Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Starting your Screenplay 00:31 - The Importance of the First 10 Pages Explained 01:19 - Tone 03:52 - Character 06:42 - Setting 08:50 - Theme 11:39 - Stakes 13:45 - Deep Dive: Sideways 17:56 - Takeaways
@DDumbrille2 ай бұрын
It's worth noting that the stakes aren't necessary in the first 10, but they can be very helpful....
@joaquinhernandez69405 ай бұрын
Congratulations on making it to 500 videos StudioBinder!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@elormmichaels56025 ай бұрын
I learn a lot from u guys to shoot all my movies , from storyboard till the entire movie is out . THANKS
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@amiiae5 ай бұрын
Again, thank you so much for these helpful videos. As a young teenager that dreams to become an actor or a director, these videos could never be more helpful. Thank you so much, please continue to make these videos!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jessebbedwell5 ай бұрын
This is why independently financed films are going to be so important. Over 100 years of cinema and we still have barely even begun to scratch the surface of its potential.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
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@rayancedrichaddad11975 ай бұрын
A Complete Audiovisual encyclopedia about the Art of Screenwriting. Like for the Art of an Opening Scene, to Hook the Audiences, Everything should happen in the First 10 Pages. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for this Inspiring video.💯💯💯
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
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@AScreenwritersJourney5 ай бұрын
Thank you for including Sorry To Bother You - more people need to hear about this gem!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Great film!
@bubediscuss5 ай бұрын
Sideways is one of the funniest films ever put to screen. Paul Giamatti's Merlot meldowns are to be preserved forever.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
🔥😂
@Leprutz5 ай бұрын
Great film indeed.
@y_fam_goeglyd5 ай бұрын
Thank you! You help so much with my writing. I've learned more from you than my final year creative writing course at uni. Seeing what you mean really helps me to take things in, and I am not even writing for the screen!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Happy to help :)
@shiteshkumartiwari45545 ай бұрын
I'm watching all your videos for a long time. Lots of love from Nepal
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@DudeSerious-ng8ii5 ай бұрын
Any aspiring indian filmmakers here😊
@parmindersinghdhanjal5 ай бұрын
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@sreenandkrishna99115 ай бұрын
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@santhosh8635 ай бұрын
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@arunsureshmani86065 ай бұрын
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@bingo66025 ай бұрын
Here
@Lis-ard5 ай бұрын
I was hoping to see a video like this from you guys! Great work as always
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Good luck!
@Puppetsinmyhead5 ай бұрын
Donna axed me as she coming out the house😂. Definitely need to see this movie!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
worth the watch haha
@alpha_berchermuesli59752 ай бұрын
i hope Netflix producers were taking notes
@kho-kingdomАй бұрын
I bet they should! 😂
@metafuel5 ай бұрын
Superb work as always. I love your content. One of my favourite movies is Snatch. Everything done brilliantly in the first ten pages by Mr. Ritchie.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Great example!
@RomaFlix5 ай бұрын
This video is that exactly that i needed today, thanks studiobinder ❤
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thank for watching!
@azizbekurinbaev25 ай бұрын
I love this channel I'm learning so much film making stuff please don't stop upload video such a good channel keep going guys.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
we're not going anywhere :)
@Leprutz5 ай бұрын
I love From dusk till dawn. It subverts any expectations. The tone, the Stakes, as well as the characters and it's set up change drastically from the middle of the movie, changing it into a completely new genre as well. Great film.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Well worth a watch!
@brycecombs28685 ай бұрын
Without a doubt, SW A New Hope has the best opening that I can recall, which is not over the top or promises more than the film delivers.🥰
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
And an iconic opening shot!
@MwayiComfort5 ай бұрын
Wow my weekly class ❤
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
In session!
@dameanvil5 ай бұрын
00:00 🚀 Introduction: Writers grab attention with thrilling action, complex characters, and gripping plots in the first 10 pages. 0:32 📜 Importance of First 10 Pages: First 10 pages are crucial as they establish key story elements like tone, characters, setting, theme, and stakes. 1:20 🎭 Tone: Opening pages set the tone and genre of the film, priming the audience for what's to come. 3:52 🧑🤝🧑 Character: First 10 pages introduce primary characters, showcasing their essential qualities and motivations. 6:43 🏞 Setting: Setting is established early to give readers a sense of time and place, influencing the narrative. 8:50 🎭 Theme: First 10 pages often hint at the larger ideas and themes the movie will explore. 11:40 ⚖ Stakes: Stakes are introduced to answer the question: Why does any of this matter? 13:46 🔍 Deep Dive - "Sideways": Examines how the opening pages of the script establish characters, setting, tone, themes, and stakes. 17:57 💡 Takeaways: First 10 pages are crucial for establishing key story elements and getting the audience on board for the rest of the film.
@akibtafhim5 ай бұрын
Addiction to Studiobinder? "I'm lovin' it!"
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Addiction to that filmmaking life 😮💨
@NaudibranchАй бұрын
Always love the effort put into these videos. Especially The clip source in the bottom left and music credits in the description. It makes my life soo easy ❤❤
@spinsandneedles5 ай бұрын
The examples you've shown were as exciting on paper as on film. A few others: Apocalypse Now, Inglourious Basterds, Dunkirk, The Witch, Donnie Brasco, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Silverado, Coraline, Henry V, The French Connection, Rocky III, The Killer, Battle: Los Angeles, Grand Prix title sequence, and of course most James Bond pre-title sequences.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Great examples!
@spinsandneedles5 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder Thanks. Again those scripts were wonderful that you've shown. I don't know how many pages went into the opening of Once Upon A Time In The West, but there was an opening which certainly hooked viewers in with the various characters, sights, and sounds.
@SelvaPlaRoj2 ай бұрын
On the first five minutes of "The triangle of sadness" I knew it would be a masterpiece of cinema, that is a great example of a perfect opening
@raulpierri5 ай бұрын
Excellent, as always.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@estherlynnie5 ай бұрын
Studio binder is the best! Thank you for all the information you've shared.
@46s-FilmMaking5 ай бұрын
The first 10 pages can truly make or break a screenplay's chances 🎬
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
First impressions are critical!
@freddyjosereginomontalvo46675 ай бұрын
I love start my weeks with your videos 🌍🌟
@Nerdtoggles5 ай бұрын
Starting
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Goes great with Monday coffee :)
@dipesh53065 ай бұрын
Sir thank you for this helpful video.. please make a video on most difficult act 2 part. 'how to write engaging act 2 '
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@theycallhimmav99402 ай бұрын
Any aspiring black filmmakers here ?
@haydehero656125 күн бұрын
Here
@gabd.917612 күн бұрын
Here👋🏾
@danielbarrero28155 ай бұрын
Thank you for your videos!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@sbinningpictures4 ай бұрын
I just finished my first movie as director . I learned a lot from studio binder . I will do mention you when I will get my oscars . Thanks 🙏🏻
@sonukashyap13673 ай бұрын
Which movie you have done
@sbinningpictures3 ай бұрын
@@sonukashyap1367 jaggo aayi aa . A punjabi feature film , to be released in nov
@iamPrinceK5 ай бұрын
Thanks Studio Binder for this informative video 🫡👏🌟
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Hope it helps!
@DavidBeaumont5 ай бұрын
I'd have loved to see more examples of films where the first 10 pages were known to have helped make the difference between it getting picked up or not. I doubt anyone would have stopped reading a script by Monty Python, at the height of their fame, if the first 10 pages didn't wow them. Same for a Disney film where the script was likely written at the direct request of the studio. Were any of the examples breakthrough projects for young screen writers for example?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Appreciate the feedback!
@SuuSinator5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your videos (and software)! I think "Lawrence of Arabia" definitly has one of the best opening pages.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
One of the best for a reason 👌
@EirikBull4 ай бұрын
Loved this. Writing a screenplay now and I was unsure about the opening scene. This video got me thinking about it differently. :) Also, very good to see American Fiction in this video. It was one of my absolute favorite films last year.
@PhantomFilmAustralia5 ай бұрын
From a technical standpoint, the film, *"In Bruges"* is a perfect movie. There is not one scene which doesn't propel either story or character development. The writing is sublime, the cinematography is stunning, the acting is pitch perfect. It is the perfect example in showing how something small and seemingly innocuous may seem inconsequential, can have vital importance in a later scene. "Cause and Effect." (SPOILER) For example, when Ken is at a booth paying the entry fee to access the tower, he empties his pockets of small change to be rid of his coins. He comes up short 10 cents only having €4.90 when entry is 5 Euros. The attendant sternly refuses entry to Ken several times regardless that it's only a 10 cent discrepancy. Ken's haggling with the attendant is futile, and is forced to break a fifty. At face value, we could chalk this up as just a small, light-hearted and humourous scene, as not another thought is given to the incident, that is...until the end. Ken, again at the top of the tower, bleeding from a gunshot wound, must warn his friend, Ray that his life is in danger; though Ray is at a cafe in the courtyard at the bottom of the tower. The threat is their former boss who after shooting Ken, is on his way down the tower to kill Ray. Ken knowing he can not walk down the flights of stairs in time to protect his friend he decides to jump from the tower-his suicide alerting Ray to the impending threat. Looking over the balcony, Ken is unable to see below due to a thick fog blanketing the courtyard. Not wanting a pedestrian below to be injured or foil his suicide, Ken pulls a fistful of coins from his pocket, and drops them over the balcony. The tinkling sound of the coins hitting the cobblestones below alerts the pedestrians below to steer clear. Then Ken jumps. Had Ken have been granted entry to the tower the first time, then he would not have had the coins in his pocket which eventually contributed in saving Ray's life. Cause and Effect. The "dum-dum" bullets are another example of how something that seems so frivolous can later be of such consequential magnitude. In Bruges is a perfect movie to study and to use as a blueprint for writing drama.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Great example!
@thedoctor28715 ай бұрын
This is always the hardest part when I write my scripts.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
At least you can get it over with first haha
@LeeLoate3 ай бұрын
Same here. Scriptwriting is so stressful
@ChaleyKwameGh3 ай бұрын
Studio binder you are the best, thank to you guys i have a masterpiece in the making 💯
@okbakhenfer32385 ай бұрын
for a great script, there must be a great introduction.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@mainstay.5 ай бұрын
So am I correct in thinking 'the first 10 pages' of a script corresponds to the first 10 minutes of a movie/show?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Yup
@AdityaSingh-sg7gp5 ай бұрын
Very Nice Video Sir ❤
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@sulmanmuneer86425 ай бұрын
From Pakistan 🇵🇰:- Your channel and theory is too Good 😇
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Appreciate it :)
@sulmanmuneer86425 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder From Pakistan 🇵🇰:- I've been watching your channel
@GlenCollinsOfficial5 ай бұрын
First! Please analyse director Jonathan Glazer. Especially his work on ‘Under the Skin’ & ‘the Zone of Interest’.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@WhiteNight_2555 ай бұрын
you are BACK, so am I
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Class in session!
@clausvergara97025 ай бұрын
Maybe I cheating a bit, but the screenplays that I personally read is Casablanca, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid and The Banshee Of Inshierin has the hook in the first ten pages.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Those are great examples!
@TheJordanLeopold4 ай бұрын
Aye, shout out to Power Rangers the Movie at the end. The sky diving scene is burned into my brain since as a kid as being one of the most fun intros to an action movie lol I appreciate the deep cut references in your videos
@peterkalyabe75532 ай бұрын
I know I watched this video when it first came out - hot off the press. I am not sure if I commented on it. The thing is, I love this one a little bit more. I hope second or third viewings don't hurt.
@arnavdurani99625 ай бұрын
loved this
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@vicentecampos28935 ай бұрын
Another great lesson.Thx.
@tylerwhorff71435 ай бұрын
Nice video essay 🤝
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@fatimagray46045 ай бұрын
Tennessee filmmaker in the house
@itstonycia5 ай бұрын
I struggle so much with writing in general. I get in my head thinking I’m not good and that prevents me from even trying at times. Imposter syndrome, lack of confidence, lack of practice..a lot of things. But I do have stories, I have ideas…but they need a place in a script.
@brain_respect_and_freedom5 ай бұрын
Sometimes people don't follow this rule and we watched movies like for example "Elizabethtown" /2005/ or maybe SNOOZETOWN: "It’s fitting that the very first line of Elizabethtown, delivered by Orlando Bloom in voice over, is a line about collosal failure. The actual line is “As somebody once said, there’s a difference between a failure, and a fiasco.”
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
😂 nice
@rutaiwanwongsirasawad40405 ай бұрын
Love this. Thank you.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tylerbailey42795 ай бұрын
Best ways to pitch a script
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@SuryayanChakraborty-do9sn5 ай бұрын
can you guys make one more dedicated video on how to direct actors please?
@Kimandrea2345 ай бұрын
They have videos about how big directors direct their actors
@story4films965 ай бұрын
Getting more deeper in how to direct non-actors/first time actors and how to avoid end result notes
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
What about it would you like covered?
@SuryayanChakraborty-do9sn5 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder actually I m gonna make a debut film so I am a amateur myself and looking for how to teach acting to beginner actors. Btw thanks for replying.
@themillenial285 ай бұрын
Can you guys make a separate video series on how to review or analyze movies?
@DidYouGetSniped5 ай бұрын
This will definitely help me write my latest script! Nice Work.
@michaelmkd89685 ай бұрын
Hi StudioBinder! How much screentime does 10 pages mean? Is it an average of like 15 minutes or a percentage relative to any story length?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Would be about 10 minutes. Scripts work at 1 page a minute
@michaelmkd89685 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder ok thank you very much! I suppose the inciting incident is not usually included in those first minutes
@TonaA.R.4 ай бұрын
Blade Runner Opening scene is wonderful
@Chill_Mode_JD5 ай бұрын
Welcome to class 🎥🎓💯
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Right on time!
@vfxyemen004 ай бұрын
My favorite hook-me up movie from the start is Enemy at the gate
@jimwashere1044 ай бұрын
Cars has one of the best openings, in my opinion
@smcdonough14275 ай бұрын
Man, Sound of Metal is so good
@kirillbach62985 ай бұрын
Thanks
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
👍👍
@volant35 ай бұрын
Could you share the aspecto ratio of this video?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
16:9
@user-en9uv8jj7p5 ай бұрын
I like the the intros (first 10 pages) of Kung Fu panda but particularly Kung Fu panda 2.
@Croydon975 ай бұрын
Am 19 years old and there is this film am working on that's giving me headache but after watching this i know things will be better
@tnxmelater5 ай бұрын
thank you🎉
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
👍❤
@magicinkstudio21 күн бұрын
I have a question. Let's say youre making a series or anime season. Should you establish that in the first episode?
@marcusmezzano5 ай бұрын
I feel bad for studiobinder because this narrators voice is the only one I want to hear on a studiobinder video 😬😬
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
It's not going anywhere ;)
@eusoumelo5 ай бұрын
Could you, please, make one of these great videos on fabula and syuzhet?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
we might!
@eusoumelo5 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder I love you guys
@mcZoehh5 ай бұрын
great video mates
@ryanhowell44923 ай бұрын
That inspires me
@stephenwilliams38075 ай бұрын
Scorsese - Goodfellas and The Irishman, Goodfellas in particular
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
👍👍
@veera2225 ай бұрын
Again Thank You 🤝
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@georgeofhamilton5 ай бұрын
It would’ve been nice to get more examples of scene description, aside from dialogue.
@LongShotfilmz5 ай бұрын
Aspiring Ugandan Filmmaker
@Eraserhead19955 ай бұрын
Thanks ❤
@sajalrai79575 ай бұрын
@studiobinder Can you please update the links for cheat sheets of the shot list series, it'll be really helpful for all of us...
@bollywoodfightactionreacti91895 ай бұрын
Nice ❤
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@FilmCritic9334 ай бұрын
Please do an explanation video on Lola Run Lola
@General_reader5 ай бұрын
Where do people purchase screenplay/scripts!?!?!?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Studios usually get them from agents or commission them
@KillinItWithFire5 ай бұрын
@studiobinder Do you have a video that resembles Denis Velleneuve recent comments about letting the visuals tell the story, rather than dialogue heavy conversations/exposition?
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Not exactly instead of dialogue, but all of our cinematography/editing videos is about visual storytelling
@user-wj2gc6he4t5 ай бұрын
can you please analysis good screenplay films in 2023
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
we might!
@johanninoaballe12975 ай бұрын
any video for how to become a production designer
@juandediosreyes85265 ай бұрын
Hello. I present the hero and the villain of my story in the first page, but over time the story reveals that the character that seemed to be the hero is the villain and the character that seemed to be the villain is the hero. Shoud I reveal this slow burn realization in the log line? Thank you!
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Big twists don't need to be mentioned in a logline
@juandediosreyes85265 ай бұрын
@@StudioBinder Thank you for your answer!!!!!
@garnalmaani5 ай бұрын
500 films 🎉
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
💖
@NucleusMediaMalayalam5 ай бұрын
Sir please add the subtitle
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
they're up!
@user-su4qh7nx3r5 ай бұрын
make one about how to write super hero movies
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
we did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJu9Zq1ufpyfjbc
@soumyadeepmajumdar87765 ай бұрын
make a video on past lives
@dineshimmanuel97142 ай бұрын
mine is tone and genre
@cainazzo15 ай бұрын
Deep red by Dario Argento
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@nightrunner1456Ай бұрын
part-2, The alien Superiors, notifies the rookie cadet. That he had went to the wrong planet and could lose his, C.D.L, certification. Visiting an underate planet, call, earth. That he had fertilize 10 sub-quality human females, that he may-be, also Erase alone with Earth. The alien pleads his case that, human have qualities. They just keep them hid most of the time. Trust me and give me opportunity, to prove it. The Superior give the young cadet- 90 to Erect the situation or be erase along with Earth. You need to tie the knot in 90-days, on this matter.
@andrewselbyphotography2 ай бұрын
Oh no, a 12 year old car! That's just a crazy old car, who would be caught dead driving a 12 year old car?
@TinLeadHammer4 ай бұрын
Please, re-do the thumbnail using a different typeface: reads like "First IO pages", which did not make sense to me for about five seconds :)
@PatrickMastersProductions5 ай бұрын
I think Boogie Nights had the best opening 10 pages.
@StudioBinder5 ай бұрын
Definitely a winner!
@ChargingTurtle5 ай бұрын
Please make a video about Damien Chazelle on Director's playbook....