Why is there so much more creativity on the web these days instead of movies or TV?
Wait, we know. It’s cuz whatever you call it – peer production, web video, internet television – the web these days has become the preferred medium for new creatives to strut their stuff. What could be more wonderful?!
Time now for more words of peer production wisdom. Today, the creators of web series THE COMMON CULT talk about the show’s successful Kickstarter, um, kick-off.
We love it when work looks like so much fun:
Yesterday we talked about finding and clearing music for your peer produced video. Today, thanks to the magic YouTube’s promotion abilities we’ve got the scoop about promoting your work. Good stuff:
Time now to celebrate our peer film makers with a few great tips from a guy who got his start at TVWriter™’s absolutely favorite film studio, Focus Features. (Cuz…Jeb Brody, you know?)
Chapter 38 – And…We’re Back!Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. I did! Both of my parents passed away a number of years ago and I don’t have any brothers/sisters so over the time, friends have become family. I normally cook and have a bunch of folks over for dinner or get invited someplace. This year, I spent it with one of my oldest friends at her parent’s house. Our folks were best friends with mine and growing up we always spent the holidays together, so it was a really warm and nice full circle kinda thing.
And right after, I threw myself back into work. Aside from writing/prepping Season Two of the Lele Show and the TOP SECRET project I’ve been working on, I have a few more scripts I’m nursing, including a movie, two tv specs and a new web series. And that’s just for next year. I have no idea when I’ll be done with them all, but it’s fun and I’m having a good time ideating. One thing that’s been really inspiring: The official selections at this year’s Sundance Film Fest. Included is Dear White People by Justin Simiem which looks dope!, plus a film by the wildly prolific Joe Swanberg starring one of my favorite writer/directors, Lena Dunham. Also this year, Low Down which is a bio pic about bebop pianist Joe Albany told from the perspective of his daughter AJ (she actually wrote a pretty juicy/interesting/heartbreaking memoir about growing up with him.) Can’t wait to check all of them out when they’re released.
It’s gonna be interesting when I launch Season Two of the Lele Show. I’ll still be working on all the other projects and it takes SO MUCH work to promote a web series, I really don’t know how I’ll be able to juggle it all.