Ben and Dan are still rewriting, this is taking forever! They talk about the need to beef up the James Boyd story line and redo the entire section of Sarah and Peter working in California. Then they talk about the 2002 revenge classic, The Count of Monte Cristo...
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First 7 Pages and Bright Boy Alert
Ben and Dan discuss the first seven pages of their screenplay. They discuss the pacing and the future revisions and the importance of setting up a routine to write. Then they discuss the 1994 action film True Lies, written by James Cameron. Top five movie of all time...
Act 2.5 & 3 Scenes and Does Your Mother Sew (Joe Dirt)
Ben and Dan spend a bit of time talking about the second half of the second act, Act 2.5 and then Act 3 scenes. They discuss the tech challenge with explaining the critical point of their movie. Moving forward they will start the actual writing process, which they...
Act 2 Scenes and NZT-48 (Limitless)
Ben and Dan dig into the scenes for the first half of Act 2. They discuss the process of screen writing as sculpting marble. Starting with a larger body of work and then refining as they go. They also briefly talk about ideas for Act 3. Then they talk about the 2011...
BONUS – Watch With Us: The Core
WARNING! – IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS MOVIE AND ARE CURRENTLY NOT WATCHING IT, SKIP THIS!! Ben and Dan watch one of the worst movies of all time, The Core. This 2003 sci-fi action film stars Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanely Tucci, and DJ Qualls....
Act 1 Scenes and The Little Hand Says
In this episode Ben and Dan discuss the scenes they need for Act 1. During this discussion they come to terms with just making the best movie possible and not worrying about length and time. Then they take a closer look at the 1991 cult classic Point Break starring...
Scene Structure pt. 3 and Get The Atropine
In this episode Ben and Dan discuss the major beats of the movie again. Each film has roughly 40 important scenes that anchor the narrative. They adjust things and establish an outline of the three acts. They also discuss the screen play writing software they are...
BONUS – Watch with Us: Starship Troopers
WARNING! – IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS MOVIE AND ARE CURRENTLY NOT WATCHING IT, SKIP THIS!! Ben and Dan watch Starship Troopers, the 1997 action classic. This movie is set in a future where the human race is under attack from a alien bug army. Casper Van Dien leads...
Scene Structure pt 2 and There Is A Rat
In this episode Ben and Dan drill into the second half scenes. They talk high level on some key plot points and realize they have way more work in front of them. Then they discuss the 2006 Academy Award winning movie The Departed starring Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon,...
Scene Structure pt 1 and We Don’t Need Roads
In this episode Ben and Dan start to build the scenes for their movie Hinterlands. They start with the core beats and flush out more of the first act and half of the second act. Then they talk about the 1985 hit movie Back To The Future starring Micheal J. Fox and...
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