Charlie Kaufman | BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture Series by BAFTA published on 2012-05-04T14:16:38Z One of modern cinema’s most celebrated writers, Kaufman’s work includes surreal fantasy Being John Malkovich, cerebral sci-fi Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and comedy drama Adaptation. In this lecture held at BAFTA on 30 September 2011, he discusses the techniques of writing for the big screen. Sponsored by The JJ Charitable Trust. Watch this session on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRfXcWT_oFs Read the transcript on our website: https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/transcripts/screenwriters-lecture-charlie-kaufman The Screenwriters' Lectures are presented as originally recorded. Some of the lectures may contain outdated comments or views which some listeners may find insensitive or offensive. Stay up to date Twitter: @BAFTA: https://twitter.com/BAFTA @BAFTAGames: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bafta Instagram: http://instagram.com/bafta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bafta Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bafta sign up for our newsletter: https://www.bafta.org/newsletter visit our websites to find out more: http://www.bafta.org #BAFTA Genre Podcast Comment by Michał August Dziubicki Absolutely crucial 2020-01-09T00:46:33Z Comment by Manjula Varghese My favorite part. Thank you CK for having the courage to be honest! 2019-09-20T07:24:22Z Comment by Manjula Varghese I listen to this every now and then to remind myself its ok to be vulnerable and to be honest. 2019-09-20T07:22:42Z Comment by bambrozi Two hours that just keep giving!!! 2019-01-15T23:03:48Z Comment by JGII! Beautiful speech 2018-12-06T01:22:18Z Comment by Cinemahead every time I hear this, I want to her it again. the vulnerability is contagious. 2018-12-05T18:14:29Z Comment by jd.film.tv 7.25: :It's important to free yourself in any way you can so you can do your work." from here onwards is an incredibly powerful quote. 2017-01-27T05:30:14Z Comment by firestarter SICK! 2017-01-24T02:02:11Z Comment by Jeremy Joseph Light Yesh mango! 2016-09-21T06:41:33Z Comment by Jeremy Joseph Light This is the holy grail of writing lectures. I'm making the featured writers of my magazine listen to it. 2016-09-21T06:06:34Z Comment by Jeremy Joseph Light He is such a legit genius. Honest. Wise. 2016-09-21T06:05:52Z Comment by Moshe Shanon here 2016-08-17T19:22:36Z Comment by User 640328023 This was so helpful!!! Thank you 2016-04-01T01:15:49Z Comment by Natasha Hussein 1 yes 2016-03-06T01:37:42Z Comment by Ellie Mae McNulty So beautiful! :-) thank you x 2015-12-02T05:07:24Z Comment by gcmacchi wow 2015-11-07T13:47:57Z Comment by DryerTumble "Your brain is wired to turn emotional states into movies, your dreams are very well written" 2015-09-24T12:17:14Z Comment by Colour For A Rebel yep 2015-09-22T16:52:20Z Comment by Hubert Vigilla Sometimes I re-listen to this stretch of the speech as a kind of existential statement of purpose 2015-07-25T02:24:06Z Comment by lkhoop Seeking validation in a shared perspective from the common collective of one's audience is wonderful for the ego, but should never be the goal of putting art together. 2015-02-10T01:10:13Z Comment by lkhoop The "marketing" of storytelling 2015-02-10T00:53:19Z Comment by lkhoop Flop sweat? 2015-02-10T00:49:56Z Comment by lkhoop So True! 2015-02-10T00:47:33Z Comment by lkhoop So many questions.... So be certain of what your eyes and mind are currently focused on...is it something you find worthy of your time? Would your answer change if others found it a waste of time? 2015-02-10T00:42:46Z Comment by Sway Molina its weird to be a human. 2014-12-24T00:49:47Z Comment by Josh Powlison Amen! 2014-09-17T01:39:25Z Comment by BruceKent Great speech. Probably my favorite speech regarding film, screenwriting. 2014-08-15T15:58:53Z Comment by Magi Karp my favourite part ! say who you are, really say it in your life, in your work.." 2014-08-10T22:52:38Z Comment by diamondinruff11 wow 2014-07-27T16:33:41Z Comment by diamondinruff11 yes 2014-07-26T19:30:36Z