AARON SORKIN Master Class | Festival 2017

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2017
  • Our 2017 Industry Conference kicks-off with an extraordinary Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin! The legendary Academy award-winning screenwriter, producer, playwright and filmmaker returns to TIFF for an illuminating conversation about all facets of storytelling from stage to screen, and his directorial debut Molly's Game, one of this year's most-anticipated films.
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Komentáře • 198

  • @job3rg
    @job3rg Před 6 lety +399

    Video starts at 8:40

  • @Nash9r
    @Nash9r Před 5 lety +270

    He should write another flick for Fincher. That combo was magical.

    • @joserochapinto500
      @joserochapinto500 Před 5 lety +7

      Totally agree!

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 Před 5 lety +12

      They were going to work on the Steve Jobs film, but it didn't work out. Maybe something else in the future.

    • @HelloHello-tm7uc
      @HelloHello-tm7uc Před 5 lety +7

      I was going to say Danny Boyle as well-- because Steve Jobs is magical. I would love for him to work with either of them@@Madbandit77

    • @Ward413
      @Ward413 Před 5 lety +14

      Interestingly, he actually wrote The Social Network for Sony. They actually wanted Sorkin to direct it, which he wasn’t comfortable doing so he figured he’d send it to Fincher, assuming he’d pass. But Fincher called him three days later and said he’d do it. Pretty rad.

    • @patricktsai2303
      @patricktsai2303 Před 5 lety +1

      Would it be fair to say they were a match made in heaven

  • @arzabael
    @arzabael Před 10 měsíci +7

    I like listening to him more than a lot of people

  • @YEDxYED
    @YEDxYED Před 3 lety +51

    One of the most natural things I’ve ever done in my 19 years of life is act out what I write.
    Doing that has contributed well as I’m now writing my first serious novel.

    • @nilricci4835
      @nilricci4835 Před 2 lety

      lame alert (autogenerated alert, do not reply)

  • @lvvry1855
    @lvvry1855 Před rokem +7

    An inspiration to all screenwriter, love him or not. Nice to feel his humility plus confidence.

  • @afrosymphony8207
    @afrosymphony8207 Před 6 lety +44

    Time just flashes by beautifully anytime i listen to aaron sorkin. i never watch an hour long content on youtube let alone an interview but this was so good i didnt even notice the passage of time.

  • @judichristopher4604
    @judichristopher4604 Před měsícem +1

    EXCELLENT VIDEO
    "Bravo Darling.... Bravo"

  • @NostalgiNorden
    @NostalgiNorden Před 6 lety +91

    Clip starts at 8:32

  • @Mindseas
    @Mindseas Před 5 lety +5

    A great talk. Maybe not a masterclass as such, but I'm still thankful for getting to watch this as well.

  • @F3ND1MUS
    @F3ND1MUS Před 4 lety +1

    I love how you never compromise on being yourself.

  • @Mr_Bob_A_Feet
    @Mr_Bob_A_Feet Před 6 lety +67

    Holy crap dude, I never knew it was Carrie Fisher who helped get him off drugs.

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Před 6 lety +5

      Especially surprising since Carrie couldn't make herself get off drugs..

    • @thetiktokman
      @thetiktokman Před 6 lety

      holy fuck you're a fictional character!

    • @gamechanger7545
      @gamechanger7545 Před 5 lety

      I'm guessing that one slipped out ...

    • @capowable
      @capowable Před 4 lety +12

      “ I know you think that you’re not going to be able to write as well without drugs. I promise you. You’re going to write better”
      Breathing life into a dire situation.

  • @screwthenet
    @screwthenet Před 3 lety +15

    DAMMIT! I just started my dialogue with dammit. TAKE THAT YOU HACK!

  • @johne.nobody2946
    @johne.nobody2946 Před 3 lety +5

    Aaron Sorkin is truly a great, I love every film he’s ever written. But I have to admit, every Aaron Sorkin character speaks, well, just like Aaron Sorkin.
    The coke-y, rapid-fire, super-witty dialogue that’s become his signature also kinda renders all of his characters the same, but that’s fine, as long as you enjoy Sorkin and the way his narratives play out through dialogue. I still would totally recommend his Masterclass, though, to aspiring screenwriters-being one myself who was fortunate enough to take it.

    • @dddeadlift
      @dddeadlift Před 3 lety

      I watched The trial of The Chicago six and i thought The same. It was really annoying

  • @cheriemeade4753
    @cheriemeade4753 Před 11 měsíci +1

    rick says aaron sorkin his scripts are priceless to anny actor out therefor an actor a script from aaronsorkin is like a xmass prsent to amnny actor

  • @RARA64HUNNID
    @RARA64HUNNID Před 4 lety +9

    hip hop is my first luv. when ppl ask me who i think the dopest lyricist of all time is, i tell’em aaron sorkin.

    • @IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar
      @IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar Před 4 lety

      romello5kuggz Haha, that is a great answer!

    • @JohnMoseley
      @JohnMoseley Před 3 lety +1

      I'm so ready you wanna stick a fork in,
      Beatin' on men like Andrea Dworkin,
      Spittin' sentences like Aaron Sorkin.

  • @johnta17
    @johnta17 Před 3 lety +1

    great interview

  • @TheDemocraticNationalCommittee

    Real video starts after 8:30

  • @Bacbi
    @Bacbi Před 6 lety +22

    I know some people don't like the type of semi heightend reality he often creates especially when he did the newsroom people went after him like crazy. But he is scary good at writing characters that once u get to know them u really enjoy their company.
    edit: and I just saw the trailer and holy fuck it looks like this movie was made specifically for me :p

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 Před 5 lety

      I think the original title was Bacbi's Game

    • @jimmaculate3802
      @jimmaculate3802 Před 4 lety

      wasn't the newsroom satire?

    • @PerthTowne
      @PerthTowne Před 3 lety

      @@jimmaculate3802 No, The Newsroom wasn't satire. The Newsroom was set in the recent past, using actual events that had occurred and having the journalists in the show cover those events as if they were happening now. I loved The West Wing, but I think I loved The Newsroom even more.

    • @Bacbi
      @Bacbi Před rokem

      @Evan Hodge Great constructive criticism, really learned my lesson there. I'm all for wasting time, but what are you trying to get at about the content of what I wrote?

  • @addicted-ol4vg
    @addicted-ol4vg Před 6 lety +3

    what a beautiful smile 😊

  • @storytellershiveshmishra6189

    i dont know how's this a masterclass and not an interview where the molly's game is being promoted

  • @doober781
    @doober781 Před 5 lety +5

    clip stars at 8:45

  • @gamechanger7545
    @gamechanger7545 Před 5 lety +11

    Great interview and even greater since this Immense screenwriter really opens up and admits things people don't normally do. But, as far as Molly's Game is concerned, even though I totally get his desire to keep Molly as the theme of the movie and be unwilling to let anyone else touch her, I think there was a big mistake in the film that ironically has little to do with directing. Story isn't money, drugs, fame, whatever. Story is Molly and her unbelievable life, and still, the only scene we see her losing her cool is when she's a teenage girl, deciding to have a dig at her father. I think he went a little too far with her narration and I would've loved to see her have a total breakdown when the man intruded her apartment and beat the hell out of her. I mean a stick took her career away and her chance to make herself and her family (dad especially ...) proud. And then she comes back and does that ... Holy f. And then she loses everything again and she doesn't have a meltdown ... I don't buy it, even if this is what she told him happened. That would've made the movie so much better and really got us close to her. I think she didn't tell him about the breakdown, but still, he should've realized it happened. If he knew and intentionally didn't include it, then he hurt her story by doing so, not help her ... Cause now, what I feel about her after seeing the movie twice, is that she's some sort of superwoman, which she isn't.

  • @A1Authority
    @A1Authority Před 3 lety +3

    8:45... Sorkin is allowed onstage.

  • @rishikamath6718
    @rishikamath6718 Před 3 lety +2

    12:53 How has Sorkin not written a film about this!?

  • @kevinw712
    @kevinw712 Před 6 lety +22

    damn I'm not familiar with this interviewer but she is adorable as all get out

    • @EventingInSeattle
      @EventingInSeattle Před 6 lety +2

      hahaha. you must be joking.

    • @thetiktokman
      @thetiktokman Před 6 lety

      she has really fat legs

    • @thebacons5943
      @thebacons5943 Před 3 lety

      What’s the point of leaving a comment like this?

    • @gothxm
      @gothxm Před 3 lety

      @@thebacons5943 whats the point of asking a question like this?

    • @thebacons5943
      @thebacons5943 Před 3 lety

      @@gothxm what’s the point of asking a question like this?

  • @ZombieJohn
    @ZombieJohn Před 4 lety +2

    Starts at 9:00

  • @disisfunny88
    @disisfunny88 Před 10 měsíci

    Pls help me come to Canada 🇨🇦 😢😭 i love you guys

  • @AnastaciaMary
    @AnastaciaMary Před 2 lety +1

    The reason you don’t feel comfortable comparing yourself to a cute puppy is that you actually ARE a cute puppy, Aaron. ;)

  • @J.B24
    @J.B24 Před měsícem

    4:55 if you're going to name drop get it right. Its MileS Davis.

  • @thebeehiveclustermovie8195

    A tiff awkward silence from 5:36 until 8:08

  • @gnewt75
    @gnewt75 Před 6 lety +1

    I wonder what book he got that he eventually through out the window was titled lol

  • @stephenhopkins8925
    @stephenhopkins8925 Před 8 měsíci

    Why does this title have "Master Class" in it? MasterClass and Sorkin's MasterClass on writing is not this.

  • @cheriemeade4753
    @cheriemeade4753 Před 11 měsíci

    if your an actor helps actors beleave there are stuff worth your time out threre very time consumming making a show so you want to do things worth it

  • @VivekKumar-rx3ss
    @VivekKumar-rx3ss Před 3 lety +1

    Kala
    Art
    Shown
    Now
    Bilkul. It's yess. Now.

  • @Danetto
    @Danetto Před 6 lety +6

    his "pen" has been in every thing? xD

  • @Me-gs3uu
    @Me-gs3uu Před 2 lety +1

    47:50- casting

  • @AdarshRaj-nw3yj
    @AdarshRaj-nw3yj Před 2 lety +1

    Is it me, who finds Sorkin's voice very similar to David lynch's

  • @isabellapittore2514
    @isabellapittore2514 Před 6 lety +2

    5:00 -- did she say MILE Davis?

    • @MissingMoya
      @MissingMoya Před 6 lety +1

      No, she just didn't enunciate it that clearly. Possibly a slight lisp. You didn't catch her out on being ignorant, but nice try.

  • @maverik15j
    @maverik15j Před 3 lety

    8:45

  • @adityathota5158
    @adityathota5158 Před 2 lety

    22:34

  • @franciscojaviergarciagomez2846

    Please, develop this story

  • @hauntedhose
    @hauntedhose Před 2 lety

    ⚠️ Videos starts 8:45 ⚠️

  • @johndeagle4389
    @johndeagle4389 Před 3 lety

    Mile Davis at 4:52. Does she even know who Miles Davis is? MILE?

  • @UpTheDown7
    @UpTheDown7 Před 9 měsíci

    8:48 - she thought she had something with that line...

  • @arpitsrivstva
    @arpitsrivstva Před 4 lety +2

    *is there anything to learn from this interview?*

    • @bigman25plus25
      @bigman25plus25 Před 4 lety +2

      I found it helpful. Acting out the scenes as he writes them was a useful tidbit

    • @arpitsrivstva
      @arpitsrivstva Před 4 lety

      @@bigman25plus25 Thankyou so much!!! :)

    • @gothxm
      @gothxm Před 3 lety

      The books he mentions.

    • @arpitsrivstva
      @arpitsrivstva Před 3 lety

      @@gothxm timetag plz?

    • @gothxm
      @gothxm Před 3 lety

      @@arpitsrivstva i forgot where. The book is by William Goldman.
      Google "Screen Trade William Goldman" and you should see the book.

  • @ClubpoppTV
    @ClubpoppTV Před 6 lety +16

    Sorkin states himself... "he's not a very good visual writer..."

  • @penjamfilms
    @penjamfilms Před 3 lety +4

    Aaron should take time to write some new answers to generic questions. :) I pretty much know all his stories by heart by now. :D

  • @jayashreechakravarthy4949
    @jayashreechakravarthy4949 Před 9 měsíci

    Ok. I said I wasn’t good at visualising things. But, I do conjure up stunning images which are not vivid. I guess, I don’t know how exactly artists manage do that. Maybe, they too can only imagine their drawings vaguely before constructing them.

  • @hauntedhose
    @hauntedhose Před 2 lety +1

    Uhhh ummm ahhhh uhhhh ummmm ahhhh errrrrr !!!
    😩😩😩😞😞

  • @torqued666
    @torqued666 Před 3 lety

    Video starts at 9:00 - thank me later.

  • @praveenkumarism
    @praveenkumarism Před 6 lety +10

    For someone who was incredibly successful in writing wonderful screenplays, he sure as hell takes his time to formulate his thoughts here. Maybe he was under the imagination that he was writing a screenplay of the interview.

    • @109Tyler
      @109Tyler Před 6 lety +2

      Praveenkumar T yeah it seems like he is including all the necessary setups in order to make the stories he tells have interesting or funny payoffs which takes a few more words.. stuck in storytelling mode

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Před 6 lety +3

      People who speak quickly and on demand are not thinking about what they're being asked or what they're saying.

    • @RTpatrick09
      @RTpatrick09 Před 6 lety +5

      The dude has Aspergers apparently. probably has something to do with his desire to talk about himself rather than the process. But considering that fact, he communicates well and gets laughs with his jokes. he's clearly learnt that this is the best way to present his identity to the world - as far as I'm aware autistic people find it harder to fit into the world naturally. They have to pay close attention to what's going on and still usually don't manage to perceive things the 'normal' way.
      After observing him a little, I think there's a possibility that everything he does it to fit in. He tells jokes that seem to work, but he himself rarely laughs at these jokes. I don't think this is stylistic or executive decision making, but more that he doesn't really find them that funny, and in some cases - I've found him repeating jokes or stories in multiple interviews word-for-word as if scripted.
      He's worked hard on finding out what works, and he sticks to it rigidly. I imagine his intelligence and story telling ability is linked to this constant process he's involved in.
      sorry for the lengthy message. I'm studying the great current screenwriters and this guy seems to give the least amount of valuable insight. Still an interesting guy though.

    • @joech1065
      @joech1065 Před 5 lety

      @@RTpatrick09 Can you recommend any screenwriters or books or check out?

    • @DrLimbic
      @DrLimbic Před 5 lety +1

      RTpatrick09 you're my favorite commenter. I often observe for hidden motivation. I completely agree. His acting ambition and his acting failures are intrinsically tied to his need to belong which he appears not to have experienced. He speaks with effort, stiltedly, and appears to edit himself as he speaks which is a particular mindframe least amenable to the improvisational nature of the interview or a confessional. It is odd that given his writing credentials he is unaware of this approach. This gave me the impression that much of his career is due to plain luck.

  • @VivekKumar-rx3ss
    @VivekKumar-rx3ss Před 3 lety

    Tyler rooh kaanp Jaaye . Ye BHI hua tha. Yaad Karne Waale Yaad rakkhe. Direct Yaha. Karna Nahi.

  • @jayashreechakravarthy4949
    @jayashreechakravarthy4949 Před 9 měsíci

    The character also needs to be analysed. Cuz, it’s part of the brain. I request the Japanese woman to go ahead and see the whole thing. She’s responsible for its changes, afterall.

  • @cesarhernandez7108
    @cesarhernandez7108 Před 2 lety +1

    24 minutes of the video and havent seen his masterclass!

  • @ams914
    @ams914 Před 5 lety +6

    Who else laughed out loud when she thanked Native American tribes? Be honest.

  • @Applecompuser
    @Applecompuser Před rokem

    She is not really listening to interview and missing chances for great spontaneous follow-up questions. He told a great story about his first writing and she never asked what it was about.

  • @VivekKumar-rx3ss
    @VivekKumar-rx3ss Před 3 lety

    Much Easier.
    Bad hua hai. Yaad se. Kya hua Aisa. Ye to

  • @alenabayti5622
    @alenabayti5622 Před 3 lety

    not infirmitive story will be stolen

  • @lylehwong8786
    @lylehwong8786 Před 5 lety

    Dammit too fake news. However, magnificent towards great writings. 🏆📚✒

  • @ctwatcher
    @ctwatcher Před 4 lety

    He could seek some head care, call Kaiser and they'll help him. Or should we call in a red flag on him before he harms someone?

  • @LeftHandPuppetry
    @LeftHandPuppetry Před 3 lety +2

    wow that introduction was awful 😹

  • @VivekKumar-rx3ss
    @VivekKumar-rx3ss Před 3 lety

    Stop. Kael aae bhugtu.

  • @lynnturman8157
    @lynnturman8157 Před 5 lety +5

    He would be a terrible actor in an Aaron Sorkin movie. The irony.

    • @judichristopher4604
      @judichristopher4604 Před měsícem +1

      YOU do NOT need to be RUDE and MEAN
      Go AWAY

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 Před měsícem +1

      @@judichristopher4604 You're not the boss of me.

    • @judichristopher4604
      @judichristopher4604 Před měsícem +1

      @@lynnturman8157
      BAHAHAHAHA
      You sound like my grand-daughter...
      You are right...
      I am NOT the Boss of you....
      Because If I was...
      YOU would be fired for being so
      Rude and Mean.

  • @VivekKumar-rx3ss
    @VivekKumar-rx3ss Před 3 lety

    Yaad hai. Akela tha. Nahi to clear Karo.

  • @suckerfree23
    @suckerfree23 Před 6 lety +1

    That's an ill fitting suit that Sorkin is wearing.

  • @familycorvette
    @familycorvette Před měsícem

    I was looking forward to this but you totally turned me off with the performative "Indigenous land acknowledgment." If you care so much, give the land back. But since you obviously aren't going to do that, please don't stink up the joint with your hypocrisy.

  • @stefanomaggio5109
    @stefanomaggio5109 Před 6 lety +24

    This guy might know how to write, but hell no, he doesnt know how to talk lol

    • @GreatestAndGreatest
      @GreatestAndGreatest Před 6 lety +16

      He’s a writer not a speaker. We all writers are the same: we better communicate in writing than talking; therefore our words flow on the paper.

    • @stefanomaggio5109
      @stefanomaggio5109 Před 6 lety +1

      Sure, but he wants to teach DIALOGUE... I find it at least strange.

    • @bradebronson8835
      @bradebronson8835 Před 6 lety +5

      Stefano Maggio You may know how to comment, but hell no, you don't know how to be smart.

    • @KhasAdun1990
      @KhasAdun1990 Před 6 lety +3

      One of the first things he says in his masterclass is that he's a much better writer than a speaker.

    • @ANigerianPrince
      @ANigerianPrince Před 6 lety +8

      Dialogue isn't how real people speak.

  • @TorontoCreatives1
    @TorontoCreatives1 Před 6 lety +9

    Sorkin is great-the interviewer is punching way above her weight intellectually. Pity. Wasted opportunity with a great subject.

    • @TorontoNad
      @TorontoNad Před 6 lety +1

      I would also add strange posture and body language that is generally seen amongst first year university students who are asked to withdraw before second semester.

    • @marshallzane7735
      @marshallzane7735 Před 6 lety

      That’s sort of an insensitive way of putting it

  • @ksr3869
    @ksr3869 Před 2 lety

    I'm not here for your history

  • @Nazaba09
    @Nazaba09 Před 6 lety +7

    ‘Steve jobs opened two years ago next month but if you go right now, you can still be amongst the first to see it’. He’s not wrong, that movie is AWFUL. 😂

    • @harikesava7978
      @harikesava7978 Před 6 lety +3

      Natalie Zayas-Bazan he actually is accepting that no one would have seen because its that bad. Thats why he says that even after two years you would still be the first one to see it.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 Před 6 lety +1

      i know, that's why i said 'he's not wrong'. lol

    • @IAteFire
      @IAteFire Před 6 lety +11

      Haha no it's not. You probably didnt even watch it. And that's the whole point of his comment.

    • @nataliezayas-bazan9322
      @nataliezayas-bazan9322 Před 6 lety

      i did see it, unfortunately. waste of two hours.

    • @hector6715
      @hector6715 Před 5 lety +2

      I hope you guys are referring to Jobs with ashton Kutcher and not steve jobs with fassbender which is the one he wrote. If youre referring to the ladder i dont want to live on this planet anymore....

  • @veritas6335
    @veritas6335 Před rokem

    Too much introduction ! ! Really! Almost nine minutes of miscellaneous uninteresting people blabbing before we get to Sorkin? Get serious.

  • @nikkoXmercado
    @nikkoXmercado Před 6 lety

    The words from Sorkin in this interview would actually sound good without all those uhhs and ehhhs and ummms.

    • @judichristopher4604
      @judichristopher4604 Před měsícem +1

      WOW... Does it make you feel like a BIG Person....
      Cutting down and being RUDE and MEAN?
      No Compassion at all...
      Why are you even here?

  • @Fortynienq12
    @Fortynienq12 Před rokem

    Disliked.
    Questions were very very irrelevant.
    I came here to learn something from a great director but the questions were so irrelevant that didn't pull out any relevant information.
    Who's interested in knowing what was his first movie like? We want to know about his process and so on and so forth...

  • @dr.aniasara7038
    @dr.aniasara7038 Před 3 lety

    It's hard to listen to people interview with tight lips, and I guess a new age way of speaking that doesn't open their mouth to speak, and no experience with interviewing with intellect.

  • @aix83
    @aix83 Před 4 měsíci

    An incoherent rant that never answers the questions. Only a masterclass if you want to specialize in political speeches.

  • @frankielambardo9268
    @frankielambardo9268 Před 3 lety

    Todays movies and television shows are total garbage!