How to Create a Great Twist Ending like M. Night Shyamalan


The formula and secret to creating great twist endings every single time.

Want to learn the formula to creating a great twist ending for your movie? Then this is that video.

SPOILER WARNING!

There are some massive spoilers in the video, so make sure you’ve seen all these movies before watching it (in order of appearance):

  1. Citizen Kane
  2. The Usual Suspects
  3. Fight Club
  4. Psycho
  5. Planet of the Apes
  6. Saw
  7. The Sixth Sense
  8. Unbreakable
  9. The Village
  10. The Visit
  11. The Empire Strikes Back

Other movie clips shown (in order of appearance):
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  1. Oldboy
  2. Shutter Island
  3. The Prestige
  4. Friday the 13th
  5. A Perfect Getaway
  6. Se7en
  7. Scream
  8. Spoorloos
  9. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  10. Solyent Green
  11. The Happening

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The parts of the formula in brief:

Step One: Separate the yin from the yang, and define them

Step Two: Put a mirror in front of yang so yin is only aware enough to pursue his immediate objective

Step Three: Introduce the helper

Step Four: Ask what the helper knows

Step Five: Yin achieves his goal or obtains his need

Step Six: The helper removes the mirror!

Hope you enjoyed it!

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Sareesh Sudhakaran is a film director and award-winning cinematographer with over 24 years of experience. His second film, "Gin Ke Dus", was released in theaters in India in March 2024. As an educator, Sareesh walks the talk. His online courses help aspiring filmmakers realize their filmmaking dreams. Sareesh is also available for hire on your film!

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