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Notes From The Underbelly
''Notes from the Underbelly'' is an American sitcom that was aired on ABC from 2007 to 2008, originally debuting as a mid-season replacement. The series is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Risa Green, and was produced by Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (previously producing ''Two and a Half Men'') for Warner Bros. Television. The title is a parody of Dostoevsky's novel ''Notes from Underground''. Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with ''Big Day'', but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving ''Ugly Betty'' to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms. After numerous scheduling changes prior to the shows premiere, the show premiered Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central, and moved to its regular Wednesday timeslot at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central on April 18. ''Notes from the Underbelly'' began its second season on November 26, 2007 in the new timeslot of 9:30PM Eastern/8:30PM Central on Mondays, leading out of fall' ...
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Single-camera Setup
The single-camera setup, or single-camera mode of production, also known as portable single camera, is a method of filmmaking and video production. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera methods are commonly used. Description In this setup, each of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera, or multiple cameras pointed in one direction, which are moved and reset to get each shot or new angle. If a scene cuts back and forth between actor A and actor B, the director will first point the camera toward A and run part or all of the scene from this angle, then move the camera to point at B, relight, and then run the scene through from this angle. Choices can then be made during the post-production editing process for when in the scene to use each shot, and when to cut ...
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Peter Cambor
Peter Cambor (born September 28, 1978) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Barry on ''Grace and Frankie'' and operational psychologist Nate Getz on the CBS show '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Cambor appeared on the former ABC sitcom ''Notes from the Underbelly'' for two seasons. In 2012, he starred in the TBS series ''Wedding Band''. Early life Cambor studied at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he earned a BA degree in English in 2001. After further studies, Peter Cambor received an MFA from the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MFA in Acting, 2005). After working for a while in New York, he moved to Los Angeles. Career Cambor landed the lead as an expectant father on ''Notes from the Underbelly'' after the sitcom's creator saw his performance in a Los Angeles production of ''The Cherry O ...
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Aaron Korsh
Aaron Thomas Korsh (born November 7, 1966) is an American television producer, writer, and former investment banker. Previously he wrote for ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Just Shoot Me!'', '' Love, Inc.'', ''Notes from the Underbelly, The Deep End'' and the USA Network series '' Suits'', of which he is also the creator, and its spin-off ''Pearson Pearson may refer to: Organizations Education *Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC *Lester B. Pearson High School (other) Companies *Pearson PLC, a UK-based int ...''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korsh, Aaron American television producers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male television writers Living people Showrunners 1966 births ...
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Barnet Kellman
Barnet Kellman (born November 9, 1947) is an American television and film director, television producer and film actor. Biography Barnet Kellman (born November 9, 1947) is an American theatre, television and film director, television producer and film actor, and educator, best known for the premiere productions of new American plays, and for the pilots of long-running television series such as Murphy Brown and Mad About You. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.  He is the co-founder and director of USC Comedy at the School of Cinematic Arts, and holds the school's Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy. Early life and education Kellman was born in New York City, and raised in suburban Long Island. His father, was Joseph A. G. Kellman, an attorney, and his mother was Verona Kellman (née Kramer). He attended the Colgate University, Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude in 1969. He attended Yale ...
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Victoria Hochberg
Victoria Greene Hochberg (born December 24, 1952) is an American film and television director and writer. She was one of the Original Six, a group of women directors who created the Women's Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America, to protest against gender discrimination in Hollywood. Education Victoria Greene Hochberg graduated from Antioch College in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. Career She directed episodes of ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', ''Touched by an Angel'', ''Models Inc.'', '' Melrose Place'', ''Central Park West'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Cold Feet'', ''Tucker'', ''The Chris Isaak Show'', '' State of Grace'', '' Kitchen Confidential'', '' Ghost Whisperer'', ''Notes from the Underbelly'' and ''Reaper''. As well as writing '' I Married a Centerfold'' and four episodes of the series '' Me & Mrs. C.'' Hochberg's 1975 short doc ...
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James Frawley
James Joseph Frawley (September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019) was an American director and actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio since around 1961. He was best known for directing ''The Muppet Movie'' (1979) and ''The Monkees'' television series. Career Born in Houston, Texas, Frawley had a short-lived acting career, appearing in supporting roles in film and television from 1963 to 1966. A memorable appearance was the role of Hawaii District Attorney Alvarez in the 1965 ''Perry Mason'' episode "The Case of the Feather Cloak". In 1966, he was hired as a director for the new series ''The Monkees''; he ended up directing half of the series' 58 episodes. He began a career of over four decades as a director. TV series he directed included ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', '' Smallville'', '' Ghost Whisperer'' and '' Judging Amy'', along with many others. He directed occasional feature films and television films, most notably ''The Muppet Movie'' in 1979, in which he also ...
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Michael Patrick Jann
Michael Patrick Jann (born May 15, 1970, Albany, New York) is an American actor, writer, and director best known as a cast member on MTV's ''The State''. Career Jann attended New York University, where, as a freshman, he joined the then-new comedy troupe The New Group, which was eventually renamed to The State. The troupe continued performing after college, and in 1993 they gained their own series on MTV, the sketch comedy show ''The State'', which ran until 1995. Jann and David Wain directed a majority of the sketches on the series. In 1999, Jann directed the film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', which is his feature film directorial debut. Jann produced, and directed many episodes of the 2003-2009 Comedy Central series ''Reno 911!'', which was created by several members of The State. He co-wrote the 2006 film ''Let's Go to Prison'', along with The State members (and ''Reno 911!'' cast members) Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. He directed most of the episodes of the 2008 HBO show ''Li ...
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Russ Woody
Russ Woody is an American author, television producer and writer. Career Woody grew up in Walnut Creek, California. In 1979, he graduated from California State University, Chico with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Speech and Drama. Since the early 1980s, he has amassed a number of producing and writing credits in television in the series ''Benson'', ''Fantasy Island'', '' Webster'', ''Newhart'', '' Valerie's Family'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', '' Parenthood'', ''Good Sports'', '' Room for Two'', ''Double Rush'', ''Mad About You'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Cybill'' (for which he won a Golden Globe Award), ''Style & Substance'', ''Becker'', ''True Jackson, VP'', ''Notes from the Underbelly'', '' The Middle'' and '' Murphy Brown'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award as a part of the show's writing team.
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Steve Joe
Steve Joe is a Chinese-American television producer and writer. He began his career as a staff writer on the sitcom ''Veronica's Closet'' in 1997, later becoming a story editor on ''Mad About You'' going on to write the episode "Win a Free Car" in 1999. His producing and writing credits include ''The Tracy Morgan Show'', '' Rodney'', ''That '70s Show'', ''Notes from the Underbelly'', ''True Jackson, VP'', ''Hot in Cleveland'', ''Oh, Grow Up'', ''Tucker'' and ''That '80s Show''. Much of his work prior to the second season of ''True Jackson, VP'' was with fellow writer and producer Greg Schaffer Greg Schaffer is an American television producer and writer. His producing and writing credits include ''Mad About You''; ''The Tracy Morgan Show''; '' Rodney''; ''That '70s Show''; '' Notes from the Underbelly''; '' True Jackson, VP''; ''Oh, Gr ...; they parted ways in 2009. References External links * American television producers American television writers American male tel ...
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Dan Kopelman
Dan Kopelman is an American television producer, television writer and actor. He has written and produced for ''Undressed'', '' Big Wolf on Campus'', '' Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Big Day'', '' Listen Up!'', ''Rules of Engagement'' and ''Notes from the Underbelly''. Kopelman is perhaps best known for his work on the Nickelodeon sitcom, ''True Jackson, VP ''True Jackson, VP'' is an American teen sitcom created by Andy Gordon for Nickelodeon. It aired from November 8, 2008, to August 20, 2011. The series stars Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Ame ...'', writing and producing for the series and appearing as parody of himself being credited simply as "Kopelman". References External links * American male television actors American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-b ...
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Greg Schaffer
Greg Schaffer is an American television producer and writer. His producing and writing credits include ''Mad About You''; ''The Tracy Morgan Show''; '' Rodney''; ''That '70s Show''; ''Notes from the Underbelly''; ''True Jackson, VP''; ''Oh, Grow Up''; ''Tucker'' and produced and wrote for ''That '80s Show''. Much of his work prior to the second season of ''True Jackson, VP'' was with fellow writer and producer Steve Joe; they parted ways in 2009. He and his brother, Jeff Schaffer, grew up in Warren, Ohio. He is the creator of ''Brews Brothers'', a Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ... sitcom. References External links * American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (l ...
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Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel ''Addams Family Values'' (1993), ''Get Shorty'' (1995), the ''Men in Black'' trilogy (1997–2012), and ''Wild Wild West'' (1999). Early life Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City, the son of Irene "Kelly" (Kellerman), an art teacher, and Sonny Sonnenfeld, a lighting salesman, educator, and architectural lighting designer. He was raised in a Jewish family. After he received his bachelor's degree from Hampshire College, he graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. Career He began working on pornographic films before starting work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated ''In Our Water'' (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for ''Blood Simple'' (1984). This film began his collaboration with the Coen brothers, who ...
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