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BAFTA Screenwriters Lecture: Guillermo Arriaga

On Monday 26 September 2011 on very rainy London night, Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga spoke to a packed theatre at the BFI as part of this year's BAFTA Screenwriters Lecture series. He is famous for fragmentary, non-linear stories, as seen in Babel and 21 Grams. Both of these films were directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.

  1. Here are some choice snippets selected by BAFTA on the night.
  2. BAFTA
    Hello again - now some excerpts from our Screenwriters' Lecture with Guillermo Arriaga at the @BFI (it's a busy night for BAFTA events...).
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:42:47
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    Arriaga on Babel's director: "Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu is a brilliant director with whom I disagree profoundly." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:47:12
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    Arriaga: "Each story has a different way to be told. If the classical 3-part structure works, great. If not, so what?" #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:50:45
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    Arriaga on needing to supervise his films' editing: "The way I write, removing a scene creates a snowball effect." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:55:33
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    Arriaga on new trends: "I told Tarantino, 'you've ruined cinema - everyone's trying to write dialogue only you can write'." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:59:11
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    Arriaga: "I like to write scenes in a dialectic way. Each character enters a scene with a different dramatic objective." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:01:51
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    Arriaga: "Some filmmakers have their lives so organised, nothing happens. I come from a tradition where everything happens." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:06:40
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    Arriaga on screenwriting wisdom: "I don't do any research. I'm not interested in knowing where my characters 'come from'." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:10:30
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    Arriaga: "The process of discovering art is the same as of discovering love: you need surprises." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:13:06
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    Arriaga on 21 Grams' 'risky' script: "I saw Magnolia & thought if PT Anderson can drop frogs from the sky, I can do anything." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:18:14
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  12. BAFTA
    Thanks to Guillermo Arriaga and the @BFI for tonight's fantastic #BAFTAwriters lecture. We're signing off for the evening...
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:27:57
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  13. Here's what people were saying about the lecture elsewhere on the Twittersphere...

  14. BAFTA
    Arriaga on his 'fragmented' style: "You can't write linear and then cut and paste. You have to feel the dramatic questions." #BAFTAwriters
    BAFTA
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 16:23:55
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  15. ShaunRRhodes
    I wish I was at @BAFTA @BFI listening to my favourite screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. #completelygutted. #BAFTAwriters.
    ShaunRRhodes
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 15:55:09
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  16. realkellydavis
    Really enjoyed talk from screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga at @bfi last night. Thanks to all involved! #in
    realkellydavis
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 07:44:21
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  17. vitanovafilms
    Guillermo Arriaga likes to discover the ending of his stories, and not know it beforehand. Interesting lecture @BFI yesterday. #BAFTAwriters
    vitanovafilms
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 06:30:43
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  18. earlofsearle
    Last night's Guillermo Arriaga BFI talk was great. Key point: he doesn't believe in research - people/relationships/truths are universal.
    earlofsearle
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 06:15:58
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  19. shaundooley
    Watched, listened and took note of Guillermo Arriaga last night @bafta . Inspiring. Screw the structure! Yah-hoo!!!!
    shaundooley
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 05:25:05
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  20. 200percentmag
    “I don’t like actors to improvise because in my scripts there is a purpose for every word”, Guillermo Arriaga (Babel) #BAFTAwriters lecture
    200percentmag
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 05:09:33
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  21. bkeight
    excellent time last night @BFI lecture from Guillermo Arriaga. An affable, inspiring, intimate and fascinating insight into a great writer.
    bkeight
    Tue, Sep 27 2011 04:43:02
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  22. harrymetsally86
    Insightful evening with Guillermo Arriaga @BFI #BAFTAWriters lecture.A refreshing& unusual way of talking about screen-writing.I'm inspired!
    harrymetsally86
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 20:31:10
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  23. TweeterKyriacou
    Guillermo Arriaga lecture somewhat unhelpful after reading 50 books on screenwriting.
    TweeterKyriacou
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 19:14:01
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  24. takaran
    'Imagination is more important than knowledge'-> inspiring statements from Guillermo Arriaga tonight #bfi #BAFTAwriters
    takaran
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 18:31:01
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  25. arivindabraham
    Photo: So I went to watch Guillermo Arriaga lecture tonight as part of the Screenwriters on Screenwriting... http://t.co/wVJKgwQt
    arivindabraham
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 18:23:39
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