Douglas Piligian <70760.2440@compuserve.com> asks:
> Are these the two movies that TNT has requested?

No, those are other projects.

jms

Douglas Piligian <70760.2440@compuserve.com> asks:
> What can you tell us about the filming so far?
> How has that impacted the overall production?

Actually, we don't really have that much more money. Each
episode costs a tick under $1 million; for purposes of discussion,
let's round that up to 1. So you're now talking 2 million for 2 hours.
Now you've got another million to spend. *But* ALL the prices go up by
union scale and whatever else can be negotiated. Actors fees go up,
writers fees go up, directors fees go up, crew fees go up...so at the
end of the day, you find you have a *little* more to spend, but not
really that much.

As for how everyone's handling it...really no different than the
series. Actors learn their lines, directors do their shots, the
atmosphere on set really isn't much different. The only substantive
difference is that, because we know we won't be airing these until
January and March/April, at soonest, we have more time in post and can
therefore do more EFX.

George calculated that there are as many EFX in "Thirdspace" as
in the entire first season of B5.

jms

Douglas Piligian <70760.2440@compuserve.com> asks:
> Will Chris be doing anything special for the movies, new score,
> themes, etc? Any chance there will be a new CD with music from the
> movies?

He'll be scoring the movies, but nothing's set yet for a
soundtrack for either of them (commercially).

jms

(blocked) asks:
> This makes me think of a question -- and I'm not trying to be
> nosy here, just curious -- when you pull double-duty on an
> episode, like when you write the episode as well as produce, and
> in one case even direct, are you paid for each job?

There is a script fee that one receives as a writer, and if you
are also a producer there is a separate negotiated fee. The former is
set by the WGA, and can be improved by negotiation; the latter is
strictly a matter of negotiation.

jms

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CGI will certainly continue to become more affordable and more
flexible in its uses, yes.

jms