10 Screenwriting Tips from Quentin Tarantino on how he wrote Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds
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Length: 21min 10sec (1270 seconds)
Published: Mon Jul 13 2020
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I already watched it before.
It's quite nice what he say about how passion is the main driver.
tip 1 - 0:38 - Develop your own writing process that makes you happy.
tip 2 - 3:04 - Don't confuse the audience.
tip 3 - 4:20 - Rewrite other scenes and fill in the blanks.
tip 4 - 6:07 - Take the oldest stories in the book and reinvent them.
tip 5 - 7:25 - Take morality out of the question to have interesting characters.
tip 6 - 8:51 - Write the movie you want to see.
tip 7 - 11:45 - Do your subtext work.
tip 8 - 15:58 - Give your characters moral choices.
tip 9 - 17:37 - Write extensive character backstories to get the best actors.
tip 10 - Love what you do.
What he say about subtext is important.
Subtext is something I can think naturally while writing, but I know I never think enough about that. I also see it's a weakness many writers have. It's difficult to check. Often, the scene is written, I need to check after, and do self-analys of the content.
He resume well how subtext will easely come in a dialog. So, you can write it naturally. If the goal or personnality of characters are well made.
Don't confuse the audience.
I watched so many confusing content. By mistake or on purpose. Sometimes I can like, when it's on purpose and well done, rise a mystery. But most of the time, even on purpose, I dislike. I'm looking for writing in a way audience is fully immersed in the story.
Write the movie you want to see
Yes, so important. It's easy to get lost in a script, so we don't even remember why we write this. I think like this : I write this story, because I want to watch that. I want to forget the story I wrote and then watch it like any other people, and be amazed.