Category: Indie Film & Video

CARGO 3120: Making the Switch

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The Making of a SciFy Franchise – #22
by Aaron Walker Sr.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Story So Far starts HERE)

On our last blog, we talked about the alternative content we are working on for the Cargo 3120 project. While we are not abandoning the webcomic, we felt it necessary to work on website content that we can push out sooner to our readers. Like Daymond said, the goal was always to present our story to the world in whatever format that we could. Adding the short story and the audiobook allows us to give our readers an immersive experience we feel they will enjoy.

The goal is to tell the same story in three formats, giving our audience a chance to read it (short story), hear it (audiobook), and eventually, see it (webcomic). This approach also gives those who may not be comic fans a chance to enjoy the story as well. And I speak for all of Team Cargo when I say: We are excited about the future of Cargo 3120! read article

Leesa Dean Gives Us “This Week’s Pep Talk”

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Adventures in Digital Series Land #104
by Leesa Dean

So yes, things have been intense.  Struggling with this script (but inching forward).  Animating the new series. Working on two new shows with my producing partner. Thinking about the script for the short.  And, being gripped with anxiety (sometimes).

Why? While I love love love the creative process, when you’re smack dab in the middle of things, it’s very hard to see the big picture.  You know, the “where is this leading to” big picture?

Well, the big picture involves a long journey. That happens with baby steps.  Which is hard when you’re broke, trying to get heard (pick me! pick me! pick me!!) and attempting to evolve into creative dopeness. Cause the odds are usually not in your favor.  And yes, usually is also a codeword for “sometimes never.” Sigh. read article

Web Series: MADE TO ORDER

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This show is painfully funny. Yes, that’s a compliment. A huge one. Check it out:

The Premise: read article

Adapt Your Feature Idea into a Short Film

There are any number of great reasons to do this, as you’re about to see. Our personal fave: YouTube is today’s rocket to stardom, and we think y’all should hop on:

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One of the most common approaches to feature film development today involves writing a feature length screenplayand then shooting a short film based around it. The idea behind this approach is that the short film will act as a proof of concept and essentially show potential collaborators what the director/producer team is able to do stylistically, even on a small scale.

Although many filmmakers seem to understand the importance of adapting their feature length material into a short, many of them aren’t able to actually execute on it in an effective way. The reason being that features and shorts are in some ways completely different art forms, and an idea that works well as a feature doesn’t always work as well as a short film… Or vice versa. read article

Leesa Dean Tells Us About “The Not-So-Secret Showrunners/Writers World on Twitter and How It Saved My Script”

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Adventures in Digital Series Land #103
by Lessa Dean

I’ve been working like a psycho. So busy, in fact, I blew off going to last night’s YouTube NYC’s chat with Pixar people, which really looked great (plus, I had an edit session). Here’s what I’ve up to:

Deep into animating the new series.  At this point, I’m *hoping* I’ll be done in about 2-3 months. Working on three new projects with my production partner.  We both were super busy/caught up in the winter and now are back working with a vengeance. It feels great and productive and I’m loving the projects.

Finally, working working working on rewrite/reimagining of a project I originally thought would be a digital series.  Now I’m thinking of it as a 1/2 hour original pilot script and the Not-So-Secret Showrunners/Writers World on Twitter saved it. Let me me explain. read article