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Hi everybody! Here is your early access for the next episode on the screenwriting of A Clockwork Orange. In this episode, I discuss how Kubrick got the rights, where Burgess’ idea for the book came from, how Kubrick found a balance between artistic expression and broad entertainment, using first impressions, and more!

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How Kubrick Approached the Story of A Clockwork Orange (1971) | SCREENWRITING

Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler In this episode, I discuss how Kubrick got the rights, where Burgess’ idea for the book came from, how Kubrick found a balance between artistic expression and broad entertainment, using first impressions, and more! Kubrick had said that it usually takes him about a year to become obsessed with an idea to the point that he really knows what he wants to do with it, but here, it was nearly immediate (Interviews 157). Kubrick knew A Clockwork Orange would make a good movie before he even finished reading Anthony Burgess' book saying, "The story was of a size and density that could be adapted to the screen without oversimplifying it” (Interviews 157). Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler Tumblr: http://cinematyler.tumblr.com This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. Takeaways: Kubrick: “The emotions of people are far more similar than their intellects. The common bond is their subconscious emotional reaction." Kubrick (on reading a story for the first time): "It’s so important to be able to use this first impression as the criterion for making decisions about the story much later on." Sources: Cinephilia & Beyond - ‘A Clockwork Orange’: Kubrick and Burgess’ Vision of the Modern World - https://bit.ly/2CAfI0o The Old Ultra-Violence: A Clockwork Orange - January 30, 2018 Vincent LoBrutto Bluray Commentary Mind’s Eye: A Clockwork Orange - John Hofsess 1971 Kubrick Archives - Alison Castle A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Turning Like Clockwork Interviews About Stanley Kubrick, 1970s - Film 31534 GREAT BOLSHY YARBLOCKOS! Making A Clockwork Orange - Gary Leva My Droog Hell by Gareth Grundy Kubrick Exhibit Book Masks of Violence by Marisa Buovolo Kubrick New Perspectives Excerpts From Rare Kubrick Interview By Siskel In 1972 - March 08, 1999 Interview with Stanley Kubrick regarding A Clockwork Orange by Philip Strick & Penelope Houston Anthony Burgess and Malcom McDowell analysis Clockwork Orange - James MacAndrew - https://youtu.be/HcdhqWs2Uwg Clips: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964 dir. Stanley Kubrick) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 dir. Stanley Kubrick) A Clockwork Orange (1971 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Barry Lyndon (1975 dir. Stanley Kubrick) The Shining (1980 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Full Metal Jacket (1987 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Eyes Wide Shut (1999 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Music: Epidemic Sound

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Giant Sparkplug

"If you don't get it, you still get an immensely entertaining story." Would you regard 2001 as an exception to that? The story for those who don't "get it" ends with the stargate, doesn't it? Seems there's a lot of movie left to sit through at that point. Rock Hudson was famously unentertained at the premier.

cinematyler

That’s a good question. I tend to think of the Jupiter Mission sequence (ending with HAL’s disconnection) as the main story of the film. I imagine that people like Rock Hudson might’ve liked the Jupiter Mission sequence as a self-contained short film. I can see everything involving the monolith (Dawn of Man, Floyd sequence/TMA-1, and Beyond the Infinite) as something that is much less graspable story-wise than the Jupiter Mission sequence.