20 Screenwriting Tips from Paul Thomas Anderson on how he wrote Licorice Pizza & There Will Be Blood

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  • @cobymarcum1442
    @cobymarcum1442 2 роки тому +138

    100% agree on not staring at a blank page when trying to write. Go for a walk. Watch people. Make up a background story about two people you see. Do anything but nothing.

  • @njujuznem6554
    @njujuznem6554 2 роки тому +51

    I loved Licorice Pizza. I've seen it 3 times now in the cinema

  • @kyleimes7041
    @kyleimes7041 12 днів тому

    How is he so great? All his movies are so good and so different but so clearly his. And so insightful as a dude. The best.

  • @MrTheWilliamville
    @MrTheWilliamville 2 роки тому +21

    Glad to see PTA on this series!

  • @filmmaker610
    @filmmaker610 2 роки тому +31

    I wish Licorice Pizza would release in theaters in India. Great video.

  • @victorvargascb
    @victorvargascb 2 роки тому +69

    The greatest director of all time.

    • @lilmilontiktok
      @lilmilontiktok 2 роки тому +6

      Licorice Pizza low key disappointed me

    • @balloonheadproductions3284
      @balloonheadproductions3284 2 роки тому +15

      @@lilmilontiktok i think he wanted to relax and make a fun movie, i he’s made too great serious movies he needs to have fun

    • @lilmilontiktok
      @lilmilontiktok 2 роки тому +2

      @@balloonheadproductions3284 true

    • @Menapho
      @Menapho 2 роки тому +2

      There is no such thing! But I love his stories and the way he tells them.

    • @lilmilontiktok
      @lilmilontiktok 2 роки тому +1

      @@Menapho i mean i respect that opinion. I still believe theres a greatest directed movie of all time which is citizen kane. Runner ups are definitely 2001, 1917, midsommar, and tragedy of macbeth which is pretty recent.
      (I tried to get a diverse group of movies too)

  • @dameanvil
    @dameanvil Рік тому +8

    00:00 🤖 Paul Thomas Anderson emphasizes the importance of transitioning from a writer's ego to a collaborative mindset when working on a film.
    03:11 🛡 Anderson believes that good directing hinges on strong writing; if the writing isn't right, correcting it can be challenging.
    11:30 💼 Anderson draws inspiration from various sources, including literature, to fuel his creativity in writing.
    14:02 🤖 Anderson values efficiency and minimal dialogue on set, focusing on creating a productive and quiet atmosphere.
    19:48 🛡 Anderson suggests avoiding fixating on themes and instead letting them naturally emerge from a story. He believes writing is more effective when characters guide the narrative.
    21:42 🛡 Anderson discusses the precision and narrative momentum in a specific scene, highlighting the importance of letting the scene naturally unfold without excessive manipulation.
    22:10 🤖 He emphasizes the challenge of writing scenes that move the plot forward and mentions how his approach to writing evolved over the years, from early exercises to more complex scripts like "Boogie Nights."

  • @jamesdelcol3701
    @jamesdelcol3701 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm starting to get into these videos. I am learning as I watch these.
    If you can describe a relationship, you have told a big story.

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest 2 роки тому +15

    Best writer of all time.
    Got a script I work on a little bit every weekend cause of this guy.
    The longline and idea is very solid I just have to execute

  • @narly138
    @narly138 3 місяці тому

    Nice to know that such a magnificent talent has the same fears and insecurities as everyone else. Very inspirational video, thanks for putting this together!

  • @travisjamespate3048
    @travisjamespate3048 Місяць тому

    PT ANDERSON IS THE MAN!

  • @LycanVisuals
    @LycanVisuals 2 роки тому +15

    Wish I could see Licorice Pizza again but it didn't play much in my area.

  • @oniriscope
    @oniriscope 2 роки тому +5

    Great to have PTA here!

  • @saicharansinganmala658
    @saicharansinganmala658 2 роки тому +9

    Pta and Alejandro my all tym favorite and inspiration.

  • @RekzaFS
    @RekzaFS 2 роки тому +6

    Incredible advice and as a heterosexual man this video also made me realize what a good looking man PTA is (I already knew he was a creative genius and never really paid attention to his looks)! Thank you for this video

    • @theexpresidents
      @theexpresidents 2 роки тому +2

      Sure you're hetero?

    • @RekzaFS
      @RekzaFS 2 роки тому +2

      ​@@theexpresidents at least since the last time I checked

    • @miked1869
      @miked1869 Рік тому +1

      @@theexpresidents it's an odd thing about men acknowledging other men's good looks - that we should feel awkward about it and have to qualify it with "as a heterosexual man", or worse still with the godawful phrase "no homo".

    • @bigol9223
      @bigol9223 2 місяці тому

      ​@@miked1869 no homo but as a heterosexual man- your gay

  • @markcorless3552
    @markcorless3552 Рік тому +1

    PTA is simply one of the best.

  • @ryanmims9110
    @ryanmims9110 2 роки тому +19

    Another tip not listed on here: "Have at least one scene where your main character is running"

    • @sully6065
      @sully6065 2 роки тому

      huh?

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 2 роки тому +2

      @@sully6065 pta movies tend to have characters running, I guess. I can only think of instances from punch drunk love and there will be blood, and I guess magnolia.

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 2 роки тому +1

      @@callum6224 LIGHTS OUT! SHUT THAT FIRE OFF

    • @YodasPapa
      @YodasPapa 2 роки тому +1

      @@callum6224 licorice Pizza at the end

    • @akeithing1841
      @akeithing1841 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@callum6224 The Master. Where Freddie has to escape from the work camp where he accidentally poisoned the old man to death.

  • @rajsingharora26
    @rajsingharora26 Рік тому

    Master Auteur & the best advice.

  • @yskim2636
    @yskim2636 Рік тому +1

    A true filmmaker is a writer first. 100%.

  • @niallkquinn4458
    @niallkquinn4458 2 роки тому +3

    he looks so different without
    a beard

  • @ptalove
    @ptalove 2 роки тому +3

    He is the best in this planet.

  • @princewwe6032
    @princewwe6032 2 роки тому +6

    Make a video on Coen bros.

  • @PowersBenzoCoaching
    @PowersBenzoCoaching 2 роки тому +8

    Too many commercials

  • @mattallengroupatREAL
    @mattallengroupatREAL Рік тому

    As good as PTA is, Charlie Rose was an expert interviewer.

  • @KipArmadillo
    @KipArmadillo Рік тому

    What's not to love about Paul?

  • @BoiseNewWave
    @BoiseNewWave 2 роки тому +2

    Can we get links to each individual interview please?

  • @SmithQJohnsMovies
    @SmithQJohnsMovies 6 місяців тому

    He should play Kurt Kobain

  • @AntonQvarfordt
    @AntonQvarfordt 2 роки тому +5

    I don't know... Basically I find most lessons on 'how to be a good writer' pointless unless you have already passed the fundamental 101 introductory course on how to ever think interesting thoughts and coherently processing them.
    Just focus on passing that course - when you've passed that just write it down. Simple as that.
    Except of course for the 2 years+ of grinding work turning it into any sort of narrative one can follow that make sense as a moving picture... But that's like... Just "folks".. Could do THAT :P

    • @AntonQvarfordt
      @AntonQvarfordt 2 роки тому

      I saw some interview with PTR where he was saying that it's a problem that film school tell students 'who basically just want to make Terminator', that it sucks and they should piss off... Which is kind of how I feel...
      And since PTR is like my top 3 all time favourite filmmakers and he has a diametrically opposed opinion from mine, then I'll concede I might be wrong :P
      Maybe the important thing is just to write something, at least to start with... And to have a good time doing it so you can continue...
      And having it be great/interesting will come with time as long as you keep doing it.

    • @AntonQvarfordt
      @AntonQvarfordt 2 роки тому

      But I also feel that there are way too many produced films that are 'academically' well-written... But that are ultimately impotent in any sense of discovery or similar things that to me are what it's really all about...
      And I'd rather watch a movie that's 'sloppily' written but that is potent in those things...

  • @pandittroublejr
    @pandittroublejr 2 роки тому +2

    💕💕

  • @pinakichakraborty8759
    @pinakichakraborty8759 Рік тому

  • @iandt1367
    @iandt1367 2 роки тому

    I wanna know how he wrote Translating the Name and Juturna.

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 2 роки тому +1

      I get your obscure reference. They do look similar.

  • @goyu8801
    @goyu8801 2 роки тому +4

    Please translate to Japanase

  • @Matthew-is6ry
    @Matthew-is6ry 2 роки тому

    11:00

  • @eily_b
    @eily_b 11 місяців тому

    Just marry Maya Rudolph finally. After 4 children and how many years together? 20?

  • @theexpresidents
    @theexpresidents 2 роки тому

    You're starting to stray from writing....too much filler

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 2 роки тому

      What the fuck are you talking about? This is still about writing, obviously.