#137 - Adam Borba: Hollywood Movie Production, Disney Magic, Working & Family Life Balance, Entertainment Industry Behind The Scenes, The Midnight Brigade, Screenwriting Vs. Novel Writing, Children's Books & Movies, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/adamborba 2:05 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:05 - Adam's Journey Into The Film Industry 14:15 - Working Your Way Up From The Mailroom 16:10 - Becoming A Producer 18:25 - Challenges 20:55 - Making Movies For Everyone 13:10 - Adams Current Projects 26:40 - Being On Location 27:55 - Reimagining Disney Classics 29:10 - The Midnight Brigade 33:40 - Adam's Creative Process With The Book 37:10 - The 'Big Reveals' 38:15 - Finding An Agent And Making Changes To The Story 41:35 - The Query Letter 43:05 - Lessons From The Collaborative Process 45:35 - What Happens When A Movie Flops 48:20 - Should Everyone Follow Their Dreams In The Movies? 50:00 - Adams Next Book 50:40 - Midnight Brigade The Movie 52:10 - Writing A Screenplay Vs A Novel 58:30 - What Adams Kids Watch 59:15 - Character Basis 1:00:10 - Carl's Dad's Food Truck 1:00:50 - Adam's Daily Habits 1:03:30 - Being Part Of A Working Family 1:04:30 - Emails 1:05:50 - Does Adam Biohack? 1:08:00 - Blue Light Blocking Glasses 1:12:00 - Misconceptions Of The Industry 1:14:00 - The Future Of The Movie Industry 1:17:35 - How The Pandemic Affected Adam's Production Company 1:20:15 - The Future

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0:00.0	With a book, you're essentially trying to write as many words as you can get away with, with kind of creating a world and getting lost in point of view and setting. And with a screenplay, you're trying to tell a story in as few words as possible. In Pete's Dragon, it's everyone belongs somewhere. In a wrinkling time, it's everyone's deserving of love. And Timmy Failure, it's normal is for normal people. It's okay to be different. And then in Peter Pan and Wendy,
0:25.8	it's everybody grows up at their own pace. So that's something I've worked into my books.
0:31.9	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.6	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.4	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice
0:53.2	and are not responsible for any outcomes
0:55.6	you may experience from implementing the tactics lying here in are you ready let's do this
1:03.7	welcome back to the melanie avalon biohacking podcast friends i am so excited about today's episode
1:10.8	it is a treasure and it is different from the
1:14.2	episodes that I normally have on this show. When I say that Adam Borba is one of my
1:19.5	favoriteest human beings on the planet, I mean that he is one of my favoriteest human beings
1:25.3	on the planet. If you love anything movies and books and
1:30.8	Disney and magic, I really, really think you will enjoy today's episode. Even if you're not a
1:36.6	hardcore Disney fan, it's really a fascinating look into creativity and production and what the
1:42.5	entertainment industry is truly like. I had such a fun time connecting
1:46.6	with Adam and I really think you guys will enjoy this. Adam is also an executive producer on the
1:51.3	upcoming Peter Pan and Windy movie, which is very, very exciting. I cannot wait to see that.
1:56.5	Make sure to get his book The Midnight Brigade. You will not regret it. I had a blast reading it,
2:01.5	but especially if you have kids, it would make an awesome, awesome gift. The show notes will be at
2:06.0	Melanieavalon.com slash Adam Borba. That's A-D-A-M-B-O-R-B-A. There will be two episode
2:13.8	giveaways for this episode. One will be in my Facebook group, IF BioHackers, intermittent
2:18.7	fasting plus real foods plus life, comment something you learned or something that resonated with
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