@@EricLensherr to be fair, you should use film school to gain on set experience and make connections. Feeling cheated doesn’t write screenplays or shoot films
Really. Between this channel and other ones out there, I learned more than film school. No sé de dónde sos Martín, pero te recomiendo que si no lo hiciste, hagas tu primer largometraje, por más que lo actúes vos solo y de bajo presupuesto. Eso te va a terminar de enseñar todo lo que no te enseñaron.
Hi Dawn, we are working on a video now where writers talk about their writing process. It actually includes this clip. We are hoping to post it next week. Maybe that video can help push you in the direction of finding your process so you can start bringing your ideas to life.
Being an idea person, and making a living, is rare. But not unheard of! James Patterson does it all the time. He writes out super detailed synopsis, chapter by chapter, and then others write the book. He even puts his name first, as he is the household name. Lots of the Hardy Boys were written like this. The editor wrote out the plot the cliffhangers the mystery and twists, and then ghost writers wrote them all out under a collective pen name. You still have to have talent though. A single idea is nothing. I have literally hundreds of amazing synopsis in my computer writing folder right now. Can you figure out everything else? That is the question. Can you write 10k words, so that I can write 100k? That's the key. Just saying guy clones Dino DNA, is just not enough. Unless your Michael Crichton. He did sell the idea first for a million bucks... but that's another story.
@@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT Don't get it right, get it written. That's what the 2nd and 3rd draft is for. Neil Gaiman says the 2nd draft is where you make it look like you knew what you were doing the entire time. Procrastination is another thing that will kill a project.
Having lots and lots of ideas isn't key to success, trust me. Quality over quantity. The most important thing about having good ideas is that it hooks you. I have about 30 story ideas every week but I never write them down. If an idea sticks with me and gets me excited for a long period of time then that's the story I want to realise. To this day, I have 7 story ideas that has never left my headspace. I can pretty much tell them from memory. Those are, to me, the greatest ideas.
I am so demotivated hearing that.... I just had one idea.... And i literally cried over those scenes which i want to write about.... And then i listened to this... Bam!!! I am doubting myself
@@adivarma95 Don’t be. The more you’ll come up with ideas and try to develop them, you will eventually know what works and what doesn’t. And it doesn’t mean that because you get stuck with a scene or a plot hole that the whole thing has to burn, Rewind the parts that contribute to the problem and try new paths. And even after you realize that certain of your scenes won’t make sense, don’t be discouraged! Take the elements that make the scene good to you, how it affects characters and the plot, and keep them for when it’s appropriate. At some point, you’ll have too many ideas to work with, but in the meantime, work with what you got. It doesn’t matter if it ends up bad the first times because it’ll serve you as stepping stones.
@@adivarma95 Doubting is a waste of time. If you really, really have just one idea, you shouldn't write. But most people don't have just one idea. They just have one idea that they really, really believe in. Too bad, because you need to make a habit out of coming up with ideas. Good ideas, bad ideas, doesn't matter. What matters is the process of generating ideas, WHICH YOU CAN DEVELOP BY DOING IT.
I mean, it's like the high school sweetheart. The first girl you're attracted to who also seems to like you. You think that's all there will ever be, and all there ever needs to be. But very few people ever have a life-long relationship with that high school sweetheart. Most just learn from it, what works and what doesn't. They may or may not have fond memories, but that was just high school. Life goes on long after high school.
@@adivarma95 I have one idea too, only had that idea for 13 years. But guess what? This idea is unrecognizable compared to what it was 13 years ago, I learned more, built it up, iterated, and improved it, till it became better. You can do the same if you like your idea, mine was personal and related to something in my life, that's why I didn't want to change the core, but this path is harder than creating different ideas so be ware, it's restricting.
"Okay -give me the pitch." "No story -only explosions -going to make a ton of money." "You are a genius, Michael Bay -we greenlight this and ten sequels. -when can you start?"
Ideas are a dime a dozen. That's why they're not copyrightable. Execution that involves concept, plot, character development and dialogue is everything.
@Yongo Bazuk I think my simple comment went over your head a bit. It's naive to think you can actually come up with something "original". Has nothing to do with "giving up" in any type of way. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. The greatest artists of all time have acknowledged this. Good artists and creators understand that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original. Star Wars, The Terminator, Indiana Jones, Fast & Furious franchise, Alien, Toy Story, a majority of Marvel and DC characters...these are all ideas based on something or various things but succeeded from the actual execution and smaller aspects and details that put a fresh spin on things. Also, there are no examples of a "shi=tty idea with good technique" that have gone on to be successful movies. A "sh&^tty idea" is subjective especially if you're referencing a movie that has a large fanbase.
Buddy Cop Film. One's a hardcase, by the books, 2 days away from retiring, old-school professional. The other is a recently thawed out 100,000 year-old Neanderthal. Coming this Summer: "Stone & Flint". "They're gonna make the bad guys extinct."
"Stone, meet your new partner." "I work alone, Captain! I don't have time to break in a rookie!" "Don't crack wise with me, Detective; this 'rookie' was wrangling saber-toothed tigers before your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was in a short loincloth!" "Sheesh, all right, lead the way, Cap!" "Okay, he's right inside my office...WHAT THE...? Detective Flint, stop swinging from that light fixture!" "Ooga booga!" "Oh boy, here we go!" TITLES
@@footofjuniper8212 It's even funnier when the captain leaves the room, and Flint talks in a normal voice, and says he only does that because the Captain is such an easy mark. "Yes, Detective Stone, I've read the report on the Baskin case you cracked, tip top work, oh no, he's coming back! Bunga Bunga! Screech!"
I’m glad to know that getting a lot of ideas is not a sign of a confused mind. I put my ideas down in the notes section of my phone. The ones that I keep coming back to are the ones that I end up writing scripts about.
When you start looking at things from the other person's perspective, something in there clicks and you start to realize why most people don't really bother with your next great idea. I love this new realization. Thanks, Film Courage!
Question put to Sir Ridley Scott in 2012 by BBC morning TV interviewer: "What advice do you have for anyone who wants to break into cinema?" "It's simple, put something wonderful in front of your camera and press record!" 🏆🇬🇧
@@jingchan100 Yes, if you are not well known and the script is bad, not much will happen. If you are a celebrity, any level of rubbish will be accepted..
I always seem to come up with the most creative ideas when I'm in a position that doesn't allow me to write them down, like at work, or behind the wheel.
At work: Carry yerself a piecea paper 'n' a pen, pause to jot down bullet points when y'all got a secon' Utilize yer breaktimes better! Behind the wheel: "Siri, re-cord this here voice memo!" (IDEA!)
I speak my ideas into WhatsApp and save them. I used to send them to myself and now I basically have like 6 different groups for different project ideas. I find this is a great way to remember things and it’s so easy to dictate to your phone the sec an idea comes.
I got my last 'movie' idea from a 5 second clip I saw on the news...they come from everywhere...I agree with him, as long as I can see a beginning, middle and end I'll start writing it out...see where it goes
It is really considerate for this guy to come in and talk about this stuff. What is strange is that looking at his credits on IMDB, I don't think I have seen -- or am motivated to see -- a single movie he was involved with.
Seriously. I don’t know how the algorithm works but I always try to like these videos hoping the AI will promote them to the next tier of recommendations. They deserve it.
I definitely know what he means about those 3 seconds. Sometimes I'll give someone a movie idea and they have that exact reaction. Other times they either say, "sounds cool," or their eyes drift away when I'm explaining it to them.
Jim is a riot! Love his advice and his nonsensical (to me) approach (random emails to self with random ideas). One thing I've learned today: no idea is too crazy; if it gets written it could be produced! That's encouraging ☺️
This is a highly nuanced question with many different possible answers. The answer will vary depending on how much you rely on the commercial success of your work, what audience you're writing for, for how long you want your completed work to be accessible before it no longer exists in the world, how much influence you want others or yourself to have over your completed work, and - of course - who you're asking.
I've always LOVED think tanks, brainstorming, spitballing, coffee & conversation- generating and developing ideas is one of my favorite things! I considered screenwriting, but stuck with editing, because I felt the editor had the potential to make the biggest impact on the entire project. I've definitely reacted poorly to bad ideas- even when I kept my mouth shut, I've offended people with my apprehensive responses. Silence can be even worse than saying "that's a bad idea"- so "Silence is golden" is definitely situational. "Honesty is the best policy"...... not necessarily. I think the easiest path is to acknowledge bad ideas and create the illusion that their thoughts are valued and appreciated. Play nice until the end of the meeting- and then just "do what I do" anyway. When the illusion works and that person feels like 'they can hang with the creatives', their egos can rest easy. But when they have "stronger" fragile egos, I'll adjust approach and show them the edit with their incorporated ideas, followed by "a few more options" we have to choose from. In a nutshell, I keep the illusion going that this difficult person is part of the creative process. We create solutions and they generate problems. And the dance goes on..... :)
Also many writers have different processes...a great podcast to listen to is Jeff Goldsmith's podcast bc he asks every established screenwriter to break down their process and they're all different. Furthermore, remember if you really love and believe in something someone else will too ❤
I like the idea of emailing myself story ideas. Most of the time I email myself about writing, is when I've come up with a change to a story I'm already working on. As far as ideas per week, I have made it a habit of taking a couple ideas and going back and forth between the two stories. I'll focus on whichever one inspires me the most at the time. Speaking of which, I've been struggling with the beginning of a script that I like the story behind it. Suddenly today, I had one of those "a-ha" moments where I came up a new beginning that really sounds solid. It has made the story exciting again. Now...onto adding that change. Thanks for another inspirational interview. Happy 4th.
I am immensely grateful to the creators of this channel for such great content and learning you put us through. I feel much thankfulness for you!! I have story ideas with me, but the biggest problem is starting any story idea and expanding it to write a script on, writing scenes and traveling from beginning to end. Kindly try to post videos which will help me in this process.
He had this on one of the computer programs I was involved with. We went around inviting people to join the company or seeking opinions, and we found they "got that smile" after about 10 seconds.
Oh boy, I have lots of short ideas. I write everything down and put them away for a while before I revisit the ideas my past self came up with. A fresh unbiased mind is the best judge.
I remember a skit from the show In Living Color, where Jim Carrey is a rock star and he’s on the phone to his manager and he says, in a bad British accent, “I write 10 songs a night…right in the morning when I sober up…they sound terrible.” Sounds like gotta keep sifting through ideas till you get a good one .
The hardest is when you have an idea but after research, you find out it was already taken No joke I had an idea similar to mass effect, specifically the reduction of mass to accelerate pas light speed, when I was a teenager, then when I played the first game... I felt crestfallen
@@methodtomymaddness9081 you're not the first to tell me that, but it did dampen my drive to become a science fiction writer massively. I also had an idea to have a war torn future where giant tanks would be self sufficient by mining and processing ore to fuel their power, massive factories, refineries and mining equipment with a single purpose, to fight... then I discovered that movie with mobile cities and I just gave up lol
@T Bone It’s a tough thing to swallow, but I wouldn’t stay discouraged. As many have said here, it’s the execution that makes the difference. Henson made a film about toys coming to life and dealing with growing into obsolescence a few years before Toy Story; on paper both premises are very, very similar, but they both co-exist and are both valid and groundbreaking because of the individuality of the people who made them. That’s the difference. The Mass Effect team aren’t you: only you have a take on how to tell, expand and explore that core idea. Do it anyway. Just be honest in the telling. You will bring a unique spin on it. The Mandalorian is Wolf and Cub, but both are brilliant. Keep going.
@@tbone9474 its not about the idea, it's about the execution - so so so many things have the same kind of ideas...but their artistic value are on completely different levels. It's not the idea that makes the story...it's the way you decide to tell that story.
This is like Stephen King's advice. To paraphrase: Don't write down your ideas; if the idea is good, you won't need to look at your notes to remember it anyways.
@@Therizinosaurus yes, just write down anything you seem to like at the moment you thought of one... Then while working on the story, you can choose which one works, which ones will actually resonate with your characters, themes, or story. And you can drop down things you don't like then. But its important to jot down the ideas.
I disagree with this as well. You never know when the magic will happen. I always have an audio voice recorder in my pocket, just in case I've got an idea.
You can also have a lot of ideas, but get passionate about one or 2 of them. Doesn't necessarily mean you only have the one idea. can be, but as most things life, I think it's more than A or B.
I have too many ideas to even coherently contemplate. For example, I worked on one story idea for three months, but the idea was so similar to my last completed story, that I just couldn’t find the motivation to continue working on it, despite some of the writing being very good. I might come back to it in the future, but I’m now working on a different idea, hopefully one that I will complete. That’s why I can’t relate when some writers say that they only have so many ideas in them. It would take me several lifetimes to fully flesh out all of my ideas, if not longer. Very often, instead of an idea, I start with a tone or a mood, which is why I often prefer period settings. Once I have a certain atmosphere that I want to convey, an idea will often follow.
I come up with ideas all day every day. I usually come up with 10-20 ideas per day. Not all of them are good ideas, and not all of them are ideas I'm capable of executing.
Wow so awesome what he said about the 100ideas. And yes, its true. This channel is awesome. People interviewed - Love what they do. -They know what they are talking about. -They give you references and examples of GOOD stuff to learn of. -That shows generosity. -And although they are artists they are not hippies. They learned to be mature and undestand that is a buisiness too. Thank you
I'm a researcher and inventor. 2 or 3 times when I am focused on solving a problem....it comes as a complete movie script in my dreams and I play every charactor so that I can remember it better....complete with at least 1 new invention.
Love the channel. Love the videos. Consider listing all the videos with the same person in the description, WITH a title, not just the link. That might help people find what they are looking for more easy. Because the database is growing and navigation is key. And also, you are crushing the blacks in the grade of the videos. Making the shadows really grainy. Crush shadows instead of blacks in the grade to get more pleasant contrast. Finally, the interviews looks so much better now than they did at the start. Well done. Keep up the great work.
Where Jim talks about the process of negotiating with stakeholders to ensure that the script remains integral: it reminded me of Peter Checkland's SSM (Soft Systems Methodology), where there is no such thing as true consensus and instead, one must build what he calls, "accommodation models", where a compromise is made between differing worldviews of the same situation.
I have so many ideas..it hurts..usually three at a time but the execution is what counts. I'm a Pantser so I just go and write the damn spec...a ton of freaking specs on my desktop.
I come up with several ideas almost daily, the problem is sorting through them to find something original. I am working on a project right now that while it's in a familiar background, I think I have an original concept. I've done research for over a year and I've found nothing like what I have planned, (I have spoken to no one about the subject matter) so hopefully this will finally be my breakthrough.
@@mona-mo3sd I've plotted out a big chunk of the story, now taking a moment to let my brain rest. the big problem I get myself into is when I have to think for each character that I'm writing for, that after a while I feel like I have schizophrenia. In a couple days I'll go back and re-read everything I have and look for plot holes or opportunities for subplots. Thanks for the interest.
OK, this may be weird but I am a pastor of a little church in Michigan. My goal is to communicate a message in a way that people get it. I find these videos very helpful to improve my communication skills.
I loved that anecdote about the 100 ideas a day versus 1 idea every 6 months...but a "bad" idea is only as bad as the level of vision the person has for it and who they can get to see that vision through with them. There's been quite a few GREAT movies that were made that spent 5 or 10 or 20 years struggling to get made all because various people thought it was a bad or bland idea. All those people that turned it down weren't dumb or blind, they just weren't in tune with the concept and there's nothing wrong with that. It's like going on a date with a great person but there's no spark there - it's just something that happens. When someone tells me a "bad idea", I'm not one to look down on them for it; I'm just not seeing it and/or I'm not the right audience for it. Be honest with them about your opinion of it, sure, but if it genuinely resonantes with them then let them be. If their vision for it is clear then with the right team, execution, and marketing it may very well be a smashing success..no matter how bad I thought it was when it was pitched.
It’d be called “Frontier of Terror” I’m drawing lots of inspiration tales from the crypt and creepshow. I love horror and I love westerns, and I hardly ever see both genres together.
@@piercenewman3747 Funny you mention that, I'm taking notes for a zombie apocalypse themed script set in the Old West. Glad to see there are other people interested in mixing horror and westerns! Good luck with your project!
Dont forget that we still like romance ... great oldie type movies...Titantic...Pride and Prejudice...most of the best movies of all time go back many years. Maybe we donnot live in very romantic times, but rest assured a well produced movie bringing out our true human passions and feelings will always be HITS! Of course science fiction movies with reality vision..AVATAR...incredible!... True stories are without doubt great again owing their success to presentation and choice of story.
Not a script writer, but a writer. I don't throw away 99 ideas a day or week, but they do collect dust on sticky notes or on notes pages on my phone that I'll never really look at again. The ones that have something there never leave your brain, and the note you write is just a formality.
To Master the one sentence premise statement. A mountainous task, though, when you arrive at the peak, stand there and blurt out 100 ideas… And then, later, you retrospect about the difficulties involved in the whole process of elimination.
This is very helpful. Can we kindly get some more tv writers sharing their process. There’s a UA-camr called dreux d, who’s a writer and a tv writer’s room professional. She’d be great
Every creation is an idea of a creator ..If it's a furniture to a supercharged car it's all start from an idea ..Cinema is an Visual audible idea that formed from a single point in a mind then to paper and developed through different processes and combined with other ideas it finally formed as a big idea...
Question for viewers - One or two ideas every week. I write down all the ideas in my mobile/notebook. I wait for week or two. If these ideas keep coming back with some additional progress, I start note down things and make a list of points of characters, story, specific scenes, themes, songs, pitch etc.
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This reminds me of the "telephone" game. Sit in a circle with at least five people, whisper one phrase into the ear of the person next to you, see how much the phrase changes by the time it goes full circle. So you pitch your idea to a creative exec, and he walks down the hall and pitches it to his boss, and so on... So this is why half the S*** coming out of Hollywood these days is comic book movies. Got it.
@@knightofkorbin888 I was Sectioned in a secure unit under the UK's Mental Health Act for Religious Mania. It has caused a creative burnout that has taken me twenty years to recover from.
I don't think anyone has the same movie ideas that I have Because mine are things that has happened to me Things I dream about Things I wish had happened And things that will still happen.
Ever since screenwriters figured out they’d never sell their spec-scripts to franchise-obsessed studios trying to write “crossover universes” themselves, they set out to become Bold Indie Filmmakers, just to show ‘em. And had no one else to tell them their idea was really, really BAD.
I have at least 20 ideas a day for pithy remarks I can write in UA-cam comment sections but fail to develop the idea and use realistic character references.
I come up with story ideas all the time too. Granted I'm no writer and they probably aren't good ideas but in the line of work I'm in I have alot of time to myself and no one to talk to so I'm just left to think about goofy stuff
I think Chris Rock said when he comes up with a joke he calls his house answer machine and says it. Days later he checks it, if he laughs he uses it.
I think he was joking about it.... and that one turned out to be a funny one.
His answerphone must be unlistenable
@@MrTVirus he does standup at clubs in NYC at 3 am dude lol
@@MrTVirus So you're saying nobody is at clubs at 3am? Cuz that sounds very false.
@@MrTVirus Oh ok then.
This channel consistently gives me better advice than 4 years of film school, and I don't really know how to feel about it.
Martin, if I may. You already look like a Great Director, so relax my friend... you have NOTHING to worry about! 🏆🎥🇬🇧
Feel like I do...cheated... you wasted your time and money.
@@EricLensherr to be fair, you should use film school to gain on set experience and make connections. Feeling cheated doesn’t write screenplays or shoot films
Really. Between this channel and other ones out there, I learned more than film school. No sé de dónde sos Martín, pero te recomiendo que si no lo hiciste, hagas tu primer largometraje, por más que lo actúes vos solo y de bajo presupuesto. Eso te va a terminar de enseñar todo lo que no te enseñaron.
From one filmmaking Martin to another, I agree lol.
I can come up with ideas really easily. Writing them is another story. I have at least 4 in my head right now.
Hi Dawn, we are working on a video now where writers talk about their writing process. It actually includes this clip. We are hoping to post it next week. Maybe that video can help push you in the direction of finding your process so you can start bringing your ideas to life.
Same I am writing a book and 2 years later and it’s still not finished.
Being an idea person, and making a living, is rare. But not unheard of!
James Patterson does it all the time. He writes out super detailed synopsis, chapter by chapter, and then others write the book. He even puts his name first, as he is the household name.
Lots of the Hardy Boys were written like this. The editor wrote out the plot the cliffhangers the mystery and twists, and then ghost writers wrote them all out under a collective pen name.
You still have to have talent though. A single idea is nothing. I have literally hundreds of amazing synopsis in my computer writing folder right now. Can you figure out everything else? That is the question. Can you write 10k words, so that I can write 100k? That's the key.
Just saying guy clones Dino DNA, is just not enough. Unless your Michael Crichton. He did sell the idea first for a million bucks... but that's another story.
@@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT Don't get it right, get it written. That's what the 2nd and 3rd draft is for. Neil Gaiman says the 2nd draft is where you make it look like you knew what you were doing the entire time. Procrastination is another thing that will kill a project.
Having lots and lots of ideas isn't key to success, trust me. Quality over quantity. The most important thing about having good ideas is that it hooks you. I have about 30 story ideas every week but I never write them down. If an idea sticks with me and gets me excited for a long period of time then that's the story I want to realise. To this day, I have 7 story ideas that has never left my headspace. I can pretty much tell them from memory. Those are, to me, the greatest ideas.
The best pitch meetings usually start with the phrase "So you have a movie for me?".
🤣
Yes Sir, I do.
“Why would we make this?”
“Because money”
“Oh you said the word I like, ok lets do this!”
I love everyone in this reply chain.
"Having movies for me is tight!"
That sentiment of "we throw away 99 ideas, he only have one" was enlightening and brutally honest.
I am so demotivated hearing that.... I just had one idea.... And i literally cried over those scenes which i want to write about.... And then i listened to this... Bam!!! I am doubting myself
@@adivarma95
Don’t be.
The more you’ll come up with ideas and try to develop them, you will eventually know what works and what doesn’t.
And it doesn’t mean that because you get stuck with a scene or a plot hole that the whole thing has to burn, Rewind the parts that contribute to the problem and try new paths.
And even after you realize that certain of your scenes won’t make sense, don’t be discouraged!
Take the elements that make the scene good to you, how it affects characters and the plot, and keep them for when it’s appropriate.
At some point, you’ll have too many ideas to work with, but in the meantime, work with what you got.
It doesn’t matter if it ends up bad the first times because it’ll serve you as stepping stones.
@@adivarma95 Doubting is a waste of time. If you really, really have just one idea, you shouldn't write. But most people don't have just one idea. They just have one idea that they really, really believe in. Too bad, because you need to make a habit out of coming up with ideas. Good ideas, bad ideas, doesn't matter. What matters is the process of generating ideas, WHICH YOU CAN DEVELOP BY DOING IT.
I mean, it's like the high school sweetheart. The first girl you're attracted to who also seems to like you. You think that's all there will ever be, and all there ever needs to be. But very few people ever have a life-long relationship with that high school sweetheart. Most just learn from it, what works and what doesn't. They may or may not have fond memories, but that was just high school. Life goes on long after high school.
@@adivarma95 I have one idea too, only had that idea for 13 years.
But guess what? This idea is unrecognizable compared to what it was 13 years ago, I learned more, built it up, iterated, and improved it, till it became better.
You can do the same if you like your idea, mine was personal and related to something in my life, that's why I didn't want to change the core, but this path is harder than creating different ideas so be ware, it's restricting.
"Okay -give me the pitch."
"No story -only explosions -going to make a ton of money."
"You are a genius, Michael Bay -we greenlight this and ten sequels. -when can you start?"
"Start? I've already started. This whole building is rigged to explode. Get the cameras ready!"
@@anti0918 YER FIRED!, no wait come back, yer unfired....we need ya......
That’s why he needs to direct the next Fast and Furious
That's probable
Whhhaaaat,go watch Bad Boys 1&2,underrated buddy action comedy brilliance
I just finished my 2nd draft of my 2nd screenplay🤗
That's what we love to hear! Congrats Domi!
@@filmcourage thanks!!
@@TheLight965 Great job finishing!
@@RebeccaEd thanks a lot, sure feels great!
Congrats what's the genre?
Ideas are a dime a dozen. That's why they're not copyrightable. Execution that involves concept, plot, character development and dialogue is everything.
What about that cool dream I had? No it's still not copyrightable 😋
I agree, it's the execution that makes something good or bad and a success or failure.
@Yongo Bazuk I think my simple comment went over your head a bit. It's naive to think you can actually come up with something "original". Has nothing to do with "giving up" in any type of way. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. The greatest artists of all time have acknowledged this. Good artists and creators understand that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original. Star Wars, The Terminator, Indiana Jones, Fast & Furious franchise, Alien, Toy Story, a majority of Marvel and DC characters...these are all ideas based on something or various things but succeeded from the actual execution and smaller aspects and details that put a fresh spin on things. Also, there are no examples of a "shi=tty idea with good technique" that have gone on to be successful movies. A "sh&^tty idea" is subjective especially if you're referencing a movie that has a large fanbase.
Like Ebert used to say: It's not what a movie's about; it's how it's about it.
Buddy Cop Film.
One's a hardcase, by the books, 2 days away from retiring, old-school professional.
The other is a recently thawed out 100,000 year-old Neanderthal.
Coming this Summer: "Stone & Flint". "They're gonna make the bad guys extinct."
Thawing out a Neanderthal is super easy, barely an inconvenience.
"Stone, meet your new partner."
"I work alone, Captain! I don't have time to break in a rookie!"
"Don't crack wise with me, Detective; this 'rookie' was wrangling saber-toothed tigers before your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was in a short loincloth!"
"Sheesh, all right, lead the way, Cap!"
"Okay, he's right inside my office...WHAT THE...? Detective Flint, stop swinging from that light fixture!"
"Ooga booga!"
"Oh boy, here we go!"
TITLES
@@footofjuniper8212 It's even funnier when the captain leaves the room, and Flint talks in a normal voice, and says he only does that because the Captain is such an easy mark.
"Yes, Detective Stone, I've read the report on the Baskin case you cracked, tip top work, oh no, he's coming back! Bunga Bunga! Screech!"
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Grappler Baki introduced a Neanderthal character that they then taught martial arts. Manga is wild stuff.
I’m glad to know that getting a lot of ideas is not a sign of a confused mind. I put my ideas down in the notes section of my phone. The ones that I keep coming back to are the ones that I end up writing scripts about.
When you start looking at things from the other person's perspective, something in there clicks and you start to realize why most people don't really bother with your next great idea. I love this new realization. Thanks, Film Courage!
Question put to Sir Ridley Scott in 2012 by BBC morning TV interviewer:
"What advice do you have for anyone who wants to break into cinema?"
"It's simple, put something wonderful in front of your camera and press record!" 🏆🇬🇧
Another possible advice: lockpicks.
That's how I ended on Only Fans...
This video: "If the script is bad, it's not gonna go anywhere"
Another video on this channel: "99% of mainstream hollywood is garbage"
The subjectivity can be painful.
"In Hollywood, nobody knows anything!" 🎬
It’s not what you know but who you are, Hollywood has cowbell fever and the cure is more cowbell.
@@jingchan100 Yes, if you are not well known and the script is bad, not much will happen. If you are a celebrity, any level of rubbish will be accepted..
A majority of scripts don't get made. Maybe that should tell you how bad the scripts that never get made really are.
I always seem to come up with the most creative ideas when I'm in a position that doesn't allow me to write them down, like at work, or behind the wheel.
At work:
Carry yerself a piecea paper 'n' a pen, pause to jot down bullet points when y'all got a secon'
Utilize yer breaktimes better!
Behind the wheel:
"Siri, re-cord this here voice memo!"
(IDEA!)
I speak my ideas into WhatsApp and save them. I used to send them to myself and now I basically have like 6 different groups for different project ideas. I find this is a great way to remember things and it’s so easy to dictate to your phone the sec an idea comes.
I got my last 'movie' idea from a 5 second clip I saw on the news...they come from everywhere...I agree with him, as long as I can see a beginning, middle and end I'll start writing it out...see where it goes
It is really considerate for this guy to come in and talk about this stuff. What is strange is that looking at his credits on IMDB, I don't think I have seen -- or am motivated to see -- a single movie he was involved with.
6:08, that's gold.
3 seconds of good is gold
Literally the greatest channel here on UA-cam. Such education and wealth of experience. These guests are incredible.
We appreciate your support. Hope our work helps you with yours. Cheers!
This channel stays underrated😤
One of the best, isn’t it ?
Doing our best, thank you both!
You say that, but in my college they used it for every film related class.
Hi Juan, interesting comment. What do you mean? What kind of ways would they use this channel?
Seriously. I don’t know how the algorithm works but I always try to like these videos hoping the AI will promote them to the next tier of recommendations. They deserve it.
This defines the issues of writing novels, too.
I definitely know what he means about those 3 seconds. Sometimes I'll give someone a movie idea and they have that exact reaction. Other times they either say, "sounds cool," or their eyes drift away when I'm explaining it to them.
"How does you know when you've got an idea?" - Ali G.
lol gimme the link
Jim is a riot! Love his advice and his nonsensical (to me) approach (random emails to self with random ideas). One thing I've learned today: no idea is too crazy; if it gets written it could be produced! That's encouraging ☺️
This is a highly nuanced question with many different possible answers. The answer will vary depending on how much you rely on the commercial success of your work, what audience you're writing for, for how long you want your completed work to be accessible before it no longer exists in the world, how much influence you want others or yourself to have over your completed work, and - of course - who you're asking.
I've always LOVED think tanks, brainstorming, spitballing, coffee & conversation- generating and developing ideas is one of my favorite things! I considered screenwriting, but stuck with editing, because I felt the editor had the potential to make the biggest impact on the entire project. I've definitely reacted poorly to bad ideas- even when I kept my mouth shut, I've offended people with my apprehensive responses. Silence can be even worse than saying "that's a bad idea"- so "Silence is golden" is definitely situational.
"Honesty is the best policy"...... not necessarily. I think the easiest path is to acknowledge bad ideas and create the illusion that their thoughts are valued and appreciated. Play nice until the end of the meeting- and then just "do what I do" anyway. When the illusion works and that person feels like 'they can hang with the creatives', their egos can rest easy. But when they have "stronger" fragile egos, I'll adjust approach and show them the edit with their incorporated ideas, followed by "a few more options" we have to choose from.
In a nutshell, I keep the illusion going that this difficult person is part of the creative process. We create solutions and they generate problems. And the dance goes on..... :)
Thank you for the comment, Erik. You touch on so many interesting points. Excellent food for thought. Appreciate you giving our videos a watch. :)
Also many writers have different processes...a great podcast to listen to is Jeff Goldsmith's podcast bc he asks every established screenwriter to break down their process and they're all different. Furthermore, remember if you really love and believe in something someone else will too ❤
I like the idea of emailing myself story ideas. Most of the time I email myself about writing, is when I've come up with a change to a story I'm already working on. As far as ideas per week, I have made it a habit of taking a couple ideas and going back and forth between the two stories. I'll focus on whichever one inspires me the most at the time. Speaking of which, I've been struggling with the beginning of a script that I like the story behind it. Suddenly today, I had one of those "a-ha" moments where I came up a new beginning that really sounds solid. It has made the story exciting again. Now...onto adding that change.
Thanks for another inspirational interview. Happy 4th.
I am immensely grateful to the creators of this channel for such great content and learning you put us through. I feel much thankfulness for you!! I have story ideas with me, but the biggest problem is starting any story idea and expanding it to write a script on, writing scenes and traveling from beginning to end. Kindly try to post videos which will help me in this process.
I think the book 'immediate fiction' by jerry cleaver would help you with that
@@BraveAbandon I am very grateful
Her idea in one sentence: “My uncle owns a Pawn Shop, & he always knows when someone is trying to fence something.”
He had this on one of the computer programs I was involved with. We went around inviting people to join the company or seeking opinions, and we found they "got that smile" after about 10 seconds.
Usually I have 8-10 ideas a week or so... Some movie related, some just ideas
Cool!
I have about two film ideas per week. I usually get inspired and write out a brief synopsis and then shelf it.
Oh boy, I have lots of short ideas. I write everything down and put them away for a while before I revisit the ideas my past self came up with. A fresh unbiased mind is the best judge.
This guy knows his stuff
I remember a skit from the show In Living Color, where Jim Carrey is a rock star and he’s on the phone to his manager and he says, in a bad British accent, “I write 10 songs a night…right in the morning when I sober up…they sound terrible.” Sounds like gotta keep sifting through ideas till you get a good one .
The hardest is when you have an idea but after research, you find out it was already taken
No joke I had an idea similar to mass effect, specifically the reduction of mass to accelerate pas light speed, when I was a teenager, then when I played the first game... I felt crestfallen
Try looking at it this way- feel validated that you came up with a great idea! :)
@@methodtomymaddness9081 you're not the first to tell me that, but it did dampen my drive to become a science fiction writer massively. I also had an idea to have a war torn future where giant tanks would be self sufficient by mining and processing ore to fuel their power, massive factories, refineries and mining equipment with a single purpose, to fight... then I discovered that movie with mobile cities and I just gave up lol
@T Bone It’s a tough thing to swallow, but I wouldn’t stay discouraged. As many have said here, it’s the execution that makes the difference. Henson made a film about toys coming to life and dealing with growing into obsolescence a few years before Toy Story; on paper both premises are very, very similar, but they both co-exist and are both valid and groundbreaking because of the individuality of the people who made them. That’s the difference. The Mass Effect team aren’t you: only you have a take on how to tell, expand and explore that core idea. Do it anyway. Just be honest in the telling. You will bring a unique spin on it. The Mandalorian is Wolf and Cub, but both are brilliant. Keep going.
@@tbone9474 its not about the idea, it's about the execution - so so so many things have the same kind of ideas...but their artistic value are on completely different levels. It's not the idea that makes the story...it's the way you decide to tell that story.
@@feebee6810 very true I guess. But I wanted to tell something original, not rehash what's been done
Great interview! Thank you!
This is like Stephen King's advice. To paraphrase: Don't write down your ideas; if the idea is good, you won't need to look at your notes to remember it anyways.
That's false.
You definitely CAN forget good ideas. You should write down anything good that crossed your mind.
@@Therizinosaurus yes, just write down anything you seem to like at the moment you thought of one...
Then while working on the story, you can choose which one works, which ones will actually resonate with your characters, themes, or story. And you can drop down things you don't like then. But its important to jot down the ideas.
Well, Stephen King is a horse of a different color. And the horse was on a lot of cocaine in most of the early years.
@@greyeyed123 well those drugs must have done something right because has written so much incredible stuff.
I disagree with this as well.
You never know when the magic will happen.
I always have an audio voice recorder in my pocket, just in case I've got an idea.
You can also have a lot of ideas, but get passionate about one or 2 of them. Doesn't necessarily mean you only have the one idea.
can be, but as most things life, I think it's more than A or B.
I have too many ideas to even coherently contemplate. For example, I worked on one story idea for three months, but the idea was so similar to my last completed story, that I just couldn’t find the motivation to continue working on it, despite some of the writing being very good. I might come back to it in the future, but I’m now working on a different idea, hopefully one that I will complete. That’s why I can’t relate when some writers say that they only have so many ideas in them. It would take me several lifetimes to fully flesh out all of my ideas, if not longer. Very often, instead of an idea, I start with a tone or a mood, which is why I often prefer period settings. Once I have a certain atmosphere that I want to convey, an idea will often follow.
I come up with ideas all day every day. I usually come up with 10-20 ideas per day. Not all of them are good ideas, and not all of them are ideas I'm capable of executing.
So glad I clicked on this! Great interview! Love the anecdote of the 99 ideas a day vs 1 in 6 months.
Wow so awesome what he said about the 100ideas. And yes, its true.
This channel is awesome.
People interviewed
- Love what they do.
-They know what they are talking about.
-They give you references and examples of GOOD stuff to learn of.
-That shows generosity.
-And although they are artists they are not hippies. They learned to be mature and undestand that is a buisiness too.
Thank you
Love this channel. Very helpful and inspiring. Thanks.
Loved this guys insight
" you know, you know" - - > yes, my friend, now I know.
I hate it / love it when I’m getting ideas for other screenplays while in the process of writing one.
Must be simple and easy to digest. That's what I'm getting.
I'm a researcher and inventor. 2 or 3 times when I am focused on solving a problem....it comes as a complete movie script in my dreams and I play every charactor so that I can remember it better....complete with at least 1 new invention.
I have this great idea for a movie about a robot driving instructor that goes back in time for some reason.
It's like Die Hard in a office bldg 🏢. 😁
2:00 - 2:10 Whoa... A light bulb moment indeed! 😳
Love the channel. Love the videos. Consider listing all the videos with the same person in the description, WITH a title, not just the link. That might help people find what they are looking for more easy. Because the database is growing and navigation is key. And also, you are crushing the blacks in the grade of the videos. Making the shadows really grainy. Crush shadows instead of blacks in the grade to get more pleasant contrast. Finally, the interviews looks so much better now than they did at the start. Well done. Keep up the great work.
Ive been inspired by a crackle in a painting. its great to be creative. now the outlet(s) is the only issue. great info.
This is good advice for pitching any idea!
Where Jim talks about the process of negotiating with stakeholders to ensure that the script remains integral: it reminded me of Peter Checkland's SSM (Soft Systems Methodology), where there is no such thing as true consensus and instead, one must build what he calls, "accommodation models", where a compromise is made between differing worldviews of the same situation.
I have so many ideas..it hurts..usually three at a time but the execution is what counts. I'm a Pantser so I just go and write the damn spec...a ton of freaking specs on my desktop.
I come up with several ideas almost daily, the problem is sorting through them to find something original. I am working on a project right now that while it's in a familiar background, I think I have an original concept. I've done research for over a year and I've found nothing like what I have planned, (I have spoken to no one about the subject matter) so hopefully this will finally be my breakthrough.
Good luck man
how's it going?
@@parkerhp2233 thank you
@@mona-mo3sd I've plotted out a big chunk of the story, now taking a moment to let my brain rest. the big problem I get myself into is when I have to think for each character that I'm writing for, that after a while I feel like I have schizophrenia. In a couple days I'll go back and re-read everything I have and look for plot holes or opportunities for subplots. Thanks for the interest.
OK, this may be weird but I am a pastor of a little church in Michigan. My goal is to communicate a message in a way that people get it. I find these videos very helpful to improve my communication skills.
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Ooo! Ooo! I know this one! With out having to watch the video! Someone else claims it, has it produced, gets the recognition and income for/from it.
THIS IS GOLD
I loved that anecdote about the 100 ideas a day versus 1 idea every 6 months...but a "bad" idea is only as bad as the level of vision the person has for it and who they can get to see that vision through with them. There's been quite a few GREAT movies that were made that spent 5 or 10 or 20 years struggling to get made all because various people thought it was a bad or bland idea. All those people that turned it down weren't dumb or blind, they just weren't in tune with the concept and there's nothing wrong with that. It's like going on a date with a great person but there's no spark there - it's just something that happens.
When someone tells me a "bad idea", I'm not one to look down on them for it; I'm just not seeing it and/or I'm not the right audience for it. Be honest with them about your opinion of it, sure, but if it genuinely resonantes with them then let them be. If their vision for it is clear then with the right team, execution, and marketing it may very well be a smashing success..no matter how bad I thought it was when it was pitched.
Hopefully my idea for a Western horror anthology series can be great
It’d be called “Frontier of Terror” I’m drawing lots of inspiration tales from the crypt and creepshow. I love horror and I love westerns, and I hardly ever see both genres together.
@@piercenewman3747 Funny you mention that, I'm taking notes for a zombie apocalypse themed script set in the Old West. Glad to see there are other people interested in mixing horror and westerns!
Good luck with your project!
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 good luck with yours too
@@piercenewman3747 Thanks! I appreciate it.
Very interesting!
I email myself too. Over half of the best scenes I have are after intense lucid dream sequences I managed to 'send' before they evaporated.
Dont forget that we still like romance ... great oldie type movies...Titantic...Pride and Prejudice...most of the best movies of all time go back many years. Maybe we donnot live in very romantic times, but rest assured a well produced movie bringing out our true human passions and feelings will always be HITS! Of course science fiction movies with reality vision..AVATAR...incredible!... True stories are without doubt great again owing their success to presentation and choice of story.
i can get idea for movie anytime
I’m going to Marshall arts to train for action movies AND go to film school, hope it works.
Not a script writer, but a writer. I don't throw away 99 ideas a day or week, but they do collect dust on sticky notes or on notes pages on my phone that I'll never really look at again.
The ones that have something there never leave your brain, and the note you write is just a formality.
I’m pretty sure it’s called “an elevator pitch”.
What is the ETA on this "funny pawn shop uncle in Hoboken" movie?
Great 👍
Dam I’ve been missing out! Love this video.
God, I love this channel. Keep up the great work and content, you guys! :)
Thanks Allan, we appreciate it. Hope it helps you with your work.
@@filmcourage Oh it does! cant get enough of this type of content, thanks for takingthe time to respond!
I read the book "The Idea" by Erik Bork. Highly recommend it. How to test if your story idea has legs.
To Master the one sentence premise statement.
A mountainous task, though, when you arrive at the peak, stand there and blurt out 100 ideas… And then, later, you retrospect about the difficulties involved in the whole process of elimination.
This is very helpful. Can we kindly get some more tv writers sharing their process. There’s a UA-camr called dreux d, who’s a writer and a tv writer’s room professional. She’d be great
Every creation is an idea of a creator ..If it's a furniture to a supercharged car it's all start from an idea ..Cinema is an Visual audible idea that formed from a single point in a mind then to paper and developed through different processes and combined with other ideas it finally formed as a big idea...
Question for viewers - One or two ideas every week. I write down all the ideas in my mobile/notebook. I wait for week or two. If these ideas keep coming back with some additional progress, I start note down things and make a list of points of characters, story, specific scenes, themes, songs, pitch etc.
I have about 7 ideas everytime I brush my teeth, most of those are Nah though :-))
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This reminds me of the "telephone" game. Sit in a circle with at least five people, whisper one phrase into the ear of the person next to you, see how much the phrase changes by the time it goes full circle.
So you pitch your idea to a creative exec, and he walks down the hall and pitches it to his boss, and so on...
So this is why half the S*** coming out of Hollywood these days is comic book movies. Got it.
3:21 what would you bet on knowing exactly what movie he's talking about?
All of my money that it’s The Hurricane Heist.
3:08 - Oh my god I've seen this movie.
3:18 - Oh that's why.
3 second test- 8 min video
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Great content
Thanks for watching!
7:53 One or two. Curated I'd like to think.
It sounds to me like everybody in Hollywood knows EXACTLY how to succeed, but virtually none of them do.
I would have many ideas too if that were my job
I don't have any ideas.
It is really quite a relief as the last time I did I had too many and had to be hospitalised.
What were you in there for? The Three act heart attack?
@@knightofkorbin888 I was Sectioned in a secure unit under the UK's Mental Health Act for Religious Mania. It has caused a creative burnout that has taken me twenty years to recover from.
3 second movie idea and 8 minute video. Makes sense
I don't think anyone has the same movie ideas that I have
Because mine are things that has happened to me
Things I dream about
Things I wish had happened
And things that will still happen.
How many movie ideas do you have every week?
Ideas, are part of my daily to do list, so at the end of every month there's a list of them.
We like that Derek!
@@filmcourage Cheers!
Too many lol
One...
Ever since screenwriters figured out they’d never sell their spec-scripts to franchise-obsessed studios trying to write “crossover universes” themselves, they set out to become Bold Indie Filmmakers, just to show ‘em.
And had no one else to tell them their idea was really, really BAD.
I have at least 20 ideas a day for pithy remarks I can write in UA-cam comment sections but fail to develop the idea and use realistic character references.
I get two or three ideas a day. Whether they are viable is another thing.
Thanks 🙏☕️🎩
2:00 Bad ideas 👌👌👌
Take a shot every time he says "you know."
I come up with story ideas all the time too. Granted I'm no writer and they probably aren't good ideas but in the line of work I'm in I have alot of time to myself and no one to talk to so I'm just left to think about goofy stuff