I like what I heard from him. This isn't high school, you don't need to stick to a ridged format. If it works it works! If it ends up looking being 3 acts whatever
Isn't this just the stereotypical image of a Hollywood screenwriter? Casual clothes, staying in a million dollar home in Malibu, working from home in an office with gorgeous views. No wonder everyone's working on a script!
i was trying to write a screenplay for kingdom hearts but i was making my first draft to long and i tried doing a second draft to try to shorten it but i didnt wanna give up on my first draft so i added some stuff in my first draft and i ended up screwing up the allignment and a bunch of other stuff happened and out of frustration i deleted both drafts, its all freakin frustrating.
I'm sure what was said was important but I was too distracted by the beautiful scene behind the speaker. Why was this shot with so much natural light coming from BEHIND the subject? Who would set up such a shot?
i like it and think it s probably great advice. Grab the audiences hand and never let them go, rather than worrying about the technicality of which act you're in.
How can you ever allow your creativity to just run havoc and just go places, finding interesting turns and character moments if you're making your screenplay the way you make an Ikea bed
so agree 1st question, 2 showing the working outs & 3 the solution, but i think u should write the story and not worry about making it 3 acts, more often than not the 3 acts is going to occur naturally. then again its subjective and opinion ,no right and wrong and of course you can mix the 3 sections up. start with answer then the question, so reader still intigues "how on earth did protag achieve thaT" so working outs becomes the end.if do that way u need a subplot that runs correct way as well
Actually yes I did fall asleep during Blood Diamond, didn't like that film. Like said I know what your saying, and yes I know all the terms in screenplay writing. But Rocky full of action? It was about a boxer, more drama then action, the story was mainly about Rocky's life, where was all the action?
Car explosions and shoot outs is one type of action. Maybe that's what people think about when they hear action. For me what matters in a script regardless of Genre is drama/conflict. FX can overpower a movie if it does not add to the story. The "action" in Rocky is everything he does to get ready for his fight and win the heart of Adrian. Anyways there isn't alot of explosions in Rocky. I will give you that.
Blood Diamond? Don't remember action in that film, more like a drama. I know what your saying but you still have to tell a story first to let the viewers know what is going on, some films yes do throw action on the screen at the beginning but they tell the story in the second act, if they didn't nobody would understand the film,in one of the three acts you HAVE to tell what is going on regardless. But do know what your saying. And sistiri is right, make it simple, a lot don't understand this.
No action in Blood Diamond? Were you asleep during the battle and killing scenes? That was basically the theme of the movie in case you didn't realize. Anyways the plot/story isn't confined to just Act 1 and action just to Act 2 and 3. Your entire archplot is the movie. Have you ever heard of the Story Spine? The inciting incident is when your hero's world is turned upside down, everything after that, Acts 1, 2 and 3 is what he does to make it right again.
The simple reason for three acts is because act 1 is telling the story, act two is mainly the action and interaction between characters and deals more on why the hero and villian are at odds with each other, and act three is the ending to the story. The way I do it is make notes, create characters before hand, write out a synopsis for each of them, get to know them like they are real and they are your good buddies LOL Know that sounds odd but it helps with character development and structure.
That's what I meant. But you can';t just throw a bunch of action on the screen in ACT 1, people have to know why the character(s) are battling it out for, unless they start with the action and explain it more in ACT 2. Take RAMBO first blood, there is no action, he's just a drifter, they don't make hime interact in fight scenes until ACT 2 where he escapes jail, same with Jurassic Park, you don't see the Dino's interact in attacking people until ACT 2. ACT 1 Beginning ACT 2 Middle ACT 3 END
Blood diamond, Gangs of New York, Good Fellas, Lord of the Rings, Rocky, terminator 1, and 2, the God Father, to name a few all have action/drama written through out the archplot, Not simply in Acts 2 and 3. In Jurrasic Park, the very first scene is a Velasoraptor attacking an Island worker. BTW Act 1 is the begining of the story yes, but it is not the begining of the screenplay. The subplot (events before the inciting incident) is the very begining of a movie.
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Rkaiser815 3 months ago
I like what I heard from him. This isn't high school, you don't need to stick to a ridged format. If it works it works! If it ends up looking being 3 acts whatever
officereagle 5 months ago
Isn't this just the stereotypical image of a Hollywood screenwriter? Casual clothes, staying in a million dollar home in Malibu, working from home in an office with gorgeous views. No wonder everyone's working on a script!
peral341 9 months ago
@peral341 It'd be believable...if the lighting wasn't so different. It's obviously just a green screen. Haha
CrackaShnappah 9 months ago
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peral341 9 months ago
@peral341 that shouldn't be your goal though :p
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MKukula 10 months ago
i liked this alot every second
sourcekings 10 months ago
i was trying to write a screenplay for kingdom hearts but i was making my first draft to long and i tried doing a second draft to try to shorten it but i didnt wanna give up on my first draft so i added some stuff in my first draft and i ended up screwing up the allignment and a bunch of other stuff happened and out of frustration i deleted both drafts, its all freakin frustrating.
nave712 10 months ago
I'm sure what was said was important but I was too distracted by the beautiful scene behind the speaker. Why was this shot with so much natural light coming from BEHIND the subject? Who would set up such a shot?
gregorybrian 10 months ago
i like it and think it s probably great advice. Grab the audiences hand and never let them go, rather than worrying about the technicality of which act you're in.
How can you ever allow your creativity to just run havoc and just go places, finding interesting turns and character moments if you're making your screenplay the way you make an Ikea bed
tomes55moon 11 months ago
you sound like Christian Bale
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ayqa2222 1 year ago
Hey good video, I like the idea of posing a question rather than following a desire/need. Those slight changes help me a lot when I get stuck.
popyourmovie 1 year ago
so agree 1st question, 2 showing the working outs & 3 the solution, but i think u should write the story and not worry about making it 3 acts, more often than not the 3 acts is going to occur naturally. then again its subjective and opinion ,no right and wrong and of course you can mix the 3 sections up. start with answer then the question, so reader still intigues "how on earth did protag achieve thaT" so working outs becomes the end.if do that way u need a subplot that runs correct way as well
bryngOneOn 1 year ago
never has anyone spoken so much about so little
benemley 1 year ago
That was helpful thankyou, can you elaborate?
AmyK007 2 years ago
this video was not helpful at all....
stormchaser420 2 years ago
Actually yes I did fall asleep during Blood Diamond, didn't like that film. Like said I know what your saying, and yes I know all the terms in screenplay writing. But Rocky full of action? It was about a boxer, more drama then action, the story was mainly about Rocky's life, where was all the action?
timeknowsfilms 2 years ago
Car explosions and shoot outs is one type of action. Maybe that's what people think about when they hear action. For me what matters in a script regardless of Genre is drama/conflict. FX can overpower a movie if it does not add to the story. The "action" in Rocky is everything he does to get ready for his fight and win the heart of Adrian. Anyways there isn't alot of explosions in Rocky. I will give you that.
souldude81 2 years ago
@timeknowsfilms thought blood diamond was a great fkkn movie
pikiwiki 1 year ago
Blood Diamond? Don't remember action in that film, more like a drama. I know what your saying but you still have to tell a story first to let the viewers know what is going on, some films yes do throw action on the screen at the beginning but they tell the story in the second act, if they didn't nobody would understand the film,in one of the three acts you HAVE to tell what is going on regardless. But do know what your saying. And sistiri is right, make it simple, a lot don't understand this.
timeknowsfilms 2 years ago
No action in Blood Diamond? Were you asleep during the battle and killing scenes? That was basically the theme of the movie in case you didn't realize. Anyways the plot/story isn't confined to just Act 1 and action just to Act 2 and 3. Your entire archplot is the movie. Have you ever heard of the Story Spine? The inciting incident is when your hero's world is turned upside down, everything after that, Acts 1, 2 and 3 is what he does to make it right again.
souldude81 2 years ago
BTW another movie with action in Act's 1 2 and 3 is the Dark Knight. The entire movie was action and story from page 1 to page 150.
souldude81 2 years ago
its a bullshit, i dont understand it!
MAKE IT SIMPLE!
sistiri 2 years ago
The simple reason for three acts is because act 1 is telling the story, act two is mainly the action and interaction between characters and deals more on why the hero and villian are at odds with each other, and act three is the ending to the story. The way I do it is make notes, create characters before hand, write out a synopsis for each of them, get to know them like they are real and they are your good buddies LOL Know that sounds odd but it helps with character development and structure.
timeknowsfilms 3 years ago
No. Act 1 2 3 all have action and conflict. The difference between these acts is the frequencey of action and intensity of the action.
souldude81 2 years ago
That's what I meant. But you can';t just throw a bunch of action on the screen in ACT 1, people have to know why the character(s) are battling it out for, unless they start with the action and explain it more in ACT 2. Take RAMBO first blood, there is no action, he's just a drifter, they don't make hime interact in fight scenes until ACT 2 where he escapes jail, same with Jurassic Park, you don't see the Dino's interact in attacking people until ACT 2. ACT 1 Beginning ACT 2 Middle ACT 3 END
timeknowsfilms 2 years ago
Blood diamond, Gangs of New York, Good Fellas, Lord of the Rings, Rocky, terminator 1, and 2, the God Father, to name a few all have action/drama written through out the archplot, Not simply in Acts 2 and 3. In Jurrasic Park, the very first scene is a Velasoraptor attacking an Island worker. BTW Act 1 is the begining of the story yes, but it is not the begining of the screenplay. The subplot (events before the inciting incident) is the very begining of a movie.
souldude81 2 years ago
Good explination - 3 act structure as a question.
bc9k7 3 years ago