The minute you decide to make a web series that’s public and discoverable online, you have decided to become, to some degree, a public figure. This goes double for actors, but writer/creators, particularly in web series, aren’t exactly hidden from view. It’s never too early to think about the way your public presence will and must change as a result, so let’s talk.
DECIDE HOW PUBLIC YOU WANT YOUR IDENTITY TO BE
Last month I had a work trip to Toronto. It was very exciting, because I’ve never been on a work trip and I’ve also never been to Canada NOR have I ever traveled internationally alone. The trip itself was fun by pretty low key. but it also made me think a lot about my job and the fact that confidence is largely performative.
My job
Ooh, Bri Castellini is at it again. Woman has more tips than —- (Go ahead, fill in the blank. We dares ya!). Oh, we almost forgot:
If you’re like me, you’re a filmmaker struggling to balance your creative projects with a full-time day job. Or maybe you’re a filmmaker struggling to balance the fun part of your creative projects (actually making them) with the not so fun parts (everything else). In any case, you either hate marketing or just don’t have time to commit to it fully. Unfortunately, marketing is a necessary part of any digital filmmaker’s workflow, so to make the most of your limited time, below are 10 things you can do if you only have 10 minutes to dedicate to promotion.
We love it when we find articles by Bri Castellini that we didn’t know existed. Like this great one on how to gather a great crew for your latest indie effort:
Not being able to pay your cast and crew is an issue shared by many web series creators, and here at Stareable we’ve written about that extensively. We’ve covered what you can offer instead of payment, how to fundraise so you could pay, and even how to make your second season/second project better than the first so it still seems worth pouring passion into for people other than you.
We keep saying this, but, hey, we mean it: Audio Series AKA Audio Drama, AKA Audio Drama Podcasts, AKA Audio Dramacasts (and probably a whole lot more) are a wonderful way to get your muse off affordably. This article says it another way, and since a whole lot of y’all aren’t listening to us we thought we’d give this angle a try:
Television for your ears. I think that is the simplest way to describe an audio drama. After discovering audio drama podcasts, I felt like I had found one of the industry’s best kept secrets and that I should guard it like Gollum with the ring. I later realized it was no secret but, rather a misrepresented industry. I am here to tell you that audio dramas are not just for anyone but, more specifically, for EVERYONE.
1. Accessibility