B-Roll

It's episode 17 and we're here to say, we can make up raps any day! Matt suggests delving into the origins of one of our favorite and most beloved B-Roll characters: MC Kevin. Growing up isn't easy, especially for a 12 year old rap lover going to a religious school. Back to school for the first day after summer break, Kevin makes enemies with Phat Eric who challenges Kevin to a fight. It's only when the principal steps in do these two boys decide to sqaush their beef with rap. It's the origin story nobody needed to hear. It's the Ballad of MC Kevin! Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

Back again this week and Rob starts with a new segment of Google Translate Film Titles. Starts off easy this week but can Matt identify all three films? It's then Rob's turn to pitch and the random word generator is back with a mystery film that shows the origin story of our newest hero Muscle Foot. Accidentally zapping his own foot with the embiggening ray, Gerald is left with a giant foot the size of a door. An assassin then sets out to destroy the ray and its creator to stop the ray from ever becoming a commercial product. Who would do this? Why would someone want to get rid of such technology? Why does Rob find the idea of George Clooney with pantyhose on his head so alluring? Find out in Muscle Foot! Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

Another week, another film. Matt's turn to pitch this week and the boys come up with a detective plot set in the 70s. The son of a famous, billionaire filmmaker is kidnapped in suspicious and potentially damaging circumstances. Detective Geoffrey Richards, famous for finding the Mayor's kidnapped daughter, is called in to help solve the case. Who is the mysterious Zoo Keeper? Why is Geoffrey so misogynistic? Why are all these beautiful young men dressed in tight spandex animal costumes? We'll find out in the thriller of the year: Private Dick! Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

This week heralds the return of the much-loved movie trivia, much to Matt's disdain. It's Rob's turn to pitch and the boys land on the film Up in the Air: a drama about a three-times world champion juggler who has an accident causing him to lose his depth perception. He hears of a mythical collection of juggling balls guarded by the Ballguardians and the Jugguli at Penn State University that may grant him the power to juggle again. All the while, he's searching for his estranged 'birth mother' and running from his nemesis who has become a hive mind with his juggler followers. Will our hero find the mythical balls? I guess it's "Up in the Air"! Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

How to follow up on last week's commercial success? A difficult task but the boys are on a roll. Two good films in two weeks, can they make it three? This week's film is a Spielberg inspired time-travel mystery that follows a rag-tag group of kids in a small, foggy town. Johnny's parents are splitting up and his mother is taking him out of state to live with her parents. He has one last day with his friends to try and patch things up, but is it enough? Maybe if he could travel back in time, he may just be able to. It's The Goonies meets Back to the Future in this summer's family blockbuster western: The Wormhole Gang. Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

Back to normal this week and it's Rob's turn to make title suggestions this week. That's not all! Rob impresses Matt with some amazing movie trivia that put Matt's knowledge to shame. They then hit back big this week with a star-studded line-up including both Robert DeNiro and Morgan Freeman. Two retired criminals decide on taking on one last job to stick it to Generation Z by robbing a millennial-run social network company with explosives. Not all is as it seems with lots of twists and turns taking us on a thrilling adventure in the family film of the year: Baby Boomers! The F-Word is also used liberally throughout, but not the one you're thinking of... Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

Special episode this week. We took fan suggestions from Reddit and landed on Night of the Living Directors. Two procrastinating film students resurrect Stanley Kubrick to do the heavy lifting for their film. Little did they know, dealing with the dark arts has caused a disaster that may wipe out all of the USA. Making deals with the devil is not all it seems and brings the call to arms of another director to stop the impending doom. Will our two film students Mark and Bob (nothing like us) be able to create a masterpiece? Will they be able to stop the impending doom of the USA? Will Gary Busey find his way into another episode? Find out in episode 011: Night of the Living Directors! Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

What's that? An episode title containing three different puns?! You betcha. It's our 10th episode blowout bonanza! This week the boys took some inspiration from the Coen Brothers and unearthed the Coen Brothers' classic Pseuda-fed from the vaults. We all know the classic story: a federal agent gets his briefcase mixed up with that of a Mexican Cartel leader and must then juggle being embroiled in a meth dealing operation and being part of a love triangle with two fiery Spanish twins. It's a Spanish Novella meets the Coen Brothers in all the right ways. There are also lots of briefcases. We honestly hope you like briefcases. Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

The boys are back and Rob decides to come up with some ideas of his own instead of relying on a random name generator. They tackle a high-concept sci-fi thriller starring a few familiar faces. In a not too distant future, good memories can be sold at a premium rate, leaving nothing but bad memories behind. An agent of the Memory Bank sees some unsettling memories and tries to re-connect with a loved one while also trying to discover who is behind this nefarious operation. It's Memento meets The Minority Report starring Owen Wilson. Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre

The boys tackle a Tarantino-esque alternate history film where they ask the great historical question: what if Ray Charles were tasked with investigating the murder of the century: the assassination of JFK? The story goes through twists and turns in a film-noir thriller complete with love intrigue, plot twists and uncontrollable defecation. We all know it was Lee Harvey Oswald, or was it? Welcome to B-Roll, the comedy podcast where two filmmakers try to write a screenplay using the power of random dice rolls. Here, we encourage chaos and actively search for it. So, each week, one of the presenters (Robert Taylor, Matthew Bauckman) suggests three movie titles to the other. From there on in, the dice are rolled and a Hollywood blockbuster is created. Episodes are released every Thursday! Keywords: comedy, film, films, funny, hollywood, improv, improvisational, movie, movies, screenwriting, script, theatre