Writing a Meet Cute - From Eternal Sunshine to La La Land, Romeo to Scott Pilgrim
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In this video essay and scene analysis, we’re going to go over some screenwriting techniques that will help you write your own meet cutes in any type of script or genre, whether it be a romantic comedy, romance movie, or really any kind of film.
Meet cutes are a necessary component of every romantic film. They are mostly found in Romantic Comedies but they can be used in any genre. If you’re writing a script with romantic characters, you’ll need to know how to craft an effective first encounter.
But how do you go about writing an original and engaging meet cute?
In this video, we’ll analyze 4 different types of meet cutes based their mutual attraction, mutual repulsion, or any combination of the two.
The PULL/PULL...love at first sight.
The PUSH/PUSH...hate at first sight.
The PULL/PUSH...one is interested, one is not.
The NEUTRAL/NERVOUS...one is oblivious, the other is awkward.
Our screenwriting tips come from some of the best romantic movies of all time, which include love at first sight in movies. You’ll learn romance writing for movies and television with this filmmaking and screenwriting video essay. We show you great meet cute examples from movies and scripts so you can learn these important screenwriting tips.
When you understand the various elements that go into writing a meet cute, you’ve got a head start on creating something entertaining and true to the characters.
The Rom-Com is a well-worn subgenre but there is always room for fresh and exciting perspectives. This video will help inspire and guide you to write the next great meet cute.
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What's your favorite type of meet/cute in a film?
@ZombieGoBoomTV
4 жыл бұрын
Goofy Movie
@deviousarmada1712
4 жыл бұрын
The Warriors- Swan and the chick in the pink dress.
@blue_cinema4002
4 жыл бұрын
Baby Driver
@woodsboroslasher9960
4 жыл бұрын
Scott Pilgrim.
@milfsfilms
4 жыл бұрын
when harry met sally! hey it's even in the title
To be honest i only watched this to hear someone talk about Scott pilgrim
@icantread4011
4 жыл бұрын
correct
@leaderofthepack4044
4 жыл бұрын
Same its such a under rated movie
@Sly_Cooper-1408
4 жыл бұрын
@@leaderofthepack4044 Its one of my favorite movies of all time more people need to see it
@nyleo04
4 жыл бұрын
Yup, if I didn't see any sign of it on the thumbnail, I wouldn't have clicked so fast let alone at all lol
@jellyjojojamz
4 жыл бұрын
THESE ARE MY PEOPLE
and once more, while trying to learn more about film making, i accidentally learned more about me
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Good films are projections of our soul's deepest passions, thoughts, and desires. 🎬🎥💆🏻♂️
@thegagankhaira
4 жыл бұрын
me threeee!
@SonicTrooper22
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too... I'm Scott Pilgrim right now...
@Flower-gb8co
4 жыл бұрын
SonicTrooper22l solidarity my dude
@bigstunna2049
4 жыл бұрын
Haha same I was the nuetral/nervous
Nobody: Scott: Ya know PaCMaN
@HalfBloodPrincess-fb7gd
4 жыл бұрын
I know of it...
@rathial3538
4 жыл бұрын
HalfBloodPrincess 1029 his name was originally puckman
@HalfBloodPrincess-fb7gd
4 жыл бұрын
lil persephone but then they changed it to pac man
@shannenlibres2365
4 жыл бұрын
tbh I woulda been receptive to the thing he was saying
@themillionviewclub7111
Жыл бұрын
That's part of his charm.
I'd like to know what percentage of Meet Cute moments involve Leonardo Di Caprio
@ennasf9419
4 жыл бұрын
all of them lmao
@Gemnist98
4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t say all. One of them involves a girl about to commit suicide, and another is immediately followed by him nearly beating up that same girl, who by movie’s end proceeds to actually kill herself.
the video is narrated like a wildlife doc
"Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my number, so call me maybe..." That was probably a pull/push.
@edwardnygma8533
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely. In the music video the guy ends up being attracted to a guy in the band, ignoring the singer altogether.
@walklikearobot
4 жыл бұрын
@@edwardnygma8533 wait what? I have no desire to listen to call me maybe but i suddenly need to see this music video
@edwardnygma8533
4 жыл бұрын
@@walklikearobot Just skip to the end.
@marysantos6394
4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahha
I would honestly like to find the person who coined the phrase "meet cute" and smack them in the mouth.
@aFangirlsVideoMania
4 жыл бұрын
Mike that’s be a great meet cute
@Kevbotoconnell
4 жыл бұрын
any particular reason or are you just being contrary
@ziweiyuan
4 жыл бұрын
Hailey, that was a great response. Kevin, that was...not.
@Kevbotoconnell
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziweiyuan Is it like wrong of me to ask for a reason?
@svensvenkill
4 жыл бұрын
@@Kevbotoconnell because it's annoying. Why is it annoying? Because it is.
My favourite meet cute is when the drainage has clogged but she has no way to pay the plumber.
@xerxesmontes9828
4 жыл бұрын
Fucking hell man.
@zarakkhan9223
4 жыл бұрын
I guess ur seeing the wrong meet cute 😂😂😂
@StandardGabriel
4 жыл бұрын
I've seen this meet cure before on a different site.
@diku38
4 жыл бұрын
All I see is a bald man with many professions.
@jacobodom8401
4 жыл бұрын
i think you mean 'meat' cute at that point
Allow me to take a moment to state how much I love "Eternal Sunshine of the Mind" ...thanks.
@Maloud24
4 жыл бұрын
best movie ever. always watch february 14th
@guepardiez
4 жыл бұрын
You love the movie so much that you have a _spotless_ memory of its actual title.
This video should be taught to a writing class on how to write a love story.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Aw shucks, you're too kind man! 😊🙏🏻
@YumiSumire
4 жыл бұрын
except for the fact that love doesn't work like this 90% of the time.
@edengallagher1044
4 жыл бұрын
@@YumiSumire it does in stories
@YumiSumire
4 жыл бұрын
@@edengallagher1044 that's why it kinda bothers me how most love stories give people false expectation of what love often is like.
Are you trying to say, uh, "meat cube"? Like, a little cube of meat? Because that's a good idea, actually.
@amberwingtundrawing776
4 жыл бұрын
I understand that reference
@humphrey3056
4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@ChronoToaster
4 жыл бұрын
Just use the dennis method
@bobbyb6053
4 жыл бұрын
Did you try other types of meats? Like deli meats and sandwich meats? And did you go crazy? Licking everything in your apartment, like your shoe? I even licked the cat's fanny!
@aidansmith5835
4 жыл бұрын
yes this show v good
Scott Pilgrim is such a classic, it's so good from start to finish is a geeky masterpiece.
@aderyn7600
4 жыл бұрын
The comics are so good too!! Theres so much weird dissociative shit its fucking baller
I think something important when writing a push/pull-kinda story is that if the pull-behaviour actually is creepy, the characters needs to react accordingly, and not just "fall in love with it" or let it pass. It's not realistic and normalize toxic behaviour. I think the series You did a great job with this phenomenon. He gets obsessed with Her almost instantly, and as an audience you're prepared for a normal love story (cause every push/pull-relationship ends happily), but after a while when his actions are shown in a different light you're starting to question his behaviour and other characters in other series/movies.
@ValiantDustOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you said this! I was thinking the same thing while watching
@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I couldn’t watch You because of this. I have had experiences with stalkers and it was just to traumatic to watch the series.
@ultimsing
4 жыл бұрын
I get your point but the situation in Scott Pilgrim is a bit different. It will sound weird but, in the story, the girl literally travel through his mind causing him to be obsessed with her. Had she not literally appeared in his mind, he wouldn't have seen her. The movie is a great watch though, I recommend it
@ACey96
4 жыл бұрын
Not for Scott because it's a different case, she literally forced her way into his mind, nearly every evening, and after the party when he goes on a date, it's her past that's the problem, Scott is an Asshole but so is she
@Mr.En1gm4
4 жыл бұрын
The push-pull dynamic isn't intrinsically creepy, one perfect example for this is the relationship between Dawn and Ogie in Waitress, specially in the musical version. Dawn tries to push Ogie out of her life because she is scared that he'll be disappointed and run the other way, and Ogie pulls trying to show Dawn that when he sees her he wants to again, that he truly cares about her, and this dynamic eventually works for both of them.
I'm surprised you didn't include "the holiday" there's a scene when an old man explains what a meet cute is when he meets his neighbor
@Kess_P2
4 жыл бұрын
The Holiday was my first exposure to the term "meet cute". I'm surprised that this is the only comment (so far) about it.
@bigstunna2049
4 жыл бұрын
@@Kess_P2 same I had no idea what a meet cute was until seeing the movie
@StopThatSquirrel
4 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this comment! I have a film degree and never even learned about meet-cutes outside of The Holiday lol
@BerniceMagadia
4 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking when she said "meet cute"
@RedFloyd469
Жыл бұрын
@@bigstunna2049 Probably because "meet cute" is a stupid name. Wouldn't "the cute meet" work better, grammatically speaking? You know, a meeting of a cute person? I can understand a person telling somebody "meet cute", as an imperative. But taken as a noun, it makes no sense.
i'm very interested in the "meet cute" between archenemies
@motne.3642
4 жыл бұрын
"oh ?you're approaching me? Instead of running away you're coming right to me?" "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer."
@Artisntdeadyet
4 жыл бұрын
@@motne.3642 Is that... a... JOJO REFERENCE!?
@paupau2299
4 жыл бұрын
@@Artisntdeadyet Yes. Yes it is.
@ChrisOvens51
4 жыл бұрын
"The girl I've heard so much about. ... The droid. Where is it?"
@Zzzoe972
4 жыл бұрын
Sooo Rey and Kylo ren
I don't know why I love the this exchange from "La La Land" so much: Gosling: But requesting "I Ran" from a serious musician is too far. Stone: My lord. Did you just say "a serious musician?" Gosling: I don't think so.
@edengallagher1044
4 жыл бұрын
everything in La La Land is perfect
@karisap
4 жыл бұрын
@@edengallagher1044 The ending made my boyfriend cry tho
@nifferwolf
4 жыл бұрын
@@edengallagher1044 It's such a good movie! People should be talking about it more.
My favourite meet cute is when Freddy Krueger meet Jason Voorhees.
“If you spew and she bolts, it was never meant to be” words to live by.
“Is the hero akwardly infatuated” Painfully
i seen the thumbnail and clicked immediately, Scott Pilgrim was underappreciated during its release :(
@tdtravis721
4 жыл бұрын
zelz very unappreciated I just bought the comics
I came for the Scott Pilgrim, Now i'm here for the film making edit: OH WHAT THE HELL! I DIDNT CHECK THIS COMMENT I MADE AND ITS GOTTEN SO MANY LIKES
Is there an opposite to a meet cute? A meet hate?
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
meet ugly? 🤷🏻♂️🧐
@amsd1231
4 жыл бұрын
I imagine it's when the hero and the villain meet for the first time in the movie.
@ebennallie
4 жыл бұрын
Leave Ugly?
@samiral-tabatabaie164
4 жыл бұрын
chris vighagen Nisekoi????
@NostalgiNorden
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Newman
By far the best meet cute is the meta af "meet cute" in The Holiday when Kate Winslet's character meets her elderly neighbor who's a famous filmmaker and he brings up that it's their "meet cute" in the movie.
@A777K
Жыл бұрын
Yes I remember
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is the best Romantic movie ever
@TiMonsor
4 жыл бұрын
so bullshit. Its the greatest movie. period. Im very serious. gondry + kaufman + carry. u cant beat that.
@amsd1231
4 жыл бұрын
An argument can be made for the "before" series by richard linklater.
@Trazynn
4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna let you finish but 'Her' is clearly the best Romantic movie ever.
@DJ-vg1pr
4 жыл бұрын
Scott Pilgrim
@kenzohernando3868
4 жыл бұрын
decentradical her is honestly one of the best movies period. The actually chemistry and emotion between Theo and Sam without any physical intimacy is astonishing. It feels so real and it actually deals with everything to do with love. Plus the soundtrack is godly. The arcade fire piano is amazing and I honestly think the whole moon song sequence was heart wrenchingly beautiful. One of the best films out there
"If your protagonist is an introvert like Joel, the nervous neutral tends to be a great option." Ouch that hits surprisingly hard
One thing to mention on the Scott Pilgrim example is the light switch above Scott that no one can possibly reach, which could show how Scott can't turn her on, as shown by his absolutely flawless plan to talk about Pac-Man to someone he thinks he's in love with just because he met her in a dream once.
this is extremely relevant to my interests
wouldn't we all fall that fast in love with that Romeo? there's nothing unreal about that.
How is your voice so perfect? I feel like I'm on a Virgin Airlines flight!
What a timing... I was literally stuck with opening in my movie script, which I started from the middle. Very very helpful.
No need for meet cutes when you can have meat cubes
wait. did I just unwillingly take a film class on youtube
@perhapsismpodcast
4 жыл бұрын
Hopeworld I’m just here trying to remember the song from the beginning of the video
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, one of my favorite movies of all time. i can remember almost every dialougue from the movie
I love a good Push/Push even if romantic comedy isn't exactly my cup of tea.
I love a good meet/cute. Who doesn’t?
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
A heartless person 💔
i want more Scotty P in my life. there needs to be like a 1 to 1 anime like show of the books made or something.
@clevernamerighthere9240
9 ай бұрын
congratulations you got your wish
Oh damn the meet cute joke from 22 jump street is so good. I just realized that
This was very well made
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! 😊
Here only for Scott Pilgrim vs the World, my favorite movie
@foreveruseless1292
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my dude
Romeo + Juliet is one of the most underrated movies ever.
Serendipity! That meet cute is the best!! And Baby driver! So adorable! Edit: and the sound of music! They instantly butt heads and it’s so cute!
I’m a simple guy, I see eternal sunshine and I click
Gilroy’s Duplicity is a fantastic love story set in the world of corporate spies. The characters meet cute and revisit the same “script” several times as they pretend to meet for the first time over and over in the film. The whole script is a masterclass in subtext and dialogue, evidenced by how the meet cute scenes, with the same words, each mean something new to each character every time it plays out. Anyone interested in writing romantic stories should watch and study it.
@A777K
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link or source for it. I'd like to study
i love this channel, gives me so much desire and inspiration for writing a script
There is no better Push - Push than "When Harry met Sally"
@comatoast5610
4 жыл бұрын
'Life is beautiful'. Have you seen it?
I can't believe that I haven't found this channel sooner. Very amazing quality thank you so much :)
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Thank you for the support!
Why's the Scott pilgrim soundtrack so perfect also baby driver is my favourite movie both Edgar wright!
Loved this video, my personal favorite pull/pull is Before Sunrise. It's such a wonderful encounter.
I just discover you with this video, I follow a lot of channels of movie analysis but this one is just particularly AWESOME, please keep making this type of videos. I'm INVESTED.
Scott Pilgrim and Eternal Sunshine are in my top 3 movies of all time. Having one nvm both in a video is great
This is wonderful. This gave a lot of insight and most of all a lot of confidence to write a romantic comedy I was thinking of writing.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Glad we can help you in your creative process! Feel free to read up on our blog article tied with this video: www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-meet-cute/ While on our blog, feel free to search and read up on any filmmaking-related topic! Cheers! And best of luck on your project! 🎬
You seem to define 'meet cute' to really just mean any meeting of characters who will later become a couple. I'd define it more narrowly, including only meetings that are specifically some kind of anecdote-worthy incident in and of themselves. For example, in Lost Weekend, the couple meet when their coat tickets are accidentally exchanged at the theatre. It's a happenstance that forces them together in an awkward way. Whereas some of the examples in your opening montage are simply of one character being introduced to the other. "I went to the theatre and had to wait for the show to end because my coat ticket was given to someone else." is an anecdote, especially when we the audience know that he was in an alcoholic panic to get away and find something to drink. "Someone was introduced to me." is not.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Our definition of meet cute is a little more specific than that. Please take a look at our blog article which dives deeper into the concept: www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-meet-cute/ Hopefully, you'll see that the way in which we define a meet cute is similar to what you just described. Cheers! 🎬
god eternal sunshine is all flooding back to me. what a great fuckin movie
Studio binder found the perfect voice over artist! Now i wanna hear a collab with the other voice of god one lol. The best "v.o meet cute"
A parasite movie commercial came on in the middle of the video and I was like, "wow. The whole trailer in this video, oh I see where the meet cute is." Till I realized it was an ad.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Parasite is an awesome movie. There may or may not be a meet cute in there. Don't want to spoil anything 😉
Literally an analysis of all my fave movies
Thank you for this studio binder!
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! 😊
This was adorable and informative. Thank you.
As much as I love the other movies, I clicked this when I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; any analysis on it (no matter how little)never fails to amaze me. It's so underrated with the younger generation(maybe not even commonly known but I'm not too sure), is so realistic in describing the journey of relationships, and always attracts tears from my eyes by the end of it. Helped even more by the incredibly raw performances from the cast, especially Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and Jon Brion's mesmerizing and heartfelt score. A masterpiece, really, if I could say so. Everyone should watch and experience it at least once in their lives. :)
Neutral/nervous seems like the most realistic to me lmao
Awesomely edited and informative video!
This was a great watch :D
It's wonderful I love this concept thank you studio binder
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Here's a post from our blog that's tied to this video: www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-meet-cute/ Feel free to check out more filmmaking topics while you're on there! Cheers! 🎬
Woah, the songs in this video are amazing. Nice taste!
This is such a great video loveit🥰 And La La Land is my favourite rom-com
Neutral Nervous, Fahrenheit 451 has an excellent example
I met my husband in a neutral nervous he bent down to hug me hello and I headbutted him on accident 🙃 im still embarrassed about it 14 years later.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
😂 Hey, at least everything worked out in the end! Congrats for being together for 14 years! Here's to many more years of love and sacrifice! 🥂
Man, i adore every movies in this video. But, when that music plays 8:30 it's hit me so hard. One of my favourite movies ever
Soon you'll hit 1 million Happy journey to this channel
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
We're excited too! Thanks for the support and being a part of this journey with us! 😊❤️🎬
I met cute with this video and then conflict was introduced in the form of advertisements every 2 minutes.
Thank you! This explains so much.
I adore all of these movies.
Really well executed video. Wonderful.
In my opinion as a viewer only and not a writer. The last one is the best one it's the most realistic and generally a fun one.
The last one ♡
thank you for your work guys
Thank you StudioBinder! I'm a highschool screenwriting teacher and you guys literally make it so easy to teach! Keep it going! #subscribe
This was amazing would really help me with my stories
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear! We got your back! Cheers! 🎬
How about nervous/nervous, nervous/pull, nervous/push? sh!t im so nervous on "Meet Cute" lol
Push/push in lala land is brilliant!
I loooooooove this, is so goood!!!
"Casino" is best!
Are you saying meat cube because that sounds kind of good.
@luging2051
4 жыл бұрын
Josh Gladden I understand the reference
Another great video
Today learnt something new..thanx Studiobinder..
@mustwatchproduction6577
2 жыл бұрын
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Scott Pilgrim vs the World is my favorite movie. Can’t believe people are still talking about it 9 years later.
Ok but why is this edited so well
I met a girl in New York a few weeks ago. Was from out of town like me and the cultural jokes made our interactions fun. It was definitely a level of teasing. She was teasing me about my musicianship and asked me to sing a song for her and I jabbed that I’d do it for a kiss. Fun push/pull
@leandrodude
4 жыл бұрын
laserbeamlightning So... did you end up singing?!
@laserbeamlightning
4 жыл бұрын
The ending you come up with will always be more fun than whatever happened
@laserbeamlightning
4 жыл бұрын
@@leandrodude ;)
Scott Pilgrim vs the World is the best film ever made!
@superedmundo1239
4 жыл бұрын
Nah, that's just pushing it. The comics are great, but the movie is a little rushed, which is totally understandable. If it was a series it would be truly amazing.
50 first date always the first pop in my head, my favorite one
I saw scott pilgram and I clicked wasnt disappointed
Forget all these movies. Imma watch Romero and Juliet! That song from Oasis!
@hochofenkoks5714
4 жыл бұрын
ebennallie whats the name of the song
@BrendanLloyd
4 жыл бұрын
it's radiohead btw
@meggy0
4 жыл бұрын
@@hochofenkoks5714 it's Talk Show Host by Radiohead, not Oasis. They also made Exit Music For A Film for the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, and it's one of my favorite songs.
Glad you guys put Wayne's World in this! I always loved Wayne's "She's a babe! Schwing!" I mean, I just think it's really cute. One of the greatest comedy movies lol
MAGNIFICENT Thank you very much STUDIO BINDER.
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Any time! Thanks for watching and thanks for your support! :)
Well explained ♥️
@StudioBinder
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! ❤️
Everything in Scott pilgrim is the best
Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind deff!!! 💕
I thought this was some kind of msmojo video but actually learned something, i think
I love eternal sunshine of the spotless mind