EXCLUSIVE: Check out the Mock Trailer that helped us sell Cobra Kai!
In 2017, we had the daunting task of trying to explain to buyers in Hollywood what we envisioned Cobra Kai to look and feel like. Sure, we had a detailed pitch and Ralph Macchio and William Zabka joining us in pitch meetings, but the tone of our show was going to be so specific that we wanted to do our best to show streamers how they could potentially sell the overall story and vibe of Cobra Kai.
Without actually filming the show, our task was near impossible and it was never going to be perfect, but with the help of our incredibly talented editor friend @JeffYorkes, we cobbled together footage from Ralph and Billy’s prior work, mixed it was other images that helped tell our story, and threw Thunderstruck under it. We showed this sizzle in all of our pitch meetings to set the tone. But now for the very first time right, I’m sending it to the internet!
A couple fun facts…
1) We had different versions of this sizzle tailored for each buyer we went to. This one mentions Netflix, but when we were meeting at YouTube, it said YouTube. Hulu it said Hulu. And so on.
2) We became absolutely obsessed with Thunderstruck from watching this trailer over and over again and always wanted to have it on the show. But it was so expensive, we couldn’t afford it. Instead we had Johnny mention it in passing as a meta nod when he wanted to advertise the dojo in S2. When making S6, we were determined to finally use the song when Johnny and Miguel took back Cobra Kai, so we saved money in other areas of our budget to make it happen. I’m so glad we did!
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“This script is very personal. I really wanted to have a big scream to the world that we are here and to ask the world to look at us for who we are and NOT what the world fancies us to be.” @coraliefargeat accepting her Best Original Screenplay win at the #CriticsChoice Awards.
‘FLOW’ is the first indie animated film to win Best Animated Film at the #GoldenGlobes
The film had a $3.8M budget.
See the full winners list: https://t.co/zH8Pzwnws5
Big thx to @the_ace_face@screenrant for covering #LastShift movie (yes-we have 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!)🍿🎥 we loved making it 💕
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Last Shift is a film about a rookie cop who has the last shift at a station that is closing down. Turns out, this station is home to a supremely evil being and his minions.@JulianaHarkavy@NatalieVArtist@Scottpoiley incredibly well done horror movie.
Great article from @DreadCentral@Chadiscollins - "Years ago, Dread even made it onto Dread Central’s Best of List for 2009. At the time, Andrew Kasch wrote, “Director Anthony DiBlasi’s (@ant_DiBlasi) film packs an emotional wallop in a well-crafted horror tale where the tension and gory set-pieces are actually earned. In an age full of cheap horror remakes and glorified music video directors, Dread shows what filmmakers can accomplish when they focus on real stories and characters over flash and shock value. If only they could all be this good…” I couldn’t agree more."
Watch it on @Tubi now!
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