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Dear John Truby, wow man . thank you for writing such a wonderful book . it is the first time in my life ...... that a book has so much value in my thinking........ and analyzing......... the world around me . Thank you John . from Mzantsi Africa
I think this guy's the DON... You still need creativity and some form of originality to make it, but if you've got that this guy will turn you into a master.
I'm reading this book. It talks a lot about how you don't want to write to a mechanical formula (e.g. three-act structure) but then seems to offer another formula, one that i'm sure will encourage a lot more scripts about another big Hero vs another big Villain. When you finally get to the 22 Steps, the main given example for each step is Casablanca, a film which uniquely strays far from most of the steps that Truby is selling. Go figure.
"The best writers (not authors), need moods; it's that simple. You need to have emotion in your life, or you cannot write it down. Authorities are talkers of craft(whatever?), characters need emotions!"
@djoh1186 also, please don't get me wrong. I'm working on a play...it's not a screen play it's a stage but still I am finding Truby's book and idea amazingly helpful...
@djoh1186 What this finally told me was that a great performance is a great performance and probably embodies all the elements that make a great performance. When Truby lays out these very specific steps in a pretty specific order and then uses an already established "great" script as an example...well, I just wish I could see a script that I know for sure the writer was using these specific steps and see how it turned out. But he doesn't really write, so I can't. That's all I'm saying.
@djoh1186 Absolutely, I don't doubt these guys are well paid and deserve ever inch of their career. It's interesting that you mentioned Meisner. I have studied (taken classes or workshops) all three of the major American (for lack of a better word) method teachers approaches, Meisner, Strassberg and Stella Alder's - now, in all of these the teacher/coach will inevitably point to Marlon Brando's performance in a Street-Car Name Desire as a quintessential example of this particular technique...
@Xelanderthomas I agree with you somewhat, that some 'guru's' may become guru's only because they have given up on screenwriting. Others though, McKee for instance, are paid more for their consultancy work than most script writers are paid. Stanislavski and Meisner were not renown actors but they are responsible for almost all of the acting you see in modern cinema. I believe some people are meant to teach.
This does not mean SEIU is backed by members. This is SEIU's dictator, andy "no game" stern, using the members dues to buy members that will "agree with him." Reminds me of dictatorships where they hold elections and the dictator is elected with a 99.98% vote of the people (i.e. North Korea and Iraq under S. Hussein) and then beat their chest to the world that their country is more democratic than others. Okay, Kim Jong Ill, I mean Andy "No Game" Stern...two words for the haters: NUHW Rules!
Like Turby hates the 3 act structure...cool.. but if you go and look/listen/read one of the 3 act structure gurus, they will use the same great, established scripts that Turby uses to as examples of his theory. But don't get me wrong, I find Turby to the clearest and best.
It seems easy to take something that clearly works and lay your theory over it. Just the fact that 5 different people with 5 different theories can look at Casablanca and say "see, it works" - I just want to be able to read a script by one of these people so I can see how the theory works from scratch, so to speak. But they don't write...lol - sorry, if it insults teachers. I don't mean to...I just want to be able to see what the results of their technique really is.
Fair point. Being a reader would certainly be a good background to analyse and develop a theory of structure. Still, when Turby or the people doing the 510 Stages of the Hero's Jouney (which cost a fortune btw) for instance, lay out this very specific map and way of telling a story and they point to great scripts and say "see, here is the death, here is the such and such" And they use great established scripts to show...But I just go, "well that's an established great script... (cont)
@Xelanderthomas So what they don't write. As Dov Simens says I"m a teacher that's what I do. I teach so you know these things. They have an understanding of story and structure and are giving that info. Many of these people mentioned were also readers or worked some way in Hollywood.
brilliant map makers are not necessarily brilliant travelers. the skill of teaching and dissecting is not necessarily the skill of writing/crafting. his skill may well be in understanding the technique of facilitating others' creativity vs. creating himself. all coaches are not always the best athletes. different skill set. so i don't think he needs to be degraded for his weaknesses, so much as valued for his strengths. great directors are often not the best actors either.
oh and its ok for truck drivers to be fucked over by these tree huggers? They have to pay 20,000 dollars for an air filter. Seeing Jerry Brown there will make me vote for the Ebay lady
Interesting enough stuff here. The problem with almost all of these writer guru guys is that they don't really have a very impressive track record actually writing. This guy had an episode of 21 Jump Street 20 years ago. Even Robert Mckee has only a so-so impressive list of scripts mostly tv episodic sold. And usually imbedded in their philosophy are criticism of the system that explains why they aren't selling more scripts.
Of course this post will remain. This is about a candidate who is trying to assess the pulse and concerns of the community by asking "what is bugging you" about government where you live. Every opinion counts and it is the process that the candidates go through to work with the voters toward the quality of life we all long for. Your comments are appreciated and noted.
You know, She is so out of touch I can't believe it. She never said anything about the fact that the Gov brought in: $41 billion more in tax then 4 years ago and Her party can't stop spending and can't get their budget in on time. She never said anything about having a 15 billion dollar short fall and we gave out 15 billion to illegal aliens. What about stopping our illegal migrant problems. Instead it's about a nanny State. They will probably not even keep this post on the video. Hmmm
