2nd Annual from Script to Screen: Behind the Camera of Film and TV AT SDCC

2nd Annual from Script to Screen: Behind the Camera of Film and TV

This panel was part 2 of Impact24’s superblock series of three panels and featuredcreatives from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Dora, and more!

Featured were composer Bobby Villarreal (DORA), composer Denise Santos (Parachutes), TV writer Eden Rousso (Wylde Pak), director Erik Wiese (Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical), supervising editor Jon Griggs (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives), composer Joshua Moshier (The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie), and composer Kenny Wood (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado) and was moderated by actor Chris Villain (Mystery Incorporated).

This was a behind-the-scenes panel that showed how elements of the filmmaking process come together to create what we see and enjoy.

Question: What are you looking for creatively when you first get a script?• Read the script and see what they do. There was no looney tunes script so the composer had to ask himself “what am I feeling” and then look for that core feeling.• Look for hidden treasures in the script and determine if it can be achieved.• What would it be like to be on the set, what hurdles might you have to go through.•

Where can you draw from your own life? Use your own experiences.• Look for the clues and the heart of the story along with the tone.

Question to Bobby Villarreal: What is the musical pallet and how does it relate to kids.• He is 3rd generation Latino and he grew up with reggaeton dance parties.• An example is to blend 808 trop snares and high hats with the reggaeton• Used unresolved chords for when Dora asks questionsQuestion for Kenny Wood: How do you honor Dora’s legacy but bring in something new?• By listening to Bad Bunny and Camilla Cabello. It’s Pan-Latin, not just Spanish.• The orchestra for the show was recorded in Scotland which is something new.• By connecting with his kids!

Question for Denise Santos: What are the key themes and ideas in Parachute?• Parachute is a thriller based on a real Korean teen.• Since it is thriller, the tone has to be larger than life.• The show pays homage to old horror thrillers, epic orchestra, Hitchcock and all with a Korean influence.• Big strings and brass made it feel heavy and real.

Question for Eden Rousso: How do you and your team collaborate?• The best idea wins no matter who it comes from!• The process is very communal and we use Blue Sky Brainstorming. We make the show together.• Different writers have different strengths and we draw on those strengths. • Always make sure to prep but be adaptable. A script is never done, it’s just due.

Question for Erik Wiese: How do story boards shape your story?• The visual gags inform the dialogue. Spongebob is a great example of this as you can go crazy with it!• Write for the artist and do a “blast”. This gives a quick visual sequence of eventsQuestion for Jon Griggs: What are the challenges editorially doing multi-season?•

The cast becomes very self-aware and sometimes changes after seeing themselves in the character.• Look at when the cast goes scripted, how does the story change?• The first season is setting everything up. Then as the show progresses, things change and are influenced by real life.

Question for Joshua Moshier: How do you use music to promote the humor and move timing?• He brings the humor from a sketch comedy perspective. To do this he went to IOTheater and Second City and met a lot of comics.• It’s critical to preserve the essence of Looney Tunes musically.• How do we make it even bigger now that it is a movie? Use real emotions in the music.

Question for Erik and Joshua: How do you collaborate to build a cohesive project?• They have LOTS of conversations!• Bring people into editorial session to collaborate.• Send what you have in a colorscript to give you the mood and vibe.

Question for Eden & Kenny: How do you adapt on the fly if there are changes?• Try new things to see what fits, be prepared to change or even start at the back and work forward• Get feedback from multiple departments• Be able to talk and interact with those you work with the talk through the changes• Be honest and respectful to possible changes

Question for Bobby, Denise & Jon: How does project diversity help influence your work?• Every past project and experience enhance the next project, so each project allows you to learn from each set of collaborators.• Through feedback and personal relationships• Give good perspective and show new areas and where you should be going.• Project diversity helps you to be creatively adaptable.