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Steven likes to use storyboards so that he can visualize the scenes and show what he's thinking.

Steven says "All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long."

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"I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day im dreaming for a living" that was a quote by Steven Spielberg
"All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that's why it takes so long."

and it sound like Steven did't care about the money he just care about how good the movie was

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write with your ears

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Spike lee starts off by listing his ideas in a notebook. He lists characters, dialogue, and plot points in will use for a story. After when spike feels like his work is good he puts them in index cards. Then he begins the process of ordering.

Spike lee 13 steps for aspiring filmmakers are research your ideas, stay organised, Hire the right cinematographer, be ready to fundraise, find your style Take your time auditioning, Work with the actors, Keep your crew happy, Be respectful, Be prepared, Get everyone on the same page, Show story through movement, Work closely with the editor

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Make an idea that may not be certainly good but transform that into a big idea that will be successful he did this with the movies like E.T and Jaws. He use the original idea he makes and stays devoted to it.  Storytelling and emotions come first. Uses suspence.

All good ideas start out as bad ideas, thats why it takes time.”

Fight for and stay devoted to your original idea.

When you have a dream, it often doesn't come at you screaming in your face.

Learn from your predecessors.

Storytelling and emotion always come first.

If you want to make movies, make movies

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Take old stories and let real life complicated them.

Write every page like a piece of literature.

Assimilate your characters to understand them better.

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She thinks screens plays are like ellipsis. You take out everything to the point where the script almost doesn't work which will improve it.

Discover where your relationship with word comes from.

Make stage directions in your script funny and make then short and snappy.

Alway write some them feels natural to say.

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the shape of water-
"If We Do Nothing, Neither Are We."

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- "Just make [things]"

- Learn to push yourself through negativity

- "An idea can come from anywhere, even a hot-dog stand" ~Seth Rogen on sausage party

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- Writing things your interested in

-Put your self in the protagonist prospective

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Fight for and stay devoted to your original idea. Write the screenplay from that idea.

When you have a dream, it often doesn’t come at you screaming in your face.

Sometimes a dream almost whispers.Learn from your predecessors. Not just the recent ones, but go way back to black and white films.

Storytelling and emotion always come first. Business and cinematography are always second.

If you want to make movies, make movies. All the tools are completely available today. There is no excuse.

https://nofilmschool.com/spielberg-filmmaking-advice

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If you were going to take advice from one modern director, Steven Spielberg seems like a great option.

You know his name and his resume, but let's give you a refresher. Steven Spielberg is the Academy Award-winning director of movies like Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and many more. He's considered one of the all-time great directors. He's someone who values cinema and storytelling.

Luckily for us, Outstanding Screenplays put together a list of his top 10 pieces of advice for writers and directors.

Let's take a look together.

10 Filmmaking Tips from Steven Spielberg

1. Fight for and stay devoted to your original idea. Write the screenplay from that idea.

The only thing that matters is the creative process.

It's not always easy to stick to your guns and to accomplish what you set out to do, but you won't become a better filmmaker just kicking through the first act of your screenplays. You have to finish that draft, rewrite, polish, and see what you can get on screen. The process is tough, but trust it.

2. When you have a dream, it often doesn't come at you screaming in your face. Sometimes a dream almost whispers.

Listen to the whisper.

You know that little voice inside your head? It's telling you how to operate and what to do next. Inspiration doesn't always bang around, sometimes it sneaks up on you when you least expect it. It's time to trust yourself.

3. Learn from your predecessors. Not just the recent ones, but go way back to black and white films.

So many people don't have a basis for Hollywood history. When you get stuck in an idea or with a shot you're planning, it helps to drift back to the classics to see how the people who came before you tackled that very issue.

Know your history.

4. Storytelling and emotion always come first. Business and cinematography are always second.

What shot do you need to tell the story? The ones that service what is happening inside the emotional narrative. Think about that before you try something that might distract from the scene.

5. If you want to make movies, make movies. All the tools are completely available today. There is no excuse.

You can shoot something on your phone. You can edit with the software on your laptop. There's nothing like trying it yourself first on these smaller stages and then seeing if it translates later.

Go out and do it.

6. If you fail with a project, don't let it affect you. Throw yourself into work and start the next project immediately.

Everyone fails, even Spielberg. Failure is part of the business. The defining moments are what you do after that failure to revamp yourself, and how you succeed on your next job.

7. In movies, there is only one character-defining moment. But in life, you face them every day.

Listen to your internal voice and intuition when facing those moments.

This goes back to trusting that process. Life is going to throw wild things at you now and again. You have to be willing to roll with the punches and develop along with the hurdles. They get easier and you'll be able to predict them as they come.

8. When learning your craft it's okay to be derivative and influenced by the works of others.

But at some point, you must find your own voice. Because you are original.

Your voice and experience is your most valuable asset. You can begin a careering mimicking people, but you sustain one telling the world what you have to offer. What are your truths and messages?

9. Create suspense and fear in the audience by not showing the actual threat for some time.

The imagination of the audience is scarier than the actual thing you show.

Think about how Spielberg used a broken shark in Jaws to let the audience's imagination run wild.

You don't have to have things perfect on-screen, sometimes you can play on what is expected or unseen to surprise people. The audience wants to be entertained.

10. Sometimes an idea comes like a gift from the heavens and it hits you like a ton of bricks.

When that happens, start writing scenes on the spot and put the story together immediately.

Carry a pen everywhere you go. You never know when you're going to want to put ideas onto napkins or jot yourself an email on your phone. When inspiration strikes, be ready to chase it.

What else have you learned from Spielberg? Tell us in the comments!

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If you were going to take advice from one modern director, Steven Spielberg seems like a great option. You know his name and his resume, but let's give you a refresher. Steven Spielberg is the Academy Award-winning director of movies like Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, E.T.

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Mike DiMartino has published many an internet guide on how to write stories. Google “Mike DiMartino (what part of writing you need help on)” and you’ll find something.

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- Listen to the Whispers

“When you have a dream, it often doesn’t come at you screaming in your face… sometimes a dream almost whispers.

- Don’t Chase the Money

“What calls to me is not whether a film is going to make a gazillion dollars. What calls to me is is there a deep urge in the center of myself that only that film will release… that’s the only condition I’ll direct a movie.”

-Be a Great Storyteller

“I’m more interested in a storyteller that doesn’t know anything about where to put the camera, than someone who knows everything about the camera but nothing about the story process.”

Fight for and stay devoted to your original idea. Write the screenplay from that idea

When you have a dream, it often doesn’t come at you screaming in your face. Sometimes a dream almost whispers

Storytelling and emotion always come first. Business and cinematography are always second

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Never look back, rereading your writing can make you dislike it and give up.

Don’t exhaust all the good parts of the story always leave off somewhere good so you’re excited to write

Don’t write when you’re not feeling it, writing while excited produces better work.

make what you want to see and not what the audience wants, “ideas find you”; many screenwriters worry too much about finding things to right, ‘always leave at the part that you like so that you’re excited to come back to it.Don’t exhause the good parts. Leave at a part where it's going well

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- put yourself in main characters shoes
-write about things your interseted in

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Don´t get hung up on your failures

Know when to put your writing out there

Be open to where creativity can lead you

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(From https://thescriptlab.com/features/screenwriting-101/12785-mindy-kalings-six-rules-for-writing/)

Characters Are Helpful and Kind

No One Is a Moron

Characters Are Polite

Conflict Should Never Come from a Desire to Be Cruel or Mean

Do Not Fear Nuance — Comedy from Avoiding Conflict, Not Instigating It

Characters Don’t Have to Be Maxed Out to Be Funny

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Don't get hung up on your failures

Know when to put your writing out there

Open where creativity can lead you

Choose your battles don't get hung up

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Tina Fey says Just keep writing and don't get hung up on failures, dead lines are essentials, be open to creativity, and choose your battles wisely.

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Structure is the key to narrative. These are the crucial questions any storyteller must answer: Where does it begin? Where does the beginning start to end and the middle begin? Where does the middle start to end and the end begin?... Each of those things is entirely up to the writer. They are the hardest decisions for any writer to make about any story, whether fiction or nonfiction.