How Movies Work - Peter Russell [FULL INTERVIEW]

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02:28 - Screenwriting: An Example Of A Wounded Hero Given A Chance To Change
08:25 - First Step In Writing A Screenplay
14:56 - Perfect Characters Must Have Flaws For An Audience To Like Them
18:03 - Advice To A Screenwriter Working On Their First Script
21:59 - I Don’t Enjoy Writing Screenplays
28:56 - Screenwriting Is Harder Than Brain Surgery
34:48 - 160 Out Of 20,000 Spec Screenplays Sell Each Year
36:56 - Every Beginning Screenwriter Is Told They’re Terrible
40:05 - Most Common Reason Why People Fail At Screenwriting
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@anasilvani3842 6 жыл бұрын

Peter Russell is a very smart guy. I took a class with him at UCLA (script development) and it was just amazing. Up to this day, I use his tips to analyse stories. Every movie I watch, I think about his lessons..about the core wounds.

@alinahopemartin8634 2 жыл бұрын

What's his email? I'd sooooo love to get in touch with him. But I read that he passed away. Is that true?

@zachwolfe239 9 жыл бұрын

It was completely entertaining to see him improvise that hypothetical plot line into a movie that would probably become a Hollywood blockbuster.

@filmcourage 9 жыл бұрын

We agree, love that part.

@RoshenCarman 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that Was so cool to watch!

@rururet 3 жыл бұрын

His improvised plotline was from the film -Up in the Air- 2009.

@SatishTorani 4 жыл бұрын

wow this was the most honest , straight forward , clearly explained class for me on writing. Every aspiring writer please watch this before you decide to write

@miasummer683 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is a brilliant interview I learnt a lot

@ektaron 3 жыл бұрын

Miss you, Peter. 😭

@oldforge1 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this interview. He's great - honest, perceptive and thoughtful. He talks about motivation and the pschology of writing a screenplay. A great teacher.

@larkmacallan4257 7 жыл бұрын

stuck on a script, watched this series, really gained some perspective. Thanks. Subscribed and will recommend. My agent doesn't know it but he owes you a thank you

@filmcourage 7 жыл бұрын

We welcome you Lark!

@richardadesmond 7 жыл бұрын

6 minutes in and I love the way he's developing the story idea, very much on the same thread as John Truby in terms of story structure/character development.....you guys know how to pick em! Nice.

@ChistopherMoonlight 9 жыл бұрын

I like Peter Russell, and his Facebook page for How Movies Work is always thought provoking and fun. I also enjoy disagreeing with him in the comments from time to time, because he'll fight for his point of view inelegantly. You always want to know people like that.

@zeinabal-tibi9145 7 жыл бұрын

thoughtful talk. Glad there is someone out care about interviewing them and sharing their decent experience with us

@robschneider8310 7 жыл бұрын

I love how he structured the bartender's story on the spot.

@BBenners 3 жыл бұрын

One of the very best teachers of Screen Writing.

@joshuablanchette878 5 жыл бұрын

Russell is incredible. I'm new to the writing scene and literally every interview he gives is helpful.

@sajra23 8 жыл бұрын

Love the line: "This is an indie movie, this is a cool kind of movie." :)

@antonevicz 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful interviews, thank you so much for doing this

@filmcourage 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vladi, hope our work helps you in some way.

@thewayoflovepodcast 6 жыл бұрын

A channel with really good content! Thank you!

@remsleepchanthorrorfilms1830 7 жыл бұрын

I like this guy. Feels like yes a authentic guy.

@philipmann5317 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview and great points. Excellent!

@PelicanCanCancan 9 жыл бұрын

I really like your honesty Peter. I will definitely be inserting some of my "Core Wounds" into my characters :)

@filmcourage 9 жыл бұрын

Guy Jamieson Guy, thanks for visiting and your comment. We just posted a video today that you may also like, "Writing Character For Film & Television" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5l7lrFey7iwdn0.html - It features Peter Russell, Michael Hauge, John Truby, Pamela Jaye Smith and more sharing their best insights on character. We think it's our most informative video yet.

@marluvs1909 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Good concise advise. Thank you, Mr. Russell and FC! 😃

@feronorbert4771 5 жыл бұрын

great teaching on story telling that stems from personal experiences and life lessons

@Eden639 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Peter Russel knows his craft and is very articulate and entertaining. I can see he is a great teacher.

@mychalsimmons4177 6 жыл бұрын

Brutally honest I love this guy

@timcobos8954 9 жыл бұрын

This guy is right about "Shorts" the short of "Sling Blade" is a black and white of the feature's opening and the Short is actually more dynamic and sinister than is was in the release.

@mychalsimmons4177 6 жыл бұрын

This was a great interview Karen I learned so much from him....

@hello2jello4mellow34 7 жыл бұрын

Peter Russell is so inspiring!

@inflintity 2 жыл бұрын

This is pure genius, so much more than knowledge, it’s truth. It’s a window into the soul of creativity & a way into yourself, carful while your in there. Such a great interview, really fantastic job ❤️ 🖊

@thes2459 5 жыл бұрын

I like listening to Sir Russell.. May be the way he explains or may be the way he talks about Wounds. I heal..

@Lironah 8 жыл бұрын

I just figured out the core of my current screenplay, something I haven't been mining deeply enough. Thanks for the advice!

@filmcourage 8 жыл бұрын

That is great news!

@mychalsimmons4177 6 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Karen and Film Courage

@jaseelavulan9782 4 жыл бұрын

THANKS ' and I Love 2nd question

@yojoeo9067 8 жыл бұрын

I've basically finished by script logline, because of the first 11 mins (approx) of this clip thanks guys and Russel!

@yojoeo9067 8 жыл бұрын

*And Peter!

@ParanoidFactoid 6 жыл бұрын

This is an interesting interview. Thank you.

@filmcourage 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@gilbert3848 3 жыл бұрын

Enlightening

@ryansloan7763 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Invaluable advice...Thanks Guys

@filmcourage 8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Sloan Thanks Ryan, we actually met with Peter again at this year's Story Expo. We have a new series to post, he still emphasizes "core wounds" but we talk more about Television. Look forward to sharing soon.

@howardkoor2796 9 жыл бұрын

Great talk...

@ShaolinChan5988 5 жыл бұрын

He is such a great honest man 👍👍👍👍🍸🍷🍺🍻🥂🍁🌲

@chroniczoo4352 8 жыл бұрын

I've learned screenwriting for six monthes , and that interview was way, way better in every fuckin way - and taught me more than few thing I didn't know . thank you Film Courage

@1949AKN 5 жыл бұрын

Character wound - I agree with you.

@GUPRPEET-Singh 5 жыл бұрын

46:38 ...wow... awesome awesome insight of this gentleman. Nugget of wisdom.

@afzal4545 3 жыл бұрын

Can we talk if you don't mind.. can you share your insta handle ?

@moritzrathmann2529 Ай бұрын

Hey, great Account. Can you provide something for non-fiction narrativ like biopics. How to approach the line of fiction-story-telling and real biographie?

@howardkoor2796 9 жыл бұрын

Master Class!

@filmcourage 9 жыл бұрын

Howard Koor Thanks Howard, are you a screenwriter?

@howardkoor2796 9 жыл бұрын

Film Courage Hi, not a screenwriter, but I so enjoy dissecting film, talking story, and dabbling on a sitcom idea. Love Film Courage. Thank you so much..

@lilacDaisy111 5 жыл бұрын

_Please, please_ upload something on script-writing for *family friendly* movies? At 13, I fell in love with the 1980s movie _Anne of Green Gables_ and have longed for similar movies ever since. The closest have been _Love Comes Softly_ (if it were from the child's POV) and _The Fox and the Child,_ however I have it in my head that no studio/producer will be interested in anything that doesn't push away from traditional social norms or have characters jumping off the walls (since the audience includes children). I wonder if AoGG would ever have been made if it weren't a classic novel, already endeared to hearts. Some advice on this would be fantastic!

@James_Bowie 4 жыл бұрын

Years ago Disney would have been your market. These days they just want to make cartoons (aka animated features).

@giorgigudiashvili4876 7 жыл бұрын

I would guess the screenwriter he mentions is Diablo Cody. The first movie - Juno which was followed by Jennifer's Body. Although I don't think it was that unanimously panned.

@mrs.meadow1718 6 жыл бұрын

"We pee in an alley; we are dead." Love this guy!

@watcharakulworasarn Жыл бұрын

Anyone know what structure he was talking about where the main character has to go through 4 points during the movie?

@JiveDadson 7 жыл бұрын

Some of my favorite movies have characters that do not change. The first three that leap to mind are by the ohen Brothers ... Fargo, No Country For Old Men, The Big Lebowski. All of those have great characters that do not change throughout. The compelling thing about Marge in Fargo is the very fact that she is steadfast. In an odd way, the same is true of The Dude.

@omarballer23 7 жыл бұрын

This guy's good.

@barryot 7 жыл бұрын

This is a great interview! How can you hire Peter as a consultant?

@filmcourage 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Best way to hire Peter as a consultant is through his website universityofstory.com

@janahouston3149 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Russell I would love to write with you.

@mychalsimmons4177 6 жыл бұрын

Lol lol he’s giving the Audio tech the blues. He keep scratching the mic. Lol lol lol !

@jcjensenllc 4 жыл бұрын

23:00 proof that those who can't do it, teach it.

@Sandra-hc4vo 6 жыл бұрын

one question if anyone knows the answer... in shorts 3-10 minute film, do character's still supposed to undergo a change?

@silverback7348 Жыл бұрын

Yes. He was mentoring a guy who did 6 minute music videos in one of these interviews.

@howardkoor2796 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@michaelsomer6829 5 жыл бұрын

Im late to the party, he sounds smart, but once a person in any field says " noone has ever discovered it" I stop watching. Humility is the true power. Time to watch Masterclass of Aaron Sorkin now.

@Sophia-wv6yf 6 жыл бұрын

Peter is the king of pain!

@peterrussellscriptdoctor7403 5 жыл бұрын

Want more Peter Russell, including his genre lectures? Go to peterrussellscriptdoctor.com

@lilacDaisy111 5 жыл бұрын

I jumped on your website, hoping for a lecture on script-writing for family-friendly movies, to know if a script that doesn't push away from traditional social norms or that doesn't have characters jumping off the walls (since the audience includes children) is viable. For instance, I wonder if 1985's _Anne of Green Gables_ script could be sold today, if it weren't a classic novel.

@jonathanstewart351 4 жыл бұрын

Shakespeare over-wrote habitually. Even in his own time, The Globe Theater would edit some of his extravagant dialogue out. It's certainly done in films of his plays. None of his scripts have ever been done in their entirety, and I do mean their ENTIRETY, to my knowledge on stage or in film.

@peterrussellscriptdoctor7403 5 жыл бұрын

Guys, want to see Peter's actual class lectures? After you've binged at film courage, go to peterrussellscriptdoctor.com

@SquaredbyX 5 жыл бұрын

12:56 - 13:05 without context is hilarious

@marknunes8444 3 жыл бұрын

People must actually be noticing my lips because they're way bigger than his. I also hate talking to people. Maybe that's why I like to work alone. That's why I have to work alone.

@funnyciscoleon 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a comic and I love when people tell me I suck. It does make me laugh and it allows me to reflect on my inner demons. I end up writing much better material like this. I must've been a sadomasochistic in my last life.

@thereccher8746 9 жыл бұрын

Is this guy related to that Indian-Canadian comedian?

@ComicPower 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Julia Robert's movie.

@jonathanakerele8006 5 жыл бұрын

Funny how this guy Peter Russell's voice sounds just like Skip Bayless from ESPN when he talks. LOL! =)

@James_Bowie 4 жыл бұрын

"You send your scripts to producers." Not unless they ask you to -- unless you want it immediately sent back unopened. Sending scripts on an unsolicited basis is the hallmark of a rank amateur.

@UvstudioCaToronto 7 жыл бұрын

The guy in bed at the beginning of Jerry McGuire is a hockey player.

@James_Bowie 4 жыл бұрын

"untherapized" writers. That made me laugh.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath 8 жыл бұрын

Peter says "hero does not change in a compelling way" That word needs expounding because it has so many possible different meanings in this context or he could even mean all of these: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. "his eyes were strangely compelling" synonyms: enthralling, captivating, gripping, riveting, spellbinding, mesmerizing, absorbing, irresistible "a compelling performance" not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction. "compelling evidence" synonyms: convincing, persuasive, cogent, irresistible, powerful, strong, weighty, plausible, credible, sound, valid, telling, conclusive, irrefutable, unanswerable "a compelling argument" not able to be resisted; overwhelming. "the temptation to give up was compelling"

@Rammed2SevenWalls 7 жыл бұрын

I guess Star Wars is a one off European Great Story then?

@theunwantedcritic 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing that he likes Star Wars but he doesn’t understand superhero movies.Marvel movies in particular show all the major character is only going to change. And not quickly but over 10 fyears.

@moonlightmelodrama 5 жыл бұрын

The hero must change? Really? John Wayne's characters didnt' change much. James Bond doesn't change. Experience a lot? Sure. But not change.

@tedarcher9120 5 жыл бұрын

He has talked about superhero stories. In superhero stories the same happens, but instead of hero it's the world that has a wound and has to change buly the actions of the heroes. Or in a tragedy hero tries to change and fails, crushed by the world

@eriksmith2514 6 жыл бұрын

The advice is worthwhile. But he throws me off because keeps talking about disabilities or disadvantageous behavioral traits and calling them "wounds." (ugly, inability to connect) He mixes up cause and effect. A person can become ugly or unable to connect with others by having been wounded by something. The idea should be "every protaganist has a disability to overcome.", which may require healing a wound..

@tedarcher9120 5 жыл бұрын

Wound is just a term. Wounds can be caused by wounds or they can cause wounds. Makki actually calles it The Ghost, which i think is even better fitting

@panosmakris8634 8 жыл бұрын

"it's like porno for them, they rather watch it than do it". ^_^

@Jasonificatiation 8 жыл бұрын

Sir, what if a writer is attempting to create a story where nothing much happens, where people don't change, they don't have any epiphanies. They struggle and are frustrated and nothing is resolved. More a reflection of the real world. just kidding. :D

@chuzzbot 3 жыл бұрын

How to make movies boring and predictable.

@juanpennisi1202 6 жыл бұрын

My bullshit detector kept on buzzing throughout the whole interview. Why does Hollywood make 80% of the world's entertainment revenue? Because they've managed to stronghold the film distribution business by demanding 75% of screen time in the rest of the world's film theaters. I suspect also they have a say in what type of films are aloud to be granted by the rest of the world's national film boards, to make sure no film comes out that would jeopardize that business. It has nothing to do with the type of stories it tells. No ones wants to see another godawful super hero movie for christ's sake.