This guy is a douchebag. Who ever he is.

Why is greta in this? Her movies suck.

one of the best just in the last few years? man, this show is one of GOAT.

Goyer is a hack who got lucky that he had the Nolans to bounce off of to get things even close to right.

Vince Gilligan doesnt get to meat of what writing is. He sounds like an uncle who cant teach like just say you put a show together that made us want to live in that world.

Esmail is a genius, this show completely deserves so much more love, and Darlene is the baddest baddie to ever baddie. I'll die on any of these hills.

Nic Pizzolatto, Terence Winter, George Pelecanos, and J.T Rogers. HBO has, and has had; some of the best T.V writers ever.

I just finished this masterpiece last week and boy what a ride, the fact that it's already a decade old since it finished and people still talk about it/ even make memes shows how much care and love it was made from. My only regret about watching the show is the fact that I didn't watch it as soon as possible.

Loved True Detective. Loved Pizzolatto's discussion on it. Now, back to working on my own novel, inspired.

that disney 4 page sequence breakdown is why finding dory and the incredibles 2 were both bigger pile of garbages than the one at the end of toy story 3.

Hi, please can you tell me what original source interview is the Charlie Kaufman stuff from? Especially the bit around 8mins 53 secs in your video where he talks about writing dialogue before he really knows what the characters would say? Thanks

I would say the only other show that knew how to end was Sons of Anarchy.

Won't ever be the same without Justin :'(

GREAT VIDEO! When I wrote my book I had enough of an idea to get to the middle of the text, it was only after that, that i was able to finish it. Funny how it worked out that way ...

Easily the best show of all time.

I think filmmaking is changing for the better. Like Jim said, majority of big movies suck right now. But there are incredibly talented filmmakers out there, so why aren't they being hired? Pretty obvious why, but that's not important for this. Point is, the artist, for huge budget films, are not allowed to be the artist, for the most part. So the passionate filmmakers are finding other way to make THEIR films. And I'm 100% for it. Sunday, I'm going to a film festival to watch a film made by Danny Gevirtz, where funding for the feature film came entirely from youtube viewers and creators. Now whether the film is good or not, it's his first feature, isn't that important, but the fact that he never had to pitch to studios or execs, is groundbreaking. More independent studios are popping up, talented film makers like Jim are paving their own way. And gosh golly darn it........ I will too.

Greta Gerwig is so brilliant

thank you for this long video of writers contradicting each other and ultimately giving very little advice since everybody's creative mind works in a very different way. real useful content

you lost me at far right conspiracy theorist, fuck you, your industry is fucked,

My biggest takeaway from this is that you have to put in the work, and to be comfortable with the fact that the story will change, and it should change, because you're not going to know everything at first. Although there are even exceptions to that; there are authors who have written a novel in a few days, but they're so experienced at storytelling, and the story had been brewing in their head for years, or it's a very personal story. Be flexible; be willing to revise; but when you're satisfied don't second-guess yourself. Some of these writers have produced "Meh" screenplays. Accept it will happen to you and move on.

amazing...

Is the answer "everything you should avoid"? Lost is an overexcited 8-year-olds idea of a cool story. Oh, they find a hatch and there's a polar bear and and... A work where anything goes and nothing holds together. I have no idea how it managed to enthrall so many people. As soon as it was clear that there's so much utter random shit going on that the only possible conclusion is that everyone's dead and this is the last flickering of their synapses and Lindelof and Abrams are reveling in the fact that they don't even have to try to make any sense whatsoever and can throw anything they want at their "story machine" it was absolutely dead for me because nothing at all was at stake. That was season 2 episode 1. And I only watched that far because I gave it the benefit of a doubt. No idea how it mass hypnotized everyone back then. Maybe I'll find out watching this video. Never too late to become enlightened. edit: "I've had writers when they were getting teased or abused would get kinda hostile." lol. I'd say abusing writers is a hostile act, no? So is hostility then not the expected reaction if you also want them to not "be a pussy"? Seems hostility is how it was shown that you are not. Incredible.

......or read Agatha Christi

Season 1 is almost a pastiche. Lifting from Ligotti, comic books etc. without properly crediting them. I don't like that. You should always acknowledge your inspirations, especially when people have clearly pointed it out. Spoiled the memory of the show for me a little.

Sympathy is it sucks to be you and empathy is i understand what youve been through using my imagination and heart. Many empaths only feel sympathy.

The idea of a serial TV writer talking about structure is ridiculous. Literally every other writer is explaining why that's a bad idea, and a dumb storytelling format

How do I move on from SS1? I just can't O_o

This just goes to show that anyone can make anything amazing. Nick had never even written a script before. Writes his first 6 and one of them in True Detective Season. I mean, that is absolutely incredible.

read scripts? I have. They are exactly the same as the movie. Nothing mysterious about it. You do not need a perfect script. The reality is, even if you have written good scripts, there are more scripts out there than there are production companies, so the odds are against you. Established companies have a network of resources to acquire scripts. They have no reason to give you the time of day.

What Lost teaches us about storytelling? A: Don't tell stories like Lost did. Make the stories make sense. Things that happen early should matter later. Don't just throw stuff against the wall. That is my takeaway.

You stole from better writers, thats how

Mad men is of the best tv dramas of late 2000s and early 2010s . Many actors become very famous after this show ended . There also many shows that tried to be like mad men (Pam am ,masters of sex ,magic city)

You wrote WHAT exactly? Jesus fk

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This is the dvd extras. Nothing original here. I listened to this years ago. Yawn.

This video doesn't tell you anything

I just started binging on Mad Men. This guy is a genius… make sense now why this show is so relatable

This is one of those first seasons where everything is astonishing, entrancing, complex, perfectly cast, and altogether brilliant.

Season 1 is the greatest show in the history of television

The notion that "voice over is a crutch" is the biggest load of crap. In all actuality, it's so much work for the writer/s/creator (not just time consuming work but creative depth in a character work and most creators/writers wouldn't be able to pull it off hence why it's rarely done, not because it's a so called crutch) This ridiculous notion comes from the idea that by doing voice over, you're defining the moment rather than allowing the audience to figure it out, however in all actuality it has the potential to drastically open up more depth and more things for the audience to ponder. Almost all shows/movies have the potential to fudge and pull off relatively one dimensional characters, but internal narration/voice over holds your feet to the fire... there is no fudging. It forces you to create an in depth character. A perfect example of a show that should of used voice over, but didn't and suffers as a result is The Handmaids Tale. There's only so many times the audience could watch slow motions of June's face. The show is going into it's 6th season and June is such an insanely one dimensional character. Under the circumstances we should know June inside and out. Her thoughts, her philosophies, but all we get is, I'm June, this situation sucks and I'm mad. I'm pretty sure it was the first episode in the Handmaids Tale where they did a little bit of voice over and I was stoked because I'm a huge fan of voice over and it's insanely rare (in terms of tv shows that is... the only two that I could think of are Dexter and Mr. Robot). We get to go inside June's head as she's meeting up with another Handmaid... it's the perfect scenario for voice over because June doesn't know if this Handmaid is drinking the cool aid or not or is she also going through the pretend motions like she is and after a while she concludes that she is a mindless drone and she proceeds to mock her in her voice over. But as I said the end result of this mediocre show without voice over is 30 minutes of close ups of June's face per episode with nothing being said. For a two hour movie, the let my face portray what I'm thinking works, but a multi season tv series, it gets repetitive and it's either lazy or as a creator/writer, you don't even know who your character is and you're schlocking your way through the show, which is the case with many shows. Sam Esmail did an amazing job with this show and holy crap is it an ambitious show, because it does things like voice over, which means your writer/creative must have an in depth perspective on things associated with your internal narration character.

the scriptwriting was beautiful

If Buddha was an alien...

Helpful video thank you! And you have a very biblical name ❤

I wish I’d seen this when I was a pup. The take away is that there is no right way, just the way that works for you.

The Office is the best TV show ever made, hands down. It's really on its own level. No other show has the rewatch value and undying popularity of The Office, not even close. Whatever the writers did, they did it flawlessly! ❤❤

When I saw the title: Cap 🧢 When I realized he actually did it:😲mad lad

I mean to understand people so well you can write complex characters doesn't just happen it takes an incredible amount of experience and intelligence.

To me premise is everything if you know the premise of your story, the story race itself

This is every screenwriters dream to hear the Coen brothers talk about their writing process.

Different styles of film require different approaches. Films can be either plot-driven or character driven. A plot-driven film requires a structure with a specific goal to reach resolution that the audience can follow. A character-driven film is an internal and emotional journey of a character that may have no plot, but has an empathetic wave for the audience to ride. I think of it as plot-driven more like a DaVinci painting, and a character-driven more like a Pollock painting. The approach to writing either is vastly different. _Back to the Future_ has a distinct plot structure with high stakes, a climax, and a goal to resolve. Forrest Gump has absolutely no plot, yet is an engrossing journey of time and life through the eyes and interpretation of a character.