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Drops: July 2024

Hi, Patrons! Are you excited to watch a new director's cut LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in July. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!

In case you missed the news, Drops replaced Discord live chats. Drops is only available in the Patreon app, so make sure your app is updated to the latest version. Drops should be coming to desktop soon, we hope!

More news! Since you've been enjoying Drops so much,...

BONUS VLOG: Cinema Therapy Goes to Pixar!

Watch your Internet Dads and some of the CT crew be absolutely giddy and starstruck inside Pixar!

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Villain Therapy: GRU from Despicable Me

How do you learn to have a healthy attachment style?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Gru’s villainous story arc in the first Despicable Me film. They’re talking about Gru’s hurtful behavior from childhood trauma and how he arrives at a positive place. Jonathan explains Gru’s anxious avoidant attachment style, and he praises Steve Carell for convincing the filmmakers to lean into Gru’s evilness. And Alan wonders if this movie is actually...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Inside INSIDE OUT 2 from Inside PIXAR!

How does becoming a teenager affect our emotions?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a field trip to Pixar! Yes, you read that right! A couple of months ago, Jonathan and Alan got to preview the first 35 minutes of Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 and talk to some of the geniuses behind the film. This time, they are the guests, and their hosts are director, Kelsey Mann, and producer, Mark Nielsen, of Inside Out 2. Together, they watch scenes and ta...

Quick Drops Poll

Hey Cineastes and Therapizers,

Just checking in, we’ve been doing all our Director’s Cut releases as live drops (where you can all chat with each other in the comments during the initial release,) and we want to know if you’d like us to keep doing them for all the videos? Or should we switch back to just doing them when Jonathan and Alan can join in live?

This poll is part of our ongoing mission to figure out what the heck is going on, and are we doing literally anything rig...

Therapy Deep Dive: Breaking Bad Habits

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker does a deep dive on how to break bad habits and evaluate how they affect ourselves and others. He explains the social, emotional, and psychological triggers that lead to bad habits and how to break out of that cycle.

Movie: Rope a Dope [short film]

Resources: Freedom From Smoking course (American Lung Association); Tiny Habits by...

Ashes to Ashes 1st Pre-Production Meeting

Hello Supervillains!

We’re back again. You get to meet Loren, our producer/UPM. You get to learn what UPM stands for, and what that person does on a film set. You also get to see us figure out if we can actually shoot the film I wrote, with the budget we have (we’ll make it work, but how!?)

And you get to see what it’s like to have a real, honest-to-goodness production meeting. Making movies isn’t all like it looks in The Fall Guy. There’s lots and lots and lots...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Movie Couple Therapy: LA LA LAND

How do you reconcile personal passions with relationship needs when they conflict?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at famous movie couple, Mia and Sebastian, from La La Land. In this movie couples therapy episode, Jonathan takes on the controversy of their relationship and how 🚨 SPOILERS 🚨 they don’t end up together and why that’s okay. Gasp! What do you think? Alan shares a lot of filmmaking commentary for obvious reasons. It�...

June Grab Bag of Mystery: Director's Cut from the Archives - ZOOTOPIA

Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. June's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is a new thing!! Well, an old thing that's a new thing! Some episodes are too old to have director's cuts... until now. Enjoy this director's cut from the archives of "Therapist Reacts to Implicit Bias in ZOOTOPIA," originally released on YouTube on June 30, 2020.

P.S. Because a director's cut is being released as a Grab Bag, Sidekicks get their firs...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Cinema Therapy Meets KAREN GILLAN

How does an actor get into the psychology of their character?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are joined by a very special guest, Karen Gillan, to talk about her illustrious career and her approach to acting and filmmaking. They take a look at some of Karen’s iconic roles and some-lesser known: Doctor Who, Oculus, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and The Party's Just Beginning. They talk about perspective taking in acting ...

That's a Wrap: May 2024

Here's a recap of what we did last month!

The first half of the month was prep focused. Prepping for the next shoot, CT Studios stuff, work and life admin... ya know, the fun stuff.

The May shoot was a success! Got a fresh batch of episodes in the hands of our amazing editing team. Seriously, they are the best!

Right after the shoot, we did a screening of Speed Racer and a meetup/Q&A at Maven Cinemas. It was so much fun! Did any of you attend? Maven i...

Custom Captions on Patreon Video Content

Did you know that we have custom captions on YouTube? Our caption writer, Anna, does a wonderful job and often adds extra fun tidbits in the captions. Until recently, we couldn't do custom captions on Patreon. But we now we can! Finally! We want to gauge how you feel about custom captions. Please respond to this poll and leave feedback in the comments.

Do you want custom captions on our Patreon video content?

Ashes to Ashes 1st Draft Review

UPDATED LINK: https://youtube.com/live/b8rrBpr-3FM?feature=share

Okay, so Riverside pooped on us again. The stream continues here: https://youtube.com/live/0c84WVFjr8Q?feature=share

Patreon won't let us replace the link at the top without deleting the whole post, but our streaming software pooped on us...

You Pick an Episode!

Hello! Thank you for submitting episode suggestions. The Cinema Therapy team has reviewed them and selected five great potential episodes. Whichever one gets the most votes, we will do an episode on it at our next shoot!

Please note: even if your top choice doesn't win, the other suggestions will be saved for potential future episodes.

Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: May 2024

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

May! Sooooo much happened this month! We’re making progress with Ashes to Ashes (CT Studios 2024 film!) and we got to go on a super-secret trip to PIXAR to meet people, have our minds blown, and watch their new movie! It’s really good, surprise.

What I’m reading!

• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls - by Peter Biskind. Dude has an axe to grind with blockbuster filmmaking. Like, his concl...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Relationship Therapist Ranks 2000s Romcoms

Why are many romcoms built on disrespect and cruelty? What’s your favorite 2000s romcoms?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are ranking more romcoms! This time, they’re taking a look at five romcoms from the 2000s and ranking from least to most healthy relationship. The movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Return to Me, Sweet Home Alabama, and The Proposal. Jonathan talks about the stark contrast between contriving drama an...

Filmmaking Deep Dive: The Pitching Process

Cinema Therapy Studios is in full swing, and we're documenting the process of making our first short film. Let's dive into the pitching process!

~WE aRe pRoFesSIOnALs~

Drops: June 2024

Hi, Patrons! Are you excited to watch a new director's cut LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in June. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!

In case you missed the news, Drops replaced Discord live chats. Drops is only available in the Patreon app, so make sure your app is updated to the latest version. Drops should be coming to desktop soon, we hope!

More news! Since you've been enjoying Drops so much,...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to Meet the Robinsons with guest Bryson from Haminations

Why do we put up a front when we seek to belong?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Meet the Robinsons with guest and fellow YouTuber, Bryson from Haminations. They talk about Lewis seeking adoption and struggling to be accepted. Jonathan explains the anxiety and desperation of seeking acceptance, and they all talk about the importance of being yourself to truly belong. And Bryson takes the therapy wheel and impresses us all!

Check out Bryson'...

Patreon Exclusive Live Q&A - May 2024

Thanks for submitting your questions! The live Q&A is scheduled for May 21st at 4:30pm MDT (at the link above), but it will also be available to watch afterward so no one misses out! We'll be answering your pre-submitted questions (and maybe live questions in the chat if we have time). See you then!

Time zone converter here.

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Movie Family Therapy: MAMMA MIA

Why do we lie? What happens when we lie?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at the complicated family in Mamma Mia! They’re talking about honesty and what happens to relationships when we lie. Jonathan explains Sophie’s tendency to lie, where that comes from, and why we all lie. They talk about the stellar cast, less than stellar singing, and why this bad movie is so dang fun to watch.

CT Studios Ashes to Ashes Brainstorming Session

Alan and Megan (writers) will be working with Jonathan Decker, LMFT (you may have heard of him) and talking about the relationship between our two main characters (tentatively) JP and Barbara.

Join us as we figure out exactly what issues they're going to have with each other. Realistic, but still interesting, conflicts that can arise between them, and what would be a plausible, satisfying, and funny resolution to their hangups.

This session will likely last ~2 hours. We won't be t...

Submit Your Questions: May Q&A

Once a quarter-ish, we A your Qs! Please use the Google Form (linked above) to submit your questions for the Q&A. Your questions can be about Cinema Therapy, the guys, or anything in between. It's an AMA... or an AUA, ask us anything!

Note: do not put questions in the comments of this post. Please use the form above.

The live Q&A will premier on YouTube on Tuesday, May 21st at 4:30pm MT, and we'll only be answering pre-submitted questions. The livestream l...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Villain Therapy: PALPATINE

How do skilled manipulators get their way?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are delving into the dark side with Emperor Palpatine. They discuss his master plan and how he uses others to seize power and get his way. Jonathan explains the many techniques that Palpatine uses, like gaslighting, grooming, and manipulating. Oh my! You may be surprised when Jonathan proposes to step in with therapy. Though Alan struggles with the prequels (don’t forget, the pre...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to RATATOUILLE

How do you honor what your loved ones are passionate about?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are watching Ratatouille and reacting to the theme of telling the story of being an artist. For Remy, it’s through food and cooking, and they talk about how everyone has their own medium of art. Alan talks about the art of filmmaking, both from his perspective and genius director Brad Bird. Jonathan explains why finding your passion is foundational to loving and ...

May Grab Bag of Mystery: Dream Casting with Megan

Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. May's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is dream casting with our wonderful writer/producer, Megan. She's got a super power for perfectly casting movies and adaptations, so we're putting her to the test. Megan dream casts The Princess Bride and While You Were Sleeping and Alan's favorite book series, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. What do you think and who would you cast?

Sorry you got two ...

That's a Wrap: April 2024

Here's a recap of what we did last month!

The start of the month was all about shoot prep. We watched a bunch of movies and prepared a fresh new batch of episodes. Here’s an emoji hint for one of them: 🏀🎭

CT Studios had some major developments in April! We developed pitches and pitched them to our studio, we published the poll to vote - greenlighting the movie you want! - and then we announced the winning pitch. If you missed the announcement livestream, ...

Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: April 2024

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

April! The sun hid for three minutes and forty-three seconds. It was awe-inspiring and life-changing. Seriously. I’d head that my whole life until 7 years ago when I saw my first totality. Now I’m going to chase them for the rest of my life. Feels like seeing the face of God.

What I’m reading!

• Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander. A very talented writer with too much time on his hands, and a strange ob...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Psychology of a Hero: MULAN

How do you recognize your self-worth when others don’t see it?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Mulan discovering her self-worth and defying expectations. They discuss what makes her a true hero. Jonathan breaks down the iconic “be a man” montage and what it means for Mulan. Alan shares some of Disney’s smart animation techniques. But he claims there’s too many animal sidekicks. What do you think?

💡CT Studios Deep Dive Topic Ideas

With CT Studios gaining momentum by the minute, we have plenty of opportunities for bonus content. What kind of topics are you interested in? What aspects of movie-making do you want to know more about? Do you prefer more technical videos, more conversational videos, or some of both? Leave insights for us in the comments below!