Month: February 2014

Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie

stagelightsChapter 44 – The Shoot, Part 2
by Leesa Dean

I’ll cut to the chase: It went well! Really well. I, of course, am talking about the shoot with the celeb for the TOP SECRET PROJECT.

This time around, I was the first the arrive. I made a point of getting there around 15, 20 minutes early in case the celeb arrived before I did, so the guy who owns the studio was still setting up when I got there. It actually gave us a chance to chat, which was kinda cool. The studio is small and the guy who runs it is a shooter/editor on the side. So it was interesting talking shop with him.

My producing partner, his friend who was helping us out as a grip and the A.D. arrived exactly at the same time. And the celeb and his girlfriend showed up about 5 minutes later. read article

Julie Delpy Fesses Up – BEFORE MIDNIGHT was “Obsessively Written…”

“…down to the commas.”

And here you thought it was one of those fancy indie art films where the actors just improvised.

It’s all about the writing, peeps! Damn! read article

Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 2/7/14

Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are=&0=&Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumaker (S#*! MY DAD SAID) just made an overall deal with Warner Brothers TV. (Cuz their last show turned to S#*! which means they’ll work for peanuts now. And don’t have to be paid nearly their weight in bitcoins…but don’t worry; their agents are painting a much rosier pic for them cuz that, in case you wondered, is what agents really do.) Jackie and Jeff Filgo (THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE) are writing SAVE THE DATE, for CBS. The show’s a comedy, natch, about a woman “who drunkenly books a wedding venue and is now faced with the task of meeting the right man in the right time.” (Which is all well and good, but what’s gonna happen in the show after the teaser? Legs, Mr. Moonves, legs – don’t you want a show that has ’em?)

Herbie J Pilato: The Sad “Seinfeld” Super Bowl Spot

by Herbie J Pilato

The Seinfeld-inspired Super Bowl spot was okay, but nothing to write home about, although at least enough to write about here.

First, the positive:

1]  It was the first time we see Jerry (as “Jerry Seinfeld”) and Jason Alexander (as “George Costanza) inside the real Tom’s Restaurant (which was known as “Monk’s” on the show). read article

Peer Production: TROUBLESHOOTING “HER”

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HER recently won a WGA Award as Best Original Screenplay. We think this peer produced short about troubleshooting “her,” deserves an award or three too: