New York Web Series Launches September 29th 2013

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"In the entertainment industry system, where mistakes are made, work offenses that are considered especially heinous are shared by a dedicated group of minimum wage workers. These dedicated "Below the Liners" parody these work offenses committed by an elite industry group. These are their stories."

SEASON 1

SEPTEMBER  29,  2013

www.belowthelineseries.com

NEW YORK (NY) - Below The Line is a new comedy web series launching September 29, 2013 8pm on BelowtheLineSeries.com. In the film and television industry, below the line means anyone working on the physical aspects of a television or film production. Day players, Stand ins, Body Doubles, Stunt Players, Make up Artists, Production Assistants, Prop Masters, Location Scouts, Grips, Electricians and Wardrobe, all the various union and non-union laborers the industry relies on to get their entertainment product made on time – and hopefully, on budget.

Below The Line features stories that are ripped from the mouths of amusingly disgruntled “below-the-liners.”  Each episode focuses on one of the friends rehashing some of their most awkward BTL stories. Told through flashback, we see these based on true events parodied.  Names and titles have been changed to protect the innocent. Below The Line has a diverse cast of regulars with guest starring roles each episode and shot on location all over Brooklyn and New York City.

Conceived by actress Simone Butler and developed into a web series with Co-Producer/Writer Erika Yeomans,  Below The Line is a fun, short comedy web series aimed for a plugged in audience who wants their entertainment on the go - delivered short (3-5 minutes), sharp and mobile. Though the BTL stories are based on the television and film industry - the characters and situations are relatable to anyone that has worked with oddballs, cranks or crazy bosses.

Season 1 of Below The Line is comprised of 6 Episodes ranging from actor audition nightmares, to surreal production offices, wardrobe malfunctions and movie star wrangling fiascos. Launches September 29th.

PRODUCTION TEAM

PRODUCERS

Simone Butler is a Brooklyn based actress and has performed in England, New York and Los Angles. A regular on All My Children, day player in Onion News and a regular attendee of the Upright Citizens Brigade. She starred in novelist Ben Greenman’s Fragments from "Death Comes to Britney Spears!" the Musical directed by Erika Yeomans (LA Freewaves, Nerve.com, Funny or Die), Michael Medaglia’s MTV Awarded short for Pretty Pictures (Coney Island Film Festival) and The Bitter End (LA Short Film Festival). She has co- produced films such as The Cat Shack (awarded Queens Film Festival) and The Dinner Guest.

Erika Yeomans is a New York based Director/Writer. Her videos and films have screened at festivals in the US and abroad such as Lincoln Center’s New York Video Festival, Cinemakt, Silverlake Film Festival, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, Pioneer Theater, Galapagos Art Space, Artists Space, Transmediale, Stedelik Museum and Dallas Video Festival.

CO-PRODUCER

AARON LEVINE is an independent producer based in New York City. Most recently, Aaron Levine co-produced the independent feature film “Return”, a Sundance Writer’s and Director’s Lab project. Mr. Levine also produced the independent feature film “Pose Down”, written and directed by Erika Yeomans.

SUPERVISING EDITOR

Sandra Montiel is a Los Angeles based editor where she was the editor on ABC’s comedy Happy Endings. She has extensive credits as an editor on various scripted comedy and special feature film productions such as Laguna Beach and The Hills among others. She recently edited the comedy short "Girls: Season 38" for Gail Lerner.

SERIES EDITOR

LA-based Editor Jeffrey Brown earned his master's degree in Film Production from Chapman University's Dodge College and is currently working as Assistant Editor on a CBS comedy.