20 Screenwriting Tips from Christopher Nolan

[@rickkarcher7475]

I am thoroughly grateful to Nolan for taking the time to advise those who are aspiring to his craft! There are countless numbers of “gurus” giving out advice, but few who have achieved the success of Nolan.

[@JudiChristopher]

"Amen Brother... Amen"

[@JudiChristopher]

New Mexico (US) THANKS Christopher Nolan for making "Oppenheimer" I want to be (screenwriter) like Christopher Nolan when I grow up... He is AMAZING... so humble too. Thank you Outstanding Screenplays for sharing this video.... BEAUTIFUL Maybe one of these days you'll have me on here talking about my screenplay/movie.

[@nsBrian]

I pray that you didn't hold back on this dream🤍

[@JudiChristopher]

@@nsBrian Thank you for saying that.... I am working on it...

[@nsBrian]

How it'll actualize​@@JudiChristopher

[@JudiChristopher]

@@nsBrian I am working on it...

[@shanenolan085]

In Nolan, we trust 📽🎬🎞

[@ARKHAMxMaverick]

Another guy passionate about film which translates onto the screen.

[@LycanVisuals]

Here we go...🍿

[@playboicarti1269]

Fr

[@duaneborgaes9223]

🥤😁🍿💯🎞️✨

[@_shmalyous1213]

This is what we need😍 The Nolan stratigies❤ we will be pleased if got more about nolan👍

[@Genbastudio]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@mpenterprises8865]

Excellent tips and Experience

[@Kimikosnoh]

Please PRETTY Please could you to a script side by side with Denzel Washington “King Kong Ain’t Got Shit On Me!” From Training Day?🎉🎉

[@krissifadwa]

Nolan directed, wrote and produced a film with Denzel Washington's son, John David Washington. But it would be tremendous if he does a film with Denzel, himself!

[@santosghecko402]

Amazing dude. I could live ten lifetimes and still not write as good.

[@usmanmt33]

Nothing is impossible. Our beliefs are our limits

[@SocPro]

Finally

[@Lioguitarist1965]

Nolan writing "Memento" = "otnemeM" gnitirw naloN

[@jorgereyna1796]

Great vid

[@SirAlastair]

Love this. Please do Guy Ritchie. SUBSCRIBED.

[@karenmink865]

Sweet

[@JudiChristopher]

Are you still doing screenplay competitions?

[@shenyin9989]

Interesting to see Nolan had no actors in mind while creating characters, quite different to Tarantino, who's always had very specific actor for the character in mind while scripting.

[@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA]

I guess it all depends on the casting director, either they closely work with qt or nolan that's unknown.. But they have a spot on instinct for characters in their movie.. I believe nobody has ever complained about any actor/actress being a miscast in their films. That's speaks volume on their hold on their creation and it's truly commendable

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Oh boy

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Great advice

[@mmfoodd.]

I have a question. When will the next competition start?

[@OutstandingScreenplays]

writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/outstanding-screenplays-feature - the competition is still open until April 15th

[@G0TIMAN]

Would you recommend any good movie for numbeer 8 with that filmnoir dynamics?

[@juliebercow7952]

I'd recommend The Big Sleep, the best imo, or Big Heat, Double Indemnity, The Third Man or Laura. For modern noir Taxi Driver does it in a very unconventional but brilliant way, to the point you might not even realise it's the same technique. Otherwise a more conventional modern noir that does what Nolan says is Blade Runner, another absolute masterpiece.

[@itierney]

Many of these points, are the same point, restated in a slightly different way.

[@SereniXXX]

I felt that too

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

How, may I ask?

[@JudiChristopher]

And YOUR Point?

[@usmanmt33]

That is probably because he's talking about multiple genres and types of films, which will have similar but different approaches trying to achieve the same goal. For example how you take a comic book world and character will be different from how you would take a science fiction world and character, how you would take an orginal story will also be different with how you take an existing one. The approaches may or may not be similar, but they are different in what they are addressing

[@br3ttlee]

Could you do George Miller next

[@filmmaker610]

Wud love to see this one

[@flipfly4290]

The most important TIP of all, with few exceptions regarding subject matter, if what you create makes $$$ and/or gets eye balls to watch then WHATEVER you create will be held in high regard, and, no doubt, the creator will receive offers to make MORE even if what he/she has created is essentially shlock. But first you have to be a please Hollywood and considering what TV and films get produced, we sort of wonder who really is driving the bus. Hollywood, film festivals and particularly screenplay contests would like you to think they love unique, original work. No, they don't. They only like, and will fund, what THEY think audiences will buy, but history shows that 9 out of 10x they aren't even close (so much for all the so-called experts). Recently, the rep for the Writer's Guild said that she fears AI, that, in her view, AI will fail to produce unique, original content. Our question to that rep is, what is the excuse prior to the introduction (threat) of AI because from where we sit 99% of what is on TV or being released in theaters, works that the so-called 'experts' thought were worthwhile, aren't worth the time of day (including Nolan's work. I mean, it's okay, but our criteria for a truly great film is one we want to see again and sadly, very, very few fall into that category across the board). A new business model is definitely in order for content creators in our opinion.

[@Jang9851]

I'm sorry that first caption is certainly the exact opposite of what Nolan said and generally what you want in story 101. Avoid making your story superficial by evoking emotion in the audience through a relatable protagonist This sentence has to be a typo or backwards because YOUR SUPPOSED to evoke emotion in the audience through a relatable protagonist and nolan in this video just affirmed that.

[@MrDanieloneill]

Hire a competent mix engineer.

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

And yet.

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

only god

[@TheJereld]

Noir is always the cheapest to shoot. For 1st filmmakers.

[@ginge641]

Man who wrote Tenet unrionically being used as a source of good screenwriting advice.

[@abdulsameeh_666]

Na man who wrote inception, Interstellar being used as a source of good screenwriting advice

[@ginge641]

@@abdulsameeh_666 Dude I don't wanna break your grip on reality or anything, but.....they're the same fucking guy.

[@abdulsameeh_666]

@@ginge641 😂 that's the point he wrote great movies...

[@ginge641]

@@abdulsameeh_666 And Tenet.

[@abdulsameeh_666]

@@ginge641 so? He wrote one of the greatest superhero films , one of the greatest space movies.. list goes on... Just cuz he made a B-tier movie doesn't make him any bad cuz of his previous films ...

[@harrysportello]

He‘s a good filmmaker but a bad screenwriter. His scripts are so flawed it‘s incredible

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Okay, elaborate, because I think you're wrong on many levels.

[@cadenadelreino1442]

It doesn’t even matter. A lot of People FEEL his films in the end. Over analyzing scripts is kinda stupid. It’s always about the human aspect, the human emotion.

[@N0vaMusic]

This is the last man anyone should take screenwriting notes from lol.

[@johntaranto29]

The very worst? He's gotta have something to offer. In my eyes there is no self-help or "How to get better at..." style video that will get you better. maybe you learn something about the craft. You master it through practice and writing and reading everyday.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

No. He's one of the best sources of advice for screenwriting.

[@N0vaMusic]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Naw. Watch more movies

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@N0vaMusic I've watched enough movies to know that, yes, he is a good source of advice.

[@N0vaMusic]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy No. He's a joke among real screenwriters. If you like your dialogue only serving as exposition, your emotional moments to be hilariously executed, and your women to serve no purpose but to betray the male protagonist or be a thorn in their side, then okay. But he's not good and he has gotten so much worse over time.