![]() His sister, Janie (Michelle Veintimilla), might not graduate on time from high school. His father is closing the family's record store. ![]() His girlfriend, Marissa (Lisa Schwartz), dumps him after a spontaneous hookup in a public bathroom. ![]() In high school he was prom king and a big deal. Scott (Dawson) is home for Thanksgiving break from his first year at college. They are two quite different films, but are they any good and is The Chair a success? Dawson made the sex comedy Not Cool and Martemucci made the coming-of-age drama, Hollidaysburg. Whatever their TV portraits may have been, the work stands on its own. Over the course on one winter in Pittsburgh, both Dawson and Martmeucci shot their films under the extra scrutiny of the reality show cameras. Martemucci has written and directed one other film and has professional ties to Quinto. ![]() Dawson has built a following of millions making comedy shorts on his YouTube channel. Film is a director's medium, and both of the chosen participants, Shane Dawson and Anna Martemucci, were allowed to rewrite the script, likely to the dismay of screenwriter Dan Schoffer. The public would vote on a winner and the winning filmmaker would earn a $250,000 prize. Produced by actor Zachary Quinto and Project Greenlight breakout Chris Moore, the aim was to give two different directors the same script, the same budget, the same shooting city, and the same access to resources to see what kind of movies they would create. ![]() Last year, Starz aired a reality TV series called The Chair. ![]()
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