I'm never going to write a script, direct a movie, or even make a short video. Yet I find your series on movie making completely fascinating. They open a world that I never knew existed. Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble.
Thank you so very much for this and all your videos, John Hess. I always come back to them for one reason or another. This one in particular helped out quite a bit today. Just wanted to send some love your way. All the best!
Thank you. After writing my own script in my own screwy non-format, I think you just saved my ass when it comes to writing future scripts (and maybe this one too...)
I can imagine the kind of work that goes into conversation heavy movies like those of Tarantino or Woody Allen. Very well explained and thanks for a wonderful video.
One of the exceedingly delightful learnng VIDEO PROGRAMS--EVER; IT SHOULD BE required VIEWING BY EVERY FILM NUT IN THE WORLD!. We learn from history the reasons things are today in film (or video) producing. At 80, I was never ware of this aspect of film. THANK YOU!!!
John, thank you for another great and insightful video. Very useful information! Always great getting top notch information from someone who actually works in professional film making and who has the teaching skills, courtesy and patience to share their insight! Thanks again!
Well-researched and Very systematically presented ,aiming for error-free information,facts only and aiming for clarity. Anyone who wrotes screenplays knows the purpose is to tell a story.
Your videos have been mighty useful, I've learnt a great deal from your channel. You are really good at explaining stuff. :D Can you do a video on composition and framing? How to go about writing AND directing my own big screen movie? Is that unlikely? (hypothetically)
Filmmaker IQ thanks but i like to watch your videos more than reading that's why i was telling you to make videos i go to film school but i like your videos than that film school
Love your vids. Just want to add that Celtx is not actually free. It's $9.99/mth. subscription and it's internet (cloud) base program. But the scale of the things that it does, it's more than worth it. You can however sign up for a free 15 day trial, but I don't know anyone that can write a script in that amount of time...lol.
slicktheripper Yup, that's the only scriptwriting software I've used. My teacher pronounced it with a soft c not Kelt-ix like in this video, though. Not sure which way is correct.
Not being petty or anything but in The Casablanca scene,some things were left out like her standing in the doorway. So basically scripts don’t have to be followed to the T in a “Major Production”? I’m because we definitely don’t follow them to the T in amateur films.
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He mentions 3 of them. Final Draft, Movie Magic, and Celtx. There is also WriterDuet. I've used the last two. Once I can afford to, I will get the industry standard, which is Final Draft.
Arguably this could be much better than spending money on film school...Tarantino and all good foot fetishy glory supposedly got his start at a video store
The origins of film are almost like modern day RU-vid. 40 second clip? Check. No real script or story? Check. Not so catchy title? Check. My how we've come full circle.
