the jon acosta blog.

Last day in Atlanta.

I’ve been slacking a bit in regards to my social media presence. I apologize. This move has got me going out of my mind.

Just to backtrack for two seconds… last weekend, myself and my production team (Drew Gibadlo, Barry Gary, & Kamran Habashi) shot a series of interviews for former “Miss America” and “The Apprentice” contestant, Marshawn Evans, at the super swank hotel in Downtown Atlanta, The Renaissance. Much more production will be coming from this new business relationship, as Marshawn has a lot of great things planned in the near future. We’re all very excited about what’s to come!

The last 4 days have been an absolute madhouse as I’ve finished gathering all of my valuables into a small, condensed pile of things worth traveling across the country with me and selling, donating, burning, or throwing away the rest. Tomorrow, myself, Drew, and two gorgeous pups begin our journey to a new life on the golden coast.

Finally. Time to go…

Day 7: Project “My Nights” Pilot - Footage Creation

Last Saturday, myself (Jon Acosta), Barry Gray (director), and Anastasia Simakova (production assistant) set out to Gold Room in Atlanta, GA to shoot our talent, Brittany Susko, for the 3rd night of production in an upcoming original web series entitled, “My Nights”.

Originally, this project began as an idea for a travel series to multiple cities in the U.S, following the crazy evenings experienced between myself, Barry Gray, and Kamran Habashi. However, the show quickly evolved into something more structured and scripted as Barry approached us in late June of 2011 with a different concept…

The new synopsis is quite simple: a 4-8 minute montage of an evening with a specific character. Each episode will explore a new character and once deep enough into the season, these characters will begin to overlap and a story will begin to form and reveal itself.

Our initial pilot has an interesting perspective that is toggled between 3rd and 1st person in a seamless and fun manner. And, of course, there is a twist to the end that will leave the viewer having to watch at least two more times to understand exactly what went down.

“My Nights” (pilot) will launch in the coming month as we only have one more night of production. As executive producer of the show, I can tell you that we already have big plans for the series as well as a list of potential sponsors that we’ll be shopping.

“MyNights” - Original Series Pilot Credentials

Writer / Director: Barry Gray

Executive Producer: Jonathan Acosta

Producers: Barry Gray, Kamran Habashi

Casting Director: Myles Grier

Sound Design: Drew Gibadlo

Production Assistance: Anastasia Simakova

Talent: Brittany Susko, Chrissy Chambers