Oscar winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman bafta interview about the screenplay writing process in his movies I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Antkind, Anomalisa, Adaptation, Synecdoche New York, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich and collaborations with Mark Kermode and Spike Jonze.

tip 1 - 0:48 - Failure is a badge of honour
tip 2 - 1:14 - Make the story and themes eternal
tip 3 - 2:17 - Make your writing honest and meaningful
tip 4 - 3:15 - Say who you are and people will recognize themselves in you
tip 5 - 5:43 - Don't explain themes of your own work, let each individual take their own meaning from it
tip 6 - 7:18 - Leave it ambiguous for the audience but explain your thoughts to your collaborators
tip 7 - 8:31 - Approach your work like your dreams would and throw away conventional approaches
tip 8 - 10:39 - Add layers to your story so it will be interesting for multiple viewings
tip 9 - 11:59 - Find your own way into the industry until you get to the work you were meant to do
tip 10 - 13:44 - Find your unique writing process that works only for you

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