This Trick Will Help Writers Write Better Conflict - Paul Chitlik

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Paul Chitlik has written for all the major networks and studios in English and in Spanish. He was story editor for MGM/UA'S "The New Twilight Zone," and staff writer for Showtime's sitcom "Brothers." He has written features for Rysher Entertainment, NuImage, Promark, Mainline Releasing, and others. He has directed episodes and been coordinating producer for “Real Stories of the Highway Patrol” and “U.S. Customs Classified.” He wrote and produced “Alien Abduction,” the first network movie shot on digital video for UPN. He wrote, produced, and directed “Ringling Brothers Revealed” a special for The Travel Channel. (He had been a roustabout for Circus Vargas years earlier.) Most recently he wrote, produced and directed “The Wedding Dress,” for Amazon Prime. He received a Writers Guild of America award nomination for his work on "The Twilight Zone" and a GLAAD Media Award nomination for "Los Beltrán,” a Telemundo show. He won a Genesis Award for a Showtime Family movie. He has taught in the MFA programs of UCLA, the University of Barcelona’s film school ESCAC, Cuba’s film school EICTV, Chile’s film school UNIACC, The University of Zulia in Venezuela, The Panamerican University in Mexico City, The Story Academy of Sweden and as a clinical associate professor at Loyola Marymount University. Now writing full time again and living near his grandson in Chapel Hill, NC, with wife, Beth McCauley.
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@filmcourage 4 дня назад

What tips do you have for writing better conflict?

@thefutureapocalypse 4 дня назад

I reference reality. Reality is full of chaos. A Scream Queen running through woods at night, trying to escape from killer. Makes it to car, opens door, jumps inside. No keys! Shock of realization that keys are in pocket of dead friend back in the woods. "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip ". -English Proverb.

@ViperChief117 4 дня назад

I’ve been writing for over ten years now. I struggled with writing conflict for awhile. But I think over time I’ve gotten better at creating barriers for my characters to overcome.

@sergioalcantar3290 4 дня назад

It would be a good idea to marry a foreshadowing of the characters reaction to an oncoming salient event in the future by revealing a little during a small side conflict, so it rhymes/fits when it finally comes ahead.

@Maazzzo 4 дня назад

Thanks for posting this interview.

@filmcourage 4 дня назад

Thanks for watching!

@baeskouw5345 4 дня назад

"Sometimes you write yourself into a corner and can't get out of it -and if that happens you give up." (not 100% transcribed, but you get the gist) I agree with a lot of what he says, but this 'quote' provokes me, because the wonderful thing with writing is that you can always edit, or rewrite, or take a year or two to contemplate "how can I improve this scene.." or "how could my characters embody what I want said in a different way", or w.e. Two thumbs up for great advice, but ehh.. nah to the giving up part.

@PTCorwin 3 дня назад

Totally agree with the power of the edit. That is the greatest weapon of the writer. No matter how terrible your draft is, you can always improve it. But I also agree with dropping something if it just doesn't work (after trying out different solutions,including asking for help). Especially if you have a deadline. And I did understand it as dropping that particular corner, not the whole story, in which case it would count as editing or rewriting.

@johnnhoj6749 3 дня назад

I think that there are at least two different cases. One is where you have a fundamentally solid idea but you've taken a wrong turn somewhere and hit a dead end. In that case go back in the story and look for where you went off course and re-think from that spot or, often, a bit earlier. Of course, knowing what your ending is going to be makes this deviation far easier to spot. Or, you can reach a dead end because your fundamental idea is unworkable. Not all ideas suit the feature film format. Some stories work in a novel or on a stage but not on screen. Not all ideas work when you get down to the micro level of characters acting out the story. If it's impossible to make the story plausible and compelling scene by scene then maybe you are wasting your time entirely. Maybe you can rethink the whole approach to the story to make it work, maybe you can't. If it has a fatal flaw that apparently can't be overcome then put it away until or unless things change.

@baeskouw5345 3 дня назад

@@PTCorwin Yes, you're probably right :)

@fabianthaesler1317 3 дня назад

Another central key interview - thanks for sharing!

@filmcourage 3 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bobwolf58 4 дня назад

Why does Paul resonate to neatly with me? Great interview and tips. Thank you!!

@davidvognild 4 дня назад

Looking forward to our chat tomorrow, Paul. Thanks for doing these interviews.

@DieselDoktor 4 дня назад

Well put. I love this part of the process.

@LeviathantheMighty 4 дня назад

This was REALLY good. Thank you! So many great points to add to the skillset!

@HisSon316 4 дня назад

That was very informative. That was great.👍🏼

@filmcourage 4 дня назад

We like this one a lot. Thanks for watching!

@DuShaneTony 3 дня назад

I love this. I just included a link for my students for next week's lessons.

@filmcourage 3 дня назад

Thank you Tony! We hope they enjoy. Cheers!

@Randallpaulwriter 3 дня назад

Very good The brain takes over. Agreed.

@albertabramson3157 3 дня назад

Contact any former military, emergency responders, or merchant mariners you know. I have to get out of life and death situations so many times that it becomes almost a habit. I work as a freelance script, doctor in screen editor, and one of the things that I do immediately is figure out a better way for the characters to get out of a situation. Remember that story is about likable characters getting themselves into a mess and having to change their character flaw in order to get themselves out of it. They can't be saved by coincidence nor a rescue by clear eyed Athena. "Deus ex machina." A story is really a how to survive/win/stop/get (get rich, get the girl, etc) for someone with a particular personality or trait. It's an indirect way to tell someone how to get out of the mess that they've gotten themselves into in real life.

@davidvognild 4 дня назад

Looking forward to our chat tomorrow Paul

@Arborrain 2 дня назад

Very wise.

@FranticAnimations 3 дня назад

What's the trick?

@Makimaroma 2 дня назад

Watch the video

@ferbiehancockproject 2 дня назад

This kind of advice is exactly the reason why we can't have good movies anymore

@filmcourage 2 дня назад

What do you mean?

@dustinalbright5012 3 дня назад

This is another example of, if you have to try that hard, you’re just not doing it right. Just write the f-ing story. If the story isn’t there, move on to something else