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Friday, May 25, 2007
On The Lot: Week 1 Summary
The Steven Spielberg/Mark Burnett Reality/Talent show "On The Lot" premiered this week on Fox. "On The Lot" is Project Greenlight meets American Idol…thousands of filmmakers from across the globe submitted short films into the online portion of the contents. Those entries were voted on by web site visitors and the top 50 filmmakers were invited to LA to take part in the show. After weeks of competitions one final winner will be awarded a $1 million development deal.
The show followed the typical reality competition format. Contestant interviews were mixed between challenges and a review session by a panel of three judges. Sound familiar? The first challenge was to create a deliver a pitch from one of five randomly assigned log lines. With fifty contestants in the mix, we were only shown some of the best highlights and lowlights. Fourteen people were eliminated after their pitch just didn't sell with the judges.
The next challenge is to write/produce/direct/edit a 2.5 minute short film. Again, the filmmakers were given a log line. This time they will work in teams of three and have 24 hours to complete the film. Of course, this is where the real drama starts as strong minded people are forced to work together in a pressure situation.
Overall, "On The Lot" seems to have potential to be an interesting look at the filmmaking process. Here's to hoping that it can move past the basic reality competition format already beaten into the ground by American Idol and The Apprentice.
The show followed the typical reality competition format. Contestant interviews were mixed between challenges and a review session by a panel of three judges. Sound familiar? The first challenge was to create a deliver a pitch from one of five randomly assigned log lines. With fifty contestants in the mix, we were only shown some of the best highlights and lowlights. Fourteen people were eliminated after their pitch just didn't sell with the judges.
The next challenge is to write/produce/direct/edit a 2.5 minute short film. Again, the filmmakers were given a log line. This time they will work in teams of three and have 24 hours to complete the film. Of course, this is where the real drama starts as strong minded people are forced to work together in a pressure situation.
Overall, "On The Lot" seems to have potential to be an interesting look at the filmmaking process. Here's to hoping that it can move past the basic reality competition format already beaten into the ground by American Idol and The Apprentice.
Labels: filmmaking, fox, indie film, on the lot
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