I'm a scientist and have no interest in film, acting, or anything related to these fields beyond just enjoying the productions that others have made. Nevertheless, this is such an incredible interview that I couldn't stop watching. Jack's insights ring true across fields, generations, and cultures. Indeed, this is not just an interview about method writing but about life. No matter what you are doing or what you are into, everything he said about finding success sounds familiar. I'm not at his age yet, but hearing these anecdotes and the emotions that come with them has given me pause to reflect and jot down some mental memos on how to adjust my own path. Life is short and all will disintegrate, but we can choose how to converge to that destination with some grace. Thanks for the interview.
These three and a half hours have changed my writing forever. That has been the most useful and practical lecture on writing I've ever had. Thank you so much for bringing it here.
More Jack Grapes. I could listen to him for hours...just bring him back and hand him the phone book, I'll be watching. Seriously, he's that good and we need to appreciate minds like this and the access we have to them through Film Courage and this platform. Wow.
This is one of the types of mentors a writer should know. No ego to crush your mind, feelings or abilities. I love how he lets Karen express herself free from judgment. The respect on both sides should be a masterclass. I truly believe we are our best selves when respect and trust are given. I wish the Film Courage team and everyone else a Happy Holidays. 💯❤🎁🎄🎅🙏🏽
This was ..... So educational for me that I'm actually shocked. I literally learned something new about myself, my writing, my capabilities and talents in every single section of this. THANK YOU for keeping the length and all the info. This was beyond the best interview I've seen on writing in general. Also. The emotional part ..... I just wanna say you taught us ALL something in that moment. Thank you again.
Jack is great. Anyone who can say with a straight face "When Beethoven first took my class..." has my vote. Thanks for reminding us of the power of "repetitio" and other tools of rhetoric.
I love this interview! I watched this some time ago but this popped up in my feed again so I'm rewatching this again and will likely watch it again. "Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. 25 May 1803 - 18 January 1873. He was an English writer and politician.
At 2.00.39 he really got to me. Before that I knew what he wanted to hear from her..I almost shouted to the screen: How did I do that? And can I do it again! My own in between added version would also be.. That wasnt me who created this! Maybe God, maybe something mysterious, but is surely wasnt me…But at the time I gave in the beginning, I paused. I felt very emotional, walked to my laptop and started writing something from deep within me. My superficial surface was gone..I was at that point that he wanted her to be. If you are capable of doing such a beautiful thing, you are a master ❤ And I felt what you meant. Now I am ready to unpause the video again, and watch until the end. Thank you!
This is my Intro to Jack Grapes, thanks to a friend. Still only halfway through, loving it. Big thanks to Jack Grapes for sharing such personal insight and knowledge. It wouldn't have been such a great interview without Karen's openness; This couldn't have been an easy interview, thanks for being so bold and versatile with the willingness to subject yourself. My heart was in my throat for both personal stories. Stoked I have more to listen to. Thanks to everyone at Film Courage.
Listening while writing. Pen on paper. Dialogue opening up to the forces of writing nature !This guy is opening my world of writing at a whole new level. Thank you!
1:40:00 Magic of Genius & Talent 1:46:44 Writing Mode - First Draft’s 1:51:50 DEEPER THOUGHTS of TRUTH - (DUALITY) 1:55:00 ** MASSAGING YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN TO A STATEMENT. THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE THE DEEPER TRUTH OF WHO YOU'RE ** 1:59:00 what people pay for, I statements reduce the subject 2:46:30 Writers block
Been waiting on this one! Y'all just don't know how helpful these are. Who am I kidding, these wouldn't be as genuine as they are if this crew was unaware of their impact. Respect and cheers!
Wow! Thank-you for providing this master class free! Not just for writers. Anyone stuck in their ego! How to be authentic. I think Karen got a lot more than she bargained for in this interview!
After watching this, I realized that I naturally write in all 5 voices, instinctively. It's really cool to know the differences, thank you for this entire interview!!!
This is how you should write by default. Storytelling comes from cavemen recounting and embellishing their hunting adventures, entertaining and inspiring the others in the village, all sitting around the evening fire. I always write as if I'm sitting at the campfire, enthralling the eager faces looking back at me, enriching their night with a new dimension of mystery and intrigue.
@@BigPhilly15 Awesome. In short 7 weeks I upgraded my writing more than I could in 5 years. I`m continuing for further levels, he's got 5 main levels, where he teaches you the skills, and then you go on a personal development plan. This is the best writing course in my life.
UA-cam was on autoplay when a work often heard this interview (it may even influenced my dreams), I was immediately hooked. Thank you so much for this in-depth interview. Thank you Jack Grapes, for trivializing the greatest enemy - the writing block. So many things just fell into place, and everything seemed to be much less dramatic, and very chill. It's one of those moments a man can honestly say to himself... He actually changed my life, with only a few sentences. THANK YOU!
Great discussion. I had seen most of Jack Grapes' interview before, and for some reason it didn't resonate with me. But I think I've arrived at a different place in my relationship with writing, and today I watched the entire video and found it deeply resonant and impactful.
I love Jack. I really do. I would absolutely love to be able to have a sit down conversation with him or even have him start a channel where he critiques other peoples work. Talk about a genius. A humble genius at that. My dad's name was also Jack. He is the reason I write & Create today. He was one of the very, very few people I have ever known who was truly who himself. He literally just did not care what other people thought. He said what he wanted to say, how he wanted to say it. He dressed how he wanted to dress and he did what he wanted to do. He was an eccentric, amazing, brilliant man, and I am grateful that even though he is in another form now, he continues to inspire my creativity - much like this channel Also the interviewer is one of my favorites interviewers EVER.
PS. My father was not perfect. He was an alcoholic and dealt with severe depression. But he was also one of the funniest and most creative people I have ever known.
That part about transformative lines, was not only education, but it was great content! I literally stop working and felt like I was falling down a hole with you guys!
i have been studying your first book today .I must tell you its just the book i was looking for ch.4 answered all my questions and got me to the right place to develop my voice and process . i know how to and why i am doing things now and how to do a better job of it Thank you so much for the work you have put in your book is also interesting and enjoyable with the other authors work i have learned so much this morning i have also just ordered your Advanced book and cant wait to read it i have watched most of your videos too Thank you for those too Best Wishes have a Happy New Year
THANK YOU. Last year, after a Screenwriting course, I've been watching 4h of your videos everyday for 4 months. Then read Screenplay by Syd Field and Save the cat and a few more about Archetypes and now I have my first Screenplay (2h feature) done. Looking for a producer. THANK YOU... the knowledge you deliver is PRICELESS !!!!
Thank you for introducing me to Master Grapes. I've taken the Prequel class two times during the spring and will (hopefully) take the first full session of Method Writing this fall. So far, this Process has transformed how I look at writing in the small and the LARGE. How Wonderful.
Thank you so much dpreetam! We appreciate you giving back and supporting this channel! Love to see that you are finding value here and that the teachings are having a positive impact on your writing.
I've said for years about drawing that in order to be good you have to be able to recognize the flaws and know how to improve them. Nice to have that tenet confirmed.
"I'll never know how to survive...because I wanna be an artist...and, I don't know how you make a living as an artist...?!" "60 years since my dad died. I'm still not sure I know what the secret of life is... I'm still not sure I know how to survive. I can't believe I've survived this long; but, I have. I don't believe it. I don't get it. I don't know how people survive. I always think they know something I don't know...?" GREAT interview...wow...true feelings being exposed...no BS-ing around. I love hearing this kind of open talk. I guess, because it's something I myself tend to identify with...and, 'think' one hell of a lot.
Thank you, for an interesting and insightful interview. Despite how much I learned, I felt bad for the interviewer because Jack uses a lot of writing jargon while teaching, that in his mind, it must be exactly like a dialogue that he's rehearsed a thousand times, but this interviewer noticeably wasn't given the script. But through her evolution and discomfort, I became wiser, and I'm grateful.
Wow! The first time I sat down to write my first novel, I had NO idea of what I was going to write about. I just sat down to my "typewriter" and started writing. The story wrote me. So glad to hear someone say that about the difference between writing a good story vs a great story.
I am writing my third novel, none are published, and this is how I see my books. They come to me as real movies. So thank you for this as it will help with my writing.
Been writing notes and doing research for a story for a year and a half. Still needs more work before writing, but it would be awesome to get a chance to do a deep voice method notes for my characters.
A great example of 54:43 is “The Gunner’s Dream” by Roger Waters off the Pink Floyd Album The Final Cut. A WW2 bomber has been shot down and the gunner is falling to his death thinking about his family. I didn’t know there was a literary voice category it fit into until now but thank you for making that connection for me.
I freakin love this. So much wisdom he keeps and shares. I'm so grateful I found this, I'm struggling with my songwriting and this inspires and helps me so much. Deeply grateful, thanks for the upload 💛
I truly enjoyed this video. I love the raw honestly because I feel the same way about my father who passed away a very 4 years ago . A yo-yo in emotions when I think of him.
The name 'film courage' could have been created just to describe this approach: the courage to launch out into the unknown without a map, and to fail. I think, as I say in my other post here, there are things writers can learn about mapping out and structuring a story, but I think for most, this brave writing blind approach is the first thing to learn.
Thank you soo much ... He said about his dad and not really knowing how to work this adult life and how every day you have to figure the next day out was confirmation that I'm not alone and trying to figure this adult life out. Thank you. I need to hear that from somebody who from the outside looking in, looks like they have it all together, and to realize they still have to make decisions Daily, and they still feel unsure... thank you ... i needed to hear this
I love the words on failure. I taught my Daughter "The best teacher. . . is failure! Lots of jobs on film sets do what are called "tests." Camera test, lighting test, screen test, fx test, makeip test. Tests are a great way to refine everything until it's just right and ready to shoot. So just learn this ONE THING. . . . "TESTS". . . are "FAILURES!" We fail until we get it right. And every failure is a great source of information on how to get it right. So don't wory about failure. Just say to yourself "OK So we know not to do it THAT way." Just move on to the next way. Cuz you can only fail so many times. Eventually. . . if you don't give up, and you pay attention to all the details. . . those failures will add up to a success." I don't worry about any of my failures. My regrets in life are the things I didn't try. I love my failures. They are often quite funny. :)
I just decided to write a story. I have an idea for a story, but I'm not a writer, I'm a graphite artist. Is Graphite artist a birthday cake? I'm an artist. I've been watching him all morning and taking notes. This is fun.
1:00:45 for anyone searching, he’s referring to Beethoven’s Sonata OP. 111 No. 32 in C Minor. I listened through 110 and 111 and knew immediately when I heard the section he’s talking about. It’s basically a few bars of ragtime piano, nearly 100 years before ragtime was a thing. m.ua-cam.com/video/WGg9cE-ceso/v-deo.html Hear it at 15:55
I’m no writer by any means, but down the road I would like to make a good comic book. I started by doing some word building but characters’ motivations and how they work in that world is not that easy at all. I’m really loving this channel
3:16:00 _"But if you read [Proust] fast, you realize he's talking."_ -- This: the sound and the music, meter and elision has its own movement and choreography; composition is a physical performance and act, something strayed from since texts stopped being read aloud. The "deep voice" needn't be ponderous or plodding -- it should be a lightning strike and flash flood if called to. How Grapes negotiated that personal subject with the interviewer earlier - tactful, not intrusive - that _via negativa_ pairing away of excess and obstructions to arrive at the unvarnished fact of the matter was a great demonstration.
Thank you for sharing the valuable informations! I have neen fearful since the beginning but because of one artist who believed in me before I beleved in myself helps me overcome my fear. I m even more and more fearless to fail as I move on with my story. I believe in miracles. Being who I am today, am able to write, produce, direct, edit, shorts and feature because of zero budget I could still do it for fun with 1 creative partner who never gives up helping me pursue my dream. I want to stay focused on learning more and more to be a great filmmaker by following my heart and watching the masters like you.
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This was therapy to me. My god, never knew this medium could have such power.
Same here.
absolutely!!
I'm a scientist and have no interest in film, acting, or anything related to these fields beyond just enjoying the productions that others have made. Nevertheless, this is such an incredible interview that I couldn't stop watching. Jack's insights ring true across fields, generations, and cultures. Indeed, this is not just an interview about method writing but about life. No matter what you are doing or what you are into, everything he said about finding success sounds familiar. I'm not at his age yet, but hearing these anecdotes and the emotions that come with them has given me pause to reflect and jot down some mental memos on how to adjust my own path. Life is short and all will disintegrate, but we can choose how to converge to that destination with some grace. Thanks for the interview.
How about life is eternal and only matter will disintegrate?
Being incurious is the only sin. 👍👍👍
Karen is such a great interviewer too. She's so authentic.
Your comment kept me watching this film, and I am sure I will be glad for it… thank you in advance, sir💛
Poetically said. Are you sure you're not a writer? 😊
These three and a half hours have changed my writing forever. That has been the most useful and practical lecture on writing I've ever had. Thank you so much for bringing it here.
Credit goes to Jack Grapes! Our best to you and your writing!
More Jack Grapes. I could listen to him for hours...just bring him back and hand him the phone book, I'll be watching.
Seriously, he's that good and we need to appreciate minds like this and the access we have to them through Film Courage and this platform. Wow.
yes
Indeed wow
This is one of the types of mentors a writer should know. No ego to crush your mind, feelings or abilities. I love how he lets Karen express herself free from judgment. The respect on both sides should be a masterclass. I truly believe we are our best selves when respect and trust are given.
I wish the Film Courage team and everyone else a Happy Holidays. 💯❤🎁🎄🎅🙏🏽
Right. He tells her "No" sometimes, but it's a "No, I know you have something better you're holding back"
It depends. Sometimes you need to be harsh and honest.
@@christianbjorck816 a lot of people who say that almost always turn out to be pricks i wonder why...
lets*
I had a regular customer that was a crazy rude bitch and her bumper sticker was : BE KIND@@bruce3242
This was ..... So educational for me that I'm actually shocked. I literally learned something new about myself, my writing, my capabilities and talents in every single section of this. THANK YOU for keeping the length and all the info. This was beyond the best interview I've seen on writing in general. Also. The emotional part ..... I just wanna say you taught us ALL something in that moment. Thank you again.
Thank you for watching. Great to hear you enjoyed the video! Cheers!
Yeeeees 💛
Jack is great. Anyone who can say with a straight face "When Beethoven first took my class..." has my vote. Thanks for reminding us of the power of "repetitio" and other tools of rhetoric.
Thank you, Karen, Jack, and the Film Courage team for another great masterclass.
Cheers Martin! Thank you for your support!
Wise man. Brought tears, emotions, joy and lessons in a single talk (like a movie and a book)
I love this interview! I watched this some time ago but this popped up in my feed again so I'm rewatching this again and will likely watch it again.
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. 25 May 1803 - 18 January 1873. He was an English writer and politician.
One of the best interviews I have ever seen. Jack just dropping value. Amazing.
At 2.00.39 he really got to me. Before that I knew what he wanted to hear from her..I almost shouted to the screen: How did I do that? And can I do it again! My own in between added version would also be.. That wasnt me who created this! Maybe God, maybe something mysterious, but is surely wasnt me…But at the time I gave in the beginning, I paused. I felt very emotional, walked to my laptop and started writing something from deep within me. My superficial surface was gone..I was at that point that he wanted her to be. If you are capable of doing such a beautiful thing, you are a master ❤ And I felt what you meant. Now I am ready to unpause the video again, and watch until the end. Thank you!
This is my Intro to Jack Grapes, thanks to a friend. Still only halfway through, loving it. Big thanks to Jack Grapes for sharing such personal insight and knowledge. It wouldn't have been such a great interview without Karen's openness; This couldn't have been an easy interview, thanks for being so bold and versatile with the willingness to subject yourself. My heart was in my throat for both personal stories. Stoked I have more to listen to. Thanks to everyone at Film Courage.
Glad you are enjoying this one Chris!
Listening while writing. Pen on paper. Dialogue opening up to the forces of writing nature !This guy is opening my world of writing at a whole new level. Thank you!
Best thing on yt. Well done. That verbal writing exercise was fantastic. The car analogy. I mean, I love this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is such a compassionate and wise man. Wish I had him for a dad! Every kid needs a father figure like this. 🥰
1:40:00 Magic of Genius & Talent
1:46:44 Writing Mode - First Draft’s
1:51:50 DEEPER THOUGHTS of TRUTH - (DUALITY)
1:55:00 ** MASSAGING YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN TO A STATEMENT. THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE THE DEEPER TRUTH OF WHO YOU'RE **
1:59:00 what people pay for, I statements reduce the subject
2:46:30 Writers block
Thank you
@@madhvishukla4332 If you only watched those parts you missed a lot of important information.
Thank you.
What an incredible interview. Great teacher, and a wonderful interviewer who knows the power of silence.
She was absolutely not ‘picking up what he was putting down’ in the role plays and 1st draft explanation 😂 Bless her heart ❤️
I feel like he was asking things that he thought were obvious, but they were not obvious to me.
Jack had me in tears when he was explaining the secret of life that was waiting for his father to tell so relatable.
Loved everything about this interview. Balance between informative and even entertaining. Jack Grapes is as very interesting artist by far
not even halfway through this and I just had to buy this man's book. he's fantastic!
Been waiting on this one! Y'all just don't know how helpful these are. Who am I kidding, these wouldn't be as genuine as they are if this crew was unaware of their impact. Respect and cheers!
I love this guy, his advice is good for both writing and life.
Wow! Thank-you for providing this master class free! Not just for writers. Anyone stuck in their ego! How to be authentic. I think Karen got a lot more than she bargained for in this interview!
After watching this, I realized that I naturally write in all 5 voices, instinctively. It's really cool to know the differences, thank you for this entire interview!!!
Maybe you can help me understand the forth voice- like an example for a writer who use it. I cant understand the names he mentioned. Thanks :)
There are three interviews I’ve listened to at least three times. This is one of them. Line for line.
He is great. As an actor my self I approach my writing from an actors perspective. Great! I loved this interview, Thanks
This is how you should write by default. Storytelling comes from cavemen recounting and embellishing their hunting adventures, entertaining and inspiring the others in the village, all sitting around the evening fire. I always write as if I'm sitting at the campfire, enthralling the eager faces looking back at me, enriching their night with a new dimension of mystery and intrigue.
After watching this video, I decided to join Jack's course. Best decision I've ever made
for my writing path.
How did it go? Very curious.
@@BigPhilly15 Awesome. In short 7 weeks I upgraded my writing more than I could in 5 years. I`m continuing for further levels, he's got 5 main levels, where he teaches you the skills, and then you go on a personal development plan. This is the best writing course in my life.
@@StarpunkD That’s incredible. Best of luck! Thanks for the fast reply.
this was so fun and insightful I keep coming to watch this again
Nice!
This masterclass is pure gold.
One of the best interviews ever. Congratulations to you both on this. It's wonderful.
UA-cam was on autoplay when a work often heard this interview (it may even influenced my dreams), I was immediately hooked. Thank you so much for this in-depth interview. Thank you Jack Grapes, for trivializing the greatest enemy - the writing block. So many things just fell into place, and everything seemed to be much less dramatic, and very chill. It's one of those moments a man can honestly say to himself... He actually changed my life, with only a few sentences.
THANK YOU!
Great discussion. I had seen most of Jack Grapes' interview before, and for some reason it didn't resonate with me. But I think I've arrived at a different place in my relationship with writing, and today I watched the entire video and found it deeply resonant and impactful.
I love Jack. I really do.
I would absolutely love to be able to have a sit down conversation with him or even have him start a channel where he critiques other peoples work.
Talk about a genius.
A humble genius at that.
My dad's name was also Jack.
He is the reason I write & Create today.
He was one of the very, very few people I have ever known who was truly who himself.
He literally just did not care what other people thought.
He said what he wanted to say, how he wanted to say it.
He dressed how he wanted to dress and he did what he wanted to do.
He was an eccentric, amazing, brilliant man, and I am grateful that even though he is in another form now, he continues to inspire my creativity -
much like this channel
Also the interviewer is one of my favorites interviewers EVER.
PS. My father was not perfect.
He was an alcoholic and dealt with severe depression.
But he was also one of the funniest and most creative people I have ever known.
Listening to this for the 3rd or 4th time. My fav video on film courage. Would love to see FC interview Paul Schrader.
This video challenges my writing abilities. I cannot wait to practice these techniques. Excellent Film Courage!
That part about transformative lines, was not only education, but it was great content! I literally stop working and felt like I was falling down a hole with you guys!
Oh my god , you had me at “ when Beethoven took my class”. Lol. I was like hah. Lol. I love this guy. I want to meet him.
These videos give me more that writing or film advice, they give me life advice. I swear this is sometimes the best therapy.
I took a class with Jack! This guy is great. Actually had Hank Azaria in my class too!
i have been studying your first book today .I must tell you its just the book i was looking for ch.4 answered all my questions and got me to the right place to develop my voice and process .
i know how to and why i am doing things now and how to do a better job of it
Thank you so much for the work you have put in
your book is also interesting and enjoyable with the other authors work
i have learned so much this morning
i have also just ordered your Advanced book and cant wait to read it
i have watched most of your videos too
Thank you for those too
Best Wishes have a Happy New Year
THANK YOU. Last year, after a Screenwriting course, I've been watching 4h of your videos everyday for 4 months. Then read Screenplay by Syd Field and Save the cat and a few more about Archetypes and now I have my first Screenplay (2h feature) done. Looking for a producer. THANK YOU... the knowledge you deliver is PRICELESS !!!!
Congrats to you Francesca! Sounds like you have been putting in the work!
1:38:05 Is something GENIUS and should be plastered onto every Creative People out there. I am happy that my teacher suggested me this video
Thank you for introducing me to Master Grapes. I've taken the Prequel class two times during the spring and will (hopefully) take the first full session of Method Writing this fall.
So far, this Process has transformed how I look at writing in the small and the LARGE. How Wonderful.
Whoaaaah!!! Thank you for going personal, and practical, however vulnerable you may feel. Kudos!!!
Didn't realize a thanks would generate a comment. I'm glad some of the things talked about hear I'm already doing in my writing.
Thank you so much dpreetam! We appreciate you giving back and supporting this channel! Love to see that you are finding value here and that the teachings are having a positive impact on your writing.
Pretty complicated interviewee, I think Karen did an amazing job!!!
Thank you for these interviews! The ones with Jack are the ones I hear over and over again.
This was a true masterclass
Glad you enjoyed this one Maria!
I've said for years about drawing that in order to be good you have to be able to recognize the flaws and know how to improve them. Nice to have that tenet confirmed.
Ive been waiting for this whole interview since this past summer. Thanks for sharing Jack. And I loved watching you play ball Karen. Well done
This is the best video I have ever watched. A video about writing. Bravo
Great breakdown of the four tones of writing: 33:45
Greatest interviewer ever
Great rundown thanks for taking the time to explain a classic film in a concise format
"I'll never know how to survive...because I wanna be an artist...and, I don't know how you make a living as an artist...?!"
"60 years since my dad died. I'm still not sure I know what the secret of life is... I'm still not sure I know how to survive. I can't believe I've survived this long; but, I have. I don't believe it. I don't get it. I don't know how people survive. I always think they know something I don't know...?"
GREAT interview...wow...true feelings being exposed...no BS-ing around. I love hearing this kind of open talk. I guess, because it's something I myself tend to identify with...and, 'think' one hell of a lot.
Thank you, for an interesting and insightful interview. Despite how much I learned, I felt bad for the interviewer because Jack uses a lot of writing jargon while teaching, that in his mind, it must be exactly like a dialogue that he's rehearsed a thousand times, but this interviewer noticeably wasn't given the script. But through her evolution and discomfort, I became wiser, and I'm grateful.
Wow!
The first time I sat down to write my first novel, I had NO idea of what I was going to write about. I just sat down to my "typewriter" and started writing.
The story wrote me.
So glad to hear someone say that about the difference between writing a good story vs a great story.
I can’t believe this is free
This helped a lot. Wonderful mind
Only 17 mins in it was like i have been in it for hours... this is heavy need to take this in chunks so i could digest this better.
One of the only people I've heard ask "leading questions" in an actually good way and not just making you seem like an idiot
I am writing my third novel, none are published, and this is how I see my books. They come to me as real movies. So thank you for this as it will help with my writing.
The most influential interview for me personally, thanks again Karen!!! I hope you know someone who’ll play my Video Games!
Been writing notes and doing research for a story for a year and a half. Still needs more work before writing, but it would be awesome to get a chance to do a deep voice method notes for my characters.
A great example of 54:43 is “The Gunner’s Dream” by Roger Waters off the Pink Floyd Album The Final Cut. A WW2 bomber has been shot down and the gunner is falling to his death thinking about his family. I didn’t know there was a literary voice category it fit into until now but thank you for making that connection for me.
I freakin love this. So much wisdom he keeps and shares. I'm so grateful I found this, I'm struggling with my songwriting and this inspires and helps me so much. Deeply grateful, thanks for the upload 💛
I truly enjoyed this video. I love the raw honestly because I feel the same way about my father who passed away a very 4 years ago . A yo-yo in emotions when I think of him.
The name 'film courage' could have been created just to describe this approach: the courage to launch out into the unknown without a map, and to fail. I think, as I say in my other post here, there are things writers can learn about mapping out and structuring a story, but I think for most, this brave writing blind approach is the first thing to learn.
Yess finally Jacks whole Interview THX Karen!!!!! Will there be also a "advanced method writing"-Interview with Jack??
Been waiting on this one! :)
Nice to finally have it published!
1:58:33 Jack Grapes is a master of psychology. I love how he is able to keep Karen on track during the inward journey.
A lot of great points and definitely a very talented man. I was getting inspired by just listening. Thanks for interviewing him!
That's a brainstorm! Thank you!
Just amazing.. Thanks for the full version!
Great, we are glad you found this one Ilya!
Thank you soo much ...
He said about his dad and not really knowing how to work this adult life and how every day you have to figure the next day out was confirmation that I'm not alone and trying to figure this adult life out. Thank you. I need to hear that from somebody who from the outside looking in, looks like they have it all together, and to realize they still have to make decisions Daily, and they still feel unsure... thank you ... i needed to hear this
Let the games begin
Wow, this felt so precious
Thank you so much for having this Gem of a person here 🙏
1:51:21 This whole Section is powerful. I'll be back for this.
I love the words on failure. I taught my Daughter "The best teacher. . . is failure! Lots of jobs on film sets do what are called "tests." Camera test, lighting test, screen test, fx test, makeip test. Tests are a great way to refine everything until it's just right and ready to shoot. So just learn this ONE THING. . . . "TESTS". . . are "FAILURES!" We fail until we get it right. And every failure is a great source of information on how to get it right. So don't wory about failure. Just say to yourself "OK So we know not to do it THAT way." Just move on to the next way. Cuz you can only fail so many times. Eventually. . . if you don't give up, and you pay attention to all the details. . . those failures will add up to a success."
I don't worry about any of my failures. My regrets in life are the things I didn't try. I love my failures. They are often quite funny. :)
I just decided to write a story. I have an idea for a story, but I'm not a writer, I'm a graphite artist. Is Graphite artist a birthday cake? I'm an artist. I've been watching him all morning and taking notes. This is fun.
When UA-cam becomes a real school. I’ll be searching him again and again for more of his writing discussion.
1:35:01 every time this little banter moment.. its soo interesting and makes me smile when I listen to it.
this is the funniest educational video on film.
1:00:45 for anyone searching, he’s referring to Beethoven’s Sonata OP. 111 No. 32 in C Minor. I listened through 110 and 111 and knew immediately when I heard the section he’s talking about. It’s basically a few bars of ragtime piano, nearly 100 years before ragtime was a thing.
m.ua-cam.com/video/WGg9cE-ceso/v-deo.html Hear it at 15:55
Thank you!!!!
Thank you for posting the link, I had no idea!
I’m no writer by any means, but down the road I would like to make a good comic book. I started by doing some word building but characters’ motivations and how they work in that world is not that easy at all. I’m really loving this channel
most impressive interview from this channel. really deep and meaningful. make me think.
This is a beautiful man. What a treasure this interview is
Thanks for watching Brad!
Added the book to my Amazon want list….
3:16:00 _"But if you read [Proust] fast, you realize he's talking."_ -- This: the sound and the music, meter and elision has its own movement and choreography; composition is a physical performance and act, something strayed from since texts stopped being read aloud. The "deep voice" needn't be ponderous or plodding -- it should be a lightning strike and flash flood if called to. How Grapes negotiated that personal subject with the interviewer earlier - tactful, not intrusive - that _via negativa_ pairing away of excess and obstructions to arrive at the unvarnished fact of the matter was a great demonstration.
I can't say if it'll work for me, but this truely is master level.
Thank you for sharing the valuable informations! I have neen fearful since the beginning but because of one artist who believed in me before I beleved in myself helps me overcome my fear. I m even more and more fearless to fail as I move on with my story. I believe in miracles. Being who I am today, am able to write, produce, direct, edit, shorts and feature because of zero budget I could still do it for fun with 1 creative partner who never gives up helping me pursue my dream. I want to stay focused on learning more and more to be a great filmmaker by following my heart and watching the masters like you.
Great interview!
this is the best interview.
This is Master Yoda right here. Best one I've seen yet. Great job, FC.
I still come back to this video all the time. ❤
Grapes is the best last name I’ve heard of