Hollywood Splendor
Short Film / Music Video, projected release: 2020
Pear Juice Productions: Directed and Produced by Allyson Yarrow Pierce
Starring Melanie Beth Curran as Melanie Beth Curran
The song-story of a young woman who comes to Hollywood from the country, hoping to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country musician. Her optimism is met with hardship, as she faces the challenges of the limelight from her one room apartment on the corner of Virgil and Melrose. Will her ultimate downfall be ultimate, or does a glimpse of hope remain? Does a little Hollywood Splendor linger underneath the highway grit, enough to get her to the next golden opportunity?
HOLLYWOOD SPLENDOR
Produced by Pear Juice Productions
Allyson Yarrow Pierce: Director, Producer, Cinematography, Costume, Concept, Artistic Direction, Casting, Editing, Sound mixing and Vocals, Set Design, and starring as Ma.
Melanie Curran: Songwriting, Acting
Marina Allen: Bar-goer, Backlots Diva
Alexandra Gene Angée: Bar-goer, Backlots Diva
Chris Wilson: Man in the diner, Pa, Backlots cowboy.
Ben Varian: Instrumentation and Voiceover
Jeff Johnsen: Prop Help
Shot on Location in North Hollywood in Late August 2019. Los Angeles is on the rightful territory of the Tongva Tribes.