Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Cruising down Mulholland Drive:
The three of us screamed and jumped out of the car at the sight of the Hollywood sign:
Yes, we were so lame that we took a picture. Stars in our eyes! And of course shortly after we side-eyed the tourists on Hollywood Blvd.
Meeting the lovely Rachel Tobias at Alloy Entertainment:
Rachel works at Alloy Entertainment (The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, The Vampire Diaries) known for producing YA novels, television, and films. It was fascinating learning about the process of book to television adaptations on their hit shows like Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars.
Sharing some personal insight, Rachel explained how agencies are like the grad school of the entertainment business. It was inspiring to meet a successful young woman so passionate about creative development.
Thank you, Rachel!
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Back at the MIN, we got crackin' on our regular duties--compiling casting lists, brainstorming alternative titles for projects, etc., and prepared for our night class with Liz!
One of Liz's former students at USC, producer Alex Burunova, was kind enough to come to the class and give us the low-down on how to make student projects in LA--how to get equipment, set up auditions, etc. She had lots of great advice and tricks for getting it done well, but on the cheap.
(left to right): Emma, Annie, Alex, me, Caitlin, Linda, and Jesse
Liz's class has been so awesome so far. It's unbelievable actually performing and directing little scenes in front of her--already she's taught us so much about how to make a scene work and getting the best performance out of our actors. As Liz says, we're all "kindred spirits".
Another epic day for us here at the MIN!
Cheers,
Elizabeth
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