Interesting. How so?

Me and ChatGpt just fleshed out the corp of the screenplay...they will not write out the 120 pages script it will give me the act break down give me blocks of dialogue harmon story circle.... We did the 60 pages that I will do 2 rewrites... And willbe submitted in the next month... I am not on strike... They have made they're money...Its my turn

Develop those skills and find your unique voice. That’s the most important thing.

Interesting. I think you might be underestimating the learning nature of it (and the exponential nature of that learning), but I think you’re right in the short term (next two or three years).

It cancels out amateurs writers but when you get complex minds like Nolan. Good luck.

I hope you’re right. There needs to be intellectual property laws put in affect to slow down its potential.

and though a very useful tool it will not make screenwriters obsolete we have to feed it the core idea/prompts

It's all about how you ask the question. You will be surprise of how well it can actually do.

What if it was lying to make you feel better? ;)

@@fastscreenplay what if clickbait videos were made just to make me feel worse?

@@myNarrator No sense of humor?

I disagree completely. You are misunderstanding the concept of “new” and where “new” comes from. The ideas in your head are not original. Ideas spark ideas (see my TED talk), and they have always and will always continue to do so in a never-ending chain. And since the AI is generative, and predicting the likelihood of success of each next word within its established context, it will ALWAYS come up with new ideas. Your ideas blended with its output will again be new ideas. Your ideas without AI assistance will again be new ideas. And none of it competes. It’s all just on a chain, a series of threads. The challenge will be that AI introduces massive influx of ideas and threads. So yours will need to stand out to be noticed. The key to understand is that this has always been true of ideas, and of “new”, so it is either a threat or an opportunity, depending on how you relate to it.

I appreciate the suggestion, it’s a great idea. And when I actively resume work on the KZfaq channel I will definitely look into it. (I’m currently working on two new books and building a coaching/apprenticeship program, so I’m not actively working on the channel.) But to help give it some context, what I teach is process, so all my stuff is equally applicable to writing video games as is to writing film or tv. I don’t have personal experience with video game creation, so I don’t talk about it too much. But from an educational standpoint, the real reason I’m focused on feature film is because creating a two-hour self-contained story is the ideal environment for learning all the principles involved in storytelling. From a storytelling (and consumption) standpoint, I don’t think movies and tv are going anywhere, though, because of the passive visceral experience they provide. Just like AI and human writers, I think they’ll coexist well into the future.

But for me personally I've had ideas over the years and useless at writing it into proper paragraphs etc and if A.I can help me somehow along the way then I'd use it for sure

@@David.L291 Sure but what I've found is that you still need to develop the idea yourself and write down something that resembles the story that you want to help. These AI tools can be really useful. I was also completely useless at writing and have dyslexia on top of that but a couple of years later I have written numerous screenplays for commercials and short films and a couple of feature films that are on their way to getting funded. So with writing and all the tools available these days, all one has to do is start learning, which by the way never ends anyway. :) Good luck with your film ideas and I hope you get to write them down.

@@vitalbutinar oh yes I understand that for sure

Happy to help! Keep on writing!

Does A.I create characters, give them names, write the dialogue, I created a medical drama. Will the AI look up the medical facts and create a story therefore wiping out all human creativity?

@@sandydaley6339 Not with the push of a button, but certainly with a back-and-forth dialogue. Use it as a tool, not as a crutch.

Haha. As of this video, that's true of writing tools, too.

lol. I love that people actually think it’s the enemy and not the offspring.

Thanks. We’re actually building this out in a resource tool I’m working on. Should be ready to launch in a couple of weeks. Using AI as a writing partner to achieve human-told original stories is the way to go, and I’m mapping out exactly how to do it. Hope you stick around.

I subscribed because of this. I have a friend that makes fun of me when I tell him I’ve been playing around with AI and trying to get back into writing. I’m an over the road truck driver. I don’t have a lot of time on my hands. So I like playing around with this stuff if it helps the planning and development process. And then when I do have time to do the solid writing of it, I’ll take advantage of the tools I can.

@@jasongerringer8708 Yeah, don’t worry about the people who mock your efforts. There will always be people who can’t see it - until you show them. Then they’ll see it. :) Your approach is a good one - getting help and rapid development via the AI, and deep-dive writing when you can. (Actually the program I’m building helps how to do the writing part more quickly too.) I’m focused on building the resource at the moment so not putting KZfaq videos up regularly but will return to a regular schedule once the core is done. Hopefully a few weeks. Thanks for subscribing. Some great stuff coming. Till then, keep on writing!

I agree with your sentiment here, but I also think it's important not underestimate what the technology will (quickly) become capable of. Humans will never be replaced by it, but it will absolutely demand that we lift our game pretty substantially.

We like story because we think in story. The stories that resonate most significantly will be worth the most in the market. It’s not just about personal experience; it’s about being able to turn them into a moving story. Do that well and it’s worth the big paycheck, absolutely.

I actually don’t see the studios using it. They’re not short on ideas or stories; they’re short on writers who can execute well. So I’m not convinced anyone will really turn over the reins to AI. I think we’ll have writers (with their unique skills) acting more as a go-between.

@@fastscreenplay @FAST Screenplay They still need the writer to "ask the better question", to come up with the better twist in a particular situation. The AI will only simply be able to regurgitate the most common plot twist that has been used in the past.

@@RPetruccione That may be true today, but this stuff will iterate quickly. I predict a matter of only a few years before they’re able to generate original content that’s basically “asking the better questions” within its programming. I think we imagine it won’t be as good as human writers to our own peril. Expect it to be better, and then consider how we can compete. Ultimately it comes down to the ability to turn original ideas into human stories that represent human experiences a program could never experience or imagine.

@@fastscreenplay Well... I predict the answer is likely somewhere in between. After all the AI's datasets have so far been always atleast a year behind, (ChatGPT3.5 is a 2021 dataset) so it can only write what we have already thought of and recorded by the internet. It can't think for itself. It can't wonder "what if"? It can't "jump the shark". It can in my humble opinion only help write "regular" "solid" "Dramatica" software type movies, that will likely flood Hallmark and Amazon video. It won't win any academy awards for original screenplay, unless bought and paid for.

@@RPetruccione Yes but you’re not accounting for the exponential nature of processing evolution. It won’t remain a year behind each year; it’ll catch up at an exponential pace. We’re just in the flat part of the curve. It’s not a matter of “if” but of “when”. Still, that doesn’t eliminate the value of a well-told human story. :)

I think you have a point...for a few years AI tools will be in the dating and honeymoon phase, then maybe a bit of boredom and resentment will come into play...we shall see..

I agree with the underlying idea but not your conclusions. Short term you’re correct, long term I don’t think so. The ultimate problem is that you’re thinking in terms of Either/Or. The reality is that both can and will coexist.

I think, judging by the vast amount of mediocre and uninspiring movies being churned out lately, with seemingly empty narratives and scripts on a whole, I can only come to the conclusion that these have been written by AI.

@@gregmurphy2691 LOL, or not

@@gregmurphy2691 Hahah. We’ve been pumping out mediocrity since the beginning of time. Not sure that’s new to AI. ;)

Take a closer listen to this video. I agree with you completely. And yet, none of it will eliminate or diminish the value of the human creator, for reasons that are not obvious to those who pick a side.

@@fastscreenplay And I agree with you as well. Although there are many industries that were blindsided by exponential growth of new technology, going back to the horse drawn carriage companies, photography related (film, photo paper, chemicals, cameras, consumer digital cameras), every form of music/audio/video reproduction (8-tracks, records, cassettes, CDs, betamax, VHS, videodisc, DVD, MP3 players), even traditional landline and pay phones. I believe that is happening to jobs now because AI is capable of distributing so many jobs across all industries. Of course new opportunities will still arise from the changes this brings. The trick is to be prepared and adapt to it as quickly as possible.

@@TomLoveman Indeed. I did a TED Talk about this very thing nearly 8 years ago, so I’ve tried to help people avoid getting blindsided. My screenwriting system is (in my admittedly biased view) necessary for creative writers to succeed in the industry, even as it changes due to AI disruption. The individual voice, harnessed and mastered, is what will ultimately draw an audience.

I do think so, too.

Yes. As I explained in the video. And yet it still will not make screenwriters obsolete. As I explained in the video. :)

On what do you base that opinion?

@@fastscreenplay the advancements in ai music production (musicLM) is what I’m using to predict the advancements in our industry. Ai is a great writing assistant but right now I can ask gpt it to write me a 2 page screenplay with traditional format ready to print and it will do it.

@@Alexanderthetitan Is that what you think a screenwriter’s job is?

@@fastscreenplay to name a few

@@Alexanderthetitan Interesting. I’m guessing you’re not a producer who works with screenwriters, then?

Yep. It's worth it, and it always will be. Because humans will always have unique and interesting insights other humans will want to hear about.

@@fastscreenplay but creating that requires a lot of time and efforts we're talking about years here.

@@LuckyLucky-pc3tz I’m not sure if you’re new to my world or not, but it only takes about a year and a half with my approach, and then you can easily outcompete AI. I’ll be making more videos on the topic in the weeks ahead.

Beautiful, right?

@@fastscreenplay Nope. It's the price we'll have to pay later. Someone will see and use your ideas.

​@@user-wz9lx6tz9rUltimately, if taken to its logical conclusion, it will render all digital imput open source, and there will be no such thing as individual ownership or attribution. Written by, concept by, etc will be a thing of the past. However, while no individual will be able to lay claim over a creation, corporations and the oligarchs who own them will, and they will be able to profit greatly from what amounts to mass data scraping on a scale we can only imagine right now.

I do think it will put a LOT of writers out of business. But the ones with something truly unique and original to say should not be worried.

Totally disagree. All writers are individuals. On a series, they’re individual players on a team. Think about why you’d have multiple writers on a staff in the first place. You think it’s an efficiency question? Nothing more than there being too many pages that need to get written? No. That’s thinking of the writer as a generic replaceable commodity. Writers are unique and bring something unique to the room; that’s why they’re hired. If they’re generic and replaceable, then yes, AI will replace them. If they bring something unique and special, that’s not replaceable by AI. But that comes down to the individual. Will it change the job and those dynamics? Yes, of course it will. But it will also open up untold opportunity. Those who fear it are clinging to the past rather than accepting that things change and looking for what has suddenly become possible.

Anyone who imagines that AI will replace human writers fundamentally misunderstands the nature and purpose of storytelling. It’s a human activity for human consumption. The reality is that both AI and human storytelling will coexist. And yes, you’re right: It’s the executives and studios that will be replaced before the truly original creative talent. AI is an exceptional tool writers would be foolish to ignore. But it will not replace the intrinsic value of the human storyteller.

Agreed

Nah. Once the studios realize they’re in the same boat as the writers, the deal will get done quickly.

Boring is in the eye of the beholder. From a writing perspective, I would generally advise against labeling a show as “boring” since it’s such a sweeping judgment that glosses over a vast array of nuance. Some scenes may be excellent, but within a weak plot line. Or a character may be multidimensional but in a scene with no stakes. Rather than do a blanket assessment, consider pinpointing what about the project didn’t work for you. That way, even poor quality or uninteresting stories or projects can serve your writing efforts. Because as we all know, it’s easy to criticize, but a whole lot more complicated to do it well. (Even with the help of AI.) Happy writing!

Agreed. Except that I don’t think it will be 15 years. I think it will more like 3. I just don’t think it replaces anything. I think both coexist.

@@fastscreenplay I'm not sure, honestly, the artwork generation side of things has changed things so much. Where I work, they've completely stopped purchasing artwork for promotional stuff, they just generate it in a.i. While I agree that some heartfelt stories from a human's perspective are unique, I don't think big companies don't care about that when producing stuff on mass. I just finished watching the latest Marvel series, and honestly, generic/shallow stories like that is what a.i will be used for, which is where writers will lose out :(.

@@coffeeandpopcorn Oh don’t get me wrong. I think it’ll be massively disruptive in that sense. I just think the opportunities shift. People will lose jobs to AI, but AI opens up more opportunities for them to create at a new level. We have to think of it like how automation replaced factory workers. Yes, those jobs disappeared, but those people went on to do more creative and fulfilling kinds of work. They couldn’t see what that work was at the time they lost their jobs, just as we don’t see the new shape of things today. But it gets better. New tools always create new opportunities. The trick is to learn to see what those new opportunities look like.

@@fastscreenplay "We have to think of it like how automation replaced factory workers. Yes, those jobs disappeared, but those people went on to do more creative and fulfilling kinds of work." Ok, I'm gonna need you to explain this to me. How do you know these factory workers ended up doing more creative and fulfilling work when they got replaced by machines? Cause I'm pretty sure they just lost their jobs and are now unemployed, or perhaps they're working at a grocery store

@@Arander92 In the short term, yes. But people pivot. Humankind is extraordinarily adaptable; we would not have made it this far if we were not. There will, of course, be immediate impacts and stresses. It’s why I’m a proponent of UBI as a way to bridge the transition. But even without it, even a person with no experience whatsoever has tools and resources freely available today to be able to transition into alternative means of income than ever before. Creativity becomes the new currency. Creativity is necessary for the pivot. Sure, when we lose our job, it’s frightening. But all we need to do is look around to see what has opened up. It’s not going to look like yesteryear. By definition it’s going to look like tomorrow.

Wow. I am genuinely astonished by your comment. Save it. See how it ages. :)

@@fastscreenplay what do you mean?

@@sweetsoftdog1105 I mean his comment will not age well. Anyone who believes AI is “hype” has not used AI. His comment is a fairly typical misunderstanding of what AI is, why it’s important, how it will transform everything, and what represents an “example” of quality output. He’s thinking of AI all wrong, and in less than a year the comment will look extremely naive to anyone, not just those to whom it looks naive today.

@@fastscreenplay From someone like me what you said is kinda worrying. I don’t know if I’m the best screenwriter but I have to be creative in my mind or I’ll get really nihilistic. It’s something I have to do. I don’t know if I do it well. That’s my fear if folks like me aren’t needed.

@@sweetsoftdog1105 Why not just focus on improving? The part of the message you might be missing (or not hearing through the worry) is that the unique human voice will always have value, even if AI has value (or can do something faster). You’re not in direct competition with AI; that’s where everyone’s got it wrong. They (you?) don’t recognize the innate value of the unique human experience. Focus on improving your skills. And, if you want to join us on this adventure, use AI to help you do that. :)

You’re thinking of AI only as an engine to which to outsource your creativity. But the tool can be used in myriad creative ways for a vast array of creative benefits. Imagine being able to talk to an encyclopedia and have it understand what you’re trying to research. To say that your creativity should not reference any research whatsoever is, in my experience, a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of influence. I do hope you’ll change your mind sooner than later, for your benefit, but whatever path you take, I support you completely on that journey. Every window is unique and every writer should follow their gut. Happy writing and keep at it!

@@fastscreenplay what scares me is the fact that AI will eventually become an engine that’s able to create stories that would under normal circumstances take the average person years to create. If AI technology was fixated on by humans 50 years from now The technology would pretty much be a vending machine that could write stories as in depth as the entire Game of Thrones saga in minutes. Technology like this will only improve and once it has been created there’s no going back. Subjectively it may be convenient for some before the technology becomes too advanced but overtime AI will most likely be capable of writing entire books with minimal context (characters, lands, monsters, etc) given by the creator. This is what I’m afraid of.

@@GamingsMostAmazingSoundtracks I guess my question is: Why are you afraid of that? This is EXACTLY what’s going to happen. But why is it scary? Why is it a bad thing in your mind? That’s what you need to address in order to get past the fear and start using it. I’ll tell you what I think: I think you’re scared of that because you’re afraid it will squeeze out YOUR voice. But the reality is that no one (and nothing) can squeeze out your voice but you. The stories in your head won’t disappear because AI can tell amazing stories. In fact, it might even inspire you to create even better stories, because it could trigger an idea you would have never reached if you hadn’t seen the AI story. Or, perhaps you imagine audiences will only WANT the stories AI creates? This too makes no sense. Humans want stories - of all kinds in all shapes and sizes. So why wouldn’t they want yours? As long as you’ve mastered the craft (which, funny enough, AI can help you do), and as long as you tell great stories (which AI can also help you with), they will. Never underestimate the intrinsic power you hold simply by the fact of your very existence. You have stories only YOU can tell. Don’t fear the tools that can help you tell them even more powerfully than ever before. That’s my take on it, anyway.

@@fastscreenplay In my mind this is a bad thing because people aren’t just going to stop at simple tips given by AI to aid them in storytelling. People always crave more after they’ve been temporarily satisfied. Whether it’s intentional or unintentional the people will overuse the technology to the point where it makes them lazy. Screenwriting is a business and while a good amount people care about the worlds and characters the make more than the money it’s more often the other way around. Having struggle and slow periods while writing is natural and it’s completely normal for people to spend months struggling with characters and their motives in storytelling because that’s what makes their characters believable at the end of the day. When you struggle writing a character ponder on everything about them as if they were a real person or a loved one. This is why characters like Harry Potter, Frodo, or Luke Skywalker feel real. These characters should be written over the span of years to give them more depth. They shouldn’t be written in an hour or a day by AI. The problem of people struggling with writing even a little isn’t enough to need the help of AI. It seems very unnecessary to m……I mean the AI on Snapchat literally wrote a scenario where Donald Trump and Super Mario had tea on the moon while discussing their 9/11 experiences and trauma when I asked it to(I was just seeing how advanced it was). The scenario it created was in full detail and just thinking about what this could do in another 10 or 20 years makes me lean towards believing the technology is unnecessary. It’s really not that hard to go on the Internet and look up tips for writing people and places. But in the end I respect your opinion.

@@GamingsMostAmazingSoundtracks You’re making so many assumptions. Why on earth would we need to spend years to create compelling characters that feel authentic? I can literally teach you how to do that in an afternoon. Time is not required; skill and an intuitive grasp of the principles involved are all that’s required. So why not develop the skills so you can iterate quickly? You’ll be just as prolific as an AI while developing your own creative intuition. You’re also assuming that all creativity comes from the struggle and slow periods. Again, I can demonstrate why that’s simply not true. It’s not that that CAN’T be a source of creativity; it’s just that that’s not THE source of creativity. And therefore it’s not a requirement. I think you’re also imagining the future to look more or less like the present. But things change. What people want changes. To prepare for tomorrow we have to understand what’s happening today. I tried to explain it in my Ted talk: We can’t imagine the future because there is no way for us to see the interim steps. Focus on creating stories that convey your truth and share your unique insights. AI is not a competitor to that; it’s a tool and a potential collaborator.

Disagree completely. This is the fear I fell into when it first came along, but I have subsequently come to realize that AI and humans tell stories in completely different ways for completely different reasons. AI will be spectacularly good. But we will always want and crave (and often prefer) the human perspective. More videos expounding on this coming in the new year. Stay optimistic. Things are already better than ever, and will be even better than out wildest imagination soon.

It’s a bummer you think that way. The tool is so much more than you’re allowing it to be.

You don’t want to participate in the new era of entertainment?

@@fastscreenplay no I want a yacht and im off island jumping see U down in Arizona Bay

@@cjtrent1969 Happy trails