“Palmetto Pointe” filming starts Friday, July 15th setting the stage for new TV drama
July 13, 2005 (Press Release) --
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July 13, 2005
Hollywood, CA — Teen pregnancy, the horrible experience of date rape, how to download the best songs on your Ipod, how to cure a beach party hangover, how to get into a hip hop concert and make it through exams. These are a handful hot button social issues that come alive on screen in the new teen drama “Palmetto Pointe.” which begins filming this Friday, July 15th in Charleston, South Carolina.
Filmed on the Lowland's of South Carolina, the TV show follows six high schoolers heading off to college telling the story based on true life experiences.
“Palmetto Pointe” has been picked up for 17 episodes, and the new teen drama, which is already been compared to hit TV dramas, such as "90210" and "Dawson’s Creek" is taking prime time TV programmers by surprise. The TV show is slated to debut in August, airing Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on i.
It’s the first TV series filmed in the Palmetto State. "This dynamite new cast that has been called "excellent" by the Reel Carolina Film and Television Journal the show, is sure to attract a large youth audience," said Executive Producer John Cleveland Kearns. Timothy Woodward, Jr and Brent Lovell are just two of the hot upcoming young actors that Palmetto Pointe has to offer.” Casting Director, David Schifter has referred to them as the “Ben Affleck and Matt Damon” of the Carolina's.
The show is tackling trendy and traditional issues that are near and dear to the kids’ hearts and the targeted audience will identify with its characters and episodes. “Unlike other TV shows, our shows are based on real life situations, the true cultural shock experiences of diving into college right out of high school,” explained Kearns who’s filming in Summerville, South Carolina. “We’re targeting all of the demographics and social issues that hit home.”
Behind the scenes is where another TV drama and battle is brewing over big filming dollars. North Carolina and South Carolina are trying to keep two competing productions in their territory. Warner Brothers’ “One Tree Hill” series in North Carolina has been renewed for only one more year. However, “Palmetto Pointe,” the South Carolina rivalry heats up over TV teen dramas and the show producers know the tide is in their favor.
"If our show can affect just one person’s life in a positive way, then we’ve done our job,” said Tim Woodward, Jr. "Let the TV battles begin.”
[Editors: For national media interviews, images, trailers, contact George McQuade, MAYO Communications PR@MayoCommunications.com or 818-340-5300 or 818-618-9229]
July 13, 2005
Hollywood, CA — Teen pregnancy, the horrible experience of date rape, how to download the best songs on your Ipod, how to cure a beach party hangover, how to get into a hip hop concert and make it through exams. These are a handful hot button social issues that come alive on screen in the new teen drama “Palmetto Pointe.” which begins filming this Friday, July 15th in Charleston, South Carolina.
Filmed on the Lowland's of South Carolina, the TV show follows six high schoolers heading off to college telling the story based on true life experiences.
“Palmetto Pointe” has been picked up for 17 episodes, and the new teen drama, which is already been compared to hit TV dramas, such as "90210" and "Dawson’s Creek" is taking prime time TV programmers by surprise. The TV show is slated to debut in August, airing Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on i.
It’s the first TV series filmed in the Palmetto State. "This dynamite new cast that has been called "excellent" by the Reel Carolina Film and Television Journal the show, is sure to attract a large youth audience," said Executive Producer John Cleveland Kearns. Timothy Woodward, Jr and Brent Lovell are just two of the hot upcoming young actors that Palmetto Pointe has to offer.” Casting Director, David Schifter has referred to them as the “Ben Affleck and Matt Damon” of the Carolina's.
The show is tackling trendy and traditional issues that are near and dear to the kids’ hearts and the targeted audience will identify with its characters and episodes. “Unlike other TV shows, our shows are based on real life situations, the true cultural shock experiences of diving into college right out of high school,” explained Kearns who’s filming in Summerville, South Carolina. “We’re targeting all of the demographics and social issues that hit home.”
Behind the scenes is where another TV drama and battle is brewing over big filming dollars. North Carolina and South Carolina are trying to keep two competing productions in their territory. Warner Brothers’ “One Tree Hill” series in North Carolina has been renewed for only one more year. However, “Palmetto Pointe,” the South Carolina rivalry heats up over TV teen dramas and the show producers know the tide is in their favor.
"If our show can affect just one person’s life in a positive way, then we’ve done our job,” said Tim Woodward, Jr. "Let the TV battles begin.”
[Editors: For national media interviews, images, trailers, contact George McQuade, MAYO Communications PR@MayoCommunications.com or 818-340-5300 or 818-618-9229]
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