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So I get this random email last night from Fox Broadcasting Network announcing that their new show On The Lot had premiered that day, and I think, “Hey, I think that’s the show Dean is supposed to be on.” I immediately check Fox’s web site, and sure enough, it had premiered and I’d missed it because I was golfing! (Golf update to follow later)

Here’s the back story. My friend Dean IM’s me a link to his short film a few months back and basically says, “My film got chosen for a TV show that Steven Spielberg is producing. Let me know what you think, but don’t show this to anyone.” I was like, Whoa, what?! I view the film which, by the way, is very Dean-esque to the core. Dean is the guy we lovingly refer to as The Asian Woody Allen. It was a great film! He’s created a number of music videos, short films, political satires, and commercials, many of which received acclaim from various organizations. He’s written for a few popular TV shows, and was a featured writer for a magazine I used to help run. So of course I was super excited for him when he told me his film was chosen, beating out 12,000 other applicants.

Check out the show synopsis A Look At On The Lot here. Dean is the guy who yells, “Cut! I’m wrapped! Let’s go!”

If he makes the audition cut, it’ll be up to the audience to decide if he moves on to the next round. I’m not worried about him though, even though they’ll be required to film and edit a short film in only 24 hours, because he’s actually done it before and he works great under pressure! At the time, I thought he was crazy, but maybe that’s just what directors do for motivation…

I’m calling on all of you to help my friend Dean if/when he gets to the final round! He could win a million-dollar deal with DreamWorks. How exciting is that?! The next show airs tomorrow, May 24th, on Fox. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for him, and I hope he makes it through. I hope you all will help me in supporting him. Congratulations, Dean! Either way, you’re already a winner to me!

Update (5/23): I hadn’t posted Dean’s site info since I thought the show might be sensitive about participants’ information being in the public eye. But he says it’s OK for me to post, sooo…here’s his site: XDLfilms.com. You can view his short films, videos, commercials, bio, etc. Feel free to leave comments, since he’ll probably come back here to read them. What you can’t view is his On The Lot entry, you’ll just have to sit tight and stay tuned! To Fox, that is…but he tells me there’s lots of drama. Oooohhh….can’t wait!!

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