Story Development Workshop: Writing An Original Screenplay - Guido Segal [FULL INTERVIEW]

0:00 - Harsh Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Writer
14:15 - How To Know You Have A Good Story
20:47 - 5 Harsh Truths For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Screenwriter
33:05 - Every Great Story Has These 3 Things
41:52 - This Method Always Leads To Original Story Ideas
50:26 - Great Ideas Don't Make Great Movies
59:42 - 7 Tips For Writing A Better Screenplay
1:15:48 - Writers Need As Many Tools As Possible
1:25:43 - If You’re Not Reading Bad Screenplays You’re Not Getting Better
1:33:27 - Confessions From A Former Hollywood Script Reader
1:46:18 - How To Write Great Characters
2:01:16 - Every Writer Has To Figure Out How To Write Honestly
2:15:38 - If You Can't Get A Meeting With Netflix Maybe Try This
2:21:03 - Your Writing Can Be Amazing And No One Will Notice
2:31:43 - How A Writer Finds Their Voice
Guido Segal was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA, he was a journalist and a film critic, selected as a Juror at la Semaine de la Critique, during the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Segal has worked as a documentary filmmaker for History and Discovery Channel covering political topics (Asylum Seekers; Sicarios). He also has vast experience as an assistant director and screenwriter for films and TV. Segal co-wrote the Argentinian films Leones (2012) and Kékzsakállú (2016). He was also staffed as a TV writer in three shows: Un Año Para Recordar (2011-2012); La Asombrosa Excursión de Zamba (2014-2016); and Siesta Z (2016). The last two animated shows were nominated for International Emmy Awards in the Kids category. Segal has lived in Argentina, Spain and Finland, and taught Screenwriting and Film Analysis in Universidad del Cine (Buenos Aires), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), TAMK University (Tampere, Finland) and UCLA.
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[@samir1481]

Iam senegalese. I am writing and I have a big idea that I believe in. Don’t know how to sell it, how to make contact with Netflix or producers but I believe that I will see my work produced. What’s sure is that Im not gonna give up. Thank you for this video full of profits for each of us.

[@DoctorCyan]

Never give up! Keep working, soldier!

[@samir1481]

@@DoctorCyan thank U bro

[@nailinthefashion]

Copyright your script, workshop it with friends, work on other samples, look into finding a literary agent/manager. You'll get there

[@peter_shadow7559]

There is something that I do not understand. And first of all, thank you for this interview, it has been a tremendous help. Ok, now my question: If the process of selecting a good script is so rigorous; Why are 90% of movies, at least in Hollywood, so basic, cliché, and repetitive?

[@nailinthefashion]

Greed. They are terrified of disrupting the market, so, they follow trends that shouldn't be so saturated like vampires, whatever it is at the time, to maximize profits. But, only the risk takers make the really big bux so we're stuck in a cycle of something great coming out and then people cloning it for years after

[@peter_shadow7559]

@@nailinthefashion Exactly

[@markeggins890]

They don't want to take risks.

[@filmcourage]

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[@ryanhowell4492]

This inspired me

[@ram2862]

Fantastic workshop covering nuances end to end Thanks for sharing this workshop interview. Film courage is a Film school Best wishes Without seeing daily Film courage conversation, I do not get sleep really. It is like eating food daily Congratulations

[@virginiawhidbee8393]

Very informative and has again motivated me to finish this first script.

[@jasperowens]

You're a great interviewer. I love seeing all the writers loosen up as the interview goes on and it usually gets more personal along the way.

[@albertabramson3157]

Nice! A full featured set of interviews. These folks are great advisors and sages. And just in time for helping me write episode 2 of my Viking/dragon TV show!

[@brandonrichards8572]

best of luck on your project!

[@albertabramson3157]

@@brandonrichards8572 You're welcome to see the pilot if you're willing to offer feedback, which I need the most.

[@johnphares3358]

Albert how's your series coming? I'd like to see it

[@nextinstitute7824]

Such a great interview again. It helps he is a very nice person - so he's right, you need to like the character.

[@flyagaric23]

It shows when one is comfortable in their own skin and sharing insight, authentic smart people.

[@zcounts]

blessings!

[@LarrySolidarity]

Excellent interview!

[@loveit8602]

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[@AwesomeFullHDvideos]

thx for this

[@ram2862]

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[@carolinecaro1320]

Me too ❤️

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[@aleksandram.]

Please, please explain, why other's creative success does not influence mine 🥺 I've been struggling with this fear for a few years and I need strong arguments why I shouldn't. I want to finally be free. When you come up with an amazing idea and it turns out to be already published by someone else, making them successful, it's like a punch in the guts. When someone's work is chosen to be published instead of yours, one's success directly threatens your success. The video mentions, how competitive business is that, doesn't it? Artists constantly have to make more and more original works, to be remembered by the audience, by surprising them, or else the work will sink in the sea of others. So you not only compete for a chance to be published, but for the audience's attention and love.

[@kalebarancelovic]

54:30 interesting! 🤔👍

[@AndrewDChristie]

Thanks!

[@filmcourage]

Thank you Andrew! Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!

[@blacksheep7370]

Hi FC, can you ask people from the industry how they think ChatGPT will impact or how it is impacting the whole story development phase.

[@ovidmacias2499]

Real experience in the field of screen writing. Thanks.

[@MikelGCinema]

Most days, most weeks, most months is pure failure until one opportunity happens that changes all. Its one opportunity that changes all.

[@arzabael]

He is very in touch with the common principles among all spiritually empowering esoteric philosophies

[@mchammer1836]

44:20 minutes bissociation

[@AdoptedSuperhero]

My most favourite Interviewer ever

[@eddiebear34]

I'd like to hear some of these people explain how to get round the woke wave in the film industry right now. We have people who were already established, and don't have to pander to P.C messages. Or don't have to worry about their choice of words in dialogue. Quentin is a good example. But how do people starting out get in the mix without having to write P.C etc

[@markeggins890]

Interesting question, but this guy seems to want to write about how the hippie 60's was just really great, which is kinda where some of the woke stuff came from, so I don't think he would be a good guy to ask! My guess is just try and do something as authentic as possible, and look at the film Tar, that doesn't seem that woke and so maybe the tide is changing a bit?

[@kirilvalchanov7385]

I have “memories” not just stories… and I’m alcoholic, don’t push me to hard

[@TamirYardenne]

Master class. Can he marry me? ❤️

[@patriciak8936]

Write, not craft. Be specific.

[@filmcourage]

You win!

[@vineeta6645]

If its draining, you're in the wrong line of work buddy. Persistence everyone in hollywood gets with cocaine or antidepressants. But you sort of have to be born with creativity.

[@hondobronson1013]

This guy sounds like the worst example of modern Hollywood writers and their constipated ethics about what people are allowed to write about. He has problems with Nightcrawler and Mad Men? lmao.

[@AHMEDZAC]

Yeah this guy doesn't know what he is talking about