Creative Spark: Eric Roth

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Screenwriter Eric Roth ("Forrest Gump," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 81

  • @scarpaz
    @scarpaz 2 роки тому +178

    Distraction-free editor and IBM Model M keyboard. This man is not behind. He is so much ahead we can't recognize it yet.

    • @DaiAtlus79
      @DaiAtlus79 5 місяців тому

      so Forrest Gump was written on a Model M???

  • @MrsCrazyrange
    @MrsCrazyrange Рік тому +17

    Seems like a salt of the earth kind of guy. Down to earth, genuine, no bull. I come back here regularly.

  • @wescarpenter8364
    @wescarpenter8364 Рік тому +9

    Top 5 screenwriters of all time.

  • @MargueriteFairProductions
    @MargueriteFairProductions 2 роки тому +12

    I just watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Thank you. Such a tender story.

  • @AlbandAquino
    @AlbandAquino 2 роки тому +10

    It's something a lot of us, command line users, are familiar with.
    That's why Linux is so popular. No fancy UI, no distractions.
    It's a matter of "getting to the point". Loved it. :)

  • @sgillard
    @sgillard 10 років тому +29

    Absolutely love this one, I think Roth's technique and process may be the best that I have seen so far.

  • @urviechalex9963
    @urviechalex9963 Рік тому +5

    Three books a week is absolutely insane, I don´t get how people can read so fast. Yes there is skimming or skipping, but those techniques don´t park anything in my long-term memory.

  • @influenceince
    @influenceince 3 роки тому +12

    LOVE how he chooses to stick with what works for him 😊

  • @elisamuel40
    @elisamuel40 2 роки тому +7

    You can print to file, create a virtual LPT port to print into a flat text file. Done it before to extract data from old MS-DOS POS systems.

  • @Daniel-Rosa.
    @Daniel-Rosa. 8 років тому +60

    This video will be my anti-procrastination anti-indiscipline *pill.* Daily, maybe.

  • @AliAli-vc4yi
    @AliAli-vc4yi 6 років тому +9

    Thank you for Forrest Gump!

  • @Cronofear
    @Cronofear 2 роки тому +26

    "I use MS DOS over Windows XP because it's unhackable"
    Meawhile the hackers: "We will see about that"

    • @MikeTrieu
      @MikeTrieu 2 роки тому +2

      Seriously, he had better not have that thing connected to the Internet. There are ransomware bots roving the net day and night looking for those extremely vulnerable and unpatched Windows XP machines to infect and extort. God help us all if Dune Part 2 is stored in there 😳

    • @sean8102
      @sean8102 2 роки тому +2

      @@MikeTrieu It looks like he uses two different computers (or dual boots, but I'd doubt that). You can see Windows 7 at 1:06
      edit: at 0:51 you can see two computers. One next to him on the left, and another on the right. Guessing he has a KVM switch setup and does not have the XP machine connected to the net.

    • @merlinwarage
      @merlinwarage 2 роки тому +2

      He has no internet access on that computer, so good luck for that :)

  • @DustinUriah
    @DustinUriah 9 років тому +5

    SO GOOD! Man, I love his writing. Thank you for the video.

  • @RaymondHng
    @RaymondHng 9 років тому +22

    A real IBM buckling-spring keyboard. That's what I'm using as I type this.

    • @shamwaymoonyos9578
      @shamwaymoonyos9578 2 роки тому +1

      Huge fan of them as well. I have restored some and use daily ad work and home. Nothing better keyboard wise for me. I'm happy.

  • @yskim2636
    @yskim2636 Рік тому +2

    "The truth is if I was to really analyze myself, I'm probably a frustrated novelist. But never really had the guts to write a novel." Ouch.

  • @Tripp1993
    @Tripp1993 7 років тому +15

    I wish Eric Roth good luck on turning Frank Herbert's DUNE into a film-able opus, maybe two or three films... give or take; With Denis Villeneuve and Brian Herbert, I really think he will get it right.

  • @ammanbansal2265
    @ammanbansal2265 7 місяців тому

    I'm definitely saddened that he didn't return for Dune part 2, but I have no doubt that Denis and Jon will succeed artistically with Mr. Roth's blessing.

  • @GergelyLaszloZwickl
    @GergelyLaszloZwickl 9 років тому +6

    Baeutiful and honest documentary.

  • @alexfolsom3910
    @alexfolsom3910 10 років тому +3

    MOST INTERESTING PART(for me)---> When he bought the picture and the ASTRONAUT died the next day.... If that didn't get your attention I really don't know...

  • @badmanforone
    @badmanforone 7 років тому +58

    this dude is going to write the new movie adaption for DUNE

    • @cldpt
      @cldpt 2 роки тому +15

      and it turned out fucking amazing

    • @staticobjx7232
      @staticobjx7232 2 роки тому +4

      I'm at the moment where this comment was 4 years ago and the first comment in this comment was 4 hours ago, I was hoping to wait as 4th to comment but who cares?

    • @gasparkvarta6070
      @gasparkvarta6070 2 роки тому

      Hello comment from 4 years ago

    • @YusuffYT
      @YusuffYT 2 роки тому

      @@staticobjx7232 yes

    • @jambakurbaqradze5590
      @jambakurbaqradze5590 2 роки тому +1

      @@staticobjx7232 ..meanwhile: I am your comment's fourth liker..

  • @whatchrisdoinmusic
    @whatchrisdoinmusic 4 роки тому +4

    Inspirational!

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 5 років тому +5

    Six scripts nominated for best picture. Was good friends with Jim Morrison in film school. Got completely ripped off by Bernie Madoff!

  • @FVD
    @FVD 7 років тому +9

    Have to admit, his name never really hit my radar until learning just now that he will be penning the script for Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Well that's two home runs from Legendary and that can't be all bad, at all. :)

  • @ronykubik
    @ronykubik 10 років тому +3

    I love the figures on the book-shelf (3:55) , where can I buy it?

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 5 років тому +2

    I can't believe he still uses a DOS program.

  • @delsydebothom3544
    @delsydebothom3544 2 роки тому +1

    I really wish I could find that software.

  • @eaglemlj
    @eaglemlj 6 років тому +1

    'finally know who you are, well, you know, as a Writer (: Thank s for posting this Eric.

  • @AlbertNikanorovtscosj
    @AlbertNikanorovtscosj 7 років тому +4

    Best episode! #IMHO

  • @JoseCasado
    @JoseCasado 9 років тому +1

    Gold.

  • @emirbublis154
    @emirbublis154 2 роки тому +3

    Please someone help me to find that software. "Movie Master" which is Eric Roth using.

    • @JohnVella1968
      @JohnVella1968 7 місяців тому

      I've looked and couldn't find it, however I'm happy running WordPerfect 5.1 on FreeDOS, which is great for distraction free writing.

  • @camrynhernandez5996
    @camrynhernandez5996 6 років тому +2

    Beautiful. The wallet given to the actor, wow.

  • @jackobyuk
    @jackobyuk 2 роки тому +4

    there is no need to rush upgrading to windows11 i see.

  • @douglassgibraniii7819
    @douglassgibraniii7819 5 місяців тому

    DOS!!!!

  • @texterundsohne9480
    @texterundsohne9480 8 років тому +6

    I enjoyed this one.
    Please can you make a Creative Spark Video with Woody Allen?

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 5 років тому

      Why? What has Woody done that was good in the last 30 years?

    • @vladimirhorowitz
      @vladimirhorowitz 2 роки тому

      @@Nautilus1972 Magic in the Moonlight, Match Point, Midnight in Paris, Cafe Society, Irrational Man, A Rainy Day in New York, Blue Jasmine, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cassandra's Dream, Deconstructing Harry, Everyone Says I Love You, Bullets Over Broadway, Manhattan Murder Mystery, and Husbands and Wives for starters.

  • @IberianCraftsman
    @IberianCraftsman 10 місяців тому

    Just unplug the network card, and that's that, a computer not connected to the internet, no need to do so on an old computer, if it's not connected to the internet in any way and it has no wireless module then its physically imposible for it to connect, then add a printer that works by cable with no wireless connections and done, air tight.
    I'm trying to sell old computers myself in fact... and no one wants them 😅

  • @user-ge4uk9ui8y
    @user-ge4uk9ui8y 2 роки тому +1

    Someone tell him that he can increase program memory limits on windows xp, then his DOS text editor won't run out of memory

  • @jonkaplan5243
    @jonkaplan5243 11 місяців тому

    He was friends with The Door's Jim Morrison? Is that true? Anyone? Sounds like a smart, really down to Earth guy.

  • @harisaja
    @harisaja 2 роки тому +1

    An IBM Model M !!!!!!

  • @dkhl02
    @dkhl02 2 роки тому

    Es Como usar una máquina de escribir además le de vida a una pc por más tiempo buena idea encima gana dinero con eso genial

  • @ErenTheWarcriminal
    @ErenTheWarcriminal Рік тому

    🐐

  • @jinchoung
    @jinchoung 2 роки тому +1

    "Religion and the Decline of Magic"

  • @Sodacake
    @Sodacake 9 років тому

    Damn, where the hell would you even get Movie Master these days?

  • @salempoor834
    @salempoor834 6 років тому +3

    He likes his ellipses....

    • @MrsCrazyrange
      @MrsCrazyrange 3 роки тому +3

      Who doesn’t love a good ellipse? 😜

  • @TheStewieOne
    @TheStewieOne 6 років тому +1

    What writing program is here using?

    • @serc_
      @serc_ 5 років тому +2

      1:30

  • @roger8654
    @roger8654 5 років тому

    I only do 2 to 4 hours a day. Usually 2 to 3.

  • @zero15388
    @zero15388 9 років тому +1

    real men use an ibm model m

  • @Vfr143
    @Vfr143 2 роки тому +3

    Please, I want your honest opinion people: did you really like the script of the new Dune? Cause in all fairness, I am sorry to say that I did not

  • @7524-j9w
    @7524-j9w 2 роки тому

    да всем пофиг.

  • @matiassanchez1679
    @matiassanchez1679 2 роки тому

    Such a shame that the Dune's script ended up being so horrible

  • @cursedtiki213
    @cursedtiki213 2 роки тому

    All I see is another Boomer unwilling to change with the times.

  • @RaymondHng
    @RaymondHng 9 років тому +2

    A real IBM buckling-spring keyboard. That's what I'm using as I type this.