how truly legitimate it is. It's a masterclass in film-making , writing and acting
@mariannecontrino6297 4 роки тому
The fact that PTA has never won an Oscar, is one of the many things that keep me up at night, and an injustice that so desperately needs to be corrected.
@captaincobber4272 3 роки тому
Him and David Fincher. How they have not won any Oscars between them is inconceivable. Two of the modern day greats.
@bigman25plus25 3 роки тому
Once you stop giving a shit about Oscars and other award ceremonies, your life will be a lot richer.
@SalvadorBrumov 2 роки тому
@@bigman25plus25 for sure, but that doesn't invalidate our sense of (relatively benign imo) injustice at greats not getting the broad recognition it seems they deserve
@justinhopper5941 Рік тому
He was robbed and should have won one for TWBB and should have won best screenplay for boogie nights at least..Look how long it took for scorsese to finally win won though.
@luislozano6332 Рік тому
oscars washed out peoples brains so bad lmao
@89Awww 4 роки тому
The fact that Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is in the thumbnail just goes to show that The Master is becoming tied with There Will Be Blood as PTA's masterpiece! It's one of my favorite films and I'm so happy to see that it's aging well!
@dumemnduka7930 Рік тому
The master is his masterpiece. I've watched it 5 times now
@HardyCozen 4 роки тому
Glad you're back!
@volcanosauce00 4 роки тому
Woo! You’re back!!
@batgurrl 4 роки тому
Request: does Wes Anderson like to talk about his process? I would love to see The Royal Tanenbaums or Moonrise Kingdom❤️
@sinjinbeatbox 4 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/i5SlZKWYpGyAkqM.html
@arthursarzen1048 4 роки тому
Moonrise was better.
@batgurrl 4 роки тому
jj ww thank you I will check it out
@jacobvarney23 4 роки тому
@@arthursarzen1048 In your opinion.
@arthursarzen1048 4 роки тому
@@jacobvarney23 isn't a discussion like this, you only have opinions . I thought they just had to many things going on in royal
@cill521 4 роки тому
PTA is just awesome and one of the best. No one loves his characters as much as he does, you can feel that warmth and kindness and eagerness. There was this interviewer who questioned the integrity of Dodd Lancaster in the Master and PTA almost murdered the poor guy. That's what I want, that kind of passion and believe in what you're doing. His movies are huge on human dynamics, its very important to remind yourself that is whats going on when you watch a PTA movie. Its not about some over arching plot or story or important lesson of humanity, its about the people. Its about why the people are the people and what it takes to be them
@powerfist80 4 роки тому
Stunning video; If I'm not doing it... I feel incomplete as well.
@isaaccruz8131 4 роки тому
so good to see you back! crazy timing on a video about PTA as i’ve been on a binge! Just watched The Master, Hard Eight, Punch-Drunk Love, and Boogie Nights in the last week. Planning on watching There Will Be Blood and Magnolia very soon.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Wow! Perfect timing then!
@randywhite3947 4 роки тому
Isaac Cruz I’ve watch the Master,there will be blood,and Magnolia and plan on watching Boogie Nights and Punch drunk love soon
@hschenck3394 4 роки тому
There will be blood is his best 😅😅
@randywhite3947 4 роки тому
Schenck Films after the Master
@tonywords6713 4 роки тому
Inherent Vice, Phantom Thread, and Junun are good too (esp Phantom Thread, which is great)
@sebastianalegria3401 2 роки тому
I'm glad to appreciate, and learn from someone like PTA, a director who started in the industry at a young age. In addition, Quentin Tarantino & him know each other, in fact, PTA got compared with Quentin. At the end both of them have different talents, so you have to enjoy what they transmit in their respective movies.
@HomemadeSubmarine 4 роки тому
This is such and impressive and inspiring video.
@pratikindani829 4 роки тому
Thanks man!!! Love you
@FinalFilmProduction 4 роки тому
MAKE MORE LIKE THIS!!! Fantastic!!!
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Perfect! That's what I plan to do!
@limonespinosa1579 4 роки тому
House MD (glad to see your back tho)
@stevenburrito7032 4 роки тому
PTA and Tarantino are the kings of modern cinema. Once upon a time was a masterpiece. May both of them live long and prosper
@leonardozumaeta4354 4 роки тому
Diego Pisfil replace Nolan with Chazelle and we’re set.
@viktorxhelilaj3087 3 роки тому
I wish there was a channel like this for novels.
@justdecember 4 роки тому
PTA my favorite Haim sister!
@isaacruddell7940 2 роки тому
Great job
@TactileTherapy 4 роки тому
Im told my books read like screenplays, not told to me disparagingly, but in a refreshing way. After watching this video I think i can understand why now
@rigsby1454 4 роки тому
PTA just uses Microsoft word which I always find great. You don’t need a format to be creative
@sageemerald7685 4 роки тому
As an attempted novel writer I feel like I've learned more from screen writers than I have the oft idolized dream-smiths of my chosen field. I read On Writing by Stephem King. His advice was just crank stuff out until it sticks somewhere. But screen writers are cold blooded mammals chomping at the bit for a studio that will take their reigns off. It doesn't need to be perfect of course, but their lethality is found in the raw and condensed force of pure imagination.
@Sevatar_VIIIth Рік тому
How would one go about becoming a novel writer without going to school for it?
@stiglarsen543 4 роки тому
maybe do an episode on bojack horseman? Great video as always.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Thanks for the suggestion!
@danielclaro6049 4 роки тому
That would actually be fantastic. Also it would be a great crossover episode
@courtnisaizon4546 5 місяців тому
I love eavesdropping on/overhearing people talking in the everyday world and catching a random sentence and then using it as a springboard to then launch into a stream of consciousness to create dialogue.
@billt5410 4 роки тому
Maestro Paul Thomas Anderson.
@danieltapiasserna7360 3 роки тому
x2 amigo mio
@ricardomonteiro2523 4 роки тому
Finally a video! 🔥 Took you some time! ❤
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
It did! Took some time working on other ventures. I'm back now and hoping to ramp things up again. Expect a lot of new videos!
@ricardomonteiro2523 4 роки тому
@@BehindtheCurtain love it!
@aug-pahunters51 4 роки тому
This applies to all work Do you're work and
@FirstIdeasOnly 3 роки тому
What is the music in the Backround during the first half of this video? Im def vibing with it for writing
@msxmurda2385 4 роки тому
God, I love these interviews. Writers are pretentious AF, but I love it.
@juanp7873 3 роки тому
What?
@gothxm 3 роки тому
Pretentious is a hilarious word because the person saying it assumes that they know the depth somebody has especially when you just hear them speak in bits and pieces. An entire life reduced to : they're pretentious lol.
@ornaciav8441 2 роки тому
Paul Thomas Anderson is literally the least pretentious writer I can think of
@eddiemurphy6031 2 роки тому
this is a fucking great channel.
@gone_girl_over_everything4521 4 роки тому
Does anyone know where the music is from and what's it called?
@icecreamhero2375 4 роки тому
Please do Spongebob. I think its a very well written show.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
That would be a really fun idea!
@LuisSierra42 4 роки тому
haha, for real tho
@RedBananas 4 роки тому
Ah yes show that one cartoon where a starfish shows its ass to a sponge so he could take a golf club
@icecreamhero2375 4 роки тому
@@RedBananas Which epiosde are you talking about are you talking about a friendly game that was a pretty funny episode. I don't recal Patrick's butt being in that one though.
@icecreamhero2375 4 роки тому
@@RedBananas Spongebob is one of the best cartoons ever made.
@evoken1216 4 роки тому
PTA be like “I make movie. I made there will be blood with DDL”
@evoken1216 4 роки тому
Sorry was on herion when i posted this comment. apologies
@jqyhlmnp 4 роки тому
Evoken1 you’re not a boomer but...
@twod0ves 4 роки тому
@@evoken1216 u doing okay man??
@user-wt2dz5bx5m 4 роки тому
@@evoken1216 lmfao what
@tylerdaniels4089 4 роки тому
Can't find the link to the course mentioned???
@gabbyhyman1246 4 роки тому
You know, I mean, like, I mean, you know, like... Good thing he can write.
@Usermnk 4 роки тому
Maybe video about three billboards? Thanks for video, great as always
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Great idea!
@batgurrl 4 роки тому
Welcome back. I kept wondering what happened to you. His approach seems odd. I felt Magnolia and The Master were too long and maybe a typical screenplay might have helped. I remember a review for Boogie Nights saying it was a soundtrack in search of a screenplay lol pretty ironic
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Yeah, I definitely feel this way with some of his films. This video was interesting to make, because I'm not the biggest fan of his work. It was interesting to hear how a man who I think is good with characters chooses to write. Even if you don't appreciate his films, I think you can still learn from his practical approach to writing. Thanks for watching, batgurrl!
@batgurrl 4 роки тому
Behind the Curtain yes it’s an interesting method. I always wonder what is the process with some auteurs. I enjoyed the hell out of boogie nights despite what I quoted hehe Have seen a few of his others repeatedly even tho I find some aspects irritating but I can’t help myself😜
@futuropasado 4 роки тому
I think The Master is an absolute masterpiece.
@randywhite3947 4 роки тому
batgurrl Magnolia might have been too long(I disagree) but the Master was the perfect length it didn’t need to be any shorter
@randywhite3947 4 роки тому
Joaquin Shang me too Movie Of The Decade imo
@fruitsy3020 4 роки тому
can't wait for the next masterpiece our lord and saviour blesses us with
@YON_RO 4 роки тому
Don't be weird about it
@thehorsebox1203 4 роки тому
WTF i´m crying...
@spiritualseeker9593 3 місяці тому
where is the link for joining the screenwriting course ?
@MrUndersolo 4 роки тому
I looked at that thumbnail too quickly. I swear I thought it was a still from “The Empire Strikes Back”...
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
Oh crazy! I'm gonna be updating it soon anyways.
@jqyhlmnp 4 роки тому
Screenwriting isn’t “real” writing, it’s a template (and that’s not a bad thing), it’s amazing for actors to work comparing perpendicular to the alternative of a ridged book
@Pantano63 4 роки тому
I disagree. I think it's a valid form of writing and quite similar to playwriting. It'd be nonsense to say that Shakespeare wasn't a "real" writer. Just because it isn't prose doesn't mean it's not real writing.
@greyeyed123 4 роки тому
What's a "ridged book"? A book with ridges? Huh? Also, commas are not periods. (Maybe youtube comments are not real writing, either.)
@concars1234 4 роки тому
@@Pantano63 the term "playwright" was actually invented to disparage writers of plays. Like they're not a true author of prose but a mere "builder" of plays (wright means build or construct)
@Pantano63 4 роки тому
@@concars1234 A a poet is a writer of poems. And a novelist a writer of novels. And an essayist is a writer of essays. And a short story writer is a writer of short stories. And playwright is a writer of plays. All of them, of course, are types of authors, so I fail to see your point. Whatever definition it originally meant, clearly doesn't apply these day. Go and say Shakespeare isn't literature. You'll be laughed at.
@concars1234 4 роки тому
@@Pantano63 Shakespeare was a great poet who deigned to impart his monumental talent into "mere plays". He's really a poet first and foremost and plays are a genre or vehicle for plots. My point is that even before screens writing for the stage was seen as a bit lower or less pure than the classical forms of poetry and prose
@shahrzadmassiha7253 4 роки тому
Can you do Avatar the Last Airbender?
@dcrux47 4 роки тому
2019.12.10
@icecreamhero2375 4 роки тому
Please do the Muppet Show.
@LaneCarter 4 роки тому
I very much disagree with his technique. One of my favorite filmmakers is Vince Gilligan, and I'm pretty sure he and the writers he hires are very meticulous with how they craft their scripts. And the actors on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul frequently talk about how much they love the scripts, even citing the detailed writing as a great source of inspiration for their portrayals of their characters. However, I respect PTA's perspective, and perhaps there is some truth to what he is saying.
@BehindtheCurtain 4 роки тому
I definitely like Vince Gilligan's work over Paul Thomas Anderson's, but I think there is still something to be learned here. The practical approach of not being meticulous in your first draft is really important. That's what's kept me from finishing first drafts. I can fix it later and maybe it leads to something I hadn't planned. There's a balance here between planning and flowing and I think it's beneficial to be aware of both.
@TheGeorgeD13 4 роки тому
Well, it's like PTA said in the video: Whatever works for you man. Take what works for you and throw out the rest.
@BusterDarcy 4 роки тому
I don’t think you have to wonder if there’s any truth to what PTA is saying. All you have to do is watch his movies and see for yourself. There is no one right way to be a writer. VG has what works for him and so it’s what he seeks in other writers. PTA has what works for him. No two writers are exactly the same, nor is any one writer’s approach more right than another’s.
@futuropasado 4 роки тому
PTA has a very intuitive approach. I don't think is worse, just different take of the writing art. Its what it makes his films so unique.
@VIK_1903 4 роки тому
@@BehindtheCurtain Don't get me wrong, Breaking Bad is the best series ever made. At least in my opinion. But Vince Gilligan hasn't done anything else. And I'm not dissing, just being objective. I love the guy and he's great! But PTA has done plenty! Many great films.
@kabanuebanrus 4 роки тому
гений современности
@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457 2 роки тому
2:30, Is that still a thing?
@JoseMorales-lw5nt 4 роки тому
Can we just thank PTA for "JOKER"? Yeah, Joaquin Phoenix's performance as Arthur Fleck was courtesy of his 2 great performances in two great PTA films: The Master AND Inherent Vice! 🇵🇷🇺🇸🤔
@icecreamhero2375 4 роки тому
One more Please do Peanuts?
@viking8796 5 місяців тому
3:46
@youisstupid2586 4 роки тому
i don't know what it is but i don't get PTAs films.........
@lehan4541 4 роки тому
Yeah, they are kinda deep.
@youisstupid2586 4 роки тому
Lu Han ive seen the master like 5 times and i still don’t get it.
@norm-bb3bb 4 роки тому
I loved Boogie Nights
@a.static.kaleidoscope 3 роки тому
@@youisstupid2586 why watch it to get it? The story is plain and simple. You like it or you don't. It's not very thematic if that's what you are thinking.
@youisstupid2586 3 роки тому
Amar Singh what is the master about?
@vincentedgeworks 4 роки тому
I click on a video about a world famous writer and before the one minute mark he says “regiment of writing”?!?! WTF?!
@godofgibberish85 4 роки тому
What's the issue?
@vincentedgeworks 4 роки тому
GodOfGibberish it’s possible I am wrong but I believe he confused regimen with regiment. A common mistake, but one I had assumed was beneath him.
@erlstone Рік тому
exactly, screen writing is about "ideas"... not about "language"
@smeva26 2 роки тому
i feel like novels need to be a little on the basics side as well; novelsits need to chill out with being over descriptive, we get it, you have a vision on what everything looks like in the world you created but you need to take into consideration that the reader may not see it the same way and letting them fill in the blanks of what what things look like (that arent an esential part of the plot) allows the reader to personalise the world to them - its a more enjoyable experience to read a book about a fantasy world were you have creative control n what it looks like.
@hahadad5160 Рік тому
does TYLER own this channel?
@steveconn 4 роки тому
I liked his early films but his later ones feel rudderless. Phantom Thread was basically just people in nice '50s fashions.
@thereccher8746 4 роки тому
Screenwriting is writing. Novel writing employs the language of the written word, screenwriting uses the language of cinema. It's visual literature. Paul Thomas Anderson may be a great film-maker but he's dead wrong here.
@mathiashilbert8076 4 роки тому
Who are u to judge?
@a.static.kaleidoscope 3 роки тому
He has his way of thinking. It works as well even if I don't agree with him, I wouldn't say he is wrong. He's him.
@ruly8153 3 роки тому
I feel like he’s talking shite here He’s a really good director writer but he’s not saying anything useful
@anonb4632 4 роки тому
Good writer but pretty boring interview TBH. I've heard most of this advice elsewhere.
@DaFuqBoom 3 роки тому
Awful advices. Awful. None of the brilliant screenwriting is getting to Hollywood or elsewhere. All we're getting are mediocre crap because these are "trusted" writers and that's it. This is such a bullcrap over there.
@rickalicious1116 2 роки тому
I wouldn’t say these are awful advice. Some of the points can be beneficial, especially when writing your first draft of a screenplay.
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