Episode 9: Award Shows & Why They're Mostly Meaningless 

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You are the father figure Hollywood needs right now. Solid professional tools, combined with sound, down to earth wisdom. Thanks for doing these videos.

Your distinction between "the look at me business" vs. "the look at my work business" opened my eyes. I usually associate memorable scenes only to the actors who performed them, now I will also appreciate all the other people who made that scene possible. This is not exact quote but the sentiment seems apt. "Who will follow me to the end? At my funeral my possessions will stay at home and my people might come to the edge of my grave, but my future work will go into the ground with me." I enjoy television and movies, so surely I've enjoyed your past work over the years. Thank you for your work.

Man I love your thoughts bout the hollywood lifestyle you’ve been a part of. Just hearing it. You have this ‘wise uncle’ energy about you. You’re great, mate.

Completely agree with your thoughts on fame. Keep up the insightful videos!

Work grounds me, money hounds me and fame confounds me. Audience reaction is my favorite award! Cheers Andy!!

Gosh I’ll literally getting mentorship lessons from a grammy nominated writer, and a past Disney writer. Like man. You’re doing God’s work for the young writers. I wish more people knew you.

Been watching some of your interviews across other channels and I’m struck by how consistent your perspective on screenwriting is. Sometimes it’s helpful to hear the same thing in a couple different places (even if it’s from the same person). Great video as always

You are 1000% correct. I’ve been a producer for 20+ years and although there are some real producers the majority don’t know anything about story and god forbid actually study filmmaking it’s the reason why the business especially in TV has changed NWP are nobody anymore. The days of making money as producer in TV without writing are OVER. Writers hold ALL the power in TV now And film is following that model. That’s why the more successful producers in film lock themselves in with big name writer/ directors. I honestly believe producing in its traditional sense will no longer exist in 10yrs.

Thats interesting because i just watched patton about 12 hours before your video came up and i thought about those lines all glory is fleeting once again like i have done the many times ive watched it over the years. I remember seeing bon jovi interviewed about his work with the hollywood machine/business and he said the suits in hollywood do not care about what you did for them last week, they only care about what are you are going to do for them next week. It is interesting that for the most part, the people who actually build a movie, go unknown, much like those that build big skyscrapers. There will be a plaque or a book that talks about the great architect or money men that built the building, but you wont find a list of names of the people who walked the I beams or did the welding where one misstep could cause them to fall to their death. But yeah, award shows, i mean if they aint handing out free booger sugar, whats the point in showing up?

Life itself is fleeting. It reminds me of the end of "They Died With Their Boots" and as Errol Flynn as Custer walks away to his doom at Little Big Horn, his love Olivia De Haviland slumps down against the wall, cinema's most elegant fainting scene.

WOot woot Andyyyyy!!!!

Thanks for giving me a new perspective as I work with autistic kids.

I totally agree. I really hate award ceremonies. I used to pride myself on watching the Oscars every year - But for the last maybe 10 years I haven't watched them. I think it skews the personal meaning I have with the artform of filmmaking. I once expressed my distaste for it to a colleague - I think after I won something - and they told me that they're important for career growth for emerging talent. And I think that maybe true.

❤ Onya Andy, it's so very cool to listen to your informative opinion. Well said, true, humbling, and appreciated. Thank you for sharing this sad but real story🙏

Glory is fleeting is the antithesis of they lived happily ever after.

Thanks. Lots. I've watched every video, enjoyed how you presented them, and learned from each. At the end of the Awards show, I was struck by how you said, "bye." I have one question: Why the huge [photo/model] pencil in the b.g.? p.s. By god, I'd gladly pay to watch future lessons!

Thank you

Thank you, very interesting. It would be interesting to get an opinion on the difference between a movie and a TV show. And I also had the thought that everyone is always talking about how to make a movie, but no one has tried to say how it should not be made. I.e. it would be interesting to see a video on exactly how the story wouldn't work. What you have to do to ruin a scene or story, destroy the suspense, etc. I.e. we take a scene, add some common rookie mistake to it and show how that detail destroys it. I mean the most common mistakes A guide on how to make the worst movie ever. And by the way, I can only see episodes 2 and 8 if I turn on my vpn.

Sir I’m not able to watch the 10th episode which is in the podcast section of your channel. It says this video has content from ITV_plc which has been blocked in your country.

Andy, i am curious, have you watched the youtube video titled ------- Did Leigh Brackett Ghostwrite Star Wars? - A Theory

How many people died a year after you met them :-)

Wow!!! INT. OSCAR AWARDS - NIGHT Andy Guerdat, Stephen Fry, and Ricky Gervais walk up the stage. The once blinding, vain twinkle of the smug stars in the crowd fades out. A rush of awe surges. It outshines the worn-off bright of perplexed celebrities. Tangible silence -- Anticipation fills the room. In the audience, Jacob Michael smirks. Fetches Jim Carrey's glance and blinks at him -- They both nod. SMASH TO: INT. BACKSTAGE - NIGHT A man in a suit, bound and GAGGED -- Sitting on a chair, all tied up. JIMMY KIMMEL Ummmhh... Uhmmm... Umm... CUT TO BLACK. ================================= =============================== ============================== You're welcome! Now get back to writing -- or finishing Andy's series. Cheers!!!