Talk about The Social Network and filmmaking on our official Discord server: discord.gg/xxTqXXd

Paraphrasing, but "write an antihero like they're making their case to God why they should be let into heaven" is absolutely brilliant. Great advice.

If you don't have a scene where someone is writing on windows, the movie isn't smart.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Ya hear that, screenwriters? Take notes.

@EBUNNY2012

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. "Beautiful Mind" was Ron Howard's best movie and he had writing on the windows.

@judichristopher4604

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha... I have never thought of that... but I think you're right!! I must got out and get a window to write on, so I'll feel smarter... LOL

@Trazynn

4 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile I'm still here wondering for what other purpose they had an opaque white marker lying around within reach.

@nate4732

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention good will hunting!

i love that this film is still being talked about. it's masterpiece, along with the soundtrack, courtesy of trent reznor and attitcus ross.

@samsonmcgloughlin

5 жыл бұрын

Ever need the motivation to study your ass off. Play the score for the face mash coding scene. Fucking hypest shit ever.

@craveleaks8102

4 жыл бұрын

@@samsonmcgloughlin Yes man, this movie is a invitation to study or get motivated to do better things.

@LuisSierra42

4 жыл бұрын

@@craveleaks8102 It's also an invitation to betray your friends and do what it takes to be successful

@julienforletta7896

4 жыл бұрын

Still being talked about ? It’s not even that old related to other great films

@joshuabrunetta4656

4 жыл бұрын

Groovy and what does that have to do with the original statement? They aren’t mutually exclusive

I love the quote about The Social Network being " a story as old as storytelling itself". Even though its subject matter Facebook will be obsolete some time in the future, the script will always be timeless.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

It's such a great way to look at story. A facebook movie could've been a lot worse than this.

@joefriedman9843

3 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain There's a million ways it could've been worse and it almost certainly should've been boring. This movie was anything but boring and that's a testament to Sorkin and Fincher, amongst many others.

I hope Sorkin and Fincher collaborate again. At least _one_ more time.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

I hope so too. At this point, I just need Fincher to do SOMETHING.

Edgar 👏 Wright 👏 please 👏

@jaredbouland6434

5 жыл бұрын

Jaztine Gabe Baby Driver specifically!!

@teodorteisberg8344

5 жыл бұрын

How Edgar Wroght Baby Driver :)

@stix5472

3 жыл бұрын

@Etta James why?

@Norciusz

3 жыл бұрын

👏Amen! 👏

I can't tell you how smart it was to have Fincher to direct this. Even though Fincher is more known far dark bleak visuals with extreme precision, that is the very reason that it works so well. He puts in ideas visually that would never even occur for other directors. You should do the lord of the rings trilogy once, a real big thing, half hour long.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

It worked really really well. I love Fincher so much. Good lord! If I did that in one video it'd probably be 45 minutes! I would need to break that up into parts haha.

@bimmovieproductions6352

5 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain would have been really cool

@batgurrl

5 жыл бұрын

Bim movie productions he has proven himself to be versatile

@TheGeorgeD13

5 жыл бұрын

Turns out that pairing Fincher/Sorkin's generation's most precise writer with their generation's most precise director was a natural fit.

@neoism

4 жыл бұрын

he is one of the best directors to direct... i wish he did more movies...

Really interesting how you mix up the interviews of writers to make one coherent video. Thank younso much. Can you please do a video on Taxi Driver. It's one of the best case study on a character.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, Taxi Driver would be great. Paul Schrader is an interesting screenwriter.

@henryd9493

5 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain sorry I know I’m late to the party. I would love a video on Alfonso Cauron

@feralmode

4 жыл бұрын

he got it all from Aaron Sorkin's masterclass. He didn't have to search very hard.

WHAT??!! What Aaron Sorkin just say? 3:35 "I think mostly about intention and obstacle somebody wants something, something is standing in their way of getting it ... and if they can need it, thats even better ... I try not to TELL the audience who a character is....I try to show them ... SHOW DON'T TELL... I LOVE THIS MAN... he is GREAT.

Aaron Sorkin is one of the best screenwriter in the history.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

He's very talented! He sticks out because of that fun dialogue. Thanks for watching.

@alperendincer3273

5 жыл бұрын

@callmecatalyst The Newsroom is one of the most underrated tv show of all time.

@alexnorth3393

4 жыл бұрын

@@alperendincer3273 Yes, it's excellent.

@Nautilus1972

4 жыл бұрын

Over Billy Wilder? I don't think so. Not even close.

@judichristopher4604

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain He is fantastic... I want to be him when I grow up.

A fight club video would be pretty interesting imo

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Very true! I don't much at all about the writing process of that. I could probably get a lot of good insight from the author Chuck Palahniuk. Thanks for watching!

@proptosis2682

5 жыл бұрын

Seconded

@batgurrl

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Hopp oh yes

@BlakeThePerson

5 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain Also from the screenwriter, Jim Uhls.

@RDowney3

5 жыл бұрын

It'll never happen. That would violate Rule #1.

Love how they sent it to Fincher for him to pass on it.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Fincher's very very particular, but it pays off! I wonder what The Social Network would've ended up like if Aaron Sorkin had directed it.

Next vid please: How Charlie Kaufman Wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! It's on my list. Charlie Kaufman is an excellent screenwriter.

@bavindrasawh2272

4 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain or adaptation

@krakler

4 жыл бұрын

Bavindra Sawh or being John malkovich

Dude, your sense for video editing is great. Video really complements the voiceover, makes it very easy to watch

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate that.

@V4D2

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. I often listen to YouTibe videos while doing sth else..and with your videos...i find myself watching them twice in a row, because i listen to them 1st, and they are usually very fluid .but I also get pretty curious to what you show with them, so..it kind of pulls me back to the visual side..again. This was one of them, for sure ;) Thank you for the video. :)

@V4D2

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain Stephen Chbosky on the The Perks of Being a Wallflower would make a nice video, I believe..as he wrote the book prior yo the screenplay & film. What do you reckon?

The editing in this videos is great. The intro lines really hook you, the mash up of the different interviews is seamless, and the bts footage that's used really goes with what we're hearing.

@BehindtheCurtain

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that.

I really like your format, it feels so credible listening from the writers themselves!! love the content man, keep it up!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly! I love video essays, but I felt like this sort of video was missing on youtube. I'm glad you're enjoying it! I've learned a lot while making the videos.

Great job again. I love this movie. I always loved how fast paced the dialogue was and it comes not in a way that feels over acted or over rehearsed, it's just so natural for them to be speaking that way. All the actors did a great job in the confidence they spoke with and I'm sure that came from having a great writer and director.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Aaron Sorkin dialogue is a good middle. His dialogue is heightened reality, but the delivery makes it so you're not turned off by it. I definitely prefer realistic dialogue overall, but Sorkin dialogue is a lot of fun. David Fincher's perferctionism in performance goes hand in hand with Sorkin's perfectionism in dialogue delivery, so I'm glad they matched up. Thanks for watching!

Continuing to enjoy these. Nice detail with the visual audio levels being linked to the speaker in the black/white segments.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It adds a nice visual touch in my opinion. Every video I'm trying to add something new in order to make it better.

Aaron Sorkin is my favorite screenwriter...I fell in love with his writing back when I was a teenager and saw A Few Good Men...I said, “That’s the type of writing I want to do”. When I write stories (I am an educator and I write stories for my English classes), I think about how Aaron would write a scene...quippy dialogue, get in late and out early, let the dialogue reveal what’s happening, make it snarky and funny, but also meaningful. It shouldn’t sound like real dialogue, it should sound like what people WANT to sound like in real life. Yes, Sorkin is sort of a punchline for some in the industry, yes, he does have his signature sound and phrases, but in truth, all writers have this. You can read a story and almost instantly tell if it was written by Stephen King or by Tom Clancy. They each have an imprint on the writing that usually identifies who they are. And in developing your own style, you often borrow from your heroes until you find your own voice. I often watch films written by Aaron Sorkin just to listen to his art.

Really loved this one!! This type of content (letting the writers speak for themselves) was definitely missing on KZread and I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm subscribed to dozens of video essay style channels but yours stands apart! Awesome work!! Ps: I feel like the social network is so good because it literally checks off all the boxes of what makes a movie great (plot, timing, visuals, editing, score, characters.... Etc)

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

That's really good to hear! I agree that this type of video was definitely missing in the video essay community. I'm glad you've gotten a lot out of it. I'm going to continue to make videos and I hope that people continue to enjoy.

Suggestions: TV shows, The Wire House M.D. Mad Men Lost Prison Break (only season 1) Firefly Movies, Die Hard Star Wars: A New Hope Terminator 2 The Raid Back to the Future Infernal Affairs (original HK story for Scorsese's The Departed) Space Jam Thanks, man.

Behind the Curtain, this is absolutely excellent work. What I appreciate about this video is, certain things he mentions in this video, he said almost identical things on multiple occasions during the press tour. But you found the best clips, either the ones where he said it the first time or the ones where he decided to get a little more insightful. Please keep this up.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Sorkin's definitely the guy that has premeditated all of his answers and then recites them verbatim. It actually was difficult initially to find him say anything other than his typical one-liners. He's a sharp guy, so I'm glad I was able to delve a little deeper into his process. Thanks for your great comment!

This was such a treat, thank you. I got the notification yesterday and couldn't wait to watch this. I love Aaron Sorkin's work. I always study his screenplays while writing. His dialogue sets him apart from a lot of screenwriters.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

I love his writing as well, especially this film!. Thank you for watching.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

It's good to hear that that are some aspiring screenwriters that are watching my videos. Although I want these videos to be entertaining for a broad audience, I really want to be able to help aspiring writers like myself by at least inspiring them. Thanks for being one of them.

Great job on this! I really liked the interview/discussion clips and the animated text was a nice addition.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm trying to improve every video and add elements that I think will be helpful. Thanks for watching.

This is put together so damn well. I'm kind of astounded.

Holy crap only 20k subs? The future is bright for your channel. The production quality is amazing!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so thankful for the 20k subs. Thank you for this great compliment. I'm working hard to make this channel the best in this space. Not there yet, but I'm trying to get better every video.

Really loving your channel. Great content. Top notch. Seriously. Thanks for the videos.

love the last sentence on this video by Sorkin. His interviews are also like movie scripts

A Wes Anderson and a Tarantino movie would be pretty cool to see.

Thank you for this! It is a pleasure hearing Sorkin talk about his work. Makes me want to watch The Newsroom again 😬

I needed this video. I'm glad you made it. thanks.

Between the acting, shots, and soundtrack - truly greatest film of all time.

This channel gonna blow up, book it

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that bro! It's been doing well so far!

@madhunittor

5 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with you

Heard about your channel for the first time like two weeks ago, watched this movie for the first time like two days ago. Talk about perfect timing.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is great timing! Be sure to let me know any other films you're planning on watching, so I can immediately upload videos about them the day after haha.

@tmp123ful

5 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain One on The Shining would be interesting I reckon

@KeiaJohn4-15

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Presto When I read this comment, there were 2 thumbs up, and 2 comments. God speaks to me in dreams and scriptures.... So I googled scripture 2:2, English Standard Version Habakkuk 2:2 And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Time to start ✍️

Sorkin always murders it with the dialogue

After every video of your's I find myself going "I have to watch this again!"

Bloody brilliant video, keep them coming

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So happy I found this KZread channel, didn’t even realize it is a fairly new one. Great video and thanks for sharing, best of luck for the future! I would love to see a video about a PTA film, any would work!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

PTA would be good. He has a unique style, so I'm sure he'd have something different to say. Thanks!

One of the best opening scenes. Sorkin and Fincher, you know its going to be a good film

As a Filmmaker and a writer, this podcast is a gem. Sometimes it can be so overwhelming and lost, but Arron reminds me, it's all about the journey.

This is the one in have been postponing for a while now.. I haven't seen it yet . I think it is the only Aaron Sorkin thing I haven't seen.. But u made me get a little more thirsty for it.. Thanks ;)

Great Video - dialog was superb.

Really impressed by your content - really neat editing.

I adore this movie so much, thank you for making this amazing video

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

I love it too! Thank you for watching!

This was a great video. Thanks so much for sharing!

Such amazing quality content, hope you get a lot of subscribers soon.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! The channel has grown a lot and expect it to keep growing. I'm just going to work hard to make the best videos I can and I trust that the rest will follow.

love the style, keep em' coming

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice video :D For a future video I would love to see how they wrote Avater the last Airbender. Some of the best character development I've ever seen.

@GavinKapuscinskiRacing

5 жыл бұрын

The TV show, not the film I hope!

@Jona69

5 жыл бұрын

@@GavinKapuscinskiRacingI don't know what you're talking about. There was never a film adaptation!

would you consider doing a video on Reznor and Ross' collaboration with Fincher? _Social Network, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,_ and _Gone Girl_ have some of the best music I have ever heard coming from film. about using copyrighted music, here's what Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting said: *"the general trick I would recommend you to do is don’t use more than ten seconds of any clip"*

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

That could be a really cool video. I love Reznor's soundtracks a lot. The Social Network soundtrack is probably my favorite of all time. For now, I want to primarily focus on screenwriting videos, but I'll look into it, because I've seen a few interviews with Reznor about it. Thanks for the suggestion.

Such an amazing movie and the soundtrack is incredible

Thankyou for this video.

I have seen this movie maybe 10 times now and didn't realize Aaron was in it haha, awesome :)

Loving those compilations! Very informative. Thanks Behind the Curtain :)

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Thank you for watching!

This is some damn good content, well done! I love it

Really awesome video. Thanks so much for these!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching them! What was your favorite part of the video?

Fantastic video! Great job!

Amazing video, wonderful wonderful wonderful what else can I say- maybe a Gone Girl thing?

One of the most masterful screenplays ever written. Sorkin is simply the greatest.

These videos are all great, but it's taking me a long time to go through the back catalog because I can only watch one at a time. They are so full of great food for thought that I want to pay complete attention and then take time to think afterwards rather than just jumping right into the next one.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're getting so much from them!

I think it was Sorkin who said “My idea of an action seen is Tom Cruise jumping out of his car to buy a newspaper in Rain Man”... this is the third time I’ve heard Rashomon mentioned today. More than usual.

Glad i found this channel.

David Fincher is at the peak of his profession - im not a huge cinema buff but im positive he will be one of the legendary directors of our time. and to get to work with him, wow.

Aaron Sorkin's Masterclass is AWESOME!

Great video! Loved it!

Hey, amazing videos, keep up the good work :D

Brilliant wonderful insightful • Thank you for making this •

Another great video. I love this channel. So full of insight. Thanks for your great work

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your continued support.

@batgurrl

5 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain it’s my pleasure

This is awesome, very valuable content.

To be honest, I've watched The Social Network dozens of times, but never once understood (as in I couldn't understand what was being said literally, not that I couldn't understand the meaning) the line, "Creation myths need a devil."

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

It's a great line and I was surprised that an employee at Facebook was the one who said it. Thanks for watching.

@branscombe_

5 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain wasn’t it the lawyer?

@branscombe_

5 жыл бұрын

It’s mocking the bible

@kevinw712

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain actually that didn't surprise me at all. Someone who was still directly related to Facebook at the time those lawsuits were happening (if not even later) I'd think would be more apt to, not necessarily straight up defend Mark Zuckerberg, but to lean into the point of view of "don't be so quick to assume this could be a black and white situation, where Mark being the one accused by multiple parties of doing something wrong is the one who's completely at fault here."

@zacherynicholascarter

4 жыл бұрын

He’s sayin’ ya can’t have an adventure without introducing a bit of trouble. The amount of trouble Satan caused is absolutely incalculable

This channel is so underrated

this was great! I love your channel! Keep it up! Maybe try THAT'S 70'S SHOW

Just great :) Keep working. I'd love to see a video of a Trumbo film, or a David Lynch film

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Interesting suggestions!

more writing videos please :), well done

I love your channel! Awesome!

Amazing video, man

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lucas!

Keep it up, I love this stuff

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Westin! You're awesome for getting here so early!

Oceans 11. One of the best Screenplays ever.

@alikarami2692

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

Love your videos, keep it up

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Aaron sorkin 's words are music to my ears

Beautiful video. Do something about Kubrick?

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@TheEpicImpaler

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Pritchard There’s a channel called CinemaTyler that’s almost dedicated to Kubrick

@robonick3607

5 жыл бұрын

Raul Mejia I love their Barry Lyndon video.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

CinemaTyler is a great channel!

This series is really cool, man

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that!

5:05 amazing advice

Aaron Sorkin loves the word "sexy" lol

A video on Sorkin's Steve Jobs would also be great!!

DO, How they wrote Zodiac (2007) or Birdman (2014) or TDK (2008)

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

All fantastic suggestions. I want to do all of these, thanks!

@usayeed727

3 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain is TDK out already? I discovered your channel a few days ago and I absolutely loved your edition of Mad Men with Matthew Weiner.

You have something big in your hands mate. Don't slow down now.

I love this movie just for the dialogue, it’s even one of my top 10 favourite movies. If screenwriters were musicians Aaron Sorkin would be Mozart.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

A worthy comparison. Thanks for watching!

I love that channel

Great video!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Deborah!

9:14 YOU can't write like anybody about yourself "Amen Brother... Amen"

Great video! just found your channel and subscribed. surely going to be a huge channel soon

Great video as always, I would love to see a video on Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty). Just some ideas, keep up the great work.

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

All of these are fantastic suggestions. I had Tarantino and Dan Harmon on the list. I'll add Guillermo too! Thanks for watching!

Amazing! Keep up the good work! Make one on Fight Club

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Definitely need to go Behind the Curtain on the movie, "The Matrix" and also "V for Vendetta."

Hey, I've been going through your channel and just loving how you cover these films with your editing. I was hoping you might cover something written by Diablo Cody soon? She has such an interesting writing voice, and I'd love to hear that insight.

@BehindtheCurtain

Жыл бұрын

It's on my list of new videos I'm working on! Thank you for the suggestion, and for watching.

I can't believe this film is ten years old but still feels like one of the most relevant films out there that reflects our society. You can't intend to capture zeitgeist but you definitely can't intend to write a film that's going to resonate even more in a decade than it did at its time, and yet The Social Network manages

To this day the social network is in my top 3 movies of all time. And I absolutely hate Facebook🤣 I think it’s a lame social media in comparison to others and I don’t like Mark Zuckerberg, but damn if this movie doesn’t make something so simple as making a social media into a crazy drama. So many memorable lines. I watch it at least once a year. Masterpiece.

Keep going, this channel will be big. 5/23/19 - 20k

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, Jake.

Awesome