Category: Episode 2
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Episode 2: “Dishwasher”
After putting in for a transfer, Ollie tries to fit in at the First Motion Picture Unit, only he’s qualified for nothing and finds himself in a miserable situation. At his new home, he makes an exciting discovery… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with… MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound,…
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Sound Editor Ray
Ollie: This morning, for instance, this sound editor named Ray offered to show me how he uses a machine called a Moviola to put in a sound effect and sync it with the action… I created the character of sound editor Ray to honor my father, Raymond Bomba, who worked as a film and TV…
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The Hal Roach Studios
Miller: No, before the war it was the Hal Roach Studios, you know, where Laurel & Hardy and the Our Gang films were made. When the Army took it over, Fort Roach seemed appropriate… The home of the USAAF First Motion Picture Unit during the war, the “Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and television production studio. Known…
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Lois’ house: Storybook Architecture
Ollie: I couldn’t tell whether the architect was being serious or ironic. It looked like someplace Hansel and Gretel would have stopped at if they were intentionally looking for the witch… Lois’ “Fairy Tale” house is not based on any specific home, either in the past or present. I came up with it, however, because…