Because this series just – we dunno – amazes us:
Peer Production: CHILLTOWN TV Ep 6
Author: ChilltownTV
I'm primarily a writer. Sold a few series to tv networks and production companies but never had anything get on the air. So I taught myself how to animate and completed 3 digital series, launching two. The first, Chilltown has been named one of "Five Web Series That Should Be on Your Radar" by ABCNews/Univision and a "Show to Watch" by Tubefilter. The second, Lele's Ratchet Advice Show, garnered a fanatic cult following. As a result, I now do Lele's 60 Second Wrap Up, a weekly comedic entertainment report (which I write & perform) that airs on urban radio stations Rhythm 105.9fm and the Just Wake Up Morning Show on WWRNfm.
Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie, Chapter 7 – Four Bad Things
by Leesa Dean
This has been a crazy week. A lot of ups and downs. Did four really awesome podcasts and radio shows (thank you Surfing Aliens, Geek Supremacy Project, Wide Open Radio After Dark and Comedy Girls!!) Also have some potentially really exciting news that I’ll share sometime soon. But one thing in particular stood out. I was contacted by a large online network. They said they loved my work and wanted me to drop what I was doing to animate (and help develop) a series for one of their top stars. Sounds exciting? Not really. What they offered in terms of compensation was, let’s just say this–I’d make more money being a Walmart greeter. With that in mind, this week I decided to put together this list:
FOUR BAD THINGS YOU’LL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE WHILE LAUNCHING YOUR FIRST WEB SERIES:
Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie: Chapter 6 – Things Fall Apart
by Leesa Dean
Ok. Before I continue with the Rollo saga I’m gonna kick this off with first, saying R.I.P. to brilliant writer Chinua Achebe who just passed away and second, a few random unrelated observations from the trenches:
1) The word “genius” is bandied about at an alarming rate.
2) I’ve yet to meet anybody who’s an actual genius since I’ve started. Smart, yes. Genius, no.
3) Doing a web series is similar to having a serious disease in that when it jumps off, you find out pretty quickly who your real friends are. And the results, at least for me, have been surprising. And sometimes depressing.
4) When someone says they want to “build” with you, it’s usually a codeword for, “you’re never ever getting paid.”
So Rollo, that’s what you came for, right?