A burning desire is not enough. It is not enough to constantly tell family and friends (worst of all, yourself) that you really want to succeed.
Sooner or later you must put up or shut up.
I put up and ended up in Hollywood among 300 other aspiring writers and producers trying to squeeze through the closed gates of Hollywood!!!! Armed with a plan sure to succeed, I planted seeds when Elliott Jordan, my lead writer, pitched our sketch comedy show, Breaking News, to Lionsgate.
"Lionsgate, the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America!! The same company responsible for turning Tyler Perry’s plays into hour dramas and 30 minute sitcoms. Check out Tyler Perry’s A Family That Preys in movie theaters September 12. This movie chronicles the inner workings of two families, one upper-crust and the other working class, that become inextricably linked by scandal. "
And I digress.
Of the 300 show ides pitched, only four were reported in the LA Times. Of the four reported only one was noted as promising. That one show, my show, Breaking News: LMAO!
“Some of the ideas, and people behind them, showed promise” !!!!!!!!! Hooody hooooooo!!!!!!!
The LA Times author of the article, Meg James, explored my writer’s background noting that he turned down store manager at Office Max to pursue his passion. “So Jordan bought a black pinstriped suit, which seemed a size too big, and came to Hollywood, not knowing quite what to expect.”
One size too big; lol!
Not knowing quite what to expect is right. I never expected that my first time in Hollywood would be so unforgettable.
Marye Dean Moore, esq.
Producer
2 comments:
you speak the truth....
keep push...knocking...and kicking at the door of hollywood....in a few years the whole world will know your name......
The trip to LA was definitely a learning experience but a fun one. The bad news, I buy suits that are too big, the good news, we've made connections in a town where that's your number one objective. Now the goal is to get even more creative and produce material that they're dying to get their hands on. I'm clocked in and don't plan on clocking out anytime soon. Mary saw the vision and now it's becoming a reality so let me say thank you. Let's get to work!
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