Monday, September 28, 2009

CSULB alumnus helped to make the film Fame a success

Alice (KHERINGTON PAYNE) practices a dance solo in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment’s FAME. Photo by: Saeed Adyani
© 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Dance students audition for enrollment at the New York City High School of Performing Arts in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment’s FAME, in theaters nationwide. Photo by: Saeed Adyani
© 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Jenny (KAY PANABAKER, center) and the students of the New York City High School of Performing Arts dance during lunch in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment’s FAME. Photo by: Saeed Adyani
© 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Photo: Courtesy of MGM Studios

One of the members on the Publicity Team at MGM, Mary Jo Salcido, graduated from CSULB in 2004.


Students perform at the high school Halloween Carnival in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment’s FAME, in theaters nationwide. Photo by: Saeed Adyani
© 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
See clips of Fame here (all links courtnesy of MGM Studios)
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Meet Meet the cast in Fame (2009) here:

See my review of Fame here:
MGM's Fame was a dynamic film full of upbeat music, and its plot took the audience on an emotional roller coaster ride along with the students' ups and downs of becoming famous.

"What makes Fame unique is that it requires our cast to act, sing, and dance," Kevin Tancharoen, director, said. "These guys are really talented, real-life triple threats that make this film genuine. This is their shot at Fame."
Tancharoen did an excellent job not showing that becoming famous is an easy task. The film opened up with ordinary looking students auditioning to get into a private school that offered training in the Arts. Students auditioned as dancers, singers, musicians, and stand-up comedians after hours of practice.
The film also took the audience into intimate relationships and friendships between the students which showed typical dynamics that we all go through in life. The film closed showing how everybody turned out with their fame—as a dancer, comedian or such. Besides upbeat music throughout the film, there was also beautiful singing voices and orchestral music played by the students.





According to Kay Panabaker, who played Jenny in Fame, some of the shoots took place in Los Angeles while others took place in New York City. “I have loved working on Fame, whether it was rehearsing or shooting, in LA or in NYC. I liked being able to travel and still work,” Panabaker said on e-mail. Some of the shoots took all night, Panabaker said. “I actually love night shoots and get even more hyper, if that's possible,” Panabaker said.
In summary, if you are up to listening to music and watching someone perform, Fame is the film of choice—and it is under 2 hours.
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