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Interview with Professional Screenwriter Mark Sanderson
In this video we chat with Mark Sanderson, a professional screenwriter with 17 screenplays produced into films. His work ranges from his sketch comedy writing and performing as a founding member of The Amazing Onionheads, writing for MTV, to his spec sale, pitch sale, and his two-dozen screenwriting assignments with television premieres and worldwide distribution of his seventeen produced films.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:10:20 Selling a spec script
00:27:08 Beginner writer mistakes
00:29:54 Working with deadlines
00:36:46 The life of a professional screenwriter
00:44:03 Why outlines are important
00:49:51 Surviving as a screenwriter
00:55:01 Getting an agent or a manager
01:04:30 Getting a screenpl...
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L.A. Confidential: a story driven by characterL.A. Confidential: a story driven by character
L.A. Confidential: a story driven by character
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This video, analyzing the screenwriting in L.A. Confidential, goes deep into character: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Theme 02:37 Character Arcs 07:49 Motifs 09:44 Character Desire 11:54 Character Ghost 13:51 Character Orchestration Support Script Sleuth on Patreon and boost your screenwriting chops! patreon.com/scriptsleuth WGA's 101 Greatest Screenplays: bit.ly/3ifZM5c Screenwriting Secrets in Wor...
Are you using reversals in your writing?Are you using reversals in your writing?
Are you using reversals in your writing?
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The Dark Knight: How the Joker Drives the StoryThe Dark Knight: How the Joker Drives the Story
The Dark Knight: How the Joker Drives the Story
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This video essay analyzes the movie THE DARK KNIGHT (2008), breaking down the screenplay and unlocking screenwriting techniques found in this great story. Subscribe and get more screenwriting tips: bit.ly/3dMJEVj Screenwriting tips in THE DARK KNIGHT: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Delayed Character Introductions 02:07 Dilemmas 03:35 Foil Characters 07:55 Sequences 10:42 Stakes 12:56 The Story Spine ...
How screenwriting made Dangal the highest grossing Indian movie of all timeHow screenwriting made Dangal the highest grossing Indian movie of all time
How screenwriting made Dangal the highest grossing Indian movie of all time
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
This video essay analyzes the story of DANGAL दंगल (2016), the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, starring Aamir Khan. Subscribe and get more screenwriting tips: bit.ly/3dMJEVj Screenwriting Analysis of DANGAL दंगल: 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Deliver on the Premise 03:28 Rules of the Game 05:37 The Story Spine 09:20 Consequences 11:43 Motifs 14:30 Conflict Through Differing Methods 17:02 A...
The Godfather Part 2: a screenwriting masterclassThe Godfather Part 2: a screenwriting masterclass
The Godfather Part 2: a screenwriting masterclass
Просмотров 262 тыс.2 года назад
This video essay dives deep into the screenplay analysis of THE GODFATHER PART 2, a screenwriting masterclass from Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Screenwriting tips in THE GODFATHER PART 2: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Character Code 03:10 Creating Likeable Characters 05:22 Story Structure 10:05 Conflict Done Right 13:19 Scene Agitators 15:31 Dramatic Irony 20:11 Character Pain 23:28 Expositi...
THE MATRIX: Analysis and Screenwriting TipsTHE MATRIX: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
THE MATRIX: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 года назад
The Matrix explained: this video essay uncovers screenwriting tips in this powerhouse of a screenplay. Before watching The Matrix Resurrections, go back and see the brilliant roots of this film franchise. Subscribe and get more screenwriting tips: bit.ly/3dMJEVj Screenwriting 101 in THE MATRIX: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Foreshadowing 03:04 Rules of the Game 05:28 Set a Trap for the Hero 07:10 Ch...
Pan's Labyrinth: Analysis and Screenwriting TipsPan's Labyrinth: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
Pan's Labyrinth: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
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This video essay dives into screenwriting tips in the PAN'S LABYRINTH screenplay, an excellent example of emotional shields, a powerful villain, and pushing the audience forward in the story. Screenwriting Secrets in PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006): 00:00 Introduction 00:32 The First Ten Pages 02:37 Emotional Shields 04:16 Creating a Powerful Villain 06:56 Push the Narrative Forward Subscribe and get mo...
Good Will Hunting: Analysis and Screenwriting TipsGood Will Hunting: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
Good Will Hunting: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
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This video essay analyzes the screenwriting in Good Will Hunting (1997), an outstanding example of character development, brilliantly orchestrated conflict, and using exposition as ammunition. Subscribe and get more screenwriting tips: bit.ly/3dMJEVj Screenwriting Secrets in GOOD WILL HUNTING: 00:00 INTRODUCTION 00:28 ORDINARY WORLD 02:31 CHARACTER 05:23 CALL TO ACTION 07:11 EXPOSITION 09:54 LO...
Is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly actually a detective story?Is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly actually a detective story?
Is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly actually a detective story?
Просмотров 62 тыс.3 года назад
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) has been hailed as one of the best Westerns of all time - but is it actually a detective story? This video dives into how the film leaves clues to involve the audience in the storytelling. Screenwriting secrets in THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966): 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Character Orchestration 04:08 Subtext 06:01 The Story World 09:29 Reversals 12:14...
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas: Analysis and Screenwriting TipsMartin Scorsese's Goodfellas: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas: Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
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Discover screenwriting tips in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, celebrated as one of the best mafia movies ever made, and it all starts with the screenplay. Screenwriting secrets in GOODFELLAS (1990): 00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Character 04:36 - The Story World 06:30 - Dramatic Irony 09:04 - Narration 11:02 - Humanity 13:11 - Consequences Support the channel on Patreon: Patreon.com/ScriptSleuth ...
Billy Wilder SUNSET BOULEVARD: Screenwriting MasterclassBilly Wilder SUNSET BOULEVARD: Screenwriting Masterclass
Billy Wilder SUNSET BOULEVARD: Screenwriting Masterclass
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This video essay dives into the screenwriting masterclass of Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD, an analysis of one of the highest rated screenplays of all time by the WGA. Discover these screenwriting tips in the screenplay for SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950): 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Be Careful What You Wish For 02:17 Serve the Story 04:06 Characters 06:26 Sequences 08:44 Choices 10:13 The Midpoint 11:5...
Screenwriting 101: Steven Spielberg's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALScreenwriting 101: Steven Spielberg's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Screenwriting 101: Steven Spielberg's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
This video uncovers screenwriting tips found in the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Subscribe and get more screenwriting tips: bit.ly/3dMJEVj This video is a special collaboration with other RUclips creators in THE DIRECTOR PROJECT, focusing on a selected director every month. This month, it's none other than the great Steven Spielberg. Screenwriting secrets ...
Thelma and Louise: Film Analysis and Screenwriting TipsThelma and Louise: Film Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
Thelma and Louise: Film Analysis and Screenwriting Tips
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In this video, you'll discover the screenwriting secrets in the outstanding screenplay for THELMA & LOUISE (1991), written by Callie Khouri and Academy Award winner for Original Screenplay. Screenwriting Tips in THELMA AND LOUISE: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Break Into Act II 02:29 Character Orchestration 04:35 A Character's Ghost 05:32 The Virgin's Journey 08:33 Objects 10:53 Rising Stakes Subscr...
The Godfather: the O.G. in screenwritingThe Godfather: the O.G. in screenwriting
The Godfather: the O.G. in screenwriting
Просмотров 369 тыс.3 года назад
This video essay explores the genius screenwriting tips found in the screenplay for THE GODFATHER (1972), a true screenwriting masterclass by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo. Screenwriting Tips in THE GODFATHER: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Sequences 03:16 Theme 05:11 Respect the Audience 07:06 Push the Narrative Forward 13:14 Character Contradictions 14:37 Scene Agitators 16:09 Triangle of Con...

Комментарии

  • @davemac9087
    @davemac9087 День назад

    One of the best short analysis of a movie and its directors I have seen in a long time.

  • @davemac9087
    @davemac9087 День назад

    Or did none of this happen and it was just happening inside this,” crazed, Vietnam Veterans mind”? 😂😂😂 lol

  • @davemac9087
    @davemac9087 День назад

    Does it look like the guard at the border could have possibly been dead, and was about to fall over when it cut away from him? Almost as if chigurh came right before him and had to kill the guard to get by, but the audience doesn’t know??? Thoughts?

  • @bharasiva96
    @bharasiva96 2 дня назад

    Yes

  • @danielhurley2894
    @danielhurley2894 3 дня назад

    When I started driving and going "downtown" to see movies around 1965, a buddy of mine and I went to a double feature - - The Apartment and The Great Escape. How lucky was that? The Apartment is still in my "top ten of all time." The Great Escape is probably in the "top 20".

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 3 дня назад

      Wow, what a tremendous combo!!! 👏

  • @rogerredford6242
    @rogerredford6242 4 дня назад

    "Sideways" can be interpreted in so many ways, and, because of the movies complexity, they would all be right. I lived in Solvang for ten years, so the movie holds a special place for me and the scenes have a personal texture to them. It was the best place I have ever lived. The characters represent the majority of the viewers so we can identify with each of them. One of the most poignant scenes is when Miles sneaks into the house to retrieve Jack's wallet and when he runs out there's Jack sound asleep. It speaks volumes for his character. Detached from reality.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 4 дня назад

      Haha...the poor guy was also up all night, ran five clicks home, and took Vicodin 😄

  • @johnnelson8458
    @johnnelson8458 9 дней назад

    The Apartment presents a unique twist on the structure of the classic romantic comedy. In a romcom, the two leads are perfect for each other. They may not know that, at least at the beginning, but the audience does. There's also an obstacle to them getting together. The plot focuses on whether they will be able to overcome that obstacle and live happily ever after. The Apartment is unusual in that it doesn't center the relationship between Jack Lemon and Shirley Maclaine until relatively late in the film. It also presents a unique obstacle that Lemon and Maclaine must overcome - Lemon's philandering boss, wonderfully played by Fred MacMurray. All in all, it's one of my favorite filsm.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 9 дней назад

      Excellent insight, John! Thanks for the great comment.

  • @matthewlavagna6080
    @matthewlavagna6080 9 дней назад

    Great interview! Very informative.

  • @CaminoAir
    @CaminoAir 9 дней назад

    Would Jack Vincenne's 'ghost' be his younger self? He can't make that change (after helping to set up Matt Reynolds) unless he hadn't been so self-serving and compromised earlier in his life and career.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 9 дней назад

      Good question. Perhaps it's not so important that the audience knows exactly what the ghost is, but simply that one exists that drives the characters to make certain decisions.

    • @CaminoAir
      @CaminoAir 9 дней назад

      @@ScriptSleuth Yes. And your point about Jack's personal armour being impenetrable is very valid. Spacey's acting (including his body language) is top class throughout the film and gives us all we really need to know: regret and being lost.

  • @mcarlkv53
    @mcarlkv53 10 дней назад

    the woman TESTIFIED in open court she saw the boy..L train or not....I don't sleep with glasses but I know what I see...why then was the witness not charged with perjury

  • @dusty_ruffle
    @dusty_ruffle 12 дней назад

    Cohen brothers is absolutely stellar at making characters feel real. Whether this come from Jerry being captured and acting like a literal baby or in No Country where Ed Toms charter is worried about new evils and how the times are changing

  • @filmmike
    @filmmike 12 дней назад

    Insightful interview. Thanks for sharing.

  • @MsJackrussell2
    @MsJackrussell2 13 дней назад

    Sunset Boulevard is the platinum standard for motion pictures. Brittle and intelligent dialogue, mature character development, glorious cinematography and a haunting score from Franz Waxman. It's a film that will still be watched and revered 100 years from now. Billy Wilder was such a remarkable talent, equally adept at both drama and comedy.

  • @Trilaan
    @Trilaan 13 дней назад

    Only recently did I realize Juror #3's was realizing he was defeating his own argument. I always thought he was realizing that he was trash talking an old man in front of Juror 9, an old man.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 13 дней назад

      That, too! The writing is just so deep and layered. Absolutely incredible.

    • @Trilaan
      @Trilaan 13 дней назад

      @@ScriptSleuth I will be showing it to some people next Monday, can hardly wait.

  • @user-nr5tj4iv8l
    @user-nr5tj4iv8l 15 дней назад

    Ленс Иисус Венец прощение... Вега Худший киллер в истории кино. Все из рук валиться... Я с мией на свидании 2.40 ночи Смотрю свое кино

  • @abefroman8821
    @abefroman8821 15 дней назад

    How is Tommy racist? He was talking about some girl being prejudice against him

  • @ukiahsguitarsolos3436
    @ukiahsguitarsolos3436 15 дней назад

    This movie is brilliant!

  • @disastervillain
    @disastervillain 16 дней назад

    Fantastic breakdown - please do one of HEAT

  • @user-wh4lx9by2o
    @user-wh4lx9by2o 17 дней назад

    Sanderson told an interesting story about having to write the final act of a screenplay in 24 hours. The movie got made, he said, but you never asked him the title. ARGHHH! Otherwise, good interview. Thanks.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 17 дней назад

      I know, I definitely need to work on my interview skills 😅

  • @bskravivarman
    @bskravivarman 17 дней назад

    Give us more analysis 🎉

  • @jimstan23
    @jimstan23 18 дней назад

    Brilliant analysis of all the important elements. Thanks.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 18 дней назад

      Thanks for watching and commenting! Have a great weekend.

  • @user-gp4nz8yu3m
    @user-gp4nz8yu3m 19 дней назад

    This video made me an offer that I couldn't refuse 👍 Subscribed😊

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 18 дней назад

      Thank you, and welcome to the gang!

  • @MrCharlesWidmore
    @MrCharlesWidmore 19 дней назад

    Great video but god that jazz music…

  • @danseneres7846
    @danseneres7846 19 дней назад

    I love this film; have watched it many times. This analysis is very thought provoking. I usually work in the art department so don't go this deep. nicely done.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 18 дней назад

      Thanks for watching, and for the nice comment! 🙂

  • @darrenhoskins8382
    @darrenhoskins8382 20 дней назад

    Most purely entertaining- Witness for the Prosecution (and not often mentioned-The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes)

  • @Halcyonblonde-pg8lg
    @Halcyonblonde-pg8lg 22 дня назад

    Let's not underestimate Norma's creepy, clutching hands throughout . One of my favorites. I recommend it all the time.

  • @antonioandolini6466
    @antonioandolini6466 23 дня назад

    Not sure why the movie's called Chinatown. How much of it actually takes place there ?? The very last scene ??

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 23 дня назад

      Good point!

    • @hodell82
      @hodell82 4 дня назад

      That was actually a point of contention when Towne first conceived of the idea. He argued with both Polanski and Robert Evans that Chinatown was not so much a place as it was a state of mind. It was a "place" where good intentions fall under the weight of corruptive reality. In fact, in the original srcreenplay, Towne didn't have a single scene in Chinatown. His plan was just to have Gittes reference it. Polanski, correctly, came the conclusion that you can't have a movie called "Chinatown" without having at least one scene there. Near the end of shooting, Polanski actually conceived of the ending of Evelyn Mulray dying in Chinatown. That ending also actually went against Towne's original conception, whereby Evelyn Mulray shoots her father and gets away with her daughter/sister.

    • @antonioandolini6466
      @antonioandolini6466 2 дня назад

      @@hodell82 It seems more like they just decided to create some backstory on the reason WHY it's called Chinatown, instead of just fessing up that the reason it's called Chinatown, is because it sounds cool, exotic & mysterious & no other reason beyond that.

  • @General_reader
    @General_reader 26 дней назад

    What is it called when a film takes place in a single location?

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 25 дней назад

      I've always just heard "single location movies". Google also suggests "chamber pieces".

    • @General_reader
      @General_reader 25 дней назад

      @@ScriptSleuth another one I like is called “sunset unlimited”. With Samuel L Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones.

  • @johngammon963
    @johngammon963 26 дней назад

    Great, subbed

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth 26 дней назад

      Awesome, thank you! Welcome to the family.

  • @johngammon963
    @johngammon963 26 дней назад

    Tuco is the greatest 👌🏻🔥

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 26 дней назад

    It's a miracle that "Casablanca" turned out to be a masterpiece considering the entire scriptwriting process was a disorganized mess, with rewrites being given to the performers almost daily and a planned additional finale in which Rick and Capt. Renault were to be shown aboard a ship with Free French military men (the opposition to the Nazi-affiliated Vichy French puppet government). If the latter had occurred, the uplifting and amusing "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" ending would have been totally defused.

  • @lydiaringwald3238
    @lydiaringwald3238 29 дней назад

    Charles Brackett wrote the script with Billy Wilder.

  • @kifacorea
    @kifacorea 29 дней назад

    Very insightful review.

  • @KNS1996DFS
    @KNS1996DFS 29 дней назад

    Just a reminder, this lost to Return of the King.

  • @JohnBernardon-py7wf
    @JohnBernardon-py7wf Месяц назад

    Funny how we are living through something like this right now. We are waiting for the verdict. Wonder what it’s like in that deliberation room.

  • @Elerad
    @Elerad Месяц назад

    My favorite movie of all time. I watch it every year without fail.

  • @user-rq2es2io8y
    @user-rq2es2io8y Месяц назад

    Read the good book:: Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream

  • @demongo2007
    @demongo2007 Месяц назад

    So many amazing performances in this film...I thought Miles's reaction to hearing about Victoria's pregnancy was oscar-worthy by itself: you can see on his face and hear in his voice the realization that the last thing he had left to hold onto, after a week of disappointments and disasters, some "hope" about "maybe" getting back with his ex-wife, is irretrievably gone. It just flows across Giamatti's face and we can feel the crushing final blow as if it was hitting us ourselves.

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth Месяц назад

      Definitely. He deserved an Oscar for his excellence.

  • @lassolegenda
    @lassolegenda Месяц назад

    The one observation I might add is as a kid I didn't understand the point of Quint smashing the radio. All I registered was the tension it added to an already unbearably tense situation, with Brody now blowing up at Quint, calling him 'certifiable' and waving a bat. But as I saw more and more movies and TV I kept noticing screenwriters prolonging the running time by having an accident or some other coincidence ruining plans just when it looks like the hero is sailing smoothly toward their goal. I get now that breaking the radio is a way to keep the heroes stranded, but the fact that it doesn't happen by accident is wildly important: Quint smashes it by CHOICE. Plotwise this action accomplishes the same function as have it broken by accident, but accident doesn't reveal character! Others have probably been aware of this ages ago but that was a huge lesson for me.

  • @NoahSpurrier
    @NoahSpurrier Месяц назад

    "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.”

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth Месяц назад

      That's my mom's favorite line in the whole movie!

  • @cutwir3317
    @cutwir3317 Месяц назад

    The contrast between the new matrix film from what we got in the original is crazy. Artists can be geniuses until they succumb to greed and stupidity.

  • @chenzenzo
    @chenzenzo Месяц назад

    The last great noire film of the 1900s. It starts with Jack, who sees the world as a crooked joke. He sees the world as Grey and couldn't give a shit about it. Then we come to Edmund, who sees the world a point blank, black and white, but walks between worlds. Come to Bud, who walks straight and only sees red, but he's literally Bud White, the hero of story. Every story needs a hero. Find a tall man looking down at a tall man. Edmund doesn't fire blindly. He finally sees the world he's in.

  • @chenzenzo
    @chenzenzo Месяц назад

    Get the fuck outta here shitbird before I call you're wife to come get ya.

  • @davidmoser8845
    @davidmoser8845 Месяц назад

    One interesting tidbit in the script that I didn’t notice until after many viewings: when Victor asks Rick why he won’t give him the letters of transit, Rick tells him to “ask his wife.” Although Victor does not react visibly, this must have been a bit of a shock to him, as their marriage was a very closely held secret. Rick understood that, so it comes off as a bit of a power play - “I know more about what’s going on than you think I do.” The point is reinforced later when Victor relates the story to Ilsa. He doesn’t just say that Rick told him to ask her; he pointedly clarifies, “He told me to ask… my wife.” It’s Victor’s own little power play, showing that he knows that only Ilsa could have revealed their secret, and thus her relationship with Rick must be very intimate and trusting, more than she had let on.

  • @trealville23
    @trealville23 Месяц назад

    Great video. Surprised the channel isn’t more popular. I subscribed

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth Месяц назад

      Thanks so much! That really makes my day ❤️

  • @thomharte
    @thomharte Месяц назад

    Well done, it is almost as if each one shared a little bit of themselves with us as the play goes on. Hopefully, I would never be in a situation (in the defendants place) of that nature but sadly now of days we are guilty until proven innocent. Thanks for bring it full circle. It is nice to know that one person in a jury can see beyond see beyond the bias and can make a difference. JSYK the Court System in France set this way....

  • @Nemosan01
    @Nemosan01 Месяц назад

    The books are also amazing reads

    • @ScriptSleuth
      @ScriptSleuth Месяц назад

      I have read the first book. I must say that the screenplay did a better job of showing the pain and humanity of the characters.

    • @Nemosan01
      @Nemosan01 Месяц назад

      @@ScriptSleuth I can somewhat agree with that, however it is impossible not to see the actors when reading the books… I saw the movies first… for me its not and either or, love the movie dearly… love books…

  • @Mr.Altavoz
    @Mr.Altavoz Месяц назад

    Masterpiece❤

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet Месяц назад

    It works, because the 2, stay loyal to one another 😅

  • @johnradovich8809
    @johnradovich8809 Месяц назад

    This film has more great lines than any other film I've seen. If I could have dinner with any director it would be Wilder.