This one was a great opportunity for 137 MCTV people with some of them lucky enough to be paid to surf in the background of the main action. It was all shot down at Manly over the summer months so everyone had a really great time. If audiences like the show there will be another opportunity like this coming up very soon if they shoot a sequel. If you miss the first episode, you can get it on catchup here.
Maybe as a Birthday treat for himself 🙂 or to avoid getting pranked by his son, Chris Hemsworth has launched a new Australian production company. According to Deadline Thematic Entertainment will “utilize its Australian and international partners to develop global-appeal stories”. Now that’s the kind of thing we like to hear.
So proud to have been involved with this one. It’s already been picked up for international distribution and looking at the trailer you can see why. There are 25 MCTV actors and background performers in this series and it looks like so far they have done a great job.
Over 65 people from MCTV appear in season 3 of Doctor Doctor. That’s even bigger and better than season 2 and shows how many great people we have at MCTV. A big thanks to everyone who appeared for their great work and awesome skills on set.
The first episode of Street Smart appeared on channel 10 last night. From the same guys who did Here Come the Habib’s, it’s about a gang of crooks who are not as smart as they think. Some great light hearted fun that was a blast to be involved with. All of our MCTV people enjoyed their work on set with the comedians and other actors.
We’ve got half a dozen happy background actors heading to set today to appear on a new Macca’s commercial. It’s always fun to appear in these commercials because they are usually on pretty high rotation on our screens.
Around forty of our background and featured actors were on set over the weekend shooting a commercial for Budget Direct. I haven’t heard if they met Captain Risky but I am hoping for an autograph if they did. Either way, it’s a pretty great way to spend a beautiful Sunday.
Maiko shot this Milo commercial back in December 2016 and now Maiko is getting a very healthy additional payment because this commercial is now being shown in stadiums too. Gotta be happy with that!
Over a dozen MCTV people worked on a new comedy pilot Be Your Own Boss. This is all part of ABC’s Fresh Blood: a joint initiative with Screen Australia designed to find and promote the next generation of local comedy talent. In the first stage, 20 diverse young sketch comedy teams were given $15,000 to create short TV sketches and now four of those teams have received an additional $75,000 to create a 30-minute pilot episode.
You can check out one of the other teams pilot’s below Koala Man (Strong Language Warning).
The Unlisted “follows 12-year-old twins as they work with a group of underground vigilante kids to stop powerful governments from imposing global control over the world’s youth.”
Aimed at 8 to 12-year-olds it is due to be shot later this year for a 2019 broadcast. It just received additional funding from Screen NSW and Screen Australia. More Info TV Tonight.
