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Skriven 2006-10-14 17:58:00 av Iva
Ärende: Re: Further B5:TLT update from jms
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From: "Iva" <ivaf@ptd.net>

<jmsatb5@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:1160812353.621949.109890@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> Fast follow-up....
>
> Just got back tonight from Vancouver, and we've now nailed down/hired
> nearly all of our key department heads and the Director of Photography
> who I'll be working with closely during production.  We spent today in
> the first informal production meeting going over how we're going to
> shoot this, reviewing the storyboards, determining what's going to be
> green screen and what's going to be practical set...this should be a
> pretty cool looking project, with some sights we haven't really seen
> before as well as some more familiar sights.
>
> What I can say about the three episodes is that we go to Mars, Minbar
> and of course B5, we introduce a new kind of Minbari cruiser, and
> there's a rather startling sequence on Earth.  I've decided to shoot
> each segment a little differently from each other, so they each have
> their own visual style that complements that particular story.  On
> Monday the B5 team up north will be checking out the stages, and about
> a week or so from now the actual B5 offices will open up and folks will
> start moving in.

Yay!!!

> It's starting to feel a lot like fun.
>
> We'll also be working with WB to put together a special reel from the
> shoot that we can bring to debut at San Diego Comic Con next year.
>
> Meanwhile, not only has the Universal feature deal noted in another
> thread been finalized, so I'm writing that now, but the Paramount
> feature deal has *also* been closed, so now there are two big-budget
> feature screenplay assignments that I have to write, the first due by
> late November/early December, the second one sometime to be delivered
> shortly after the first of the year.  A third assignment is kind of
> nibbling around the edges which could be very cool, even though I
> couldn't start writing it until I finish the other two, which means
> it'd have to be spring 2007 to turn in the script if the assignment
> comes in.
>
> Finally, now that Ron has said it's okay to bring in other directors on
> Changeling, there's been a small flood of a-list directors coming
> around to try and pick up the assignment.  Part of the attraction is
> not just the script, but the acting talent involved...as noted in the
> LA Times piece, Reece Witherspoon (and two other oscar-winning leading
> female actors) are extremely interested in the lead role.  I imagine
> we'll start having meetings in the next few weeks to narrow down the
> list of directors.
>
> It's crazy-busy, but good.
>
> jms
>
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Only you could consider doing all of this stuff at the same time as "fun".

Thanks for the update.  It sounds like your overnight success is finally 
going to happen. <G>
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Iva



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