What The Audience Wants More Than Anything Else - Jack Grapes
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Jack Grapes is an award-winning poet, playwright, actor, teacher, and the editor and publisher of ONTHEBUS, one of the top literary journals in the country. He has won several publishing grants and Fellowships in Literature from the National Endowment for the Arts. He's also received nine Artist-in- Residence Grants from the California Arts Council to teach writing in various schools throughout Los Angeles. He is the author of 13 books of poetry, including TREES, COFFEE, AND THE EYES OF DEER, and BREAKING DOWN THE SURFACE OF THE WORLD. A spoken-word CD, Pretend, was recently issued by DePaul University. He is also author of a chapbook of poems and paintings titled AND THE RUNNING FORM, NAKED, BLAKE. His most recent publication is LUCKY FINDS, a boxed set of 50 cards that extend and parody the dynamic artistic productions of high-modernist poets such as Ezra Pound and Charles Olson. For more information on Jack's classes, please visit: jackgrapes.com/classesgeneral...
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Karen, you put yourself on the line here so we could all become better storytellers. Thanks for your courage.
Ohshit, Good Blood was here.
I got goosebumps when he started asking those questions and got Karen to expose her own deeper truth. Really needed to hear this tonight. Thanks so much Karen for all of these interviews!
Respect, Karen
No, she didn't. Putting herself on the line would have been telling her story. She was pushed by Jack into the situation and deliberately *didn't* put herself on the line. The work was all Jack. He was the one who kept pushing and elicited her emotion so we could all become better storytellers.
And thank you for being good blood, we hav enrichi bad blood in this world already
Came for writing advice, stayed for the Socratic unraveling of one's psyche.
Me too, exactly.
ah you beat me to it haha
😆😆 trueee
Hahahahaha 😂
Accurate!
This was insane. This video is actually a demonstration of the concept. We pay for the stuff that is real. Thank you for sharing Karen!
Cheers!
Captain Sindbad!
Thank you Karen. Hugs from Chile
@@filmcourage wow! these questions were like a complex Math question. I felt the whoo also! That was very, very tough!!!
“Write how you talk; don’t try and be a writer.” That was very much needed, especially since I’ve looked back at old work and not felt a soul in it.
"Simple" is not the same thing as "easy." I spend half my writing time getting past my own desire to impress myself and get to the truth of what I want to say. Jack's methods have helped me a bunch.
@@treshathepoetrysalon7231 Exactly. It ironically takes more time to condense complex concepts into easily digested, accessible forms. It doesn't take a lot of talent to look up a bunch of asinine synonyms and litter one's work with unnecessary purple prose. We all learned that the hard way. "Loquacious" and "verbose" is not even congruent let alone equal to "intelligent."
Reading your comment made me want to endure the remaining 13:00 of this slightly painful and irritating process. Kudos to you AND ESPECIALLY TO KAREN!
That was a lesson I learned in martial arts. The more I thought about it, the clunkier I became. The smoothest had been when I did not think hard, but let my body moved as it needed to. Same with writing, I came to focus more on creating a story that held a lesson and emotional meaning, rather than how I sounded or what made me seem fancy. Take out what other's think sometimes, let yourself be guided by how you feel and what you want to inspire others to feel. That helps me, hopefully it is decent advice for helping you too. Also, it has been a year since you saw this, how is your writing now?
The best example of this that I know of is Jordan Belfort in Wolf of Wallstreet. He’s “speech” is hilarious!
“Writing is easy; you just open a vein and bleed” - some writer
Hemingway, I believe.
Paraphrased: "I barb wire my wrist, and let it fill the page." - Black Thought
Virginia Woolf
Wow 🙆🏽♂️, so deep and raw.
- Stewie Griffin
That was tough to watch. Really commend the presenter for staying professional even when she felt so emotional.
She's the best, that's why.
That's kind, thank you Eddy!
agreed, I felt like giving a final exam , damn!
The emotion _is_ the profession
@@filmcourage It's more than kind; it's true. If you're Karen, then you stayed with Grapes as best you could, following notions you appeared to be totally new to, and yet open to receiving them on the deepest level. You didn't waffle, you didn't flake. You took the challenge, stayed the course, and learned something good yet difficult. These are the kinds of challenges that change lives - change *souls* - for the better. And I respect you for it.
She is the best interviewer of writers out there. She knows how to allow them to speak, doesn’t interrupt, and even has the courage to go through this on the spot. She’s great.
Thanks Chris, appreciate your support!
I think this was the most most raw, most intimate, most uncomfortable, most intrusive, most incisive, most human and most brave piece of film I've ever seen. Thank you Karen for having the guts to show this. I think everyone in the comments section right now wish they could shake your hand or give you a hug.
Holy Hell,this was rough,but it's so clarifying. Thank you for enduring this grilling. Yikes!
I love the dramatic reversal of this entire interview. She thought she was going to question him, and get an answer from him. Instead, he questioned her, and forced her to find her own answers within...in places she didn't even want to look.
that was beautifully said
great interview.
8:13 Jack is ruthless. "Put yourself in danger." I'm stealing that
"They want blood... and you give it to them." Wow! That is so tragically true I had tears in my eyes.
This guys true technique is the embodiment of empathy. He's obviously thought a lot about how to truly empathise, which we all appreciate and can relate to. I think we crave it actually, in such a crazy world. This guy gets it.
Thanks Karen for being so tough and pushing through this interview. I don't think many would be able to do that on the spot, but you really gave it your all and showed your audience what it would take. Thank you for letting us share that and learn from you. Take care. 🙂
That was the best writing exercise I've ever seen. Really brilliant.
This man just changed my whole concept of story writing in quarter of an hour. Awesome!
It completely baffles me how so many people say they haven't been feeling like they are living because of the pandemic. The pandemic was the first time in year I have ever felt alive. So much free time. Being able to wake up early and watch the sunrise, watch the sunset, stay on my window listening to music while looking at the trees, the birds... it was amazing.
The human experience is really unique to each one of us. "Living" can take as many forms as there are people in this world.
I feel like those people just had their distractions taken away, and had to really think about what their life is / was.
I think that what people really mean when they say that is that they were not living before, and now they are waking up and realising they've been on autopilot for too long.
It’s funny that she blamed the pandemic at first, but what she was struggling with had nothing to do wi5 the pandemic. The pandemic just took away the distractions that would ease the pain of what she was going through.
Well, I was lucky, i'm a software engineer and I didnt loose my job, they sent us to work from home instead of going every day to the office.
I'm grateful the pandemia alowed me to live the way I wanted, take care of mi dog and the cats, sit on the garden, have meals with my family. 9 hours of work plus an hour and a half to commute plus take cafe of the house the shopping the bills and the everyday life that consumed muy life and had to do everything on the run.
I'm more alive than ever, I can do what I'm allways wanted, I work to share with my family but I wasnt there to share, now Iam. For me that is living.
Life is like radiation, a uniquely damaging event.
Before this guy gives you a compliment, he makes you jump through a lot of hoops. He doesn't give out compliments cheaply. I could sense the heat put on Karen and she handled it well.
He was all up in her Kool-Aid! I'm here for it!
@@joshuakilroy7599 😆
@@joshuakilroy7599 lol yeah, I want to know what she discovered!
@@juneychick She was either adopted, or her biological father was someone other than who she thought it was...and she was never told until recently. There are not many other options beyond those.
This is why we can't make good films anymore, everything is reboots and super hero flicks.
Jack is so good at what he does. He's sensitive, empathetic, and gently probing. I'm remembering how powerful his classes and his methods are; truly life-changing practices. I also appreciate the way Karen stayed open to this deep process and has shared this exchange. I was brought to tears many times when participating in his workshops.
"Film Courage." Karen, you demonstrated the true meaning behind the name of the channel. This was a transformative experience for us all. Thank you for the lesson.
yikes
"Be brave, be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
God that was powerful.
This video is somehow simultaneously profoundly enlightening and educational while deeply moving.
I was torn between wanting to give Karen a hug and being captivated with what felt like morbid fascination by watching Jack pull Karen out of her shell making me feel like some type of emotional peeping Tom, to show how to make a deeply emotionally honest story.
It would have been perfectly understandable for you to not want to share this Karen, but I am very grateful you decided to.
Thank you for the amazing work and the amazing guest.
UNCOMFORTABLE interview but some wisdom here lol. My favorite part was at the end "that felt like therapy but its not, its to write a story people will buy." Here I realized he's a legend
Yes, this was the one advice that I felt I had to watch again and again to "get into the zone". It was painful to watch the presenter go through it (but glad she did her best) because I had goose bumps on my skin at the end of it! If you can replicate or pass on that empathy to your readers or viewers it's basically the reason why you should be trying to write in the first place. Best lesson I learner on anything in a long time.
This is dialectic therapy at its finest. So simple, cutting to the chase. Did not expect going this deep at a screenwriters youtube snippet. Wow.
It's strange to see someone give words to what you've been thinking of for so long, but couldn't find the way to do so. This is very well said.
Almost felt like Hannibal playing with his food.
That's exactly what this was
Almost👍🏼
Quality comment! 👏👏👏
Exactly
@Roughman yeah but Hannibal watches others play with his food. The food he prepared for them! And so they enjoyed..To his delight! Nice comment pal couldn’t resist a retort! 👍
Ok, that's it, I'm buying his books. This sir is a gem.
This is the greatest bit of advice for a writer I have ever encountered. Thank you Karen for your work, and thank you Jack for your leadership to help her find that deeper meaning.
I just want to give her a big hug…
Holy Crap! This is amazing. I GET what he was saying. ALOT.
I have been agonizing over how to move ahead after the inciting incident in my novel for over a month. I had thrown away so many ideas. Nothing felt right. It was too much back story without emotion. Then Karen said "I've been really thinking." and you took it to a new level. Thank you. It is true. When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
"Can we have an example." I am at a loss for words. I had never heard such a good answer. Best wishes from Switzerland ♥
Those first couple of minutes where Jack is challenging you to "go deeper". He is giving a masterclass on how to write, how to create engaging characters with meaningful stories, how to engage the audience in bigger and deeper questions of life through the personal journeys of the characters.
And the fact that you Karen struggled in answering the questions, demonstrates exactly what happens to most people. When asked directly, "What's going on in your life? And what is underneath that?" people will struggle.
A GREAT interview and a great presentation. Thank you for putting yourself in the spotlight here.
This was such a great interview. I loved that he was teaching you as he explained his methods to us, the viewers. He seems like a great teacher.
As an artist-this kind of was like therapy, for me. This was awesome!
A tough man, though full of humanity and compassion
Man, artists are the best therapists, guy almost made me cry
Evey script I write is an act of self discovery. To escape Hell, you have to travel to its darkest parts and confront what's there. This is necessary for transformation so you might as well get a good story out of it. People are often afraid to do this because they worry that they'll reveal their ugliest secrets to the world but you don't become a better person by believing you're already fine the way you are. When you believe that, you're just leaving your worst failings in the dark to fester and grow. That's when they truly become harmful.
This is so powerful that you need to watch this over and over until it becomes second nature in your storytelling technique.
Yes, agree!
One of the most powerful episodes y'all have done! "...the artist creates with their soul, with their being...that's what you have to suffer." Awesome-sauce.
Thank you Karen, I wish you the best of everything.
I don’t know how, but I’ve got tears on my eyes when I was watching this. And it inspire me to finish some scripts which I’m writing now and with which I had problems. Thank you for such powerful energy!
My God, that was fantastic. I'm a musician and I can see the same principle applying to composing and performing.
Thank you, Jack and Karen
Suddenly, Jack Grapes became my therapist...
As a writer, and I finally feel confident calling myself a writer, this talk has given me so much inspiration and motivation to write from my heart. Thank you for sharing this with me.
I am also in tears. This advice hit hard, particularly writing from a point of being bold & brave. EMPATHY & CONNECTION. Thank you, Jack!
JACK Grapes is the definition of generous.
Wow! Wow 💖
I love this man's energy. I often write from the deep "huuh" place....but I always feared sharing those stories....because they are my soul. But this inspired me to share them. This man is so inspiring. Thank you sir.
This was beautiful inspiration
Thanks Jamie, we appreciate your work as well.
aaahh!! mr.costa first time i witnessed your awsome acting was wolverine & you were perfect.the sentinal foot at the end.i believe you were the first to actually have a hint of a sentinal without it being animation/cartoon.
That very last laugh had the genuine quality of being preceded by deep emotions. Sincere and cathartic.
This man is absolutely amazing. Hard truths!!
Not everyday you watch some video on youtube that match so perfectly with the channel name, and it's meaning. Trully amazing!
Cheers! Glad this one found you.
Hands down the most impactful writing lesson I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen many really good ones, none that made me feel that way. This was a bloody beautifully confusing clip of an extremely warm and caring person doing a bone chilling interrogation in an undestated and loving way. Opened my eyes and my soul.
So beautiful. So powerful. Thank you. Much love.
How can you not love this guy.
Jack is a great teacher. I’ve only watched him here on your channel but he’s a huge inspiration the way he breaks everything down and deconstructs it.
This is one of the realest and bravest videos I've ever seen. Karen, thank you for going where Jack asked you to go, so all of us could learn.
GOLD JACK, PURE GOLD!
From two words, choose the least for brevity is the soul of wit. To all who were led here, wish you the best of best in life
"All good poetry (movies/art) is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" - William Wordsworth
This was the most inspiring video I've ever watched in regard to writing. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 love this channel
Wow, very strong praise for this one! Great to see how much this one resonates with you Damani!
That was the best class ever! I love youtube!
Cheers Mercy!
My Favorite Guy Right Here King Grapes
I think this is why the most memorable films I own - the ones I watch over and over, like Darkest Hour, Dear Frankie, Moonstruck, Working Girl - are the ones with a hopeful ending. Not a happy ending, which would deal with a specific, but a hopeful ending that says something has changed and life has a chance of getting better.
This is why the ending of Good Will Hunting is so good. Will's driving down the highway to go and get his girl back. We don't see him get her back, and we never know if he actually did. She might still reject him after what he did. All we are left with is the hope that he does get her back.
Well done sticking with it Karen. Thank you for sharing with us. Hope you're ok
Masterclass in only 17 mins... This guy is GOOD GOOD!!!
This brought me to a place... Great work, Karen.. Thank you for being vulnerable for us.
Amazing, that class he teaches must be a really life changing experience. Thanks.
this was beautiful. I was moved to tears.
Magic. Pure magic.
Courage is the proper term for this one.
"Whew"......I will start my story from there. Thank you Film Courage. 😯
I’ve listened and learned from so many of these. This was the first one that made me want to give Karen a big hug. Thanks for staying in there. We were all with you.
The ammount of value this man added to my screenwriting and my life in just 17 minutes. holy shit
This man is a GENIUS.!. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You ! Every author and playwright needs to listen to Jack.
He has just opened Pandora' s box and shown us where the magic is hidden. Fantastic video, thank you so much - this is pure gold! 😀
I feel like Karen is going to drop the next Bible with all this profound knowledge and wisdom. Love Jack Grapes little interviews.
Felt like I was listening to myself, bravo.....
I love this Jack Grapes guy.
I've been seeing a therapist for years and I coulda just talked to this guy for 17 minutes?
i am a painter and i love watching these film courage videos. everything being said is usually for a different medium but the messages still come across profoundly
This man has a genius heart!
This is great for people who are not into self awareness. Most people do not go deep, which is actually why people in general are depressed, sick and unhappy. That is why people are stuck, too busy pointing out the short comings of others because they do not take the journey inward. I like this guy.
Some of the greatest stories stem from real life traumas. I think Jack demonstrates how to get to them with his technique. Powerful stuff. Thank you Karen for being vulnerable for the sake of art.
Brilliant. The playlist with all the interviews with Jack is superb. And this new video is a gem. Deep insight into connecting with our most intimate and true selves, channeling and transforming our lived experience into something concrete, of and beyond ourselves - art for want of a better word. Why great literature, any great art, moves and stirs us, speaks directly to us. Thank you for sharing and thank you for bringing Jack to my awareness.
Great comment, thanks for posting!
@@filmcourage This Talk by Jack G. felt like an "Uplifting Therapy" 👍
8:55 "Be brave; Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." ...........I love that type of talk!
“I’m not a therapist”. Well you certainly could be Jack 😂
Getting to that speechless state is the key to shattering the illusion of writer's block. That is where the drive to write comes from. Holding onto that energy of wanting to express what has yet to be expressed is what ignites the writing process. Wow. Thank you so much Mr. Grapes. And thank you Karen for allowing yourself to be so vulnerable for us in order to experience this truth through you.
that was too deep to throw on an interviewer spontaneously lol.
but that was really great, I love that, leanred more in this video than majority of classes
Good job Karen. We relate to human emotions. Audiences what to know why a character feels and acts the way they do. We want to see them overcome the negativity in their lives.
The best thing Film Courage has done so far that I've seen. This is an excellent idea. Practical, actionable, difficult and rewarding.
Thank you for this! I really love how receptive you are in these interviews and willing you are to make yourself vulnerable. That’s how we learn and move forward. Very few people (myself included) are able to do this particularly in public settings such as interviews. These are so informative. I feel like I’m riding the rollercoaster of transformation along with you. Thank you again
Thank you David!
This man is an incredible teacher. Love listening to his points of view.
I am a therapist and a chronic writing procrastinator. In therapy, I help my clients get to this place (that 'umm' gut level truth) through a variety of tools and therapy techniques. It's often called getting to the 'emotional truth'. It's a narrative affecting my client's life that is happening outside of their conscious awareness. I love the fact that writing is connected to getting to this place, an act of courage and vulnerability, and an expressive art that sells - very nice.
Bob McKee couldn't have said it better. This guy's amazing.
I very rarely comment on a video but here I am. Most of the time, the path to emotional truth leads through discomfort and devastation which you've demonstrated here for our education. Thank you for the courage and keep up the scintillating work!
Cheers! Our best to you and your work.
When I tell you nothing happens by accident, that applies to how I just stumbled across this video at a pivotal moment of a current Drama screenplay that I'm trying to conclude. This was DEEP!! God is so AMAZING!! I know my screenplay and baring my pain and past to hopefully save someone elses is coming at a crucial time and at a time the world really needs this. May God Bless all of you and best of luck on yalls story telling/screenwriting journey🙏🙏
Very impressed with Jack, he's so creative.