Biagio

Biagio married way out of his league when he bamboozled Joke into saying "I do." Together he and his wife produce television, film, a podcast, and anything else that requires no sleep and a touch of crazy. Find Biagio connecting with you on Twitter, putting out video on Youtube, liking what you do on Facebook, and trying to understand Google+.

Who Doesn’t Love Big Dorks and Indie Spirit?

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Twitter has been good to us. We’ve funded the release of a film, built an audience for our new podcast, and, most importantly, met many, many amazing people. One of them is Nicholas Brandt, or Super Nick, as we’re fond of calling him. A screenwriter, film lover, and all around amazing dude (who KNOWS how … Read more

The Ghost Inside My Child: Our Series Returns on BIO

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This Monday, August 5th, our series The Ghost Inside My Child returns to Biography Channel. This Show Came From One Of You Originally pitched to us by Suzanne Stratford from Cleveland, this show is another example of people just like you who’ve brought your show ideas our way. (MTV’s CAGED was another example.) Let’s Make … Read more

Featured Kickstarter Project from David P. Baker

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We have a special place in our heart for wild, ambitious indies. People like David P. Baker, a fiery filmmaker from Scotland who lives his indie lifestyle with a reckless abandon that leaves us slack-jawed. More than that, David is fiercely loyal to the indie filmmaking community. In fact, we didn’t even realize he was … Read more

Joke and Biagio’s New Podcast: It’s All About You

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A Grand Experiment

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As you know, awhile back we started an experiment.

Despite warnings from our agents and lawyers, we started accepting show pitches from people willing to sign a submission agreement.

That experiment has paid off.

We credit our unorthodox outreach in helping put CAGED on MTV, GHOST INSIDE MY CHILD on BIO, and to finding our latest MTV True Life Presents: SECRETS, LIES, AND SEX, and most importantly, helping new producers and filmmakers break into the business.

But We Can Do Better For You

We often say things like “send us your show pitches” and “make great tape.”

Sure, easy for us to say. We’ve been doing it for a decade. But statements like that aren’t helpful to you.

So we’ve been working to make it easier for you to pitch shows to us.

Our New Podcast: Producing Unscripted

Over the last month, we’ve secretly been recording a new podcast called:

Producing Unscripted: Make Reality TV Shows and Documentary Series with Joke and Biagio.

The goal of the podcast is simple: to help you create, develop, pitch, and sell unscripted television and film.

Hopefully, by teaming up with us.

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New Mac Pro Announced: What Do You Think?

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As a company that owns about 30 macs, we hope this will be the big thing we’ve been waiting for. Read the full story over on Tech Crunch We’ve been waiting for this for awhile. Our macs feel slow and sluggish, and in our business, that is a bad thing. We’ll probably be adding at … Read more

Featured Kickstarter Project: Radio Free Albemuth Theatrical Release

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Some Movies Belong on the Big Screen And sometimes those movies are independent gems, made with a passion, love, and attention to detail that can only be truly appreciated when projected in a movie theater. Thirty feet tall. At least. That’s they way we’d like to see Radio Free Albemuth. The above video pretty much … Read more

Our New Documentary on MTV – Secrets, Lies, and Sex

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Some amazingly brave and courageous young, African American men in Northeast Ohio reached out to us about documenting their double lives. As you can see from this sneak peek, we were given unprecedented access to their world and emotional lives. Our cameras were allowed to capture their stories. We’re proud to have this project appear … Read more

Are You Good In A Room?

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As owners of our production company, Joke Productions, Inc., we’ve been on both sides of a Hollywood pitch meeting. The selling side, when we’re out convincing networks to buy our shows, and… The receiving side, when taking unscripted TV pitches from agents, producers, talent, and some of you. In more than a few emails and … Read more

Now Casting A New Bridal Party Show from Joke and Biagio

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We’re casting a new show — let us know if you or anyone you know might be right for it! Here’s the official casting notice: Let Us Capture the Planning of Your Wedding! MTV is searching for Bridal Parties to star in a fun new docu-series that will document all planning and events leading up … Read more

Doc Style Shooting with Shallow Depth of Field Now a Snap

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Several months ago we told you about a Kickstarter project we were backing called SnapFocus from Midas Mount. It’s an ingenious piece of indie film making gear made from spare bicycle parts that allows you to control your camera’s focus using bicycle brake handles. It was invented by a filmmaker and former editor of ours, … Read more