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Making Caged for MTV: In The Beginning
Our new show Caged officially premieres tonight at 10pm, 9 central on MTV.
We’ve blogged about how the show idea was brought to us and the process of getting the greenlight, and if you haven’t already, you can read all about the Caged cast and their backstories over at MTV, but for this post I’ll try and tell the story of how these wonderful people snuck inside my heart and have made a home there.
MTV Caged: Sneak Peek of Episode One Tonight
Cage fighter Wesley Branch featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Must List
Caged: January 5th, 2012
We’re on a plane to Shreveport, Louisiana. Tonight we get to share a few of the upcoming episodes of MTVs Caged with our main cast members and tomorrow we will throw a private screening/party for them, their friends and the community that welcomed us.
I’ll Work for the Promise You’ll Pay Me Eventually
Good luck seeing this anytime soon!
One of the blogs we love to frequent is run by acclaimed screenwriter John August. I met John once, although I’m sure he won’t remember. I was an assistant on the Paramount Lot and he was one of the nicest, most down-to-earth writers coming through our offices.
The other day John posted an anonymous blog from a fellow writer ranting about the fact that, in our industry, companies don’t pay until there are “executed” agreements. They will not write the check…but we ARE expected to start delivering work right away.
Some Background
Whether you’re a writer, director, producer or production company, the process of getting to a signed contract is basically the same. Most deals get beat out verbally, deal points are agreed upon by email, and then the deal is “closed.”
Sort of.
Once the artist/agent/lawyer/studio all agree and a deal is “closed” (verbally) we as artists are usually expected to start work right away.
However, the deal isn’t “executed” until a proper “long-form” agreement is written up and signed.
Happy Holidays: Stay Extraordinary
Driving from a lunch pick-up for Biagio’s all day edit session, I passed the new Diet Coke billboards. Their new slogan is STAY EXTRAORDINARY, and maybe it is because I’m cheesy, or really like Diet Coke, but I love the slogan.
So in the spirit of the holiday season, I hope you all take a minute to think about what makes you extraordinary. What sets you apart. What makes you great.
If you need help, please know you’ve all been extraordinary to us in your support, your community and your inspirations. Thank you so much for that!
Stay Extraordinary!
Double Trouble…
We're Joke and Biagio, a husband and wife team making our way in the world of film & TV. Together we run Joke Productions, Inc.
