List of On the Lot films
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The reality series On the Lot
revolves around competing directors creating short films each week. The directors and their films are voted on by the viewing audience. The top vote-getters are highlighted and given an encore showing on the program. The bottom vote-getters are eliminated from the competition.
short film. This week's films are listed by their placing in the voting, then by surname of the director.
Carrie Fisher
said her favorite film was Broken Pipe Dreams, Garry Marshall
said his favorite film was Dough: The Musical, and guest judge Michael Bay
said his favorite film was Laughing Out Loud: A Comic Journey. The other ten finalists were surveyed and the majority liked Laughing Out Loud: A Comic Journey the most, and their least favorite was The First Time I Met The Finkelsteins.
Carrie Fisher said her favorite film was Polished. Garry Marshall and David Frankel
both chose Beeline as their favorite film.
Judges Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall and Wes Craven
all chose Sunshine Girl as their favorite film.
Judges Carrie Fisher and Mark Waters chose Die Hardly Working as their favorite film, and Garry Marshall chose Under The Gun as his favorite film.
Judge Carrie Fisher chose Midnight Snack as her favorite film, Garry Marshall chose Eternal Waters as his favorite film, and guest judge Eli Roth
chose The Malibu Myth as his favorite film.
Carrie Fisher chose Worldly Possession as her favorite film, Garry Marshall said Hilary was the most improved filmmaker with her film The Legend of Donkey-Tail Willie, and guest judge Luke Greenfield
chose Time Upon A Once as his favorite film (he called it "Twice Upon A Time").
Carrie Fisher chose Zero2Sixty as her favorite film. Garry Marshall and guest judge Antoine Fuqua
chose Sweet as their favorite film.
Carrie Fisher chose Girl Trouble as her favorite film. Guest judge Brad Silberling
chose Old Home Boyz as his favorite film. Garry Marshall chose Unplugged and Keep Off Grass as his favorite films.
Carrie Fisher and guest judge Gary Ross
chose Driving Under The Influence as their favorite film, and substitute judge Penny Marshall
chose Backseat Driving Test as her favorite film.
submitted by the winner of the America's Choice Logline Challenge, Kim Saucier from Levant, Maine. The logline was "Man wakes up, rolls out of bed one morning to find himself in a dress, and he's got no memory at all of how he got into the frock." http://www.thelot.com/episodes/reviews/?wk=11 The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=16 were:
Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall and guest judge F. Gary Gray
all chose Army Guy as their favorite film.
On the Lot
On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks...
revolves around competing directors creating short films each week. The directors and their films are voted on by the viewing audience. The top vote-getters are highlighted and given an encore showing on the program. The bottom vote-getters are eliminated from the competition.
Semi-finals - "Out of time"
In the second episode, the 36 remaining semi-finalists were asked to divide themselves into groups of three and write, shoot, and edit a short film within 24 hours based on the theme "out of time" and each director was judged individually on his or her section of the film.| Team | Group | Short film title | Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Trever James, Marty Martin, and Jeff Seibenick | Out Of Time 1http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=19 | Jeff Seibenick |
| #02 | Jessica Brillhart, Kenny Luby, and Hannah Sink | Vinny's Vaulthttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=20 | Hannah Sink |
| #03 | Sam Friedlander, Zach Lipovsky Zach Lipovsky Zach Lipovsky is a visual effects specialist from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has also worked as a director, actor, writer, and editor in the film industry. Lipovsky was a finalist on the Fox reality show On the Lot .... , and Adam Stein Adam Stein Adam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing... |
Time Outhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=21 | None |
| #04 | Will Bigham, Kai Soremekun, and Daniel Tenkman | Sponsored Byhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=22 | Kai Soremekun and Daniel Tenkman |
| #05 | Opie Cooper, Justin Lutsky, and David May | Call Waitinghttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=23 | Opie Cooper |
| #06 | Mateen Kemet, Gil Kruger, and Shira-Lee Shalit | Organized Crimehttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=24 | Gil Kruger |
| #07 | Jarrett Conaway, Tamela D'Amico, and Jason Epperson | Wiltedhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=25 | None |
| #08 | Shawna Baca, Phil Hawkins, and Hillary Skarl | Reversehttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=26 | Shawna Baca |
| #09 | Hilary Graham, Brent McCorkel, and Carolina Zorilla de San Martin | Random Acts Of Kindnesshttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=27 | None |
| #10 | X Dean Lim, Tamika Miller, and Randy Slavin | Dinghttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=28 | Tamika Miller and Randy Slavin |
| #11 | Phil Allocco, Shalini Kantayya, and Jeff Speed | Smilehttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=29 | Phil Allocco and Jeff Speed |
| #12 | James Breese, Andrew Hunt, and Claudia La Bianca | Out Of Time 2http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=30 | James Breese |
Final 18
In this week, contestants were challenged to return to their hometowns and shoot a one-minute comedicComedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
short film. This week's films are listed by their placing in the voting, then by surname of the director.
Top 3
- Will Bigham: "Lucky Penny" is a story about a man finding a penny that is not so lucky.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=51
- Jason Epperson: "Getta Rhoom" follows a nerdy man who gets into trouble when he repeats the phrase "get a room."http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=41 (This film was criticized by the judges for depicting the nerdy man as a possibly mentally handicapped person.)
- Zach Lipovsky: "Danger Zone" consists of a single 360-degree shot around a science lab, showing how one mistake leads to another.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=52
Continuing contestants
- Jessica Brillhart: "...To Screw in a Lightbulb" makes literal the internal struggle of a man deciding what to do when a lightbulb goes out.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=42
- Sam Friedlander: "Replication Theory" shows how people throughout history and around the world replicate a farting noise to avoid being embarrassed.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=47
- Hilary Graham: "Bus #1" follows a woman stuck on a bus who needs to go to the bathroom.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=40
- Andrew Hunt: "Spaced Out" features a police officer who pulls over a spacecraft, piloted by two drunken aliens.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=36
- Trever James: "A Golf Story" features an overconfident golfer who makes a mistake on the final hole of the World Mini Golf Championship.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=50
- Shalini Kantayya: "Love In The Year 2007" follows a woman trying to find love through speed dating and other methods, only to be disappointed with the selection of men.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=48
- Mateen Kemet: "Soft" follows a man who is trying to prove that he is cool. He is pressured by his friends into robbing an old woman.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=45
- Kenny Luby: "Wack Alley Cab" follows a cab company whose customers don't last longer than a minute in their cabs.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=43
- Marty Martin: "The Big Bad Heist" is a trailer for an action film.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=44
- David May: "File Size" follows an office worker who has trouble with documents that are too large.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=39
- Shira-Lee Shalit: "Check Out" features a woman in an airport security line partially undressing in a sexual way, while flirting with an attractive man, who she later discovers she was imagining.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=49
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
: "Dance Man," follows the life of a man who communicates only through dance.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=35
Bottom 3
- Phil Hawkins: "Please Hold" shows a woman being robbed. She calls 911, but the call is put on hold.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=46
- Claudia La Bianca: "Blind Date" features a woman who is on a particularly unsuccessful blind date.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=38
- Carolina Zorilla De San Martin: "Deliver Me" follows an expecting mother in the delivery room who cannot stop answering her cell phone.http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=3&vd=37
Final 15
The contestants are to be reduced from 15 to 12 over three weeks. Each week, five of the fifteen finalists are chosen to show new films, with one of them being cut from the competition the following week.Week two
The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=6 were:- Sam Friedlander - Broken Pipe Dreams shows how one man must overcome his fear of a toilet to recover an engagement ring.
- Trever James - Teri shows the anxiety of not knowing what to expect with online dating.
- Hilary Graham - The First Time I Met The Finkelsteins shows a "Meet the Parents" story where a son introduces his girlfriend to his outspoken parents.
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Dough: The Musical is a musical number of a man seeking a wife and a woman seeking employment. - Shalini Kantayya - Laughing Out Loud: A Comic Journey is a three-minute documentary on a homosexual comedian's journey to being himself.
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge, for which she wrote the screenplay to the film of the same name, and her...
said her favorite film was Broken Pipe Dreams, Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall is an American actor, director, writer and producer. His notable credits include creating Happy Days and The Odd Couple and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, and The Princess Diaries.-Early life:Marshall was born in the New York City...
said his favorite film was Dough: The Musical, and guest judge Michael Bay
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects...
said his favorite film was Laughing Out Loud: A Comic Journey. The other ten finalists were surveyed and the majority liked Laughing Out Loud: A Comic Journey the most, and their least favorite was The First Time I Met The Finkelsteins.
Week three
The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=8 were:- Andrew Hunt - Polished follows a janitor who gets revenge on the employees where he works.
- David May - Love at First Shot follows an awkward date and a bumbling cupid attempting to set it right.
- Shira-Lee Shalit - Beeline follows a single mother who is asked a frank question by her son.
- Marty Martin - Dance with the Devil is an action thriller about a man trying to escape the past with his girlfriend.
- Kenny Luby - Edge on the End follows a man dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Carrie Fisher said her favorite film was Polished. Garry Marshall and David Frankel
David Frankel
David Frankel is an American director, screenwriter and executive producer. He is the son of Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times...
both chose Beeline as their favorite film.
Week four
The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=9 were:- Will Bigham - Glass Eye follows a man trying to retrieve his glass eye.
- Jason Epperson - Blood Born follows a man who discovers that while he's been donating blood for years, his rare blood type has actually been curing the recipients of terminal diseases. The man's troubled past may keep him from sharing his miracle gift.
- Zach Lipovsky - Sunshine Girl follows a little girl who takes the sun out of the sky. As a result, the world goes into a state of panic and emergency. The girl discovers that she will have to put the sun back in the sky to solve the crisis.
- Mateen Kemet - Lost follows a man enjoying the recent success of his career. However, his consumption with work has taken a toll on his relationship with his girlfriend. Several months later, after taking a break from the relationship, the man is surprised by his girlfriend with some shocking news.
- Jessica Brillhart - The Orchard follows a man who starts to see troubling visions and feel pangs of distress, in the process of cutting a tree.
Judges Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall and Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
all chose Sunshine Girl as their favorite film.
Week five
The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=10 were:- Shalini Kantayya - Dr. In-Law shows a man getting revenge on his father-in-law.
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Discovering The Wheels follows several cavemen who make an interesting discovery. - Will Bigham - Nerve Endings follows an intern who experiments on a brain surgery patient.
- Hilary Graham - Under The Gun depicts a unique bank robbery.
- David May - How To Have A Girl shows a couple trying to ensure the gender of their unborn child.
- Zach Lipovsky - Die Hardly Working shows several office workers using their imaginations to deal with the tedium of work.
Judges Carrie Fisher and Mark Waters chose Die Hardly Working as their favorite film, and Garry Marshall chose Under The Gun as his favorite film.
Week six
The theme this week was horror. The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=11 were:- Kenny Luby - The Malibu Myth follows a couple taking a road trip to an area in Malibu where people are mysteriously disappearing.
- Sam Friedlander - Anklebiters shows a young boy discovering a strange new creature.
- Andrew Hunt - Midnight Snack follows a woman who wakes up in the night to make a snack and finds uninvited guests in her house.
- Jason Epperson - Eternal Waters follows a mother, her son, and an intruder in her house.
- Shira-Lee Shalit - Open House follows a man and woman expecting their first child who take a tour of an old house.
- Mateen Kemet - Profile shows a man getting pulled over by the police.
Judge Carrie Fisher chose Midnight Snack as her favorite film, Garry Marshall chose Eternal Waters as his favorite film, and guest judge Eli Roth
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
chose The Malibu Myth as his favorite film.
Week seven
The theme this week was either the in the old west or in the future. The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=12 were:- Zach Lipovsky - Time Upon A Once follows a couple who finds something strange about the new neighbors.
- Hilary Graham - The Legend of Donkey-Tail Willie is the story of a man who feels alone in the world.
- Will Bigham - Spaghetti follows a couple who get lost and drive right into the old west.
- Shalini Kantayya - First Sight follows a shallow girl who sees the world differently through a special pair of glasses.
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Worldly Possession shows a couple who accidentally receive a powerful military tool.
Carrie Fisher chose Worldly Possession as her favorite film, Garry Marshall said Hilary was the most improved filmmaker with her film The Legend of Donkey-Tail Willie, and guest judge Luke Greenfield
Luke Greenfield
Luke Greenfield is an American film director. Greenfield was born in Manhasset, New York and was raised in Westport, Connecticut. He is best known for directing The Animal and The Girl Next Door. In July 2007, he appeared as a guest judge on the filmmaking reality show On the Lot...
chose Time Upon A Once as his favorite film (he called it "Twice Upon A Time").
Week eight
The theme this week was action. The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=13 were:- Sam Friedlander - Key Witness follows a criminal pursued by both good guys and bad guys.
- Jason Epperson - Sweet shows a man's hurried journey to get an anniversary gift.
- Andrew Hunt - Zero2Sixty depicts an unusual test drive.
- Kenny Luby - The Losers follows a father who takes his son's place in a skateboard race.
- Mateen Kemet - Catch follows a businessman who pursues a thief.
Carrie Fisher chose Zero2Sixty as her favorite film. Garry Marshall and guest judge Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua is an American film director. He directed the film Training Day as well as Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter and Brooklyn's Finest...
chose Sweet as their favorite film.
Week nine
The theme this week was love. The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=14 were:- Zach Lipovsky - The Bonus Feature shows an adventure with an in-car DVD player.
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Girl Trouble depicts a man introducing his roommate to his new girlfriend. - Will Bigham - Unplugged follows the romantic adventure of two desk lamps.
- Andrew Hunt - Keep Off Grass follows a superhero couple fighting in a garden.
- Sam Friedlander - American Hoe shows a couple's fight over their wedding invitations.
- Jason Epperson - Old Home Boyz depicts a man's 50th class reunion.
Carrie Fisher chose Girl Trouble as her favorite film. Guest judge Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling
Bradley Mitchell Silberling is an American television and film director. He is married to the actress Amy Brenneman, who he met on the set of NYPD Blue and with whom he has two children, Charlotte Tucker and Bodhi Russell...
chose Old Home Boyz as his favorite film. Garry Marshall chose Unplugged and Keep Off Grass as his favorite films.
Week ten
The theme this week was driving. The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=15 were:- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Driving Under The Influence depicts a car radio that makes people dance. - Sam Friedlander - Backseat Driving Test follows a guy who's sick and tired of his mother being a "backseat driver."
- Zach Lipovsky - Bonus Feature Two is a sequel to the movie Zach made the week before, "The Bonus Feature."
- Jason Epperson - The Move involves a difficult and emotional relocation. Starring guest-star Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'ConnellJeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan...
. - Will Bigham - Road Rage 101 features a car that gets back at its angry driver.
Carrie Fisher and guest judge Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Gary Ross is an American writer, director, and actor. He is best known for directing Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, both of which featured Tobey Maguire in the lead role...
chose Driving Under The Influence as their favorite film, and substitute judge Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall is an American actress, producer and director.After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley...
chose Backseat Driving Test as her favorite film.
Week eleven
The films in this episode were based on the loglineLog line
A log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film, often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.-Uses:There are two principal uses for loglines:...
submitted by the winner of the America's Choice Logline Challenge, Kim Saucier from Levant, Maine. The logline was "Man wakes up, rolls out of bed one morning to find himself in a dress, and he's got no memory at all of how he got into the frock." http://www.thelot.com/episodes/reviews/?wk=11 The directors and films shown this weekhttp://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=16 were:
- Will Bigham - The Yes Men is about a boss whose suit is misplaced by a dry cleaner.
- Sam Friedlander - Dress for Success is about an abusive boss and some women employees who get revenge.
- Adam SteinAdam SteinAdam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing...
- Army Guy depicts a soldier who wakes up inside a house, surrounded by odd twins who want to marry him. - Jason Epperson - Oh, Boy. involves a man forced to wear a dress and dance or a bomb will detonate.
Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall and guest judge F. Gary Gray
F. Gary Gray
Felix Gary Gray is an American music video and film director.-Life and career:Gray began his career in 1992 with his music video for Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day." The video, a literal adaptation of the lyrics, was critically well received. He would go on to direct subsequent videos for Ice Cube,...
all chose Army Guy as their favorite film.