Before The Sticks: Recent Episodes
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This is “Before the Sticks.” A podcast diving into all that goes on before the director calls “action,” and the famous clapper-board, known as the sticks, starts a scene. Together, we’ll take a deep dive into an independent production, exploring the challenges faced by a team producing a comedy pilot.
Welcome back to Before The Sticks! This is a special episode, one that deals with what's been happening after the director yelled "cut," and we wrapped on Pump.
In this episode, I'll talk to the whole Pump team, cast and crew, about the next steps for Pump. We'll discuss the experience screening Pump for a public audience for the first time at the New York Comedy Short Festival.
We'll also touch base with Executive Producer John Stiglmeier about the next steps in getting Pump sold to a network, or securing enough funding for the crew to make a full season of the show.
Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy this special and final episode!
Welcome back to Before The Sticks!
In this episode, we cover the evolution of characters from Corey's first-draft to the final version seen in the Pump sizzle. We explore how the script evolved from featuring Corey as the show's leading man, to replacing him with a well-known face from Corey's inspiration for Pump: The Office's Brian Baumgartner
We'll also talk to cast members Glenn Fleary, Lilly Brown, and Mike Taverna and co-writer Danny Bellini about the casting process and some favorite on-set memories.
Keep an ear out for some great clips from the Pump sizzle reel!
Welcome back to Before The Sticks!
In this episode we talk to Pump executive producer, John Stiglmeier and line producer Eddie Liguori about the challenges the Pump team faced raising the money to take Pump from the page to the screen.
We'll explore the team's decision to produce a "sizzle reel," as opposed to a full-pilot. You'll also get your first taste of sound audio straight from Pump, featuring a well-known actor from another comedy series.
Welcome to the first episode of Before The Sticks! A podcast diving into all that goes on before the director calls "action," and that famous clapper board, known as the sticks, starts a scene.
Together, we'll take a deep dive into an independent production, exploring the challenges faced by a team producing a comedy pilot
"Pump," is a new comedy series from writer Corey Calamis. In this episode, we'll meet Corey, his brother, Craig Calamis, and co-writer, Danny Bellini. We discuss Corey's inspiration, his fitness journey, and how to begin to take your idea from your brain to the page.