Students "Found" calling in spin-off
TigerTV members develop new dramatic miniseries to spoof popular TV show "Lost"
Jordan Krueger
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Trinity Life
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"Andy decided to have this independent branch of TigerTV to create some film projects, and we all sat down, thinking about what we were going to do," McNamara said.
According to McNamara, when tossing around ideas for a sitcom or parody, "Lost" immediately came to mind.
"So originally we were going to have a parody of 'Lost,' but as I started working out a plot, it became less of a parody and more of a mystery thriller. All of a sudden, we got 'Found,' and hopefully it doesn't suck."
Though the writers and producers of "Found" were not willing to disclose too much information about the mystery of the show, McNamara did provide a couple details.
"If I told you the plot, I'd have to kill you," McNamara joked. "But it's basically about a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a room, and [they're] trying to piece together what happened. Of course it spans far beyond just that one room."
One aspect that separates "Found" from most videos filmed on Trinity is the fact that the setting of the story does not take place at a college. "We're trying to break out of the bubble in some circumstances," Mire said. "But we're still shooting [the show] on campus, only disguising it heavily so it's not easily recognized by the student audience."
With such a heavy amount of planning for a highly ambitious show, Quirin intends on increasing the budget for "Found."
"We're about to approach the Tiger Council and ASR in hopes of raising a decent amount of money in order to pay for props and basically reinforce the professional aspect of the show."
In addition to a casting call today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Quirin welcomes anyone who would like to participate in any way to join the show. Quirin can be reached at andrew.quirin@trinity.edu.
According to McNamara, when tossing around ideas for a sitcom or parody, "Lost" immediately came to mind.
"So originally we were going to have a parody of 'Lost,' but as I started working out a plot, it became less of a parody and more of a mystery thriller. All of a sudden, we got 'Found,' and hopefully it doesn't suck."
Though the writers and producers of "Found" were not willing to disclose too much information about the mystery of the show, McNamara did provide a couple details.
"If I told you the plot, I'd have to kill you," McNamara joked. "But it's basically about a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a room, and [they're] trying to piece together what happened. Of course it spans far beyond just that one room."
One aspect that separates "Found" from most videos filmed on Trinity is the fact that the setting of the story does not take place at a college. "We're trying to break out of the bubble in some circumstances," Mire said. "But we're still shooting [the show] on campus, only disguising it heavily so it's not easily recognized by the student audience."
With such a heavy amount of planning for a highly ambitious show, Quirin intends on increasing the budget for "Found."
"We're about to approach the Tiger Council and ASR in hopes of raising a decent amount of money in order to pay for props and basically reinforce the professional aspect of the show."
In addition to a casting call today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Quirin welcomes anyone who would like to participate in any way to join the show. Quirin can be reached at andrew.quirin@trinity.edu.
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Brendan McNamara
posted 10/01/07 @ 5:52 PM CST
Great article by Jordan. However, I think that it's worth mentioning that Found is in no way a Lost parody or spoof. It's going to be a straight up mystery/thriller. (Continued…)
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