Screenwriting Tools and Tips
Screenwriting Tools and Tips
We will post videos about screenwriting, filmmaking, and things that are interesting to people interested in the craft of filmmaking. More stuff can be found on our website www.griffithscreative.com.au
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You can get value out of a blueprint; if you couldn't, architects wouldn't get paid.
Massive value. So much of civilisation exists because of blueprint and the efforts of architects, engineers and trades people. There is beauty in much of their work, but primarily utility. A screenplay has the same but in an opposite ratio.
I would say that the two most important things are: 1- The rules that you set up (internal logic) must not be broken. 2 - The ideas must be easily understandable. You don't want to confuse the reader/audience. Science can be extraordinarily complicated and complex, but when it comes to storytelling, keep it simple.
I cannot agree more. I feel I am constantly babbling about “internal logic”. I think I would get lost in the weeds of science. Probably why I avoid Sci-Fi.
@@craig.d.griffiths I always aim for clarity, so I try to avoid writing anything complex, confusing or complicated. I'm open to writing a sci fi story, but it would have to be something straight forward.
@@matthewlavagna6080 I like complexity in a story. But if done poorly it can easily become confusion. I am current rewrite a screenplay because the two people that read it missed the major underlying world element. So I need a better way to explain it.
I wish I could write Sci-fi but it's so hard to come up with an interesting/original concept I find WITHOUT losing oneself in the science or sacrificing character arcs for the sake of action. Or maybe I just suck at Sci Fi! Lol. Great Video Craig!
Hi Bearded, I know what you mean, it is a different type of thinking. Every time I have tried, I end up just doing SciFi as a setting. Making “Hard SciFi” is beyond my brain. I heard Elon Musk make a statement about 2001. He said (in a nutshell) “don’t make AI lie” kzread.info8vwi_mUt66I?si=NXtpTUkO_71QU6LX HAL (the computer) was told to protect a secret and take the people to the site. Therefore he had to kill them to achieve it. That sort of thinking is something I cannot achieve. Thanks for the comment.
Always appreciate your videos Craig!
Thank Bearded, that very nice of you to say. I hope I can keep delivery value with these. Thanks again.
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Thank you. The Wednesday videos are always fun. Looking at questions I see online. 👍👍
Always enjoy the videos! Thank you!! My problem is I have so many ideas and never know which to choose to focus on, I’ll choose one for a bit then find myself drifting to others, then often back to the previous one!
I am always writing a few things at once. I have the main things I am doing. But I find I need my holiday pieces. A bit of work I can visit when my brain reads a break. Currently that is a Sherlock Holmes screenplay. It will never sell, but I enjoy writing it.
you and other washed up writers and neverwill be's make me want to start my own youtube channel - just to show how full of crap all of you are. Show us your resume of excellent scripts that youve made and then maybe people will believe you. Until then, we're probably going to make fun of you
Okay. If that floats your boat. I will subscribe and stay subscribed to your channel the minute you start. Go back, watch all the episodes and tell me when I claim anything you say I claim. I will donate $100 to a children’s hospital for each video. I appreciate the comments.
@@craig.d.griffiths I dont have a channel - I dont need a channel - those who can do, those who cant try to teach - or make youtube videos. Hey, Ill applaud you for managing to get on IMDB - but really - ask yourself this - should writers aim just to get on imdb with pieces of crap or should they aim to actually put their name behind something that showcases true ability - something they are proud of. I would have used a Pen name instead of saying I wrote that P.O.S. 'the hostage'
@@craig.d.griffiths Okay - I realize my comments might be alittle abrasive - only because I have a distain for all these youtubers that make these videos of how easy it is to write when the poster actually cant show the talents they are trying to teach about - bbut Ill take a step back and applaud you for starting a channel that ultimately might be able to help newcomers learn to improve their craft. So keep up the efforts - youll help some people - and others will definitely challenge you as I have - so learn to get thick skin or ignore the trolls. Sometimes I can go alittle overboard - and thats not my true intention but I do like to gauge a youtubers skill level. So if you want to write something, Ill write something as well - just send me the opening 10 pages of your The Hostage script and Ill show you an improved version of that when I have time. Today I was ready to write - but like I said it will only take me an hour. Monday is work time for me
@@jujupedals3430 Thank you. The Hostage isn’t really mine to share, A line from the start will not be an issue for me, as I am friendly with the ProdCo owner. However, if that offer stays open. I will send you something, soon. I’ll make sure it is worth your time.
Oye Ve! Tell you what - lets do this. Write out a 'winning great opening' post that, and Ill post one of my own just to show if you can actually walk the walk or if youre just talking the talk. Lets see you follow your own advice - that is if you can. Ill even help...let me think here....Openings are the easiest parts of a movie script - ANYONE can write a good one. But not everyone can finish through to the end. Challenge offered.
For sure. I mean you could run over the scriptrevolution.com and download some of my work. But I will write an opening for you. Any particular genre, or anything. Not quite sure what the last bit means, do you then want to finish the entire screenplay. Give me a few minutes.
Okay. For speed. I went and grabbed the opening of the Hostage, something I sold a while ago. EXT. STREET NEWARK - NIGHT A LATE MODEL SEDAN makes it way down a dimly lit street lined by old factories and holding yards.
So am I waiting for your contribution or was I the only one playing?
@@craig.d.griffiths All you did was add a slugline and one action line. Is that really your criteria for an "amazing opening"
@@craig.d.griffiths wow - your slugline and your action line - bravo. Standing O "this is riveting!" I cant wait to turn the page. hahaha
How TF you going to try to dare to explain who will be great? Are you a producer? Are you a manager? What have you done that gives you this all seeing eye to put this "knowledge" into the ethos? Anyone could do a video about what THEY THINk makes someone great or not so great or terrible, but for every kernel you give up, Ill give you back talentless hacks who managed to overcome an inability to write that have become a true success (Patrick Duffy, Boondock Saints, Idiot who wrote Fifty Shades of Grey, among others, the stupid "The Killer' Movie) - and their writing was absolutely horrendous. Your knowledge of the inner workings of Hollywood equates to what any reddit user can muster up. So how about you stop this channel and just focus on writing great scripts. Oh wait - those that can, do, those that cant, teach. I get it
Dude's trying to talk semantics. Is this the writer from that silly movie 'the hostage'? If youre talking in terms of the writing industry - a script IS a blueprint, that the producer and the director will use - plain and simple. Try making content to transform this that - and it only shows you have an inability to create better content and really arent one to be giving advice as this video is as useless as the toilet paper I cleaned my bum with yesterday. If youre going to help writers than actually help them - this is so useless - its as if you just need to pretend to appear to know what youre talking about. Write better scripts and you wouldnt need to resort to this type of excrement. Im not hating - Im just saying this "tutorial" helps no one become a better writer
This is so true An artist I am
Thank you for the comment. Reddit doesn’t seem to think writers are artists. Which I find strange. They seem to hold two ideas. Firstly that a screenplay is nothing until it is a movie. That a screenplay is somehow incomplete. Secondly they get so upset that blueprints are not art. That I would dare suggest that an architect was not an artist. It is like they refuse to take a compliment. I am so happy that you are an artist. We need more.
"Show, not tell" confuses people. I find that "describe only, don't explain" is better. But also in screenwriting people are warned to not direct the actors in the script. That is confusing too. There are some screenwriting advice that seem contradictory. If you ask on a forum you get a wide range of responses. It's confusing.
Who tells people “don’t direct on the page” should be fined for ‘false and misleading’ information. Our job is to paint a complete picture. Thanks for the comment.
@@craig.d.griffiths I've seen it and they also say that there is a difference between a spec script and a shooting script.
@@henrytjernlund A spec needs to have every visual element needed to tell the story visually. A shooting script has every visual element. In “Little Miss Sunshine” in the screenplay it says we track down the hall behind Olive. That tells us we are following close behind Olive a small excited young girl as she runs down a hallway. In a shooting script that could go further. We track behind Olive, we end at the top of the stairs before cutting to: Reverse angle on Mum showing Olive jumping off the last two steps. Shooting script have a lot ire detail.
@@CraigGriffiths Okay, the camera directions are an issue in spec scripts. But I have seen the criticism go beyond that.
Sorry for the late reply. The thing I find is that new writers do things bad. Like camera description. They get told to remove and the work looks better. Most new writers do this kind of stuff poorly. So the general advice becomes “don’t do it”. But if people learn to do it well. That advice goes away and readers will come to expect it.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
Thank you. It is very kind of you to comment. Any suggestions of what I should call you people that watch the videos? I just say “guys” out of habit. Or is “guys” okay? Thanks again.
I'm sorry, I had to pause the video to say something. It's maybe not a good idea to look at a writer's first scripts as examples of what to or not to do. The first script is often written before they learn proper formatting. Also, Quentin Tarantino is NOT a good example or proper formatting. He famously rejects proper formatting. He is on record as saying a script should be more like a novel and less like blue prints for a movie and thats simply not true. Thats precisely the opposite of what it should be. He is wrong. He is an anomaly. He is the exception that proves the rule. Everyone knows he did not go to film school, he "went to films." This means very clearly that when he wrote Reservoir Dogs he was not knowledgeable in proper formatting, and that remains true to this day. If you or I, as unknown writers, deliver to an actual producer a script with camera direction, that producer will pass on the script, assuming we don't know how to properly format a script. A screen play should not, I repeat NOT, have camera directions. that is not the job of the writer, it's the job of the director. Let the director decide what the camera should do. Instead, your job as the writer, is to write the script in such a way that you make the director do what you want them to do without them knowing you wanted them to do it! Make the director want to move the camera the way you thought it should be moved, and make them think it was their idea. You do that by writing what happens in the shot in such a way that the director (or any reader) can see it in their head when they read your words.
Thomas, formatting is a function of a document and not a story element. If you left justified everything, the format would be completely broken and hard to read, but the story would remain unchanged. All the camera direction examples and other things like "we see" and "reveal" are just a way of telling visual stories.
@@craig.d.griffiths you're right, formatting is a function of a document, that exactly why it exists though. That's why there is a proper and an improper way to write a script. A script is a blue print for a film, so it has very specific requirements for it's formatting. Ignoring that will just make your life more difficult in the long run. yeah, using camera directions, and things like "we see" are ways to tell the visual story... but they are the wrong way.
@@craig.d.griffiths if you just want to write a good story without worrying about formatting, then write a novel. A script is a very specific document with very specific formatting needs, and there are reasons for those needs. remember, the audience for your script is not the general public, its the production team thats making the film. those people require specific information so they can do their jobs. this is why things like blue prints are formatted in specific ways... and you need to understand that a script is a blue print for a movie.
@ThomasTulak let’s not get into the blueprint debate. Again, format has nothing to do with words, just word placement.
@@craig.d.griffiths sir, I don’t know what experience you have, but I have been on both the writing and production side. I have both written scripts and produced them. I released a feature on streaming earlier this very year… I can tell you, yes scripts are blue prints. The people who are making the film, the casting director, the wardrobe designer, the cinematographer, these people just need details so they can do their jobs. The script needs to make it easy for them to find the info they need. This is why formatting exists. If you think anything different then you’re handicapping yourself. And you’re incorrect, formatting includes word choice and word placement. It literally has to. However I can see you are married to your improper formatting, so I’m finished wasted my time trying to help you. You keep writing “we see” and “we’ll see” how much longer it takes for you to get produced. Good luck
I mean, I'm happy it was used in the script for The Holdovers. On the other hand, I can site many scripts that don't use it. I can also site scripts that were written more like novels. (Have you read the script for Princess Bride? It seriously reads like a novel. Doesn't mean it's proper) Just because it was used in a script that was produced into a movie is not a good excuse to use it. There are always examples of improperly written scripts that get made, that doesn't justify learning bad writing habits. "We see" is redundant and therefore unnecessary... Not to mention that David Hemingson is kind of established already. If you or I, as unknown writers, present an actual producer a script with "we see" they will pass on it, with the impression that we don't know how to properly format a script. Yes, I was trying to be quick with my example, I apologize for not being thorough. Here is how I would actually write that: INT. KITCHEN - DAY JOHN stands by the counter, he does not see: outside the window, MARK and KATE kiss. You want to write what actually physically happens on the screen, which means you want to write what the characters do or do not see, not what the audience sees. The fact that it's written means the audience sees it.
The only thing I would ask, is it better to emulate professional produced writers or unproduced writers. No one is going to judge work based on a person’s experience. They may have expectations, or may be a fan. The work is good or not. That is not judged by the existence of two words. Bad writing is bad writing if “we see” is in there or not in there. In the “directing on the page” video released this week I give multiple examples of first time sales that contain all sort of so called “no-nos”. Thanks for the comment.
@@craig.d.griffiths in re: produced or unproduced writers... thats not the real question at hand. I can site you plenty of examples of produced scripts that do not use "we see." ...plenty of scripts with improper formatting still get made. it was just harder for it to get made. in re: good writing not judged by "we see"... True, a script is not judged good or bad based on the existence or non-existence of those two words... BUT the existence of those two words will suggest to an actual professional producer that this particular writer is inexperienced and unprofessional, giving them a reason to pass on the script. People who read scripts for producers to consider buying receive SO many scripts every day. They have piles and piles of scripts to get through. They have read TONS of scripts, and can INSTANTLY tell if the writer knows what they are doing or not. You don't want to give them a reason to put yours down. But please feel free to keep using "we see" if you feel you need to. Just be aware that you're only making things harder for yourself, unnecessarily.
I am afraid you have that backwards. Those two words have no weight or impact on professionalism or how work is perceived. However, having an overly complex sentence or more words than needed to avoid "we see". Will feel wrong, or like something is missing. I person (director, producer, financier) doesn't need a reason to say no. I had a financier ask a producer I was working with to change the inciting incident from a pandemic to an environmental disaster. I did the rewrite. They read it said no anyway. Of course there are probably more screenplays without "we see" than ones with "we see". But this is no proof that these screenplays are bad. I just found the most successful movies that came from "first sale specs". Most of them had "we see".
@@craig.d.griffiths You are absolutely kidding yourself if you think that "we see" won't reflect your level of professionalism, and that the reader won't pick up on that, and that won't effect their decision to keep reading or not. they still said no because they are in fact looking for reasons to say no. think about it, they have a pile of scripts to read, all at varying levels of experience, knowledge, and skill. when they can see within the first page whether the writer knows what they are doing or not, that will absolutely inform whether they want to stick with that writer for a hundred pages. it's an investment of their limited time. why would they waste their time reading a script written by someone who obviously doesn't know what they are doing? my point in saying there are more scripts that don't say "we see" was not to argue against saying "we see," but to say thats not a good argument. there are plenty of scripts that have "we see" and plenty that don't, so this is not a good argument either way... and basing what you do off a writer's first spec script is probly the worst thing you can do, because usually the first script is from BEFORE they learned proper industry formatting... wouldn't it be better to learn from a script they wrote later in their career, when they knew more what they were doing? My friend, you are making your life harder by sticking to these things. You're going to signal to people that you are inexperienced, and amateurish, that you wrote from hopes and dreams and wishes, instead of knowledge... which absolutely will make them stop reading your script... because if you don't even know proper basic formatting, then why would they think you can tell a good story? ...they won't even get far enough into your script to see the amazing story you wrote. and you're absolutely kidding yourself if you think otherwise.
Yes, if you do it well, you will look very professional.
This is really helpful to me as a screenwriter, been struggling on whether to add camera directions in my script. thank you
Thank you. Avoiding something that is needed can only be harmful to a project. I took a look at your channel. That is a very important topic (mental health) and it is good you are creating content in that arena.
adding camera directions in your script is not only not needed, it is actually harmful. It's the director's job to decide what the camera does, not the writer. What you want to do instead is write your scene in such a way that it makes the director decide to move the camera the way you want, without the director knowing you wanted them to do it! ...Write your scene in such a way that the director can see it in their head when they read your words. Thats the mark of a good writer... If a director sees camera direction in the script they will likely throw out the direction because they will want to move the camera the way they want. Don't set yourself up for disappointment.
In my mind, I am not trying to get the director to do what I want. I am telling my version of the story. The director is an adult capable of making their own choices. If you listen to the BAFTA lectures, you'll hear David S Goyer say he adds things like camera direction (sparingly if you have ever read his work) to let the director know that he has thought it through and isn't writing something impossible to visualise.
@@craig.d.griffiths if you're not trying to get to the director then why put camera directions, when thats the director's job? ...the job of the screen writer is NOT to think about the camera, it's to tell the story. the job of the director is to figure out how to translate that story through the camera.
p.s. I agree...this 'we see' argument has just gotten way out of control. It's used, as you say, sparingly -- and only noticed if it isn't.
There are so many aspects to that as well. People cling to axioms like this as they feel secure. They don’t how to use it, so they avoid it. It would just be better to use it and learn when it was done badly. Thanks.
Craig, you seem like a great guy, but I think you don't get a lot of traffic because people wonder what sort of experience or credits you have as a screenwriter?
I have a few minor. I say that all the time. I refer to myself as “the bargain end of town”. I’ll throw my IMDB link in the notes. Thanks for this, it is something I haven’t considered. I also think the channels that do well, which isn’t really my goal, are the “5 secrets to success” or “You must have these 20 things”. I am all about writers developing their craft and then doing what they see is needed. Thanks again.
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but... it's redundant though. Te fact that you're writing it means we see it... "Through the window, they hug." done.
Hi Thomas, I have included your comment in the next video. Thank you for the engagement.
I'm surprised this channel has just a few subscribers. I got here from a Reddit thread. Hope that helps 🙌 Go Craig!
Thank you. Growth has been slow. But that is fine. I just love talking about screenwriting.
@@CraigGriffiths I am interested in the differences between writing a novel and a screenplay and how to write the novel so that it can be translated almost directly into a screenplay (like the Godfather). Another topic that I'm interested in is writing specifically for Sci-Fi. I'm not sure whether it's worth a whole video, but the genre is growing so a recent comment could be helpful. Respect for the perseverance 👊
Can I use this for a Wednesday video?
To be completely fair though, I don't think anyone has ever written a book with "we see," in it, despite how easy or practical it might be. So avoiding it can't be that much of a gymnastic feat.
It is hard to find novels written in the second person narrative. I was reading to my wife once (something I do as a dyslexia exercise) and it was a novel written like that, so annoying. “You are following him down the street. Hurry, you may lose him in the crowd.” So annoying.
How about if you address the actual issue instead of nibbling around the edges? The actual issue is the doctrine that: When you're an outsider trying to break in and writing a submission/spec script, you avoid anything that smacks of camera direction because you'd be crossing lines into another union and doing stuff that's not your job. JUST TELL THE STORY. Your script, if purchased, is going to be torn apart and rebuilt anyway. But if you're already in the industry and are hired for a specific job by a director who trusts you, you may be expected to write a shooting script... in which case you write in detail (production) scenes instead of master scenes, and put in scene numbers, and DO include camera direction. Is that doctrine true, or not true?
That is a great suggestion. I’ll do that for the next Wednesday video. I’ll post your comment to give people context if that is okay.
Thanks Craig. Reddit has dived into chaos lately and the we see debate is a great example. Thanks for discussing and I totally agree with you!
Thank you for your comment and support. It is so hard as a writer to develop our craft. The easy bits will get us 90% of the way. The last 10% is so hard. So if someone offers you a shortcut like don’t use “we see”. People leap at it. Thanks again.
The writer of the "Barbie" movie was repeatedly rejected. What could we possibly submit that is better than a rejected screenplay that made $1 billion?
“The confederacy of dunces” was rejected and eventually won a Pulitzer Prize. Often I think we need to find the right customer. Rejected work can be a great indication of quality. Especially if we are trying to attract an agent. Agents after all are tasked with find customers for great quality work. Thanks for the comment. It makes me happy to chat with people that have watched these videos.
Excellent video. 👏
Thanks for the comment and support. Putting together part 2. Thanks again.
Thank you ❤
Thank you. It is so nice when people actively interact with things like comments and likes. Thanks for the support.
Very helpful thanks ! First one I’ve seen, will go back and view the others
I try and post on a Friday or Saturday depending on the time I have. I focus on a topic or what I hear people talking about. I am so glad it was helpful. Thanks for the comment and support.
Thank you for the comment. Getting the audience to engage is really hard to get right. I have a pilot, I don’t normally write TV, and my wife cannot understand the main character, she finds him a bit selfish. My brother is reading it at the moment. I want to see what he thinks of him. I can see my wife’s point of view. I can see I will need to make some adjustment. This character will need to earn his emotion, not be so “please pity me”. So glad that it has helped you. Even if it just a small nudge that you can use to get you over a problem.
I think Ripley is such a great example. I just finished it last night. Even though he did terrible things, I wanted him to get away with it all, and live that high class life...even though he murdered people. I believe his actions vs words is what drew me to him. He just struggled. Like the first time he had to climb the set of stairs...right away I was on his side...
I think it worked on a few levels. We wanted him to do well because of his struggle. We were also attracted to how good he was at getting away with it.
This is so timely Craig. Working on TV Pilot and my main character is exactly this...questionable actions but I want to make her...relatable...someone we want to cheer for....thanks for the video!
Can you make a video about how to make any charecter(Negetive/posetive/main/side) likable.
I will include something on this is the next video.
@@craig.d.griffiths Thank you
Thank you💙
Thank you for the comment. I am very happy that you enjoyed it.
"This is a sales pitch ... you're selling your screenplay, your series, your television show..." Perhaps that's true if you view selling as a transaction. But in entertainment it's a relationship-based activity, and not a product-for-dollars-transaction. So, more importantly, you're selling yourself by developing a relationship. A producer may not see a fit with your specific script but they may find that your energy and your ways of working are worthwhile. Alternately, they may like a script idea but they may not like something about the way you're working in the room--and they may not buy the script if they can't see how they'll work with you. TLDR; you're always selling yourself in a pitch, just like Apple sells Apple and not just its iPhone.
You are part of the product. I didn’t actually say that, which is a good point. But they can buy your screenplay and never talk to you again. They could also engage you for contract work, which would be a second transaction. All business is in some way built on relationships. Which I hope I got across when I was talking about your behaviour during the pitch. You still need to have something to sell. A “general meeting” can lead to getting work. That is a specific type of customer. But if a producer buys specs as part of their business model, they have no need for a general meeting. On the Apple metaphor. My daughter works for them. Gone are the days of the queue outside the stores. No more sleep outs to get the new phone. What we are talking about there a brand. Brand is a great topic for a video. I did one a long time ago. I think it may need a refresh.
This is a great video. Thank you!
Thanks for the comment. It is really appreciated.
Thanks Craig. I hope one day to USE your process to pitch a movie! Have a great weekend.
Have a great weekend as well. I am sure you’ll get in front of someone. I do all my stuff over zoom. Which is probably super common these days. But being in Australia I am always in a different time zone. So I am up at least an hour before a meeting to make sure I don’t look like death or half asleep. There are so many things to consider. I remember an old salesman saying never be the first to sit down. I don’t know why, that was his things.
Thanks for the advice, Craig. You put a lot of thought (and time, I presume) into your videos. Have you ever considered becoming a screenwriting coach? There's good money to be made in the business.
To be honest the time does vary. Thank you for the comment. My brother Rob Mchugh ( different dad’s, long story) was a comedian and TV writer for decades. When he retired he took up teaching at college. If I ever have enough to offer I may like to try that. But I wouldn’t feel write taking money off someone for helping them. And my time is variable, I would have to dedicate more time than I have to feel good about doing it. I am thinking of breaking down a page of a screenplay into shots. Then look at a professional screenplay and doing the same thing. See how the page translates to screen time. What do you think?
@@CraigGriffiths I think that could be a good way of teaching beginners not to provide overly detailed descriptions. You could take a beginner script that provides an overlong description, estimate the amount of time it's spending on the description and compare that to the time they should be spending. Then, do for the same thing for a professional screenplay.
Good stuff Craig. Thank you!
Thank you. That is a very kind comment. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. I sometimes find topics by going to forums. There are things I have no experience with. But if there is something I can share I would be super happy to hear about it.
Why would a human with a non formulac script be more valued than a AI that is 1 billion times better than the talented human writer?
You have poisoned that question by putting the word “ better” in your question. First a human can collaborate with another human. They can discuss and brain storm with another human. They can use a facial expression to get an idea across to a human. People value photos on the phone more than the phone, because the photos are about humans.
It'll get rid of the ceo of Disney
I doubt that. The board and share holders would have to vote for that. You’ll also find the law probably states a human must be ultimately responsible for decisions.
There is nothing special about us humans anymore grandad
Name another species that can do everything we can do.
7:22 AI is more unique than 90 percent of the people in Hollywood.
How can it be? When it is a composite of human understanding. You are falling into the myth of Hollywood is full of dumb people.
7:00 live bands and singer performances are going to be ai and holograms.
I am going to see Pink tonight. Pretty sure she’s real.
Hollywood is dead sorry grandpa
Okay. Again proof to back up your claim. I guarantee it will outlive you and I.
You don't know what your talking about.
Apparently I do. You have just made a claim. The burden of proof to prove I don’t know what I am talking about is on you.
There are only 7 stories which every film follows, why does uniqueness matter
That is the most basic of story theory. Humans all have the same physiology, so why do we have relationships. Because every person is different, just like stories.
AI has already passed the bar exam.
Coming up with answers based on questions that can be answered with research, of course. Let see it get into art school.
3:44 we don't get new things from Hollywood either all films are either rippoffs or steal from other movies and I'm not even talking about Remakes and franchises
If there are three basic stories. Person vs Person, Person vs World, Person vs Self. That is pretty basic. But you are wrong with most of the rest of your inference. If that is true, just write one of the copies and retire rich.
Yes you have to pay for AI but it's cheaper than humans.
Cheaper yes. But if cheap was the only criteria to life we would all be driving the cheapest car possible. No Rolls Royce.
AI is already better than most writers, so why hire humans?
The reason most writers are not as good as they could be, is because many believe in the “short cut” lie. Since only good writers, let say the top 2% are at a professional standard. So your question is “since 98% of writers are not professional, so why hire the professional writers?”. Is that an accurate assessment? Most writers will not be hired. So AI will not impact on them.
Computers do have artistic expression.
AI is like a parrot. It can repeat what it has heard with some context to the words around it. But it doesn’t understand why or can synthesise new thoughts.
@@CraigGriffiths ai is already smarter than most humans. You are wrong.
It isn’t smart. It holds a vast amount of data. It can mimic smart. But it is. it smart.
Since some human are very unintelligent, this statement cannot be 100% incorrect. Your assessment of most is however wrong.