Semi-Famous

[The official blog for Ezra Edmond and Wilder Shaw's upcoming comedy series]

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OOPS WE STARTED SHOOTING.

2 days down, 5 to go.

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Gearing up.

You guys, we’re ready to make three more episodes.

And that’s exactly what we’re bouts ta do.

We’ve been working crazy hard over in the Semi-Famous lab, and the shooting schedule is officially set (with some awesome guest stars!)  A seven day shoot in late July will cover what we need for episodes 3, 4, & 5. 

We think you’ll like ‘em.

Until then, enjoy some pics from the table read we did today, and thanks for being patient.  

In the words of Sgt. Danny Butterman, THIS IS ABOUT TO GO OOOOOFFFFFFFF.

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UPDATES!

Hey all!

Our IndieGoGo campaign closed, and you're probably wondering what we've been up to over here.

Basically, we had a plan, and now it's changed, and we're adjusting.  

We originally planned to do these next three episodes one at a time, leading up to our mid-season finale.  Scheduling conflicts now require us to shoot all three at once, so we're going to Peter Jackson this baby.  As a result, this takes a lot more planning and figuring out.  Episode 3 is written and ready to go, and we're currently finalizing episodes 4 and 5.

Thanks for sticking with us, and stay tuned for updates!

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READ-THROUGH!  READ-THROUGH!  READ-THROUGH!

Today's read-through of Episode 3 went great!  Lots of laughter, lots of great workshopping, and lots of fun.  Today we welcomed the addition of David Hill and Josh Waldron to the cast, as well as the episode's special guest star, Annie Clark!

We have the greatest cast and crew in the world.

Stay tuned!

- Wilder

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Crowdsourcing finished!

HEY EVERYBODY.

It's a bittersweet notion to announce that our IndieGoGo campaign to crowdsource Semi-Famous's funding has ended.

While we didn't reach our goal, we did raise enough to make another batch of episodes.  How many episodes that will end up being is unclear - Ezra and I are dedicated to producing the highest-quality series we can, so we'll see what ends up happening.  In the end, this is why we chose IndieGoGo - we knew we asked for a lot of money, and we wanted to be able to keep whatever we could.

To everybody who donated to our cause (sometimes more than once) - we cannot thank you enough.  We are beyond grateful, and we promise to use your money to bring you the highest quality series we can deliver.

SO LET'S DO IT.

Stay tuned here for updates!  And in the meantime, here's episode One and Two.

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HEY INTERNET -

We're coming down to the wire here.  We've got 20 days to go and we're short a mere $20,000.  

Please check out our IndieGoGo Campaign here and take a look at some of our awesome incentives.

Even $1 helps!

And so does spreading the word!

Thanks for the support, everybody!

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Major ups to my good friends and Degrassi stars Annie Clark and Chloe Rose for giving my web-series Semi-Famous a shout out!

They might just appear in an upcoming episode, so if y’all are fans, be sure to send some dollars our way and help make that happen!

[support semi-famous here]

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Yay!

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE LIFT-OFF.

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls... ... Semi-Famous is launched.

Our IndieGoGo campaign to crowdsource the remaining eight episodes has been officially unveiled.

After two years of hard work, we're ready to rock and roll.  All night long.  Sweet Suzie.

Episode 1 is up right now, and Episode 2 will be up next week!  And if you love it, throw us ten million dollars to make the next eight.

Ezra and I could not be prouder of how these two episodes came out, and we hope you can help us reach our goal.  And, as of now with the donations we've reached, we're officially locked in for Episode 3!  Help us make the crawl towards locking down Episode 4!

Thank you all so much for your support!  We love you all equally. Well, except for GOB.  We never much cared for him.

- Wilder

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Just saw the second cut!  We hope you guys like it as much as we do.

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What was I gonna say?  I wanted to say something about the status of the Semi-Famous pilot, but I can't quite remember-oh yeah, the first cut of the pilot is finished.

We finally saw the footage and it looks amazing!  Can't wait for you people (YEAH, YOU PEOPLE) to see it.

- Wilder

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News!

If you guys need help picking up ladiez, holla at ya boy.

Great news, internet! 

We have an editor!

Our kind, gentle, squire of a director has been slaving away picking out the best of the footage that we shot, and it's now being carted off to our editor.  The pilot should be done before you can say every line of James Joyce's epic masterpiece, Ulysses!

Stay tuned for more goodness.

-Wilder

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Director stuff.  You wouldn't understand.

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Meet the crew!

Here's some more of our intrepid team of explorers.  Steve Parsey, Celine Lam, Alex Bell, Rich Santhanam, Jack McKee, and Jason Pelmont.  We've assembled only the finest team of quality individuals* for a job like this.

* This can be neither confirmed nor denied

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Were you worried that this wasn't a thing that happens in this show?  Because.  It is.  So.

Don't worry about it.

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Ethan Banak thinks Tig Tyler's performance in Frozen Warrior is a revelation.  Don't you agree?

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Meet the crew!

This is Jack McKee, our Director of Photography.  What a pro.

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Meet the crew!

This is Stephen Parsey, our director.  Steve enjoys long walks on the beach and Italian food.