tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961314309595734264.post5978819755498352018..comments2023-10-16T09:11:08.865-07:00Comments on 80 and Sunny: December 6, 2007S Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804779680508438278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961314309595734264.post-20254736766768348642007-12-07T10:00:00.000-08:002007-12-07T10:00:00.000-08:00... in other L.A. news, "Pitch & Shoot"Not to be o...... in other L.A. news, "Pitch & Shoot"<BR/><BR/>Not to be outdone, today Disney-ABC announced its plans for "a whole new way of making films and t.v." According to the Disney press release, they think "Pitch & Shoot" will make Hollywood a "better player" in the new, global economy. <BR/><BR/>By simplifying the process and shortening the bridge between "initial idea" and "end marketing and distribution," the studio envisions making as many as half a million films and t.v. shows a year. As one senior vice-president described it, "we're hoping that in the next ten years Hollywood will become the China of the entertainment industry."<BR/><BR/>The formula is simple, apparently, with a sample "Pitch & Shoot" going something like this:<BR/> 1) (pitch, in 20 words or less) -- Guy meets Girl. Guy-Girl kiss. Have hot sex. Shower. Eat something. Get bored. Move on.<BR/> 2) (breakdown) -- Seven scenes, one room.<BR/> 3) (casting, 2 hours) -- Real-people actors picked at random, on different streets of L.A.<BR/> 4) (contract signing, 2 minutes) -- Real-people actors sign contract stating they are not now, and never have been, members of any labor organization.<BR/> 5) (shoot, 2 hours) -- Wordless "act-through" audition, recorded on high-def video.<BR/> 6) (editing, 20 minutes) -- Copy shoot onto master DVD, send to lab.<BR/> 7) (marketing, no time limit) -- Send copy of file to Marketing. As marketing demands may change from day-to-day, or quarter-to-quarter, all decisions here are best left open-ended, to be made by the people who understand this business.<BR/> 8) (production and distribution, 2 days) -- Master DVD copied with new high-speed equipment, film copies mailed to theaters, DVDs to stores and other outlets, including www (dot) get_your_load_down_baby (dot) com.<BR/> 9) Send original file to accounting.nomadboogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336780242910927763noreply@blogger.com