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by carl w. liss and syntony productions
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APARTMENT D PREMIERES IN THE CAPITAL REGION ON WMHQ/CHANNEL 45

Albany, NY -- Apartment D - a two-hour video drama in four acts written, directed and produced by Capital Region native Carl W. Liss - airs Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 p.m. on Capital Region public television station WMHQ/ Channel 45.

An interview with Liss and songwriter Bryan Thomas will air on WMHQ's Q&A Friday, April 3 at 10:15 p.m. Thomas composed all of the original music in Apartment D.

Apartment D tells the story of three roommates who must come to terms with their secret pasts, and features Thomas Grigal as "Des," Michelle Quinell as "Casey," and Liss as "Kyle." The project was shot on location in Plattsburgh and New York's Capital Region, and produced in partnership with the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and PBS affiliate WCFE/Plattsburgh.

APARTMENT D AIRS ON WCFE/PLATTSBURGH
Marks Directorial Debut of Capital Region Native Carl W. Liss

Plattsburgh, NY -- (11/10/97) -- Apartment D - a two-hour video drama in four acts written, directed and produced by Capital Region native Carl W. Liss - airs Friday November 28 at 10:00 p.m. on PBS affiliate WCFE/Plattsburgh, Mountain Lake Public Broadcasting.

Apartment D tells the story of three roommates who must come to terms with their secret pasts, and features Thomas Grigal as "Des," Michelle Quinell as "Casey," and Liss as "Kyle." The project was shot on location in Plattsburgh and New York's Capital Region, and produced in partnership with the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and WCFE.

This is the first full-length feature for Liss, who has spent the past three years studying film and video in Plattsburgh and Leeds, England. Nathaniel Miller is Chief Editor and Director of Photography.

Liss also recruited lifelong friends Brian Jones and Bryan Thomas for the production. Jones, a former photographer for Albany's The Source newspaper, is executive producer of Apartment D. Thomas, a singer-songwriter based in the Albany area, wrote several original songs for the drama. Liss, Jones and Thomas first met twenty years ago on the playground at Rosendale Elementary School in Niskayuna.

"We were always involved in writing and creating together, even back in first and second grade," says Liss. "Never content to be just fans of things like Hardy Boys novels or The Six Million Dollar Man TV show, we would work together to write our own little adventure stories. And we're still doing it today."

Liss still isn't content: he's currently rewriting and revising several of his screenplays, and will pursue production opportunities overseas in a return trip to England in December.

More information about Apartment D is available online at www.bryanthomas.com/crib, including broadcast information, photos and behind-the-scenes stories on the production, and downloadable audio clips of featured songs.

posted: 11.08.97

Bryan Thomas's latest self-produced cassette release, Wafers & Wine, features four songs from the Apartment D. soundtrack - including the title tune, 'sundays,' and 'sea-change (casey's song).'

Check the new W&W pages for the details.

posted: 10.05.97

It's official: Apartment D. airs Friday, November 28 @ 8 p.m. on Mountain Lake Public Broadcasting, the PBS station serving the Plattsburgh/Lake Champlain region.

As part of the celebration, bryanthomas.com jumps the gun on the launch of its forthcoming notes pages with a special preview - a look at the inspiration for two songs written for the video drama.

Congratulations to Carl and much thanx to everyone at WCFE for your continued support.

posted: 08.25.97

Syntony Productions has announced the completion of Apartment D, a four-part video drama produced in partnership with the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and PBS affiliate WCFE. The final, two hour program was edited from 30 hours of footage shot over seven months in Plattsburgh and New York's Capital Region.

Written, directed and produced by Carl W. Liss, Apartment D tells the story of three twentysomething roommates who must come to terms with their secret pasts. It features Thomas Grigal as "Des," Michelle Quinell as "Casey," and Liss as "Kyle."

This is the first full-length feature for Liss, who has spent the past three years studying film and video production in Plattsburgh and Leeds, England. Nathaniel Miller is Chief Editor and Director of Photography.

Liss also recruited lifelong friends Brian Jones and Bryan Thomas for help in the production. Jones, a former photographer for Albany's The Source newspaper, is executive producer of Apartment D. Thomas, a singer-songwriter based in the Albany area, wrote several original songs for the drama. Liss, Jones and Thomas first met twenty years ago on the playground at Rosendale Elementary School in Niskayuna.

"We were always involved in writing and creating together, even back in first and second grade," says Liss. "Never content to be just fans of things like Hardy Boys novels or The Six Million Dollar Man TV show, we'd work together to write our own little adventure stories. And we're still doing it today."

More information about Apartment D is available online at www.bryanthomas.com/crib .