Where People Go Wrong With Their Own Stories - Mark W. Travis

[@sharonstafford8007]

The most helpful part of this video for me was the reminder that when you're writing a story - a character, write from the deep emotions experienced by that character, not as a by-stander witnessing the event and explaining it. Draw the audience in so that they feel that emotion, the same as the character/person would.

[@filmcourage]

Great comment Sharon!

[@2Tubist]

Very true. Id also say, remember ur deepest emotions when drawing from ur own life, that exact moment actually lived & experienced. In that instant, in that moment sometimes an epiphany occurred or an insight what actually life is all abt...draw from there

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

Good point...sometimes I find myself getting caught up in it...but would the audience? Time to reread a couple...

[@jlmusicproductions6105]

This is not true for every kind of screenplay. Still some good advice...

[@miguelvidalmartinez9456]

Awesome advice. This will help me delve into my character's deep emotions instead of taking him through a succession of accidents.

[@bldcaveman2001]

That your reaction to your story is not just gonna get to the reader/audience just because you felt it whilst writing and thinking back to your experience.

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Mark Travis is one smart director. Always love listening to his wisdom.

[@therunawayrascal]

he’s really on to something in this run. we need the full interview! we’re ready for it haha thank you both

[@filmcourage]

We're getting closer! Thanks for watching!

[@filmcourage]

What was the most helpful part of this video for you?

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

To be honest, every part of it was as informative as the others, especially to people like me on this art.

[@meryarcus4699]

The part when he talks about how we as writers should not tell the audience that a character is feeling a certain way and rather set an atmosphere conveying the emotions of the character.

[@jamespeck125]

Another great video. These are the best things I've found on KZbin, when it comes to autobiographical story telling - not just script writing, but all writing. Perhaps the intriguing part here, for me, is wondering how much my voice may alter, if sharing the story - or parts of it, with others, which might reveal new things (about me or the situation) as opposed to just what I see (or think I see..). Stripping away the ego. Thanks for posting.

[@filmcourage]

Thanks James, great value in your comment.

[@chrisoliver3642]

I like this guy and I think his main point is some great advice: if you're not giving the reader what they need to empathize with your protagonist, you've failed at that writing.

[@danieljackson654]

I love this episode. I watch it repeatedly. It is how I chose to write the Story on which I travail with joy and wonder.

[@AnyDayNow360]

This man took the samurai sword and demonstrated his skill in storytelling. Clean slice to get to the center of the issue!

[@inquisitivemind8672]

Telling the story that's not supposed to be told is often the first place to break the ground. *Excellent interview, thanks.👍🏽

[@Tom_Roberts]

He's fantastic - top of the tree.

[@greggeverman5578]

His opening bit was, I believe, bang on. Often parts in a book which were written to be terrible come off a just the opposite!

[@neurojitsu]

Such great questions! I came to this video after watching Barbara Seymour Giordano talking with you about telling personal stories, and she compared "corporate narratives" to "real stories" simply by saying (of real stories) that they, "reveal something that you're afraid to reveal". Travis's discussion of his workshops, and your great question about the types of people who attend, went deeper into this idea. Of course, the question I was left with was, "how do you interrogate people?" - I guess we have to pay for a workshop for that! Edit: oh no, you have a video on that! Going there next LOL...

[@veradragilyova3122]

Mark Travis is my favorite speaker!!! 😁

[@cokiemann4567]

Love this guy 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@mahonrimartins1767]

I can also see it as "I'm not in it" is not happening to me... it's happening to the character it may be autobiographical but still is a character and I need to treat it as such. I by nature would like to be the hero, but some times I have not been in real life and if my ego could be out of the way I could find the truth in the story

[@sobeidalagrange7129]

01:45😮😮😮 04:00

[@2Tubist]

Why we never see the host face (beautiful charismatic voice though)

[@michaelvoorhees7812]

Because she is God, dude

[@mahonrimartins1767]

Don't be a creep🤓🤦🏻‍♂️🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@miguelvidalmartinez9456]

@@mahonrimartins1767 flattering someone's voice is a creep thing?

[@mahonrimartins1767]

@@miguelvidalmartinez9456 no, is not

[@arifdale]

she also asks really good questions

[@BrandonJ.Taylor]

Comfortably. How long does it take to build a relationship? Well, it's simple. Have to see and be present with them to build trust. We are most comfortable in our home, to the cashiers, the bus driver, and slightly small talk to 'strangers'. Never understood the term strangers. Just people that become friends. Anyways, it's interesting how society functions. Psychologically we are embedded with these conditions that distance use apart from ourselves and others. I can talk all day. Hey, how about you invite me to talk? Im not a writer. I'm the new cat in the field. I'm ready! 😮

[@mysticfellow9843]

This guy's great

[@azra31]

Sounds like therapy

[@thumper8684]

This is an odd one. There are reasons to be reluctant to tell your own story, because you are exposing yourself, because you are betraying confidences. For me, personal stories feel like a limited resource. I have a ton of them, and mostly I am afraid to touch them directly. I guess the fact you are aware that there are different perspectives on the same story because you personally know most of the people who were involved makes this richer, but also even more precious. There is stuff I could right but would not want to make public. Did you know that the larvae of carpet beetles feed on keratin, the stuff hair is made of. I became allegic to my own hair.

[@prismagraphy]

Just change names and details?