A Working Actor's Lament (Chapter 49)
Trying To Get "On The Lot"
A director friend of mine informed me of a reality competition that is going to be on FOX as a Mid-Season replacement show called "On The Lot". The concept:
"Pit undiscovered filmmakers against one another as they attempt to win a studio development deal at Paramount-based DreamWorks. Sixteen contestants will be split into four teams and given the resources to produce a short film. Each week will focus on a different genre, including comedy, thriller, drama, romance and sci-fi.
For each film, teams will pick a leader to serve as a director. On the first episode of the week -- tagged the "Film Premiere" -- a panel of judges (including a studio exec and a film critic) will critique the shorts in front of a live studio audience, with viewers ultimately voting for their favorite.
Results will be revealed on the next night's half-hour "Box Office" episode, and the losing short's director will be eliminated. Burnett and Spielberg have built in the possibility that an eliminated director can make a comeback at some point in the show.
Competition will continue until there are just two wannabe helmers left. They'll have to work individually to score the ultimate prize: a meeting with Spielberg and a new office at DreamWorks' HQ, along with a "healthy discretionary fund." - Variety.com
I have decided to submit "The Adventures of Mapboy". And, I am going to need all of your help. If you go to http://www.onthelot.com/ and search for "Mapboy" towards the end of January, you will be able to see my film (and for some of you it will be the first time) and vote from one to five stars. Even if you don't think it is worthy of five stars...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give it five. I would love to see what happens with this. And, if you could pass it on to your friends to vote, too, that would be great.
A director friend of mine informed me of a reality competition that is going to be on FOX as a Mid-Season replacement show called "On The Lot". The concept: "Pit undiscovered filmmakers against one another as they attempt to win a studio development deal at Paramount-based DreamWorks. Sixteen contestants will be split into four teams and given the resources to produce a short film. Each week will focus on a different genre, including comedy, thriller, drama, romance and sci-fi.
For each film, teams will pick a leader to serve as a director. On the first episode of the week -- tagged the "Film Premiere" -- a panel of judges (including a studio exec and a film critic) will critique the shorts in front of a live studio audience, with viewers ultimately voting for their favorite.
Results will be revealed on the next night's half-hour "Box Office" episode, and the losing short's director will be eliminated. Burnett and Spielberg have built in the possibility that an eliminated director can make a comeback at some point in the show.Competition will continue until there are just two wannabe helmers left. They'll have to work individually to score the ultimate prize: a meeting with Spielberg and a new office at DreamWorks' HQ, along with a "healthy discretionary fund." - Variety.com
I have decided to submit "The Adventures of Mapboy". And, I am going to need all of your help. If you go to http://www.onthelot.com/ and search for "Mapboy" towards the end of January, you will be able to see my film (and for some of you it will be the first time) and vote from one to five stars. Even if you don't think it is worthy of five stars...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give it five. I would love to see what happens with this. And, if you could pass it on to your friends to vote, too, that would be great.
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