Hey again,
I've officially launched my YouTube channel, Fade In: Original Screenplays Read by the Author, even though I'm still figuring out the best format to read my scripts aloud.
Channel link here: https://www.youtube.com/@Fade.In.Screenplays
I thought it would be helpful to have a video on the channel that dissects the four fundamental building blocks of screenplays so the reader/listener can understand how scripts differ from novels or other narrative storytelling.
This is not a video dealing with style or best practices, though. I have reservations about telling other writers what "makes for a good script."
This is simply a primer to introduce basic screenwriting vernacular to the uninitiated.
If videos on style are something that people are interested in, that's a possibility down the road. I actually think debating style and challenging norms is healthy and something writers should embrace, rather than shy away from.
Anyway -- not only would views and subscriptions help me tremendously, I'd love to engage with the community on what you think defines the "essential components of a screenplay".
Hopefully, this video/channel can lead to discussions with fellow writers about how every writer has their unique way of telling a story -- and that is what makes scriptwriting a human artform.
Here is the link to the video: https://youtu.be/8tA-YADQhFk?si=-2636IEoDbxgSUJ0
I hope you like it.
Matt
Hey Rockstars.
I've uploaded a couple videos on formatting to my channel, with another being uploaded next week.
I'll be recording the first in a series of interviews tomorrow where I sit down with ChatGPT and ask it to answer all the questions we screenwriters are scared of.
What questions would you like answered?
here's the link to my channel again: https://youtube.com/@fade.in.screenplays?si=GCTaYxMiJVBaGeN1
any support by the community would be greatly appreciated.
matt
The video - THE BASICS - clear and simple. I'll share it with newbies
Thanks David. I really appreciate it!
I've just published the first part of my "interview" with ChatGPT.
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRceUZCYr0w
Thanks, everyone!
Man -- Reddit just banned me for violating their terms of service because i was promoting a video that mentions AI.
The whole series is about how NOT to use AI to generate content. Isn't that a good thing?
If you search on YouTube for ChatGPT and Screenwriting, all you find are people using it to generate content. That's awful. You should never take a single word from any language model and use it as your own. I would think a subreddit of writers would agree.
Why is it so hard to get your content out there?
Sorry for the rant, but I'm just trying to find as many ways to self-promote as possible and this struck me as backwards thinking.
Matt
The screenwriting forum on Reddit is a miss. I tried posting stuff there but they're very picky. I've had several posts removed for no reason, other than the fact that I asked a basic question.
@Matthew Scott Weiner - Amazing how fluid and natural ChatGPT sounds.
Thanks. Once you get used to how it responds to questions, you can really get some good info from it.
I have part 2 coming out next week. It's about why it hallucinated and how to stop it.
As for Reddit, I guess I have to try again later and be super careful with my posts.
I'll try again once I have a script read up there.
@Matthew Scott Weiner - Looking forward to Part 2.
Thanks. Part 2 is all about hallucinations.
I had a meeting today with a manager who went on and on about how studios are already using AI to do coverage. So-- knowing how to use it the right way is gonna become as important as chasing recommends in the very near future.
Part Two is now online. It's about hallucinations and how to minimize/stop them.
Check it out if you're interested and let me know what other questions you have about using AI responsibly... meaning, how to use it in a strictly analytical way without having it generate substance or suggestions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94JYl3hZCts&t=104s
Matt
Fascinating. Thank you.
@Matthew Scott Weiner Now that you've established a working relationship with "Alice," did you save her or is she gone when you close your session with Chat?
I can set my settings so it knows that it's alice whenever I use it, but in reality, it resets with every new conversation. For the videos, I just tell it before we share that I'm going to call it Alice and that I'm interviewing it for a YouTube channel.
part 3 is about some advanced GPT settings but part 4 is about "tokens" which is the biggest barrier to getting meaningful output from the interaction.
after that, I'll be doing walkthroughs and including downloadable documents with prompts that I've been working on.
thanks for watching!
matt
Part 3 is now online: https://youtu.be/XXDhUzAc8-4?si=9jSEf-B_2QGvYrw4
Matt