How to write amazing endings for your film.

[@JayFingers]

I’m a screenwriter, and something I always tell aspiring writers is to 1.) know your ending and 2.) outline your story. You need to have a destination in mind when writing and a roadmap to get there. I’m not saying things can’t change. But one has to at least plot a course and have an idea of where they’re trying to go. So yeah, everything I write, I always ensure I’ve got my ending in mind before I type Word 1. 😅

[@maxjm8279]

The best trick for amazing endings is simply "and then he woke up"

[@a_ram]

Chaotic evil.

[@joeytrimble21]

Hmm noted

[@christian-schubert]

Well, worked for one of the dopest shows of our time, Breaking Bad

[@daybin5303]

@@christian-schubert but that’s not how it ended… what????

[@christian-schubert]

You ABSOLUTELY sure about that? 😏

[@forkrhoades1953]

Ah this is actually what I was needing. I always get lazy with my endings cuz I was tired of writing by the time I got there. Gonna try this with my next project

[@etrain8885]

I’ll be honest, King has a lot of books that are incredible for me right up until the ending. I wish he came up with his endings first.

[@owenhuyge]

I did this with a short I just wrote. I had an idea for a haunting final shot. Knowing what I was working toward I was able to write the short in a way that was a natural progression to the ending. I didn’t even realize that I did it until I started thinking about how I wrote it in context with this video. Stellar tip!

[@DJILLEE]

Fantastic video! I'm horrible at writing interesting stories and I feel like this simplifies the process much more.

[@ahoy4301]

Not only did he say it right away but he also put it on the thumbnail instead of waiting like 5 minutes to tell us in vid. Nice

[@davidhowman4212]

The best part about starting with the ending is that you can then flesh out the first two acts with stuff that hints at the ending in one way or another. Then, when people watch your work over again, they notice those small hints and get even more impressed with the overall product. Rian Johnson does this a lot with his movies, as does Christopher Nolan. It helps give their movies that much more playback value.

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

this channel is great for youtubers, bro i dont miss an upload, ever since i found this channel. i take this advice for making a video too. i cant do it completely but i can take this advice for a good improb ending

[@TinKositar]

I've recently finished watching Breaking Bad, and I think it's a really great example of an interesting, surprising yet inevitable ending that also recontextualizes the overall story SPOILER: Walter did it for his ego and pride ultimately, not his family...

[@Ritefita]

he still made money go to his son and his son didn't have a pity dad. lessons sent aswell + he took away some evil. idk. looks like ok non-vegetable way.

[@eriefloors]

I really appreciate your mental tech. Knowing where you are going, makes mapping easier.

[@Ritefita]

Oh my gosh that ending! King in da house! Damn I love this power. Bro, you're rippin it. That's the point. That's the way. Oh my gosh

[@odiviomariano1335]

This is exactly what I needed to complete a story I'm cooking up

[@robertulrich3964]

i think this advice is mostly for drama films and developing strong character arcs, not for action films; blowing up the death star, handing out medals and 5 min. later end credits may seem like a weak ending too.

[@stoisch]

Great video! You should do one about how to generate fear and ominous scenes

[@sorianopictures]

I almost always have my mind blown by your videos because you think on such deep levels. And I have a master of fine arts in screenwriting along with many filmmaking credits. Wow. Love it! Thanks for your insights!!

[@EpicDIZ]

This is the content I have been looking for. WOW.

[@asapfilms2519]

No it’s not the ending only. Think of the entire film as if it is a person. If you focus on the ending then you are only focusing on the feet. If you focus on the beginning then you are only focusing on the face. Instead you should focus on the personality of the person/ film. How the audience will feel when they meet this person/film. This person might have crooked feet but a gentle heart. His mannerisms might make the audience enjoy his company and in turn make them feel fresh and relaxed. Or maybe you have created a person who is angry and rebellious. Or a person who is sad and philosophical. Focus on the personality of the film and not just on the body parts. All the body parts, the face, the belly , the feet, the clothes, the quality of the voice …everything that a person does or says, creates their personality. Similarly a film is like a person also. All the parts, the beginning, the middle, the end, the cinematography, the sound, the actors, their clothes, their dialogues, the movement of the camera….everything creates this mood. That mood is what breathes life into the story and the film. That mood is the personality of the film. If you focus only on one part i.e. the ending then it will feel very contrived and mechanical. The film should start and end without the audience realising that so much time has passed. It should feel like they were in a dream or a vacation. Everything should work in conjunction with each other.

[@LudwayzFilms]

I usually use this technique when I write script. It make things much easier.

[@ChuckSeayII]

Great video! I'm totally in the same school of thought on this! Hell, I do everything backward if possible because, for me at least, it forces you to start/see with "the big picture" right up front! Everything else is small potatoes after that!

[@AmericanActionReport]

I've heard the complaint, "That's not a story; it's just a situation." Now I think I know the difference. Thanks.

[@UURevival]

I love this advice! Great storytelling is I believe both compelling and satisfying. And what you doing here is starting with the satisfying and then you can drive your way to it with the compelling as opposed to say Game of Thrones that was compelling but never coalesced in any kind of satisfying ending which meant everything that happened was meaningless. You need the ending to give the compelling stories meaning.

[@sajid_official]

Hey man! That beard style looks very good on you! Love from Bangladesh.

[@skm6777]

Funny. I always thought Stephen King's novels, while great to read, sucked at their endings. Of course, I haven't read any lately. Great video.

[@rohansharmaxo]

Congratulations on 100k subs

[@intokumovementcollective8970]

Bro that’s how you start a video, tell me the answer, and then show me the process. Got me hella intrigued haha

[@RecetasPOPMOMIX]

Random question: is your chair comfortable for the neck and back for the long editing sessions? if so, can you please tell me what model it is?

[@frankyloggy]

Thanks for your videos man! They are a great digital academy, so much thought provoking. Please keep it up

[@mychalsimmons4177]

Your videos are really great thanks

[@martykrzywonos6140]

I love your videos. I really like the way you share your experiences with the film making world. In this particular video I think that in order to have a really good kick a** ending, you need to have a sense of cruelty Or total vindication .

[@jeremiahmarkusmedia6915]

Thanks for posting this! Another tool to add the the belt 🔧

[@geody3001]

As I watched this I kept thinking of the movie Shimmer Lake. It is one of those rare movies where it seems to end abruptly and it takes a second for everything to fall into place in your mind before you realize, yes, this is exactly where this story ends. And, in that movie, the end is the beginning, because it is told in reverse from the last day to the first. It was surprising, a nice character twist, and also inevitable, as it was the start of the chain of events you have been watching, and the logical impetus for all of it that you have been wondering about. The most surprising thing about that ending, though, was that the movie never returns to the end chronologically. It was all over before it started, you suddenly and unexpectedly learn. That was awesome. Also, Kurosawa's Rashomon is pretty good.

[@thedinkster9553]

Love your videos man! Keep it up.

[@WW_Studios]

So close to 100K!

[@Oakette]

Why would anyone care about their golf skills after they've just discovered they're an Xman?? It would have been funny if the main character started violating the interrogator by giving him a telekinetic hand job, without anyone knowing what's really happening. 'Mind Rape' coming to theaters soon!

[@claudiorecenti]

Great video once again

[@StandardStoryCo]

🙏

[@URBONED]

I recommend people listen to some of Paul Schrader’s Masterclasses (on KZbin). He very much uses this technique with his writing, coming up with an ending and a central theme/idea that it conveys and works his way there. I believe he says, if you don’t have an ending you don’t have a story. I couldn’t agree more, and must say his approach to screenwriting has been one of the most useful sources of information for me.

[@nathancombong_]

really great insights here man

[@warriorclassmedia]

You are a blessing

[@TreeHaven]

Great advice here!👊

[@worldofgreenhell]

I was wondering if this method was used to write the Ocean's heist movies. Or any Agatha Christie stories.

[@jawhoney]

I probably needed to hesr this thanks brobro

[@FULLofJOHN]

wiah extra video

[@itskalimishra5314]

Cool

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

I have an idea for a short film and would like some feedback from anyone willing. I want it to be about woman who desperately wants to become an artist. I want her teacher to be the antagonist, only taking in students who have passion for art. But he believes two things are need to create great art-passion and suffering. Believing those who haven’t endured great suffering in life could never create real art. He would even delve into psychological and physical torture as long as the product is art. The one thing I’m sure of is the protagonist must end the film as a broken person. One filled with passion, but too scarred to know how to portray herself on a canvas. An artist.

[@omohosp]

I’m writing a book. I don’t even know how it begins, but it ends on a lovers’ leap. Nothing is resolved, and one of them survives

[@syriagrapher]

❤

[@backlightfilms]

could you please send these words of wisdom to Marvel? ...or any big film company for that matter...

[@slipoch6635]

I like the option of where the protagonist becomes evil but makes it look like she is sticking to her moral compass until she takes out her hero. Then you realise she is worse

[@plantedpictures-bg2ix]

✋✌

[@leigh-anjohnson]

You're confusing telepathy (mind reading) with telekinesis (moving things with your mind)

[@dkba27]

I thought this was the way most people wrote their stories.

[@FanatGazovika]

Not so sure about this one. Maybe it works for short movies, but in feature it'll probably bring some issues with character motivations and decisions. You can see it in the movies sometimes, when the plot is forced to a beautiful ending but through holes and declines of characters

[@TwoWheelsLangley]

It’s ……telekinesis

[@moonstar4292]

Haha mom lunch story

[@Mia-td9ld]

No

[@chasing-liberty]

Stephen King rambles on and on though, now i know why 😀

[@tomatose9]

Why did you just leave us hanging like that? Why wasn't the soup good??

[@RAMSEYSPENCER]

Man why you cut your hair

[@FAKKER_rap]

Sorry but in Cheater you didnt deliver that hero thinks he is honorable honest guy that never cheats and proud of his golf. Guy behaved like a regular teenager, not as someone who cant be accused in rule breaking... its just my feedback on it

[@zingdynasty]

Love the video. Except Stephen King can’t end a story worth a crap 😂

[@slipoch6635]

Ergh IMO Stephen King's endings (of his horror movies at least) suck, they are all deus ex machinas which are rushed and kinda rubbish. IT is a perfect example of crap writing, great drama, great world-building, then hey lets have some magic rings we can just throw at IT and kill it in the last 1/8th of the book. His Dramas are much better.

[@Capital_HQ]

BAD IS BAD was one of them🥲😂😂😂😂

[@monkeyattackedmyass5435]

It's a shame about the soup. You would think they could get that right. 🤦‍♂