About this project
WHO?
My name is Selene Luna. I’m a comedian, writer, actress and burlesque dancer who happens to be a little person. I am passionately committed to the art of entertainment and looking to shake things up in an online Soap Opera based on my surreal showbiz life.
My funds a low but my dreams are high. Instead of waiting for Hollywood to knock on the door, I seek your support to raise funds to produce a three-part online Soap Opera called, “Selene’s Hollywood Confidential”.
WHAT?
Three-part online Soap Opera
“Selene’s Hollywood Confidential” is a character-driven, dramedy Soap chronicling the daily lives of frustrated actress Selene Luna and her misfit showbiz friends. At 3'10", this Mexican-American Los Angelino faces daily challenges in a big person’s world and being an out of work actor doesn’t make things easier. Selene is veteran of the stage performing as a comedian, international burlesque dancer, has appeared in films like My Bloody Valentine 3D and even co-starred alongside Margaret Cho in VH1’s The Cho Show, which landed Selene a nomination for MTV LOGO’s NewNowNext: Brink of Fame: Comic Award. Critical acclaim and a decade plus of showbiz experience, and she still can’t catch a break! Passionately committed to the business of show, Selene floats in limbo between stardom and obscurity, one-minute she’s grocery shopping at the 99¢ Store, the next, strutting down the red carpet, a surreal dichotomy enough to drive anyone crazy.
“Selene’s Hollywood Confidential” follows Selene through the painstaking process of conquering Hollywood on her terms. This tenacious firecracker who’s a little Fran Drescher, Karen Walker and Tura Satana cocktail served with the cunning of Betty Boop rounds-up her friends and puts-up weekly variety shows at LA’s The Cavern Club Theater to pay the bills between gigs. At The Cavern Club Theater, Selene works out new stand-up material in a variety show featuring her wacky larger than life family of performers Jackie Beat, Nadya Ginsburg, Mario Diaz and Jonny McGovern. Jackie Beat, drag superstar who’s amassed legions of fans with her razor-sharp comedy and hysterical song parodies. Nadya Ginsburg, the knock-out Jew-Talian Stallion who single-handedly gives SNL a run for it’s money with her off beat original characters and celebrity impressions. Mario Diaz, club promoter famous for revolutionizing the LA & NY gay club scene turned dancer who brings the perfect element of sexiness to every show. Jonny McGovern, Gay pop superstar, TV personality, and nightlife legend, he is the "Gay Pimp". Along with celebrity guests plucked right out of Selene's Hollywood Rolodex, and a rotating cast of groundbreaking performers who also find themselves tapping on Hollywood’s notorious glass ceiling. This band of modern-day vaudevillians consistently push boundaries with surreal, risqué and hilarious shows that never fail to please their loyal queer and hipster audience. Stories and conflict develop organically from rehearsals to backstage hijinx to last-minute showtime butterflies.
In “Selene’s Hollywood Confidential”, we witness the sobering reality of what it takes to conquer Hollywood. Selene walks a fine line between achieving crossover success and paying the bills, but gets through it with a funny bone.
Hollywood, this is your last chance!
WHEN?
Shoot Schedule: September 28th-October 5th, 2010
Live stage show at The Cavern Club Theater: October 5th, 2010 at 8PM
HOW?
Your contribution will afford the production expenses listed below:
Soap Opera portion:
• Audio Operator
• Audio Recording/Mixing
• Camera Operator
• Craft Service
• Editor
• Equipment Rental
• Field crew
• Hair Stylist
• Location Fees
• Make-up Artist
• Office Supplies
• Postage
• Post-Production
• Production Assistant
• Set Decoration
• Show Runner
• Tape and Film Stock
• Wardrobe
• Web Master/Designer
Live stage show at The Cavern Club Theater:
• Craft Service
• Postcards
• Promotion material
• Stage Manager
• Talent Fees
• Theater Clean-up
• Theater Rental
• Theater Tech
WHY?
Goal: Produce a high-quality online Soap Opera to release online directly to fans.
WEBSITES
http://seleneluna.com/
http://twitter.com/seleneluna
http://www.facebook.com/officialseleneluna
http://www.youtube.com/user/officialseleneluna
CREDENTIALS:
Actor Reel
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Stand-up Comedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Burlesque
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Modeling
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
“Whatever Happened to Busty Jane?” at The Cavern Club Theater
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
COMEDY COLLABORATIONS
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Spoof
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Fecalux
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
ADVOCACY:
Marijuana Legalization
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Equality Rally at California State Capitol
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
SUPPORTING CAST:
Jackie Beat
http://www.jackiebeatrules.com/content/
http://www.facebook.com/jackie.beat
http://twitter.com/JACKIEBEAT
Nadya Ginsburg
http://nadyaginsburg.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nadya-Ginsburg/51649120764
http://twitter.com/nadyaginsburg
Mario Diaz
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php...
http://wearedirtysanchez.com/main.html
http://twitter.com/mariodiaz
Jonny McGovern
http://www.gaypimp.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jonny-McGovern/140082491715...
http://www.twitter.com/gaypimp
VIDEO CREATED BY John T. Stapleton http://johnstapleton.net
Any questions? Please email me at:
HollywoodConfidential2010@gmail.com
***THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW MY PROPOSAL***
If you are unable to donate, please help spread the word to your friends and social networks.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 21, 2010.
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A letter of thanks from Selene Luna. Plus the above.
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Signed DVD copy of the final Soap Opera. Plus the above.
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All the above plus 2 free tickets and pre-curtain shout-out on September 28th during the live stage show taping at The Cavern Club Theater in Silverlake, CA.
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At 3'10", Selene Luna is a small package with a big presence. Luna has built a career performing in cabarets and burlesque. She has shared the stage with legends of burlesque such as Tempest Storm, Tura Satana, Kitten Natividad and Dita Von Teese. The New York Times called her "a polished spitfire," while NY Metromix praised her performance as "smart and endearing." Luna co-starred alongside Margaret Cho in Cho's VH1 comedy series, The Cho Show.
Complete Biography at http://seleneluna.com/biography.html
