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Eric Schaeffer: Life Coach





Does Eric Schaeffer-- creator and star of "Eric Schaeffer: Life Coach," the newest series on the My Damn Channel Comedy Network -- look familiar to you? He's had a long Hollywood career. Learn more about him:


ERIC SCHAEFFER
Writer/ Director/ Actor



Film:


After driving a cab in his hometown of New York City for 8 years in his twenties, Eric exploded on the film scene with his debut film, MY LIFE’S IN TURNAROUND, (1994, ARROW RELEASING) to rave reviews. Eric’s follow-up, IF LUCY FELL (1996) concerned 29-year-old New York therapist who, after her most recent romantic meltdown, makes a pact with her male roommate to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge if she hasn’t found love by 30. Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, and Elle Macpherson starred alongside Eric, who wrote, directed and produced the hit romantic comedy for TRISTAR.

He fulfilled the same multi-hyphenate in his next two films: FALL (1997, MGM) and WIREY SPINDELL, (2000, WINSTAR) respectively. In Eric’s subsequent film, NEVER AGAIN, two fifty-somethings (Jill Clayburg and Jeffrey Tambor) that have sworn off falling in love again meet in a gay bar and rediscover themselves. Eric wrote and directed this romantic comedy for FOCUS FILMS. In 2002 Eric then made MIND THE GAP in 2004 starring himself, Elizabeth Reiser. Charles Parnell and Alan King.

THER’RE OUT OF THE BUSINESS is a quirky romantic comedy he made with Donal Ward, the sequel to their first film MY LIFE’S IN TURNAROUND. IFC FILMS released it theatrically in 2011.

Eric ‘s newest film AFTER FALL, WINTER, a dark, edgy romantic drama-comedy set in Paris opened theatrically in NYC Jan 2012 and FILMBUFF released it on digital platforms as well.


Television:

Eric’s first show TOO SOMETHING was on FOX in 1995. He created, starred and produced the comedy along with Donal Larnder Ward.

After starring on Mitch Hurwitz’s Everything’s Relative for NBC, Eric then created the FX original comedy series, STARVED in 2005. The show took a comedic look at the romantic and personal lives of an eating disorder support group. Eric created, wrote, directed and starred in the series.

I CAN’T BLIEVE I’M STILL SINGLE, a narrative-style documentary series (based on his 2007 Memoir,) chronicled Eric’s quest to find a wife at the age of 40. It ran for 3 seasons on Showtime. The show continues to receive great reviews and strong ratings on HULU.

GRAVITY was Eric’s most recent scripted half hour. He created it with Jill Franklyn. The Starz original series he directed, produced and starred in was on the air in 2011. It also starred Krysten Ritter, Ivan Sergei, Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter.

As a controversial and outspoken culture critic, Eric’s thoughts have also been published in The Huffington Post, Bookslut, Salon, and other important magazines and blogs.

His work is known for it’s honest and frank discussion of human sexuality, romantic love, sexual politics and exposes the quirky sides of our lives that we all know exist but often don’t talk about… at least in public. In ERIC SCHAEFFER – LIFE COACH, his first made for the internet full length comedy series, these themes will certainly be tackled reaching both comic and poignant ends of the emotional spectrum.

Eric lives and creates in New York City.



Bite Night

Posted in Bite Night, Subway, Subway 2013 with tags bite night, subway on 3/8/2013 11:00:04 AM by Chris Donahue



Meet the team behind the SUBWAY® Fresh Artists Series "Bite Night":

Magee Clegg, Director
Magee Clegg is a Director/Producer pursuing an MFA at The USC School of CinematicArts. He began his career as a filmmaker when he traveled to India to direct a documentary about rural to urban migration titled A Box with a View. Shortly after India, Magee became a Fulbright Scholar in the Philippines where he spent one year directing Filipino Rice Policy, a documentary which explores the corrupt politics surrounding rice importation in the Philippines. While living in Manila Magee also directed music videos for Filipino rock groups as well as an HIV Awareness PSA that aired nationally on MTV ASIA. Magee has screened his work in India, Philippines,Macau, and at many festivals throughout the United States including the academy awards, qualifying Chicago International Children's Film Festival. He loves to tell stories about coming of age, family, and young love. Magee is currently developing his first narrative feature film, which follows a man from the US on a journey to Philippines to meet his father for the first time. Magee is honored to be a Subway Fresh Artist and looks forward to directing more branded content in the future.

Jenny Koreny, Producer
Jenny Koreny has been on the forefront of producing digital media and web content since2006. Before starting the Cinema Production MFA program at USC, Koreny produced and edited video & multimedia content for Tower Records, consulted on the development of start-up social networks, and worked as a freelance graphic designer. During her time at USC she interned for Warner Brother's Marketing Department on the campaigns for Argo, Gangster Squad, The Campaign, and The Great Gatsby. At the Sundance Institute she was one of two interns who worked for the Sundance Documentary Fund, the team of eight screens over 700 films and reviews proposal submissions from documentarians around the world. She is currently interning for the producers of the Emmy award-winning TV show Mad Men. She is currently developing a feature documentary that follows the experiences of female entrepreneurs and VC's, and is developing an application called "Flixie," a start up venture that helps users find content across streaming services.

John Berardo, Writer/Producer
A native of Norman, Oklahoma. John ventured to California to begin his career as a director after winning a 2005 student Emmy for technical achievement. Before starting the Cinema Production MFA program at USC, John received a BA from UCLA in Theatre directing and playwriting with a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media. At UCLA he directed such plays as A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller’s controversial After the Fall. This summer John directed his thesis film, The Furies of War, which is to debut spring of 2013. During his time at USC, John has directed, written, and produced numerous short films and commercials for CBS, Disney,Vimeo, and MTV. He recently wrapped short films (Glass People) for David Hoberman and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and (Strings) produced by James Franco. John is currently developing a feature based on a short horror film he directed (Dembanger) which has received film festival success and won first prize Vimeo’s Cabin in the Woods Short Horror Festival.

Episode One

A female high school track star falls for a SUBWAY® sandwich artist, who turns out to have more bite than she expected.

Directed by
Magee Clegg

Written by
John Berardo

Produced by
John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Principle Cast
Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Carla – Gabriela Lopez
Coach – Jason E Kelley
Mr. Fowler – James Sharpe
Sherriff Blake – Jack Harding

Additional Cast
Young Officer – Brock Jones
Assistant Scout – Jordan Pina
Principle Quinn – Deborah Berman
Runner #3 (Judy Thompson) – Jill Renner
Announcer - Magee Clegg
Mascot – Jordan Pina

Crew 
Director of Photography Jonathan Pope
Edited by Rejh Cabrera
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Original Music by Giona Ostinelli
Production Design by Joe Haugen
Hair & Makeup by Yusuke Tateishi
Costume Design by Kristina Fenske
Sound Design by Zheng Jia

Assistant Director Jose Vazquez
2nd Assistant Director - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill

Production Assistants 
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher 
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian 
Stunt Coordinator - David Thompson

1st Assistant Camera - Ted Endres
2nd Assistant Camera - Jeanna Kim
Steadycam Operator - Brian Freesh
Gaffer - Tim Smith
Best Boy Electric - Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip - Sarah Fox
Best Boy Grip - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grips - Chris King & Kyle Keeland

Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt

Costume Assistant - Brianna Quick
Costume Production Assistant - Francesca Reale

Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich

On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Boom Op - Chris Maynard

VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia

Featured Extras
Runners
Taylor Cox
Shannon Knepp
Sarah Quon
Isabella Scholss

Subway Patrons
Joel Clark
Molly McSherry

Fans in the Stands
Keisuke Akizawa
Sam Bader
John Branno
Brady Clegg
Haley Coleman
George Efremidze
Ivy Francis
David Gerhardt
Tony Hsieh
Sarah Henzler
Peter Holt
Liz Kernion
Sonia Nam
Erin O’Donnell
Francesca Reale
Marissa Ripalda
Rosalie Ripalda
Melissa Serres
Sara Simons
Joanna Yemi

Episode Two

A female high school track star falls for a SUBWAY® sandwich artist, who turns out to have more bite than she expected.

Directed by
Magee Clegg

Produced by

John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Written By
John Berardo

Principle Cast
Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Coach – Jason E. Kelley
Mr. Fowler – James Sharpe
Sherriff Blake – Jack Harding

Additional Cast
Young Officer – Brock Jones
Principle Quinn – Deborah Berman
Runner #3 (Judy Thompson) – Jill Renner

Crew 
Director of Photography Jonathan Pope
Edited by Rejh Cabrera
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Original Music by Giona Ostinelli
Production Design by Joe Haugen
Hair & Makeup by Yusuke Tateishi
Costume Design by Kristina Fenske
Sound Design by Zheng Jia

Assistant Director Jose Vazquez
2nd Assistant Director - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill

Production Assistants 
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher 
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian 
Stunt Coordinator - David Thompson

1st Assistant Camera - Ted Endres
2nd Assistant Camera - Jeanna Kim
Gaffer - Tim Smith
Best Boy Electric - Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip - Sarah Fox
Best Boy Grip - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grips - Chris King & Kyle Keeland

Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt

Costume Production Assistant - Francesca Reale

Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich
SFX Makeup Asst - Ken Bunprosert

On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Boom Op - Chris Maynard

VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia

Episode Three


A female high school track star falls for a SUBWAY® sandwich artist, who turns out to have more bite than she expected.

Directed by
Magee Clegg

Written by
John Berardo

Produced by
John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Principle Cast

Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Carla – Gabriela Lopez
Coach – Jason E Kelley
Mr. Fowler – James Sharpe
Sherriff Blake – Jack Harding

Additional Cast
Assistant Scout - Jordan Pina
Mascot Jordan Pina
Runner #3 (Judy Thompson) – Jill Renner
Young Officer – Brock Jones

Crew 
Director of Photography
 Jonathan Pope
Edited by Rejh Cabrera
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Original Music by Giona Ostinelli
Production Design by Joe Haugen
Hair & Makeup by Yusuke Tateishi
Costume Design by Kristina Fenske
Sound Design by Zheng Jia

Assistant Director Jose Vazquez
2nd Assistant Director - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill

Production Assistants 
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher 
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian 
Stunt Coordinator - David Thompson

1st Assistant Camera - Ted Endres
2nd Assistant Camera - Jeanna Kim
Steadycam Operator - Brian Freesh
Gaffer - Tim Smith
Best Boy Electric - Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip - Sarah Fox
Best Boy Grip - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grips - Chris King & Kyle Keeland

Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt

Costume Assistant - Brianna Quick
Costume Production Assistant - Francesca Reale

Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich
SFX Makeup Assistant - Ken Bunprosert

On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-MartinezBoom Op - Chris Maynard


VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia

Featured Extras
Runners
Taylor Cox
Shannon Knepp
Sarah Quon
Isabella Scholss

Extras in Subway
Kim Nance
Mollie McSherry

Fans
Keisuke Akizawa
Tai Arrant
Sam Bader
James Berardo
John Branno
Joel Clark
Brady Clegg
Haley Coleman
George Efremidze
Ivy Francis
David Gerhardt
Tony Hsieh
Sarah Henzler
Peter Holt
Liz Kernion
Jenny Koreny
Karl Kwaitkowski
Laura LaMonaco
Sonia Nam
Erin O’Donnell
Francesca Reale
Marissa Ripalda
Rosalie Ripalda
Melissa Serres
Sara Simons
Alina Vergara-Hegi
Joanna Yemi


Subway Fresh Artist Filmmaker Series

Posted in Subway, Subway 2013 with tags subway, fresh artist, filmmaker series, bite night, herman, minnie on 3/1/2013 12:00:00 PM by Chris Donahue

Subway Fresh Artist Filmmaker Series

Hey, we've got three new shows coming at you from the Subway Fresh Artist Filmmaker Series! Meet the first of our student filmmakers! They're three teams of students from USC. Please learn a little about them and meet all of the people who helped make their series come to life!





Bite Night:

Magee Clegg Bio
Magee Clegg is a Director/Producer pursuing an MFA at The USC School of CinematicArts. He began his career as a filmmaker when he traveled to India to direct a documentary about rural to urban migration titled A Box with a View. Shortly after India, Magee became a Fulbright Scholar in the Philippines where he spent one year directing Filipino Rice Policy, a documentary which explores the corrupt politics surrounding rice importation in the Philippines. While living in Manila Magee also directed music videos for Filipino rock groups as well as an HIV Awareness PSA that aired nationally on MTV ASIA. Magee has screened his work in India, Philippines,Macau, and at many festivals throughout the United States including the academy awards, qualifying Chicago International Children's Film Festival. He loves to tell stories about coming of age, family, and young love. Magee is currently developing his first narrative feature film, which follows a man from the US on a journey to Philippines to meet his father for the first time. Magee is honored to be a Subway Fresh Artist and looks forward to directing more branded content in the future.

Jenny Koreny Bio
Jenny Koreny has been on the forefront of producing digital media and web content since2006. Before starting the Cinema Production MFA program at USC, Koreny produced and edited video & multimedia content for Tower Records, consulted on the development of start-up social networks, and worked as a freelance graphic designer. During her time at USC she interned for Warner Brother's Marketing Department on the campaigns for Argo, Gangster Squad, The Campaign, and The Great Gatsby. At the Sundance Institute she was one of two interns who worked for the Sundance Documentary Fund, the team of eight screens over 700 films and reviews proposal submissions from documentarians around the world. She is currently interning for the producers of the Emmy award-winning TV show Mad Men. She is currently developing a feature documentary that follows the experiences of female entrepreneurs and VC's, and is developing an application called "Flixie," a start up venture that helps users find content across streaming services.

John Berardo Bio
A native of Norman, Oklahoma. John ventured to California to begin his career as a director after winning a 2005 student Emmy for technical achievement. Before starting the Cinema Production MFA program at USC, John received a BA from UCLA in Theatre directing and playwriting with a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media. At UCLA he directed such plays as A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller’s controversial After the Fall. This summer John directed his thesis film, The Furies of War, which is to debut spring of 2013. During his time at USC, John has directed, written, and produced numerous short films and commercials for CBS, Disney,Vimeo, and MTV. He recently wrapped short films (Glass People) for David Hoberman and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and (Strings) produced by James Franco. John is currently developing a feature based on a short horror film he directed (Dembanger) which has received film festival success and won first prize in Vimeo’s Cabin in the Woods Short Horror Festival.

Episode One
CAST
Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Carla – Gabriela Lopez
Coach – Jason E Kelley
Mr. Fowler – James Sharpe
Asst Scout – Jordan Pina
Young Officer – Brock Jones
Sherriff Blake – Jack Harding
Principle Quinn – Deborah Berman
Runner #3 (Judy) – Jill Renner
Announcer Magee Clegg
Mascot – Jordan Pina

Runners:
Taylor Cox
Shannon Knepp
Sarah Quon
Isabella Scholss

Subway Patrons:
Joel Clark
Molly McSherry
Fans in the Stands
Keisuke Akizawa
Sam Bader
John Branno
Brady Clegg
Haley Coleman
George Efremidze
Ivy Francis
David Gerhardt
Tony Hsieh
Sarah Henzler
Peter Holt
Liz Kernion
Sonia Nam
Erin O’Donnell
Francesca Reale
Marissa Ripalda
Rosalie Ripalda
Melissa Serres
Sara Simons
Joanna Yemi

CREW
Producers
John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Director - Magee Clegg
Written By – John Berardo
AD - Jose Vazquez
2nd AD - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd AD - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill
Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian
Stunt Coordinator - David Thompson

Production Assistants –
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Accountant – Reba Molock
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Director of Photography - Jonathan Pope
1st AC - Ted Endres
2nd AC - Jeanna Kim
Steadycam - Brian Freesh
Gaffer- Tim Smith
BBE- Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip- Sarah Fox
BBG - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grip - Chris King & Kyle Keeland
On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Boom Op - Chris Maynard
Production Designer - Joe Haugen
Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt
Costume Designer - Kristina Fenske
Costume Asst - Brianna Quick
Costume PA - Francesca Reale
Chief Hair/Makeup - Yusuke Tateishi
Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich
Editor - Rejh Cabrera
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
Sound Designer - Zheng Jia
Mixer - Zheng Jia
Music Composer - Giona Ostinelli


EPISODE 2
CAST
Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Coach – Jason E. Kelley
Sherriff Blake – Jack Harding
Mr. Fowler – James Sharpe
Young Officer – Brock Jones
Principle Quinn – Deborah Berman
Judy #3 - – Jill Renner

Extras in the cut high school steps scene:
Reporters
Amy Jorgensen
Jenny Koreny

Cameraman:
Mario P Colli
Kyle Keeland
Tim Smith

High School Kids:
John Berardo
Kristina Fenske
Angela Ortner
Francesca Reale
Tanya Salas Platt
Lanie Siegel
Tracy Smith

Mascot:
Jose Vasquez

CREW
Producers
John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Director - Magee Clegg
Written By – John Berardo
AD - Jose Vazquez
2nd AD - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd AD - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill
Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian

Production Assistants –
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Accountant – Reba Molock
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Director of Photography - Jonathan Pope
1st AC - Ted Endres
2nd AC - Jeanna Kim
Steadycam - Brian Freesh
Gaffer- Tim Smith
BBE- Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip- Sarah Fox
BBG - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grip - Chris King & Kyle Keeland
On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Boom Op - Chris Maynard
Production Designer - Joe Haugen
Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt
Costume Designer - Kristina Fenske
Costume PA - Francesca Reale
Chief Hair/Makeup - Yusuke Tateishi
Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich
SFX Makeup – Yusuke Tateishi
SFX Makeup Asst - Ken Bunprosert
Editor - Rejh Cabrera
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
Sound Designer - Zheng Jia
Mixer - Zheng Jia
Music Composer - Giona Ostinelli

EPISODE 3
CAST
Casey – Kelly Washington
Ian – Tyler Peterson
Carla – Gabriela Lopez
Coach – Jason E. Kelley
Mr Fowler – James Sharpe
Asst Scout - Jordan Pina
Sheriff Blake – Jack Harding
Young Officer – Brock Jones
Judy #3 – Jill Renner
Mascot Jordan Pina

Runners
Taylor Cox
Shannon Knepp
Sarah Quon
Isabella Scholss

Extras in Subway
Kim Nance
Mollie McSherry

Fans
Keisuke Akizawa
Tai Arrant
Sam Bader
James Berardo
John Branno
Joel Clark
Brady Clegg
Haley Coleman
George Efremidze
Ivy Francis
David Gerhardt
Tony Hsieh
Sarah Henzler
Peter Holt
Liz Kernion
Jenny Koreny
Karl Kwaitkowski
Laura LaMonaco
Sonia Nam
Erin O’Donnell
Francesca Reale
Marissa Ripalda
Rosalie Ripalda
Melissa Serres
Sara Simons
Alina Vergara-Hegi
Joanna Yemi

CREW
Producers
John Berardo
Jenny Koreny

Director - Magee Clegg
Written By – John Berardo
AD - Jose Vazquez
2nd AD - Lanie Siegel
2nd 2nd AD - Joel Clark
Production Manager - Sam Bader
2nd Production Manager - Jane Stupp - O’Neill
Script Supervisor - Samantha Christopher
On Set Photography - Vatch Karagozian
Stunt Coordinator - David Thompson

Production Assistants –
Aaron Adkins
Tony Hsieh
Austin Kolodney
Angela Ortner
Tracy Smith
Ellis Trespalacios
Anna Zlokovic

Accountant – Reba Molock
Casting by Kevin Mockrin, CSA & Karina Walters, CSA
Director of Photography - Jonathan Pope
1st AC - Ted Endres
2nd AC - Jeanna Kim
Steadycam - Brian Freesh
Gaffer- Tim Smith
BBE- Inga Mitinyan
Key Grip- Sarah Fox
BBG - Mario P Colli
Grip/Dolly Grip - Shawn Elmore
Grip - Chris King & Kyle Keeland
On Set Sound Mixer - Zheng Jia & Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Boom Op - Chris Maynard
Production Designer - Joe Haugen
Art Director - Erin O’Donnell
Set Decorator - Tanya Salas Platt
Costume Designer - Kristina Fenske
Costume Asst - Brianna Quick
Costume PA - Francesca Reale
Chief Hair/Makeup - Yusuke Tateishi
Hair/Makeup - Cara Liedlich
SFX Makeup – Yusuke Tateishi
SFX Makeup Asst - Ken Bunprosert
Editor - Rejh Cabrera
Post Supervisor - Jordan Ledy
VFX Supervisor - Gregory Jones
DIT - Gabriel Renfro
Colorist - Jerimiah Morey
Sound Designer - Zheng Jia
Mixer - Zheng Jia
Music Composer - Giona Ostinelli







Herman:


Josh Eiserike Bio
Josh Eiserike is a writer/cartoonist living in Los Angeles. He has written for the hit HUB animated series “G.I. Joe: Renegades” and MAD Magazine. His feature script “Booty Seekers,” a teen comedy set in pirate times was named a 2012 quarter finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. He is currently finishing his MFA in film production from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in writing and producing.

Josh’s first comic book “Class of ‘99” won an Ignatz Award (the Independent Spirit Award of the comic book world). Aintitcoolnews.com called his subsequent comic, amen-behaving-badly comedy titled “Assholes,” “A damn funny book.” His first graphic novel “Anyone But Virginia,” about a superhero who returns home to plan her high school reunion (and reconnect with friends and family), is currently distributed by Alterna Comics. Josh has also produced and written various short films, including“Volcano Girl,” based on “Anyone But Virginia.” He also produced USC thesis film"The Films of Avi Krum," starring Adam Herschman ("Accepted") and Dan Rather("CBS Evening News").
Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Josh worked as a reporter in the Washington, D.C. area for the Washington City Paper, The Examiner and the News and Messenger. Josh covered everything from Congress to rock music to video arcades to comic books. His reporting and editorial cartoons received awards from various press associations and the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. He has also completed internships at Marvel Comics in New York and, in Los Angeles, at the management production company Aligned Entertainment and at Robert Zemeckis' production company ImageMovers.

Christian Contreras Bio
Christian Contreras is the director and co-writer of the Subway Fresh Artists web series, “Herman.”

Christian is originally from El Paso, TX where his love for cinema was cultivated by the rich Mexican culture of a border town community. He holds a BA in Electronic Media with a minor in Theatre Arts from the University of Texas at El Paso. In 2008, Christian won the national ‘Kennedy Center ACTF Barbizon Award for Excellence in Lighting Design’ for his work in his school’s production of Jose Rivera’s “Cloud Tectonics.”

Shortly after, Christian moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue his passion for film and lighting. He is currently finishing his MFA in Film and TV Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where he focused his studies in cinematography and discovered his love for writing and directing.

Coming off his experience on “Herman,” Christian is revisiting his craze for puppets in his graduate thesis film, “Para Ellos,” a story about two children who journey across the U.S./Mexico border in search for their father; he is co-directing “Para Ellos” along with “Herman” producer, Victoria De La Torre. Christian hopes to continue making films that focus on the stories and experiences of the Mexican-American culture while pursuing a career in family entertainment.

Victoria De La Torre Bio
Victoria De La Torre is a producer and co-writer of the SUBWAY Fresh Artists web-series ‘HERMAN’. This California native is a current MFA candidate at the USC School of Cinematic Arts Production Program. She received her BA in Communications fromCalifornia State University of San Bernardino where she had the opportunity of interning at Robert Greenwald Productions.

During her time at USC she has been a twice recipient of the Rodolfo Montes Memorial Scholarship and was also awarded the John Huston Directing Scholarship (2010-2011) for her USC film titled ‘THE DAY BEFORE’. Although Victoria aspires to write and direct she had the great fortune to discover a love for Production Design. Over the course of her USC studies she has designed and set decorated over 20 projects; including in- class exercises, music videos, advanced shorts and thesis films.

One of her best experiences by far is working on the ‘HERMAN’ SUBWAY web-series alongside her classmates and friends.

Victoria is most inspired by her family and culture and is currently working on her thesis film with ‘HERMAN’ director and co-writer Christian Contreras. She loves everything about the production process.

‘HERMAN’ - Episode #1
Herman arrives to Hollywood and lands the ‘roll’ of a lifetime.
Directed by
Christian Contreras
Written by
Christian Contreras and Victoria De La Torre
Produced by
Victoria De La Torre & Josh Eiserike

CAST:
Herman
Voice: Danny Montooth
Puppeteer: Danny Montooth

Mona
Voice: Amanda Troop
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder and Alison Mork

Carlos
Voice: Kevin Carlson
Puppeteer: Kevin Carlson

Jacob
Voice: Adam Silver
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder

Leroy
Voice: Dustin Jacobs
Puppeteer: Edwin Bayan

Cindy
Lisa Martel

Casting Director
Eric Scott Cooper

Casting Assistant
Renee Dorian

Telenovela Female
Romina Peniche

Telenovela Male
Eric Marinho

PRINCIPLE CREW:
Director of Photography
Will Jobe

Puppets by
Russ Walko

Music by
Jackson Greenberg

Production Designer
Prerna Chawla
Editor
Michael La Breche
Supervising Sound Designer
Kim Patrick
Production Sound
Ashley Maria
Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Costume Designer
Sasha Williams
Visual Effects
Burak N. Kurt
First Assistant Director
Leslie Marchand

‘HERMAN’ - Episode #2
With the help of his friends, Herman ‘butters’ up for his Hollywood debut.But does he go too far?Directed by
Christian Contreras
Written by
Christian Contreras and Victoria De La Torre
Produced by
Victoria De La Torre & Josh Eiserike
CAST:
Herman
Voice: Danny Montooth
Puppeteer: Danny Montooth
Mona
Voice: Amanda Troop
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder and Alison Mork
Carlos
Voice: Kevin Carlson
Puppeteer: Kevin Carlson
Jacob
Voice: Adam Silver
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder
Leroy
Voice: Dustin Jacobs
Puppeteer: Edwin Bayan
PRINCIPLE CREW:
Director of Photography
Will Jobe
Puppets by
Russ Walko
Music by
Jackson Greenberg
Production Designer
Prerna Chawla
Editor
Michael La Breche
Supervising Sound Designer
Kim Patrick
Production Sound
Ashley Maria
Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Costume Designer
Sasha Williams
Visual Effects
Burak N. Kurt
First Assistant Director
Leslie Marchand

‘HERMAN’ - Episode #3
With the pressures of stardom upon him, Herman ‘kneads’ to decide if Hollywood is worth the sacrifice.
Directed by
Christian Contreras
Written by
Christian Contreras and Victoria De La Torre
Produced by
Victoria De La Torre & Josh Eiserike
CAST:
Herman
Voice: Danny Montooth
Puppeteer: Danny Montooth
Mona
Voice: Amanda Troop
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder and Alison Mork
Carlos
Voice: Kevin Carlson
Puppeteer: Kevin Carlson
Jacob
Voice: Adam Silver
Puppeteer: Amber Reeder
Leroy
Voice: Dustin Jacobs
Puppeteer: Edwin Bayan
Wayne Lasso
Tim Moran
Assistant Director
Christian Edsall
Commercial Director
Scott Vance
PRINCIPLE CREW:
Director of Photography
Will Jobe
Puppets by
Russ Walko
Music by
Jackson Greenberg
Production Designer
Prerna Chawla
Editor
Michael La Breche
Supervising Sound Designer
Kim Patrick
Production Sound
Ashley Maria
Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
Costume Designer
Sasha Williams
Visual Effects
Burak N. Kurt
First Assistant Director
Leslie Marchand






Minnie:


Annabel W. Seymour Bio
Annabel was born and raised in New York City, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2009. She spent most of her time at Dartmouth performing with the improv comedy troupe, “The Dog Day Players”, and studying French poetry for her thesis in Comparative Literature. Annabel returned to New York after college to work at BreakThru Films, where she worked for Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg on their documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. In 2010, Annabel moved to Los Angeles to pursue her MFA in Film Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she has co-produced a short documentary called Bingo Night, wrote and produced a graduate thesis, The Furies of War, and wrote a comedy feature about flight attendants, entitled Layover. While at USC, she has also worked as an intern the Montecito Picture Company (Up in the Air, I Love You Man, Old School) and as a set PA on the Rob Reiner film, The Magic of Belle Isle. She currently works as a development intern at Broadway Video (SNL, 30 Rock, Portlandia), and as a PA on several web shorts for Broadway Video’s digital venture, Above Average. She will be graduating from USC in May of 2013, and hopes to pursue a career in comedy writing and development.

Patricia Pham Bio
Patricia is the youngest daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who somehow managed tosettle in Southwest Missouri. She grew up in libraries and beauty salons, fascinated withthe ideas of truth, illusion, and identity, concepts that continue to inspire her creativework today. Throughout her childhood to present-day, Patricia has remained active invarious areas of performance and storytelling including theater, dance, music,photography, journalism, and independent filmmaking. She earned her B.A. in MassCommunication from Missouri Southern State University, where, as a producer, director,and writer, she received multiple media and journalism awards at state and nationallevels. Some of her many interests include pop culture, technology, criminology, andphotographing everything she eats. She is currently pursuing her MFA in FilmProduction at the University of Southern California where she has produced a variety ofwork including dramatic and comedic shorts, documentaries, and animated films. Shehopes to continue producing work that makes you say, "Whoa."

Conor Fetting-Smith - Director / Writer - Thoroughly Melted Minnie
Conor is a graduate student at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts specializing in writing, directing and producing. His films have screened at Lincoln Center, Outfest, The Boston International Film Festival, and the United Nations Film Festival, among others. He’s the recipient of the USC Lambda Alumni Association Scholarship in Cinematic Arts, and an advanced student at The Groundlings Theater, where he performs sketch comedy and improv. Prior to USC, Conor began his film career at Miramax Films and IFP in New York City. He’s a graduate ofthe University of Pennsylvania and a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Conor will receive his MFA from USC in May 2013. He’s currently at work on his first feature screenplay Teach, and set to direct a web series this Spring called Butch & Belly Take the Rap about two gay best friends determined to become famous rap stars.

CREDITS: EPISODE 1 “Frozen”
After a dastardly trick left her frozen for 57 years, actress Minnie Mugaloo is back, fully thawed, and ready for her big break!
CAST
Minnie Mugaloo: Lizzie Redner
Durell: Barry Brewer
Katie: Aimee Lynn Chadwick
Gus: Justin Cone
William: Christopher May
Director: Conor Fetting-Smith
Writers: Conor Fetting-Smith and Annabel Seymour
Producers: Annabel Seymour and Patricia Pham
1st AD: Amanda Overton
2nd AD: Amy Reedy
2nd 2nd AD: Natalie Grover
Unit Production Manager: Tamara Shogaolu
Director of Photography: Alex Parker
1st AC: Dana Hill
Gaffer: Alejandro Martinez
Key Grip: Bryan Mendoza
Best Boy Electric: Mike Silva, Sean McDaniel
Best Boy Grip: Bryan Parry
G&E: Brigitte Bartholdi, Rachel Xu
PA: Reema Ramamurthy
Sound Mixer: Sahand Nikoukar
Boom Operator: Kristin Fione
Hair & Makeup: Denisse Avilla
Costume Designer: Silvanne Park
Costume Assistant: Samar Nattagh
Production Designer: Evelyn Ellias
Art Director: Lauren Meyer
Props Master: Adam Ruben
Script Supervisor: Alexandra Jensen
Composer: John Carey
Editor: Faroukh Virrani
Sound Editor: Sahand Nikoukar, Eric Marshall

CREDITS: EPISODE 2 “Thawed”
While the American Frozen Corn Company desperately searches for Minnie Mugaloo, she trains for the upcoming talent show with the help of her new Subway friends.
Minnie Mugaloo: Lizzie Redner
Durell: Barry Brewer
Katie: Aimee Lynn Chadwick
Gus: Justin Cone
William: Christopher May
Margarita: Cyrina Fiallo
Bernard: Victor Campos
Director: Conor Fetting-Smith
Writers: Conor Fetting-Smith and Annabel Seymour
Producers: Annabel Seymour and Patricia Pham
1st AD: Amanda Overton
2nd AD: Amy Reedy
2nd 2nd AD: Natalie Grover
Unit Production Manager: Tamara Shogaolu
Director of Photography: Alex Parker
1st AC: Dana Hill
Gaffer: Alejandro Martinez
Key Grip: Bryan Mendoza
Best Boy Electric: Mike Silva, Sean McDaniel
Best Boy Grip: Bryan Parry
G&E: Brigitte Bartholdi, Rachel Xu
PA: Reema Ramamurthy
Sound Mixer: Sahand Nikoukar
Boom Operator: Kristin Fione
Hair & Makeup: Denisse Avilla
Costume Designer: Silvanne Park
Costume Assistant: Samar Nattagh
Production Designer: Evelyn Ellias
Art Director: Lauren Meyer
Props Master: Adam Ruben
Script Supervisor: Alexandra Jensen
Composer: John Carey
Editor: Faroukh Virrani
Sound Editor: Sahand Nikoukar, Eric Marshall

CREDITS: EPISODE 3 “Fresh!”
Minnie Mugaloo hopes to catch her next big break at the Shooting Stars talent show, but will the American Frozen Corn Company foil her plans?
Minnie Mugaloo: Lizzie Redner
Durell: Barry Brewer
Katie: Aimee Lynn Chadwick
Gus: Justin Cone
Margarita: Cyrina Fiallo
Bernard: Victor Campos
Jamie (didgeridoo player): Desi Stein
Scott (belly dancer): Travis Hammer?Madame Monqueef: Jimmy Fowlie
Drama Teacher: Jason Boegh
Bonnie: Bonnie Shipston
Francine: Carol Mack
Chester Pindergrass: Stewart Skelton
Director: Conor Fetting-Smith
Writers: Conor Fetting-Smith and Annabel Seymour
Producers: Annabel Seymour and Patricia Pham
1st AD: Amanda Overton
2nd AD: Amy Reedy
2nd 2nd AD: Natalie Grover
Unit Production Manager: Tamara Shogaolu
Director of Photography: Alex Parker
1st AC: Zack Haskell
2nd AC: Dana Hill
Gaffer: Alejandro Martinez
Key Grip: Bryan Mendoza
Best Boy Electric: Mike Silva, Sean McDaniel
G&E: Brigitte Bartholdi, Rachel Xu, Diana Chao, Bryan Parry
PA: Reema Ramamurthy
Sound Mixer: Sahand Nikoukar
Boom Operator: Kristin Fione
Hair & Makeup: Denisse Avilla
Costume Designer: Silvanne Park
Costume Assistant: Samar Nattagh
Production Designer: Evelyn Ellias
Art Director: Lauren Meyer
Props Master: Adam Ruben
Script Supervisor: Alexandra Jensen
Stunt Coordinator: Dustin Courtney
Choreographer: Jimmie Fowlie
Composer: John Carey
Editor: Faroukh Virrani
Sound Editor: Sahand Nikoukar, Eric Marshall


Two New My Damn Channel Originals in Production



“The Mark Malkoff Challenge” and “Life: A Gamer’s Guide” in Production for MSN Entertainment

The next 2 My Damn Channel original comedy series are now in production in New York City and we can’t wait to share them with you!

“The Mark Malkoff Challenge” and “Life: A Gamer’s Guide” have been picked up straight to series with 13 episodes of each ordered by our new partners at MSN. Both series will premiere on MSN Entertainment and will also be available on the My Damn Channel Comedy Network .

Here’s what you need to know:

· He’s raced a New York City bus while riding a Big Wheel, he watched 252 films on Netflix in one month… so what will Mark Malkoff do next? “The Mark Malkoff Challenge” puts this comedian/filmmaker to the test to find out if he can overcome the odds and accomplish unusual feats of bravery on the streets of New York City. “The Mark Malkoff Challenge” will premiere next month on MSN Entertainment’s Comedy and Downtime channels, starring and written by Malkoff, executive produced for MSN by Smita Shukla and produced for My Damn Channel by Dean Peterson.

· “Life: A Gamer’s Guide” features Brian and Mike, good friends and professional gamers who show their audience how gaming techniques can apply to everyday life. Coming from our Hell’s Kitchen studio, it will premiere next month on MSN Entertainment’s Comedy and Nerdcore channels. Executive producers are MSN’s Jeff Purcell and My Damn Channel’s Melissa Schneider. Also for My Damn Channel, Julia Hoff is producer, and Nate Bennett is writer/producer.

Here is what our Founder/CEO Rob Barnett has to say about today’s big news:

“While My Damn Channel Comedy Network continues to acquire and produce original series, we’re expanding our list of premium partners by announcing our new deal with Microsoft that will include licensing My Damn Channel originals to MSN and the production of new, original comedy. The MSN executive team gave us the green light—twice—with full season orders on two original series to start our partnership, and we’re excited to bring our brand of professionally-created laughter to a whole new audience.”

We’ll have more info soon—including exact premiere dates!—so stay tuned!


What's Next... At Least Until 8/17 - UPDATED



What To Look For On My Damn Channel In The Next Few Weeks:

8/6
McMayhem "Spoon"
Matt McManus runs around Los Angeles "spooning" strangers.

Answerly, "Hayley Answers"
Hayley Hoover doles out helpful hints to college (and college-bound) students.



8/7
My Damn Channel LIVE, Olympics; Special Guests: Broad City
Beth continues paying homage to the Olympics as part of the YouTube project, "Creators Invade London," with help from Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobsen of the web series, "Broad City."

Coffey Chat
Look for the latest episode from our newest vlogger, Shannon Coffey. New episodes every Tuesday!



8/8
Status Kill, "The Mad Tagger"
Do you hate being tagged in pictures without your permission? Turns out the man behind all of the senseless tagging may be a mad genius that special agent Denton Sparks must take down.

Save The Supers, "One-Shot: Panthera"
We take a closer look at the catwoman-like supervillain played by Felicia Day.

My Damn Channel LIVE, Special Guest: Ayinde Howell
Ayinde Howell, star of the My Damn Channel original web series Status Kill, joins Beth in the studio.



8/9
You Suck At Photoshop, Volume #28: Text on a Path
"Cage Matches, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and a Family Reunion"
Ready to meet his destiny, Donnie challenges Ricky to a cage match at the upcoming Mixed Martial Arts super event in Covington, KY. Ricky accepts and Donnie decides he needs to "badass" himself into shape with a new tattoo. Consulting his fans, he arrives at a new moniker and uses text on a path to prepare the art for the inkery. That is, until, he's me with an unexpected Skype call from his nemesis's spawn.


8/10
The Tweekly News, Episode #10, SEASON FINALE
Randy and Jason Sklar navigate the week's Twitter trends and pop culture stories. In partnership with EX®, a free online quit smoking program. Outtakes and bloopers can be seen on BecomeAnEx.org/Sklar.



8/13
Product Displacement, "Big Anthony's Pizza," SEASON FINALE
The final fauxmercial from the crew at Captain Hippo.



8/15
Save The Supers, Episode 4, Title TBD
A hit at Comic-Con, the newest series from Sandeep Parikh continues its look at a group of financially-strapped superheroes through a mockumentary lens.

Answerly, "Ask Joe"
Joseph Birdsong gives SFW relationship and sex advice.



8/16
You Suck At Photoshop, #29
It's the penultimate episode of the season... is Donnie's life starting to make sense? And have any of us learned to master Photoshop?



8/17
Answerly, "Kristina Answers"
Kristina Horner revels in her nerdiness with game reviews, movie reviews, and tips for how to feel less awkward.



Don’t forget
, we also have new episodes of My Damn Channel LIVE every Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. ET, new vlogs from Daily Grace every day, and new episodes of our how-to/advice series Answerly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.


MY DAMN CHANNEL -- My 5th Birthday Love Letter

Posted in My Damn Channel with tags My Damn Channel, 5th Birthday, Rob Barnett, 20120731, MyDamnChannel anniversary on 7/31/2012 8:25:14 AM by Rob Barnett



I'm sharing a love letter with you on the 5th Birthday of www.MyDamnChannel.com.

I'm flying home from the 30th Birthday of "Just for Laughs" in Montreal -- the annual, best family reunion in comedy. I've just spent 4 daze and nights with many of the world's best comic minds -- and I'm heading into our birthday re-inspired to keep giving you more.

Everything everyone said about being an entrepreneur has turned out to be true. It's been much more rewarding to not work inside the old corporate monoliths of my past: MTV, VH1, CBS. But I'd never be here without remembering everything I learned there. It's been much harder work to create and run my own business -- the hours are endless -- the pressure to win for everyone who believes in us and works with us is a weight I've tried to carry with honor every day since leaving people like Mr. Moonves, Mr. Redstone, and their worlds 6 years ago.

We launched My Damn Channel July 31. 2007 to create a new destination for comedy fans and a new home for talent to get the freedom, money, production, distribution and promotion they deserve. Don Was still runs our music channel too. YouTube changed the world. Technology empowered every single content creator to finally get the equipment and distribution we needed to get our art seen by the masses without having to break down the walls of major television networks.

Most new companies never make it 5 years. We made it. Thank you for being part of this family and for supporting our simple mathematical premise: The Best Talent + The Best Original Entertainment = Big Audiences + Big Business.

From our first minute, we trusted smart artists to create their best work. We trusted smart fans to discern the difference between schlock and great video worthy of your views, likes, comments, and shares. This entire dream evaporates without you.

Smart advertisers trust us to deliver excellent talent, creative, production, distribution and promotion alongside every marketing dollar they spend to reach millions in a whole new way.

Our backers trust us never to raise too much or spend too much. They trust us to win big. Those backers include saints we love and many of our closest friends and family members.

To every artist, fan, advertiser, backer and business partner that's been with us since 2007 - thank you for believing and thank you for building the future of entertainment.

My Damn Channel would never have made it to our 5th birthday -- we'd never have even launched without WARREN CHAO. He's my Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, and the man who proves every single day that he's the most dedicated, brilliant, multi-talented executive in media. When I hatched the My Damn Channel idea in 2006, I went looking for the one person who could embody most of the things I was missing to take this dream from inception to glory. Warren is a Harvard graduate, a lawyer, a venture capitalist, a technologist, a business development executive and the only man in the world I'd trust to manage the math and the money. I want to thank Warren and his family for their trust as we all work every day to turn that trust into success.

Every artist who's ever had a video on My Damn Channel shares our belief that show business is best when TALENT is in charge. We vow to continue to put as many of you in charge of your art as we possibly can. We vow to continue to share your art with as many humans as possible. And yes...we vow to continue to share the cash.

Every person who's ever worked inside My Damn Channel has brought their energy, spirit, sweat, brain and backbone to help build an idea and a business that's grown gradually and consistently bigger every year. We worked together to try to avoid most of the mistakes of the first Internet bubble more than a decade ago. We worked tirelessly to outlast dozens of companies who raised countless millions to try to get this right. We worked together passionately to bring us onto the same stage as much deeper-pocketed, excellent pals like Funny or Die and College Humor. If you're on our team right now, you know that 2012 is the inflection point. This is the year when premium original content became the Queen and King at the prom. This is the year when our phones started ringing off the hook. This is the year we launched My Damn Channel LIVE every weekday afternoon with YouTube. This is the time when the great work you've done begins to reap more of the rewards you've earned.

Thank YOU again for every minute you've helped everyone at My Damn Channel.

Please share our link: www.MyDamnChannel.com

Please subscribe here: www.YouTube.com/MyDamnChannel

Please continue to let me know what you think of all that's good/bad/ugly -- and how we can work together.

Great art is usually reliant on breaking the rules. I apologize for breaking the rule to "keep it short" - but I couldn't let this 5th birthday go by without one final story:

My wife and I have twins who will also soon turn "5." My youngest daughter nearly broke my heart when she asked today why I couldn't have a job that got me home at 3 o'clock in the afternoon every day. She once asked me why I couldn't be a mailman - since he seemed to have to only work in the morning. The hours we all put into a career can be ridiculous and wrong. Jessie: I hope you find this one day and know that this was the night when your Dad started getting so good at his job making videos that he was home more with you and your sister and your brother and your most beautiful and loving mother.

Respect and Love,
Rob

(This note appeared originally on Rob Barnett's Facebook Page, 7/31/12)


Status Kill Season Premiere



Today is the day! The season premiere of Status Kill from our very own Jesse Cowell. I could not be more excited. How about you guys? How excited are you? Are you excited enough to invite all your friends to the Facebook event I Hate Invites? Funny... right? Because it's an invite to watch a show about hating invites. Come on you guys… be that excited!

Denton Sparks is back and ready for action. He would never let any silly social media get in his way. He's way too professional to be wasting his time on silly social media sites… I'm kidding you guys, this series is ALL ABOUT the time we waste on silly social media sites. Wait, have you not seen the first season? Second question, what is wrong with you? GO WATCH IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Status Kill is one of the more than 30 new original series we are creating for you in 2012. Season Two premiered during today's episode of My Damn Channel LIVE which you can watch here.

If you missed the premiere today during My Damn Channel LIVE then we can't be friends anymore. Don't cry. Come on, stop it. Fine we can still be friends but you have to do one thing for me. Watch Status Kill, share Status Kill, tell everyone you know about Status Kill (ok, so maybe that's three things). We cool internet? Alright cool, just don't fuck up again. Tweet @Jeskid and let him know what you think and watch for me @MrChrisDonahue in a tiny, small nonspeaking part in future episodes.


What's Next... at least until 8/3/12 (UPDATED)



What To Look For On My Damn Channel In The Next Few Weeks:

7/23
Product Displacement "Smith and Flowers"
A brand-new fauxmercial courtesy of the folks at NYC-based studio Captain Hippo.



7/24
My Damn Channel LIVE, Special Guest: Wheezy Waiter
He's a popular YouTuber and the head of our YouTube Creators' Olympic Team. YouTubers "Invade London!"

Coffey Chat
Look for the latest episode from our newest vlogger, Shannon Coffey. New episodes every Tuesday!



7/25
Status Kill, Season Two Premiere, "I Hate Invites"
The covert operative (Ayinde Howell) returns, and is STILL inundated by social media requests while he's trying to work.

My Damn Channel LIVE, Special Guest: Gilbert Gottfried
There will be another original segment of "Gilbert Gets It" then Gilbert will stick around for the entire show to answer questions the audience tweets during the show using the hashtag #MyDamnChannelLIVE.



7/26
Linked Out, "140 or Less"
Another episode of gentle (or not so gentle) social media satire from the comedy troupe Junior Varsity.

You Suck At Photoshop, #27
The Webby award-winning web series returned this year after a long hiatus. So far this season, protagonist Donnie Hoyle has been in the Himalayas, on a speeding train, and in an Egyptian tomb. Yet he's still had wiFi access to continue giving us Photoshop lessons. Hmm...



7/27
The Tweekly News, Episode #8
Randy and Jason Sklar navigate the week's Twitter trends and pop culture stories. In partnership with EX®, a free online quit smoking program. Outtakes and bloopers can be seen on BecomeAnEx.org/Sklar.


7/30
Product Displacement, "Muntson"
A fauxmercial from Captain Hippo for the DVD box set of the longest-running TV show you've never watched and never knew existed!


7/31 - Happy 5th Anniversary to My Damn Channel!
My Damn Channel LIVE, Special Guest: Pete & Pete
Members of the cult hit kids TV show from the '90s will join host Beth Hoyt for Olympic-themed segments.

Sorry, guys! Pete & Pete had to reschedule for a later date!


8/1
Save The Supers, "Issue #3: The Superforce vs. Cat - astrophe"
A hit at Comic-Con, the newest series from Sandeep Parikh continues its look at a group of financially-strapped superheroes through a mockumentary lens. This episode features Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible) as the Catwoman-like villain, "Panthera."



8/2
McMayhem, "Candy"
Matt McManus runs around the streets of LA making strangers uncomfortable, but in the most charming way possible!

You Suck At Photoshop, #28
Donnie has more Photoshop tips... he's even starting to use CS6! (Sorry if that's too nerdy.)



8/3
The Tweekly News, Episode #9
Follow @SklarBrothers and @TheTweeklyNews!

My Damn Channel LIVE, Special Guests: Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero from the cult hit movie, The Room.
"You're tearing me apart, LISA!"


Don’t forget
, we also have new episodes of My Damn Channel LIVE every Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. ET, new vlogs from Daily Grace every day, and new episodes of our how-to/advice series Answerly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.


Meet "Save The Supers"





We're so proud to premiere Save The Supers the latest series from internet web series superstar Sandeep Parikh, co-star of The Guild and creator/writer/director of The Legend Of Neil.

In Save The Supers, Sandeep stars as "Merman," the leader of a group of superheroes whose superpowers can't shield them from the effects of an economic downturn.

The series will feature guest appearances from Felicia Day, Seth Green and Fiona Gubelmann!

Save The Supers is one of the more than 30 new original comedy series we are creating for you in 2012. Episode one premiered during today's episode of My Damn Channel LIVE which you can watch here.

Here are the full credits for "Issue 1: The Superforce vs. The Bottom Line">:


CAST
The Super Force
Night Knight: Max Bird-Ridnell
Fleet Foot: Jordan Black
World Man: Mickey Hawtrey
Elementra: Mandell Maughan
Merman: Sandeep Parikh
Morphman: As Himself


Jokester: Zack Ward
Tay Zonday: As Himself
Reporter: Brooke Seguin
Interviewer: Ben Benjamin



EXTRAS
Bank Extras Dallas Bloom, Jennifer Chauvin, Emmanuel Lagumbay, Anne Lamsa, Austin Patrick, Jennifer Ramirez, Kevin Rusley, Caitlin Teasdale, Anthony Thompson, Daniel Weinell, Pat Weinell



CREW
Director/Exec Prod: Sandeep Parikh
Executive Producers: Rob Barnett, Warren Chao, Jesse Cowell
Executive Producers: Steven Dengler, Greg Aronowitz
Written By: Ben Benjamin & Sandeep Parikh
Producer: Jeff Winkler
Line Producer: Kimberley Browning
Co-Producer & Story Consultant: Josie Kavadoy
Associate Producer: Ben Benjamin
DP/Co-Director: Bry Thomas Sanders
Casting: Helen Geier


1st AD
: Tyler Stratton
2nd AD: Jared Scott Mercier
2nd 2nd AD: Brian Kameoka
Key Set PA: Sam Schweikert
PA: Dave Beaudrie, A. Steen, Chris "Romulus" Winn
PA/Driver: Dave "Mack" MacKenzie


Script Supervisor: Sandy Fleck
Camera Op: John Schmidt, Paul Wojciak, John Beattie
1st AC: Mike Nelson
1st AC: Dave Desio
DIT: Zach Charney Cohen
EPK/Set Photographers: Lan & Vu Bui


Gaffer: Chris Walters
Best Boy Electric: Jason Klinger, Matt Fore
Electric Intern: Christopher Boulos
Key Grip: Brian Taylor
Best Boy Grip: Sarah Shulte, Tim Hogle
Grip Intern: Keiko Saito


Sound Mixer
: Leonardo Nasca
Boom Op: Saif Parker, James McCormick


Production Designer: Greg Aronowitz
Art Director: "Red 5" Schripsema
Assistant Art Director: Keri Palmetto
Art Department Coordinator: Sloane Grace
Graphic Design & Titles: Josie Kavadoy
Storyboard Artist:Zack Finfrock
Set Construction: Zachary Helmer,Jason Klinger, Shawn Strider, Louie Lambie, James O'Conner, Will Robertson

Set painters
: Christina Holleran, Danielle Bonadona

Prop Builders: Mazin Dajani,Anthony Thompson, Jennifer Chauvin
Costume Designer: Greg Aronowitz
Costumers: Mari Mukai & Samantha Silver

Seamstress: Ginny McQueen, Laura Hoover, Ruby Leigh Young, Ashphord Jacoway

Makeup Coordinator: Jenn Rose
Key Makeup Artist: Sonia Carbrera
Key Makeup Effects: ArtistJo Hollard
SFX Makeup Assistant: Johnny Leftwich


Stunt Consultant: Thom Williams
Stunt Coordinator: Marque Ohmes
Stunts: Marque Ohmes & Samuel Jaye Paul

Craft Services: Ariana Del Rio
Catering Provided by Brad Detanna

Editor: Scott Turner
Original Music by Elon Arbiture
Post Production Sound Design & Mix: William McGuigan
Assistant Editor: Melanie Tomlin
Visual Effects: Mazin Dajani, Sevan Najarian & Lincoln Smith
Opening Credits Designed by Joseph DiLeonardo
Animator: Scott Gordon
Colorist: Brian Barrow


Payroll Services Provided By: ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services
Payroll Coordinator: Justin Gourlay
Producion Supplies: Atomic Production Supplies


Special Thanks
Nick Quackenbos
Ruby Simpson
Carla Lowry
City of Claremont, CA
Gabe Uhr
Todd Roy
HD Films
Zach Carroll
David Taghioff
Corey Moss
Laxmi Niwas


How Many Netflix Movies Can Mark Malkoff Watch?


How many movies can one man watch in one month?

Who hasn't had the fantasy: "I'm going to stay home and watch movies all day. I'm going to catch up on the classics, see all those movies that I never had time to see, hell... I'll maybe I'll even watch a couple of those romantic comedies that my wife is always trying to make me enjoy... just because I CAN. I have Netflix streaming and I have access to a million movies 24 hours a day. WHY CAN'T I JUST STAY HOME AND WATCH MOVIES?"

Verbatim, right? Now you're all, "Get out of my head, My Damn Channel!"

Too late. We're just gonna dig in deeper because Mark Malkoff lived out your Netflix streaming movie watching fantasy and filmed it for us.

For "Netflix Challenge," Mark wanted to see exactly how many movies he could watch for $7.99 per month. Turns out, it's 252.

Before you say, "252? Well that sounds easy as sh*t," think about this: Mark gained 6 pounds by barely moving all month. When he did move, he still had to watch movies on his iPhone and iPad. He started doing bad Jack Nicholson impressions.

Of course, the good parts of this whole thing are that both Andrew McCarthy and Jason London decided to provide him with live commentary of the movies St. Elmo's Fire and Dazed and Confused, respectively.

Make sure you watch the video to see how Mark took movie suggestions from people on Twitter, Facebook -- even Mashable commenters.  Watch it to see Andrew McCarthy cart Mark around in a red wagon. And watch it to see how Mark got through all of these movies (yes, he even devoted an entire day to Razzie winners):

#1. The Graduate
#2. Chinatown
#3. Bonnie and Clyde
#4. A Clockwork Orange
#5. Paper Moon
#6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
#7. Harold and Maude
#8. Marathon Man
#9. Being John Malkovich
#10. Reservoir Dogs
#11. Swingers
#12. Trainspotting
#13. Clerks
#14. Girl, Interrupted
#15. The Grifters
#16. Sliding Doors
#17. Reality Bites
#18. Office Space
#19. The Big Lebowski
#20. Ghostbusters
#21. Dumb and Dumber
#22. Airplane
#23. The Producers
#24. This is Spinal Tap
#25. Arthur
#26. Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
#27. Client 9: Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer
#28. Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
#29. Page One: Inside the New York Times
#30. Waiting for Superman
#31. American: The Bill Hicks Story
#32. Classic Albums: U2: The Joshua Tree
#33. The Way We Get By
#34. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
#35. St. Elmo’s Fire
#36. Dirty Dancing
#37. The Lost Boys
#38. Dream a Little Dream
#39. License to Drive
#40. Girls Just Want to Have Fun
#41. Heathers
#42. Weird Science
#43. Duck Soup
#44. A Night in Casablanca
#45. Love Happy
#46. Steamboat Bill, Jr.
#47. College
#48. The Navigator
#49. Seven Chances
#50. Sherlock Jr.
#51. Go West
#52. Our Hospitality
#54. Rocky
#55. Hoosiers
#56. The Hustler
#57. The Longest Yard (original)
#58. The Cutting Edge
#59. Senna
#60. Fever Pitch (original)
#61. The Terminator                    
#62. Die Hard 2                             
#63. Lethal Weapon                        
#64. 13 Assassins                               
#65. Enter the Dragon                        
#66. The Expendables                   
#67. Dillinger                     
#68. Dirty Harry
#69. Donnie Darko
#70. Tiny Furniture
#71. Wet Hot American Summer
#72. World’s Greatest Dad
#73. Punch-Drunk Love
#74. Broken Flowers
#75. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
#76. Winter’s Bone
#77. Insidious
#78. An American Werewolf in London
#79. Paranormal Activity 2
#80. Creature from the Black Lagoon
#81. Saw: The Final Chapter
#82. House on Haunted Hill
#83. Dracula
#84. Audition
#85. Scream 2
#86. Being Elmo
#87. Helvetica
#88. Dazed and Confused
#89. Bill Cunningham New York
#90. This Film is Not Yet Rated
#91. Dear Zachary
#92. Man on a Wire
#93. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
#94. Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
#95. Dive
#96. Gigli
#97. Battlefield Earth
#98. Xanadu
#99. Cop and a Half
#100. Indecent Proposal
#101. The Last Airbender
#102. Rocky 4
#103. Spy Kids
#104. Cheaper by the Dozen
#105. Fred: The Movie
#106. Dr. Dolittle
#107. Dark Crystal
#108. Babe: Pig in the City
#109. Rango
#110. Labyrinth
#111. True Grit (original)
#112. True Grit (remake)
#113. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
#114. Dead Man
#115. Shane
#116. Two Mules for Sister Sara
#117. The Warrior’s Way
#118. High School Musical
#119. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
#120. Sense and Sensibility
#121. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family
#122. Iron Man 2
#123. The Phantom
#124. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
#125. Planet of the Apes
#126. They Live
#127. RoboCop
#128. Serenity
#129. Starship Troopers
#130. Dreamscape
#131. The Final Countdown
#132. 1984
#133. Little Shop of Horrors (original)
#134. Annie
#135. Gypsy
#136. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
#137. Love Me Tender
#138. Camp
#139. Bikini Beach
#140. There’s No Business Like Show Business
#141. Troll 2
#142. Cool as Ice
#143. Birdemic: Shock and Terror
#144. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
#145. Titanic 2
#146. Ed
#147. Best Worst Movie
#148. Shark Attack 3: Megalondon
#149. The Thing with Two Heads
#150. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#151. Oldboy                        
#152. Exit Through the Gift Shop
#153. Brick                                                       
#154. Good Will Hunting
#155. Trollhunter                   
#156. Malice in Wonderland                    
#157. 21 Grams                         
#158. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
#159. Network
#160. Edward Scissorhands
#161. Top Gun
#162. Time Bandits
#163. The Red Balloon
#164. The Wiz
#165. The Karate Kid#
#166. Swimming with Sharks
#167. The People vs. George Lucas
#168. Thirst
#169. Return of the Pink Panther
#170. Buck
#171. The Landlord
#172. One Bright Shinning Moment
#173. The Paper Chase
#174. Reel injun
#175. Tales from the Script
#176. Murder!
#177. Dail M for Murder
#178. The Lady Vanishes
#179. The Manxman
#180. Young and Innocent
#181. Number 17
#182. The Man Who Knew Too Much
#183. The Stranger
#184. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
#185. The Seven Year Itch
#186. The King and Four Queens
#187. The Lady Eve
#188. How to Steal a Million
#189. Anastasia
#190. Father’s Little Dividend
#191. The Raven
#192. Serpico
#193. Smoke Signals
#194. Passion of the Christ
#195. Whale Rider
#196. The Lincoln Lawyers
#197. 8 ½
#198. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
#199. The Outsider
#200. Submarine
#201. Ballerina
#202. The Trip
#203. Gosford Park
#204. Groundhog Day
#205. Me and Orson Welles
#206. The Double
#207. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
#208. WWE’s Rivalries: Michaels vs Hart
#209. The Rise & Fall of WCW
#210. The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
#211.  The Epic Journey of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
#212. Bobby Heenan
#213. Ricky Steamboat: Life Story of the Dragon
#214. Card Subjec to to Change
#215. The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
#216. Champion
#217. The Man Who Wasn’t There
#218. The Gold Rush
#219. Bad Company
#220. Rubber
#221. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
#222.  Bob Dylan: Never Ending Tour Diaries
#223.  Biggie & Tupac
#224.  Ginger Baker in Africa
#225. Moog
#226. Heavy Metal in Baghdad
#227. Kurt Cobain: About a Son
#228. The Art of 16 Bars
#229. The Invisible Man                
#230. The Wolf Man                        
#231. The Mummy’s Curse  
#232. Something to Cheer About
#233. The Invention of Dr. Nakamats
#234. She Done Him Wrong                  
#235. Laurel & Hardy: Flying Deuces          
#236. The Battleship of Potemkin       
#237. The Hornets Nest                 
#238. So This is New York             
#239. It   
#240. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
#241. Dance with Me Henry
#242. Nothing Sacred
#243. Pulling John
#244. food Matters
#245. Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
#246. I Need That Record
#247. Road to the Big Leagues
#248. To Live and Ride in LA
#249. Almost Elvis
#250. Dog Day Afternoon
#251.  Into the Abyss
#252. Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade

For Mark's "Netflix Challenge" diary, visit his blog at MarkMalkoff.com.




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