Brian Helgeland | BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture Series

Writer Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) explains what it feels like to win an Oscar an a Razzie on the same weekend, why he thinks writer's block is a myth, and reveals Clint Eastwood's unique powers of persuasion.
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[@lynnturman8157]

Man, this guy's written some great movies!

[@SirDJMaster23]

his top 10 favorite movies- From Russia with Love, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The French Connection, Klute, The Bad News Bears, The Great Escape, The Road Warrior, The Guns of Navarone, Manhattan, and Cool Hand Luke

[@naufrage0]

The editing and sound mixing for this episode is so weird.

[@vanzonhl]

agreed. simpler is often best ^^.. this tries to be artsy fartsy xD

[@sampsonraysimon]

Right? Compression is your friend.

[@kiranmenon5091]

this is the best of the lecture series

[@sampsonraysimon]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[@DDavis-mi2cg]

Wow. I loved that. Great. Taught me a lot. Thank you.

[@andrewdomville3663]

Great interview.

[@jnbfilm56]

with that music around the 8th minute, looks like if brian had died or there was something really tragic happening

[@Marilinaa]

This was really great

[@dandavis5294]

this is great, thanks

[@OSIGWEDANNYOSIGWE]

I love this

[@tontaelli]

@4:29 I like the "BUT" that pops up on the left speaker. Very Cool, very, very, very cool.

[@johncollee]

Excellent

[@MisterSifuentes]

That was intense. Excellent. #screenwriting

[@ThomasJRyan-ct3dv]

If anyone can single-handed destroy a movie, it's Costner.

[@SirDJMaster23]

glad i’m not the only one that loves the advice and outlook on filmmaking, but couldn’t stand the try-hard editing and all-over-the-place sound. Also, at one point the cameraman/woman almost drops the camera haha

[@williammoore3651]

Content A .. Sound mixing F

[@williammoore3651]

william moore artsy camera focus/shake really distracting - surprised that part of the production slipped through the cracks -

[@vheetechnohippy]

great show, shoddy sound mixing.

[@DHARMIK_M]

if you want to be writer then start writing

[@KeithDemBadman]

There's a Horror Screenplay Contest on 13Horror com which is open now if anyone here is interested.

[@jamesmoseley5428]

He man. Of all the razzie films, the postman is at the top of bad movies. Way underrated and fueled by a sheep mentality hate for kevin kostner. Id watch the postman before I watch a lot of modern "good" movies

[@CatharineAckerman]

I love your movies but I've been being harassed ,abducted,blamed sexually abused I was pregnant with my first and only child and " the devil himself" was doing nasty shit to me you should just how much he's done thinking he's above the law.... It's a fucking conspiracy

[@Pepperanddine]

what a crappy editing !!! why???

[@thomasahlers8715]

THIS MUSIC IS ANNOYING