Adventures and Work

The first episode of Adventures is online, the first book from Pennelson Publishing is online and I've realized that the company may have bitten off more than it can chew. Construction has started at the Pahala Shore studio and scripts are being sent out to the cast soon. Filming begins the last week of July so we can start airing episodes in August for the next season. I've signed up to work with the second season of Make Me a Model and apparently I've become addicted to to-do-lists.

To Do List:
Adventures
-get the editing crew to finish the first episode so we can ship it to the network-ASAP!!!
-film more episodes

Pahala Shore
-finalize scripts
-get wardrobe
-build sets
-start filming for August

A.Pentragnani
-designers must finish Tatiana Garris's gown for August
-start the new underwear line: edit-wait until MMAM2
-start outerwear line: edit-wait until MMAM2

The Gloria Show
-contact a celebrity for interview for July episode
-resend contacts for the other planned episodes July/August

Pennelson Publishing
-publish the new book for July
-get online verison of book ready
-create book objects for past publications for August

MMAM

MMAM finally aired the episode with the A.Pentragnani wedding gowns-I must say, the models left have a lot of talent. I can't say too much more about what I think about them due to copyright issues with the show :

I'm determined to crank out an episode of Adventures. I have one taped, but there is still the issue of will I film the prequel first...hmm, probably not, now it's coming down to the wire and I need to have something on the airwaves or else the advertisers won't give up thier dollars.

The Gloria Show is in need of another episode as well, the crew has contacted several sims, but we only have partial committments for some and for others we need thier flights so we can begin filming. Perhaps we'll just do a random celebrity interview...hmmm, I'll send out some feelers.

Pennelson Publishing will have a book out by July, we're waiting on another submission and we're still working with the Grey estate to purchase her memoirs that she wrote before her death.

To Do List:
Adventures
-get the editing crew to finish the first episode so we can ship it to the network-ASAP!!!
-film more episodes

Pahala Shore
-finalize scripts
-get wardrobe
-build sets
-start filming for August

A.Pentragnani
-finish Tatiana Garris's gown for August
-start the new underwear line
-photo shoot for underwear line-September
-start outerwear line for winter
-photo shoot for outerwear line-October

The Gloria Show
-contact a celebrity for interview for July episode
-resend contacts for the other planned episodes July/August

Pennelson Publishing
-publish the new book for July
-get online verison of book ready
-create book objects for past publications for August

Adventures

I had a brainstorm, now the Adventures will be a trilogy: Adventures of a Bridesmaid will aire first, but that means a complete script rewrite. Thankfully we won't need too many more actors, only one male in fact. I will have my assistant email the cast with revised contracts.

Behind/Above

Behind schedule, above budget. That's how AoB is looking. We filmed the first episode, but editing is taking forever and we need to find a host. Looks like the summer mini-series won't quite be a summer mini-series. I suppose it's not too bad if it aires this fall.

Pennelson Publishing is doing well, getting ready to release an autobiography and trying to cut a contract for the Starr Grey memoirs.

The Gloria Show will aire this month, hopefully we can get an AoB episode this month, or at least next month.

Hiatus

Pahala Shore's finale aired this week. We're going to start shipping episodes of Adventures of a Bride soon. The number of episodes may vary, but we'll see. My tech team is looking into changing host sites for Pahala Shore and the AoB. I've been tired lately, perhaps I need some good gossip.

Completion

The last episode of Pahala Shore is edited and we're shipping it to the network today. We filmed the first episode of Adventures and that needs editing as well. The filming is going differently from the way I planned, but I think it's better this way. We moved a scene from the first epiosde to the second episode and we changed some of the character personalities. We had to break for some wardrobe deliveries and then we'll start filming the second episode soon.

My trip to Italia was nice, a bit busier than usual, but relaxing. The familia and business is doing well. The designs for Tatiana's collection are underway and are progressing. We have two additional orders for collections: The Jodi Collection which is a more gothic alternative collection and the Giselle Collection which will be more country inspired. We've been collecting patterns and meshes and putting them in the store. We're going to add the designs soon...as soon as we get some photos taken.

From the Shore to Adventures

The last episode of Pahala Shore is filmed and the cast is released from duty. The editing crew is working on the episode and the sketches for the scripts for Adventures are complete. The cast had been patient with the pre-production process (it all pays the same so they better suck it up)and they have been doing read-thrus of the scripts. Construction will start soon for the sets of Adventures. We're gathering the patterns for the A.Pentragnani sets. In fact, they just finished a collection called "Retro Pirate" Going to Italia this weekend to check on the familia. I love these monthly jaunts. It's good to get away from the bumbling idoits surrounding me.



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Wrapping Up

I am behind-scratch that-my employees are behind. I want to start the construction of the AoB set and start filming, but the writers haven't finished the scripts! Thank goodness the mini-series is over the entire summer.

STAR just came out...it has been ages since it was last published. I actually thought it was canceled due to circulation problems.

I'm meeting with the A.Pentragnani designers-they have a prelim bridesmaid dress for Tatiana and her prelim wedding dress. I think each collection thus far has about three gowns named for thier bride. We need to finalize the contracts with the pattern makers and at least put the patterns up. We were waiting for the MMAM episode to aire before we released the line, but we may have to start before that. I'll call Sarah Troy and ask her...I'll try to be nice...better yet, my assistant can do it. I need a pedi

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Markets

We put a new poll up on the Pahala Shore website, so far some interesting opinions/concerns/ideas/suggestions.

We're in the process of moving the older episodes to a new server, since we need more space now. So seasons 1 and season 2 will be moved to the yahoo groups server. Seasons 3-4 all take place six months after the last scene in season 2.

The Gloria Show is filmed and edited. We need to send in the episodes to the network. Yes, we were able to film two episodes. One episode is time sensative, the other is sort of a "filler" show and not very time sensative.

Pahala Shore has two more episodes this season, then we take an hiatus until August. We still have one more storyline to work through before scripts can be sent out and then we need to have the sets built, but that can happen later.

Adventures of a Bride will start filming so that it can aire this summer during the Pahala Shore hiatus.

The broadcast shows are being put on the back burner until we can work out the technical issues. Our airwaves are not coinciding with the local stations as our shows are not turning up on the tv screens. I should ask around and do some research about the technical side of things.

I have meetings all day today-it's the end of the month, so I need to check in on all of my projects.

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Moving Along

The "Adventures" cast arrived this weekend and we were able to process them thru immigration and issue out work visas. The wardrobe crew is hard at work with them and we need to do the hair of a few members as well. Then of course the sets need to be built and filming needs to start soon.

Filmed a test episode of the new cooking show (approximately 30 sim-minutes) for the local broadcast station. Will have residents give thier opinions about the show during the next simday. We're also accepting commercials from local businesses. Short 15sec segments only.

Pahala Shore is back filming. The cast members seem a bit...lethargic, to say the least. Might have to crack the whip a few times-just because contracts were sent out doesn't mean that they will always have a job. I have to constantly tell the sims that play significant roles on the show that I can easily switch storylines if I need to. The legal department wants us to consider offering longer contracts so the salaries can stay constant and low, instead of a renewable contract each season. I don't like that idea.

The Gloria Show...not going as well as I would like. We have two guests lined up for three episodes, waiting on confirmation from a third guest concerning an episode. However, we're still waiting on guests to travel to the hood for filming. Want to aire an episode in May, also Gloria is getting concerned. I think she thinks the show has been dropped.

Things are at a lull, my goal is to get the sets for "Adventures" complete and then start working on the sets for the next season of Pahala Shore.

Work

The Gloria Show is canceled for April, we'll aire the episode in May. Our guest will be arriving at the end of this week and we're going to send out invites for some additional episodes.

Pahala Shore will aire later this month, maybe the 20th and 27th. I doubt we'll get an episode to the network in time for this week. Of course this is bad news for us, advertisers might start to pull thier ads if PS is continually late-thank goodness we recieved a lot of nominations for the SimOscars so we're a money making force for the network.

Some cast members for AoaB are flying in this week to begin pre-production, also the PS cast will return to work April 15th to finish out the season.

A.Pentragnani is going to be hard at work as well since Apple Valley restricted the number of importers, so more things will be produced locally. There's already a demand for sleepwear, so we'll be working on some items for that collection as well.

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Completions

Casting for Adventures of a Bride are complete. It took a while, but I'm happy with the final cast list. We sent out letters today notifying the lucky and unlucky ones of thier status. The cast is mostly a group of unknowns...well, not exactly unknowns. Some of them have appeared on other shows, but none of them have had significant spotlights on them. I perfer using "unknowns" since they are usually more humble than those sims who feel that they "deserve" a role, also it injects fresh faces into the industry. We decided to stay with the stills for the mini-series since it's more of a comedic series and we don't have the time nor resources to do voice auditions.

I doubt that the Gloria Show will aire this month, it's already April and repairs are not done. We'll focus on airing Pahala Shore instead. As soon as repairs are complete, The Gloria Show is going into overtime production. I need to send out some more feelers for additional episodes.

The hood council sold the television channels to us. We're sorting through programming now. I need to ask for premissions to aire episodes of Suburb Sim and Arrendale Heights and Make Me a Model and Celebrity Homes on the local channels. Either we would gather live action shots-or simply string stills together. More than likely we'll start with the music channel and the songs from The Blobs new album, Color Series. Hmm, maybe we could offer the CD in the Community Store.

I'm headed to Italy this weekend, familia business of course and maybe a few moments of rest.

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Brought the Rights

Brought the rights to Bard Publishing. It's been in the works for ages, but the legal paperwork was a mess since there are not very many Bards left. Finally we tracked down a family member and made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

Now we're trying to find a some good books to start the new season up and we're going to release the old titles with nice flashy covers. Also renovating the site will take some time as well, but by the time the authors publish thier works, the site should be up and running and brand new. Hopefully we can release the first title in May or June.

Working on the details for The Gloria Show. April's episode will more than likely be late...if it occurs, depending on the repairs. Once repairs are done we're going to start filming some "filler" episodes, shows that do not need to coincide with events and can be aired at anytime, such as your typical celebrity interviews or heartwarming stories.

Also working on the line-up for the custom televisied shows. We're going to work channel by channel, so we need to decide which channel to start with and then make sure we have enough programming for that channel.

Maybe I've taken on too many projects, I doubt it. I like being busy with different types of work.

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Contracts Are Out

Contracts have been sent out and the five who are not returning for the Spring 2008 season have been notified.

Repairs are still not done. I'm so glad I made the cast and crew work overtime to finish some episodes. However, with repairs not done, that means the cast has an extended break. Probably until April 15th now. Not too happy about that.

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Made For TV

Pennelson Productions is researching entering into the TV market. Filming and offering custom shows and commercials for TVs. We would probably buy the rights to the local stations in Apple Valley. We have Sim Broadcasting Network (SBN), SimStation Dance, SimStation Sports, KidzTube, the new weather channel and the Yummy Channel .

We have a few concepts on the drawing boards. For SimStation Dance channel, we have a music video series with a local rock group. They have four songs: The Yellow Song, The Blue Song, The Green Song and The Red Song. The concept for the music videos would involve colors and moving shadows. The music videos would be short, maybe 10-20 seconds, to avoid large downloads. For the Yummy Channel, we have a few cooking series in the works/drawing boards. We will use Tatiana Garris and perhaps even call in Claudia C. for a show. These will be a bit longer 20-30 seconds in length. Then we're thinking of converting some Pahala Shore episodes into live action televisied segments of 20-40 seconds for SBN. Of course there would be some commercials for local products and stores with a length of 5-10 seconds. Hopefully this will allow our stations to show more custom content instead of the standard MAXIS shows. I have to talk to the hood council and give them my decision soon.

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Adventures of a Bride

Auditions for Adventures of a Bride are going well. The final cast list numbered eight, however we can increase it to ten if we feel the need (not including extras). We won't make any casting desicions until April 1st so there's still plenty of opportunities for sims to audition. We're posting another audition notice on another board and have started to browse through some talent agency books, as well talk to other industry contacts. We already know that there will be a second part to the mini-series, no word on when this will aire, could be as early as winter 2007 or as late as summer 2008, so the casting desicion is very important as these sims will be working together for a long time.

I found a webhosting site to host the movies, so AoaB may have the opportunity of being a series of live-action episodes. This may prove tricky since we're not going to have voice actors, so that means we would need dynamic soundtracks to bring the point across. That may be tricky since AoaB is a comedic series. However, the production company will like the news as this means we can host even more movies, however I need to find a script that I can stand behind. It's very important to have a good script. Final Goodbye is slated for December 2007 and I have the cast for that, we might start filming this summer during PS's hiatus.

Repairs are not complete yet, which puts a damper in my plans-however I have the crew working on editing some PS episodes and sketching the sets for AoaB. The mini-series will aire this summer, obviously we want a June bride, though she may be more of a July/August bride.

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Mini-Series

There's a script on my desk that I can't get rid of. It's far too long to be a movie-far too long to be a movie series even. I'm thinking of making it a mini-series for the summer. The series would have about seven episodes and would need a cast of at least six, not including extras. I know who I want for the lead role. This is the first script that I'm actually excited about. The others were just...ok, that would be a good story, but this one...I would love to make this a series. In fact, I already have an idea for a follow-up of the mini-series and it would be about seven episodes as well. The only thing is that it would be stills and not live action since the production company doesn't have the space to host the files. Hmmm, maybe a summer mini-series and the winter movie.

I need to make a desicion so I can post the audition call this week. Casting and filming won't start until April at the earliest, but...I think this mini-series would be good. If I can film the entire mini-series in April and May and have it aire this summer, then I technically could still have time to film a movie before the hiatus for Pahala Shore is over. Unfortunately, I haven't found any soundtracks that I'm in love with for the movie and if I'm not in love with the concept it shows through in my work.

I'll mull on it for another hour and then post the cast list-why mull over it. I'm not in love with the movie ideas, the soundtracks don't move me anymore, I might as well do something that moves me.

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Back

The Oscars were nice-a bit too cold if you ask me, but at least I made it there in time and wasn't delayed by the storm. A lot of celebs didn't make it due to the weather. I decided to try something new and wore a bobbed reddish wig.

Pahala Shore snagged one win with Josie Harlow as supporting actress. Maybe next year we'll take home more awards. It was surprising since we were nominated for quite a few catergories. I made some contacts and enjoyed the afterparties and gift lounge, then took the jet back to AV.

The PS cast is on holiday until April so I'm working on the movie script. I want to send out an audition notice this week, but I'm tossing bewteen a couple of scripts, I rather focus and do one quality movie than three poor quality movies, but that would limit the number of actors that would be employed this summer, unless I add cameo apprerences. We'll see how it goes. I actually have a children's film that landed on my desk, so perhaps I'll produce that as well.

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One Summer Movie, More?

I spent the weekend reading through scripts, listening to possible soundtracks and have decided to sign one summer movie "Story of Life". The soundtrack is moving and will make for a good drama. I have about six scripts (one (Biggest Part of Me) of which I really really like and am tempted to sign a contract on) on my desk for a romantic movie series, need to go over them again and see how the storyline will work. It would require about three movies to make the storyline complete, which may be a little bit too much to chew on at the moment. So at the moment, Pennelson Productions will produce two movies this year "Story of Life" and "Final Goodbye", casting for "Final Goodbye" is done and the auditions for "Story of Life" will start up shortly. Perhaps this week we'll open for headshots and resumes then make the decision by the end of the month/beginning of April.

Repairs have been postponed until the parts are delivered, so that pushes back the schedule of things a bit. I hate things being in limbo, I rather be on the set preparing for the movie, or shooting more films. No one's really sure when repairs will start or how long they will be, so we don't want to be in limbo.

The Gloria Show for March has been filmed and edited, it needs to be delivered to the network. I have sent out a query for another episode, but may change the order of that to appear in May instead of April, especially since the format is a little too similar to what March's episode will be about. I have the June/July episode decided, it's more of a "where are they now?" episode to follow up on some things in the SUN. Perhaps I can still use my contact for April, but for a different slant/topic. I want to show to look at some non-industry related issues, but all the good SUN issues don't start up until the summer. Perhaps we should look at the sims behind the SUN, mainly the SUN Core. That might be an interesting episode.

The cast for Pahala Shore is on a break, with the awards and my trip to Italia this weekend, I felt that there wasn't a need to call the cast and crew back and forth to the set this week from the show. I hope they enjoy the break, because we're jumping back into things when they return.

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See You at the Movies

Had some time to think about movies and Pennelson Productions. Signed a contract to produce "The Final Goodbye", it will aire at the end of this year. I know who will appear in the film, so I need to make a schedule for pre-production and filming.

Been visiting Decorgal's site and looking over her movies for inspiration in terms of quality and how she pushes the limit in movie making.

Have a few other scripts that I will be looking over this weekend and I vow to make a final desicion of a) which scripts I want to produce and b) which scripts will be produced. Then Next week I will publish audition advertisements for the parts in the film. I will need to archive the previous films and produce links to where they can be found (or emailed if desired).

This weekend is actually pretty busy, it's the last weekend we have to film before the repairs start. I hope the repairs will not take long, I have work to do, especially with the film. Simmerville just opened a Simmerville Studio, saw thier carnival film, gave me an idea of how to use this one actress I'm interested in. Another venue to produce, basically by having movies/shows made for sim's TV instead of over the internet.

There was a storm here last night, some damage was done and I didn't sleep well, so I'm tired and cranky.

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