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This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Daniel Adams' new comedy in L.A. Minute.

In a satirical look at fame, the film tells the story of Ted Gold, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who gave up

being a serious writer to cash in by penning trashy bestsellers. His world is shaken when

he meets Velocity, a young, beautiful, and homeless performance artist, whose passion

and integrity inspires him to follow her example. In addition to an LA Minute, Mr. Adams' credits

include the feature films, The Light Keepers, The Golden Boys, The Mouse, Primary Motive, and

A Fool and His Money. Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theatre in Los Angeles, Mr. Adams

spoke with director Bill Fishman about filming in LA Minute. During their discussion, Mr. Adams

talks about the changes he made when the film's settings switched from New York to LA,

the constraints and benefits of shooting on film with a low budget,

and the inspiration behind opening the film with the song Wash a Hands by Herschel Lamont.

Well, you mentioned that you had 15 days to shoot this, and that also when we were in the back talking that you, it's such an

LA-centric film, yet you shot it in Savannah, Georgia for the most part. So I thought it might

be interesting to talk about what it was like to shoot such a particularly L.A. film in a place like that,

what the challenges were, how much crew you took down, and how they treated you?

Well, the people there are great.

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