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Lola x

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Weston and Wade McElhaney are the showrunners, writers and producers of their new TV pilot "Codependent" which they also both star in (I was lucky enough to get to film for a day on this pilot too, so much fun)!Check out the pilot trailer here: Codependent Trailer

Wade and Weston are born and raised in Los Angeles, they've been acting since they were kiddos. They studied screenwriting at Chapman University. And have gone viral on both TikTok and Youtube over the years for their parodies.

These two humans are funny, witty and hard working. They're also extremely humble and curious. I get the vibe they always tell you the truth too. In this chat they even talk about auditioning for Ryan Murphy and how the audition didn't go exactly according to plan.

Now let's talk more about the pilot, they share what goes on when it comes to creating your own pilot from writing it, rewriting it, to raising funds and booking the right people for the jobs.
In a nutshell Codependent is a TV show pilot about twin brothers Max and Tristan. They're great at being brothers, not so much at being their own person. The pilot starts off with them sucking at their jobs and getting fired which leads them to compete for the same film assistant job. Spoiler alert: only one of them gets the job... but that doesn't mean they can't both do it?
Speaking of raising funds, this is often a hard part of bringing dreams to life, but thanks to Seed & Spark they were able to raise a bunch of money to film in both Los Angeles and New York, but now it's post production time so they need our help. You can donate and pledge here, and they have a bunch of fun merch to buy too, I have the tote bag! Support here

Big love,
Lola x

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Welcome back to the LA Diary

Righto, this week has been a goodie, had an audition for an Aussie company that was really fun. Sent off 2 takes and it’s nice not having to worry about the accent. It’s always easiest to stay in your natural accent. The tone was fun, honest and confident.

I’ve recently signed with an acting manger, her name is Holly and she’s wonderful, she inspires me to stretch myself as an actor. And she’s so encouraging. It’s so nice working with someone who truly believes in you.

I’m also putting a self tape down tomorrow for a medical procedural drama. Which I’m so pumped about!! I’ve got the lines down, I’ll rehearse it some more today then tape it tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow… We’re going to see Mumford & Sons at the Hollywood Bowl! I said to matt, I think I’ll cry!

Today is a full moon in Sagittarius and to be honest, I’ve felt a little like I’ve been in a washing machine, although I’m a sun and moon Virgo my rising sign is Sagittarius. Some stuff has felt great, like the auditions and fun podcast news (more to come on that soon 😆) but other things have felt a little clunky. There’s riots in LA right now, the energy here just feels intense and a little uneasy.

On a more positive note we’re pup sitting for our friend Chanel, she has a lovely black lab named Mahalo and she’s been a dream to look after. So sweet and happy, so nice to have dogs vibes at our place, she definitely teaches us to be more present. Dogs are one of the best things in this world.

We also finished watching season 2 of The Last of Us then dived into The Pitt. It’s by the same show runners as ER and its a gritty medical drama, the pace makes it so entertaining and really draws you in. The whole season spans one 15 hour day working in the Pitt or ER, so ep one is 7AM-8AM, then episode two is 8AM-9AM such a genius format, and it really hooks you in. It’s on HBO MAX here, probs the same in Australia

Righto, that’s it from me!

Sending you mega love from LA

Lola

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