Over the summer, I became pretty busy with my new job at Universal Studios Hollywood. That has been a great new experience, although the hectic schedule has kept me from being able to do as many standalone projects as I used to. However, I've still found time to volunteer with the Don't Tell My Mother show, which I mentioned here back in August.
Our latest show for September was a huge deal, primarily because Pivot TV was endorsing it and filming it for one of their new segments featuring live comedy shows. This partnership was great news for DTMM because it meant publicity and distribution for the show. I worked as part of the creative team, and we decided to pull out all of the stops for this big event. First, we secured the new venue of Busby's East to accommodate for the always-growing crowd. Then we made sure all our technical specs were good to go and ready for a live performance.
As part of a special project, show creator Nikki Levy asked my friend David Bornstein and I to create a pre-show reel that fit the "Back to School" theme of our September show. We got straight to work using clips from well-known television and film that related to school and adolescence, and edited these clips using Adobe Premiere Pro. It was a lot of fun to create, and was a big hit during the live performance. Here's a link to our Don't Tell My Mother "Back to School" Pre-Show , including the Pivot TV Promotional reel. Keep in mind that this played during pre-show seating, and therefore house music played over the video content (which is why the clips are silent.)
The show itself went off spectacularly; we filled the house and famous performers such as Joanna Kerns from Growing Pains and Jen Kober from The Mindy Project had the crowd in tears of laughter with their hilarious stories. Pivot TV was likewise able to promote their show of Please Like Me by showing a trailer for it and handing out a large amount of cool swag, such as t-shirts, stickers, and buttons.
Definitely check out Pivot TV, and keep an eye out for the next DTMM show coming soon to an LA venue near you (if you're in LA).
