Brian Herskowitz explains structure in a screenplay
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Interview Summary
LEARN HOW TO STRUCTURE A SCREENPLAY.
Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi, Hercules, scifi and horror movies, and a documentary on domestic violence. In part 2 of this screenwriting series he talked to me about structuring a screenplay.
0:25 – Brian addresses structure in screenplay writing.
4:20 – Brian talks about the beginning of a screenplay and ways to open a story.
7:14 – Brian talks about connecting the premise and connecting the whole structure.
11:13 – Brian talks about main plots and sub plots in a screenplay.
15:36 – Brian talks about how the beginning, middle, and end are further divided into sub-structures but also don’t have to be rigid about that.
18:57 – Brian talks about the “hero’s journey” concept.
22:03 – Brian talks about people struggling with the middle of the structure of a screenplay.
28:23 – Brian talks about the purposes of the various parts of the story and ensemble pieces.
30:16 – Brian talks about [the] what drives characters motivations.
31:46 – Brian talks about whether three act structure can apply to very kind of movie.
42:46 – Brian talks about the motivations of the main characters.
45:40 – Brian talks about thematic resonance.
48:27 – Brian talks about motivating the arbitrary.
52:56 – SPOILER ALERT: Brian discusses the Sixth Sense.
55:18 – SPOILER ALERT: Brian talks about the Event.
56:28 – Brian talks about connecting the start and end of the film.
58:51 – SPOILER ALERT: Brian talks about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and Inglorious Bastards.
1:01:55 – Brian summarizes the importance of structure in a screenplay but also the usefulness in letting it go.
Links of interest
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https://www.brianherskowitz.com/
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Guests: Brian Herskowitz
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: screenplay structure
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