Wednesday, May 23, 2007
ON THE LOT!!!!!
...a new tv reality show, On The Lot, on the Fox Net work, about a group of aspiring film-makers, and we as a nation (much like American Idol) get to vote on the final films that make a winner happen! Steven Spielberg is associated with this venture.....AND WE HAVE A FRIEND IN THE SEMI-FINALS!!!!
WILL BIGHAM!!! Remember that name!
Will! and his adorable and talented wife Catherine (Cat) Grey were in the Barter Resident Acting Company with us for several seasons and we all did many shows together. Then, one day, they decided to pursue Will's dream of making movies, directing them and producing them , and Cat wanted to slow down long enough tow begin to have babies with this man she adores, so after he got accepted to Florida State Film School, off they went, and they never looked back, except of course to keep all of us well informed of what was going on with them...so we knew they had not one, but two babies ( I was able to meet the first, when she brought her to us at a rehearsal one day), and move to LA!
Point of interest: our first season there we all formed a group called EARTH, WIND AND POLKA, to perform in the Cabaret Evening at the 2nd Stage...it was a huge success, and one of the silliest things I have ever done (I was Mitzi, of the trio Mitzi, Bitsy and Titzi, and we sang with the band)...the next summer, not only did we perform in the Cabaret again, but Will decided we needed to film a BEHIND THE SCENES...with EARTH WIND AND POLKA, so we spent weeks filming this amazing thing....the Band: Mike Ostrosky, Perry Morgan, Will Bigham and Peter Yonka, with the girl group DESTINY'S LEDERHOSEN: Mitzy,Bitsy and Titsy...
...and we showed it at the Cabaret after we performed...
so much fun...such a great BEHIND THE SCENES parody....
(Peter just got out our copy of BEHIND THE SCENES: EARTH WIND AND POLKA and we are dying with laughter here...it is superbly funny....wow...really good)...
ANYWAY: So, Cat emailed us a couple of weeks ago to let us know that out of 12,000 entry films, Will's was one of the final 50 that were picked to become part of this new Fox Network reality contest ON THE LOT!!! Steve Spielberg and Mark Burnett are the prestigious producers of this new show and there have been two elimination episodes (an hour on air lsat Tuesday and another half-hour last ngiht, Thursday) and through those two rounds, Will remained!!! So he is now one of 25 or so filmmakers remaining.
And the next episode of ON THE LOT is this coming Monday night, and Cat tells us that it will be the first of the voting rounds.....so of course we will watch and vote for WILL BIGHAM!!!
I strongly advise all who read here to begin watching ON THE LOT and decide for yourself what these young filmmakers are up to...then...VOTE FOR WILL BIGHAM's work!!!
This is sooo exciting!
And in the best tradition of television reality shows that make a difference to the landscape, this one too (like Project Runway or Top Chef) deals with the genuine creativity of its contestants.I like that aspect of it. Makes it not only interesting to watch, but edifying in a cultural way as well......we are watching the next wave of artists, filmic voices....such a good idea. Already, the few challenges we have seen (they had to shoot a 2-minute film in 24 hours, bsed on the log-line: out of time) and they had to give pitches for new films in front of the panel based on loglines they were given...Will really did well at that one....he got high praise...) and already these challenges have been terribly interesting to watch...so WATCH!
ON THE LOT has a sort of odd schedule right now, as it gets established, and will no doubt settle down into a regular night once it gets going...but for now, the next episode is Monday night.....so watch along with us! And I will make sure to keep you all up to date on Will's progress throughout the summer....hopefully he will last that long...i have a great feeling that he will. He is funny, talented and skillful....a terrific dear sense of humor.
SO: BRAVO! WILL BIGHAM, and BRAVA! CAT GREY for being so supportive and loving and making your lives work with such love and joy. I can only imagine how stressful all this is...but we are here to breathe and support you! So, we send love.
Peter and I are off to see the new SHREK 3 movie....!
WILL BIGHAM!!! Remember that name!
Will! and his adorable and talented wife Catherine (Cat) Grey were in the Barter Resident Acting Company with us for several seasons and we all did many shows together. Then, one day, they decided to pursue Will's dream of making movies, directing them and producing them , and Cat wanted to slow down long enough tow begin to have babies with this man she adores, so after he got accepted to Florida State Film School, off they went, and they never looked back, except of course to keep all of us well informed of what was going on with them...so we knew they had not one, but two babies ( I was able to meet the first, when she brought her to us at a rehearsal one day), and move to LA!
Point of interest: our first season there we all formed a group called EARTH, WIND AND POLKA, to perform in the Cabaret Evening at the 2nd Stage...it was a huge success, and one of the silliest things I have ever done (I was Mitzi, of the trio Mitzi, Bitsy and Titzi, and we sang with the band)...the next summer, not only did we perform in the Cabaret again, but Will decided we needed to film a BEHIND THE SCENES...with EARTH WIND AND POLKA, so we spent weeks filming this amazing thing....the Band: Mike Ostrosky, Perry Morgan, Will Bigham and Peter Yonka, with the girl group DESTINY'S LEDERHOSEN: Mitzy,Bitsy and Titsy...
...and we showed it at the Cabaret after we performed...
so much fun...such a great BEHIND THE SCENES parody....
(Peter just got out our copy of BEHIND THE SCENES: EARTH WIND AND POLKA and we are dying with laughter here...it is superbly funny....wow...really good)...
ANYWAY: So, Cat emailed us a couple of weeks ago to let us know that out of 12,000 entry films, Will's was one of the final 50 that were picked to become part of this new Fox Network reality contest ON THE LOT!!! Steve Spielberg and Mark Burnett are the prestigious producers of this new show and there have been two elimination episodes (an hour on air lsat Tuesday and another half-hour last ngiht, Thursday) and through those two rounds, Will remained!!! So he is now one of 25 or so filmmakers remaining.
And the next episode of ON THE LOT is this coming Monday night, and Cat tells us that it will be the first of the voting rounds.....so of course we will watch and vote for WILL BIGHAM!!!
I strongly advise all who read here to begin watching ON THE LOT and decide for yourself what these young filmmakers are up to...then...VOTE FOR WILL BIGHAM's work!!!
This is sooo exciting!
And in the best tradition of television reality shows that make a difference to the landscape, this one too (like Project Runway or Top Chef) deals with the genuine creativity of its contestants.I like that aspect of it. Makes it not only interesting to watch, but edifying in a cultural way as well......we are watching the next wave of artists, filmic voices....such a good idea. Already, the few challenges we have seen (they had to shoot a 2-minute film in 24 hours, bsed on the log-line: out of time) and they had to give pitches for new films in front of the panel based on loglines they were given...Will really did well at that one....he got high praise...) and already these challenges have been terribly interesting to watch...so WATCH!
ON THE LOT has a sort of odd schedule right now, as it gets established, and will no doubt settle down into a regular night once it gets going...but for now, the next episode is Monday night.....so watch along with us! And I will make sure to keep you all up to date on Will's progress throughout the summer....hopefully he will last that long...i have a great feeling that he will. He is funny, talented and skillful....a terrific dear sense of humor.
SO: BRAVO! WILL BIGHAM, and BRAVA! CAT GREY for being so supportive and loving and making your lives work with such love and joy. I can only imagine how stressful all this is...but we are here to breathe and support you! So, we send love.
Peter and I are off to see the new SHREK 3 movie....!
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Ev,
I just watched ON THE LOT. I never met Will, but worked with Cat when she was just a baby...before she & Will were married. You'll be happy to know that I voted for Will 5 times. His comedy short was very charming.
I just watched ON THE LOT. I never met Will, but worked with Cat when she was just a baby...before she & Will were married. You'll be happy to know that I voted for Will 5 times. His comedy short was very charming.
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