10 Tips from Spike Lee for Screenwriters and Filmmakers

Oscar winning screenwriter Spike Lee Interview about the screenplay writing process in his films: She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods. He was a director on a music video They Don't Care About Us and was in a feud with Quentin Tarantino over the film Django Unchained. He won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his movie BlacKkKlansman.

tip 1 - 0:46 - Write about yourself and what you know
tip 2 - 1:21 - Making even a terrible film is hard
tip 3 - 1:51 - If you want to be a director, you have a much bigger chance to get your (first) film made if you also write your own screenplays
tip 4 - 2:46 - For drama you got to have two people butting heads. And to elevate that drama both have to be right
tip 5 - 4:36 - Your filmmaking always has room for improvement. Try to grow with every project
tip 6 - 5:31 - Laziness can hinder a filmmaker the most
tip 7 - 6:23 - To make it, you got to be relentless, you got to persevere, you got to be focused, you have to work on your craft and never stop learning
tip 8 - 8:27 - Make films with your phone and make them seen online. Film agencies have people whose only job is to look for new talent on the internet
tip 9 - 9:24 - If you go to film school, don’t go for the degree. Go to learn the game, to use their resources and to come out with a finished film or a screenplay
tip 10 - 10:47 - Write by hand

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