New Mediacracy

Episode 15: The One About the Future of Storytelling

Nothing like getting a bunch of passionate believers in the power of story together to talk about how the web is creating a paradigm shift.

http://newmediacracy.com/2010/05/episode-15-the-one-about-the-future-of-storytelling.html

Episode 14: The One About DSLR Filmmaking

DSLR filmmaking has taken the web by storm, and now it's being used in mainstream film and television work.

http://newmediacracy.com/2010/05/episode-14-the-one-about-dslr-filmmaking.htm

Jen Dawson On Marketing: 'Making Web Series'

What does it take to make a successful web series? What does it take to market a successful web series and find an audience? Watch and learn HOW TO MAKE A WEB SERIES as Rich Mbariket of Web Series Network follows 6 original web series content creators: Jennifer Dawson (Party Girl Plus One), Mike Ajakwe, Jr. (Ajakwetv.com), Alice Cutler (Saving Rent), Chris Wiltz (Semi Dead) and Aleem Hossain (Central Division).

Webventures BONUS: On the Streamys Red Carpet with Justin & Alden

Season 1 Ep. 2 — Special extended clips from "The Webventures of Justin & Alden" ep. 4: The Streamys featuring Alex Albrecht, Randy Sklar, Phil Lamarr, Sandeep Parikh, Tony Janning, Mark Gantt, Jesse Warren and Sean Becker.

Happy Towel Day Once Again! - OrangeKeekat

It's that time of year again - break out your towels and tell 'em you love 'em! P.S. Didja miss me?

Level 26: Shooting the Dark Prophecy Cyber-bridges!

Posted by Anthony E. Zuiker

We have started production on the Dark Prophecy cyber-bridges. Woo-hoo!

http://www.level26.com/post/shooting-the-dark-prophecy-cyber-bridges

New web-sitcom called BUNNY HUG.

BUNNY HUG Episode #1 "Hot Coffee" - BunnyHugShow 8 videos

In this very first episode, Travis and Celeste - two former lovers and current roommates - share an awkward conversation over a pot of coffee.

**WARNING - ADULT CONTENT - SOME BAD WORDS - MAYBE A BARE BUM, BUT PROBABLY NOT**

by e-mail:

Bunny Hug is a web-series about Travis and Celeste, two former lovers forced to live together after breaking up because of a bad economy and their own self-righteous indignation. It's a comedy.

Written on a dare by Jason Filiatrault and directed by Grant Harvey (Ginger Snaps Back, TV's Whistler), Bunny Hug is a sincere and heartfelt attempt to combine the comedy of funny things, with the situation of being human — this new breed of entertainment (what we’re calling “the sit-com”) is specifically designed to deliver as many laughs as possible, while also being a somewhat decent story.

Filmed on the cutting-edge RED HD format on a shoe-string budget in Calgary, Alberta Canada - Bunny Hug is the culmination of dozens of hard working people's efforts to create something pure, and funny, and to escape the soul-crushing foot of corporate entertainment.

Recently, Bunny Hug was nominated for 3 awards from the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (AMPIA) including BEST SHORT and BEST ACTOR - and won the award for BEST SCREENWRITER (Drama, under 30min.) Bunny Hug is also a top 25 finalist for significant new-media funding from the Independent Producers Fund of Canada.

Starring Michelle Morgan (CBC TV's Heartland, Diary of the Dead, Stargate Atlantis) and Christopher Austman as Celeste and Travis, Bunny Hug will be the very best puppet-introduced web-series that you watch this week. Guaranteed.

http://www.bunnyhugshow.com/

http://bunnyhugshow.blip.tv/

You can read some reviews of Bunny Hug here:

http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/tv/article/bunny-hug-hilarious-new-web-series-101131

http://www.mikesbloggityblog.com/2010/02/web-series-review-bunny-hug.html

Night of the Zombie King

A new project from Punisher77, the creators of GOLD.

From the one sheet:

It's called Night of the Zombie King - a short adventure set in the world of GOLD, between seasons 1 & 2, and follows a fan-favorite character, Jaz (leader of the Dangerous Gamers from GOLD Season 1, episode 4) on a journey back to his home town. We're calling this story "The Big Chill" for nerds.

NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE KING
a GOLD adventure
"The Big Chill" for nerds

Written by:
David Nett, Rick Robinson & Andrew Deutsch

Directed by:
David Nett, Rick Robinson & Frederick Snyder

Director of Photography:
Andrew Deutsch

The cast:
Jaz - James Lane (GOLD, Ballad of Mary & Ernie)
Martin - Jonathan Nail (Solo)
Danny - Stephanie Thorpe (After Judgement, Hurtling Through Space)
Brian - Brian Majestic
Hicks - Maxwell Glick (LonelyGirl15, Simply Simon)

Statement

Greetings, Many of you know me as Mathieas. I have written for this site for over a year, in fact, many of the actual articles on this site were written by me. Several months ago, modelmotion asked me to register the "WebSeriesToday" domain name in what I thought was an effort to rebrand and refocus the site. Also, I was under the impression that the site would make an attempt to rise above, being yet another blogspot, to become something more. This did not include granting author privileges to random people to spam their latest project.

I want to make it perfectly clear that I do not support modelmotion's unilateral decision to let anyone post anything on the site. I believe that the site should and needs editorial oversight, a clear focus, and a commitment to quality. I want to be clear this does not mean censoring opposing views, anyone who has read the comments, knows nothing gets censored. It is simply about maintaining a certain level of quality and objectiveness. People might and certainly will disagree with me, that is your right.

Thank you for reading this, and thank you for all of the great feedback over the past year, I have really enjoyed writing for the site.

Regards,
Mathieas

P.S. I'm looking for a new hobby if anyone has any suggestions. :)

Welcome to the Party: Party Girl Plus One the web series

A guest post from the creators of the Party Girl Plus One webseries:

Hey Party People!

How do GUYS acts on dates? What do GIRLS think on dates? And how does anyone FIND true LOVE amidst all the types of people out there?

Welcome to Party Girl Plus One, the web series. Once Jen realizes she's outstayed her welcome in the "Singles Lane," she's ready to abandon her previous dating criteria and will date anyone and everyone until she finds her true Plus One. Party Girl Plus One chronicles hilarious individual dates from Jen's dating diary as self contained 4 minute episodes and uncovers a journey about life, love and self discovery.

Based on actual dates from Jennifer Dawson's dating diary.

Here's how it all begins with Episode 1: "Party Girl". This video contains adult themes and may not be suitable for minors.

Jennifer Dawson as Jen
Vince Pavia as Vic
Director of Photography Daniel Doherty
Edited by Jennifer Dawson and Daniel Doherty

Hollywood Wasteland Trailer - hwoodwasteland

A robot sent to the present to save the future. Her mission... Protect Jeff Collins, the savior of humanity, from the forces of evil and his roommates.

Hollywood Wasteland is a web series about the end of the world, coming to an internet near you on June 2nd, 2010.

Starring
Caley Bisson
Paul K. Daniel
Diana Gouveia
Paula Rhodes
Scott Berman
Kaitlin Clark
Tom Beyer
Bill Watterson
Keith Ducklin
Ryan Robert Daggitt

Directed by Matt Newcomb
Produced by Jeff Winkler

Trailer score by Carl Vaudrin

The Ataxian - Official Trailer

OFFICIAL WEBSITE : http://www.theataxian.com
FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ata...

The Ataxian is a feature length documentary film revolving around Kyle Bryant. Kyle has Friedreichs Ataxia, a fatal progressive neuromuscular disease. In June 2010, Kyle, his recumbent tricycle and a team of cyclists will compete in the Race Across America to raise awareness for the disease, riding over 3,000 miles in 9 days. The Ataxian is a unique look at Kyle's journey as an individual dealing with a degenerative, life shortening disease. Oh, and don't forget embarking on a grueling adventure in the form of the hardest bike race in the world. Welcome to the fight for a cure.

Posted by Miles Beckett on LG15.com:

Hey everyone, I wanna share a really cool project that a member of the LG15 family created. Kevin Schlanser was our DP on lonelygirl15, LG15: The Resistance, and Harpers Globe and was an editor for many of the lonelygirl15 videos.

Read the full post
http://www.lg15.com/post/the-ataxian

Kevin Schlanser:

"As you all know, community plays a key role in the success of any project, and that is truly epitomized in the likes of those who have been a part of the lg15/EQAL community these past years."

Kevin Schlanser on LGPedia: http://www.lg15.com/lgpedia/index.php?title=Kevin_Schlanser

LOST ends and LG15 comparison

So Lonelygirl15 often elicited comparisons to LOST back in the day. Not because it shared its production values, but because of its coolness and burgeoning mythology. An article in the NY Times a few days ago could almost have been written about lg15. It gives pause to the question of whether the "interactivity" sought after by some webseries is also affecting regular television.

...To keep the story going, the producers of “Lost” resorted to inflation, adding more plot points and more characters at the cost of coherence. A spooky tale about plane crash survivors on a strange island [Ed. note: or a girl in a bedroom?] increasingly became a labored allegory about free will and destiny, individualism and solidarity. Mystery began to give way to mythology.

• In Lost, Mythology Trumps Mystery (NY Times, May 21, 2010)
  
• Discussed further on Anchor Cove here.