Ben and Dan discuss the continued rewrites of the rest of the first and into the second act. They talk about building up more storylines and removing scenes that just drag on. Then they talk about the 2013 movie Wolf Of Wall Street written by Terrance Winter. An...
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Character Development pt 3 and Mark it a zero
In this episode Ben and Dan discuss a few more characters, Yogi and Sarah's sister Beth. During the backstory more plot points emerge to round out the narrative. Then the boys talk about the 1998 cult classic The Big Lebowski. This Cohen Brother's movie is amazing...
BONUS – Watch With Us: The Prestige
WARNING! - IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS MOVIE AND ARE CURRENTLY NOT WATCHING IT, SKIP THIS!! The boys are trying something new this episode. Ben and Dan invite you watch the 2006 movie The Prestige. This film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. The boys give their...
Character Development pt 2 and The Drake Hotel
In this episode Ben and Dan continue to flush out characters for their movie Hinterlands. The character is the most important aspect to good story writing. The characters draw the audience in. The more you know about your characters the more believable the story...
Character Development pt. 1 and Ray Finkle
Ben and Dan discuss a handful of characters and build the backstory that will power the screenplay. They then discuss Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. There is a little baby joining us for a few minutes in the beginning. Next week they will go through a few other...
Treatment and Copper Top
This week Ben shares the first draft of his treatment for Hinterlands. They work through a few notes and decide to table a rewrite until they can develop the characters next week. They review The Wachowski's 1999 hit film The Matrix. Dan describes the mindfuck he...
Loglines and Rita Hayworth
This week Ben and Dan are discussing loglines. Loglines are one sentence summaries of movies. Essentially this one sentence should encompass your entire story and get people to read your screenplay. It is important to start at a 10,000 foot view and drill into...
Overview and Randomness
Ben gives Dan and overview of the movie they will be writing together. They discuss what to not call the movie. They talk about their favorite TV shows and other random things. This episode sets the stage for future episode.
Finding a Format & Jaggin’ Off
In this episode Ben and Dan start this thing. These two brothers love movies and are on a quest to create their own. Each week they will drill into the process further until a finished movie is on the other side. They talk about nonsense a hate for a movie (The Core)...
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