How to Write a Script - Story Structure

[NawDatAintMe]

This is awesome...then you think of Pulp Fiction and realize how pointless this is...

[TheDouVu]

@NawDatAintMe not necessarily. I took a class in screenplay writing where we broke down Pulp Fiction. The movie does indeed have the three act structure, only that bits of the structure are rearranged to follow a non linear order. The more advanced you get the more you can toy with the structure of a story. But yeah, Tarantino is an extraordinary storyteller.

[ExplosiveDinner]

thanks! writing a script right now for an upcoming short film of mine. i decided to up their quality from the past as a ny resolution and past of it was writing a script.

[doctorwhoreviewshd]

Stevan Moffat obviously has never seen this video

[WilliamHaynesTV]

That helped.

[STONEMAKERCANADA]

:)

[SKing143]

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[TramonWalker]

dont fool yourself into thinking that ,"if i love it enough, i will create a great film", it does not work that way.

consider this: a man sits down to write a story. he's a very talented artist. he creates heart-warming characters. and fantastic plots...

[TramonWalker]

...everyone calls him a genious. no one has taught him. a man asks him how he does it. the artist replies: "it just hits me", i close my eyes and i see the characters moving in their world and i record their actions". ussually the artist cannot explain....

[TramonWalker]

...no one ever taught him, but he was able create something beautiful based on the methods that have been literaly recored for all to see and understand. the artists methods have been exposed! the common man can create like a talented artist!

you see, all of his talent was just an unconscious understanding of how life functions. how emotions are envoked. he understood the themes that move peoples hearts and mind, tugging at them, influencing them.

[TramonWalker]

great theorists who have studed the mind of the artist have recorded the artist's mind. look at the three-act structure, it works because it come striate from purness of the mind of the artist, as have many other theories. using these recorded theories(crafts), the artist can not only understand himself better, but he can also create meaningful artwork that molds and adapts to the business requiernments or to what ever have you.

[TramonWalker]

i hope all aspiring screenwrtiiters realizes that the ideas in this video are an indeal mesh of techniques that have proven effective. they have been tried and they are true, but it is extremely dangerous to follow this video. this is not the starting point. these are not the bare essentials.

[richierich2k7]

most of the comments here true.The one thing everyone must MUST UNDERSTAND is that Story writing and Book writing is a creative process and you can never fit that creative art into ACT 1, ACT 2 and ACT 3.Watch this film called PHONEBOOTH,where are 3 acts in that movie.Can anyone really differentiate which are the 3 acts in the movie.Story writing must be natural,it will strike you like a lightning chord,then everything unwinds itself infront of your eyes magically.

[TramonWalker]

@richierich2k7 in order to become successful screenwriting we must master the art, the craft and the business of screenwriting.

ART is the message that you have within you, the thing that makes you unique and differant from everybody else. it's the life bread that we live by. is is waht makes us feel. this is what storytelling is truely about. but art by itself can only be experianced by the artist himself. therfore he must make is tangleble to others. tha is where craft comes in.

[TramonWalker]

@richierich2k7 CRAFT is the technique used to make art tangeble. whether you use the three-act structure or the million act structure, it does not matter.

the crafts described in this video work, but they are by no means the only way to craft artisic expression. ART.

most screenwriting books today are about the craft of screenwriting. rarley the art of screenwriting. maybe because the art cannot be taught, but must be developed by the artist himself.

[TramonWalker]

@richierich2k7 therefore an immuture person will create immuture artwork.

BUSINESS is all about making money. all of the tecniques that movie producers use today to make people want to see the movie are many. there is nothing wrong with wanting to make money writing screenplays.

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker Thnx for your commets ,but what is an immuture man. Just kidding.But after reading your comments I can only say that What I believe is NOBODY I mean No one can train your craft if you aren't inspired or fascinated by art itself. on the contrary if Art inspires you then There is absolutely no ned for any kind of craft to reallly follow.Ofcouse art cannot sustain unless there is businees involved,but Business alone can't dictate the terms with how the art is expressed

[TramonWalker]

@richierich2k7 yea i type fast and do little literary proofing ;)

but im glad you understand those three critical areas of study.

[richierich2k7]

Respond to this video... to say it simple terms you can be the greatest screen writer of the world without training a single day in art,craft,business or whatever it is and on the other hand even if you are trained by the best system involved in screen writing then there is a very high I repeat very high probability of you becoming the worst screen writer in the world.ART cannot be taught,you can only acquie it only if you love it whole heartedly.Thnx for ur comments.Bye good day

[TramonWalker]

@richierich2k7 @richierich2k7 @richierich2k7 your comment collapses upon itself. not the best advice.

the only way you can hope to be a great screenwriter without trainning in the business and craft is to be one blessed by God with the abilty to write a great screenplay without study. but that's one in a million!

99% of screenwriters today have been trained in the craft of screenwriting. 100% have been trained in the art - you can't help but to be trained in the art-it's part of life.

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker Thnx for ur comment,But you are not getting me,man.U can't train people like you do in an academy of some JOB or something.This is creative work,an ART.No matter what you do,you CAN NEVER TRAIN A SKILL of a creative work as if you are training a driver or a say any other say banking Job or an engineer.Screen writing and ofcourse film making is a creative work.Just tell me how was DA great Steven spielberg was trained for film making.

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker Steven spielberg made Home movies with his 9 mm cam when he was 8,kids at that age hardly to how the life really goes on at that age,and Steven made a Home movie on World war 2.For how many years was he trained to make that movie,or by whom he was trained and neither I mean neither from his family was involved with film making process.Yet,he became unarguably the greatest film maker of all time.for me,I was like grown up with Mr.spielberg's movies.

[TramonWalker]

well i thought you undestood the difference between ART and CRAFT.

concerning spielberg, i never said that you have to have lived many years before you can create meaningful ART. he was young and very talented, no denying that, but without the CRAFT that he learned later on in life, his ability would have remained spontaneous(yes i spelt that wrong), he would have never been able to control it. many artist of today can only create when inspiration "hits" them, hardley can they control it.

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker hello man,Iam not saying that you said you have to be old enough to become a good screen writer or director or age is got to do any thing with talent.You yourself said Spielberg was young and talented,he made those fantastic movies in his younger age not after learning the craft.His early movies earned a 7 year contract with Universal at age 21.He wasn't trained at any school nor advised nor was he highly connected as some of them in Hollywood.That's what i was talkin about,

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker But it's not the traning that is required,but the people who love the art and who are gifted.Every industry in this world is prone to favouritism and fanatacism to their race or to their group,and every one knows even Hollywood is not devoid of that,and I don't blame hollywood for that trouble,it's everywhere and it's really the fault of people not the industry.Yes,I do agree crude talent has to be nurtured but the crudeness of talent mustn't be changed for some glitterati & showin

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker with 99% screen writers trained instead of taking gifted writers who love cinema ,no wonder Hollywood directors are more & more relying on special FX & new technologies & a bit of hype to get their movies go through.Avatar is classic example of that.The story of Avatar has been repeated many times in Hollywood.The man who would be king is a classic.To get his movie go through he had to rely on new technologies,but still ppl appreciate only Visuals of the film,not the film itself.

[slushfilmz]

does the hero always have to resolve the problem at the end of the film? Can it be a negative ending instead of a heroic and positive ending?

[officereagle]

In inception, wasn't the young Fischer not actually introduced until about half way through? It also felt like the viewer was constantly learning about aspects of the dream (like on the last dream level when it was learned that killing projections doesn't destroy parts of the mind). Also, does this format apply to movies with frequent flashbacks? Finally, are scripts written in a way similar to books?

[AMIELrenaissance]

thanks

now I want to write a short story hehehe

[ummmiloveu]

So in the beginning is it a MUST to introduce ALL the main characters or just some of them??...

and lets say i have a story idea as small as a logline, do i just keep adding elements to the story until i feel i have a enough for FULL story and do I just pick out what I think the the turning point and conflict is etc?....

[LunaSims]

My life dream is to become a movie director and I hope so much to succeed!

I have one question about script writting... When I want to describe that someone is staring at the camera, should I simply write "they stop and stare at us/as the camera moves further" ?

I'm a little confused

[videofxnoosa]

thanks for the video,, can i ask would this structrue still apply in a pilot under 30 minute tv show , and if so at what pace to make it fit

[TheLobsterOfFate]

I have great movie ideas, Block Busters I just dont know how to write in script format

[Villantic]

Hey, under what category would you put someone is writing? Example:

INT. PIZZA PALACE -- NIGHT

While Jake is waiting for Alicia, he’s at the table writing.

Have you seen any good movies lately? Who is your favorite band and/or artist?

You see the questions about movies and music? Is that under action or dialoge?

[spidvid]

It really is all about the story, act 1 is so key to the project's success! Thanks for creating this video, now going to share it with our new media production community.

[lachproductions1001]

What about horror scripts

[lachproductions1001]

I watched a Childs Play series and I couldn't find the middle part and by that i mean a problem well unless when [in seed of chucky] tiffany killed redman

[TheDsAo]

Cool! I'm planning to remake the script of the movie THEM! If that's the corret term for it, "remake." Hell! I may be only 14 but I have my whole life to get it together.

[tallyhoman911]

is structure good for short movies like 5 or 10 minutes?

[3milechaser]

you cannot put a square peg in a hole - not everything fits this structure and the sooner we make watchable movies without worrying about the structure the better.

[LRCProductionsUS]

Almost. If you look at most good movies like SALT. The why is not revealed in act 1 but rather at the end, and a lot of movies I study are not structured the way you said. What you've explained is "in general" However, your lighting for film in this video was perfect!

Not interview lighting it was straight film! :-)

[FredrikLNielsen]

Watch Pulp Fiction and go fuck yourselves.....

[MrMaybeSomething]

I understand that this is how most successful stories work, but it is not how you should try to write your story. Sure, maybe if all you care about is making money from it. But true storytelling (and art in general) is about not compromising your vision. To be honest, I'd rather be poor and make great movies the way I want than make money doing cookie cutter films. Not to say that there aren't good films with this story arc, just that you shouldn't write with only it in mind.

[PwnageGravy]

@MrMaybeSomething I agree wholeheartedly, but you need to be very familiar with what the conventions are if you want to break them. Picasso made photorealistic paintings before starting with cubism and he was so successful at that because he had that base of knowledge. Just something to think about.

[genispotter]

This is actually like a plot chart, isn't it?

[IAMDAVEAMI]

oi

this is like english class without the homework booo haha we just wanna know how to do it and how to get started not on what we already learned in high school which no one learned nothing at all haha

first teach us what we need

second how to do it

thirds how to end it or to get it all set up and recheck

the end

:P

[KazuoKiriyama666]

I don't suppose the ACT 1 rule works when it's a mystery film though, eh?

[whathappensLIVE]

i got a question im trying to write a movie script to get published but im 15 would that be a problem?

[owoutthat]

Yeah, but movies are better when they DON'T follow the rules...

[dineshprem]

whats the music that comes at the beginning of the video?

[youtube1010]

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[GeneralSpicy]

What if your writing a short 10-15 minute movie? How would you divide the script in that?

[sheldonman14]

@GeneralSpicy I would break up act one in 0-3 minutes. Act 2 4-10. Act 3 10-12 minutes. Most shorts are 10 to 12 minutes.

[GeneralSpicy]

@sheldonman14 Okay, thanks.

[curbstains]

as far as 'breaking the mold' and all that, it's important to know the rules so you can break them intentionally. not just for the sake of being different, but because you understand the effect it will have on the audience. not that you have to do everything just to please them, but you're trying to tell them a story, and you should keep that in mind. unless you're just telling a story to yourself.

[curbstains]

my understanding of story structure differs from the explanation in this video. the "point of no return" should be the halfway point. the end of act 1/beginning of act 2 is when the protagonist sets a goal and moves toward it. at the end of act 2 is the low point, where "all seems lost", then some new piece of information or something comes to light to make the goal achievable. the climax is in act 3, so the chart doesn't really make sense. i'm open to discussing this so feel free to comment.

[timetolistentimetoac]

The video presentation and communication alone show that these guys know what they are talking about

[duncanpunisher]

this is how you make another traditional and forgettable movie that provides nothing original...even the guys talking about it are kind of mocking how ridiculous it is.

[jameshickey2010]

i like write story about life death

how do i get ideas from that

i like imagine young brother die in car cash maybe

they went to church bury body .how i get write story about older brother can see his young brother when they can see eachother everyday when he working at

Graveyard but nobody else can see dead young brother .so how do write story about romance and losing lost brother from james hickey

[SuperMonkey94]

lol pause at 1:58

[thaU1217]

@SuperMonkey94  awesome lol

[Freaky99100]

how about Memento?

[Frantzu]

Everything in this vid, I already knew!

Every writer should've learned the 3 act structure of writing by the time they finish high school.

tell me something I don't know, like what kinda stories sell? Genre? blah blah ect

[MatheusMendonca1]

thankyou very much

[saprissa30]

this video is

How to do a normal and boring movie

[IzzyBee33]

Helpful, I have an extended writing peice within two months and we can do anything we want but we get the stimulus peice on the day. I was thinking of writing script for a mini episode of "Doctor Who". That or a parodied guide to life.

[WhiteRussianBC]

The only thing I learned from this was that Indiana Jones fights Nazis

[HallowedHoly]

@WhiteRussianBC Luckily, this is only a short summary and there's more to learn.

[Frantzu]

@WhiteRussianBC lol I thought I was the only one haha

[MrLukasDiSparrow]

i am trying to write a script... Once i wrote script for 300 pages and it didn;t make any sense lol... anyone can tell me how many pages does 120 movie have?

[PositivePage]

People uses cookie cutter examples in all form of art, look at music. There was the hair band era of the 80's opening, chorous, verse, chorous, bridge, modified chorus, guitar solo, lead out into final chorous. But you know what happened everyone got sick of it and stopped listeninig. Same thing with boy meets girl,boy convinces girl to date, boy screws up and looses girl,boy comes up with clever way to get girl back,yay movie is over and everyone lost two hours of there life.Same thing over and

[AussieCop1987]

Not as easy when writing scripts for a tv show, since they have numerous episodes. This is a good guide for an actual movie (like movies that come out in theatres) but not that good for tv shows which have episodes, due to the fact that they spread out for a long long time, think for example even simple tv shows like lets say King of Queens, this is a rather bad guide for tv shows like that.

[klinepatsy]

Use this stuff as a guide, and nothing more. For example, what if you're writing a multi-character drama without one central protagonist? I don't like this whole idea of 'X has to happen by page 30' and y has to happen on page 60. Formula is no subsitute for engaging, interesting storytelling - this is all geared towards Hollywood style blockbusters - your script does not have to conform to every 'rule'. Just be aware of the templates and then make it fit your story, not the other way around.

[womblewandering]

@klinepatsy

Also, i myself am writing a script and i only use a few important rules such as hooking the audience at the start, keepin them hooked in the middle and blowing them away in the end. These are the basics of all storytelling.

But no way do i conform to the nonsense "x has to happen by page this and that" theory. "When" certain stuff happens depends on your story.

And guess what? so far, i only showed my script to 2 people and they both love it, keep asking for more. ;)

[klinepatsy]

Use this stuff as a guide, and nothing more. For example, what if you're writing a multi-character drama without one central protagonist? I don't like this whole idea of 'X has to happen by page 30' and y has to happen on page 60. Formula is no subsitute for engaging, interesting storytelling - this is all geared towards Hollywood style blockbusters - your script does not have to conform to every 'rule'. Just be aware of the templates and then make it fit your story, not the other way around.

[womblewandering]

@klinepatsy

I agree 100% with you. This theory of " x has to happen by page 30 then page 60" is utter nonsense. So if x happens at page 40, its a bad script. But if the writer rewrites a few scenes and puts x on page 30, it suddenly turns into a great script? haha. What a joke. Yes theres a basic structure such as start, middle and end, but as you said, you dont have to conform to every single rule. If you tell your story well enough and hooks the audience, thats more important.

[D3monCo]

This helped alot. Currently working on a sitcom for youtube called "Parked" so this helpe. We start filming today : )

[mysticpamela]

Just get "Story" by Robert McKee. Much clearer and more meaningful.

Cheers.

[Mike0Powell]

I vouch for this comment, I randomly found this book in my brother's bookcase the one day, best browsing I've probably done. Books has a lot of analysing, and some examples from famous films. Plus, charts! (I love diagrams, makes everything easier...)

[TramonWalker]

this should be called hollywood structure, not story stucture

[HallowedHoly]

@TramonWalker Or "most effective" structure.

[richierich2k7]

@TramonWalker best comment ,i've ever read about script writing and structure

[souldude81]

Videos like this are missleading to the inexperience writer. Althought most people have tried to predict the right formula to make a movie, no one has ever refined it to a tee. If we could predict how to write a good movie I suspect Hollywood would stop making bad films. The three act structure is one of the worse missinterpretations of Aristotles Treatise, Poetica. There is a difference between a 3 act plot and a 3 act movie. For the into is not an act itself but a sit up for the story.

[souldude81]

Titanic is not a three act movie, it is a three act story/plot.

[womblewandering]

@souldude81

"If we could predict how to write a good movie I suspect Hollywood would stop making bad films. The three act structure is one of the worse "

agree 100%

[jonw4w]

Great video! I'll be purchasing this DVD.

I'm really wanting to get into this, I've been intrested for years and this dvd looks like it will be a lot of help.

Does anyone hhave a link to a free or budget priced script writing sowftware.

Thanks!

[TramonWalker]

google "celtx"

[LEBAROT]

Thank you

[laurajdahl]

I've written a book and would like to turn into a movie. Please let me know how and where to go to make a proposal.

Thanks Bunches.

[ailtorres]

You could write convert it into a screenplay yourself. Or maybe pitch the story to an executive. Is it published? If so, by whom?

[TheDigitalFeldman]

A great example of a proper three act premise is "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford.

[timberhoff]

good informative video. Usually it is like this. But there are scripts that totally ignore those points and still are great, needless to say, it is a very slippery ice though.

[ilmm456]

wow that guy that starts talking at 0:53 is just amazing ! he talks so clearly and perfect, wooow he is a pro for sure!!!

[MichaelFrymus]

Got a question:

I have written some of my own scripts but I am not certain on this...

When you write a script you need to do that action part. When I write the action, how do I know when to start a new line, making a new action paragraph... or how do I know when to continue on in the same paragraph?

What I have done is every time the camera were to cut to another person/object, I would start a new action paragraph in that scene. Is this correct? Or is the # of action paragraphs make no differ?

[CDprods]

@MichaelFrymus It's doesn't make any difference. The usual way to do it, is to write CUTS TO and start a new paragraph in the same scene. As long as you don't change the scene, don't pay attention to the number of paragraph. It just has to keep the reading flow.

[MichaelFrymus]

You are not suppose to write cuts to, in the same scene.

You only write it once to ever time you start a new scene.

[jkerry100]

Visitors may learn a lot from this video on script writing for a movie.

[akadapro]

It was very articulate and honest and gave great information on the pros and cons of what should and should not be done if you have a desire to create an award winning script.

[trying4Dbetter]

BTW...do you know any Screen Writer's workshop in the Miami Area?

Thank you!

Lana

[trying4Dbetter]

WOW! I loved it! I have been "fantasizing" about writing a script for years. Reading books and even taking a class with a successful screenwriter...who should stick to writing and not teaching...

Jason and everybody else on this video are clear, concise and inspiring.

When I thank the Academy I will make sure to mention you!

Best,

L

[trigpop22]

too much cliche's in tv and movies nowadays....you can't generalise art...art has no limits and rules....actually the only limit ti art is cliche' That's my philosophy. I just hate it when people try to generalise art. Artists should have the freedom to do what they want with their stuff, but because of marketing and pressure to sell a product, artists are now being dictated to by the market. A real artist shouldnt worry about selling his product. But since showbiz's real art has died,

[PopJellyStudios]

Thank you so much! Great video! :)

[carlosc3d]

what about comedy scripts ??xD

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

Remember that comedy is a genre, just like action, horror or romance. This does not affect the overall need for story structure. In a comedy, you still need to set-up the characters (Jim Carey as a middle-age loser in Yes Man), create the conflict (he says yes to everything to improve his life), then play the conflict out to resolution (he loses the girl, his plan backfires until he learns what's important in life.)

[The6ChickMagnet]

@carlosc3d I agree i think comedy is a bit more scatterbrained it doesnt neccessarily follow this structure. Its usually you get the conflict all dumped off on you and turning point pretty quickly and the whole movie is trying to resolve this

[StinkyKnobcheese]

Your replies to peoples comments has sold me. I love your no nonsense approach. For myself I think you make a movie for the audience, not for yourself.

I read one comment on another video that said 'Steven Spielberg is too audience driven to be a great director'. Very probably the most idiotic statement I have ever heard.

When I have the money (Hopefully in a few months) I will be signing up!

Many thanks!

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

Thank you... I've made a career as a Hollywood director because of this approach. There's got to be some truth to it!

[cannoir]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD hey there question.I would like to order some of your DVDSs I am only interested in the ultimate scriptwriting and the scheduling and budgeting kit.I wonder if there is a download option for those.I live abroad and if I order anything from the states online it ends up costing the double of the original price duty taxes, shipping and whatever extra cost they add to it.I wonder if you can help.

[ufuckfacesonofabitch]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD You've made a career as a Hollywood director eh? Could you please tell me who you are & what movies you have made?

[ultamatefrogmaster]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD Really? What's your name? I may have heard of you

[SRNF]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD no offense, I am honestly asking because I don't know.

Who exactly are you ? And what films in Hollywood have you directed?

I just want to know in case I spend money on the service.

[WallyWadeMovies]

I would assume that everyone commenting here is writing a script or is toying with the idea. Just out of curiosity. Do you guys care to share what genre you're writing?

Note: Do not spill plot details. I would hate to see anybody get ripped. But what genre is your story and why you choose to work on that particular genre. This can be about horror, space, love.

Why do you think it would sell or help you attain a career. I am always interested in the motivation. I think thats key to writing.

[rawfflecakes]

movie makers wont accept your script if its not in "proper" structure. which is bullshit

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

You would be more correct in saying that "audiences" won't accept a properly-structured story. Every film that is released commercially follows this basic story structure, and subsequently audiences know that they will see a story with a beginning, middle and end driven by a central conflict that affects the characters. This is the basic language of story-telling. What you do within this structure is up to your creative ingenuity.

[theryaner]

Useful but, why write like them? break away from the structure and do it differently.

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

Because that's what audiences are expecting. If you want to see a movie without this structure, go to your local film festival and see how long you can sit through a movie. Modern story structure has been agreed upon by both story tellers and audiences for thousands of years. If you look at the classics, as far back as Beowulf, you'll see this basic structure. The true artistic writers know how to create interesting characters, situations and moments WITHIN this structure.

[HallowedHoly]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD I also think this general structure is the most inherently satisfying to the audience. The reasons why that's so is a whole other subject, but there's something "built into" it. It plugs into the audience and their own lives.

[timflan1234]

@FilmSchoolOnDVD Scorsese, Tarantino, Coppola, Coens, Kubrick, Hitchcock etc all use non-cliched story structure. The best directors of all time.

[ers713]

@theryaner I agree with you, but directors or producers won't read your script if it's not a certain format. It's so annoying, I try to write a script but it makes it so much harder.

[Theprinceofpoems]

I believe that having the basic structure (spine) of something is important..but where you place the heart, soul and brain of a script it all up to you and what your trying to illustrate...riskier but if your successful you'll have a script like no other

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

Exactly - it's like the game of basketball - both the players and audience agree on the rules - court size, number of players, hoop height, etc. If you didn't have even these basic guidelines, there would be a free-for-all .

[trigpop22]

there is no rules to art...you can write a script whichever way you want as long a s you keep the suspense, the good dialogue

[MrEsthetic]

Yeah.

Is it illegal to write a script to something that you don't own? Such as a cartoon that hasnt made its way to the screen.

[trigpop22]

im sure you can do that, you will own the script but obvioulsly you will have to talk to the cartoon owners.

[WallyWadeMovies]

You can write whatever you want. But you can't sell the idea if its already registered with someone else. People can go to court and fight it. But in the end, the man that owns the property has the last word. I know people that have their batman, superman scripts. But the fact is the owner of those properties will pay for a script because they initiated themselves. All they do is give sticky notes to a hire screen writer. So dont bother writing. Request a meeting and pitch an idea.

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

You're right, except it's called the film "industry" not film "art." If you want to see a movie without structure that was simply made for art sake, go to your local film festival and check out small indie films. I guarantee you will find some really boring... look at the structure of the story and see where it is lacking.

[redbandfilms]

one host looks like Billy Mays...RIP

[scarfacexx1]

haha

i couldnt agree more

[SAMurai00X]

but what if you would like to write a comedy?

[ShakelFilms]

I wish I could find a good tutorial or tips on writing comedy...

[forevafresh24]

There's a point where a long movie starts to get boring E.G Lord Of The Rings zzz, LOL.

[abd2get]

cool. now i get it

[SnipeyAZF]

Why are they telling you this? It's as basic as  eating a banana it should be common sense.

[WallyWadeMovies]

Pretty common sense stuff to me. But every piece of information always works.

[FilmSchoolOnDVD]

It is pretty common sense, but it's a foundation that many writers don't follow, hence why they are unable to option their screenplays. It's amazing how many "writers" fail because of a poorly structured script.

[talisman30]

I learned a gr8t deal... thanks a million. As am amateur writer -- this gives me a lot to work with... :-)

ciao!

[barkly54]

wow this is great you help me out a lot with how to do this

[BladeRunner314]

A slight mistake regarding the structure of 'Titanic'.

The conflict presented at the end of the first act is that of Rose and Jack getting together.

The iceberg doesn't hit until the film's midpoint (i.e. 90 minutes into the film) which is the big "reversal".

[WallyWadeMovies]

That movie was over 3 hours, correct? Anything that goes over 2 hours has terrible pacing. At least for me. I love the air tight 90 minutes. You get your points across. I remember watching king kong in the theater. We were in the middle of the movie, but for me it felt like we reached the end. Beyond that i felt tired.

[nibargerswife51482]

In school they've told us that a story is made up like a hamburger. Silly I know but think about it for a sec, you've got the top bun which is the beginning or opening, you've got the condiments (tomato,cheese,etc.) which is explaining the situation, then the hamburger it's self which is the middle or climax of the story & then you've got the bottom bun or the conclution. Cool huh? lol

[Maramnie]

this is what i call teaching!:)

[DjMartinEST]

Very good video i learned alot

[faizzi007]

REally good 1....

I've rated 5 star....

Hope there's more vid such as this....

Free....

[sOuljahG06]

thanks for that help lols i was taking notes lols...:)

[Church959]

Help a lot

[jonnyhboy94]

Does these idea's relate to Pulp Fiction in anyway, lol?

[garethbowler]

yeah, 3 stories, and although the begining middle and end are re ordered making the plot more interesting all the structures there

[GLOCKMEISTER333]

garethbowler has the right answer..no matter how it begins and ends it still all makes sense at the end..i started smiling at around 1:27 because thats exactly how i've been writing...

[eschultz711]

@jonnyhboy94 haha,I was just thinking that same thing the whole time this video was going on.

[gullytiger]

@jonnyhboy94 Tarantino has used the'gimmick' of placing the face slapping scene early in Pulp Fiction to get audience attention, if you go through that movie in cronological order you would be asleep in the first 20minutes, he's tried simular since, with less effect, which is why Pulp Fiction is his last great film...just an opinion

[mussman717word]

@jonnyhboy94

My thoughts exactly... Pulp Fiction is the Syd Barrett of Film making, lol.

[Ghostlydoggvideos]

Thanks for making this, it's really helpful!

[nandotez]

THANK YOU FOR THIS..