Movie Pitch Challenge

Starting this podcast was a great idea. Ending it would be a terrible one. So in that spirit, Dave B. and Casey are talking about bad ideas. And how a potentially bad concept can lead to a good one. Then they pitch the worst ideas from their 30-day movie pitch challenge.

And while this might be the end of their first season, they'll be back.

In the end, there’s only good ideas and bad ideas. Dave B. and Casey talk about the latter.

Starting this podcast was a great idea. Ending it would be a terrible one. So in that spirit, Dave B. and Casey are talking about bad ideas. And how a potentially bad concept can lead to a good one. Then they pitch the worst ideas from their 30-day movie pitch challenge.

And while this might be the end of their first season, they’ll be back.

“There’s No Such Thing as ‘Bad Movie Ideas,’ Only Stories Poorly Told,” Script Magazine

“Rewriting Bad Movies,” John August“Why All Filmmakers Should Make Bad Films,” Filmmaking Stuff

This episode is all about the genre we love to scream at. Dave B. and Casey talk about how horror films have shaped their lives. And they tackle the biggest question of them all: Fast zombies or slow zombies? They also pitch two films that fit into two different subgenres of horror, but are both somehow connected to BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019).

Dave B and Casey are back with some new movie ideas. And they’re all horrific.

This episode is all about the genre we love to scream at. Dave B. and Casey talk about how horror films have shaped their lives. And they tackle the biggest question of them all: Fast zombies or slow zombies? They also pitch two films that fit into two different subgenres of horror, but are both somehow connected to BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019).

NOTES:

The 9 Most Important Horror Genres Of The Last Century, ScreenRant

Will Zombies Be Fast or Slow?, The Zombie Research Society

Very Important Question: Is ‘Alien’ A Horror Movie?, Medium

12 Surprising Facts About Black Christmas, Mental FlossSwitchblade Sisters podcast

A long time ago… in the future… which may or may not be a dystopia… there’s some movie pitches.

In space, no one can hear you pitch movies. So Dave B and Casey are using this episode as an opportunity to talk about all things sci-fi.

NOTES:

George Kennedy scene from Modern Romance

The 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of All Time, Empire

George Orwell’s review of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We

10 Great Movies That Owe a Deep Debt to Philip K. Dick, Popular Mechanics

The American Astronaut, IMDB

Superintelligence by Nic Bostrom, Wikipedia

Middle Aged Metalheads podcast“The Farts of Others”, Excerpt from “Easy Riders Raging Bulls”

In space, no one can hear you pitch movies. So Dave B and Casey are using this episode as an opportunity to talk about all things sci-fi.

Dave B and Casey turn to a life of crime… in the movies, of course. This episode is all about the crime genre.

We’re putting together a team of safecrackers, getaway drivers, con artists, and some movie pitches.

Dave B and Casey turn to a life of crime… in the movies, of course. This episode is all about the crime genre.

NOTES:

Criminal Conduct, Season 2

Unlocking the Crime and Gangster Genre in Film and TV, No Film School

The 40 Best Movies Based on True Crimes, EsquireThe 25 Best Heist Movies of All Time, Vulture

It turns out “Perfection is the enemy of good” is a well-known aphorism, attributed to Voltaire.

Fade in on Dave B. and Casey arguing about why those who pronounce the word biopics as "BI-opics" are wrong. Then they pitch some movies about people.

From the cradle to the grave, and some movie pitches.

Fade in on Dave B. and Casey arguing about why those who pronounce the word biopics as “BI-opics” are wrong. Then they pitch some movies about people.

NOTES:

I Have A Confession To Make About Biopics, Britt Skrabanek

What is a Biopic & Why Are They Dominating Hollywood?, No Film School
The Curious Case of the Biopic, Film School Rejects