Power lunch in a Hollywood hot spot with Robert Chiappetta, Writer/Producer and Creative Executive for Roberto Orci, one Hollywood's biggest Film/Television Producers (Transformers, Star Trek, Fringe) and Ashley Contino, Post Producer for hit television shows such as Life in Pieces, 24: Live Another Day, and Glee.
Pick their brains regarding any questions you have on the process of breaking into Hollywood and creating a show from development to delivery.
As a native Californian, Ashley grew up knowing she wanted to work in the entertainment industry. After graduating from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Communication, Ashley got her first big, industry break under prolific television creator, Ryan Murphy. She would spend the next 7 years working in Post Production on three of his hit shows: Nip/Tuck, Glee and American Horror Story. After leaving the Ryan Murphy camp, Ashley went on to run post-production for the Tyrant pilot, followed by a season of 24: Live Another Day under famed Homeland Producer, Howard Gordon. From there, Ashley was called to head up the post department for the first season of Fox’s hit show, Empire, before switching gears from drama to comedy. Four years later, Ashley is now Co-Producer, finishing up her 4th season on Life In Pieces while also preparing to start a new pilot called Woman Up written and directed by actress Zoe Lister-Jones.
A recovering lawyer from Texas, Rob started working in the entertainment industry as a creative consultant to Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci on numerous feature projects including Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission Impossible III. Transitioning over to television, Rob was staffed on the JJ Abrams TV show Fringe where he worked as a writer for its five season run from 2008 to 2012. From there, Rob spent another year helping a Chinese entertainment company curate Chinese comic books for TV and Features development in the global and US market. For the past three years, however, Rob has been back at work with writer/producer Roberto Orci. They are currently partnered with a major studio and are developing a number of television and film projects.
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