Rewriting Crash Course Ep. 2 - Fixing Your Philosophical Conflict

[@TylerMowery]

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[@tnchinton38095]

Dumb question: Is there any payment required for a meeting?

[@Frosty4447]

Can it be for a novel instead of a screenplay?

[@deucedeuce2451]

Do u know how this fits with the desire,fear,misbelief

[@vehementlyflat8503]

do you have a consulting rate? I'd like to know general pricing before I set a meeting, if possible, thanks.

[@ikanijoshua8407]

Must the philosophical conflict be moral can't it be just an idea on how the machine works or something. I have been watching your videos and I love the idea of a philosophical conflict but I believe that the main point of the story mustn't be moral stuff.

[@iulish]

If we only got a dolar for each time Tyler said philoshopical conflict 😂

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

It's all for the greater good.

[@peterkovic2241]

Tells you how important it is!

[@iotw6105]

Aye honestly you’re the best teacher when it comes to screenwriting and storytelling on KZbin. I love your work bro

[@dimitryanyanwu7681]

Ikr, I've been thinking the same

[@jackfrenchpresents]

Put this on doing the dishes just to soak it in, going to map out my current story with this in mind when I'm done

[@theviraldrummer]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is probably the best example of Philosophical Conflict. Loving the series btw!!!!!

[@advaitmore3144]

Loving this series! Huge thanks

[@lumineye08]

I''ve been studying and writing scripts for 20 years and I think this is the clearest way to understand what makes a script great. This hits the nail on the head.

[@tezzag818]

I am so glad I found your channel. I am writing a screenplay from a novel I wrote and I would have had no idea how to go about it. You saved me.

[@AndrewMabon]

One of your most helpful videos thus far!

[@rahulbohra8338]

For me you are the founder of 'Philosophical Conflict'. Thanks for teaching us this great tool.......

[@LaurenDalydnadaly]

Glad to see you're still killing the game! Keep it up!

[@Frosty4447]

One of the best channels on KZbin by far

[@elijahd5809]

Yo this is SUPER helpful! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge

[@camillemccall7705]

Wow, this was so clearly explained. Love the use of examples and the diagrams for visual reference. Thank you!

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

TDK was written by Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David S Goyer.

[@krishnabrian691]

I’m new and getting into writing stories and understanding it. And you’re really great at breaking it down 😃Thanks!

[@freddyfranchise]

Man you are solid gold, my friend. Thinking a lot about philosophical stakes thanks to your content. Also just did some research on Michael Arndt and right now am digging into his "Lessons from Toy Story 3". Very, very valuable as a screenwriting beginner. Thank you so much for your hard work. I'll def. look you up when I'm finally making my way to L.A. to play with the big boys =) Cheers from British Columbia.

[@vehementlyflat8503]

watched this video this morning, found it useful. then saw you walk by me at glendale galleria. i think thats good luck somehow. thanks for the content!

[@katkaformankova1876]

Hi, I´m not actually writing screenplays -I write novels- and I´m doing it just for fun, but your videos are so helpful! I love the way you look at story and how you explain it and I would really like to support you somehow, but the 1-on-1 talks aren´t aimed at me. Do you maybe have a Patrion or are you considering making one? (Sorry if it reads a little wierd, English is my second laguage :)

[@xChikyx]

novelist here too i believe all these kinds of videos apply to novels too, you juat need to adapt them to novels. take what you find useful and use it :)

[@benjaminread5287]

I believe he has a patreon. He definitely has one for his podcast channel.

[@zt3853]

@@xChikyx Ditto, this stuff is still super useful. The only difference for me is usually Novels can have more detail because they are not restricted by time.

[@ddkane222]

Finally some excellent information. Well done and really appreciate your wonderful advise.

[@rainpuppies]

this was so helpful!! can't wait for the character video!!

[@cosmicprison9819]

Since I planned my current story starting with the theme, I knew 95% of this - but the remaining 5% were still helpful. 😊

[@albertmailyan9680]

here is the Michael Arndt video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYirl6Z7f5p9gNE

[@Don.Dodo.]

Thank you Tyler for all of your videos and here is a link to Michael Arndt video for those who are looking for it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYirl6Z7f5p9gNE

[@everydaytwiceonsundays4498]

Thanks! I thought it was "Michael Art" and had no luck finding it 😅

[@GLMike77]

Thanks for linking, you're good people!

[@WW_Studios]

Thank you!

[@user-mk5xm9fp6w]

I am very lucky that I found this channel

[@bilkocuervo8238]

I would love to see an analysis of a different type of movie. Not everyone is interested in making blockbusters or commercial films. It would be great to see an analysis of films like "Ida," "The Lighthouse," "The Killing of a Sacred Deer," or any film by Fellini, Antonioni, Kurosawa, or Roy Anderson.

[@NoirExistence]

One of your best videos. Thanks!

[@jboushka]

Do AP English courses in high schools teach screenwriting as a literary form? (Presumably film school?? Undergraduate college?) This is a perfect on-line lesson!

[@totalpefectionisto]

No, they don't.

[@benjaminread5287]

If you really want to be good at writing. Do your own study as much as possible. This channel here is the most in depth study you will get of traditional Western Storytelling, but study other types too. Japan has some incredible films (namely those of Studio Ghibli) which achieve great films in completley different ways.

[@unigoatgames2306]

AP English courses only teach academic writing and literary analysis

[@jboushka]

@@unigoatgames2306 It's easy for me to imagine Tyler teaching AP English in high school, or undergraduate college (basic writing or themes, etc) anyway!

[@ajithreddy2137]

Great series man!, never came across the concept of grey dilemma ,pros and cons of belief system, thank you for this

[@unknowncrash1]

Good stuff 👍👍

[@anilogo682]

I know this is about Philo. Conflict but I wanna ask a question that hopefully someone of this community or our overlord Tyler can answer. It's about storystructure. What if I write a story about a chain of events 1 > 2 > 3 but I wanna write it with flashbacks. So I tell the chain of events like this: 2 > 1 > 3. How does this effect storystructure theory 🤓? Does the TELLING or the EVENTCHAIN work best with the classic structure? I'm not a native English speaker and also kinda dumb so I hope you guys understand my question... if it makes sense.. *EDIT* I will try to explain how this relates to philosopical conflict in my eyes. I wanna move the conflict, the key pinchpoint, to the front of the story. Then I basically explain how the conflict came to be, the inciting incidents (plot turn 1). Then after that I tell how it turns for the worst (pinch 2) and make another plotturn (pplotturn 2) to make the character realize something that helps to ultimately resolves the conflict in an unsatisfactory way (how philosofical!). My story starts way too slow so this is a way to make it better imo. So while writing this I think I gave an answer to my own question, right? The EVENTCHAIN should be in the classic storystructure way. The telling just mixes that one up? Hmm still not sure.

[@cosmicprison9819]

Is it common that you can only show the protagonist’s worst-case scenario in part two, after they’ve defeated the antagonist and got to implement their own vision? 🤔 At least that’s what it looks like to me, when it comes to any kind of standard rebellion plot: Revolutions tend to devour their children, because nobody sees the worst-case scenario of one’s own side coming, until they’re in a position of sufficient power to actually try out their grand ideas in practice. In part one, my protagonist gets to experience the antagonist’s worst-case scenario - which may seem like a win for the antagonist in the moment, but is actually what starts the decline for my antagonist, since she is forced to go full-authoritarian in pursuit of her goals, causing more and more grievances and thereby increasing the number of people opposing her. Keep in mind that, by “worst-case scenario” in a philosophical sense, we don’t mean “What’s the worst thing that could happen to this individual character?”, but rather, “What’s the worst way this character’s convictions could be implemented as a societal system?” As such, a given character’s worst-case scenario might not necessarily harm themselves all that much, but might instead cause a lot of harm to others (including people near and dear to the character themselves).

[@Eduardo_Peixoto22987]

My characters beliefs are about ways to live and thats the theme, along with change and even if you are rock bottom people around you will help and thats what my story is about. My point is the characters need to belief in something else?

[@chavinchacon5517]

Do a episode on outling

[@ComicPower]

Tyler WB should hire you to fix Superman. We haven't had a good solo film of him since Superman 2 in 1989. WB has failed the character and his fabs.

[@JANjeweetzali]

I watched sicario before this vid ':D

[@modakai]

Awesome job 🔥

[@cnfilmsss]

This video is amazing!!!

[@linusgomolkasr7104]

Can the philosophical conflict change through a Midpoint?

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Nah, just which side is winning.

[@mm-kn5qc]

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[@derrionbrown3923]

This was helpful

[@peterkovic2241]

So what is the final thematic statement of Sicario? Having just read the plot summary, I suppose it's this: Operating outside the law is the most effective way to stop crime, but it will cost you your soul.

[@hermella8907]

Can you please link the video you mentioned in the beginning? Thank you.

[@franciscocardozoziziunas5597]

excelent❤

[@anthonywritesfantasy]

In my head, rather than pros and cons I'm imagining desires and fears for each viewpoint. Would you say that's an acceptable idea?

[@benjaminread5287]

There are plenty of brilliant films that touch on multiple ideas/themes/philosophical conflicts. But there are also plenty of brilliant films that don't have philosophical conflicts.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Not obvious ones

[@whateveryousay8510]

I have a question. When it comes to family films scripts, your Disneys and Pixars, do you put a moral dilemma? I'm trying to think back on a family movie that had a grey area, but nothing comes to mind. Granted, it's been a while since I watched anything Pixar.

[@chriscarton4728]

Bonjour Tyler, I've watched a lot of videos you made and it's very helpfull. Thanks a lot. So basically stories are philosophical ideas beeing tested ?

[@TheGoddon]

lesser of two evils or two equally good things

[@user-dx3xs6zt1u]

Please how do I apply this to a science fiction story? Kids characters and other characters who are unaware of reality and the other side, the government. How do I know what their beliefs are?

[@darryl0745]

First one

[@squali1930]

9:15

[@siddhanthariname2430]

Someone, please tell me difference between Internal Conflict vs Psychological Conflict? With some examples please :) I'm getting too confused.

[@dimitryanyanwu7681]

Internal Conflict has to do with relationships, like self relationship, or relationships with others such as friends or other loved ones, Philosophical Conflict has to do with beliefs and way of life with an example like pacifism vs militarism/violence, External Conflict has to do with your character's goals and quest

[@liviaw]

7:21

[@thumbaumrrr]

Second

[@Jeredos]

Today I think Tyler and Script Sleuth are the most important screenplay related channels on KZbin right now. Lessons was really good, but lately it is a little of a letdown.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

It's barely active in its own channel. Seems more focused on side channels, like their podcast channel, their game channel...

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

And it's honestly kinda sad, too. I hope he does upload a video what a film does well sometime soon.

[@Jeredos]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Script Sleuth it's a really good channel, it's the best in using films as practical examples. It is a shame that has few suscribers.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@Jeredos yeah. It is a shame. (I hope you know I was talking about LFTS at first, right)

[@Jeredos]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Yeah, it was at its peak the best script related channel. Now I think that spot is for Tyler and S.Sleuth.

[@SolveForX]

I think your advice on craft is great, it’s just unfortunate that you adopted an absolutist ideology as it pertains to story and art. It results in bad advice for artists and storytellers and ends up only meaningfully serving craftsmen, laborers. It’s small but critical adjustment to your teaching (which right now exists with aspects of propaganda). Make no declarations for why story exists, and recognize that craft and art have nothing whatsoever to do with one another. Story and craft have nothing whatsoever to do with one another. Good advice on craft, though. Always enjoy it :)

[@aaron4647]

Tyler has no references he is a newbie and tries you to sell his own course. It is a making money strategy and you will learn crap from him. It works like a placebo you think you making progress but really you only learn techniques which are not worth to learn and also brings you up from learning your own style of creating new ideas and stories. He only made 1 script, he has not won any Filmfestival/Oscar etc. It is the same for most of the courses. You do not need any paid courses to get good in writing. Do not listen to this bullshit!!!

[@stevecharmer4296]

@9:31 “so many writers struggle with…” how do you know this? Why don’t you read from an example where an actual writer did this? Instead of just showing popular movies, where you usually get the point wrong anyway, you should read from an example which does it “wrong”, and then show how you would fix it. Plus you should inject some personality in your speaking, so we don’t fall asleep to your robotic voice. It’s almost as if you are reading from a teleprompter.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Bro, you are one of the few people who actually give a crap about his vocal delivery. That's proof is not that important.