It's easy to over simplify good storytelling with a single word. To give a counter example, you don't know how Vito knows Tattaglia is a pimp - it's very important to the story, but it's intentionally passed over. You also aren't told why a high schooler is best friends with a disgraced nuclear physicist. Cohen bro stuff has a strong focus on intentional ambiguity. Good vs bad writing is more subtle than just being clear.
@jamesdavis3851 That is very true. But this video is just focused on one element of good writing. Clarity is about communication, which you need to be a good writer. I'd say clarity is, in general, much harder than ambiguity, and by knowing how to be clear first, it will make you much better at intentional ambiguity. Being misunderstood is much easier than being understood.
Darker side of witholding information is because they want to feel clever by subverting expectations Where you give the audience 2 then another 2 but then reveal the anwser was actually C No you aren't clever because audiences didn't guess that where outside of the movies theres context that makes the anwser C or the context ia given after the reveal
@@EnterTranscend Some of these folks make me think concepts like setup and payoff are far too advanced as some simply struggle with staying consistentand object permanence
Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Two iconic trilogies and both have simplistic stories. I hate when stories are convoluted because the author is trying to be so smart or poetic. If I don't know what's going on, or who characters are, then I lose interest. Jurassic Park, Jaws, Finding Nemo, The Revenant, etc. All are simple, yet powerful, films.
also don't forget about ambiguity, sometimes its better to say nothing and let the audience imagination fill in the blanks, like if character's backstory is uninteresting its better to say nothing than spend time explaining things to the audience, movies has a limited time, 90 mins to 120 mins, use it wisely
@johnpatrickpal-ing8302 This is true. I'd just say don't be ambiguous about the important things. The audience needs clarity on the important things for effective emotional stakes.
The goal is for everyone to have fun not just you
@bunnysd Yep, not just You as the writer! There's a lot of very selfish writing out there in Hollywood today.
Tenet gave me several brain aneurisms. Each time i caught up with the plot, i lost it again.
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It's easy to over simplify good storytelling with a single word. To give a counter example, you don't know how Vito knows Tattaglia is a pimp - it's very important to the story, but it's intentionally passed over. You also aren't told why a high schooler is best friends with a disgraced nuclear physicist. Cohen bro stuff has a strong focus on intentional ambiguity. Good vs bad writing is more subtle than just being clear.
@jamesdavis3851 That is very true. But this video is just focused on one element of good writing. Clarity is about communication, which you need to be a good writer. I'd say clarity is, in general, much harder than ambiguity, and by knowing how to be clear first, it will make you much better at intentional ambiguity. Being misunderstood is much easier than being understood.
Darker side of witholding information is because they want to feel clever by subverting expectations
Where you give the audience 2 then another 2 but then reveal the anwser was actually C
No you aren't clever because audiences didn't guess that where outside of the movies theres context that makes the anwser C or the context ia given after the reveal
They're not following the rules of setup and payoff (Chekov's Gun).
@@EnterTranscend Some of these folks make me think concepts like setup and payoff are far too advanced as some simply struggle with staying consistentand object permanence
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Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Two iconic trilogies and both have simplistic stories. I hate when stories are convoluted because the author is trying to be so smart or poetic. If I don't know what's going on, or who characters are, then I lose interest. Jurassic Park, Jaws, Finding Nemo, The Revenant, etc. All are simple, yet powerful, films.
Simplicity is an underapreciated art. People that understand a subject really well can explain it in a way even a child can understand.
just apply "a day in life" properly and don't use verbal exposition unless its really really necessary
@@johnpatrickpal-ing8302 Solid advice! Act 1 is the foundation you build your fortress on.
also don't forget about ambiguity, sometimes its better to say nothing and let the audience imagination fill in the blanks, like if character's backstory is uninteresting its better to say nothing than spend time explaining things to the audience, movies has a limited time, 90 mins to 120 mins, use it wisely
@johnpatrickpal-ing8302 This is true. I'd just say don't be ambiguous about the important things. The audience needs clarity on the important things for effective emotional stakes.
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@@mateuszdelag3655 LOL