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Today on the show we have one of the most popular guests to ever be on the Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast, the legendary John Truby. John is the author of The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller.
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood’s most successful films. The Anatomy of Story shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby’s own unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative.
His is former students’ work has earned more than $15 billion at the box office, and include the writers, directors, and producers of such film blockbusters as Ratatouille, In Treatment, Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men I/II/III, Shrek, Mother Mary of Chris, Breaking Bad, House, Lost, Planet of the Apes, Scream, The Fantastic Four, The Negotiator, Star Wars, Sleepless in Seattle, Outbreak, African Cats (which Truby co-wrote for Disney) and more.
Over the last 25 years, more than 50,000 people have attended his sold-out seminars around the world, with the American Film Institute declaring that his “course allows a writer to succeed in the fiercely competitive climate of Hollywood.”
Get ready to take some notes. Enjoy my EPIC conversation with John Truby.
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[@screenwriterabdullahh.erak2778]

1'03' segment on Writer's Block is most beneficial of this video."Do your due diligence up front. Do your structural work up front...your planning...your outlining...your figuring out the structural elements of your unique story...get that grand design figured out up front...when you have that grand design in front of you, I guarantee, you won't hit writer's block."

[@ramakrishnakuruva1913]

I love john truby screenplay techniques....

[@ZachScottB]

The interviewer does a fantastic job on this segment. 👏 👏 One of my favorite guests.

[@Sisanf]

1:06:40 - is literally the single best piece of writing knowledge I’ve received on writing a screenplay. Incredibly eye opening. Instantly bought his book after hearing this podcast. John, you’re a legend!!

[@akuakritiproductions]

I love John Truby's book of 'The Anatomy of Story'. ❤️ It is really a GREAT BOOK!!! I really admire this book. ❤️ John Truby is one of the inspiration and motivator for every aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers. ❤️

[@SaiGonRangers]

I love John Truby, his book changed my life!

[@zolboobyambasuren2258]

9ㅐ ㅐ 난ㅡ ㅣ7ㅠ ㅡ..ㅗㅓ8ㅏ6

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Since this is a year old I assume you mean Anatomy of Story? He’s got a newer one out released a few months ago (late 2922) Anatomy of Genre is available now. It’s incredibly detailed and comprehensive. If you don’t have it, you want to get it.

[@annatarintraining9186]

Thank you both for this masterclass, the information is priceless. The interviewer asked all the right questions, not trying to show off which has become a rare thing.

[@vmathew1609]

Goal...Want...Yearn...Desire -- that passion filled aspiration. Yes❣ Thanks for being here John Truby👋

[@whawkins8636]

I'm behind the ball. I just got the book today and I am watching this video.

[@friendlyone2706]

So happy to hear him say not every successful story is a Hero's Myth. I could never figure out what "character arc" or "hero journey" Agatha Christy's characters went through, in either book or screen version. But all of her stories and movies inspired by her stories entertain.

[@LycanVisuals]

Love his book.

[@vmathew1609]

Thank You Bulletproof Screenwriting 👋

[@sagemaster9754]

I'm a chump. Trudy is a Legend. You will all be watching my Production in 2-5 years. Love Ya'll

[@thatdudeguy7176]

Good luck man

[@chrisddawson]

These interviews are really helpful and inspiring - thanks for making these!

[@vmathew1609]

Thank You Indie Film Hustle 👋... keep getting your hustle on💪😉

[@ODeniranFilms]

This was a great session. He shared a lot of pertinent information. Thanks

[@AndreaClinton]

"Anatomy of Criticism," I think one of my professors had us reading that book.

[@IndyAtlanticCity]

36 minutes in, the explanation about the hero and the villain competing for the same goal makes me want to cry, it’s soooo helpful ❤️ I’m writing an alien story. I kept FAILING at the beginning of the second act where the humans encounter the aliens. Because the aliens and humans did NOT have the same goal. So there was never enough conflict. The aliens and humans were BOTH able to succeed. Now that I changed the goal of the aliens, one side MUST lose. ❤️❤️❤️ I bought Truby’s book on August 16 and it is a godsend. It was exactly what I needed to finish my story.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

I’m curious. That were the original goals for both hero and alien, and what were the adjusted goals of each?

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Yes. It was illuminating to have it described in that way. Did you finish your story.

[@IndyAtlanticCity]

@@nikkinewbie6014 Nope 😩

[@nikkinewbie6014]

@@IndyAtlanticCity 😌Keep at it! I’m going to try to participate in NaNoWriMo next month. October is called Preptober if you didn’t know. So maybe look at your story and make some notes to prepare and edit and give it another go in November when so many writers are putting out the creative energy. The goal is to write a story 50k words in the month of November. Have you ever watched Abbie Emmons? She has a terrific channel that’s dedicated to helping people learn the craft of writing. She has concrete strategies, good advice, gives tons of examples of the concepts she’s talking about and she’s super inspirational. She does live writing sprints too and there’s a chat stream the whole time to talk with other people if you want. She goes twenty-five minutes on with five minute breaks during which she answers questions people are sending her live. She’s got over 300k subscribers but it feels like a really fun community. It’s really fun and you can use the time to do anything related to your WiP - research, outline, write whatever. It all counts. It’s really cool! Oh - I guess I should say she’s not really geared toward talking about screenplays specifically but she’s got a lot to say about the craft of writing. She walks the walk and is an Indie published author and she just released her third book September 19th. She writes YA so far but is branching out in future projects. I I0/10 recommend her channel. I think you’d like it and her approach in general. She has a whole series of videos for beginners too - I don’t know where you are in your journey. I’m a beginner working on my first project with a lot to learn. Anyway, just keep going! Take care!

[@IndyAtlanticCity]

Thank you so much! I will take ALL of your advice @@nikkinewbie6014

[@irshhadsheikh]

Amazing interview 🙌

[@chrismaigaard6693]

Great interview Alex! I was wondering, how did you 'shoot' this episode? I'm about to start my own video podcast similar to the format you are doing, so I would be grateful to hear any insight you can share about your setup this particular interview, like software, etc.

[@Monkey_D_Kuzey]

love it

[@howardkoor9365]

Master Class

[@user-go2yu4hq5p]

John truby is great

[@mattbessette7432]

Anyone know how to get a hold of the story improvement worksheets he mentioned?

[@skellzzed8255]

You should invite John back, I'd love to see another interview.

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Have you seen the interview about Truby’s newest book Anatomy of Genre? I think it just came out a few months ago. I just bought it and have started reading it but have watched the interview twice. If you subscribe to Truby’s view on story or even if you are on the fence, you would like the book and again, the interview he gives is great.

[@johannes914]

Great interview. Good questions give good informations.

[@CatMoonErickson]

John Truby is the man. Thanks so much for this excellent interview!

[@RuniDjurhuus]

Indie 🙌

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

Something about John annoys me but he knows his onions.

[@josephblumenthal1228]

I'm old and fell in love with writing two years ago. Who knew? I believe in putting 10k in to know where you stand. That said I work from varied acts to chapters to segments. I know you're dealing with scripts, but your field has helped me write fast. By fast I mean "moving". Do you think I can keep using those "beginner," concepts like acts if it helps or would it be better to wean myself? Ty

[@koveanthanpon]

That was a great interview! Thanks 🙏

[@CulturesInterlude]

So are we getting the link for this work sheet?

[@monogalaxia]

@@KEP1983 Thanks!

[@pranilbhilare7610]

Unable to download the Worksheet, could you check if you are able to download it now?

[@salientfilm]

@@pranilbhilare7610 use a different browser. firefox is getting on my nerves this year. try chrome. good luck and happy holidays!

[@carlosmendoza9827]

James Bond fell in love in On yor Majesty Service, with Lazemby. And I think they show some weakness for that Bond. I love that movie, but I dont know if people criticize Lazemby´s role, just because of that, because you see him crying, and its kind of a romantic movie.

[@nikkinewbie6014]

When he started breaking down The Dark Knight I was nodding my head off like a maniac! It is one of my top three movies I’ve ever seen and I agree it is the best plotted out movie I know. And I think Nolan twisted some things. It’s been often said that Joker (Heath Ledger) overshadowed Batman (Christian Bale). Even Bale said it. Both gave great performances but here’s what I’ve come to believe…the Joker is the protagonist of that movie! Protagonist doesn’t mean “the good guy”. I think it just means the character whose desire or goal drives the story. The entire movie is us watching the Joker’s plan unfold. The Joker drives this movie’s plot. Therefore, Batman is actually the opponent - by Truby’s definition because he is trying to stop the protagonist Joker from reaching his goals. And he can be the opponent without being the villain AND the opponent can actually be a better person than the protagonist. It all seems to fit. If it’s what Nolan actually did - thats Super Crafty 😂😂😂 They are BOTH trying to shut down the mob and they are BOTH fighting for the souls of the citizens of Gotham. Batman is joining forces with Harvey (and so is Bruce) to support his stand as the DA. Batman is fostering hope in Gotham and Joker is fighting to take it away. Harvey is hope. By the way, Nolan said in an interview that he intended the title The Dark Knight to refer both to Batman AND Harvey. I presume it’s because Harvey goes from being Gotham’s White Knight to…a Dark (fallen) Knight negative character arc? Joker’s main goal besides shutting down the mob and giving Gotham the “better class of criminal” it deserves is to - like John says - prove his world view is correct instead of Batman’s world view. Joker: Everybody is corruptible and everyone has a dog eat dog mentality. “Im not a monster. Im just ahead of the curve. “. His desire is to bring Harvey and Batman down to his level and he spends the whole movie trying to accomplish that goal. He has a grand plan and he follows it. That plan makes up the plot points we see in the movie thus Joker’s plans are driving the narrative and Batman is only reacting in opposition to Joker until we see him regroup after Rachel’s demise. He then deploys the privacy stealing sonar thingy he had engineered so he can find the Joker. Batman:’s worldview: Gotham still has good people who are willing to believe in good and have lines they won’t cross and they are worth fighting for. He Batman will not give up his “code”. Not only does he not kill the Joker ( the man who murdered Rachel) but he actually SAVES him from dying - catching him after he falls from the skyscraper. I wish I could ask Mr. Truby whether I’m right about the twisting of the roles in this movie. Can anyone tell me if I’m right or why I’m wrong? Beginner here - Anyone else have an opinion?

[@ZaryasBestFriend]

The link is down for this worksheet. I can't find it anywhere.

[@user-go2yu4hq5p]

I agree 💯 Actually before I watched this video I am convinced that the writer is the film and the film is the writer. Not the director and Difinitly not the actor. Without a good story you have a bad movie in my opinion no matter what you do . having the best staff without a good writer wouldn't make the movie good at all. But a writer alone can write a story and only as it is written it would have a great impact .😉

[@kyliemichelle5695]

Can someone please explain the difference between storyline and plot? Are they both not just the series of events that make up the story itself? Can someone please give an example? Xx

[@davidstorme8748]

Your advice drives a Yugo.

[@RSousa-ru7xi]

He would be an amazing RPG master

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Couple of people asked what name Truby said for who wrote serial tv before Sopranos. The audio gets distorted. He’s got to be talking about Steven Bochco. He wrote for Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and many other heavy weight shows that had large casts and you cared about the characters and their interpersonal relationships and that was the draw to the show and not the cases they were solving each week. I took that for granted but now when I think about something like I Love Lucy it really was more about just how much trouble Lucy could get herself in and out of each week. That was the draw of that kind of writing.

[@friendlyone2706]

Lucy had the nerve to get into trouble, the nerve we all wish we had.

[@huckwalton2307]

I use story beat structures to outline with collaborators, and/or fix scripts that aren’t working for me. It doesn’t have to be exact at all, but 100% of the time, if I feel my script is off, I can easily find the problem comparing it to the balance of beat structure. I think the problem with new writers is not whether or not they use beat structure, it’s how they use it. If you take it to literally, you’re going to run into problems, but I disagree with it being a start out solution, I think 100% of stories, eastern, western, genre nonspecific, can in an esoteric way be prompted by the universal story structures that we relate to.

[@cole_r]

Your a great interviewer, I hope your channel grows :)

[@system-error]

Have you seen Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature? It's a doc about how Shawshank went from a flop to a hit, it's very cool. I can tell you my own theory why it went like that, it's because it LOOKS boring. That's from my own experience, seeing it on TV, even with the presenter girl raving about how great it was. I'm still looking at the drab blue-grey old-timey world, people in flat caps etc, thinking 'That looks drab and depressing and will probably have a sad ending.' Even when the critic is saying 'no, it's uplifting', it's a TV critic so you're like ehh, don't trust. I only watched it when an actual friend, who I knew had good taste, said it's great. That's why it's the quintessential word-of-mouth success. It doesn't look fun or interesting, but people beat the drum for it hard after seeing it. It's the opposite of most movies these days, which are all looks and hype, but empty and quickly forgotten after release.

[@finalframemedia2081]

Can you share the worksheet please?

[@infinitumentertain]

watch the whole thing

[@alexborghi7101]

Hi there. Can the protagonist be his own villain by the poor choices he makes?

[@ssprezzatura]

Truby´s The anatomy of the story is that suitable tool which made start studying and understanding writing by myself, I´ve just ordered The anatomy of genres as well. The only Truby´s lack on his work is the constant enormous pessimism he remarks, so I confess that a I had to delete every single negative lines on his work, in order to get rid of doubts and finally succeed. all these things aside, John truby 22 steps made me dive into storytelling ocean with confidence by providing such a clear understanding.

[@brendarice-davis9795]

Perfectly said, I believe he's unaware of the amount of pessimistic remarks he makes" therefore I conclude that it can be considered as his FLAW. Use it!

[@pr222]

At 57:50 mins in he mentions something like butchco started this before the Sopranos, anyone know what he said? Thank you!

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Click on more near the description. Scroll down and you can click on transcript.

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Steven Bochco. He had a lot of major shows. He was even involved with Columbo but that wasn’t serial. It was however one of my favorite shows to watch and it was different than anything else on TV at the time where we know who the killer was from the start, Columbo knew early on and then it was just about Columbo proving the guy did it. I guess this exemplifies what Truby said about the point if the detective genre being about whose version of the truth will be believed, the killer’s or Columbo’s. 😀.

[@th3teacher705]

Top Gun Maverick, Tom Cruise is an alpha warrior on a mission, but is also a mentor/mother protecting his children/pilots.

[@friendlyone2706]

Why we love him -- as children or as inspired fellow warriors.

[@user-go2yu4hq5p]

I want to know the beats of these genres Myth Fantasy Romance Horror Where can I find them explained from a professional writer?

[@mattbessette7432]

I’d be curious to hear about this too. Anyone seen a resource where Truby (or someone he approves of) explains these genre beats?

[@barloeditor3937]

Lower the into music to loud

[@Everythingusee]

Superman is a catalyst character, others are changed as a result of being around him. His stories should be seen through the lens of folk tales rather than gritty realism.

[@user-go2yu4hq5p]

About the beats Say If I have two genres how can I use the right beats every time ?

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Anatomy of Genre came out a few months ago. It lists everything out for each of the fourteen most popular genres. I just bought it a couple of weeks ago.

[@atanughosh8339]

@@nikkinewbie6014 is it good ? I am planning to buy this ..

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Interviewer asked about the Shawshank warden and how he opposed Andy and what was the common goal they were fighting over. I think it was Andy’s goal to maintain his spirit and his hope and not to become like Brooks an institutionalized man. His main goal was to escape the prison, with his spirit intact. The warden opposed him by keeping Andy in and trying to take away his hope and spirit. He even killed the inmate / witness that could have helped Andy be legally exonerated. Andy is the warden’s golden goose who he is forcing to “cook” the books to hide his criminal use of the prison inmates as labor he sells and profits on. Now if Red is the main protagonist though, that’s where I get lost unless his opponent is the threat of becoming institutionalized like Brooks in which case the opponent is the Prison itself and the losses you suffer there. It seems to me that Andy has the desire that we end up rooting for when we see him start working on the wall in his cell. But we also hope that Red’s parole hearings go well and we’re invested in that. I do believe that Red is the main protagonist and he is changed and saved by meeting Andy who restores his hope. Literally last two words of the movie are Red saying “I hope”. That is a revelation to me as I study story!!! One more thought. Red experiences a character arc like a protagonist is supposed to. Andy changes people around him but he doesn’t really change. His flaw may have been that he was closed off from his feelings and didn’t express them sending his wife to another man. He developed deep bond with Red though. That’s the biggest change I saw. He endures the prison, keeping hope alive for a life outside and he comes out with his core self still intact. That’s how I look at it. I wonder if I’m on the right track with an opponent not having to be a person but that it can be an inanimate object or institution or nature or even a person’s skewed worldview. Anything that keeps the protagonist stuck where they are instead of progressing along their character arc journey? Whereas a villain might have to be a person or living being at least (Cujo for instance)? Can anybody further clarify Truby’s distinction between opponent and villain? Seems key to grasp when crafting the character and for plotting.

[@everafter2611]

Lol outlining is insanely difficult. The book is complex and not for the fate of heart. I wonder how my screenlay is going to come out... I'm nervous.

[@IndyAtlanticCity]

How’s it going? I am writing my own screenplay also.

[@everafter2611]

@@IndyAtlanticCity wanna swap

[@prezadent1]

57:30 who does he say started modern TV serials 10 years prior to The Sopranos? Not sure if his audio was cutting out but it's something like ...lodgco

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Click on more near the description and scroll down. You can click on transcript.

[@prezadent1]

@@nikkinewbie6014 Pffft, you're funny.

[@nikkinewbie6014]

@@prezadent1 Why do you say that? Because it’s been two years and you don’t care anymore? 😂😂 I’m just discovering this video and the audio broke up on exactly some parts I wanted to hear most. I was looking for the link to the worksheet and saw the time stamped transcript. Just thought I’d let you know…but yeah I’m kinda late 😂😂😂

[@prezadent1]

@@nikkinewbie6014 Because the transcript is the same as the CC and it is obviously not correct.

[@nikkinewbie6014]

@@prezadent1 Ohhhh sorry. I didn’t read past the first few lines …obviously. 😂. Steven Bochco is who I believe he was talking about.

[@NowYourMad]

Looking for people who want to help with this film I'm writing ...

[@1Jack1daniels]

54:12

[@ronaldmayle1823]

Structure beats to writers are like paint by numbers to Norman Rockwell. Where is the creatively if everything has to line up like tin soldiers?

[@nikkinewbie6014]

It’s like cooking. Once you know the recipe and have it down, then you can predict how the dish will taste / turn out if you start to tweak the recipe. You are meant to tweak the recipe. He talks about twisting the beats. Then he also talks about combining genres. So that can help to individualize your work too depending on the ones you choose to

[@charlessmyth]

Other than to indicate, to the audience, that the people of Gotham would have accepted the argument that Harvey Dent had fallen prey to the lure of the dark side, and there was really no need for Batman to make the choice, at the end, that he mistakenly made, and to increase the effect of tragedy, there was no need for the plot to include the scene with the ships.

[@Thatbullhim]

???

[@geniosityfilms]

Watch TDK again. The mayor made it VERY clear that if Harvey Dent's reputation is sullied in anyway, all the 500+ criminals that he arrested would be "back on the streets." Batman could've claimed that Joker killed those people but if there was ever a trial or an independent investigation, they would see that Joker probably had an alibi during Weurtz's or Maroni's death. Batman had a very hard choice to make, but given the circumstances, he made the right choice. "Some times, the truth isn't good enough"

[@nikkinewbie6014]

Heroes need scenes to show they’re heroism 😂. But seriously, structurally, I understand the scene with the ferry boats to be about playing out the central theme of the movie and raising the stakes and tension. Remember what Truby says about how Batman and Joker’s worldviews are competing to be accepted as the truth? Well in the ferry boat scene, neither boat pulled their triggers. Without knowing what took place on the boats, the Joker is confused and astounded how/why one boat didn’t blow the other boat up. On the surface, his world view is disproven. On the surface, Batman’s worldview is proven to be more truthful and he is vindicated in his belief that the many sacrifices and hardships he has suffered as Batman are worth it because there are good people still left in Gotham. This scene also is how we see the Joker accept once and for all that Batman is a “lost cause” to him and cannot be corrupted. Batman even saves Joker from falling to his death - even though he was the man responsible for Rachel’s death. So he gives up trying to bring Batman down and compared to the two of them to an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Neither will ever change. But he knows he corrupted Harvey and that round goes to him. Meanwhile on the Ferry Boats, we the audience see what’s REALLY going on beneath the surface - or at least some of us do. 😂. The good citizens vote overwhelmingly to blow the other boat up…but it doesn’t happen because no one of them can go through with it. But that’s not exactly the same as taking a strong moral stand for what’s right. The criminals and prison guards / law enforcement boat is thinking about pulling the trigger too except the big “head “ criminal tricks the guard into giving him the trigger. The guard gave it to him thinking he was going to pull the trigger. But he throws it out the window keeping anyone from being able to do it…perhaps single-handedly saving the other boat. So the majority of the Gothamites actually proved out the Joker’s view. Many times, when push comes to shove, people will pick their own best interests over others’ even taking others’ lives - unless maybe when someone steps into the gap and leads with hope and faith in the good of people and stands up for what’s right regardless of the personal risk - like Harvey did in the second act pretending to be Batman to set a trap for Joker - and like Batman does throughout the movie. I think the big guy criminal that throws the trigger out the window to keep anyone from using it stands for Batman. Batman is viewed as a vigilante which is technically a criminal who by definition acts outside of the law, but he has more morals than most of the police in Gotham! This is seemingly yet another question raised - is vigilantism acceptable? Remember the Batman copycat at the beginning of TDK who says they’re trying to help and Batman says “I don’t need any help!” Then the guy says “What gives YOU the right?” (To be a vigilante but tell us not to be). So does anyone have the right to take the law into their own hands - regardless of their intent to do good? The commissioner before Gordon (Loeb?) said it was “unacceptable” in Batman Begins 😂😂😂 Also, I feel like the two ferry boats stand for Gotham itself. The citizens on one boat and the corrupt law enforcement, the criminal element and Batman putting himself between the sides on the other boat. Same makeup of the City. The Ferry boat riders don’t blow each other up, which gives Batman time to stop Joker from blowing EVERYBODY up after the deadline passes. So he saves them all after they first save themselves….because you KNOW Joker switched the triggers right? 😂😂😂. So a boat that tried to kill the other boat would have unknowingly killed themselves I’m guessing. A central theme in this movie is about the moral state of mankind in general and of Gotham in particular. The Ferry Boat scene is one of the ways the theme is played out. It definitely has its place in the plot. As for Batman’s choice at the end, he makes the right choice to intervene (taking them all over the ledge and catching the boy) when Harvey throws the coin up to decide Gordon’s son’s fate. Batman takes the blame for Harvey’s killings to keep Harvey “clean” to stop the reversal of the sentences of the criminals he took off the street. He also takes the blame so that Gotham won’t lose the inspiration they got from Harvey’s courageous stand against crime. And a side benefit was that the criminal element in Gotham knew about Batman’s rule about not killing (Maroni confirmed that). So after the events of TDK , Gotham’s criminals thought “Batman DOES kill.”

[@jasonc.osbourne2489]

Superman and Batman can work. Superman the Animated Series did it brilliantly. So have multiple comics. And there is a little thing called Kryptonite that is the great equalizer. And I also would disagree with TV over Film in quality. Movies can reach heights that TV cannot reach in terms of Art. TV cannot not reach the heights of something like Parasite. In terms of art. This will be proven since a TV Show is in development of the movie and I could be wrong but will guess it won't be as good as the film if it makes it to production. And most of the TV series start out great but rarely can maintain that greatness throughout the series. Mad Men, Sopranos, Game of Thrones, even the Wire's last season faltered near the end. Breaking Bad was good till the end but I would argue season 1 and season 2 weren't the strongest. Seasons 3,4,5 were great.

[@animeshh007]

It's a replay. BPS 001

[@D.o.l.l.a.r.s]

🚶

[@sagemaster9754]

Where IS THE WORK SHeeT BROTHERS & SISTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@larainehruby1376]

Do script writers ever need story ideas - basic script outlines, full scripts to edit. How much $$ does one charge? Just want to be fair.

[@jaime8318]

For such a famous authority on screenwriting, Trbuy has a pretty unsophisticated understanding of character obstacles. Our greatest actors use this technique over and over again. It's just that they are so good at it, people like Truby don't even recognize that this technique is being employed.

[@skellzzed8255]

But both their mother's names is Martha, so it all evens itself out...

[@jammydodger2111]

Saying episodic storytelling is not art is silly

[@friendlyone2706]

True. Telling the same story but with slight variations so effectively people look forward to both reruns and the next episode, is an amazing accomplishment. What elevates it to art, is the amazing number of episodically told stories that are never watched beyond the 1st installment.

[@Marty13153]

He rips formula then has his own specialized formulas for particular genres that you “have to know” and “have to hit”. lol.

[@erenja3ger871]

Why don't you go ahead and tell us why he is wrong?

[@anatomiadahistoria]

Read the man's book, you'll realize you don't know what you're saying. Anatomy of Story isn't a fixed formula at all, it's a comprehensive and objective system which gives writers clarity as to exactly how to engage their creativity in a truly functional manner.

[@Marty13153]

@@anatomiadahistoria And '3 act structure' is not an objective system to give clarity and to use creatively and in a functional matter. Yeah OK. I've read his book and have his software which is useful, but to mock '3 act structure' while handing us these so-called necessary beats, per genre, is pure hyposcrisy. Pure and simple.

[@Marty13153]

@@erenja3ger871 He's wrong to be a hypocrite. He's telling you to hit certain story beats or you won't be successful. Formula. Why don't you go ahead and tell us why you don't get that.

[@anatomiadahistoria]

@@Marty13153 "You can't teach someone something they think they already know"...

[@HomeAtLast501]

Come on, man, don't type while you're interviewing someone. It's rude. And it's annoying that you froze the image to hide this.

[@carlwagner2049]

I thought he was a fantastic, engaged interviewer. He typed for maybe a few seconds...

[@HomeAtLast501]

@@carlwagner2049 He typed while the guy was responding, and then after-the-fact froze the image so you couldn't see it. It was rude as hell. Let me guess --- you're the interviewer.

[@carlwagner2049]

It obviously didnt bother Truby, and that's what matters. Truby himself said he thought he was a great interviewer at the end, and I agree. All in all, it was a great interview, and I hope you got as much good info out of it as I did.

[@HomeAtLast501]

@@carlwagner2049 Sounds like you've never been in front of a camera, a microphone, or a live audience before. What the hell would you expect him to say on-camera? You're a rude bastard for ignoring me for an extended period of time and both reading and answering emails while I responded to your stupid question? I came here to be intellectually challenged, and you aren't helping me achieve that goal. Enough.

[@olarmarco]

Why are you talking about Superman? Keep it Indie. An interview with Truby about Indie filmmaking is big. Let's focus on this and not on superheroes, please. :)