A Character Has 4 Pivotal Moments To Change In A Movie by Peter Russell

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@DanTasticEntertainment 5 жыл бұрын

"Luke, use the Force, not the computer!" - Exact quote from the film. That's exactly what Obi Wan said.

@c.9231 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is a great video and I like this guy a lot but my mind thought of something else when at 8:45 he said "Put the missile in the hole. Climax!"

@lacolem1 4 жыл бұрын

"Dammit Luke, get off the internet!"

@zachj2728 4 жыл бұрын

And also Han saved the day. Vader would've killed Luke if Han didn't come back at the end. "You're all clear, kid, now let's blow this thing and go home!"

@RosygreyglassesS 3 жыл бұрын

We should all be using less computers and more force.

@briggsfilm 2 жыл бұрын

Really? I could of swore he said "Use the force Luke, let go Luke".

@brunayamaguchi9664 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Russell is so enthusiastic it's kinda contagious. Felt like recharging my batteries, suddenly I'm smiling. Thanks

@aarkmish8087 5 жыл бұрын

BMOC Beginning, Middle, Obstacle, Climax

@khenrabpalden 4 жыл бұрын

Big Man On Campus

@jcjensenllc 4 жыл бұрын

TV - Biginning, Middle, Middle, Obstacle, Climax

@MochitoMaker 4 жыл бұрын

That's my sex life in a nutshell, only in a different order and without the "middle": Obstacle, Beginning, Climax. OBC.

@walidovitchwalid8592 3 жыл бұрын

@@MochitoMaker 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@PianoMan-hx3ev 3 жыл бұрын

@@MochitoMaker hahahahaha!

@vehementlyflat8503 5 жыл бұрын

I can't get over thinking this is really Owen Wilson moonlighting as a screenwriter.

@HappyHungryHarry 4 жыл бұрын

Except Owen Wilson is a screenwriter *wow* :P

@judichristopher4604 3 ай бұрын

"Bravo Film Courage... Bravo Darlings..." You alway bring in the BEST of the BEST... Thank You so much for all that you do...

@reachtt 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the whole thing. Peter is very interesting. Thank you.

@marciurling719 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen Peter speak, before. He is so incredibly knowledgeable! Great interview.

@amatodap 5 жыл бұрын

8:47 "he puts the missile in the hole... climax!" ;b sorry I'm still an adolescent at heart.

@DonyaLane 5 жыл бұрын

That's what he said! LOL

@bill2953 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonyaLane It wasn't Walter killing innocent people it was Maxine Waters swinging a hatchet at anyone with a MAGA hat. Hooray for Hollywood.

@theblindowl3828 3 жыл бұрын

@@bill2953 Remember Edward Snowden and when Obama wired the whole nation! Nixon didn't get away with just wiring a single hotel room. Obama was the king of drone strikes killing off innocent people in the middle east. So I guess we should have an OBAMAGATE hat!

@bill2953 3 жыл бұрын

@@theblindowl3828 Just vote Trump 2020 everything else will take care of itself. God Bless America!

@Casey_Truman 3 ай бұрын

I'm dead 💀🤣

@jenderamos1787 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing insight. Thanks for this video I learn everyday

@anasilvani3842 4 жыл бұрын

Love Peter! I’ve taken a class with him at UCLA and it was the best one by far.

@thespileys2301 Жыл бұрын

When was he at ucla? I did my mfa there, never saw him

@nightmoose Жыл бұрын

He explains it brilliantly and has an incredible memory.

@Possi_ball 2 жыл бұрын

"Harry, use the Force, you are a wizard, you fool!" - Obi Wan Picard the White.

@Gravilocity 5 жыл бұрын

EXCELENT work Peter.

@coachmitaritonna587 3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent analysis. Thanks!!!

@RWAsur 4 жыл бұрын

Excuse you, Hank Schrader was one of the saddest deaths of Breaking Bad.

@greghappening6867 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this guy lost a lot of credibility in the first sentence

@KiX-K4T13 3 жыл бұрын

"You're the smartest guy I know...but you're too stupid to see that he already made up his mind ten minutes ago... Do what you're gonna d-". *BLAM* (...silence...)

@Centrocal 5 жыл бұрын

This guys voice always fluctuates up and down so much. And I always turn up the volume when hes whispering- and then his voice goes up again

@Ingrid_Abrams 5 жыл бұрын

One of my instructors! Love him!

@c.9231 5 жыл бұрын

abrams1130 - He's amazing.

@gnarthdarkanen7464 5 жыл бұрын

Specifically??? "And this might be a black mark on human psychology... but..." I love the honest reflection moment here, because it gets back to how Hitchcock's work was timeless and stood so well on its own merits. These protagonists were often the murderers, the very people (characters) that we (public/audience) would ordinarily be "trained" by the story to revile! Yet, we're watching these people commit horrible crimes, and we're cheering them on... Why? Because even where Hitchcock was applauding an outright motivated murderer, he did so in a manner that spoke of someone formerly victimized, and then through the movie or show, taking charge of his or her own life. We cheer the underdog who finally has had enough and stands up to take destiny and for better or worse, defend it. From the wife of a man who's body was found by the police, and the murder weapon, a frozen leg of lamb, fed to the same officers who delivered the news and questioned her... TO Walter White, destroyer of his family in all the best intentions... Great stories tell us a LOT about ourselves, our own dark places and disturbing natures... AND we (audience) just never seem to get enough of that. ;o)

@juliandavidac 4 жыл бұрын

I just loved how they make the Closed Caption PG 13 LoL

@judichristopher4604 3 ай бұрын

YES... I noticed that too.

@florentfincoeurpirlet216 5 жыл бұрын

Sa passion est contagieuse. Merci sensei, c'est exactement ce dont j'avais besoin.

@ClintLoweTube 5 жыл бұрын

Salut

@susanq6030 5 жыл бұрын

Oui

@fabricekatalay6521 5 жыл бұрын

oooh ouii

@josephvanwyk2088 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's more than just B.M.O.C - Hundreds of things to consider in each acts: act 1, act 2a, midpoint, act 2b and ac3. But I'm curious to watch his lecturer. Screenwriting takes like 10 years to become expert. +30 years to become a master.

@tonyshazam6271 3 жыл бұрын

"Puts the missile in the hole...CLIMAX' - She

@joannkelly7994 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. All is lost, then, becomes - all is not lost (main character - being the focus). God bless,

@MichaelJacksonBioJanisdasilva 5 жыл бұрын

All of it was great infromation to hear.

@850smoke 5 жыл бұрын

i hate commercials but the last one had Ron Howard in it #MasterClass

@justinchipman1925 5 жыл бұрын

BMOC? She didn't know about that? That is old school, buckle-down-Winsocki-type-stuff. Of course, I tease. Good interview. Great content.

@murrynathan 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember Walt killing any innocent people. And nice impersonation of Walt Jr.

@mrzack888 5 жыл бұрын

5 FUCKING ads? I'm down voting this.

@CaroleMora22 2 жыл бұрын

I think we need more French New Wave kinds of films. His way of describing them didn't begin to contextualize their significance in cinematic history and value, both then and now--just saying. His reductionist image of the French New Wave style seems to me to speak of a strange quality of animosity, that has no grounding whatsoever. French New Wave is highly psychological, philosophical, and human, in ways that are interesting and needed.

@nathanscottshoemaker2554 5 жыл бұрын

That the character learns the theme.

@piticfilms 5 жыл бұрын

Beggining 30/ Middle 60/ Obstacle 90/ Climax 108. BMOC

@anavonrebeur6121 2 жыл бұрын

I love you

@JohnNovakovich 5 жыл бұрын

1:01 Walt was never betrayed by Gretchen and Elliot. As he tells Jesse, he traded his share of Gray Matter for the equivalent of rent money. But he later tells Gretchen that they betrayed him. I don’t think Walt ever believes that he was betrayed, but he says so because he wants to hurt Gretchen. He’s vengeful and angry and wants to see everytging and everyone burn. He can’t touch the Schwartz’s millions, but he can taint their memories of the good ‘ol days

@lonjohnson5161 5 жыл бұрын

I had a similar reaction to his telling of Star Wars. I think Peter gets so into the point he is making that he just doesn't care if the details are correct.

@Nautilus1972 5 жыл бұрын

The nerd got his girl ...

@jimmybalantyne1034 5 жыл бұрын

@@lonjohnson5161 The devil's in the details.

@jo.k.4210 5 жыл бұрын

You Monster I CARED ABOUT HANK !

@samphyllobates4765 4 жыл бұрын

Jovana K i didn’t care about him..until the « minerals! » ( the wound).

@aleatoriac7356 5 жыл бұрын

I like characters like this, who are so flawed, they never get it together. The ending of Blake's 7 for example. This is how it is. Life ends in misery and tragedy.

@Nautilus1972 5 жыл бұрын

And in no screenwriting book are you going to read the end of Blake's 7.

@matildadavid9523 5 жыл бұрын

Goddammit I was in the middle of season 4...

@skellzzed8255 5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha omg

@jo.k.4210 5 жыл бұрын

Oops so sorry

@saravanasubramanian5893 4 жыл бұрын

@KZfaq Freak Lol!

@stockchunks 3 жыл бұрын

"everything in movies works for television"

@AmericanActionReport 3 жыл бұрын

Until I saw your video, I hadn't realized that Luke Skywalker and Russell Casse (Randy Quaid) followed the same script.

@johnluke6144 Жыл бұрын

If there was any writer I would actually be excited to meet. It would be Peter Russell. He's my idol in this game.

@SpecialAgentBillMaxwell 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I wish Breaking Bad was 150 episodes.

@hermes_logios 2 жыл бұрын

Luke also feels worthless. Fatherless, treated like a mule by his adoptive parents, watching powerlessly as his dreams slip away, doing chores while everyone else is moving on with their lives. Then he sees a secret message from a princess, falls in love at first sight (Leia was later re-written to be his sister, which was a terrible decision, but at Obiwan's house, he falls in love with her), and is offered a miraculous chance at adventure, by a retired General who likes him, has a kick-ass laser-sword to nonchalantly give him as a gift from Luke's awesome deceased father ... and what does Luke say? "No! I have to get home! I'm already gonna get it!" What he was saying was, "I have no power, nothing to offer to the great battle against evil." When I saw Star Wars for the first time as a kid, the crowd erupted with applause when he turned off his targeting computer. (People used to clap in movie theaters.) The adults understood the theme that Luke had also learned at that moment. (I was just a kid, enjoying the spectacle.) Luke learned to trust himself. He has found his self-love. His confidence. The Force is a metaphor for faith (in this case, faith in yourself).

@filmcourage 2 жыл бұрын

Great post Hermes!

@MartinFenrir 3 жыл бұрын

I am interested if this B. M. O. C. is applicable for book writing?

@PianoMan-hx3ev 3 жыл бұрын

I would definitely say...YES.

@anavonrebeur6121 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@einsteindarwin8756 3 жыл бұрын

BMOC Great way to remember

@JosephDunnam 4 жыл бұрын

The BMOC acronym

@ClintLoweTube 5 жыл бұрын

I liked how he said some day the current structure of change will be superseded. There's always a chance to improve. Change could take place over 20 scenes. Not just his 4.

@jjkhawaiian 5 жыл бұрын

Peter is great and has some wonderful insights, but boy can he get whispery. So much that it's hard to know what he's saying. I'm surprised he hasn't been asked a million, "Can you repeat that?" whenever he gives a lecture or lesson. Coming from a guy who's been asked that same question a gazillion times, I understand. But eventually, I got the hint. Even though I still do it from time to time, I make a concerted effort to voice my words.

@Sweetandsourltd 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll never look at a piece of IKEA furniture the same ... 🇸🇪✍️

@MiguelExhale 5 жыл бұрын

😂 😂😂😂😂

@shogan3243 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t be the only one who was really annoyed and slightly angry when he said that he was rooting for Walt and that he didn’t care to see Hank die.

@NeliaMTulik-nc2ht 3 жыл бұрын

I think he was talking about the pilot and the fact that to win he killed crazy 8 and emilio. By the episode he is responsible for Hank's death he's not a hero anymore, he's a tragical figure. We're not rooting for him anymore, we're just mesmerized by that point.

@jackinthebox1993 5 жыл бұрын

"I know he's killing innocent people but I say, 'Who cares? Get in and kill that guy!'" Lmao! No sir, you nit alone in feeling that way! Haha!

@ClintLoweTube 5 жыл бұрын

Haha. Yeah, funny comment.

@tmac8892 5 жыл бұрын

Dude sounds like owen wilson.

@nocturne3455 3 жыл бұрын

This guy really say "We dont mind seeing Hank die"?????

@DatsWhatXiSaid Жыл бұрын

"Use the force, not the computer! And he puts the missile in the hole. CLIMAX." That's right, the real thing is better than pr0n.

@blusuck 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt want hank to die

@crisc1514 5 жыл бұрын

3:45

@gaijingirl2004 5 жыл бұрын

Love Russell's enthusiasm (and I *do* generally agree with his assessment on Breaking Bad.) But mistaking Deadpool's looks as due to a "chemical bath" is waaaaay off. Comic book misstatement there!!

@UltimateKyuubiFox 5 жыл бұрын

I mean, in the movie he had cancer and went to the super-serum place to get it treated and the treatment where his whole body is dunked inside the juice gives him the healing factor that also turns him ugly. So it’s not too inaccurate.

@SpikeLawliet 3 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? He is talking about the movie, not the comics.

@dantean Жыл бұрын

The formula for formulaic writing--and we wonder why all Hollywood product seems identical. Thank god Shakespeare had no "gurus" to help him.

@jackdawson5490 3 жыл бұрын

We don't mind seeing Hank die? Did we watch the same show?

@dannyb.207 4 жыл бұрын

Dysfunctionalism is usually funny. Especially in sitcoms

@KyleKringle 4 жыл бұрын

11 seconds in, and I almost had Breaking Bad spoiled for me--(if he ends up doing so) fine I'll see it.

@NeliaMTulik-nc2ht 3 жыл бұрын

You have to watch Breaking Bad. i resisted for a loooong time but believe it, it's so worth it.

@TheGeoDaddy 5 жыл бұрын

Beginning Middle Obstacle Climax And Twist It!

@treasuretroves5497 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u

@LLMAXG 5 жыл бұрын

Spoilers from the first second!!! Haha

@ThunderAppeal 5 жыл бұрын

Now this guy, I cant stand. His interpretation on Breaking Bad is off. He wasnt betrayed, hi imagined that he was betrayed. I didnt want to see the brother-in-law dead why would I? Thats some sadistic shit.

@DanTasticEntertainment 5 жыл бұрын

Right? After Hank beat up Jesse, sure I hated him and wanted to see him suffer...but he really turned it around by the end of season 4. I was sad to see him go.

@KyanNezhad 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't like how he mocked Junior's disability

@grungyasscinema 3 жыл бұрын

Walter didn’t even kill Hank lol

@timothytraver5918 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm. I hated Breaking Bad, because I felt Walter was the most unsympathetic character I'd ever seen.

@theintroverse1905 3 жыл бұрын

Jodie Foster would had been great as dr Maurier

@ajaxfilms 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure what Goddard movie he means about a man peeing, they usually have incredibly beautiful women staring at you...I like that better. haha!

@spledgball 5 жыл бұрын

So many adds

@unkleskratch 5 жыл бұрын

why do all screenwriters wear gaudy shirts?

@vehementlyflat8503 5 жыл бұрын

so many Owen Wilsons

@geetanjaliiyer3728 4 жыл бұрын

Can't be it one page 31 even? Please Sir... !! I wish to find some time and I will do a research work over a hundred flop movies in which that BOMC happened on exactly at the pages, Gurus has been teaching us. I wonder why filmcoruage wont do such a research documentary ?

@MudballDon 3 жыл бұрын

00:13 13 seconds in and he lost credibility. Everyone was upset when Hank died.

@androssteague 5 жыл бұрын

For the record Walter White never killed anyone innocent. Brock was attempted murder and that was it.

@jo.k.4210 5 жыл бұрын

What about Jane and Hank

@VultureClone 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that he admires Walter White and said the words, "Does he have the balls to..." shows that Hollywood needs more female writers...

@krift1716 3 жыл бұрын

They have more "female preachy writers" now, and movies and TV shows are WORSE. This is coming from a woman writer. Even some of the biggest best romances and feminine movies are adapted by men. Or even written by men. Jane Austen excepted. Women and men trying to write pathos and preaching ends up terrible, weak, boring, and forgettable. Do you have the balls (a figure of speech BTW) to make actual interesting, morally troubled, difficult characters? If not, no one wants to read it watch what you make, spare the paper, and shut up.