VegasCon 2013 :: Jensen M&G
Mar. 10th, 2013 03:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
growyourwingsOne of my favorite bits from the Jensen meet and greet yesterday was Jensen telling us that Peter Roth, Chief Exec of Warner Brothers, shows this SPN made outtake to board meetings to demonstrate how viral / fun cast/crew made videos can grow a successful show. :)
Jensen went on to say that the SPN Harlem Shake video was not really his idea. Brian Rose (Rosie) and another SPN camera operator were looking at Harlem Shake videos on a phone and Brian called over Jensen to see. Jensen had never heard of it. Brian told Jensen that they should totally do one of these. Jensen said sure! Why not? And Jensen then went to Kevin Parks and said Kevin should relax their schedule a bit on the following Monday because they were going to do this fun thing. Then it spread and turned into the video that was released last week and that now had over 4 million hits on Youtube.
Jensen went on to say that after they shot the video, they sent it down to LA to Phil Scriccia to see if they wanted any more editing. Phil said it was great and go for it. It was Jared's idea to double check with WB to see if they would be okay with it. Jared emailed Peter Roth, the Chief Exec of WB and said basically, "You know how you show the Eye of the Tiger bit to executive boards to show them how a fun, cast/crew made viral video can help build a successful show?" (paraphrased, of course.) We all went, "really?" I thought that was cool. Jensen said, yeah, Roth shows the video to boards to help convince them that a cast & crew that have fun are more creative and create things like this which connect them to the fans, which builds the fanbase, which creates a successful show.
Neat.
Roth okayed with with legal and said go for it.
And now the SPN Vegas Con guests (Matt, Richard, Rob, etc.) did a Karaoke SPN Harlem Shake.
I was standing at the top of the stage stairs to the left as you look over the audience and took this photo of the audience during the filming.
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:)
During the J2 Panel, Jensen talked about how having a fun set made for a more creative, happy, and successful work environment. I think both Jensen & Jared separately said something similar in each of their meet & greets. I hope I can find a video of the moment during the J2 panel where Jensen talks about this, because it is one of the main reasons I follow this show so closely.
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Jensen went on to say that the SPN Harlem Shake video was not really his idea. Brian Rose (Rosie) and another SPN camera operator were looking at Harlem Shake videos on a phone and Brian called over Jensen to see. Jensen had never heard of it. Brian told Jensen that they should totally do one of these. Jensen said sure! Why not? And Jensen then went to Kevin Parks and said Kevin should relax their schedule a bit on the following Monday because they were going to do this fun thing. Then it spread and turned into the video that was released last week and that now had over 4 million hits on Youtube.
Jensen went on to say that after they shot the video, they sent it down to LA to Phil Scriccia to see if they wanted any more editing. Phil said it was great and go for it. It was Jared's idea to double check with WB to see if they would be okay with it. Jared emailed Peter Roth, the Chief Exec of WB and said basically, "You know how you show the Eye of the Tiger bit to executive boards to show them how a fun, cast/crew made viral video can help build a successful show?" (paraphrased, of course.) We all went, "really?" I thought that was cool. Jensen said, yeah, Roth shows the video to boards to help convince them that a cast & crew that have fun are more creative and create things like this which connect them to the fans, which builds the fanbase, which creates a successful show.
Neat.
Roth okayed with with legal and said go for it.
And now the SPN Vegas Con guests (Matt, Richard, Rob, etc.) did a Karaoke SPN Harlem Shake.
I was standing at the top of the stage stairs to the left as you look over the audience and took this photo of the audience during the filming.
.
:)
During the J2 Panel, Jensen talked about how having a fun set made for a more creative, happy, and successful work environment. I think both Jensen & Jared separately said something similar in each of their meet & greets. I hope I can find a video of the moment during the J2 panel where Jensen talks about this, because it is one of the main reasons I follow this show so closely.
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