Writing Can't Be Taught - Pat Verducci
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2022
- Writing Coach, Teacher, Mentor and Screenwriter Pat Verducci teaches two Advanced Screenwriting courses at UCLA TFT. She has written scripts for Touchstone Pictures, Witt-Thomas Productions, and Walt Disney Animation Studios. She has also worked as a story consultant for Disney/Pixar. She wrote and directed the feature film True Crime, starring Alicia Silverstone, and her writing credits also include documentary shorts for HBO and Showtime. She co-produced Somewhere Between, a feature documentary about four teenaged girls transracially adopted from China, and served as a story consultant on the Tinkerbell franchise for Disney. She is currently the script editor on several feature film projects for Film Victoria and Screen Australia, and is writing Citizen Bella, a documentary on the life of modern dancer Bella Lewitzky. Verducci serves as a mentor at Cinestory and the Meryl Streep funded IRIS/New York Women in Film and Television’s Writer’s Lab for Women. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America.
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Everyone is a storyteller. The thing is are you willing to sit down and scribble it out. Focus your attention on a particular story, form and shape it. That's what separates writers versus those who talk or want to, a writer writes.
not going to lie this motivated me a bit
That , also it depends on the type of story u write and how you write it , everyone has a story to tell
Still, scribbling it out doesn't make one a writer or a good writer. It definitely takes more than having a story and getting it on the page to be a good writer. Sure, a writer writes, but there is more than ample proof in the world that that writer is still not necessarily a good writer. Massive difference.
@@mg725 Yeah if you're looking for the fam and fortune, pat on the backs then it's important to study the format and structure deeply. But for someone who does it as a hobby or because they need to relieve stress is a different thing. Let's be honest there are a hand full of writers today who aren't great writers, but they have good connections. And they're great writers who know no one and will never be heard of.
@@quentilpompey6827 , true. I used to write as a hobby and stress relief but now want to write for publication. So I have started reading and studying about writing format and structuring. It's been interesting and informative. I find there are somethings that I have been doing instinctively and easily which has been very helpful in encouraging myself to share my writing. Then there are others subjects where I can see how following a writing structure tightens up my stories.
That magical side is super euphoric, and I wish It could last forever when I write, but it comes and goes and leaves me to continue my process alone. 😞
When you show up everyday for work you eventually do it faster, and that magical side comes more often 👉🏻👈🏻
You should be working on multiple projects at once.
The problem with all art, not just writing, is that people sit around and wait for motivation to come. In my opinion, the euphoric side is only necessary for plot construction, world development and character building. The stuff you have to imagine.
But once you have your plot, it's all logistics. How do we do XYZ logically, etc. Don't rely on motivation or inspiration, it's too fickle.
If you are having a creative block, it does not mean you just stop writing. You have to pause and ask yourself, "What CAN I do today?"
Stephen King writes 6 pages a day.
Think of it this way: if every story was perfect and magical, nobody's would be special.
So I guess when you get better at magic-casting, so to speak, yours will be special.
Facts, I always get the spikes of euphoric inspiration with all these creative ideas but it never lasts long. And I leave feeling empty, unsure about what I want for my story.
I agree that there really is no such thing as “writer’s block”. For me, when I feel “blocked”, it’s usually because I’m uncertain of what to write next. Or where to take the story. Or what the main character needs to do next to forward the story. And several other possibilities. When I feel blocked, I usually take a break, do something completely unrelated to writing, or go for a walk. Thanks again for another educational video. Happy 2022.
Well, we do know that neurologically things happen when we get writer's block or more broadly creative block, it affects writers more and you could say the brain moves activity to the parts of the brain related to anxiety and fear the ''lizard brain'', especially for writer's block that persist.
So I make the distinction between the everyday lack of inspiration or not knowing what to do with writer's block which I see as a deeper issue.
@@jasminekaram880Thing happen neurologically with everything, so what are you saying?
The hard part of writing is editing and improving the screenplay. This takes years. Take many breaks and ideas will come like magic. True. Do not rush. Also get feedback from family, friends and enemies. This will improve the story.
"Enemies" 😭 hahaha
Thank you
This is exactly the argument Steven Pressfield makes in his book the War of Art. He talks about turning pro, or basically treating writing like your job. You show up and write every day even when you don't feel like it. And when you do that the "magic" for him is the Muse speaking to him, inspiring him. Sort of like an angel giving inspiration from heaven the Muse is the magic of creating art. And as far as writer's block, he talks about resistance being the thing that stops us from writing, from creating. Resistance is an internal struggle that is whatever bad habit or mental pessimism that is keeping us from doing and creating. It's procrastination, and writer's block, and whatever else that's slowing you down or stopping you. Resistance is unrelenting and will always be there, constantly working against us. Learning to not give in to it is key to defeat it long enough to get real work done.
Pressfield gives work high praise. It's through work that we overcome resistance, and the Muse rewards effort. Unlocking the Muse can only be achieved through work.
00:50 Empathy "Talented Mr Ripley"
2:45 The Magic
4:00 90% is Showing ☝
5:45 Writer's Block
8:50
Thank you!
These interviews are great, but it would be helpful if they put timestamps for when we come back for reference.
7’ish minute mark; so true about the magic part. Usually around the 30-40page point when the story begins to come together.
Tears of joy flow when the GREAT lines hit the page.
Professor Verducci was my screenwriting instructor last year at UCLA! So happy to see this video with her today!
I love that all your guests are super relaxed and open. Congratulations, it's clearly thanks to your attitude.
Thank you so much!
'The magic is attracted to it'. YES! Finally, an entire 12-minute interview where I completely agree with every single word.
She nails it... sit down and write, and it'll work itself out. The amount of time wasted of trying to get an idea "right" was such a waste on my old stories.
This was very helpful. I went to once Uni to study writing and didn't feel that I really learned anything other than other ppls master's pieces and what they meant. Once I started to create my own syllabus in order to master my writing - I learned I great deal more.
I have been writing on this project for a while now so magic moments become fewer and far apart. But recently it happened. These characters have been like this for a while but after changing a single thing so much made sense as the characters suddenly felt much more alive
Majority of what we see from tv & film is written by committee. Opinions weighing in from execs, actors, directors, friends, family. Don’t let this discourage you. Writing today is about story, structure, taste, execution, & audience. All can be taught. Writing is like a muscle.
I really appreciate this channel. I'm working on my fourth novel and my first screenplay. I love writing its the most amazing thing I've discovered. I don't know about others, but it feels like a gift given to me.
Cheers! Congrats on having completed 3+ novels!
We can only be taught WRITING STRUCTURE, but I agree - writing can’t be taught. It has to come from us individually (even when applied towards a creative medium). Period.
What are your thoughts on Licorice Pizza as a screenplay?
@@chrisjfox8715 I’ve yet to see that film actually, though I’ve heard amazing things about the film
Structure is a good way to contextualise the creative impulse and give it a 'physicality'. It's very helpful to open you up to the 'magic' whenever and from wherever it happens....
Yeah, its *intuitive*
Nah, this is nonsense. It can 100% be taught.
This is the exact advice I need right now: all we need to do, as writers, is Show Up
Writing music follows the same pathway...creating your palette of sound with different instruments or synthesis requires a good methodological practice, but melody and the harmony seemed to come out magically. Sometimes instant and other times days, to weeks, to months...its crazy but awesome when it finally 'appears' in the composition. This was a great interview, thanks.
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All writers have the same "Muse" if you will, that little deal that sets you going. Many writers attack a story differently. I start with my premise, the idea then I find my start point, then the ending and along the way who's the bad guy, what is the conflict. The plot points are fun to write and sometimes embarrassingly easy, they add to the focus and tighten the story. Then every bit as much as a Maestro conductor in front of an orchestra the writer sweetens and polishes his work until it's the best it can ever be. Simple huh? I've started more stories than I have finished and a few times couldn't find the solution to the story I needed to finish it, painting myself into the corner. Weird but it happens. But when all cylinders are chugging and the moon and stars line up, it's really magic.
I love writing, it absolutely does feel like magic when 4 hours go by and everything makes sense.
It feels so good when everything makes sense and goes right for the characters and story. It's a rare nostalgia. Truly magic.
Great video! Love her energy. Admitting out loud that you are taking dictation from the voices in your head isn't something that would go over well in any other profession. Thank goodness we have writing! I don't know if this helps anyone, but something I've been doing is keeping a notepad with me wherever I am so I can write down those little lightning strikes that happen when I'm busy doing something other than writing. These little pops of inspiration happen when I least expect it, so now I have my notepad with all these ideas ready for when I get to sit down and write next. I also keep adult coloring books handy for stress. Coloring lights up the same parts of your brain that other creative outles do, but it helps you relax so you can actually focus on the problem you are trying to solve in your story. Hope this helps someone out there who is struggling. The struggle is definitely real. 💖
I have notepads, notes on my phone, tablet voice notes, anything I can use to record when inspiration strikes. My favorite is a waterproof shower notepad and pencil; the shower seems to make my brain race with ideas.
@@danikajayde8577 That's dedication right there, taking notes even in the shower. Girl, you are definitely a writer. My very best wishes to you on whatever it is you're working on. Hope it's a huge success!
@@hopegrablethat I am, and thank you so much! Self-published a trilogy so far, working on a stand alone novel at the moment, going through my first edit 😀
Anyone writes when their high? It’s like a great booster for the magical side of writing lol. But it only helps me when I do it once in a while
Love her and everything she said, so kind and insightful
These videos are so helpful! They really give a good insight into story telling.
The way she describes it is about as accurate as you can get.
At minute 3... ¡Perfect description! I feel many times that way. For me, planning is just a tool, I prefer let flow things and from time to time review the basic plan not to reverse what I am writing, but to modify the principles planned to acommodate the basics to the ideas on the road.
For me, this is the best video on the magic of writing I have ever seen. Everyone is different but this really makes it clear for me. So grateful. 🥰
Pat Verducci, you are so beautiful. Thank you so much I love you. 😘
I have been spending more time alone, which I’ve been used to since I was little. The part of writing that needs to be controlled (outlines, structure, etc) is the part that’s daunting for me. The part that is holistic is the part that when I really tune in and sit and dig in, it just happens and I’m writing like a machine.
This is inspiring, thank you Pat
The title of this clip should be called "The Magical Side of Writing". Everything she said is true. You must have your ritual to bring the magic to you.
I love this! Thank you for sharing -
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this one. I feel like she was talking directly to me. I think it would make way more sense to switch my late nights over to early mornings instead. I've known I should for a while, but she is actually inspiring me to finally do it. Lol.
I could listen to her all day...awesome & thank you!
We agree! Thank you for watching. Pat has a wonderful way in which she explains the process and gives examples.
Loved this one.
Well explained thank you
Enjoyed this!
Writing is magical!! 💜🌟
Amazing woman!
Thank you for this video! Such great points!
Glad it was helpful Tatiana!
One of the writing groups in my area calls the meeting - "Writer's Block" - because it is a block of time dedicated to writing. Reframe the term "Writer's Block" to something positive, rather than a meaning that is not productive.
These Rock!
That explains why I can know about a book or a tv show in 5 minutes. Thank you.
This is all very helpful.
Thanks for watching Scott!
Great
This is great advice and very inspiring. The block thing, ha ha, yes, never had it until the other day - just figured it would never happen to me. I'm through it now. For me, I'd simply come to a crossroads with several directions that were all radically different - i tried a few roads and just came to a stop - wasn't happy - knew it wasn't right - then took the last road and bingo, full steam ahead - feels so good when it's flowing. So, maybe writer's block occurs when we don't know which route to take? Thanks again for the good advice and the great channel 👍 Blessings, Johnny David
Eh, make your character do what we all wish we would have or could have.
I think of my favorite scene of anything perhaps: Midnight in Paris & Gil is in a museum with his vicious fiance & her pedantic professor 'friend' & wife: & there's this obscure Picasso & Gil just takes over & tells it like it is, mainly because he's time travelling lol - & that scene is just so......satisfying.....
Chainsaw man was one of those stores that got me almost instantly. Like the writer was talking right to me just good stuff.
What do you like about this video?
What I like about all your videos is how I learn something new every time. Thank you!
The best part of this video is when you find that Eureka moment and the pieces of the puzzle come together
I liked hearing about when the lady said something about a character you don't like because I have a 9 year old fiction character that's a little girl that I don't like in my script, but trying to like because she's my protagonist main character of my screenplay.
Nice video.
"Days that I write one page, and it's bad, and I know it's bad." I felt this. Sitting at a screen and struggling to write three sentences in 45 minutes, and forcing the text out as shit as it is so I can edit it later.
Why is there a disclaimer at the end of the video? Loved this clip. I feel like it’s God talking to me and reminding me of my purpose.
I relate to that so much. Sometimes I feel so different from everyone else around me so it’s nice when I read a comment that sounds just like something I’d say. Thanks 🙏 😊
Something happens when I'm head over heels, I never find out till I'm head over heels ~
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This is such a great interview. Iv been writing my whole life, it just comes naturally to me but I always find ways I need to improve.
The craft and the magic... Love this:)
I don't know about anyone else but I don't sit down to write until I've formulated the scene in my head. So to me, writing starts anytime I have a free moment to ponder the story. Often I find it much like a subroutine running in my head during my day to day, and when something occurs in reality that sparks some development to my story, I'll either make a note of it or use it as story fuel to flesh out - in my head - what happens next. I don't write a damn thing till I've captured something in my mind worth writing. If that work isn't done, I don't care how long you sit in your writer's chair, writing will be nothing but wearing out your backspace key.
That magical thing is nothing but using the brain to spew "creativity" in words
Love the solitude to write on my computer, but, I'm dying to do the course at college for the next year.
Writing (and acting) is intuition
When i am watching you Pat, you are my character, i am seeing a movie by merely watching you Pat*** i love you Pat****)))(((((())))))
turn up the magic with drugs, turn down the magic with coffee, edit later
Wow
I fucking love this channel!
Some plot-driven films don't build empathy from page ine. "Argo" starts with exciting, thrilling, and threatening happenings inside and outside of the USA embassy in Tehran in 1979. One is hooked immediately.
All the screenwriting coaches: writer’s block isn’t real and it’s just an excuse to be lazy
Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and Aaron Sorkin: Writer’s block is totally real and I hate it.
The hard part is finding the time. Today I just worked a 12 hour shift. No writing. I was going to do some research at least. I couldn't even do that. Just too tired. However, I have made writing as a priority in my life. Before there were months I would even look at my notebook. Today I feel guilty which is good.
I have a colleague who writes as a secondary job. That gave me hope I'd be able to manage to do that, too. But then he told me he wakes up at 5 am to be able to do it before his kids wake up. That gave me less hope, because I'm such a night owl. I wonder if the process tends to work also for writing after kids go to bed at night. Then I think I'd have more of a shot.
I’m watching this bc I’m procrastinating 🙃
Back to work 😀
You're not alone. I'm a bit of a procrastinator as well.
It's a million to one shot, that fact alone is like a stone in the shoe of my motivation.
Plan. Plot. Pants.
There's a 2017 Joan Didion documentary on Netflix right now called The Center Will Not Hold.
Great! Thank you. Looking forward to watching.
Writers block is demonstrated very well in the movie, “Throw Momma from the Train”. Was night moist or was it humid? No you bastard it was sultry.
the more apposite question is: can writing be learned?
Good question!
Yes, like many learned to play an instrument or swimming. By practice you will become better. If you want to do it a a job, that’s a different question, like not every kid who took piano lessons will become a professional piano player. Some have just that extra bit imagination and creativity or talent that makes a story different and special. But if you enjoy to write, write. As long as you don’t regret you spend hours and hours for a project and it ended up nowhere, everything is good. Many other options available to waste your time. Humans want to be creative, sometimes it’s a job, sometimes a hobby.
To me I see the dream in my head when I go to sleep. Vivid dreamer. Power to those who are my friends (everyone my friends :) ) But if you remember your dreams after sleeping I have come up with some powerful stories and concepts. That I have written and am writing right now. Going to be noticed? I made some good advancement in past, but in the end nothing but a catalogue of my powerful stories that aren't franchise. Almost got some funding for a story I wrote about a drug addicted writer inner streets, but was considered Too Much An Art Film. Wrote a road chase action series so better than Fast Furious. Pitched it with some very good reviews... Nothing.... Don't give up, but the slog is hard.
First rule of writing- there are no rules.
Gore Vidal said it best: "either you're a writer or you're not." Nobody knows why. I think writing like almost anything else can be learned but to succeed you have to have an inborn knack to write. Why were The Beatles the Beatles? There are lots of answers but in reality is was a level of talent that came together all at once. Did they know all the schematics of music? No, but everything they needed, even the advanced stuff was already in their heads on day one. That's how writing is.
Everything we do we picked up by observation.
I don’t experience writers block. I experience laziness.
Name, pls?
So it’s self created writer’s block?
When you sit down to write, write to impress your self with something you haven’t seen expressed that way before on a topic that is as old as the oldest trees. Write to impress the person who you used to think was infallible with regard to ideas (before you actually discovered that their mojo came from stealing stuff from other writers who 40 times smarter than him). Audiences want to hear something expressed in a way that hasn’t been expressed before about a topic they think the understand. Smart audiences can spot a string of cliches and platitudes and old ways about easily recognizable topics that have been slightly rearranged with that vinyl, contrived I-hope-get-away-with-it c#%p that signals to the most intelligent audience members that this writer needs to spend more time reading a closely selected set of books.
I've written plenty of work... Bits and pieces. I feel like these people they interview they have a crew around them or people commissioning the idea... Because then you have to sell the story you just wrote and that's a whole other can of worms. I feel like an anomaly because my best writing usually comes when I'm not sitting at my desk and while at the desk it's usually drier and not as good. :P The yoga mat undoing slouchy desk posture is usually when the best work in my writing happens. lol
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Yeah “writers block” is a complete myth
As are many things that become common parlance among those who talk ABOUT writing and other arts
I keep busy by leaving long Diatribes as comments
Kind of like this one
I think social media is ruinous for a lot of us creative writers simply because we’re trying to find our own voice and to do something different by which social media expects us to be and to behave verbally in a very specific manner
I just realized that she's
teaching
me that writing can't be taught o_o
Brian Griffin from Family Guy should listen to this.
I disagree with the empathy thing. Its just a learned thing people say. The character or story just has to be interesting. That's it. Now it is a strong guideline that is usually best to follow. But this rules has been broken marvelously many times.
I agree.
That’s what readers can divide, that’s what I found out by the reviews of my latest book I read. Some struggle if you can’t feel empathy for the character, they go: Why should I care about her or him ? and others don’t miss it, are more interested if the behavior, feelings, thoughts are logical or feels realistic. Some wants to be emotional involved, some want interesting characters, but it very much depends on the genre I guess. A romantic comedy is not an action movie. A love story not a thriller.
It was a dark and stormy night on Mars.
Look folks, she's right. She's right about the alchemy and magic of writing, she's right about the technical things that can be taught vs. the rest that you need that really cannot be taught. It is not narcissism, it is not some industry lie to try to discourage the unworthy, it is truth. You want to split hairs? Fine, anyone can write. Technically. Anyone can become literate and try to tell a story. Not everyone can be taught to be a GOOD writer and tell a GOOD story. You DO have to have a degree of natural talent and, like it or not kiddos, it cannot be taught.
You think you can learn to write like Shakespeare? Like Jane Austen? Like Neil Gaiman? Sorry, you can't. You think scribbling out a little story on the paper and just getting it down is enough? Sorry, it's not. This is not an insult, it is simple truth. Writing, writing WELL, writing GOOD stories is a complex thing and some people just can't do it. You need more than imagination, you need more than technical writing skills, you need more than the elements of style, you need more than interesting characters, visuals, prose, syntax and exposition, yadda yadda yadda. You got it or you don't, simple as that.
I mean come on, have you seen a new movie lately? Have you read a new book lately? Even shit that is getting published and filmed is still just that - shit. We have more than enough proof that not everyone can write and that not everything about writing can be taught. So frankly, anyone who's whining and disagreeing with this expert, you're probably not a good writer. Maybe you can be, maybe you can't, but the fact remains that you can't be taught enough to be a good writer if you just don't have that magic.
Music help me write
the interview was good, until ,the point she stated, It's more important for women. .
Being a true writer is hard for any true writer. It is about the spark of inspiration in the moment any creating the atmosphere.
It has nothing to do with showing up diligently anywhere.
Creative writing, is just that!
It has nothing to do with being a man or a woman. Everyone is hard wired differently and the moment of inspiration to create something great, cannot be created artificially. One of the true things she stated was about distraction.
You do indeed need your own space, but that space is not always in the same place, all though atmosphere is extremely important.
One Ather thing!
You never want to give away too much information on your main characters within the first chapter. You need to leave room for curiosity and wonder in the eyes of your readers.
Writing literature, in book or script is to involve things that will make the story personal to the reader - viewer and listener.
A good book or movie script or piece of music, must not only inspire those who are listening hearing or watching.t, But it must inspire you, the creator, and you must experience the emotions that you want your audience to feel.
That is what a true writer is all about.
The brain image in the thumb nail is backwards. “Left = Logic, Right = Rainbows”
Magick almost religious rituals?
Sounds fun!
Today I learned that literacy rates cannot be improved.
Can anyone help me?
I've written a script and printed it out, but it seems that the words are too big for the page, I wrote the script on Microsoft word, in courier new, size 12. I was told this is the correct way but it doesn't seem right compared to other scripts I've read. Does anyone know if this is right?
I'd search online for other Hollywood scripts and see if it matches the size, font you picked. It's for educational purposes so you won't be faulted for comparing what they did to your work. Find 3 of them and see how they stack up. When you find a script, copy over a sentence or so and right-click your mouse "Inspect", then scroll to see how the pros formatted their work as well as the font they used and the size. If they're all different then do what you think looks best.
Came across this quote (source 1), "The industry standard for most screenplays is a 12-point Courier Typeface with 10-pitch spacing, or a close variant."
That, 10-pitch spacing is maybe what your document was missing. A few other websites I came across were implying that screenplays in general shouldn't be written in non-script writing software, so they seem to be offended if folks used Microsoft Word to write a screenplay, maybe it depends how professional you want to be I suppose. I was able to submit my screenplay using MS Word for my College class but maybe my professor didn't care too much.
Here's that quote from a 2nd source, "...Microsoft Word does not have Courier 12. Using it, then, is admitting that you are diverting from the industry standard. However, Word does have a variation called Courier New. While this resembles the industry standard, it is likely that professionals in the industry will be aware it is a variation of the industry standard. With this in mind, use it at your own risk.
Additionally, many formatting problems, besides the font, arise when using Word for your screenplay. For example, the first page of a screenplay beings on the second page of the document. The first page of the document is the title page which is not numbered. Word is not adapted to these small but crucial details for screenwriting."
The quote from source 1 goes onto say, "12-point fixed-width Courier with 10-pitch spacing typeface provided for a near-perfect page-to-minute ratio (1 page of a screenplay = roughly 1 minute of screen time). A document printed at 9-pitch would yield more pages than the same document printed at 10-pitch, thus confusing what the total film time and what the page-specific screen time might be when considering the page-to-minute ratio."
Hope this helped.
@Kathryn M , thank you so much for your detailed and very helpful reply.
Yes I'm now seeing that typing it up on Microsoft word was a mistake, I downloaded it because I was told it had a good screenwriting format. But like I said it just doesn't look right.
Do you know of any good formats I could use to possibly re write this script? Also I've got 2 others I'm ready to start writing but don't really want to start them on Microsoft word.
Thank you again.
You need scriptwriting software. I use writer duet. $7.99 a month. There’s a free version.
With knowledge of how to structure a story, Everyone has an imagination so everyone can write a good story.
Do You really think so? I feel outofmyelement in a way. I have been trained to write Business Style. Now when I think about Showing Not Telling, seems like I'll fitting shoes on me.
I believe I have A Wonderful Story to Share, but there is a Hill to Climb yet...
You´re absolutely wrong.
@@Mysikrysa let me rephrase it. Those who are capable of using their imagination and are capable of writing have the ability to write a good story if they learn how to structure it.
@@isaiah7640 Both are valid
A college writing teacher tells us that writing can't be taught, yet charges (what's a UCLA annual tuition?) then people wonder why college degrees are worthless.
Huh?
I doubt a coffee shop wants you hanging out dor an hour plus after buying 1 item
There's a tiny white spot near her right arm and it really bothers me lol
I THINK that's actually light hitting her chair! But now I can't not see it lol
i dont see it.
lol u slay me lololololol
Since she's facing the camera what is in our right field of vision is next to her left arm.
Lol
Someone needs to remind the people that green light Hollywood.
All the movies and TV` today seems to follow the fan fic narrative. Some “Mary Sue” comes on-everybody loves her (usually HER but sometimes him or they) she is THE BEST whatever. “Twilight” type story…
Women are getting more opportunities in the biz and that is great. The big wigs need to stop green lighting thing just because a woman wrote it.
Jackie Brown, The Bride, the women in Death Proof are fine examples of women led stories written by men. It can be done.
I am sorry to lean in to QT so much, I can’t remember any of the rest- Atomic Blonde , and Lucy come to mind.
This is a dumb flag to stand on. Ain’t no women walking into Hollywood and just getting green lit just because. How about you write your own shit shoot your own shit and create your own lane instead of crying about rich people who don’t give a damn about you or blink an eye to your thoughts patting you on your back and financing your screenplay, cause it’s not going to happen. How do I know? You sound like straight pussy so under your logic you should have been green lit-
Yeah, missed those cues...not going to win this competition...I have a lot to learn.
Tom Ripley is NOT an antihero, he is a central character, but is a villain who does the wrong thing for entirely egotistic reasons. That is not heroic in any shape, way or form. The "Man with no name" or Yojimbo are anti heroes. All the other stuff is interesting, specially about the routine, and thanks for the vid. But "central character" does not mean "hero" (or "anti-hero" for that matter). Please get your facts straight.
As writer we are never on our own... It's writing by us....