The Winner Production Notes*

Obviously, it started with an idea. Five actors sitting around looking for another exercise. We decided to explore and improvise with characters based on exaggerations of our own personalities. But we needed a conflict, so what better idea than the discovery of a dead body? All of a sudden we had the plot for a short film. An improv was performed in front of the camera. Yee Jee used the improv and general idea of the story to map out a screenplay. But JYMDICK is about teamwork, so every member had the opportunity to re-write their characters and add their ideas to the story. It's tough enough writing a screenplay on your own, let alone with five people! But we did it and we still talk to each other.

*Click here for the full press kit in printable pdf format (1.8Mb).

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