Writer and director Damien Chazelle makes me excited for the future of Hollywood. He's young, he has big ideas, and I love how hard he works on the stories in his movies. Today, I want to go over a YouTube video I found that compiled ten of his tips together and take you through what makes them so accessible for people breaking in. Let's dive in. - YouTube www.youtube.com Tip 1: If you want to get your first screenplay made, write something small and focused and lean and mean. Let it be a simple clear-cut story with two characters going against each other.I think this is an effective idea that more people need to understand. It's way easier to raise a small amount of money for your first movie and to have that focus on the lead characters. Tip 2: Most of the greatest love stories in history don’t end with happily ever after. If you’re telling a story about love, love has to be bigger than the characters.I'm not sure this is advice applicable to everyone, but I think if you're concentrating on writing a love story, you want to really diagram what kind of love that is. And how that love shapes the story at hand. Tip 3: At the start of every project, know roughly where you are headed in terms of the final scene. Know what kind of story you want to tell and make sure your ending is HONEST but still UNPREDICTABLE.I'm a big believer in outlining...
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