How to Create an Original Concept

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
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    Video Written and Recorded by Alberto Halfeld
    We can all agree that execution is highly important in storytelling, and saying that it all boils down to concept can sound misguided. However, what Truby is getting at is that, without a truly captivating premise, no one will have the interest to pick up your story. Without a hooky or engaging concept, no one will actually read your execution, no matter how amazing it may be.
    In this video, I have three goals want to guide you through a simple and practical process for how you can create a strong original concept which demands your audience’s attention.
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  • @TylerMowery
    @TylerMowery  Před rokem +43

    Get Practical Tools to Write Your Great Screenplay: www.practicalscreenwriting.com

    • @user-sv5kt8qz3v
      @user-sv5kt8qz3v Před rokem +2

      i clicked lots of times but im still having problems...

    • @art_means_artificial
      @art_means_artificial Před rokem +2

      lol! so where is your original concept? or youtube clip is that yours original way of concept :DD

    • @abiseye4873
      @abiseye4873 Před rokem +1

      What's the movie at 1:40 please?

    • @user-sv5kt8qz3v
      @user-sv5kt8qz3v Před rokem +2

      @@abiseye4873 District 19 yw

  • @GodOfMoxie555
    @GodOfMoxie555 Před rokem +285

    Thanks for not parating the "Nothing is original" take. The channel is a massive breath of fresh air in what often feels like a lot of repetitive wisdom.

    • @WeirdSide
      @WeirdSide Před rokem +9

      my sister's boyfriend was trying to explain to me how all stories are derived from Shakespeare

    • @wombathijs4560
      @wombathijs4560 Před rokem +23

      You're probably misinterpreting the nothing is original take

    • @vanyakapetanovic4018
      @vanyakapetanovic4018 Před rokem +17

      I hate that too but it is actually true. When we think it's original it's because we are not informed that it has been done in some medium already. This is so common that I never even check if something I came up with already exist I already know it does, now it's all about putting your own twist to it.

    • @duckvs.chipanddale585
      @duckvs.chipanddale585 Před rokem +4

      *parroting

  • @Felchenstien
    @Felchenstien Před rokem +96

    A screenwriting course a while back said the absolute WORST thing you should say in a pitch meeting is you have an original idea. :)

    • @BigDaddyJinx
      @BigDaddyJinx Před 8 měsíci +6

      Yeah I've heard similar, and not having taken any classes. All ideas, no matter how original you may think they are, are really derivatives of other IP. You may have a unique vision for it, or a twist that no one would see coming, or a fresh spin, but it's not an original idea. It'll borrow components and beats from other IP no matter how hard you try to avoid that. Just tell the story you want to tell, as original as you feel it may be, and let an audience/critic determine how good it is.
      But yeah, never start a chat with "I have this original idea for..." It won't go over well.

  • @xale
    @xale Před rokem +240

    Insightful video but agree the narration and audio quality is a little rough. Also Jurassic Park was written by Michael Crichton, seems pedantic but if you're going to reference someone's work you need to get their name right. Otherwise great vid and excited to see the channel evolve.

    • @lonegunman0616
      @lonegunman0616 Před rokem +12

      Thank you I came here to say the same thing.

    • @atroyz
      @atroyz Před rokem +7

      I agree. Some nice ideas but as soon as I heard “Michael CHRISTIAN” I couldn’t take it seriously anymore. Still, I’ll pass this along to some of my struggling writing students.

    • @afrosymphony8207
      @afrosymphony8207 Před rokem +13

      @@atroyz isnt this foolishness on your part though? So if an african mispronounces einstein's name while stating one of his theory's you'd stop taking them seriously?

    • @afrosymphony8207
      @afrosymphony8207 Před rokem +1

      No "seems"....its very pedantic

    • @atroyz
      @atroyz Před rokem +4

      @@afrosymphony8207 good point. I guess I didn't mean the pronunciation as much as the confusion. There is an actor/screenwriter named Michael Christian as well, and it just seemed surprising, for something so well-researched to get that wrong. But I liked a lot of this video as well and wish we had more original films.

  • @mohammaddehbashi4624
    @mohammaddehbashi4624 Před rokem +124

    What a great simplification of Concept and Conflict in the Story!Thank You !

  • @spacejunk4291
    @spacejunk4291 Před rokem +24

    New year new look.

  • @Ramen_Sensei
    @Ramen_Sensei Před rokem +29

    This is what I've been looking for! I've been having trouble with this idea/concept for a few months now, going back and forth between stories trying to see if one can go this way or another way! Thank you!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
    @TomEyeTheSFMguy Před rokem +10

    I love that thumbnail, good God

  • @Deepagrwl
    @Deepagrwl Před rokem +5

    I often keep getting ideas regarding unique concepts. Thanks to you, now i can add insights as well as instincts to my ideas. Thank you so much.

  • @dominus_ignaviae
    @dominus_ignaviae Před rokem +4

    what a breath of fresh air in a world full of convoluted advices! thanks!

  • @adacskipper
    @adacskipper Před rokem +26

    This video has given me some insight on how to fix my script idea, so that's definitely worth a like!

  • @qqbro2279
    @qqbro2279 Před 7 dny

    Thank you so much, I want to write compelling stories and take people on adventures. I have been struggling to figure out how to come up with a concept and this was perfect, much more informational and instructive than what I've seen you might not see this comment but you have earned my subscription 5 times over. I will definitely continue to watch this series.

  • @freddyfranchise
    @freddyfranchise Před rokem +12

    Combining seemingly (or impossible) to combine elements is also called the Bisociation Engine. (Taught to me by Corey Mandell)

  • @jacobedwinolano431
    @jacobedwinolano431 Před rokem +3

    as a pre-service teacher, this video essay is structurally sound from start to finish

  • @patrickbrown1270
    @patrickbrown1270 Před rokem +13

    Incredible. I was just looking for a video on this exact topic. This was very helpful.

  • @GeoffMcDonald
    @GeoffMcDonald Před rokem +13

    🥰 Brilliant. A simple, clear and easy-to-understand way to create original concepts with two superb examples. Thank you! 🤩

  • @Ravikanth_007
    @Ravikanth_007 Před rokem +5

    Thank you very much for the high quality videos, this channel is one of the best channels for screenwriters, Thank you ❤

  • @aarkmish8087
    @aarkmish8087 Před rokem +43

    Brilliant video! Totally looking forward to more videos on concept.

  • @anjayrathore2384
    @anjayrathore2384 Před rokem +7

    Loved how you concluded this video.

  • @G-Blockster
    @G-Blockster Před rokem +22

    Solid content and a welcome reminder to stay focused on the things that matter.

  • @dragandragan
    @dragandragan Před rokem +17

    Great video. Very helpful.

  • @leopoldsimmons4804
    @leopoldsimmons4804 Před rokem +4

    this is unbelievable. this is amazing and practical. this is refreshing.

  • @hassassinator8858
    @hassassinator8858 Před rokem +14

    Great video! But the audio quality's a bit off.

  • @twojwzrokcieniemyli5655
    @twojwzrokcieniemyli5655 Před rokem +2

    I wasn't looking for it, but i needed it.

  • @ashleylodewyk7454
    @ashleylodewyk7454 Před rokem +6

    Good video! Learned something more about conceptualisation and writing. Thanx!

  • @jaymerete5346
    @jaymerete5346 Před 5 měsíci

    This is one of the most educational videos I've watched. Thanks

  • @marwanelesk
    @marwanelesk Před rokem +3

    Very cool video! Thanks for making it.

  • @tiamystic
    @tiamystic Před rokem +1

    Kept rewriting my premise for years…thanks

  • @augustocastro3248
    @augustocastro3248 Před rokem +7

    I love this video and the concept

  • @petercarmack4867
    @petercarmack4867 Před rokem +7

    Nice Alberto! Love the video.

  • @Ivan-ku1pc
    @Ivan-ku1pc Před rokem +2

    This is a golden content. Thank you!

  • @TheMichaellathrop
    @TheMichaellathrop Před měsícem

    On a less abstract level one of my favorite ideas for this is to take two or more stories and make them the same story. So for instance I had a concept for a TTRPG character several years ago where me the the dungeon master decided to look at the story of the prince of a conquered kingdom and the hero's deafening the evil sorcerer king but viewed as the aftermath
    .

  • @felicebritton8881
    @felicebritton8881 Před rokem +9

    Ratatouille is an excellent example because I could never stomach that movie 🤣

  • @ritamacwan5351
    @ritamacwan5351 Před rokem +6

    AWESOME LECTURE

  • @niaismyname2076
    @niaismyname2076 Před rokem +4

    This is soo good! And so valuable! Thank you!

  • @jfusion99
    @jfusion99 Před rokem +10

    This is very very helpful, it's now crystal clear what I need to focus on to create that initial seed / concept for my story.

  • @RumoHasIt
    @RumoHasIt Před rokem +26

    First video of the year, happy to have you new narrator! Would like to see the sound quality addressed a bit, but otherwise excited to see where TOP is going to go

    • @mrexecutive
      @mrexecutive Před rokem +3

      Second video

    • @RumoHasIt
      @RumoHasIt Před rokem +3

      @Mr. Executive omg thank god you corrected me, I cant believe I was Publicly WRONG on the internet OMG

  • @AIONBERSERKER
    @AIONBERSERKER Před 10 měsíci +1

    Incredible video. This is really good advice.

  • @cancelled8636
    @cancelled8636 Před 5 měsíci

    im so glad i came across this video !!

  • @ShinyToonMonster
    @ShinyToonMonster Před rokem +3

    Im not fully understanding step 3, can you discuss that step a little more or show me where I can learn more about that?

  • @BehindtheCurtain
    @BehindtheCurtain Před rokem +18

    Fantastic video!

  • @fogartyfox592
    @fogartyfox592 Před rokem +2

    This was a super helpful video!

  • @albertmailyan9680
    @albertmailyan9680 Před rokem +10

    Great stuff, thank you Tyler and the team

  • @user-sv5kt8qz3v
    @user-sv5kt8qz3v Před rokem +7

    Top bloke.

  • @jennym.2631
    @jennym.2631 Před rokem +1

    Thanks, that's awesome help.

  • @Str0b0
    @Str0b0 Před rokem +18

    Michael Crichton is pronounced "cry-ton"

  • @juliendelmas4369
    @juliendelmas4369 Před rokem +3

    Très bonne vidéo. Très utile. Merci.

  • @gianthills
    @gianthills Před rokem +1

    When John truby writes a winner himself, I will listen to him.

  • @littlepotatomaneatstomatoe8160

    Just, thank you.

  • @yasminteixeira5588
    @yasminteixeira5588 Před rokem +2

    Great video 😄🙏

  • @timely383
    @timely383 Před 6 měsíci

    thanks, really helpful.

  • @mak131
    @mak131 Před rokem +1

    Thank you

  • @visamap
    @visamap Před rokem +1

    Thank you all very much

  • @youtubewatch-uz2mz
    @youtubewatch-uz2mz Před rokem +2

    ive had a lot of trouble with this thanks lol

  • @Sam1216W
    @Sam1216W Před 10 měsíci

    This helps a ton

  • @kinnuguntaka2107
    @kinnuguntaka2107 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you 👍

  • @Sketching4Sanity
    @Sketching4Sanity Před rokem +2

    One Love ✊🏿

  • @kit888
    @kit888 Před rokem +13

    It's a good framework but maybe more for analysing movies than writing them? Just a thought. Would be great if you could make a video with a few examples of it being used to develop original story ideas.

  • @yuddhveersingh710
    @yuddhveersingh710 Před rokem +1

    fight club is also a book and this movie is made from that but this movies is so good

  • @janedoe5229
    @janedoe5229 Před 2 měsíci

    I guess the most common philosophical concept is "good versus bad", like in most Westerns. To have different philosophical concepts than just "good and bad", makes for a more interesting story.

  • @JunebugPresents
    @JunebugPresents Před rokem +2

    Cool video. Now if only you can explain how progess, nature, corporate life, rebellion, fantasy, reality, natural ineptitude, greatness, forget past and remember past are all philosophical BELIEFS. How are they anyone's BELIEF SYSTEM, beliefs which are genuinely held and affect how a person lives their life?

  • @pedrocatoira2695
    @pedrocatoira2695 Před rokem

    Thanks 💛

  • @juliendelmas4369
    @juliendelmas4369 Před rokem +1

    Can you explain the difference between a premise and a concept? Thanks for all.

  • @CompleteUtterDumbass
    @CompleteUtterDumbass Před 3 měsíci

    I’m “it all makes sense now”ing so hard right now

  • @danielleceleste4791
    @danielleceleste4791 Před rokem +2

    2:21 “unpractical” is not a word. It’s impractical.

  • @keithshaw2416
    @keithshaw2416 Před rokem +3

    it's Michael Crichton [krai tn] and not Michael Christen

  • @robertmenjhart586
    @robertmenjhart586 Před 2 měsíci

    What would you guys say is philosophical conflict in Lord of the Rings?
    (I'm still learning so I wish to hear your opinions)

  • @royzheng6006
    @royzheng6006 Před 5 dny +1

    I wish you were my English teacher

    • @royzheng6006
      @royzheng6006 Před 5 dny +1

      you teaches about real literature and real film, not spending 3 year on learning TEAL

  • @strbourne
    @strbourne Před rokem +1

    I would say eternal sunshine is less "forgeet past vs remember past" and more "past vs present"

  • @philipgrigoleit6240
    @philipgrigoleit6240 Před rokem +3

    is there really a prof that the writer started with the idea of a the philosophical conflict? I read the short story fight club was build on and in my humble opinion this approach can be found, but it does not seem as the first step. However the video suggest that the philosophical conflicts provides the foundation for any further writing.

    • @Manny2times
      @Manny2times Před rokem +1

      Yeah I’m thinking the same thing, it’s like something it missing each time they make these types of videos

  • @ravh4881
    @ravh4881 Před rokem +3

    jurrastic park is more like natural vs unnatural and fight club is more like conformity vs rebellion

  • @terryfriend16
    @terryfriend16 Před rokem

    This video told me quite a bit.

  • @dimitryanyanwu7681
    @dimitryanyanwu7681 Před rokem +5

    Wait a minute, that doesn't sound like Tyler 🤔

  • @Stratword_
    @Stratword_ Před rokem +5

    In the last few years of films, Tenet might have the best concept. A bit confusing but still a great concept.

  • @BrokenTreeProd
    @BrokenTreeProd Před rokem +1

    Dinosaurs are untamable because we never got the chance to train them

  • @toniweiss_getyourstorystraight

    Let’s see you create an original story pitch with these analytical tools on this channel, bub! I argue that it cannot be done. It’s true that you should isolate & clarify your Controlling Idea and externalize it through your story. But that’s not really how stories come to us.

  • @keikei3357
    @keikei3357 Před rokem +1

    The writer of Jurassic Park, Michael Christian???? Dude!

    • @keikei3357
      @keikei3357 Před rokem

      That's an original take on how to pronounce his name!

  • @DeeQuaint
    @DeeQuaint Před rokem +1

    phyloZophical conflict, Michael CrEECHton

  • @ethanlyons3571
    @ethanlyons3571 Před rokem +2

    A + B = Concept

  • @andrewdavies579
    @andrewdavies579 Před rokem +1

    Philozophical

  • @Gazo79
    @Gazo79 Před rokem +2

    Nice video. Would be untested in how you protect your scripts from being stolen when you send them out.

  • @averydae1810
    @averydae1810 Před rokem +1

    You did not talk about Truman show

  • @erikjaman4401
    @erikjaman4401 Před rokem

    Where’s Tyler lol

  • @morenicginiusthegreat4227

    I’m watching this video as I read about Cocaine Bear.

  • @masteryogurt3788
    @masteryogurt3788 Před rokem

    Hey aren’t Fight Club and Jurassic Park based on bo-

  • @mothmanthe9th601
    @mothmanthe9th601 Před rokem +1

    Don't let netflix know you used this they'll just cancel anything original #saveinsidejob

  • @_scabs6669
    @_scabs6669 Před rokem

    I didn't know that dinosaurs are extinct

  • @user-ft3si5nr9q
    @user-ft3si5nr9q Před 11 měsíci

    isnt this just dialectics and a simplified hegel system exploration? it works nonetheless!

  • @MsSpikefan
    @MsSpikefan Před rokem +23

    Love the concept of the re-brand. Not really a fan of the narration in this particular video. It's a little disengaging. The craft of the Voice over should be as respected as the writer. Especially in an explainer as well scripted and thought out as this one.

  • @qasimtariqse
    @qasimtariqse Před rokem

    watch at 1.25x

  • @Robroy333
    @Robroy333 Před rokem

    The Truman show was not an original concept; it was taken from a twilight zone episode.

  • @tedarcher9120
    @tedarcher9120 Před rokem

    Lol I thought Tyler Mowerie had a cold, his voice sounds odd

  • @nomnomnommy2955
    @nomnomnommy2955 Před rokem

    Sorry, but Is Jurassic park a high concept movie or were you being sarcastic?

  • @fogartyfox592
    @fogartyfox592 Před rokem +2

    Has anyone seen Prometheus? This is what I thought of when hearing originality

  • @colinmasterson2112
    @colinmasterson2112 Před 4 měsíci

    Michael Christian????

  • @thegodzillacollector6226

    Michael Christian?
    Also not the art of creation the act of creation.

  • @ComicPower
    @ComicPower Před rokem

    Your information is great but you needed to do some fact checking in editing. You mispronounced Michael Crichton's name. That is too big of an error not to fix.

  • @backgroundcharacter7178

    philoZophically

  • @hughjazz5608
    @hughjazz5608 Před rokem

    Just an input, I think you should try talking a bit faster

  • @MeAbroad2004
    @MeAbroad2004 Před rokem

    They are NOT archaeologists!