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Thank you to FilmmakerIQ.com for this clip from the 1983 documentary
I Lived But … The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu. It features interviews with Ozu’s cast and crew, plus excerpts from newsreels, home movies, and clips from two dozen of his films.

Ozu’s cameraman Yuharu Atsuta shot the film, and his long-time production company Shochiku produced it. This short clip (2:30mins) is about the remarkable – and potentially inspiring – writing process of Yasujiro Ozu and co-writer Kôgo Noda.

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Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.

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When Don Roos says – almost as a throwaway – “For me, all those characters are me“, I thought he mentioned something that writers are not often reminded of. He goes on to say: “There’s a lot of very specific people inside.” I like his perspective.

The picture quality is not particularly good – not in the day of HD and 3D – but there are a few gems in this piece of video.

Enjoy!

Thank you to Louise Tan.

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Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.

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Toy Story 3 has been by far the most exquisite screenplay hitting the screens this year. Yes, it was developed over about twenty man years and yes, an army of geniuses contributed to the story. But then writer Michael Arndt stepped in and finished the job.

I haven’t seen or heard many interviews with Arndt and moving images with the man are even rarer. So I wanted to go back to a video of a few years ago in which Arndt speaks about Little Miss Sunshine, his approach to writing and other stuff you’d like to hear.

To see the whole program, you’ll have to click in the bottom right of the video screen once the clip is rolling, otherwise it stops right after the clip from Little Miss Sunshine.

(Thanks to Scott Myers who linked to this a while ago)

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Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.

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