i am a survivor of sexual abuse and was told from childhood to" shut up no one will believe you they will think you are twisted " and for 40 years i was so manipulated by my mothers fear, that i led a very destructive life , until one day i sat down at the computer and, instead of playing games, and deliberately wasting my time , i began to write my story , i used to sit cringing in my chair as my mothers voice dominated my script , i have never been more vulrable or exposed but , i have never felt more free from the hold she had over me , thank thank you i listened to this interview with tears in my eyes , Mark you are an inspiration .
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my TH-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,730 subs and > 1k hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
@ Whoever you are, I don't know you personally but I can say that you're one of the non-judgmental and open-minded people who is not fixated on tangible or external factors in order to learn from someone like me. Just because someone doesn't have a piece of paper as a credential, doesn't mean that person is not entitled to share personal experiences with the hope & intention to inspire others. Keep up with whatever it is that you're doing to improve mankind or improving your life even to a slight degree each day. This is just one part of a bigger puzzle for creating my TH-cam channel about holistic health. I literally could have died back when I was 14 years old due to major depression but here I am right now replying to you, a TH-camr, who's full of fulfillment and dedication to help others to be a better version of themselves. I ain't better than anyone else but my old self. That's all that really makes this TH-cam thing more meaningful and enjoyable. Thanks so much for your support! I am hoping that you can join me with this endless personal development journey! :)
I was raised by alcoholism. My mom was a drug dealer , an alcoholic and promiscuous. As the middle daughter , I was eclipsed by the Superior Elder daughter and my Mothers Baby. I’m a comic because I was so invisible, I had to do something. I pretended I was happy. I’m an introvert but I impersonate a flamboyant, care free soul. I tell stories of stories and I reveal NOTHING.😢 I love this man. I’m healing through this interview. Scared
Wow! This is deep! Did you ever write your story? We should connect. I don't know if I could ever brief my life story, but I could try; I feel like we have a lot of things in common based on what we've been through.
What he’s saying is true. Once you start telling your story, you’ll gain more confidence to tell it more. I started out with my short film, to a book, a podcast, and now finally a full feature film. Currently working on the script now.
I write daily in the hopes something comes to bear fruit one day. At the minimum my son will know when he's of age his father was literate and that's something to be proud of.
To give an Update. I have been signed to Enorama International Talent Agency and have a film, book, and more to coming out. It's been a crazy year. I would say to anyone inspired by this post. Keep writing! Someone will notice!!
Mark, I'm sure, has explored his own demons, fears, insecurities, past mistakes, defects, shortcomings, etc. I have as well. I can say from experience that it certainly brought up a good deal of shame, guilt, remorse, anger, resentment, and self-hatred. These are things that made it quite difficult for me to be real, authentic, and genuine. The real me was deeply hidden by my EGO. I should've won hundreds of OSCARS over the years for my acting. I'm glad I had a good therapist and the 12 Step rooms over the years. I believe I may be ready now to write my life, and become a storyteller. Thank you Mark Travis! Bill R.
The role playing about Jack and Jill was brilliant. It almost feels like she's sharing a real-life story and not working on a story. I half expected her to burst out weeping. Amazing exchange.
It's alot of people's story too sadly. I'm not parasitic in those aspects. But occasional drink part and unsure of marriage was relatable. Idk how people get with people with no jobs though that is breeding grounds for destruction and doesn't allow a family to grow in no way.
I agree, and it took a lot of courage to open up, even though it was a made up story. I am amazed at his ability to get to the meat of her "why she stays with him". Dang, this was great work. And I've watched it more than once.
The character interrogation of gill was incredible. How he helped her to clarify where she wanted to be in life, how to get there, and what it would cost. It felt like therapy.
I really enjoyed this part and I also thought it was somehow like therapy (and I was wondering the whole time: what's happening there? - not a real question). Yet to me it was "strange" because it seemed like an 'obvious' activity to perform when writing as well as indeed the 'choices' and reasons of the character are 'chosen' by the author (even if it's best done when 'being as much objective, i.e. out of 'self' while doing this exercise...yet how objective can one be?)....I believe this comment is not really clear but anyway ...( and haha he said it! "the Jill that exists inside you") Besides this, indeed, if this work didn't occur to people attempting to write before watching this video, as it's said: "if you don't know, now you know" :-) I'm sure it will help a lot.
Love this video. Very useful in finding and telling one's story. The interrogation piece was such a revelation of the character, Jill. Excellent way to unearth motive and wounds of a character.
1:25 -1:42 Marvellous role play session. Illustrates the moment of indiscretion we regret the most about and are afraid to face up to the predicament we have invited upon ourselves. Great coach and a tenacious student . Thank you
Min 02:50-10:00 Why this story? Min 19:00 Min 25:00 Min 29:00 Who isn't a storyteller? Min 32:00 If there was no fear, what story would you tell? Min 34:00-38:00 "Chipper", tragic Shane McCabe story... Finding the courage to tell the story you've never told anyone else... Min 39:00-45:00 Understanding you... Min 46:00-50:00 Too many or too few details... Min 50:00-53:00 Min 58:00
Mark W Travis - I've just spent the last 8 hours with this video and what a profound 8 hours this has been. Thirteen pages of typed notes: the insights and techniques you've given me are beyond MY EXPECTATIONS.
@@ala4fadeel condensing them into a couple of sentences, I'd say this: events are interesting, but finding the meaning and significance is what the reader will find more valuable. Writing is a sometimes painful journey, demanding you look beneath the facade and bare the warts. Finding your voice requires not reading other's stories until you've developed a solid sense of identity. Lastly, one does not so much choose to write--writing chooses you, becomes your obsession, compels you to keep going, regardless of obstacles. When you hit a roadblock, start a new document on that topic or question. You'll find the answer inside. My book just passed the hallway point. Never could have accomplished this without organizing every step of the process. Tedious, yes, but one does whatever is necessary. If this advice doesn't work for you, make your own rules. Just keep the faith, let desire grab your soul.
This guy is great, I studied acting for 18 years. Also took writing classes at UCLA. Just directed my first short and it was so easy working with the actors!
Of all the people who appeared on this channel, he is my most fav. He provided most valuable suggestions... Esp the idea of interrogating your characters. I tried it and it was simply magic. Great teacher indeed, thank you sir!
I watched a few of these videos, and I like these lessons. Karen as an interviewer is on another level and is amazing with questions and engagement. I feel like I'm there, in person, participating first hand. Magical!
That is quite a comment. Well we are happy this video found you Traci and provided you value. Mark is a fantastic teacher and we love that we can share his teachings with others here.
Watching this interview helped me start exploring my life story. It's a story I've been scared to write to protect those involved. However, after being reminded about the power shift that occurs after telling your story, I am more than ready to reveal my story to the rest of the world. I am deeply greatful for this information and proclaiming myself as the next best selling author in less than a year from now.
Yes! I felt the same way, and once I started writing, it’s been so therapeutic. I really don’t know what the end result will be, as the story has many real life people who may not enjoy their depictions… I may change the names, but I’ll worry about that when I’m done writing. 😁
@Grace Nabasabala - But surely writing is not JUST about power and power shifts! Surely, creative writing isn't a substitute for therapy. It's not about fulfilling political agendas or programs. So many 'woke' people nowadays are caught up in this insatiable thirst for power and hegemony through cultural means. But what this wise man is talking about is turning the rich material of your life into art.
@@wiseonwords I understand we all want to write for different reasons. However, I am choosing to write my story as a life lesson to someone else, not to place blame. In fact, I am writing it to my younger self.
@@dj_matanzaa I felt the same way, I am planning to use their first names because my story is based on my upbringing. I asked and received their blessing. I am trying not to tarnish their characters but express the lessons I have learned through them.
What a wise and beautiful man. I love the way he talks and I love the right questions," she asks. this is by far the most educational interview I have ever listened to. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to sit down and learn from Mark. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I'm loving g this interview, the silken voices wow! So much excellent information, THANKYOU! I listen at night and actually fall asleep which is the only negative! Zzzz I'm hoping the knowledge goes in even as I sleep! 🙋♀️🌻
THIS WAS ACTUALLY PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE. a lot of people talk about what you SHOULDN'T do with writing. or giving advice that is so macro and wide angle view that it is paralyzing. i actually heard things that made me want to jump into writing my script here!!!
Just a half way through it, but could tell without any doubt that this one of best interviews I've watched so far. Especially for those who are intended on writing biographical screenplay. Thank you.
@@filmcourage Thank you for uploading his interview. I'm a aspiring Director and writing my script as well. This is very helpful in various aspects. Thank you once again. 😊
This is one of the biggest questions i had to answer for myself when i embarked on my film making journey - why do i want to do it? Why do i want to make up stories? Why write them? Why shoot them? Why why why? And i kept answering it every day, kept looking for and finding answers. And if i had to give only one answer it would be this: there is no other medium, except maybe music, (which is a big part of film making anyway) that can consume and take me away so completely, like a good film can. It makes me forget the all the shit i've been through in my life, it's almost medicinal. And this is why i want to keep doing it, to help people. If you have a gift, to capture people's imagination and attention, by telling stories then by God you ought to use it, to the best of your abilities. Because you just might make a lot of people happy, or even save someones life some day. Movies are our modern folklore, someone once said. And it's true.
"You have to serve yourself!" I missed this quip the first several times through the interview. YET. for me, this is THE critical piece of advice throughout. You have to do this process YOURSELF. No one else will do it for you. How so true this is with life.
Such a fascinating interview. I was impressed with Mark's questions concerning Karen's characters. It's hard to tell a story in a believable and impacting way without the author experiencing it firsthand. That's why it's good to write about what you know. I know more than ever now, after seeing Band of Brothers, the series depicting the true life stories of the 101st Airborne Easy Company in World War II from D-Day to V-E Day. The events were real events and characters are real people. The survivors have reunited over the years after the war because no one else can truly understand the bond of all they've been through. The payoff from watching this series was a much greater understanding of what courage truly is and the huge price that was paid. The conditions of fighting in the winter without sufficient clothing, ammunition, food or water, knowing that if your team didn't push through enemy lines, more would die than staying put. The series showed the lives that the soldiers came from before the war, their military training, then the hardships, bravery, and death during battles. I heard about the war in school 15 years after it ended and saw plenty of old newsreels. But the Band of Brothers series (and The Pacific series) gave a much better account of what it was like. After the end of the series, there were interviews of the surviving veterans depicted in the series. They had reunions and talked about their war experiences decades after the war ended because no one else could ever relate to their experiences or know their losses.
Every story , from comedy , drama , action , SciFi, adventure , suspense and horror , has been told and shown already . The key is to tell and show a story in an unique and original way . Is that possible ? Yes, I believe so.
These interviews are so cool. Thank you for sharing Mark’s storytelling wisdom. So practical and helpful to me as a singer songwriter. I’m a storyteller in song. Peace and Love to y’all. ✌️❤️🎶
"Wow, this video hit me hard! It made me realize that if we want to truly captivate our audience, we have to dig deep and share the stories that scare us the most. The ones that make our hearts race and our hands tremble. Because it's in those moments of vulnerability that people can truly connect with us. I remember watching this interview, and when the interviewer asked, 'What's the story you would tell if you weren't afraid to tell it?' the silence was deafening. It was a powerful moment that made me reflect on my own fears and the stories I've been too afraid to share. But here's the thing, when we let go of that fear and embrace our truth, incredible things happen. It might be uncomfortable at first, but it's in that discomfort that we find growth and authenticity. I've experienced it myself when I started writing about my past, and suddenly all these emotions came flooding back. It was overwhelming, but it was also liberating. So, I want to encourage all of you to take a leap of faith and share your stories. Whether it's through writing, podcasting, or any other medium, let your words be a beacon of truth. And remember, it's okay to feel scared, because that's when the magic happens. If you're interested, I've shared some of my own stories on my TH-cam channel and Substack. Check them out if you're ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and fearless storytelling.
Mark reminds me greatly of Joseph Campbell, amazing interview. i found jack and jills story a bit frustrating to sit through because of the excuses she had to defend him
Great video content. Thank you! I’ve performed original one woman shows portraying the six wives of Henry the Eighth and US President’s wives. That was years ago. I’ve never performed a one woman show about my own life. But I am finishing a memoir about my experiences as a senior caregiver in private homes. I want to tell this particular life story because it gives a voice to underrepresented and marginalized people like paid caregivers.
One of my favorite movies is "The Right Stuff" and I loved how it wasn't just about the astronauts but also included their wives in the story. While the astronauts were getting launched into space on a giant rocket which could explode in an instant the wives had to deal with the reporters camping out on their lawns and trying to get into their houses. Caregivers don't get enough credit or recognition in the world although SOME of them aren't that great. I got out of the hospital about a year ago and still needed wound dressings changed every few days but the home healthcare nurse that was supposed to show up to help with that never did show up, not even once and kept making excuses and acting like she got lost. I ended up having to figure it out on my own and my wounds were in a spot that was very difficult for me to reach without assistance. I couldn't even see my own wounds without using a mirror and would have appreciated at LEAST having someone hold a mirror while I did my own wound dressings but couldn't even get that. So I would definitely appreciate a story about someone who actually does give a sh*t about the people because for a lot of home healthcare workers it's just a job. It must be more difficult for workers who actually do care about the patients because you get attached to them and then might see them deteriorating mentally and physically, especially if it's in their own homes and you're dealing with people who have drug or alcohol problems. It must be especially difficult when the healthcare worker cares more about the client than the client cares about themselves and frustrating when they keep doing things to prevent their own healing. And what can you do in a situation like that? How do you not become desensitized and unsympathetic when you sometimes have to watch people die? And you know they're going to die if they don't change but they won't change. Doctors and surgeons have to be able to shut off that sense of empathy in order to even be able to do their jobs but the GOOD ones are able to turn it back on when it's necessary. It's an interesting parallel to everything I've learned as an actor because you have to be able to open yourself up; you have to be willing to allow yourself to be vulnerable and emotionally available WHILE on stage but then you have to learn how to close that back up and be "normal" again when you come off stage to mingle with the audience members or other actors backstage. Closing it all back up has been one of the toughest challenges for me as an actor because I can open up and be vulnerable on stage but sometimes have a hard time closing it back up after the scene. I've had days where I come off the stage and can't STOP crying because of what I was working from but over the years I've learned to do what I call "detoxing from the scene". It's taken me several years in training to learn how to detox from the scene and it's not something my teachers taught me how to do, it's something I had to figure out on my own.
This is worth exploring. I’ve done elder care, sometimes for the mother of a friend, sometimes for my father. I had no special training and you do go through a lot of emotions. I visited the man who owned the pasture where I kept my horses , had coffee together a few times a week, heard many stories from his life. When he went into a nursing home, I kept visiting, took him for walks outside in a wheelchair, brought him to singalongs, helped him with the bathroom or eating. When I arrived on the day he died, the nurses came to comfort me. They brought a chair so I could sit with him and say goodbye. They thought I was his daughter. His daughter came eventually to check his room for valuables, never even glanced at him. It must be hard for the pro caregivers. I felt so lost and sad but there was no one to talk to about it. I think you should write about your experiences.
I love this channel! Mark is a great teacher here, especially in Extroverts and Introverts. He showed us how to the story writer sets us up, leads us, includes us, then makes us innocent bystanders within four sentences. On screen this is done to us repeatedly. It's why we watch, or change the channel. With Jack and Jill, he also showed us that Karen is actually a great story teller. This channel can make us not just better writers, but also better readers and viewers.
“I am less interested in what I create than how it is created “ as an artist, that’s me too. I can relate to that. Thanks! I will use that in the story I’m writing.
Like his thinking and I also think that there's a lot of "buried" stuff that emerges when we least expect that might have a lot of power in our personal storytelling. Happened to me last night listening to an old Glenn Miller radio broadcast that made me think about my mother and her experiences in WWII and my own experience as a teen hearing an air raid siren for the first time and I wept. Now that memory haunts me. Maybe I'm Proust lol
I love music and like writing songs. My gramps use to tell me when I was a kid , " Always learn how to tell a good story, and make it bigger each time."
I tell about my life to give voice to compassion and equity in our discombobulated world today. To offer others familiarity and to provide validation to those who may have very similar life struggles or affirm those who hold great strength, courage and conviction. Yes, it's about me, but for me it's the process of revealing and healing. Let me heal you and nurse you through my story. - Vi An
I write picture books, but I enjoy this channel, and I have a few different versions of my memoir for kids, so... here I am listening. Storytelling is still storytelling, no matter the age of your audience, so I'm open to learning from other genres, including film.
That thing he's talking about with coming up with an autobio backstory, off-script, is something Tarrantino builds into every screenplay and has his actors participate in.
Thank you for this brilliant interview. I'm currently on a writing project and what this man says makes so much sense. I'm putting my Self into the story. Thank you!
So much insight. I am a visual artist and today I feel I have been gifted with a resource of valuable information about art, life and how things work x I am excited to explore more interviews here xxx
I can relate to his story about tinkering with the watch; wanting to see how it works. That's something Richard Feynman called the "puzzle drive". But it's kind of like working a puzzle in reverse, you're figuring it out as you take it apart and then figure out more by putting it back together again. It's exactly what drove Richard Feynman to pick the locks at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. When I was a kid I was always taking things apart and putting them back together again. My mom bought me a big toy helicopter once; I took it apart, laid out all of the screws in a row; all washers in a row; all nuts and bolts in their own row etc then I put it all back together and never touched it again. Then I took the TV apart, laid out all of the tubes in a row and tried to figure out how it worked but when I put it all back together again it didn't work anymore. So my Mom called the TV repair guy who came over and YELLED at me like he was my Dad! He told me that I could have been killed (I didn't know at the time that the Cathode Ray Tube can store up a huge charge like a capacitor; enough to kill you). So the next year my Mom bought me an electronics kit, the kind that has a BUNCH of different projects you can do and a bunch of little bags full of resistors; capacitors, a small speaker, an antenna etc. I built my first working radio at the age of eleven and then my two year old brother broke it. I think that's the maddest I have ever been at my brother but five or six years later I moved from Texas to California to be with my Dad and ended up taking a TV Communications class in highschool where I produced three different shows and got involved in Public Access television (one of those shows was on public access and I've heard that it's still in production thirty years later). Ten years after that I joined the US Army where I did communications and was responsible for a 74,000 kilometer communications network and won two bronze stars (without the V device) for the work I did. Now I'm an actor and a screenwriter & I love to study story structure. I love watching a movie or reading the script and taking apart all of the pieces in my head to see how it works, every plot point; every emotional beat. I love doing what I call "reverse cause and effect analysis" on a story to see what happened in scene 41 to justify scene 42 and what HAD TO HAPPEN in scene 40 in order for scene 41 to happen etc - all the way from the final scene to the first scene. And in an acting class I love doing Independent Activities which you have to write yourself. There are five crucial elements for a well structured Independent Activity: 1 a level of physical difficulty 2 clear standard of completion 3 a time constraint 4 meaningful reason for getting it done and 5 consequences for not getting it done. You have to create your own independent activity in class and you can't use the same activity more than once but for ONE of those classes I went to a toy store; bought an electronics kit; tried to build a radio and failed! I was SOOOO pissed! But that's exactly what a well structured independent activity is supposed to do to you. It should be teetering on impossible - but not actually impossible and if it's going well... you didn't structure it right. If you're getting pissed off... you did it right. I once said to my acting teacher that when I'm doing it right it doesn't FEEL like I'm doing it right - it feels like I just got my ass kicked and then broke up with my girlfriend. When it's done right what you're creating is beautifully orchestrated chaos and you never actually know what's going to happen. I have literally come down from the stage bleeding, TWICE. That wasn't planned or expected, it just happened. In writing a screenplay you have to make the same thing happen except that it IS all planned out and you're not literally bleeding onto the page but you ARE bleeding onto the page. Or as the saying goes "no tears in the writer... no tears in the reader". Even when you write fiction it needs to be emotionally truthful and the only way to do that is to write yourself into the story.
That interrogation was so real I was actually in an emotional rollercoaster watching it. At times I wanted to punch the interrogator, and, at others, I wanted to punch Jill.
JUST BRILLIANT !!! Would love to work with him for my solo-show... I could create 10 or more solo-shows based on my Life. I already did one, years ago, on my own with no guidance and my first... and I am seeing all the mistakes and all the good stuff, too. Great interview/lesson.
I just found this channel and I'm excited to watch more of your videos . This video is the first I've watched and it is inspiring. I had not heard of the interrogation technique before. That was such a good dialogue between Karen and Mark. Thank you!
Must say, that the consept of autobiography is one of the dominating in clinical psychology. I did research on my family history (a dissertation for ma) based on oral histories to learn that indeed, our personal story is vaguely set before we r 4 and subsequently unfolds in life-long scenario. To add that our personal story is greatly influencef by our parents perceptions and worldview, so we can be hostages of "our" story based on other people's experiences. That's why it is SO important to question our beliefs time to time, to interrogate "our character" . Sure enough, there will be many surprises ...
Thank you @filmcourage for a powerful interview! I feel there is no better way to say heartfelt thank you than paying it forward with my own autobiographical selfexpression and let it inform my documentary storytelling.
Wonderfully explained and interacted. This was what i needed. A different positive result to what I thought I was going to receive than when i saw the length. Thanks .
I am thinking about writing a fictional book based on my life experience, I loved watching this, because it helped me understand a little more about how to do that.
Greatest interviewer. Gently asks a question and makes the interviewre spill more than their beans.if she was too sharp they might spill their guts.ehatever dhe makes them give their nuggets of indight
What a pivotal moment in my writing career! As I ingested bits and pieces of such an amazing display of the interrogation process, in which I had never experienced before, my thought was, this is incredible! The push and pull of the emotions I felt kept me engaged and on the edge of my seat. Like many of you in this thread, I too am currently in the process of writing my story. Not only is it my desire to become a NYT's Best Seller beyond that of being an (Amazon Best Seller), I also endeavor to maintain the integrity of my story in all truth and authenticity. Not to mention I am on a mission. Leaving a legacy for my daughters' Frazelle & Patience Mojica is... my why! Thank you, Mark W. Travis! Thank you for sharing a measure of wisdom, knowledge and understanding to enhance my craft! #firsttimer #inspired #OutofBrokenness #Masterpiece #BrokenNoMore
To Ms. Film Courage: i am in admiration and awe for/of your interviews (and voice :-) so warm, it is soothing by itself, same effect from your very 'cristal' laugh) To M. Mark W Travis : Thank you very much for this highly valuable sharing of your experience.
Fiction books are the most amazing way to immerse yourself in rich storytelling. Some books can create such vivid and complex worlds that you feel like you are living in them and experiencing their political systems. Fiction books can change your life and perspective more than nonfiction books, but nonfiction books can also be valuable if they share inspiring stories that stimulate your mind and emotions. Books are a gift to humanity and a source of joy and wisdom.
The interrogation role play is really genius for fleshing out the little details of your characters. Combine that with Brad rushings idea of imagining what the character's fridge, medicine cabinet, and bookshelf looks like. REALLY good stuff
In the 14 min mark, on what makes a great story, personally, I've noticed that filmmakers these days have moved on from talking about ordinary people. In the days when cinema was at its highest form, filmmakers were always talking about ordinary people. You had Rocky Balboa, the underdog. You have Travis Bickle, the vigilante antihero, working as a taxi driver. Thelma and Lois, two working class women who face sexism, decide to take justice into their own hands. There are so many examples to choose from. But today, you have even the best filmmakers making movies about characters that are almost unrelatable. Wes Anderson, to start with as an example, uses characters that all come from upper-class backgrounds. P.T Anderson's last film, where he had a very relatable and ordinary person, was Punch Drunk Love. But nearly all his characters since have pretty much been very extraordinary characters about power-hungry villains or obsessive artists. I still appreciate their films. But this is just a small example of how I feel Hollywood has shifted. Most characters in movies these days are about rich people. It's only the indie films that spend time on ordinary characters rising above extraordinary circumstances.
Thank you for the comment. Punch Drunk Love is a great one. BTW, if you're looking for working class characters, a Tubi suggestion recently watched was the 2001 film 'The Jimmy Show.' At times it's depressing but shows a great deal of realism. Miss seeing indie dramas with stories like this one. I also love films which show more struggle and those tend to be arthouse cinema. I agree that mainstream film and tv show more interpersonal struggle (relationship drama, social pressure, power struggles, etc.) and less financial, making things too perfect on the outside. But there are a few gems out there. Emily The Criminal and Maid just to name a few. Thanks for watching!
Film courage, this so, so, so useful for us memoir writers. For whom memories are sweet and we do not know what to do after we have told the story to everyone we know....and feel the there is still life left in the story....Ah suddenly..suddenly....a whole path opened up.....Your content is brilliant. I listen to each one many times, make notes....May be will be linking it to my blog shortly. Thanks, for this channel...
Thank you mark and Karen, I m just at the first 40 minutes and I really enjoy, in between I went through comments , I enjoyed reading so many positive comments which motivated me more to go till end . I dream to make a film which has some type my society or community stories to share. What s exact word for this . 😊❤
great. Love the break downs and the questions i always ask What, where, why, when, who, how and when. these have to be added to my scenes. If they cant answered then my scene has holes in it. Very interesting. Mark is very thorough and confronts your ideas
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""If you had no fear, what story would you tell?"
, best quote so far.
Honestly. I expected her to tell of one of her own but she expressed she understands and has something in mind but still had the fear to not share it.
@@Respect2theFallenbut she may not want to share it , and save it for a book
You want to know every story, but people have privacy for a reason.
i am a survivor of sexual abuse and was told from childhood to" shut up no one will believe you they will think you are twisted " and for 40 years i was so manipulated by my mothers fear, that i led a very destructive life , until one day i sat down at the computer and, instead of playing games, and deliberately wasting my time , i began to write my story , i used to sit cringing in my chair as my mothers voice dominated my script , i have never been more vulrable or exposed but , i have never felt more free from the hold she had over me , thank thank you i listened to this interview with tears in my eyes , Mark you are an inspiration .
Thank you for telling this story, Loretta.
@@pmcguinness3041 thank you
Bless you!
@@bugfeet73 Thank you , its an emotional Sunday i had a late night and you made my day .
wish you luck on this
i wonder about writing a selfbioghraphical opera still, let see
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my TH-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,730 subs and > 1k hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
That’s encouraging! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing! Very encouraging😊
@ Whoever you are, I don't know you personally but I can say that you're one of the non-judgmental and open-minded people who is not fixated on tangible or external factors in order to learn from someone like me. Just because someone doesn't have a piece of paper as a credential, doesn't mean that person is not entitled to share personal experiences with the hope & intention to inspire others. Keep up with whatever it is that you're doing to improve mankind or improving your life even to a slight degree each day. This is just one part of a bigger puzzle for creating my TH-cam channel about holistic health. I literally could have died back when I was 14 years old due to major depression but here I am right now replying to you, a TH-camr, who's full of fulfillment and dedication to help others to be a better version of themselves. I ain't better than anyone else but my old self. That's all that really makes this TH-cam thing more meaningful and enjoyable. Thanks so much for your support! I am hoping that you can join me with this endless personal development journey! :)
I was raised by alcoholism. My mom was a drug dealer , an alcoholic and promiscuous. As the middle daughter , I was eclipsed by the Superior Elder daughter and my Mothers Baby. I’m a comic because I was so invisible, I had to do something. I pretended I was happy. I’m an introvert but I impersonate a flamboyant, care free soul. I tell stories of stories and I reveal NOTHING.😢 I love this man. I’m healing through this interview. Scared
Wow! This is deep! Did you ever write your story? We should connect. I don't know if I could ever brief my life story, but I could try; I feel like we have a lot of things in common based on what we've been through.
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What he’s saying is true. Once you start telling your story, you’ll gain more confidence to tell it more. I started out with my short film, to a book, a podcast, and now finally a full feature film. Currently working on the script now.
I need guidance for script writing, any one can volunteer 😊
Did You Finish The Script?
I write daily in the hopes something comes to bear fruit one day. At the minimum my son will know when he's of age his father was literate and that's something to be proud of.
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That’s a gift for him.
To give an Update. I have been signed to Enorama International Talent Agency and have a film, book, and more to coming out. It's been a crazy year. I would say to anyone inspired by this post. Keep writing! Someone will notice!!
@@TEEANVEE Totally
May the universe 4:32 bestow more upon you
Karen, by far, is one of the most skilled and intentional interviewers, a Gem. Love her style, tone, and delivery.
She is Magical!!!
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This guy is absolutely brilliant. He certainly know how to clearly explain things.
The Jill And Jack story part really touching. Had to highlight it.
Mark, I'm sure, has explored his own demons, fears, insecurities, past mistakes,
defects, shortcomings, etc. I have as well. I can say from experience that it
certainly brought up a good deal of shame, guilt, remorse, anger, resentment,
and self-hatred. These are things that made it quite difficult for me to be real,
authentic, and genuine. The real me was deeply hidden by my EGO. I should've
won hundreds of OSCARS over the years for my acting. I'm glad I had a good
therapist and the 12 Step rooms over the years. I believe I may be ready now
to write my life, and become a storyteller. Thank you Mark Travis! Bill R.
The role playing about Jack and Jill was brilliant. It almost feels like she's sharing a real-life story and not working on a story. I half expected her to burst out weeping. Amazing exchange.
It's alot of people's story too sadly. I'm not parasitic in those aspects. But occasional drink part and unsure of marriage was relatable. Idk how people get with people with no jobs though that is breeding grounds for destruction and doesn't allow a family to grow in no way.
I bet she got divorced after this video. lol
I agree, and it took a lot of courage to open up, even though it was a made up story. I am amazed at his ability to get to the meat of her "why she stays with him". Dang, this was great work. And I've watched it more than once.
The character interrogation of gill was incredible.
How he helped her to clarify where she wanted to be in life, how to get there, and what it would cost.
It felt like therapy.
I really enjoyed this part and I also thought it was somehow like therapy (and I was wondering the whole time: what's happening there? - not a real question).
Yet to me it was "strange" because it seemed like an 'obvious' activity to perform when writing as well as indeed the 'choices' and reasons of the character are 'chosen' by the author (even if it's best done when 'being as much objective, i.e. out of 'self' while doing this exercise...yet how objective can one be?)....I believe this comment is not really clear but anyway ...( and haha he said it! "the Jill that exists inside you")
Besides this, indeed, if this work didn't occur to people attempting to write before watching this video, as it's said: "if you don't know, now you know" :-) I'm sure it will help a lot.
Powerful
Karen is a gift to all of us. She knows what we need to know without asking us.
Love to you always Karen
I had a film studies professor 30 years ago that changed my life. I haven’t felt that same way listening to someone speak about film until right now!
Love this video. Very useful in finding and telling one's story. The interrogation piece was such a revelation of the character, Jill. Excellent way to unearth motive and wounds of a character.
1:25 -1:42 Marvellous role play session. Illustrates the moment of indiscretion we regret the most about and are afraid to face up to the predicament we have invited upon ourselves. Great coach and a tenacious student . Thank you
This part was intense.
Min 02:50-10:00 Why this story?
Min 19:00
Min 25:00
Min 29:00 Who isn't a storyteller?
Min 32:00 If there was no fear, what story would you tell?
Min 34:00-38:00 "Chipper", tragic Shane McCabe story... Finding the courage to tell the story you've never told anyone else...
Min 39:00-45:00 Understanding you...
Min 46:00-50:00 Too many or too few details...
Min 50:00-53:00
Min 58:00
Mark W Travis - I've just spent the last 8 hours with this video and what a profound 8 hours this has been. Thirteen pages of typed notes: the insights and techniques you've given me are beyond MY EXPECTATIONS.
Can you please share your notes?
i got 18 pages!!! But yeah! Amazing.
@@ala4fadeel condensing them into a couple of sentences, I'd say this: events are interesting, but finding the meaning and significance is what the reader will find more valuable. Writing is a sometimes painful journey, demanding you look beneath the facade and bare the warts. Finding your voice requires not reading other's stories until you've developed a solid sense of identity. Lastly, one does not so much choose to write--writing chooses you, becomes your obsession, compels you to keep going, regardless of obstacles. When you hit a roadblock, start a new document on that topic or question. You'll find the answer inside. My book just passed the hallway point. Never could have accomplished this without organizing every step of the process. Tedious, yes, but one does whatever is necessary. If this advice doesn't work for you, make your own rules. Just keep the faith, let desire grab your soul.
This guy is great, I studied acting for 18 years. Also took writing classes at UCLA. Just directed my first short and it was so easy working with the actors!
Congrats on your first short Rico!
@@filmcourage thanks alot, appreciate it!!
@@filmcourage thanks alot!
Congratulations!
Congrats 😊
Of all the people who appeared on this channel, he is my most fav. He provided most valuable suggestions... Esp the idea of interrogating your characters. I tried it and it was simply magic. Great teacher indeed, thank you sir!
I watched a few of these videos, and I like these lessons. Karen as an interviewer is on another level and is amazing with questions and engagement. I feel like I'm there, in person, participating first hand. Magical!
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This is one of the most interesting things of any genre I have ever seen, I was riveted start to finish.
That is quite a comment. Well we are happy this video found you Traci and provided you value. Mark is a fantastic teacher and we love that we can share his teachings with others here.
The professional chemistry between these two is incredible.
Just found this channel and it's the first time in my life that I feel I have some mentors in the artistic process. Inspiring people. Thank you.
Cheers Christopher! Hope our work helps you get better at yours.
@@filmcourage No need to hope. Faithfully it is so. Cheers.
Watching this interview helped me start exploring my life story. It's a story I've been scared to write to protect those involved. However, after being reminded about the power shift that occurs after telling your story, I am more than ready to reveal my story to the rest of the world. I am deeply greatful for this information and proclaiming myself as the next best selling author in less than a year from now.
Yes! I felt the same way, and once I started writing, it’s been so therapeutic. I really don’t know what the end result will be, as the story has many real life people who may not enjoy their depictions… I may change the names, but I’ll worry about that when I’m done writing. 😁
@@dj_matanzaa Same here. Best of luck. "You're gonna make it if you try, they're gonna loooooove youuuuuu...."
@Grace Nabasabala - But surely writing is not JUST about power and power shifts! Surely, creative writing isn't a substitute for therapy. It's not about fulfilling political agendas or programs. So many 'woke' people nowadays are caught up in this insatiable thirst for power and hegemony through cultural means. But what this wise man is talking about is turning the rich material of your life into art.
@@wiseonwords I understand we all want to write for different reasons. However, I am choosing to write my story as a life lesson to someone else, not to place blame. In fact, I am writing it to my younger self.
@@dj_matanzaa I felt the same way, I am planning to use their first names because my story is based on my upbringing. I asked and received their blessing. I am trying not to tarnish their characters but express the lessons I have learned through them.
Whoa the second half is hitting hard right now. Awesome
What a wise and beautiful man. I love the way he talks and I love the right questions," she asks. this is by far the most educational interview I have ever listened to. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to sit down and learn from Mark. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I'm loving g this interview, the silken voices wow! So much excellent information, THANKYOU! I listen at night and actually fall asleep which is the only negative! Zzzz I'm hoping the knowledge goes in even as I sleep! 🙋♀️🌻
THIS WAS ACTUALLY PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE. a lot of people talk about what you SHOULDN'T do with writing. or giving advice that is so macro and wide angle view that it is paralyzing. i actually heard things that made me want to jump into writing my script here!!!
The interrogation is a brilliant concept! Would really help a writer flesh out the main character(s).
1:25:00 the character interrogation was so powerful!
Just a half way through it, but could tell without any doubt that this one of best interviews I've watched so far. Especially for those who are intended on writing biographical screenplay. Thank you.
Thanks Darshan! Mark is a terrific teacher. Great to see you finding value here.
@@filmcourage Thank you for uploading his interview. I'm a aspiring Director and writing my script as well. This is very helpful in various aspects. Thank you once again. 😊
Our best to you Darshan
This is one of the biggest questions i had to answer for myself when i embarked on my film making journey - why do i want to do it? Why do i want to make up stories? Why write them? Why shoot them? Why why why? And i kept answering it every day, kept looking for and finding answers. And if i had to give only one answer it would be this: there is no other medium, except maybe music, (which is a big part of film making anyway) that can consume and take me away so completely, like a good film can. It makes me forget the all the shit i've been through in my life, it's almost medicinal. And this is why i want to keep doing it, to help people. If you have a gift, to capture people's imagination and attention, by telling stories then by God you ought to use it, to the best of your abilities. Because you just might make a lot of people happy, or even save someones life some day. Movies are our modern folklore, someone once said. And it's true.
"You have to serve yourself!" I missed this quip the first several times through the interview. YET. for me, this is THE critical piece of advice throughout. You have to do this process YOURSELF. No one else will do it for you. How so true this is with life.
Great to see you finding value here Daniel, thank you for supporting this channel!
@@filmcourage I cannot thank y'all enough.
Such a brilliant mind! Thank you for giving us these gems.
Cheers!
Such a fascinating interview.
I was impressed with Mark's questions concerning Karen's characters.
It's hard to tell a story in a believable and impacting way without the author experiencing it firsthand.
That's why it's good to write about what you know.
I know more than ever now, after seeing Band of Brothers, the series depicting the true life stories of the 101st Airborne Easy Company in World War II from D-Day to V-E Day.
The events were real events and characters are real people. The survivors have reunited over the years after the war because no one else can truly understand the bond of all they've been through.
The payoff from watching this series was a much greater understanding of what courage truly is and the huge price that was paid.
The conditions of fighting in the winter without sufficient clothing, ammunition, food or water, knowing that if your team didn't push through enemy lines, more would die than staying put.
The series showed the lives that the soldiers came from before the war, their military training, then the hardships, bravery, and death during battles.
I heard about the war in school 15 years after it ended and saw plenty of old newsreels. But the Band of Brothers series (and The Pacific series) gave a much better account of what it was like.
After the end of the series, there were interviews of the surviving veterans depicted in the series. They had reunions and talked about their war experiences decades after the war ended because no one else could ever relate to their experiences or know their losses.
I have never watched a 2-hour-and-46-minute video until now. I love love love how Karen asks her questions and let’s her guests speak. Love this
Every story , from comedy , drama , action , SciFi, adventure , suspense and horror , has been told and shown already . The key is to tell and show a story in an unique and original way . Is that possible ? Yes, I believe so.
These interviews are so cool. Thank you for sharing Mark’s storytelling wisdom. So practical and helpful to me as a singer songwriter. I’m a storyteller in song. Peace and Love to y’all. ✌️❤️🎶
Peace and love Deb!
"Wow, this video hit me hard! It made me realize that if we want to truly captivate our audience, we have to dig deep and share the stories that scare us the most. The ones that make our hearts race and our hands tremble. Because it's in those moments of vulnerability that people can truly connect with us.
I remember watching this interview, and when the interviewer asked, 'What's the story you would tell if you weren't afraid to tell it?' the silence was deafening. It was a powerful moment that made me reflect on my own fears and the stories I've been too afraid to share.
But here's the thing, when we let go of that fear and embrace our truth, incredible things happen. It might be uncomfortable at first, but it's in that discomfort that we find growth and authenticity. I've experienced it myself when I started writing about my past, and suddenly all these emotions came flooding back. It was overwhelming, but it was also liberating.
So, I want to encourage all of you to take a leap of faith and share your stories. Whether it's through writing, podcasting, or any other medium, let your words be a beacon of truth. And remember, it's okay to feel scared, because that's when the magic happens. If you're interested, I've shared some of my own stories on my TH-cam channel and Substack. Check them out if you're ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and fearless storytelling.
He is extremely insightful and seems like such a genuinely great guy. I love your channel, and thanks for posting!
this interviewer is great. Her voice sounds like a song. She really gave him space to share... his story.
Mark reminds me greatly of Joseph Campbell, amazing interview. i found jack and jills story a bit frustrating to sit through because of the excuses she had to defend him
Great video content. Thank you! I’ve performed original one woman shows portraying the six wives of Henry the Eighth and US President’s wives. That was years ago. I’ve never performed a one woman show about my own life. But I am finishing a memoir about my experiences as a senior caregiver in private homes. I want to tell this particular life story because it gives a voice to underrepresented and marginalized people like paid caregivers.
One of my favorite movies is "The Right Stuff" and I loved how it wasn't just about the astronauts but also included their wives in the story. While the astronauts were getting launched into space on a giant rocket which could explode in an instant the wives had to deal with the reporters camping out on their lawns and trying to get into their houses.
Caregivers don't get enough credit or recognition in the world although SOME of them aren't that great. I got out of the hospital about a year ago and still needed wound dressings changed every few days but the home healthcare nurse that was supposed to show up to help with that never did show up, not even once and kept making excuses and acting like she got lost. I ended up having to figure it out on my own and my wounds were in a spot that was very difficult for me to reach without assistance. I couldn't even see my own wounds without using a mirror and would have appreciated at LEAST having someone hold a mirror while I did my own wound dressings but couldn't even get that. So I would definitely appreciate a story about someone who actually does give a sh*t about the people because for a lot of home healthcare workers it's just a job. It must be more difficult for workers who actually do care about the patients because you get attached to them and then might see them deteriorating mentally and physically, especially if it's in their own homes and you're dealing with people who have drug or alcohol problems. It must be especially difficult when the healthcare worker cares more about the client than the client cares about themselves and frustrating when they keep doing things to prevent their own healing. And what can you do in a situation like that? How do you not become desensitized and unsympathetic when you sometimes have to watch people die? And you know they're going to die if they don't change but they won't change.
Doctors and surgeons have to be able to shut off that sense of empathy in order to even be able to do their jobs but the GOOD ones are able to turn it back on when it's necessary. It's an interesting parallel to everything I've learned as an actor because you have to be able to open yourself up; you have to be willing to allow yourself to be vulnerable and emotionally available WHILE on stage but then you have to learn how to close that back up and be "normal" again when you come off stage to mingle with the audience members or other actors backstage. Closing it all back up has been one of the toughest challenges for me as an actor because I can open up and be vulnerable on stage but sometimes have a hard time closing it back up after the scene. I've had days where I come off the stage and can't STOP crying because of what I was working from but over the years I've learned to do what I call "detoxing from the scene". It's taken me several years in training to learn how to detox from the scene and it's not something my teachers taught me how to do, it's something I had to figure out on my own.
This is worth exploring. I’ve done elder care, sometimes for the mother of a friend, sometimes for my father. I had no special training and you do go through a lot of emotions. I visited the man who owned the pasture where I kept my horses , had coffee together a few times a week, heard many stories from his life. When he went into a nursing home, I kept visiting, took him for walks outside in a wheelchair, brought him to singalongs, helped him with the bathroom or eating. When I arrived on the day he died, the nurses came to comfort me. They brought a chair so I could sit with him and say goodbye. They thought I was his daughter. His daughter came eventually to check his room for valuables, never even glanced at him.
It must be hard for the pro caregivers.
I felt so lost and sad but there was no one to talk to about it.
I think you should write about your experiences.
Thank you for doing this
I love this channel! Mark is a great teacher here, especially in Extroverts and Introverts. He showed us how to the story writer sets us up, leads us, includes us, then makes us innocent bystanders within four sentences. On screen this is done to us repeatedly. It's why we watch, or change the channel. With Jack and Jill, he also showed us that Karen is actually a great story teller.
This channel can make us not just better writers, but also better readers and viewers.
“I am less interested in what I create than how it is created “ as an artist, that’s me too. I can relate to that. Thanks! I will use that in the story I’m writing.
Like his thinking and I also think that there's a lot of "buried" stuff that emerges when we least expect that might have a lot of power in our personal storytelling. Happened to me last night listening to an old Glenn Miller radio broadcast that made me think about my mother and her experiences in WWII and my own experience as a teen hearing an air raid siren for the first time and I wept. Now that memory haunts me. Maybe I'm Proust lol
I love music and like writing songs. My gramps use to tell me when I was a kid , " Always learn how to tell a good story, and make it bigger each time."
Rarely you find a true smart person like this gentleman
I tell about my life to give voice to compassion and equity in our discombobulated world today. To offer others familiarity and to provide validation to those who may have very similar life struggles or affirm those who hold great strength, courage and conviction. Yes, it's about me, but for me it's the process of revealing and healing. Let me heal you and nurse you through my story.
- Vi An
I write picture books, but I enjoy this channel, and I have a few different versions of my memoir for kids, so... here I am listening. Storytelling is still storytelling, no matter the age of your audience, so I'm open to learning from other genres, including film.
That thing he's talking about with coming up with an autobio backstory, off-script, is something Tarrantino builds into every screenplay and has his actors participate in.
100% right about relating to the character.
Stumbled on this, I am but half way through and I know I am going to watch it again.
I just found this video I am on a second helping of reviewing.I am absorbing , all that I can, this is a treasure chest , its functional .Thank you.
Thank you for this brilliant interview. I'm currently on a writing project and what this man says makes so much sense. I'm putting my Self into the story. Thank you!
So much insight. I am a visual artist and today I feel I have been gifted with a resource of valuable information about art, life and how things work x I am excited to explore more interviews here xxx
Great! We hope you find more value here!
I can relate to his story about tinkering with the watch; wanting to see how it works. That's something Richard Feynman called the "puzzle drive". But it's kind of like working a puzzle in reverse, you're figuring it out as you take it apart and then figure out more by putting it back together again. It's exactly what drove Richard Feynman to pick the locks at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
When I was a kid I was always taking things apart and putting them back together again. My mom bought me a big toy helicopter once; I took it apart, laid out all of the screws in a row; all washers in a row; all nuts and bolts in their own row etc then I put it all back together and never touched it again. Then I took the TV apart, laid out all of the tubes in a row and tried to figure out how it worked but when I put it all back together again it didn't work anymore. So my Mom called the TV repair guy who came over and YELLED at me like he was my Dad! He told me that I could have been killed (I didn't know at the time that the Cathode Ray Tube can store up a huge charge like a capacitor; enough to kill you).
So the next year my Mom bought me an electronics kit, the kind that has a BUNCH of different projects you can do and a bunch of little bags full of resistors; capacitors, a small speaker, an antenna etc. I built my first working radio at the age of eleven and then my two year old brother broke it. I think that's the maddest I have ever been at my brother but five or six years later I moved from Texas to California to be with my Dad and ended up taking a TV Communications class in highschool where I produced three different shows and got involved in Public Access television (one of those shows was on public access and I've heard that it's still in production thirty years later).
Ten years after that I joined the US Army where I did communications and was responsible for a 74,000 kilometer communications network and won two bronze stars (without the V device) for the work I did.
Now I'm an actor and a screenwriter & I love to study story structure. I love watching a movie or reading the script and taking apart all of the pieces in my head to see how it works, every plot point; every emotional beat. I love doing what I call "reverse cause and effect analysis" on a story to see what happened in scene 41 to justify scene 42 and what HAD TO HAPPEN in scene 40 in order for scene 41 to happen etc - all the way from the final scene to the first scene. And in an acting class I love doing Independent Activities which you have to write yourself.
There are five crucial elements for a well structured Independent Activity: 1 a level of physical difficulty 2 clear standard of completion 3 a time constraint 4 meaningful reason for getting it done and 5 consequences for not getting it done. You have to create your own independent activity in class and you can't use the same activity more than once but for ONE of those classes I went to a toy store; bought an electronics kit; tried to build a radio and failed! I was SOOOO pissed! But that's exactly what a well structured independent activity is supposed to do to you. It should be teetering on impossible - but not actually impossible and if it's going well... you didn't structure it right. If you're getting pissed off... you did it right. I once said to my acting teacher that when I'm doing it right it doesn't FEEL like I'm doing it right - it feels like I just got my ass kicked and then broke up with my girlfriend. When it's done right what you're creating is beautifully orchestrated chaos and you never actually know what's going to happen. I have literally come down from the stage bleeding, TWICE. That wasn't planned or expected, it just happened.
In writing a screenplay you have to make the same thing happen except that it IS all planned out and you're not literally bleeding onto the page but you ARE bleeding onto the page. Or as the saying goes "no tears in the writer... no tears in the reader". Even when you write fiction it needs to be emotionally truthful and the only way to do that is to write yourself into the story.
This was quite an intense exchange between Mrs Karen and Mr Mark
Intense indeed
This guy is a master of human mind. Definitely!
Man this is intense. Especially the story role play about Jack and Jill.
That interrogation was so real I was actually in an emotional rollercoaster watching it. At times I wanted to punch the interrogator, and, at others, I wanted to punch Jill.
i can relate so much to this. its crazy.
JUST BRILLIANT !!! Would love to work with him for my solo-show... I could create 10 or more solo-shows based on my Life. I already did one, years ago, on my own with no guidance and my first... and I am seeing all the mistakes and all the good stuff, too. Great interview/lesson.
I just found this channel and I'm excited to watch more of your videos . This video is the first I've watched and it is inspiring. I had not heard of the interrogation technique before. That was such a good dialogue between Karen and Mark. Thank you!
Must say, that the consept of autobiography is one of the dominating in clinical psychology. I did research on my family history (a dissertation for ma) based on oral histories to learn that indeed, our personal story is vaguely set before we r 4 and subsequently unfolds in life-long scenario. To add that our personal story is greatly influencef by our parents perceptions and worldview, so we can be hostages of "our" story based on other people's experiences. That's why it is SO important to question our beliefs time to time, to interrogate "our character" . Sure enough, there will be many surprises ...
A Bronx tale is in my Top 10 favorite Movies of all time. I had to see who this man was that was talking about having written it.
Thank you @filmcourage for a powerful interview! I feel there is no better way to say heartfelt thank you than paying it forward with my own autobiographical selfexpression and let it inform my documentary storytelling.
Wonderfully explained and interacted. This was what i needed. A different positive result to what I thought I was going to receive than when i saw the length. Thanks .
Another great one! my favorites to listen to are the 50s and above...they are so full of experience and depth!
I am thinking about writing a fictional book based on my life experience, I loved watching this, because it helped me understand a little more about how to do that.
Wow.... Some amazing "interrogation" questions.... Should be a lifecoach! So much more than a storyteller....
Greatest interviewer. Gently asks a question and makes the interviewre spill more than their beans.if she was too sharp they might spill their guts.ehatever dhe makes them give their nuggets of indight
What a pivotal moment in my writing career!
As I ingested bits and pieces of such an amazing display of the interrogation process, in which I had never experienced before, my thought was, this is incredible! The push and pull of the emotions I felt kept me engaged and on the edge of my seat. Like many of you in this thread, I too am currently in the process of writing my story. Not only is it my desire to become a NYT's Best Seller beyond that of being an (Amazon Best Seller), I also endeavor to maintain the integrity of my story in all truth and authenticity. Not to mention I am on a mission. Leaving a legacy for my daughters' Frazelle & Patience Mojica is... my why!
Thank you, Mark W. Travis! Thank you for sharing a measure of wisdom, knowledge and understanding to enhance my craft!
#firsttimer #inspired #OutofBrokenness #Masterpiece #BrokenNoMore
Our best to you, your daughters and your work Judy!
@@filmcourage Thank you!
To Ms. Film Courage: i am in admiration and awe for/of your interviews (and voice :-) so warm, it is soothing by itself, same effect from your very 'cristal' laugh)
To M. Mark W Travis : Thank you very much for this highly valuable sharing of your experience.
Fiction books are the most amazing way to immerse yourself in rich storytelling. Some books can create such vivid and complex worlds that you feel like you are living in them and experiencing their political systems. Fiction books can change your life and perspective more than nonfiction books, but nonfiction books can also be valuable if they share inspiring stories that stimulate your mind and emotions. Books are a gift to humanity and a source of joy and wisdom.
The interrogation role play is really genius for fleshing out the little details of your characters. Combine that with Brad rushings idea of imagining what the character's fridge, medicine cabinet, and bookshelf looks like. REALLY good stuff
Believe you are also referring to our interview with Jack Grapes (not Brad Rushing).
@@filmcourage correct, I watched several interviews back to back and got them confused
Great interview 🎉 I was Jill 😢 at one point. I'm a lot better now. Thank you for this
These interviews be full of heart. 🙏🏾
Thank you Jabari!
@@filmcourage quite welcome!!
Jack sounds like the father of my two oldest kids - only I was a bit smarter than Jill. That was an excellent exchange of dialogue.
This guy is brilliant, Da Vinci brilliant
man this youtube channel is a therapy session
Never take the side of the one who won't do anything for anyone. Not even him/her self.
In the 14 min mark, on what makes a great story, personally, I've noticed that filmmakers these days have moved on from talking about ordinary people. In the days when cinema was at its highest form, filmmakers were always talking about ordinary people. You had Rocky Balboa, the underdog. You have Travis Bickle, the vigilante antihero, working as a taxi driver. Thelma and Lois, two working class women who face sexism, decide to take justice into their own hands. There are so many examples to choose from.
But today, you have even the best filmmakers making movies about characters that are almost unrelatable. Wes Anderson, to start with as an example, uses characters that all come from upper-class backgrounds. P.T Anderson's last film, where he had a very relatable and ordinary person, was Punch Drunk Love. But nearly all his characters since have pretty much been very extraordinary characters about power-hungry villains or obsessive artists. I still appreciate their films. But this is just a small example of how I feel Hollywood has shifted.
Most characters in movies these days are about rich people. It's only the indie films that spend time on ordinary characters rising above extraordinary circumstances.
Thank you for the comment. Punch Drunk Love is a great one. BTW, if you're looking for working class characters, a Tubi suggestion recently watched was the 2001 film 'The Jimmy Show.' At times it's depressing but shows a great deal of realism. Miss seeing indie dramas with stories like this one. I also love films which show more struggle and those tend to be arthouse cinema. I agree that mainstream film and tv show more interpersonal struggle (relationship drama, social pressure, power struggles, etc.) and less financial, making things too perfect on the outside. But there are a few gems out there. Emily The Criminal and Maid just to name a few. Thanks for watching!
This is one of the best! So much to unpack here. Thank you.
Film courage, this so, so, so useful for us memoir writers. For whom memories are sweet and we do not know what to do after we have told the story to everyone we know....and feel the there is still life left in the story....Ah suddenly..suddenly....a whole path opened up.....Your content is brilliant. I listen to each one many times, make notes....May be will be linking it to my blog shortly. Thanks, for this channel...
This is so fantastic.
I am just so grateful for your channel and this interview is just gold, to me!
At 6:00 She’s describing a very important aspect of Stand Up Comedy 👌🏾
This is an outstanding interview
Thank you mark and Karen, I m just at the first 40 minutes and I really enjoy, in between I went through comments , I enjoyed reading so many positive comments which motivated me more to go till end . I dream to make a film which has some type my society or community stories to share. What s exact word for this . 😊❤
I feel like I am in a classroom...This is a very POWERFUL interview...Thank you so much.
There is such a strange connection between these two! This interview is so different
Great to see the whole video here. Spellbinding. Fascinating. And super clear.
Wow I'm so glad I took the time to watch the full length version of this thought provoking interview. What a fantastic conversation!
Great! Thanks for watching the full conversation Nick. We hope you are able to use some of these teachings in your own work.
So I retuned home with the intent of recuperating , revitalizing , and to prioritize anew , but even more chaos awaited me . I had concluded
Mr. Travis is the Story Whisperer ...............................
great. Love the break downs and the questions i always ask What, where, why, when, who, how and when. these have to be added to my scenes. If they cant answered then my scene has holes in it. Very interesting. Mark is very thorough and confronts your ideas
Thanks, Filmrise, for all the interesting guest speakers! Your questions get to what the listeners want to hear. ❤
Wow, the squirrel punched my heart.
This just taught me a lot. Expect to see my name in the future. Success is otw 😁😁