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Category: Disney + ABC Television

All posts regarding ABC Network’s shows and other televised content.

    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 14 Jul, 2022

    Hulu’s The Princess is basically a really violent version of Pixar’s “Brave” meets

    Hulu’s The Princess is one of the new original films that the Disney-owned streamer has debuted for the summer. In it, a princess played by Joey King goes on a[…]

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    Disney+ is not necessarily the place you’d find reality TV shows, but The Quest has challenged that by wrapping it into an epic story that shot like a movie. The creators of some of TV’s most popular reality shows including “The Amazing Race” and “Queer Eye” joined forces with the producers of “The Lord of the Rings” to create a cinematic competition show for TV featuring teenage contestants that all gets folded into a fantasy world filled with castles and sorcerers, and a mission to save it. We spoke with the show’s creators to learn more about this new type of television program and the challenges and wins in creating something unique for Disney+. — DE: This isn’t the first time that a show like The Quest was created. One was created for ABC back in 2014 that only lasted one season. What was different this time around? What makes fantasy stories like The Lord of The Rings perfect for episodic TV? Jane Flemming and Mark Ordesky (Court Five, “The Lord of the Rings”): “Disney+ wanted us to push the envelope for what an immersive adventure featuring real people could be – to create a new story-telling format for streaming. Not only did we avoid traditional reality tropes like confessionals, we deepened the narrative weaving through the Paladins’ (contestants) experience. Ultimately, as with the classic Hero’s Journey which features in the books and movies our contestants all love, their choices transform them and change the fate of Everealm. Generally speaking, fantasy stories match well with episodic TV, because every fantasy hero must face increasing challenges on their way to completing a seemingly unattainable goal.” DE: What challenges were there to create a reality competition show with scripted elements? What were the production challenges in shooting things cinematically? Elise Doganieri and Bertram Van Munster (New Media Collective, “The Amazing Race”): The challenge to create a reality game show with scripted elements was not that different from what we do in our other reality shows. We still had to come up with creative ideas that fit the concept of the show. This time it was very exciting for us to think about how we could integrate the tasks to fit the storyline, which was something new for us, that gave us something very specific to work from. In addition the challenges had to feel organic in the storyline, and we also had to integrate scripted characters. In the gem challenges the scripted character, for example, Mila would speak with the teens, and in a narrative form describe the challenge into the conversation. To round out the challenge a creature such as the Witch of Fortiteer or the Dragior would then be present the entire challenge and speak to the teens directly. This brought another dimension to the challenges and gave our teens the ability to converse with the creatures who would then improv, this is all very purposeful to create the immersive experience for the teens (Paladins). The production challenges to film the show cinematically were to give the Paladins the experience that they were going into the world of Everealm and that the cameras and crew became “invisible” to them. We had a low profile when filming all the reality. We also had to film the teens in the sequence of the real story, in real-time. In a film you would typically film scenes out of order. Here we had to film in real-time, so every day the story would move forward for the teens. This was an intricate and logistical puzzle that had to be set up well in advance. Each time we filmed with the teens we also did not stop down. We filmed continuously so we had to set up and be ready to film a complete scene from start to finish. The actors, who are extremely talented, had to be on-point every day. They not only had to know their lines, but they had to be ready to improvise when a Paladin asked a question. Our incredible camera crews also had to be ready to pivot and follow the action as the scene developed. To achieve the cinematic look and feel of the show, we used Sony Venice cameras with anamorphic Cooke s7 lenses. We also had additional cameras to set up specialty shots. And of course the lighting was very important to create the mood for each scene. DE: What was it like to capture the authentic moments that these teens were experiencing while competing on the show? Rob Eric and Michael Williams (Scout Productions Inc., Queer Eye on Netflix): Watching our contestants' reactions to the magical world we built for them was absolutely amazing. We literally watched them grow through this adventure, find their confidence, and work together to unfold and solve the mystery of this kingdom on the verge of being defeated by an evil force. Not to sound goofy, but it really was magical! DE: How can you identify those unique moments that happen and put them into a reality-based comeptiton show? When we first started putting this show together, we asked ourselves what our main goal was in creating this unique hybrid experience. The answer was simple: to give our contestants an authentic fantasy world experience that would shock and awe them. We aren’t just television producers, we ourselves are all huge fans of fantasy movies and books. We all, at one time or another, watched a magical movie or read a fantasy book and thought, “How cool would it be if I could be in this world? What would I do? Would I be a hero...a villain...etc." Bringing this world to life for our contestants was about capturing those moments from movies and books and having a real authentic reaction. We worked hard to build a world that had all the bells and whistles of a realistic fantasy world that we ourselves would love: creepy witches hiding in dark woods that could scare them, a castle that looked like it came out of a fairytale to set the tone, and immersive stories unfolding around them. It was a blast identifying these moments and giving our contestants the chance to both be the hero and compete in a reality game show.
    • in Disney + ABC Television · Disney+
    • — 9 Jun, 2022

    Disney+’s The Quest is what happens when you create a cinematic reality TV show

    Disney+ is not necessarily the place you’d find reality TV game shows, but The Quest has challenged that by wrapping it into an epic story that shot like a movie.[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television · Disney+
    • — 25 Mar, 2022

    A conversation with Paul Rudish, creator of Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts

    Paul Rudish is the name that you see at the end of the credits for the wildly popular Disney Mickey Mouse shorts. Since debuting back in 2013, Rudish and team’s[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television · Disney+ · Pixar
    • — 8 Jul, 2021

    “Monsters at Work” is a hi-larious addition to the Monstropolis world

    It has been nearly a decade since we last visited Monstropolis where Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan live and work.  And speaking of work, it just so happens to[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 11 Apr, 2019

    Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. share their favorite Disney Parks attractions

    We caught up with the cast of the hit primetime ABC action-adventure series “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at WonderCon 2019 in Anaheim to ask them a very serious question: what[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television · Marvel
    • — 11 Jun, 2018

    Freeform’s “Cloak & Dagger” series is Marvel’s entry point for a new generation of fans

    Back in 2011, Marvel Television, the arm of Marvel Entertainment (then recently purchased by The Walt Disney Company) was looking give the world more of what they saw in the[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 14 Aug, 2017

    Netflix steals Shonda Rhimes from ABC to develop new original series

    Late Sunday night, Netflix announced that it had signed a $10 million a year, multi-year agreement with Shonda Rhimes, the mind behind some of Disney/ABC’s primetime hits. It comes on[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television · Disney Culture · Marvel · Walt Disney Studios
    • — 24 Jul, 2017

    Here is all the Marvel news that came from San Diego Comic-Con 2017

    San Diego, California once again welcomed geeks, nerds, and pop culture fans to the city for the 47th annual Comic-Con International convention this past weekend. You can bet that there[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television · Other Disney
    • — 19 Jul, 2017

    Jim Henson’s son on the controversy behind Kermit the Frog’s new voice

    It’s not easy being green – and, apparently, it’s not easy voicing a certain green frog as well. Actor Steve Whitmire inherited the role of Kermit from Jim Henson himself[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 27 Jun, 2017

    ABC’s “Boy Band” tries to recapture classic boy band magic

    ABC’s new reality show “Boy Band” is exactly what it sounds like – a rehash of the singing competition, but with groups of young men. The Beatles. Jackson 5. *NSYNC.[…]

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    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 16 May, 2017

    ABC’s 2017-18 programming slate is very ethnically and topically diverse

    Earlier today in New York City, ABC held their annual Upfront presentation. These presentations are what all TV networks do every year to lure advertisers and their money to financially[…]

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    Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Freeform Bride Groom Ben and Lauren the Bachelor
    • in Disney + ABC Television
    • — 10 May, 2017

    Here’s how to make “Disney Fairy Tale Weddings” part of your big day

    What could be more magical than getting married at the happiest place on earth? Freeform released a special titled “Disney Fairy Tale Weddings” this past weekend, where Bachelor couple Ben Higgins[…]

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