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It looks at how to write an "insanely great" ending, using Star Wars, The Graduate, and Little Miss Sunshine as examples. 90 minutes. I put this lecture together in 2006, when I started...
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Apr 4, 2024 · Arndt classifies endings into three categories: Bad Endings: Predictable and fail to surprise or leave a lasting impression. Good Endings: Surprising while still making sense within the story's logic. Insanely Great Endings: Surprising, logical, and emotionally resonant, providing insights into the human condition and how we should live.
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Michael Arndt talks with Jordan Carlos about his free, tutorial film, ENDINGS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INSANELY GREAT. In the video, the Academy Award winning screenwriter explores how great endings work with a close analysis of the climaxes of STAR WARS, THE GRADUATE, and his own screenplay, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.
Michael Arndt made a great video called "Endings: The Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great", online here. The video is long - about an hour and a half. Below are brief notes, omitting all his examples and detailed explanations, that I wrote as I watched it. He strongly emphasizes that he is not encouraging you to use any formula to write a story.
Michael Arndt's "Endings: the Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great" is one of the best videos on screenwriting craft that I've ever watched. If you haven't already, sit down, press play, and enjoy.
For the first episode of OnWriting, we spoke with Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt about his video lecture, ENDINGS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INSANELY GREAT. Michael’s first feature-length screenplay – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – earned him the Oscar and the Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay.
