From pre-production through production and post, series creator Adriana Leonard goes behind the scenes of making her web series Beta.
About the Creator
A Lebanese actor, writer and producer from South Carolina, Adriana graduated from USC and continued her studies at Regents College in London & Los Angeles. As an actor, Adriana has appeared in numerous film and television productions, including FreeForm’s A Cinderella Story to major studio features including Mr. Church, Cross 2, and SPIVAK. In 2017 she starred as Denise Miranda on NBC’s Chicago PD and appeared in FOX’s Empire. Adriana has produced & starred in her own projects, including the 2014 feature film Camouflage, a moral story raising awareness for mental illness and bullying, a short film entitled Signing Out, which was accepted and nominated in seven festivals worldwide, now available on Tello Films, and her 9 episode series entitled BETA, a heartfelt comedy about women in the tech industry. As a producer she has worked on multiple films, including the FreeForm feature “The Thing About Harry.” Adriana continues to strive to tell stories that provoke progressive change & inspire higher level consciousness.
Check out the full series at www.betatheseries.com! | www.adrianaleonard.com
Additional resources:
Screenwriting Software:
Final Draft
Celtx (free version)
Highland 2 (for Mac only)
Writer Duet
Fade In
Production Organization Resource
StudioBinder
Creator Bio
Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a scientist, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Su...
About the Creator:
Shuling Yong is a Singapore-born, Chicago-based documentary filmmaker, DP and Location Sound Recordist with over a decade of experience. She has worked on films like Becoming (Netflix, 2020, dir. Nadia Hallgren), The Feeling of Being Watched (Tribeca, 2018, dir. Assia Boundaoui...
About:
Jordan Askins has been a part of the development team at Adult Swim for the last four years. She currently works on Rick and Morty, Three Busy Debras, Primal, among others. She is a graduate of Barnard College.
