What Stops 99% Of Screenplays From Being Made? - Jesse Harris

[@hiplessboy]

Oh i like this person's honesty about the realities of the business. What various actors are "worth" is a heartbreaking equation, but I appreciate when someone just comes out and says it rather than gaslighting us about it.

[@maxcalder1010]

Absolutely it’s a part of the business I feel like has gotten way worse recently. It’s a lazy form of producing in my opinion. What ever happened to discovering new talent and making stars? The audience can get just as excited if not more so hearing about a brand new talent who is different, exciting, and new.

[@cbstevp]

All he said about getting the movie financed and made is so true. My second movie The Driver would never have been made if Mark Dacascos hadn't agreed to do it. The director had worked with him before, sent Mark my script, which enticed Mark's interest, and then news broke Mark would be in John Wick 3, so his stock went up, and money suddenly became available, and things picked up from there. Luck and timing set the stage and the movie got made.

[@andrewtran6429]

Going from game of thrones fanfic to writing two movies is quite a trip

[@DylansPen]

Love this channel, no one video has close to all the answers but the library of videos gives a very good inside look at much of the film industry. Thank you again for the channel and for every person that gives their time to be interviewed.

[@filmcourage]

Thanks Dylan! Keep creating!

[@marklarsonlee3040]

I was a PA on a commercial Jesse directed. He was just like in this interview and was nice to everyone. I am happy to see him having success!

[@bigeye6606]

It's easy. It's nepotism and contacts. You have that, you have your film made. You just have to belong to the club, or to the 0.0001% that by chance hit the right spot at the right time. like that dude.

[@bigeye6606]

@@user-if1de8pt2j Yes. Did you?

[@starfire451]

And the screen is still plagued with multi-million budgeted but worthless screenplays.

[@oniriscope]

Pitching is an art in itself. and it’s a shame that we aren’t taught or even exercise the art of pitching much here in France. In consequence most filmmakers sucks at it here…

[@dustyhills8911]

The Borrego trailer looks great! I'm adding it to my "must watch" list!

[@Mr.Monta77]

Extremely forgettable movie.

[@Korradoar]

the more I watch these videos, the more I don't want anything to do with people in the industry lol...

[@morzik12345]

If you think about it, things haven't really changed. most artwork in history, from master painters of course, only got made because they received funding from wealthy patrons. The only difference of course, that those works of art weren't made to make money as much as to show status

[@kupotenshi]

producers put value in the wrong thing like race/gender of the cast and getting named actors at all, and that's why the majority of big budget films feel soulless

[@filmcourage]

What do you like about this video?

[@conspr33]

Courage, confidence, believing in your work, the artistic craftmanship, and the trust of collaboration. And btw, great channel! A lot of great insight, especially for a beginner like myself. Thanks!!

[@HenningDiesel]

The warning about the cast.

[@borrowingtape]

Great interview. Really enjoyed watching Borrego. Beautiful cinematography.

[@filmcourage]

This is great to hear! We appreciate you watching this clip after watching Borrego!

[@24sevencinema]

Jesse dropped some jewels on the Hollywood system great interview and the trailer looks dope !!

[@ComicPower]

I'm excited to see this film now. And I appreciate him standing up to unneccessary white washing which we've seen way too many times. Hollywood once cast John Wayne to play Genghis Khan once. It's just stupid at best or overtly racist at worst.

[@LeftWristScope]

At the very least, if you can't get your film made due to budget, use whatever you have even if it's a phone and learn how to color grade. Let nothing stop you.

[@lobstertodd857]

Good for you, Jesse. What an accomplishment. Truly inspiring.

[@filmcourage]

Love this one!

[@brandnew4451]

I found replacing the word "value" with "marketability" helped me understand better what he was trying to say

[@borrowingtape]

Perfect.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Can we get more content on movie adaptations please? :)

[@filmcourage]

Here’s our playlist on adaptations kzbin.info/aero/PLez8jOvskc-NzTaE7TcZod9WGlpSZaE4Q

[@gvphdYT]

Played ⚽️ with the sheriff. Glad you stuck to your guns Jessie. Keep up the great work. #210 👍🏼

[@imjonlacey]

This channel has helped me immensely for the creation of my film, thanks so much, NFTs are gonna change the way with movies are financed, it will all be done by the consumer instead of the big name company’s

[@MurderMostFowl]

NFTs are a money laundering scam. They can’t do anything a dollar can’t do. Don’t buy it into the hoax

[@rgreenberg35]

No they aren't

[@MurderMostFowl]

@@rgreenberg35 sure they are… you can make an NFT out of anything and trick whomever you want into buying it. Who actually buys them? Speculators hoping to resell while it’s hot… everyone knows it’s all traded on completely fake demand and organized crime knows exactly how to keep the transactions going so that they can launder money with it. If you believe otherwise you’re just a sucker who will get stuck holding the bag when the music stops

[@kupotenshi]

except NFTs are inaccessible to average people and are a rich person hobby. crowdfunding already exists

[@imjonlacey]

@@MurderMostFowl Quick question, much research have you done on the crypto/nft space? Come back here once you’ve done 50+ hours and continue your statement, I really am interested in learning from your perspective but I will only listen after you’ve done real research

[@heyheytaytay]

Nonsense given the amount of pure garbage scripts which have been green lit.

[@dunetahoe3972]

Thank you.

[@hopegrable]

Great video! I'm so glad he got his movie made. Lucy is so lovely. A very talented, beautiful Memphis Belle with the voice of an angel. I've watched her grow up since her role on Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and then on the series Privileged. I hope this film is a huge success for all involved. I appreciate the honesty regarding how movies get made based on the value of the lead talent, and that white male actors still get more movies made than women or minorities. It's very sad that so much talent is sidelined because the gatekeepers are still so bias and lack imagination. They only want sure things. The more open and honest people are with the public about this being the norm, the better chance we have as creators to change the system. I hope. 💗💗💗

[@bigbanknewyork3655]

Love this

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for watching!

[@leonoradompor8706]

Hi Jesse i am giving you my go signal to create a film my original idea the Jainy Bond 007***

[@hannahgaming1724]

Fascinating story.

[@GLBXA]

“The sheriff in my movie, who’s also Latino, BUT HE’S NOT A DRUG DEALER” wow… Just wow. So being Latino equals drug dealer.

[@alexchernandez88]

The three amigos- Iñárritu , Del toro, Cuaron are all brilliant filmakers/screenwriters who are from Mexico and are on the "A List" of Hollywood. I think they are 'Valued'

[@GLBXA]

@@alexchernandez88 Nobody's talking about Iñarritu, Del Toro, or Cuaron. Commentary is about what the guy in the video says.

[@alexchernandez88]

@@GLBXA this guy is inferring that its harder to make a film or get it financed with latino cast as main characters than it would be with white actors and said they are not 'valued', think thats a lame excuse. this business is tough and not everyone gets to do this as a career. I cited 3 Hollywood heavyweights that are Mexican nationals and have had legendary careers.

[@theglanconer6463]

Disagree to a certain extent. Imo. the main problem is nepotism, a lack of creativity, politics, the cult of wokeism and moral cowardice. I´ve a feeling there are many good, even brilliant script writers out there in the world but when you look at the outcome these past 15 years the audience is for the most part getting woke tick-the-box movies, remakes, superhero movies, book adaptations which fail to resemble the books and identity politics. How is it possible shows like Naomi, Batwoman, Star Trek Discovery, The Wheel of Time and so on, can be made while others shows are being cancelled or die after the writing phase. And every single (usually woke) remake is worse than (and often anathema to) the orginal. That´s why so many people are turning to Korean series and movies (or the Japanese comic industry): entertainment, escapism, good writing, creativity and no woke cult members and identity politics in sight. I want to be entertained, I don't want nor expect to see myself , my colour, my gender, my sexual orientation, my hairstyle, my political ideology et cetera reflected in a movie. It's getting stale and it's destroying the American movie industry. In my country (The Netherlands) the three best watched shows, spanning nearly three decades were Different Strokes, the Cosby show and the Fresh Prince of Bell Air, all the game show hosts were gay and my favorite Hollywood star was Ellen Ripley. Society was at it's peak in the late 80s/90s/early 2000s. We were almost there. But then came the woke cult of the 2010s from America and destroyed the industry (and progress) Anyhow Narcos was a brilliant series with an almost entirely Latino cast. Blood in, Blood out, City of God and Apocalypto another one (native American cast ?). I bet if you make an historical epos (Conquistadores, Bolivar, Aztecs, Maya's, the first Spanish settlers, the Zapata revolt, the genocide of the Arawak by the Carib people, the fight against the myriad fascist regimes (such as A Twelve Year Night), a South American prison movie, a South American 'western'-like movie and so on it will pull in millions too. But sadly Hollywood these days is only interested in ticking-the-boxes. That's the reason why so many series and movies fail these days. It's no longer about escapism but all about The Message. Politics and ideology from a few individuals on the top of the Hollywood pyramid trumps a well crafted story and the wishes of the audience. Hollywood could listen to Ricky Gervais. He said it all. But they won't. And so award shows are nearing extinction, stars are despised, movies fail at the box office and woke series are ignored by the masses (just like the 'customers' and scriptwriters have been ignored these past 15 years).

[@G360LIVE]

Agreed. The industry, now, is consistently asking, "How woke is it?" and, for example, Amazon even altered Tolkien's work to meet their diversity quota for the new Lord of the Rings series. They don't care about art or the artist's vision; it's all about pushing an agenda, probably to try to make people believe that Hollywood is so great and moral, when we all really know that the opposite is true. As an extension of this, I think your chances of being hired as a writer in Hollywood go up the more woke you're willing to go on your screenplay, and considering that Hollywood doesn't really hire for quality and talent anymore, it does become a game of who you know and whether you're willing to do what's acceptable in that inner circle.

[@lynxlecher9547]

You see these clowns acting like experts or something, criticizing Hollywood, and then you look up their movie and see that it's got only a 5.8 rating, and realize there's some truth to imdb ratings because it looks like a piece of crap.

[@lynxlecher9547]

Not to mention the reviews....

[@DMHR100]

@@lynxlecher9547 that’s because there’s leagues even inside the business. The top 1% are never seen doing courses or this type of interviews.

[@lynxlecher9547]

@@DMHR100 You could have talked about the top 1% until the 90s. Now it's 0.01% who make quality stuff. The rest goes from mediocre to deplorable.

[@JonasPolsky]

I am scrolling YT movies to rent, and there's BORREGO! NICE!

[@HenningDiesel]

I'm not Latino; it's not for me.

[@theketaminekid1241]

What?

[@HenningDiesel]

@@theketaminekid1241 I'm not latino; I'm not adequately represented.

[@TBKOTOROB]

Second

[@nalapala_]

wtf was his whole tangent about latinos not having any value lol it seems he subconsciously thinks that

[@nolaray1062]

I think He was talking about marketability and how many studios view certain stereotypes. Value as in “this big named star will bring in a lot of money.” Not value as in “they are less than” in a human sense.

[@alexchernandez88]

@@nolaray1062 The three amigos- Iñárritu , Del toro, Cuaron are all brilliant filmakers/screenwriters who are from Mexico and are on the "A List" of Hollywood. I think they are 'Valued'