Alex Keledjian
Director
Project Greenlight (2001)
Season 3
Project Greenlight is a television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production company LivePlanet, along with Miramax Films. Project Greenlight first aired on HBO for two seasons before moving to Bravo for season three.
Released Dec. 2, 2001
Episode 60 min
17+
Genres: Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, imdb.filmmaker, imdb.director, imdb.writer, imdb.color-in-title, imdb.hollywood + 5 more, imdb.entertainment-documentary, imdb.hbo, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.filmmaking, imdb.non-fiction
Watch Providers: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Production Companies: Adaptive Studios, Pearl Street Films, Bravo Cable
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Box Office or Bust
The executive producers and Dimension executives sat down and interviewed the top 3 writers and the top 3 directors. Coming to the conclusion of the script, which was written by both Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. This script is titled ""Feast"" and would be directed by John Gulager.
March 15, 2005, midnight
S3E2 - The Joy of Pre-Production
The group finds out from Dimension that they're not going have an easy time making their movie. They're told that the script's flawed, that the studio has reservations over the director's ability to pull it all together, and that they'll have to rewrite the script in order to make in with the $2 million budget. They then work 12 hour shifts fixing the script by eliminating scenes and combining characters. The director also stubbornly insists that his family members be cast in the lead roles, which causes frustrations the casting director.
March 22, 2005, midnight
S3E3 - Bridging the Gap
Only nine weeks are left in pre-production. Ideas for the film are coming together and the director is finally starting to take charge. The group gets permission from Dimension to look for gap financing from another investor willing to put money into the production. They get an idea from a radio show to hit up the Maloof family for money. Their call into a radio program fails but they arrange a formal meeting through the Maloof family's office. The crew is assembling but the director still butts heads with the others over his insistence that his family be cast in the main roles.
March 29, 2005, midnight
S3E4 - Cast Apart
Gulager says he's going to film a test screen of his family and take it directly to Bob Weinstein. Chris Moore puts a stop to it and threatens to fire the director. Casting gets under way. It proves difficult to find a suitable actor and actress to play the Hero and Heroine. Michelle want Navi Rawat cast in a role and submits her name directly to Dimension. The company thinks it's a good choice but the others are upset that Michelle went behind their backs. Actors are found for the lesser roles and additional financing for the 25-day shoot is secured from the Maloof family. The writers are hired to write the new Highlander film. And the monster designs are comining along nicely. At the first read-through of the script with the actors a bomb scare forces their evacuation and postpones the meeting.
April 7, 2005, midnight
S3E5 - Lights, Camera, Inaction
Filming is finally ready to begin. Issues with the script, budget, and casting have been settled, so now all eyes are on first-time director Gulager. He has a free-wheeling shooting style and makes too many last-minute adjustments, which get on the DP's nerves. The actors start feeling somewhat lost without proper rehersals and compositions. Studio execs and the producer step in to tell Gulager to communicate better.
April 14, 2005, midnight
S3E6 - Mutiny on the Bar Set
Gulager finally schedules an early rehearsal time before the day's shooting. The mood lightens but the good will is short-lived, as the 1st A.D. and the script supervisor let their dislike for each other spill over. Since he has the producers on his side, the 1 A.D. gets the script supervisor fired. Shooting is continually rocky, frustrating the director and many of the others.
April 21, 2005, midnight
S3E7 - One Week to Rap
Its the final week of production and a lot of movie left to be shot. John starts to feel the pressure when he is found with two camera crews shooting two different scenes of the movie on opposite sides of the studio. John has to run back and forth from both sets to do the directing. Plus they find out that there is a big corporate issue between Disney and Miramax, and feast might get caught in the middle of the battle. To Help motivate everyone on the crew, John sets up a movie short of Feast so that they can get an understanding of what they all have been working so hard.
April 28, 2005, midnight
S3E8 - Redemption
Production is finally over, now comes the actual making of the movie - Post Production. This episode, John just starts the editing and already everyone wants to get a piece of what it looks like. So John sets up screenings for all the major players of the movies future. The majority of them seem to like what they see with just a few improvements needed. The whole group seems really excited to get this thing done and can't wait to see the final film.
May 5, 2005, midnight
S3E9 - It's a Wrap
None
May 12, 2005, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 2520 min.
Released: Dec. 2, 2001
Last Air Date: Nov. 1, 2015, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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