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MUMBAI:
The cameras are about to start rolling on the new moviemaking
reality show On The Lot, executive-produced by Mark
Burnett and Steven Spielberg.
Actress, author and screenwriter Carrie Fisher Star Wars,
as well as directors Brett Ratner Rush Hour 3, Garry
Marshall Pretty Woman and Jon Avnet Fried Green
Tomatoes will serve as judges for the series' two audition
episodes.
These
will air on 22 and 24 May in the US on Fox. Judges for additional
rounds will be announced at a later date. In India the show
will air on Star World and Star Movies.
The
initiative has received 12,000 video submissions from aspiring
filmmakers around the globe, In the audition episodes, the
top 50 applicants will discover the magic of moviemaking when
they are brought to Los Angeles to visit a real-life film
set for the first time.
The
50 semi finalists must endure a rigorous Hollywood Boot Camp
where they will face the judges for the first time with their
personal submission film as well as their attempts at a Hollywood-style
"pitch" meeting; a "24-Hour Film Shoot,"
where each must shoot and edit a short film in a 24-hour period;
as well as a "one-page, one-hour" film shoot, where
they will have an hour to film a one-page scene with the help
of professional directors of photography, camera and sound
operators and actors. The judges will give their ultimate
feedback and select the Top 18 Finalists, who will move on
to compete in the first Film Premiere episode.
A
special two hour Film Premiere episode, featuring the
first films produced by the 18 finalists, will air on 28 May.
It will be up to the American public to determine the first
finalist to be eliminated from the competition; voting results
will be announced the following night on the expanded first
Box Office results show on 29 May
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