Category: Indie Film & Video

A TV Drama Series About Postpartum Depression? Wow! Just What We’ve Always Wanted

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Blond #1: Anna

Um, yeah, we’re being just a tad snarky here. It’s just that we think it’s really weird that a YouTube channel that bills itself as “the No. 1 channel for scripted drama on YouTube” has chosen this particular subject to put on a medium – our beloved interwebs – where the average age of the “audience” is exactly the demo most broadcast and cable TV networks are trying to hook – i.e. people too young to even think about having children yet alone having a clue about what postpartum depression is.

OTOH, we could just look at this as what the interwebs and their infinite variety of niches are all about. Yeah, let’s go that route and see if we can take this press release seriously:

ALL-NEW DRAMA “SUSANNA,”
STARRING ANNA PAQUIN AND MAGGIE GRACE,
DEBUTS FRIDAY, JUNE 14, ON “WIGS” read article

Is the World Ready for an Exclusively iPad and iPhone Series?

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We work hard for the money here at TVWriter™. Long hours, a brutal boss (Oh, hi, LB!), and all that reading and watching. It’s enough to drive a person mad, I say. Mad!

The other night, however, while slaving away at You Tube, searching for nuggets of gold amidst the dancing cats, we found this scary bit of video witchcraft, and it made everything worthwhile: read article

Peer Production: Goddammit, Why isn’t This a Full-Length Film?

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The best thing about Vimeo.Com is that when you click on a page the default “play” mode is “off,” unlike YouTube’s default “on,” which means you’re suddenly plunging yourself and those around you (like – uh-oh – your boss) into the video and it’s SOUND.

The second best thing about Vimeo.Com right now is this: read article

Michel Plaxton: Million Dollar Movie

nevermanCaptureby Michel Plaxton

What would you say if you could win a million dollars towards the production and distribution of your feature film?  That’s right: win.  It’s a competition. And it’s called Cinecoup.

Now before you jump out of your bathrobe and get ready to email that scintillating pdf script file, there are a few caveats.  The first big one – it’s open to Canadians only.  So yeah, they’re metric dollars.  And it’s not just about the writing.  Cinecoup will tax all your filmmaking talent. read article

Angelo Bell: Fever Pitch Day at E!

by Angelo Bell

Today was Pitch Day at E! Entertainment Television at  5750 Wilshire Blvd in the Miracle Mile Area.

I came in with two 1-hour dramas: “Star Mom” and “Backstab.” Both ideas touch on the entertainment industry and pop culture, as required by the network. We talked the most about the first idea, which I was most excited about.

“Backstab” not only didn’t fit with the overall direction of the network, it was clearly going to be like “biting the hand that feeds you.” I got it. Message received–but it’s still a good concept, perhaps perfect for another network. read article