Posted by Fetch
Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:05:00 GMT
We’ve been happily swamped this summer! Currently we’re in production on a short film titled “Denim.” Based on a true events, “Denim” humorously explores the great indignities people will go through to get laid.
Denim includes and amazing cast: PJ DeBoy from John Cameron Mitchell’s “Shortbus,” Rob Devaney, who is currently in the Broadway production of “Spring Awakening” and Sarah Ireland, who has appeared on such shows as “The Sopranos” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”
Writer/Director Jeff Lycett is an award-winning screenwriter who has worked with Woody Allen and thinks it’s important for you to know that he’s a Leo who enjoys watching sunsets and playing Guitar Hero.
Coming soon in mid-August is production on our second season of our upcoming webseries, “In the Can Productions”!
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Posted by Fetch
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:48:00 GMT
So many great things are happening at On the Leesh – our feature film, “For Belly” is in post, we’re in production on a new short film titled, “Denim,” after a short break, shooting of “The In-Betweens of Hollly Malone” will continue, we’ll shoot Season 2 of “In the Can Productions” in mid-August and we’re preparing for a fall production of Thomas Diggs’s play, “A Yorkshire Fairie Tale” (which was a finalist for a Princess Grace Award)!
Last but not least, our short film “What Are the Odds?” will run on Comcast OnDemand throughout the month of August with the possibility of an encore run in February. Thanks to the Foursite Film Festival for giving us this great nod! If you have Comcast, be sure to check out “What Are the Odds?”!
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Posted by Fetch
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:03:00 GMT
Greetings from Massachusetts! We are currently on location filming our first feature “For Belly.” Everything has fallen into place and we could not have asked for a better cast and crew! “For Belly” is Julie Tortorici’s first feature length screenplay, which she adapted from her critically acclaimed one-woman play “Belly”. Both the play and the film feature leading lady Frannie, an obsessive compulsive housewife who never leaves her home and entertains her guests with hostess cupcakes. However unlike the play, the film also includes an extended cast of characters who try to help Frannie overcome her OCD. The film is perfectly cast with Julie Tortorici as Frannie, Mary Micari as Donna, and Jessica Arinella as Lucy. One of the greatest aspects of shooting on HD is being able to view the footage soon after it’s shot, and so far, all of our hard work has paid off. Alicia Arinella and Matt Rashid have made a rocking directing team, and together with DP John Kelleran they have composed some pretty amazing footage. We’re also thankful for Seth Gass our Production Designer, whose vision and attention to detail have really enhanced our set. In addition OTL would like to thank Dave Groman and Dustin Willingham on sound, Jill Sanders on hair and make up, Mason Lebeau and Grady Smith on camera, Deirdre Sheppard our line producer, Joe Amon our production coordinator, our enthusiastic interns Gabe Drapos and Tamur Qutab, and the rest of our cast and crew who have worked tirelessly on this film. Also a special thanks to Dr. Arinella for letting us transform his home into Frannie’s. We can’t wait to see what happens in post production. If you are interested in investing, donating, or learning more about this project, please email us at info@ontheleesh.com.
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Posted by Fetch
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:43:00 GMT
Greetings from Amsterdam! I’d say it in Dutch but the only words I’ve managed to retain are “café verkeerd” (i.e. strong latte!), which I’ve gotten into the habit of ordering every few hours to maintain energy. I’m here staring work on a documentary project about Women on Waves, a reproductive rights organization founded by Rebecca Gomperts. The organization sails a mobile clinic around the world to countries where abortion is illegal, after invitation by local NGOs working to correct this. They then pick up women in need, sail 12 miles out into international waters where Dutch law applies to their ship, and legally administer safe medical abortions. Meeting the women and men involved in this organization has been nothing short of an honor; they are stunningly strong, intelligent, and brave people with pure motives and inviting spirits. Even at this early stage in the documentary process I worry about doing justice to their story. Moreover I have a newfound respect for the art of the documentary; balancing the interviews, the necessary b-roll, the story itself, the logistics, the equipment, and everything else one cannot forget, has left little time left for design – the one area with which I’m familiar! So I’m happy to report that the process has been a difficult challenge thus far!
Here I am with my collaborator, Anita Schillhorn van Veen, interviewing Joep von Lieshout, a well known Dutch artist who designed the portable clinic Rebecca uses on her ships, at his artist commune in Rotterdam.
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Posted by Fetch
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:10:00 GMT
Great News!
Amanda Congdon of ABC’s website has come through for us once again and will be showing an episode of The In-Betweens of Holly Malone at this year’s Pixelodeon Festival!
Thanks so much to Amanda, and please be sure to support the Holly Malone series at blip.tv.
Click here to view the full episode entitled
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Posted by Fetch
Wed, 09 May 2007 16:57:00 GMT
Great News!
The In-Betweens of Holly Malone is featured on Amanda Congdon’s videoblog on the ABC website.
ABC News
On the right hand side of the page, Amanda’s video blog is listed – click on Amanda Congdon for the Enviornment. She starts by talking about Barack Obama, and Holly comes on around 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
Amanda says “Sex and the City experiences a bit of a rebirth in The In-Betweens of Holly Malone.”
Click here to view the full episode entitled Period Piece
Since launching Season 2 on blip.tv last Thursday, our numbers have been stronger than ever. Thanks to all of our fans for bringing us continued success. Check back Thursday to watch the lastest adventure of Holly and her friends!
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Posted by Fetch
Mon, 07 May 2007 15:28:00 GMT
I don’t remember who came up with the idea, but it was a dream role. Do I speak of Lear? Of Hamlet? A lead in a Martin Scorsese film?No, my friends, I speak of the role of Jonathon – intern at In the Can Productions and the ultimate Star Wars geek.Every now and then, a role comes along which feels less like acting and more like playing. This was one of them.When “In the Can” was first discussed, I thought “this is never going to happen, it’s going to be too much fun.” Well, while time rolled on, Julie and I continued to discuss Jonathon and who he would be. Was he a general all around sci-fi fantasy geek, or did he have specific tastes? Originally, we considered Jonathon to be rabid about not only Star Wars, but Star Trek, The Lord of The Rings, X-Files and all things traditionally “geek” (Being a geek myself, I was a storehouse of knowledge and, yes, props). Eventually, we decided that it would be easier to follow the action if Jonathon was just rabid over one thing and one thing only – Star Wars. It seemed to lend itself to the comedy of “In the Can” as it was developing more than any other theme did. So Star Wars it was.The next question was when, where, and how would he be a Star Wars fan? At first, Jonathon was all over the place. He was pulling Star Wars references and quotes every other line. It became too confusing and gratuitous. We then trimmed him down so that he would be one character during each episode and only refer to Star Wars from the point of view of that character. So if he was a Jedi, he would probably not quote Han or speak like a Wookie. If he was Han, he would not have Jedi zen. Of course, he is an intern at an up and coming Film Company, so he couldn’t only be the character all the time. Even his connection to Spielberg wouldn’t keep him there, so he had to be a real person behind all the costumes. We went for Jonathon as someone with a bit of an arrested development. The only thing certain about Jonathon is that he is special, but in which direction? He could have a single digit IQ or be the world’s hidden genius. We might never know.In any case, to play in costumes that I dreamt of as a child felt more like play than work. I realized that all my childhood heroes from TV and Film were actors who had to commit to roles that probably felt very silly and childish to them. I doubt Harrison Ford thought his costume was cool. He probably thought of himself as a serious actor in a ridiculous outfit – but he committed and made it work. Walking around in his same getup and acting quite foolish pushed me to the same type of commitment.I hope I made it work.
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Posted by Fetch
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:15:00 GMT
The On the Leesh office was transformed this past weekend to become the offices of In the Can Productions. Production Designer Diana Whitten said that “It practically designed itself because the writing and actors were so strong.
Everything had such a clearly defined motivation, but it was fun to think of extra details. I felt very free to play within the perameters that Julie created. Early on, I decided that the characters would communicate through post-it notes, so the set becomes more cluttered with post-its as the episodes continue. There are a lot of internal jokes that might be hard to catch on the small screen, but every detail has been planned. There is nothing on set that wasn’t carefully chosen. Basically I rode the momentum and had a great time playing around with the color, style and details.”
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Posted by Fetch
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:42:00 GMT
Recently, On The Leesh Productions completed filming “The Things We Know” on location in Brooklyn. The film is a melodrama about two would-be lovers finally acknowledging their connection. Filming started on February 25th, and concluded the night of February 26th. Everyone at On The Leesh is very happy with “The Things We Know” shoot. Aside from a few minor setbacks (like the key to the equipment van breaking off in the lock, resulting in a prompt visit by Triple A) we had a great crew and wonderful cast to work with. Originally, On The Leesh became involved with “The Things We Know” through the film’s director, Lucie Tiberghien. Lucie has been directing theater in New York for over ten years, and in the past has adapted material by; Stephen Belber, Katori Hall, Tommy Smith, and Deborah Laufer. In the past Lucie has also developed scripts at the O’Neill playwriting conference and the Sundance Institute, and recently completed writing “The Things We Know” with Stephen Belber.
On The Leesh began its involvement when Lucie contacted Producer, Alicia Arinella, to help her bring “The Things We Know” to the screen. We definitely don’t have any complaints, and are thrilled to have worked with our wonderful first time film director, Lucie Tiberghein. We were also thrilled with everyone on set from Dave Groman on sound, to Diana Whitten our esteemed production designer, and our director of photography Frank Barrera who all were a pleasure to work with. We look forward to seeing where “The Things We Know” premieres!
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Posted by Fetch
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:07:00 GMT
Earlier this year, On the Leesh met up with Ilana Levine and Jenny Bransford to film a pilot idea they’re developing. On the Leesh jumped at the opportunity to work with Illana again (she had previously directed two episodes of our webseries, “The In-Betweens of Holly Malone.” Although we can’t get into the details of the pilot because it is still in development, the day was a great success. Our new addition at On the Leesh, Joe Amon, was on set for the first time with OTL, and it’s no surprise that the working relationship in the office translated well to set. The morning started with some improv between Ilana and Jenny, and after lunch they interviewed an expert and met with friends to discuss various issues that face mothers. All in all it was a great day, and we’re eager to see what happens to this wonderful pilot. Best of luck to Illana and Jenny!
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