How Movies Work - Peter Russell [FULL INTERVIEW]

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  • @anasilvani3842
    @anasilvani3842 6 років тому +19

    Peter Russell is a very smart guy. I took a class with him at UCLA (script development) and it was just amazing. Up to this day, I use his tips to analyse stories. Every movie I watch, I think about his lessons..about the core wounds.

    • @alinahopemartin8634
      @alinahopemartin8634 2 роки тому

      What's his email? I'd sooooo love to get in touch with him. But I read that he passed away. Is that true?

  • @zachwolfe239
    @zachwolfe239 9 років тому +43

    It was completely entertaining to see him improvise that hypothetical plot line into a movie that would probably become a Hollywood blockbuster.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  9 років тому +8

      We agree, love that part.

    • @RoshenCarman
      @RoshenCarman 5 років тому

      Yeah that
      Was so cool to watch!

    • @rururet
      @rururet 3 роки тому +1

      His improvised plotline was from the film -Up in the Air- 2009.

  • @SatishTorani
    @SatishTorani 4 роки тому +6

    wow this was the most honest , straight forward , clearly explained class for me on writing. Every aspiring writer please watch this before you decide to write

  • @miasummer683
    @miasummer683 9 років тому +35

    Wow, this is a brilliant interview
    I learnt a lot

  • @oldforge1
    @oldforge1 6 років тому +4

    Loved this interview. He's great - honest, perceptive and thoughtful. He talks about motivation and the pschology of writing a screenplay. A great teacher.

  • @larkmacallan4257
    @larkmacallan4257 7 років тому +7

    stuck on a script, watched this series, really gained some perspective. Thanks. Subscribed and will recommend. My agent doesn't know it but he owes you a thank you

  • @ektaron
    @ektaron 3 роки тому +2

    Miss you, Peter. 😭

  • @richardadesmond
    @richardadesmond 7 років тому +7

    6 minutes in and I love the way he's developing the story idea, very much on the same thread as John Truby in terms of story structure/character development.....you guys know how to pick em! Nice.

  • @ChistopherMoonlight
    @ChistopherMoonlight 9 років тому +13

    I like Peter Russell, and his Facebook page for How Movies Work is always thought provoking and fun. I also enjoy disagreeing with him in the comments from time to time, because he'll fight for his point of view inelegantly. You always want to know people like that.

  • @BBenners
    @BBenners 3 роки тому

    One of the very best teachers of Screen Writing.

  • @zeinabal-tibi9145
    @zeinabal-tibi9145 7 років тому +2

    thoughtful talk. Glad there is someone out care about interviewing them and sharing their decent experience with us

  • @remsleepchanthorrorfilms1830
    @remsleepchanthorrorfilms1830 7 років тому +3

    I like this guy. Feels like yes a authentic guy.

  • @PelicanCanCancan
    @PelicanCanCancan 9 років тому +5

    I really like your honesty Peter. I will definitely be inserting some of my "Core Wounds" into my characters :)

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  9 років тому +1

      Guy Jamieson Guy, thanks for visiting and your comment. We just posted a video today that you may also like, "Writing Character For Film & Television" ua-cam.com/video/13KcN-fRLFI/v-deo.html - It features Peter Russell, Michael Hauge, John Truby, Pamela Jaye Smith and more sharing their best insights on character. We think it's our most informative video yet.

  • @sajra23
    @sajra23 8 років тому +4

    Love the line: "This is an indie movie, this is a cool kind of movie." :)

  • @Eden639
    @Eden639 Рік тому

    Great video, Peter Russel knows his craft and is very articulate and entertaining. I can see he is a great teacher.

  • @joshuablanchette878
    @joshuablanchette878 5 років тому

    Russell is incredible. I'm new to the writing scene and literally every interview he gives is helpful.

  • @robschneider8310
    @robschneider8310 7 років тому +1

    I love how he structured the bartender's story on the spot.

  • @antonevicz
    @antonevicz 7 років тому +5

    Wonderful interviews, thank you so much for doing this

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  7 років тому +1

      Thanks Vladi, hope our work helps you in some way.

  • @timcobos8954
    @timcobos8954 9 років тому +1

    This guy is right about "Shorts" the short of "Sling Blade" is a black and white of the feature's opening and the Short is actually more dynamic and sinister than is was in the release.

  • @thewayoflovepodcast
    @thewayoflovepodcast 7 років тому +1

    A channel with really good content! Thank you!

  • @philipmann5317
    @philipmann5317 5 років тому

    Fantastic interview and great points. Excellent!

  • @marluvs1909
    @marluvs1909 3 роки тому

    Awesome!! Good concise advise. Thank you, Mr. Russell and FC! 😃

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 6 років тому +1

    Brutally honest I love this guy

  • @inflintity
    @inflintity 2 роки тому

    This is pure genius, so much more than knowledge, it’s truth. It’s a window into the soul of creativity & a way into yourself, carful while your in there.
    Such a great interview, really fantastic job ❤️ 🖊

  • @feronorbert4771
    @feronorbert4771 5 років тому

    great teaching on story telling that stems from personal experiences and life lessons

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 6 років тому +1

    Merry Christmas Karen and Film Courage

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 6 років тому +1

    This was a great interview Karen I learned so much from him....

  • @hello2jello4mellow34
    @hello2jello4mellow34 7 років тому

    Peter Russell is so inspiring!

  • @Lironah
    @Lironah 8 років тому +1

    I just figured out the core of my current screenplay, something I haven't been mining deeply enough. Thanks for the advice!

  • @yojoeo9067
    @yojoeo9067 8 років тому

    I've basically finished by script logline, because of the first 11 mins (approx) of this clip thanks guys and Russel!

  • @ryansloan7763
    @ryansloan7763 8 років тому +12

    Amazing!! Invaluable advice...Thanks Guys

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  8 років тому +3

      +Ryan Sloan Thanks Ryan, we actually met with Peter again at this year's Story Expo. We have a new series to post, he still emphasizes "core wounds" but we talk more about Television. Look forward to sharing soon.

  • @thes2459
    @thes2459 5 років тому

    I like listening to Sir Russell.. May be the way he explains or may be the way he talks about Wounds. I heal..

  • @ParanoidFactoid
    @ParanoidFactoid 6 років тому

    This is an interesting interview. Thank you.

  • @gilbert3848
    @gilbert3848 3 роки тому

    Enlightening

  • @howardkoor2796
    @howardkoor2796 9 років тому

    Great talk...

  • @jaseelavulan9782
    @jaseelavulan9782 4 роки тому

    THANKS '
    and I Love 2nd question

  • @GUPRPEET-Singh
    @GUPRPEET-Singh 5 років тому

    46:38 ...wow... awesome awesome insight of this gentleman. Nugget of wisdom.

    • @afzal4545
      @afzal4545 4 роки тому

      Can we talk if you don't mind.. can you share your insta handle ?

  • @chroniczoo4352
    @chroniczoo4352 8 років тому

    I've learned screenwriting for six monthes , and that interview was way, way better in every fuckin way - and taught me more than few thing I didn't know . thank you Film Courage

  • @ShaolinChan5988
    @ShaolinChan5988 5 років тому +1

    He is such a great honest man 👍👍👍👍🍸🍷🍺🍻🥂🍁🌲

  • @1949AKN
    @1949AKN 6 років тому

    Character wound - I agree with you.

  • @lilacDaisy111
    @lilacDaisy111 5 років тому

    _Please, please_ upload something on script-writing for *family friendly* movies?
    At 13, I fell in love with the 1980s movie _Anne of Green Gables_ and have longed for similar movies ever since. The closest have been _Love Comes Softly_ (if it were from the child's POV) and _The Fox and the Child,_ however I have it in my head that no studio/producer will be interested in anything that doesn't push away from traditional social norms or have characters jumping off the walls (since the audience includes children). I wonder if AoGG would ever have been made if it weren't a classic novel, already endeared to hearts.
    Some advice on this would be fantastic!

    • @James_Bowie
      @James_Bowie 4 роки тому

      Years ago Disney would have been your market. These days they just want to make cartoons (aka animated features).

  • @giorgigudiashvili4876
    @giorgigudiashvili4876 7 років тому

    I would guess the screenwriter he mentions is Diablo Cody. The first movie - Juno which was followed by Jennifer's Body. Although I don't think it was that unanimously panned.

  • @peterrussellscriptdoctor7403
    @peterrussellscriptdoctor7403 5 років тому +1

    Want more Peter Russell, including his genre lectures? Go to peterrussellscriptdoctor.com

    • @lilacDaisy111
      @lilacDaisy111 5 років тому

      I jumped on your website, hoping for a lecture on script-writing for family-friendly movies, to know if a script that doesn't push away from traditional social norms or that doesn't have characters jumping off the walls (since the audience includes children) is viable.
      For instance, I wonder if 1985's _Anne of Green Gables_ script could be sold today, if it weren't a classic novel.

  • @moritzrathmann2529
    @moritzrathmann2529 2 місяці тому

    Hey, great Account. Can you provide something for non-fiction narrativ like biopics. How to approach the line of fiction-story-telling and real biographie?

  • @howardkoor2796
    @howardkoor2796 9 років тому

    Master Class!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  9 років тому

      Howard Koor Thanks Howard, are you a screenwriter?

    • @howardkoor2796
      @howardkoor2796 9 років тому

      Film Courage Hi, not a screenwriter, but I so enjoy dissecting film, talking story, and dabbling on a sitcom idea. Love Film Courage. Thank you so much..

  • @JiveDadson
    @JiveDadson 7 років тому

    Some of my favorite movies have characters that do not change. The first three that leap to mind are by the ohen Brothers ... Fargo, No Country For Old Men, The Big Lebowski. All of those have great characters that do not change throughout. The compelling thing about Marge in Fargo is the very fact that she is steadfast. In an odd way, the same is true of The Dude.

  • @jcjensenllc
    @jcjensenllc 4 роки тому

    23:00 proof that those who can't do it, teach it.

  • @watcharakulworasarn
    @watcharakulworasarn Рік тому

    Anyone know what structure he was talking about where the main character has to go through 4 points during the movie?

  • @barryot
    @barryot 7 років тому

    This is a great interview! How can you hire Peter as a consultant?

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  7 років тому

      Thanks for watching. Best way to hire Peter as a consultant is through his website universityofstory.com

  • @mrs.meadow1718
    @mrs.meadow1718 6 років тому

    "We pee in an alley; we are dead."
    Love this guy!

  • @omarballer23
    @omarballer23 8 років тому

    This guy's good.

  • @janahouston3149
    @janahouston3149 4 роки тому +1

    Peter Russell I would love to write with you.

  • @Sandra-hc4vo
    @Sandra-hc4vo 7 років тому

    one question if anyone knows the answer... in shorts 3-10 minute film, do character's still supposed to undergo a change?

    • @silverback7348
      @silverback7348 Рік тому

      Yes. He was mentoring a guy who did 6 minute music videos in one of these interviews.

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 6 років тому

    Lol lol he’s giving the Audio tech the blues. He keep scratching the mic. Lol lol lol !

  • @michaelsomer6829
    @michaelsomer6829 5 років тому

    Im late to the party, he sounds smart, but once a person in any field says " noone has ever discovered it" I stop watching. Humility is the true power. Time to watch Masterclass of Aaron Sorkin now.

  • @Sophia-wv6yf
    @Sophia-wv6yf 6 років тому

    Peter is the king of pain!

  • @peterrussellscriptdoctor7403
    @peterrussellscriptdoctor7403 5 років тому

    Guys, want to see Peter's actual class lectures? After you've binged at film courage, go to peterrussellscriptdoctor.com

  • @howardkoor2796
    @howardkoor2796 5 років тому

    🙏🙏

  • @marknunes8444
    @marknunes8444 3 роки тому

    People must actually be noticing my lips because they're way bigger than his. I also hate talking to people. Maybe that's why I like to work alone. That's why I have to work alone.

  • @funnyciscoleon
    @funnyciscoleon 7 років тому

    I'm a comic and I love when people tell me I suck. It does make me laugh and it allows me to reflect on my inner demons. I end up writing much better material like this. I must've been a sadomasochistic in my last life.

  • @SquaredbyX
    @SquaredbyX 5 років тому

    12:56 - 13:05 without context is hilarious

  • @jonathanstewart351
    @jonathanstewart351 4 роки тому

    Shakespeare over-wrote habitually. Even in his own time, The Globe Theater would edit some of his extravagant dialogue out. It's certainly done in films of his plays. None of his scripts have ever been done in their entirety, and I do mean their ENTIRETY, to my knowledge on stage or in film.

  • @ComicPower
    @ComicPower 3 роки тому

    Sounds like a Julia Robert's movie.

  • @thereccher8746
    @thereccher8746 9 років тому

    Is this guy related to that Indian-Canadian comedian?

  • @jonathanakerele8006
    @jonathanakerele8006 5 років тому

    Funny how this guy Peter Russell's voice sounds just like Skip Bayless from ESPN when he talks. LOL! =)

  • @James_Bowie
    @James_Bowie 4 роки тому

    "You send your scripts to producers." Not unless they ask you to -- unless you want it immediately sent back unopened. Sending scripts on an unsolicited basis is the hallmark of a rank amateur.

  • @UvstudioCaToronto
    @UvstudioCaToronto 8 років тому

    The guy in bed at the beginning of Jerry McGuire is a hockey player.

  • @theunwantedcritic
    @theunwantedcritic 3 роки тому

    It’s amazing that he likes Star Wars but he doesn’t understand superhero movies.Marvel movies in particular show all the major character is only going to change. And not quickly but over 10 fyears.

  • @Rammed2SevenWalls
    @Rammed2SevenWalls 8 років тому

    I guess Star Wars is a one off European Great Story then?

  • @James_Bowie
    @James_Bowie 4 роки тому

    "untherapized" writers. That made me laugh.

  • @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath
    @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath 8 років тому

    Peter says "hero does not change in a compelling way" That word needs expounding because it has so many possible different meanings in this context or he could even mean all of these:
    evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
    "his eyes were strangely compelling"
    synonyms: enthralling, captivating, gripping, riveting, spellbinding, mesmerizing, absorbing, irresistible
    "a compelling performance"
    not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction.
    "compelling evidence"
    synonyms: convincing, persuasive, cogent, irresistible, powerful, strong, weighty, plausible, credible, sound, valid, telling, conclusive, irrefutable, unanswerable
    "a compelling argument"
    not able to be resisted; overwhelming.
    "the temptation to give up was compelling"

  • @moonlightmelodrama
    @moonlightmelodrama 6 років тому

    The hero must change? Really? John Wayne's characters didnt' change much. James Bond doesn't change. Experience a lot? Sure. But not change.

    • @tedarcher9120
      @tedarcher9120 5 років тому +1

      He has talked about superhero stories. In superhero stories the same happens, but instead of hero it's the world that has a wound and has to change buly the actions of the heroes. Or in a tragedy hero tries to change and fails, crushed by the world

  • @eriksmith2514
    @eriksmith2514 6 років тому

    The advice is worthwhile. But he throws me off because keeps talking about disabilities or disadvantageous behavioral traits and calling them "wounds." (ugly, inability to connect) He mixes up cause and effect. A person can become ugly or unable to connect with others by having been wounded by something. The idea should be "every protaganist has a disability to overcome.", which may require healing a wound..

    • @tedarcher9120
      @tedarcher9120 5 років тому

      Wound is just a term. Wounds can be caused by wounds or they can cause wounds. Makki actually calles it The Ghost, which i think is even better fitting

  • @Jasonificatiation
    @Jasonificatiation 8 років тому

    Sir, what if a writer is attempting to create a story where nothing much happens, where people don't change, they don't have any epiphanies. They struggle and are frustrated and nothing is resolved. More a reflection of the real world.
    just kidding. :D

  • @panosmakris8634
    @panosmakris8634 8 років тому

    "it's like porno for them, they rather watch it than do it".
    ^_^

  • @chuzzbot
    @chuzzbot 3 роки тому

    How to make movies boring and predictable.

  • @juanpennisi1202
    @juanpennisi1202 6 років тому +1

    My bullshit detector kept on buzzing throughout the whole interview.
    Why does Hollywood make 80% of the world's entertainment revenue? Because they've managed to stronghold the film distribution business by demanding 75% of screen time in the rest of the world's film theaters.
    I suspect also they have a say in what type of films are aloud to be granted by the rest of the world's national film boards, to make sure no film comes out that would jeopardize that business. It has nothing to do with the type of stories it tells. No ones wants to see another godawful super hero movie for christ's sake.