Lessons from the Screenplay
Lessons from the Screenplay
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The Anatomy of Genres — A Conversation with John Truby | @BeyondTheScreenplay
John Truby (author of one of our favorite screenwriting books, The Anatomy of Story) joins us to talk about his new book, The Anatomy of Genres. We chat about movies and breakdown why people don't talk enough about genre, if they talk about it at all.
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  • @Blady99
    @Blady99 16 годин тому

    Why would you CHOOSE… to be gay..?

  • @dirapropa
    @dirapropa День тому

    Michael : I would like to argue that Ava is the actual protagonist of Ex Machina Me : No argument. I agree! Movie’s title is Ex Machina

  • @treesaremadeofwood2145
    @treesaremadeofwood2145 День тому

    This film is a classic

  • @drbonesshow1
    @drbonesshow1 2 дні тому

    The only good scene in the movie 7:30

  • @arjunbharadwaj73
    @arjunbharadwaj73 2 дні тому

    This video essay opened my mind. Thank you so much

  • @witchbvrner
    @witchbvrner 3 дні тому

    Even on it's surface, as a basic straight up action film, it's still incredible. Mann really is a fantastic director that will be remembered as one of the greats.

  • @NOTCherheisten
    @NOTCherheisten 3 дні тому

    I feel so smart watching stuff like this. Who would've guessed that so many things have so many undertones and meanings and so much more! :3

  • @NOTCherheisten
    @NOTCherheisten 3 дні тому

    I got so stressed a drop of tear rolled down my eye! HOLEHSHEEZ

  • @carolynstewart8465
    @carolynstewart8465 3 дні тому

    Nostalgia for nostalgia of Incomparable MAD MEN. Where are they now...❤

  • @brmhandle
    @brmhandle 4 дні тому

    Harry Crane and Don both going through marital issues during the episode is also great subtext. Harry rushes out of the meeting in tears because he recently cheated on his pregnant wife. Don reveals himself as a monster in this scene. It's so good.

  • @el88997
    @el88997 4 дні тому

    this movie made me like the rich people. lmao

  • @chrisplatts5636
    @chrisplatts5636 7 днів тому

    Can I just say that this video breakdown is almost as good as the movie itself. Thank you

  • @kifacorea
    @kifacorea 8 днів тому

    Nice review. But I actually think Ricky DID express the feeling of relief in the script with the col.

  • @PeaceIsWork
    @PeaceIsWork 11 днів тому

    Harry had a crush on Sally when they first met and she pushed him off. Then both Harry and Sally were depressed, he was expressing it and she was denying it. She clearly liked him and he was not interested, the acting is very clear. The character analysis here is not correct.

  • @10footalien
    @10footalien 11 днів тому

    Wow, what a great look into MK. I didn't think much about it when Is aw it when it came out. Do you think "emerging screenwriters" could format a script like that? It seems pretty clear to me.

  • @Ali_y8
    @Ali_y8 12 днів тому

    Black swan is a worse version of perfect blue

  • @cuppiecupsters
    @cuppiecupsters 13 днів тому

    I’ve never seen Black Swan but I’ve seen Whiplash and I hated it. Sure it’s artistic and all that, but I just couldn’t handle the abuse and torment. I especially hated how, at the end, it almost makes Andrew’s big performance out to be a victory when it’s really just a horrible, tragic ending.

  • @el88997
    @el88997 14 днів тому

    all meat no filler.

  • @eyesack1147
    @eyesack1147 16 днів тому

    INCREDIBLE video !! I absolutely love the editing between the two films, I was glued to the screen the entire time.

  • @alessiocataldi2434
    @alessiocataldi2434 18 днів тому

    8:02 Kyle Reese checks Sarah eventual injuries in a similar way in T1

  • @Carpediemdeluxe
    @Carpediemdeluxe 19 днів тому

    Metaphorically Joker unmasked Batman. He DID show Gotham the bats true colours, but that allowed Batman to grow further. And made him realize what he can and can’t be. That his never-ending war on crime in Gotham can only be fought with allies around him.

  • @deltsovshot
    @deltsovshot 20 днів тому

    Just watched it... I'm blown away by the movie, even had a tear... Excellent writing and filmmaking

  • @mohhie
    @mohhie 20 днів тому

    i had this on my 'watch later' listo for like last 6-7 years, whats going on

  • @florjanbrahimi1816
    @florjanbrahimi1816 21 день тому

    Its has a good explanation and reasoning. Thank you.

  • @DannyPodcast
    @DannyPodcast 23 дні тому

    wow, captivating. now i have to see whiplash

  • @linsimone8145
    @linsimone8145 23 дні тому

    👍

  • @Mpalaispunk
    @Mpalaispunk 24 дні тому

    This is a God send 🙏🏾

  • @anthonywritesfantasy
    @anthonywritesfantasy 24 дні тому

    Maybe my favorite video, Michael! Soooo good, so informative, and something I wanna share with every writer I talk to.

  • @davidstevens3934
    @davidstevens3934 25 днів тому

    The idea of having Betty use her therapist to call out Don is so clever. Well, all of it is really. Great show.

  • @IrethEdelstein
    @IrethEdelstein 26 днів тому

    This video has lived in my mind rent-free for years

  • @lericettedellatina
    @lericettedellatina 26 днів тому

    grazie del tuo impegno

  • @TheJonnyEnglish
    @TheJonnyEnglish 28 днів тому

    Completely wrong at 14:11. Films main goal is not to manipulate audiences, even though artists tend to use it for that purpose. Film is an emotional representation of human desires and dreams.

  • @zehabib
    @zehabib 28 днів тому

    where do you get the script for THE LAST OF US? I really want to read it.

  • @runarvollan
    @runarvollan 29 днів тому

    * 1st act thesis: Alan's strength: Dinosaurs, which are dead, ancient animals. * 2nd act anti-thesis: Alan's weakness: Children, which are living, new humans. (Weakness is always just the opposite of strength). * 3rd act synthesis: Having strengthened his weak side, Alan can finally combine both sides to save the day.

  • @afxmbv5698
    @afxmbv5698 Місяць тому

    Bro this is called plagiarism lmao

  • @Biscuits..
    @Biscuits.. Місяць тому

    tell me why I cried watching this video I just wanted to learn character design but Soul always brings this reaction out of me

  • @anthonywritesfantasy
    @anthonywritesfantasy Місяць тому

    I love love LOVE this reframing of what makes an act! It's so... active. In Story, McKee says "every scene must turn," but I had such a hard time learning what that really meant until I read Story Grid. And even then, I sort of had to take all the ideas apart and then reorganize them with language that actually excited me, language that really made me wanna write. This is so immediate. Already, it gives me ideas - what's the question of each act in my book? And then the turning points can be moments where that question is answered - pushed into 2, midpoint, surrender/epiphany. "Answer scenes." Ahhhh so cool

  • @BTY11
    @BTY11 Місяць тому

    Great points but Rogue One is 1000% better than The Force Awakens. Others have pointed to your missteps, so I won't pile on...but still breakdown of the scripts.

  • @zanthe_
    @zanthe_ Місяць тому

    Hard agree.

  • @jasondulin7376
    @jasondulin7376 Місяць тому

    The moment where Laura reveals her power and Logan starts to fight to protect her… Seeing a little girl terrify and brutalize all of those ruthless killers… man that gets me.

  • @anthonywritesfantasy
    @anthonywritesfantasy Місяць тому

    Damn dude - Will is an enneagram 7, hard! I never thought about that before the way you talk about him in this video.

  • @courtneydaniels5559
    @courtneydaniels5559 Місяць тому

    My god this is the mother of all pitches

  • @5b2c950
    @5b2c950 Місяць тому

    Friendship, but maybe more🤔

  • @gbpaggi
    @gbpaggi Місяць тому

    I watched the trilogy Swedish version. They were hard to follow.

  • @anthonywritesfantasy
    @anthonywritesfantasy Місяць тому

    Could I ask where you'd recommend I go to read more screenplays?

  • @harshvardhanjha4611
    @harshvardhanjha4611 Місяць тому

    The only thing I didn’t like about this video is you using Female Shepard for the edits. Damn. That just doesn’t make any sense somehow. It takes away the ground reality of humans of sorts, like Ned being a female in Game of Thrones. You know what I mean. The soldier is a man, with all the fiction in the mass effect, some things like this needs to put us humans properly in the shoes of story. Making it a mirror of our reality, that this fiction could be real, as it mirrors of our own and makes sense. Thats why the game was such a hit back then. Most people played it as male and replayed with female. Older real world history has men fighting wars. And thats why the classic media depicting men as fighters resonate with our own humanity. There are many other female characters in the game, which give it it’s weight, they can be used as such.Not being misogynistic, just being real and true.

  • @earthlyworld4698
    @earthlyworld4698 Місяць тому

    Well parasite can looked in two different ways. That is the common thing with both families

  • @Darkmountaindweller
    @Darkmountaindweller Місяць тому

    I think xmen 97 has become the next perfect TV series, We need a Mass Effect TV Series