6 Things I Learned Reading Unproduced Pro Scripts

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[@TylerMowery]

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[@Amanojaku]

"Close out of KZbin and go write." Best advice in the video.

[@GREENFLYERFILMS]

Damn now i feel guity and have no choice but to write

[@mikehunt3842]

"Are you unsure about whether or not you're a great writer? I'll clear it up for you; you're not. You're watching KZbin videos about writing." Thank you, Tyler.

[@davidliu4134]

In my opinion, being a great writer isn't about not seeking advice about writing, its about instinctively knowing what advice to apply and what to not, while always making the best choice for your finished product.

[@futurestoryteller]

Here's some food for thought: how many screenplays has Tyler Mowery sold? Then a follow up: how many dollars of screenwriting advice has Tyler Mowery sold?

[@leonardo9259]

@@futurestoryteller here's some more food of thought: how many screenplays have Tyler Mowery's followers sold? and I said that because I have sold two following some of his advices

[@futurestoryteller]

If you say so, anonymous internet guy, but how do you know you'd not have sold anything without the advice? Seems like a clear case of survivorship bias. You're also here watching this video, by the logic of the quote, you are not a great writer, even though you've sold screenplays watching them - or so you say anyway.

[@leonardo9259]

@@futurestoryteller oh, so you are annoyed because someone called you a bad writer. Well, no need to project in me tbh

[@bigkahona8444]

Wow how did I find you. I studied script writing in penn state and you just summarized 4 years in few minutes .

[@TylerMowery]

Stay tuned. Pretty soon (may not be my net video, but very soon) I'm doing a pretty massive video on story Structure/script structure and how to differentiate between all of these formulas that are out there.

[@MSordernature]

Great advice. You could just reiterate all the points as a list at the end of the video. 1. There is a difference between shock value and good writing. 2. If you're going to write a genre film, make sure it has a hook. 3. Focus on your characters. 4. Don't write about writing. 5. Your scripts shouldn't become interesting on page 70. 6. Most pro writers are not geniuses. They just did the work.

[@greggeverman5578]

Dude...this vid is some of the best 5 minutes of advice I’ve ever seen on KZbin! Point #5 is a problem for me.

[@Kishan_Baijnath]

Everyone's trying to bring up "Adaptation" as a way to validate writing a film about writing. You're not Charlie Kaufman. So probably drop the idea. And if you are Charlie Kaufman... hi. I'm a big fan.

[@EShaktikiranV]

Kishan Baijnath Martin Scorsese

[@formulaic78]

What he did was find an original way to write about writing. As an aside, I first saw Adaptation in a beach bar on Koh Phangnan in Thailand. Even in paradise the movies can still entrance you.

[@comicstwisted]

3:21, brutal

[@margaritatabellini8806]

Truth often is :D

[@futurestoryteller]

Lies can be too.

[@grenbaygrl1]

Happy to say you have yourself a new subscriber. I just came across your Shutter Island video and have been bingeing on your other stuff for the past hour. You bring up some interesting insight into the pieces you cover and explain it in an in-depth manner that is easy to understand without being over simplified. I hope to see you put out more great work and gain more subscribers because this is some great stuff

[@TylerMowery]

Welcome to the channel! I'm glad you like what you see!

[@ultravioletcats6691]

If I could ask, how did you get that internship reading scripts for the summer? Did you have to apply around or did you find out about it online? How would you recommend getting an internship like this?

[@camilosalinas2999]

Man, love the ending, thank you very much

[@jdouglas1050]

That was great! I am a subscriber to the channel you run, Tyler, and this was one of your best. an oldie but goody.

[@aln447]

One of the better "howto" videos on writing. gotta say!

[@hello2jello4mellow34]

Again, a great video to inspire and kick one's own behind.

[@drewsanvicente7137]

3:16 Ouch.

[@atallguynh]

Burn. Props for calling a spade a spade though.

[@greggeverman5578]

@@atallguynh Oh yeah.

[@beachbumpower7018]

This really helped. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@andressuarez6427]

Thanks, very usefull, greetings from Chile!

[@boneiy]

Was wondering why the vid disappeared for a bit -- glad it's back now.

[@TylerMowery]

Had to fix an issue. All good now!

[@perrap79]

Dropping some TRUTH! I respect that! 👊🏽

[@greggeverman5578]

2:50 The honest smasher!💣💣💣💥💥💥💥

[@chenjunnn]

What you've just highlighted would work for authors too . Not just screenplay writers ;) Thank you for such great insight!

[@TylerMowery]

Glad you liked it!

[@chenjunnn]

it's always nice to learn something different.i don't write. i am not in the film industry either. but i love reading . i always felt that most mainstream movies these days have super mediocre script with characters that we cannot relate to. adaptations of books are often badly done that make us readers angry. lol

[@09diz]

coooool!!!! thx bro! nice material.

[@klartext2225]

Thanks for Point 4! Reminds me of a short film made by a friend - about a guy who suffers from - guess what! - WRITER's BLOCK. So very original... and, having sold two half-hour-screenplays for TV and written two feature film screenplays (one has been made into a novel, published in Germany by a big publisher, plus 5 books) - I thought: what a worn out cliché this is! YOU haven't written anything, pal. I have... but really just a little compared to guys like Grisham or King. When Stephen King writes about writer's block in THE SHINING, that's okay. He has earned every right to do so. For the rest and for all wannabes: just shut up and think of a real story.

[@xxxtacy]

Thank you so much!! 👍🏽❤️

[@scrabdusanproductions2104]

This is a seriously well made video.

[@LEMON-fc7dn]

Brilliant.

[@juliocesargonzalez6920]

Great final words.

[@greggeverman5578]

Adding to the never-ending supply of good KZbin wisdom out there.

[@christopherdysart1136]

Adaptation is the best screenplay about writing.

[@anak732]

Where though, i can’t find ANY websites where i can find a good script to read!!

[@JorgeAndradeLopez]

Love the honesty! haha

[@AmritZoad]

Thanks

[@darkduck3677]

Great point about writing about writing. It drives me crazy when rappers rap about rapping.

[@focuslife8417]

Great vid

[@uglystupidloser]

pff. "think you're a great writer? you're not you're watching youtube videos about writing." i watch a million videos about writing, video essays about characters analysis and video games, acting reactions and roundtable interviews, psychological breakdowns of movie and tv scenes, and videos of people just ranting and complaining about the particular entertainment industry that they prefer. from armchair enthusiasts to professionals still struggling to define their voice and careers, you learn so much, so fast (thanks to youtube). you get an inside look at how production and creative processes are done in a fast track way. 😅 such a jab. i could tell you how many of these authortube channels have either poor advice or their own published books are not only not to my taste, but how i could rip them apart in the technical execution. still... besides me getting mildly triggered, another good video.

[@JurijFedorov]

I would have liked there to not be any music and you using examples from real scripts. If you for example say that some scripts valued shock over story I don't fully get your point without an example. How does shock subtract from the story? I also didn't really get the other points. You recommend not writing about writers which I agree with. But it just seems that you dislike bad scripts. The bad writers would fail writing about gore, writers or anything else. Examples would have made this a video I understood.

[@TylerMowery]

Yea I would've loved to put examples here from what I read this summer. The problem is those scripts are not released to the public. I had to sign an NDA to read and do script coverage on them. If I wasn't trying to enter the film industry full time in less than a year then maybe I wouldn't care haha. But since I am I didn't use them as examples. Also I'm saying most pro writers are bad writers and these pros are making these mistakes. I'm both saying what I learned and saying that there is a ton of room for quality screenplays. Thanks for commenting!

[@JurijFedorov]

I see the overuse of gore as a crutch by bad writers. They are not at the level they need to be to be seen and use this tool to be seen. It fails and is noticeably bad but in reality their script would probably not have been good even without it. Even though disgusting stuff is not fun to read no matter what. I would therefore think that the actual problem is how they think when writing a screenplay. So there should be a video telling people to work on their skills and telling them how to check the quality of their writing before sending it out. I think the problem here is "you try too much too fast". If you are not a good writer you should maybe stick to the basics that are proven to work and are proven to earn studios billions of dollars. Some people became millionaires by writing some simple script most viewers could relate too. After that they wrote nothing, because well, they were not good writers. Few people became anything by writing a 140 page script about the philosophy of writing. Concepts that are deep don't just sell because they are deep. And the self-biography writing tendency also caused all those billions of "about writing" scripts. They really need to go. But the tendency is the want to hear yourself speak. That's the problem itself. A script about your job as a wood-chopper is probably not a great idea unless, again, you can make it interesting. This is also often why so damn many novice scripts have an abundance of "clever" dialogue that seems wise and fast paced but becomes boring very fast as there is not much visual stuff in the script. Wanting to be heard and wanting to hear yourself speak is fine. But you need to know what other people want to hear. This is why I like that people can learn the basics and work from that. Because if you don't do the basics you often will start working on a project that is outside your skill level or so focused on just your specific interest only that few other people will enjoy it.

[@greggeverman5578]

@@JurijFedorov "Disgusting stuff is not fun to read no matter what". KZbin wisdom in action! 👏👏👏

[@sirtophamhatt8204]

Tyler: "So close out of KZbin and start writing" Bruh, I need the Lofi-girl livestream to focus

[@Ner0mancer]

The only book on writing I've read and that is essential (!) for learning how to write is Stephen Kings book on the matter. He is a master in his class and his book on it is not about how to write a good horror book, it's about how to write a good book in general. Of course scripts underlie some other rules than books but in the end writing is writing, good or bad.

[@thelisthero4774]

“You’re watching KZbin videos about writing” 🤣🤣🤣

[@ElCineHefe]

Got a laugh out of me too! 🤣

[@boshtovar]

Fuck I love when Tyler is brutally honest.

[@haruruben]

You can learn the same things from RedLetterMedia

[@ahmedhasni3200]

what does it mean unproduced scripts.If I write a script could it fall in this category

[@johnwilliams2313]

You have confirmed for me what I have always thought. I used Covertly and Wescreenplay. Their opinions were mediocre at best.

[@jonahstricklin5476]

3:16 bruuuhh... That was great lmao

[@channingparker4898]

Dammit this video is such a hidden gem. If I could hide this video from other people I would lol

[@jboushka]

On point 4 there is the 2001 movie "Adaptation". It actually works! "The Assistant" really works! Saw it yesterday.

[@Ruylopez778]

Yes, but Adaptation is written by Kaufman, a great writer.

[@coffeefrog]

My peers keep telling me to just feel it out, but I know I need to learn the craft first. I assume going with your gut is a pitfall of a lot of unsuccessful writers?

[@naimabubacar6018]

I'm gonna try and finish first draft

[@jannevalkeapaa]

I was laughing so much, when Tyler said this line: "Are you thinking about, if you are a great writer or not? Let me clear it out for you: You are not. You are watching KZbin videos about writing." :D :D :D

[@stevielove4778]

Did you just insult us for ... watching YOUR videos? I was THIIISSS close to buying your course, THANK YOU for saving me the $$ xx

[@leostales2681]

But what if we're writing about someone writing about writing?

[@theartzscientist8012]

Do you read for a price? If so, I’m interested.

[@ProfessorWalnut]

3:16 Sassy Tyler is ICONIC

[@circleofattention6021]

You're not a good writer... You're watching KZbin videos about writing. 🤣🤣🤣 Best quote ever, soooooooooo true it hurts!

[@formulaic78]

Tarantino said something similar in another clip: "I've been speaking to studio heads and they are dying to see great original new material." Unfortunately, they may also want it to be at his level!

[@mrkshply]

I really want some great writer like Stephen King to comment on this video that he was watching it. That would be dramatic irony

[@frenstcht]

Archetypes are like patterns in pi: They don't exist, they're just an imaginary pattern imposed by people who are afraid of truth. So why not skip the prison of imaginary categories and just create characters instead?

[@anantambisht4895]

Pls tell me also

[@WaqasKhan-yi2nn]

Harsh but true

[@TheJereld]

He should be a teacher. I didn't listen to them either.

[@owensanfordstuff]

What's with the music in this video😂totally out me off😂

[@harrysanders818]

Nr.4 is essentially why I can not take the game Alan Wake seriously

[@colemacgrath2005]

3:16 said the guy who only gets bad reviews for his scripts lol

[@PCIMPOSSIBLE]

Most pro writers are just dreamers, not geniuses

[@erannohana-eavry813]

No respect for tyler

[@EYECRAFTVideo]

You think your a screenplay authority? you're not. You're making KZbin videos about writing. A Scorcese screenplay wouldn't last a second with you. HA HAAA