Day by Day in L.A.

DID WE MAKE THEM OR BREAK THEM?

Jonathan Glickman, President of Spyglass Entertainment, joined the list of high-profile Hollywood executives who met with Curry students. Glickman spent about an hour and a half with the group. He provided his perspective on the entire producing process. Since the Curry students were in the range of the Spyglass movie demographic, Glickman turned the tables and solicited their opinions as an informal focus group , asking questions about movie stars, upcoming plots, what's hot, what's not, who's in, who's out.

the country involved in the cutting-edge virtual set technology. Mark, who coordinates use of the facility by clients such as MTV, ESPN and Comedy Central, encouraged the students in the class considering a career on the West Coast to come out and do an internship with him.

According to Jim set Back Row: Jerry Gibbs, John Wolk'92, Larry Joe Campbell (Andy), Sarah MaJidy, Jim Belushi, Molly Bergeron, Kerri McGovern, Lindsey Brown, Christopher Rice, Jessica Thorpe, Matthew Dagianis, Karen Mitzcavitch Front Row: Timothy McGurk, Tyler Procko, Brian Deverell

Day Six
Friday, January 14

WHO'S THAT MAN IN FRONT OF THE GREEN SCREEN?

That's Curry alum Mark Biase '83, VP of Operations for The Production Group Studios, a full service video production facility, one of the few in

IS THERE A DOCTOR ON THE SET?

Students learned that the set of the sitcom Scrubs is more than just a set but an actual hospital purchased just for the show's production. Students watched scenes being filmed by a single camera, unlike most sitcoms which are typically multi-camera productions.

ACCORDING TO JERRY...

The week concluded with another terrific visit to ABC hosted by John Wolk '92, this time for the taping of an episode of According to Jim, starring Jim Belushi.

"Jim Belushi is one of the nicest peo - ple we met on our trip," says Gibbs. "He was terrific with the students. After the taping concluded, Jim took the students on a personal tour of the set. He gave them great career advice, emphasizing the importance of their college education and what a great opportunity it was for them to hav e a week behind the scenes in Hollywood."

The Curry class was then invited to the post-production party. Director Mark Cendrowski explained how he got to where he is now and the cast signed copies of that episode's script for each of the students.

Mark Biase '83, Vice President of Operations at The Production Group, explains virtual set technology as used in the movie I-Robot