CA: Prop 8 Trial Re-Enactment Halfway Done, Available on YouTube

Most Californians know of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the trial currently questioning the constitutional validity of Proposition 8. They also know that on Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to the proposed broadcasting of the associated court proceedings on YouTube. What most people do not know, is that within a few hours of that decision, a film production team in L.A. was readying a script from court transcripts, securing a courtroom set and casting actors in an effort to bring the landmark trial to the people - by way of re-enactment.

In the seven weeks since the trial began, John Ainsworth and John Ireland, the two men behind the production, have scripted over 3,000 pages, working diligently on the massive production undertaking.

After placing several calls to their network of friends in the entertainment industry, Ainsworth and Ireland signed a media agreement with the Screen Actors Guild (actors/actresses are donating their time) on Friday, Jan. 15. On Saturday, they held auditions, and on Sunday, before the eighth day of litigation began, they were shooting.

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