A Few Good Men — Writing a Final Battle

Lessons from the Screenplay • November 27, 2020

Lessons from the Screenplay

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I believe that a more informed audience raises the bar for storytelling. That examining the techniques used to tell great stories makes your own writing better and your appreciation for the stories deeper. With Lessons from the Screenplay, I make videos that analyze movie scripts to examine exactly how and why they are so good at telling their stories. Part educational series and part love letter to awesome films, Lessons from the Screenplay aims to be a fun way to learn more about your favorite films and help us all become better storytellers. I’ll be releasing new videos every couple weeks, and taking suggestions about what scripts I should look at in future episodes.

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Visit http://audible.com/lfts or text "LFTS" to 500-500 to get a free 30-day trial of Audible Plus! Check out our new channel, Story Mode: https://youtube.com/c/StoryModeOn Listen to our podcast episode on A Few Good Men: https://bit.ly/33jAi0L Support this channel at: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay Like LFTS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreenplay/ Follow me at: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts We look at how screenwriter Aaron Sorkin constructs a battle by examining how the script establishes compelling stakes and defines both the battleground and weapons used to fight, and we dissect how increasing the pressure on the central characters results in an unforgettable climactic explosion. Video Produced by: Michael Tucker (https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla) Written by: - Tricia Aurand (https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA) - Brian Bitner (https://twitter.com/BrianBitner) - Alex Calleros (https://twitter.com/alex_calleros) - Michael Tucker Edited by: Alex Calleros Become a channel member here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw/join Check out my kit, from screenwriting books to gear: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books LFTS Recommended Reading List: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/reading-list/ Thanks to Diego Rojas for composing original music for this video. Check out more of his work: 🎵 https://soundcloud.com/diegorojasguitar 🎵 https://diegorojas.bandcamp.com/releases TwinSmart's Marxist Arrow is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ With the company Twin musicom licensed under the Creative Commons license Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ 0:00 Introduction 1:18 Compelling Stakes 3:31 A Well-Defined Battleground 6:46 Increasing Pressure