10 Screenwriting Tips from Francis Ford Coppola - How he wrote The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
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Screenwriter and director Francis Ford Coppola is widely considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. His accolades include five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a Bafta.
After directing The Rain People in 1969, Coppola co-wrote Patton (1970), earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with Edmund H. North.
Coppola's reputation as a filmmaker was cemented with the release of The Godfather (1972). The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre and was adored by the public and critics alike. The Godfather won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Mario Puzo).
The Godfather Part II, which followed in 1974, became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
His next film, Apocalypse Now (1979), which notoriously had a lengthy and strenuous production, was widely acclaimed for its vivid depiction of the Vietnam War. The film won the Palme d'Or, making Coppola one of only eight filmmakers to have won that award twice.
01 - Be courageous about your instincts, your ideas. New work will always be challenged because it’s never really been seen, or proven to work, before. But, new innovative cinema is always remembered the most.
02 - When adapting a novel, make notes on your initial read of the book. This allows for your initial honest thoughts to come through. Later, create a notebook alongside the novel and re-read it with even more adjustments and thoughts.
03 - Make sure you are in love with the project you're making. Throughout writing, or production, it will become difficult, and even unbearable. But it is a love for the story which will get you through, and make a final cut worth while.
04 - Take inspiration from anything, never be afraid to use others ideas. In the process of filmmaking, you’ll always make it your own, so always look into using other work to inspire your own.
05 - Writing, like acting, is a skill that can be worked on. Look around you, and just bit by bit build upon your ideas. Then, later on, construct a story around these ideas starting with the end.
06 - Writing, and acting, are the magical ingredients to any film. A film that technical looks bland, but has great characters, acting, & writing can become a hit. A film that looks great, but terrible writing and acting can’t be.
07 - Cinema, now, is looking for smaller, more meaningful stories. Try to look at how film can depict the struggles and meaning in everyday life. Really think about film as art, and how you will use this medium to tell the truth of life.
08 - Each time you make a film, write a script or direct a picture, give it everything you have. Put up everything you have, and be determined to actually create your work. See the fact your film doesn’t exist as a sin, and seek to fix that.
09 - Theatre can be a useful stepping stone for any writer, director or actor. The theatre can help you build simple skills, such as working with actors, or writing one act plays, that translate very well to filmmaking. So consider using theatre, or studying it, as a strong initial step into filmmaking.
10 - Filmmakers need to be courageous. Simply waiting for funding, or chance, most likely won’t work. Jump into every chance with the thought that you get one life, one chance and it’s better to regret failure than not even taking the chance to begin with.
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"Steal from the best, because you'll always make it your own" Francis Ford Coppola ...brilliant❤
Titan filmmaker with a fierce independent spirit. One of the GOATs.
The frankness of his advice is great. He really doesn’t lie about anything and just tries to inform while giving good, honest perspective. Not alot of us will ever be near places like these people go, but it’s good advice for anyone no matter where they do. Alot of people tell you not to dwell on your obsessions, but when those are coupled with creation, maybe it’s not such a bad thing. He’s a great teacher and even a decent teacher should make you equally as obsessed with their subject as their teachers made them. Similarly, people think of having a critical eye as a bad thing but when you turn it towards what you can do right instead of labeling it as what others did wrong, it’s a different thing. I think if we’re invested in a project the motivation to keep going has to come as much from the outside as within and that empathizing with those struggling in their work is as valuable as trying to keep it up ourselves. One thing that younger audiences tend to appreciate is virtue through flaws and that’s always worth copying. The pasta metaphor is so apt. All art is really making something take shape and dreams are always a great place to draw shape from. Worth keeping idea and dream journals to keep etherial ideas you think you’ll remember later but never really do get away from you. I like that he’s promoting how to go from long form ideas to short and concise. It’s good to get all your thoughts out and not criticize yourself for it and then refine. Same thing happens when you make a pot or an oil painting and it’s great that people like this are always looking to refine new generations. You can always tell they truly believe in every part of their work and that it’s not about money. The variety in the footage shows that refining and adapting your process is a lifelong practice that we can always change and make better, or just new and unique.
@theexpresidents
3 жыл бұрын
Is that a Peace Walker symbol?
I love how he sees life. I'd much rather have a lot of positive things to think about on my death bed than only negativity. Want to make a movie now 😂
A brilliant, practical testament to the filmmaking spirit. Long live the impact of Francis Ford Coppola!
Now I'm ready to write! No more, that fear of failure. The only failure is the failure to write!
@matthewmaguire3554
Жыл бұрын
Fear is a pimp.
COPPOLA IS A GENIUS!
"The good work..." Francis provided nothing but, his whole working life. ❤️
Francis Ford Coppola is my Inspiration
A real master. I learned a lot.
Thanks for doing this! This is pure golden advice.
Everything this guy offers would be a sin to refuse...Thanks for everything Frank.🙏
Thank you so much!
Oh Man!..The amount of time you have put in compiling these videos. I really feel grateful. Love & Respect Brother!..Keep Going!..💖🙏
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
Love & Respect Brother! 💟💯🙏
Thank you so much for sharing this video, it is GOLD!
Imagine if Coppola and Charlie Kaufman ever teamed up
That was awsome listening to a Director like Francis Ford Coppola articulate his thoughts and experiences on acting, writing , film , theater , and directing . Loved the way he talks about the relationship and correlation with all those components and how they intertwine . He as well as a few of his contemporaries have created masterpieces. What is amazing is how risk were taken and so many stumbling blocks to get through creating those masterpieces actually haha creates a story in itself .
I enjoy the way he say Balzac
it's funny seeing how he loves seeing his inspiration in films and Dune just came out where multiple shots were directly pulled from one of denis villenueve favorite films, apocalypse now ❤️❤️
Loved it! Very wise!
Great video, Thanks.
Genius
Please can you put all your 10 Tips videos into a playlist of its own? :) Would make them easier to share. I think they're great!
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
Will do it, thanks!
@theexpresidents
3 жыл бұрын
I agree! I always go back and find the Lynch one and it would be easier if they were all together.
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/head/PLFvgg6nOyJbq2FqI-E5bmi43kXl8JWCOy - here, the playlist :)
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
@@theexpresidents kzread.info/head/PLFvgg6nOyJbq2FqI-E5bmi43kXl8JWCOy
Just some feedback on your channel, because while I have been watching for a while, the part of the videos I always skip is the intro spoilers from the interview. I feel like you could make those a little bit more of a tease than give us the hard hitting punchline from that particular interview segment, because it feels like I don’t need to watch the whole video if I see those parts, which in fact sometimes I won’t finish a video because I already got a pretty healthy dose of advice in the first 30 seconds. That said, I am a big fan of this channel and I appreciate what you do.
Coppola typing a-words like-a this cracks me up
Please do George R.R Martin next. Also again a great and helpfull video.
Mel Gibson admitted that the shot in Braveheart, where Robert the Bruce closed the door on his father, was lifted directly from the final shot of The Godfather.
@vysakhsbookreview1385
Жыл бұрын
Great❤
Take chances
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Can you please do one on Nuri Bilge Ceylan and tarkovsky.
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Godfather was best movie ever made
what a character, the director of great characters..remember me in some aspects of the personality of Hans Zimmer
Make a video of Steven knight
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Let me start another one then .
#MasterofCinema
Great true story,book title-"Cowboy Mafia "/
Pretty much everytime when i "steal", i do it because i dont want to out and out rob from a work. Its either coincidence or its because i want to attempt to match the work. The student learns from the master, but in the case the master is not there literally trying to recreate their masterwork is the best you can do. And make homage to it if youre at least half way successful.
❄️❄️❄️ 🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻
Martin Mcdonagh, Woody Allen or Billy Wilder please 💖🙏
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Wilder is coming soon!
@theexpresidents
3 жыл бұрын
Whoa.... Martin McDonagh! Forgot about him. David Mamet and Tracy Letts.
Take him tips for directing
You should do George Lucas next
@OutstandingScreenplays
3 жыл бұрын
OK done, here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/doqhtpKklausiJs.html - 10 tips from George Lucas :)
I think my screenplay is bland for some reason .
I was invited to the cocktail. party opening of Mr. Coppola and Mr. Lucas's American Zoeprope in 1970 San Francisco.I prayed that these young guys would have success to pay for the party.Prayer works !
But I'm nearly done with that bland screenplay and afterwards , I can add seasoning (tweak ).
FFR it's "one-act plays."