J.J. Abrams: On Filmmaking
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek Into Darkness, Lost, Super 8) fills us in on balancing intimacy with hyperreality, why TV leaves room for surprises and the best advice he's ever been given.
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"You're already in the top 10% cause you've already written it." - best advice ever
You killed the Star Trek franchise and the Star Wars franchise. Way to go!!!! 👍
Wow. "It's more important to find what story to tell than to actually learn how to shoot them" -best thing ever
He says that every time he finds a movie he can remake. That's why his movies turn out lousy.
He's not plagiarizing and NONE of his movies are remakes at all. That's an actually lazy ass criticism that makes ZERO sense when you really think about it. And I can't honestly say any of his films are lousy at all.
Jar Jar Abrams
Once you notice his nose you can't look away.
Salivating Salamander Thanks! Now i can't stop doing that aswell lol.
Salivating Salamander ugh!
+Salivating Salamander Nooo Why would you do this to me?!!!!!!!!
+Salivating Salamander lol I love your profile pic!! {{{xD xD
+Salivating Salamander His nose looks like butt cheeks... nice
5:48 - 6:36
Mr. Abrams. My dad offered me an advice that I treasure to this day. Creativity comes from imitation. Not copy someone else's work entirely, I study it and add my ideas.
This man got me and my friends into movie making when we accidentally walked onto the set of Star Trek years ago. He came up to us and met us and inspired a couple of 10 year olds to pursue something they’d never thought of before. Great guy.
I sincerely hope you're making better films than the destroyer of beloved franchises.
The man who will have mystery box and lens flare written on his tombstone 🤦♂️
Do you want to make crap with empty mystery boxes too?
The dramatic-arc that results in a series-finale has been mastered by the old school masters of storytelling. Most of the problems of this dilemma comes from the pre-emptive closing of a series before it's been resolved (Lost), or if the concept warrants it, (Seinfeld), or the prolonging of a series that's lost its steam but still looks to take advantage of its following (Dexter). Take into account Dickens or Tolstoy who produced serialized-novels that were broken up into magazine short-stories. Each magazine-article satisfied the subscriber, all the while the completed-novels were considered masterworks. No excuse for protracted-structures...
J.J. Abrams is right. Don't just talk about writing a screenplay actually write it.
If you have a legit contract with the company that owns the rights to the story then there is nothing to worry about.
I have to agree to that one
I'll do it tommorow.
EsechavaHD JJ was the perfect director for Star Wars..you must be clueless..jj is awesome
Unless of course it's on par with JJ's writing. Then the world is better off if you just don't.
For me, I've always wanted to be a director, but my mindset was always, "there are thousands of kids who are just like you who could probably do a way better job, and have more resources to do it so what's the point." But I want to go to film school still! And I'm starting to write a script for a short film that I want to put on UA-cam, so to hear J.J Abrams, who is one of my favorite directors, say that that is the best first step you can take, makes me feel so much more confident.
Tip 1 don’t copy other people’s stories
Tip 2 world build
Tip 3 don’t make Mary Sues or Gary stues
Tip 4 develop characters in a way that makes sense.
Hey man, after 4 years you wrote this comment, and i am here asking the same question to myself as you wrote. I am curious to know how and what are you doing now?
Himanshu Gautam just icing tips to be a good writer, it’s everything JJ did wrong
@@hanshotlast good to hear that man, best of luck for whatever you do.
@@himanshugautam3224 hey there, are you an aspiring filmmaker yourself? Please reply if you see this!
This comment section:
95% comments about his nose
4% comments about his filmmaking abilities
1% comments by actual amateur filmmakers
Jake I’m gonna say, 40% film making ability, 10% nose, 3% comments by actual amateur filmmakers, then 47% complaining about lens flare.
Just noticed recently he co-wrote Taking Care of Business at 24. I love that 80s movie!!!
All style, sod all substance
The face of a man, a man that has no problem destroying childhoods.
Its a textbook abrahms movie but even worse, not an especially good director.
Well time to write a screenplay!
did you write it yet?
Did u write it yet?
Did you write it yet?
Did you write it yet?
@@Renecide Nope. Dream is still alive but it's on life support.
thanks jj, force awakens was amazing. hope the next director is as good... back to the tension and apprehension i guess.
It had some narrative problems
It was a fucking bad copy of A New Hope what
"You're already in the top 10 percent because you have actually written it." Nice.
Thank you J.J. Abrams for making the best Star Wars movie in 30 years. I'm looking forward to the next one.
+Spaghetti He's not directing the next one :/
+JLun Productions He's not directing, true. But he carefully collaborated with Rian Johnson, the new director, and apparently added certain elements into Episode VII that set up for the next film. Abrams was also reported to have said after reading Episode VIII's script, written by Johnson, "It's so good, I wish I were making it."
I think it's safe to say it'll be as good, if not better, than Force Awakens.
yeah thank god for jj abrams man. force awakens is awesome
+Spaghetti He is executive producer for the next starwars. In a way, is more important. Because he supervises everything, and he can watch the movies in a bigger franchize perspective. And i think he caught where the series are going, so better of this way: and we get Johnson, which i think, is gonna do a great job.
Spaghetti: Ohh, if only J.J. had directed Episode 8.
In 1998 on a Thursday, I and an actor friend of mine walked onto the Amblin' Entertainment lot to go meet Bruce Cohen working on the Flintstones, and in our walk we met many (later to be) well known people, one of them was JJ Abrams who was in the editing room, we then met on the weekend for am late dinner at Spielberg's home on Amalfi drive and he was there again, shy and unassuming - it was a great evening; it wasn't until Cloverfield that I realised it was the same youngster I'd met.
Some of the most valuable advice I have ever received on making films. Wow, mind is blown.
Nice video! Thanks for making it. :)
I couldn't do a better lizard imitation if I wanted to but JJ makes it look so easy, at 2:57!
I am in the process of getting an hvx200. J.J. is an inspiration to me. I cant wait to finally put my scripts to screen. Thank You J.J.
already in the top ten..... keep it up guys want to see your guys movie... we all are here to create and learn.
Thankyou j.j Abrams for fringe !!!!
JJ rambles on indicating just how much in person as on screen how little he knows about what he is doing, and how bad his movies really are. The guy should be selling real estate, not movies.
I can´t help it. JJ Abrams always reminds me of the director - or rather: the caricature of an director - from "Mulholland Drive"
In terms of looks yes, in terms of personality he reminds me more of tarantino.
Thank you JJ Abrams.
Thank you, JJ Abrams for helping to DESTROY Hollywood. We'll never see anything worth watching from that town again.
EsechavaHD
In 2001, he helped with Joyride, a remake of The Hitcher (1986).
Dude have you even seen 'Lost' or 'ALIAS'? How can you possibly say there's no originality in this guy?
J Productions
Abrams says he had no input on LOST. He only directed the pilot.
Star Wars has been a cash grab long before Disney bought it. Are you forgetting all of the toys, video games, books, and expanded universe junk since Jedi was released? Lucas let it all happen and he continued that trend with those godawful prequels.
Great video...lots of advice for directing and writing. Thanks!
"Yeah you just write a bunch of crap that asks a lot of unanswered questions and you leave it at that. Oh it also helps when you work on an established franchise and rehash the same formula that made it good to begin with."
Please, tell us more about deep, character driven stories like Mission Impossible III or Armageddon, two of your greatest filims.
Great advice!
Bless J.J. Abrams. Carrying on Spielberg's legacy and improving on it. That makes me very happy.
Improving WHAT?. HA! Nice one!
Have you seen any of the things he made? Care to point out the improvement?
0x777 how on earth he IMPROVED Spielberg’s legacy?????. Spielberg is Spielberg! And Abrams is Abrams!!!! PERIOD! Go home
@@sauronbaggins1833 Dude, I was replying to the original poster, not you. In case you didn't notice it, we ask the same question.
0x777 well shit!. I did not see that. I’m sorry!
Those last couple of seconds had the best advice. Don't talk about being a filmmaker, actually do it!
guys an inspiration
One of the reasons that I was so excited about JJ Coming back for episode IX was the fact that he's one of the only directors to be a star wars fan just like us. He grew up watching the movies, and studying the structure of every scene.
The biggest complaint that I've heard about TFA was that it resembled episode IV too much. And in a lot of ways it did. However, I feel like JJ opted for it to be both an homage to the original trilogy that he grew up loving so much, and for it to be his own universe. Not to mention he masterfully used all $300 million of the budget for TFA.
For episode IX after The Last Jedi, I really feel like JJ is going to knock us out of the park.
We're leaving the age of comic book movies, and entering the age of star wars movies!!!!!!!
What an optimistic comment….
Ironically, Star Wars Rise of Skywalker turned out to be one of the worst films of all time. Every TV show of Star Wars has been received better too.
@@rosvel92 Because Jar Jar was forced to finish a story what he never did before because he is unable to do it.
I like the guy. He's very honest and takes critique seriously.
his father advice is really helpful d
Jar Jar Abrams should be arrested for malpractice on Star Wars and the rebooted Star Trek.
"No one who knows exactly how the end of a series is gonna play when they make the pilot." The ending to Lost explained in one sentence.
Clearly bad advice. An amazing storyteller has it planned out.
JJ Abrams use of lens flare is a style.
I'm sorry but the quality of this video is absolutely incredible, does anyone know what camera they used for this?
that finally bit really hit home
Trek one was a friggin great ride.
Very interesting advice to new filmmakers..
Best thing of value he said was right at the end. Like 99% of filmschool is kids talking about how they want to make movies, then the only work they do is the class work. Go make a freaking movie, don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. If you're not producing and constantly learning by doing, you're not going anywhere. You will only be destined for starbucks.
All of you who are criticizing JJ Abrams need to grow up. He didn't "ruin" Star Trek, he made it his own and I find that amazing! Just because YOU don't like it, doesn't mean its bad, it just means it's not your kind of film.
I look up to JJ Abrams and he is the reason I want to become a film writer and director (Im a high school student. Im the only one in my class who has that dream). If he was a bad director, he wouldn't be where he is today. Plus Star Wars hasn't even come out yet. The trailers haven't even been released and so many of you are already insulting him for it? Does that really seem right? What would you do if everyone criticized your work before you could show your skill?
Anyway, what I wanted to comment before I read the negativity.... Great advice. Go out and make a film... Theres what I plan on doing. Its like he said. So many people talk about their dreams but never act on them. The moment I realize my dream I started watching all the behind the scenes videos of my favorite movies, researching how to write screenplays, etc. I want to be like JJ Abrams someday. :)
JJ is a shining example of everything wrong with the world. Star D could you please tell me of an original idea that has come out of that anti christs head
@@Cloudus91 he ruined star wars too dont forget 😡😡
You need to stop being critical and demanding of others for having opinions. See how you don't give two s***s about what I have to say about what you have to say? Who really cares? It's not that serious 😂
his Star Wars already released and both were derivative dull remakes, due to JJ Abrams fault. And before you blame Disney, Star Trek Into Darkness was also a dull derivative remake and it didn't include any of the Star Wars staff or writers... He really messed up all potential for the Sequel Trilogy to tell true Sequels, not derivative remakes that repeat the whole story with slight changes.
Next you should interview the guy who built the titanic on ship building
amazing stuff :)
"Make Your Own Movie!" Reminds me of kids before 2000 who would "Make their own Plays" using their imaginations, so, in a way, without the new high tech affordable equipment available today, kids did make their own movies in their own neighborhoods and schools live on stage. People can check out the old classics on TMC and AMC as they use to make lots of movies with kids - for example, the old classic TV series, The Little Rascals, the kids in some of the series made up their own plays and costumes....movies and plays - one is live, the other on film, but each tells a story.
best take away. get actual shit done.
+mang kanor I guess that explains why his movies are shit
JarJar Abrams people like eating shit I guess.
mang kanor
Unfortunately yes, ever been to McDonalds?
Shooter McGaven had pieces for breakfast.
He's the Remake King. No originality necessary.
I don't really understand why everyone is saying that J. J Abrams will ruin Star Wars. Um what the hell could the possibly do that could be worse than The Phantom Menace. I seriously feel that all that they could possibly done that would have been stupid was I. That movie. I think J. J Abrams is a good director. I mean there are some parts of his movies I think could have been done better but for the most part I think he's fine.
love it :)
Great advice. He's talented and smart enough to make some extraordinary movies and tv shows in the next few decades.
This man pretty much fucked up 3 of the most beloved and recognized franchises on the planet in a row
A great Director, very inspiring!
me to ))))) man that noise
i like JJ style
He is going to do awesome things with Star Wars Episode VII. 2015 can't come any sooner.
That is up to you to find out.
Not everyone can be satisfied with a movie you know. We all have different tastes.
And your point is? He might have gotten into the business that way but he is lasting because he has talent, whether you appreciate it or not.
I found it something of a struggle to wade through a recent magazine feature on J.J. Abrams. Everyone obviously loves him, and I’ve no doubt he is delightful, but I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for grab-a-billion movie franchises whose primary function is to hoover up cash. The new Star Trek trailer looks especially grim. How many times have we seen all of that flash-bang-wallop before? Granted, it’s packaged a little differently, it moves a little quicker, but really…
best director
Damn!
what kind shows or movie do you like because lost was both critically acclaimed and popular success and was consistently ranked by critics on their lists of top ten series of all time. while alias was an action-packed weekly adventure that outclassed just about every other show in the genre and was alsso ranked on the list of the greatest show list of all time.
This guy killed so many movies. He is the only person in the film business who I really hate. Mostly because I saw the new star wars trailer and he is going to kill my most favorite film with his always shaking camera. GRRRRRRRRR
JJ Abrams rocks!
No
@@Max_motivation62 I`m starting to agree. But I still like him somehow.
@jedzejku well you may just have unique tastes. I'm just saying that Abrams is very good with building a narrative, and that's evidenced with the successful reception of most of his films. some may call him "mainstream" where you may be more interested in more indie films.
You obviously have no idea how long it takes to do computer graphics and sound and editing or post production in general.
the mistery box is... why is he a guru?
How does it feel ruining the two most beloved science fiction movie trilogies of all time ?
True, I can see how Fringe can be seen to be born from The X-Files but they are very different shows in their over all goals and ideology.
name you top 5 shows i wanna see what you consider to be good tv or well written showes.
The guy who makes my kind of films.
Need to watch Super 8.
All of the people talking smack on J.J. Abrams are forgetting one crucial thing: though he may not be the biggest of all directors and yes even though he abuses his acclaimed anamorphic lenses, this guy has done wonders and is extremely successful as a director and writer and producer, and that is why Disney has chosen him to direct Star Wars VII. I can't wait to see what he's gonna do with the franchise 2015 come sooner.
Nice lighting change lol
I' a question: J.J, ever thought about making a film with an actual decent original plot?
He can use all the fucking lenses flares he feels like. Such a silly thing for the internet to go wild over. Had he made his movies 15 years ago hardly ANYONE would have said anything about the lenses flares.
If the main thing people are bitching about is his use of lens flare, then he's probably doing something right
Ryan Hall I joke about JJ using lens flares, but I don't look at it in a negative way. Personally, I like the lens flares...
Joseph Quillen he apologized for the overuse of lenses flares and even his wife thought he got carried away with the effects.
I met him a while ago...very personal and genuine.
crazy dragon man view
Yes, he's not the best filmmaker and yes he hasn't made the best choices. But he is talented and intelligent. I agree with a lot of what he said. On writing the pilot knowing how it's going to end, How I Met Your Mother had that. And many fans feel it was a bad idea to stick to that ending because of how much the characters and their relationships grew and changed.
This just reaffirms that JJ Abrams needs to direct Animorphs the movie.
Bad Reboot... Empty Mystery boxes != story telling.
I have to admit to not being a particular Abrams fan. He knows how to make movies that make money, though.
HOWEVER: I think that he'll do a good job with the new star wars. Everything I've heard on the topic has been generally positive. And there's no way that he can do any worse than the Lucas prequels.
We'll just have to see, I guess.
I guess we unfortunately got to see...but at least he made the prequels look good! ? haha
"It really did inform my, certainly my storytelling, my awareness of different social circles that I would never had experienced, had I stayed in LOS ANGELES?!?" WTF?!?
Aka not everyone is a left wing nut job
It's called "Final Draft" people. It's easy.
Thank you J.J. You are my inspiration. I have been having Panic Attacks, of fear of passion,you help me.
Thank you very much for sharing Mr Abram's thoughts with us. Science Fiction is a fantastic genre, and he does such a good job bringing it to almost real-life.
Finding a friend with a Canon 5Dis not always easily achievable, but I do have a somewhat cheaper Panasonic camcorder. I'm wondering if for amateurs the camera is as important as with what is done with it and how.
He is talented AND overrated. But what's cool about the new SW trilogy is that he's only doing the first one, so it's clear that the new SW sandbox is open for play, and I think that's an encouraging sign by Lucasfilm/Disney. Has JJ merited this? Star Trek was slick enough to show the studios he could handle big sci-fi fx event films, Lost was genius, character-driven supernatural story (though he wasn't involved much for the bulk of the series, he's still a co-creator), and Super 8 was fantastic. That movie about a young group of misfits that band together in a common cause and stumble upon something bigger than they could imagine had charming and authentic performances from all its young actors, had a real sense of place, humor and heart, just like...A New Hope!
So I say yeah, he deserves it. May the Force be with You, JJ!!!!
I dont consider him to be a great director I think he still has a long way to go yet before can start putting him in that box. To be honest I find JJ. Abrams a really good director when hes left to do his OWN idea, whether that be for a movie or tv series. Look at Super 8 a really good movie, with nice nostalgia and just a perfect tribute to Speilberg especially, it was also a nice kind of introduction of Abrams into Hollywood.
Where I think Abrams goes wrong is when he is given these great franchises, he just messes arnd with them too much. Abrams seriously knows how to play toward the mainstream audience of today that is, M.I.3 and Star Trek(reboot) are pure examples, in these movies Abrams has managed to simplify and over-stylize classic franchise series. He has made them into basically fun, "pop corn movies". But I fear the way he has made these movies, they will end up as more forgettable in the future, instead of relevant.
I think a great director should always strive to make a "Film", NOT a movie. And to make that film not necessarily with one particular audience/demographic in mind, but to purely focus on that story (especially if it is really good original material) only and to just have the guts to go with it. Ridley Scott and Speilberg have always done this, even before them, Kubrick, all the way bk to Hitchcock. These directors have made films not aimed at any particular audience, but just with a vision and put it out there.
Abrams trouble is hes too god-damn conscious of what "he thinks" the audience will want to see and appreciate and I just think this is how he ruins franchises. Abrams should be more like Nolan and other directors of today, not as in copy their directing style, ofcourse he has his own, but I mean more that Abrams should actually try thinking up his OWN stories/ideas for a film. If he could start to do this I would respect him alot more as a director.
Appreciated points from a dedicated man. Admiring and never admonishing. So glad your best advice came from someone so familial. Blaring!
More Please! MORE!
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It would be nice if you just ask the questions.
I'm 100% for promoting women to power roles like Star wars does ... I feel like women are 100% equal and it's completely fine to slap the fuck out of them or beat on them like they were any other man. I love this new age .... I'm excited as we approach full equality in this new age ))))
the man created lost, felcity.alias and super 8 i think he knows what he is talking about.
and is hard to remake something classic and make it good just look at the a team.
The first minutes of this video is exactly why he's the right guy to make a Star Wars movie.
My Hero and inspiration as a filmmaker! Just wait for my name "Micah Mahaffey" to hopefully be one day Directing a movie produced by J.J Abrams! :)
He's the Michael Bay of lens flares. :)
Michael bay makes much better movies.
@@darklazerx7913 I only like "The Rock." The rest are average to junk food. I really don't like any of JJ's films.
@@dan_hitchman007 Havent seen that one so maybe its better. And i mean hes not a bad director, just not as good as one would expect from how big he is.
@@darklazerx7913 What makes "The Rock" a better action film, even though it's still pretty silly, is Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage. They make the movie.
Take the good information and being polite on what someone doesn't agree with is the only way to go.....