Post by Joss on Nov 9, 2006 8:00:24 GMT -5
Now this is from LG15.com on the Character Daniel:
www.lonelygirl15.com/lgpedia/index.php/Allen_Smithee
Allen Smithee is the actor who plays Daniel in the Lonelygirl15 video series.
From Wikipedia:
"Alan Smithee, Allen Smithee, Alan Smythee, and Adam Smithee are pseudonyms used between 1968 and 1999 by Hollywood film directors who wanted to be dissociated from a film for which they no longer wanted credit. It was used when the director could prove to the satisfaction of a panel of members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers that the film had been wrestled from his or her creative control. The director is also required to keep the reason for the disavowal a secret. The pseudonym cannot be used to hide a director's failures."
www.lonelygirl15.com/lgpedia/index.php/United_Arab_Emirates_Actor’s_Guild
United Arab Emirates Actor’s Guild
From LGPedia
The Actor that plays the role of Daniel (Yousef Abu-Taleb), along with the United Arab Emirates Actor’s Guild, feel that his name should be removed from this project and have opted for "Allen Smithee" as a proxy instead.
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Now.. This means to me that there is a lot more going on backstage that you would think of.. And probably we will hear about it sooner or later.. I think Jess should at least publicly aknowledge Yousef's farewell and The Creators should stop behaving like a major corp, get back to ground level and give a few words if they actually pretend their popularity stay on their side and not against them.
