Beat It Screenwriting Podcast

Joe and Chris review Emma.! That's Emma with a period. We give our suggested double feature(s) for the movie, plus talk about what we've been watching. Thank you for our sponsors, Jane Austen Love Triangles and Horse Drawn Carriages

We review the new Leigh Whannell movie, Invisible Man!

This week we review Snatchers directed by Stephen Cedars and Benji Kleiman.  We also talk about Stumptown, The Love Witch, and the idea of going into movies blind without having seen the trailer. Reach out to us on social media @rebirthproject and @joecabello on twitter to tell us what you think about the show!

Starting a new show on this channel focused on talking about new movies, old movies, cool movies, and weird movies with my friend Chris Hosoda.  In this episode we talk about the new Donnie Yen movie, Enter the Fat Dragon.

Thoughts on Bombshell and why it might fail to connect with audiences.

In the season finale, we talk about Dodgeball and Save-the-rec-center style movies. Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Bumblebee is a great buddy movie with a solid structure, and emotional arcs with a ton of heart, and while it may not be as robot-packed as the 80s Transformers movie, there’s a surprising amount of rich characters who all feel really important to the story. There’s so much I want to talk about with this movie, so let’s just get into it. Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

Obviously, I have a lot of love for this movie, which is enough reason for me to break it down, but one of the screenwriting reasons I wanted to choose this movie is because of its midpoint. The midpoint beat is often talked about in terms of the main character fully entering their new world. It’s when they become believers. I think that aspect of the midpoint can be a little hard to pinpoint in many movies, or just plain hard to understand, but this movie has a very clear example of this element of the midpoint that I’m excited to talk about. Let’s get into it. Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

BONUS SEGMENT: At the end of the episode, we will be using Transformers' beats to make our very own movie. This is a great way for beginner screenwriters to learn structure, or just as a creative writing exercise. Let's see if it works! I wanted to choose this movie because it’s a classic for any Transformers fan or kid of the 80s, but I’ll be honest. I never had much respect for it. When I rewatched this movie a couple of years ago, I thought it was a total mess, and it pretty much is in a lot of ways, but when I really paid attention and got past the death of my childhood hero, I could finally appreciate the glorious structure that holds it all together.  Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

Yes, this is a movie you loved as a kid. Yes, it has some really dated,  bad jokes in it. But hell yes, it is SUCH a good movie. It has a  fantastic structure, and even those bad jokes I'm talking about are fun  because you're seeing them through masterfully built Jim Henson puppets.  Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

This is not the actual podcast. This is just a short episode to help serve as a glossary for the main screenwriting terms the show is going to cover. I imagine that screenwriters listening to this already have a good sense of these terms, but I don’t want to alienate someone who has just a little bit, or even no knowledge about screenwriting. Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support

 I know people have a lot of feelings about Street Fighter: The Movie. Most of those feelings are that it sucks. And you know what? It does as far as Street Fighter movies go. Much like all of the video game movies from the 90s era into now, it isn’t exactly faithful.  But that being said, it’s a very fun and effective 90s action movie, and it’s as a movie that is widely known by being plagued with too many characters, it’s fun to see how writer Steven E. De Souza manages all the storyline and character arcs.  Article about the making of the movie: https://www.polygon.com/features/2014/3/10/5451014/street-fighter-the-movie-what-went-wrong Patreon Patreon.com/beatitpodcast Facebook facebook.com/beatitscreenwriting Instagram Instagram.com/beaititscreenwriting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatitpodcast/support