Draft of budget for web series

This is the budget I submitted to Aryeh after working on it last night. If anyone has access to any of the materials, equipment or props listed, or would be interested in donating a snack or two for a filming day, you would be my hero. Budget for The Candidate (Tentative Title) Equipment: Monitor to [...]

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Open call for cast and crew

Cast and crew needed for political satire web series, filming August and September 2010. OPEN CASTING CALL: Seeking two actresses aged 21-30, one actress between 18-22 and one actress between 45-55. Also seeking two actors aged 21-30 and two actors between 45-55. AUDITIONS will be held Monday, Aug. 2 and Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 [...]

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A warmer trip to Chicago

I should be going to bed because I have to go to Twinsburg for work tomorrow, but I just really want to write. Chicago was a great experience. Going there this time, the first time after I began to imagine what it would be like to live there, was important for me. I wanted to [...]

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Writer FAIL

So, last week I submitted those two ideas I mentioned, and later, a third idea for a video segment (the fake iPhone commercials). All three of these ideas seemed to go over not terribly with the writers who commented, so I decided to take the initiative to write a first draft of my Twilight sketch. [...]

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Moving up in the world

I can’t believe my luck. What would life be like right now if I’d blown off a Saturday workshop on sketch comedy writing? I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be nearly this awesome. I had my interview with the guys from the Shadowbox Cabaret yesterday after work. I drove to Easton (only took a half hour [...]

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Thank you, Shadowbox

My sketch comedy workshop Saturday morning was the best $5 I have spent in a long time. Two writers from Shadowbox led a discussion on the process of writing sketch comedy: Stev Guyer and Jimmy Mak, two of the six writers with the organization. They were extremely helpful and accepting of all levels of experience [...]

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Sketch comedy teaser

I plan on expanding on this very soon, but I have to share part of my experience from this morning. In my workshop, I asked Shadowbox Cabaret’s head writer if any of their six writers were women. “Not to put you on the spot,” I assured him. “Yes, two are women,” he replied. “And they [...]

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