And it’s still got that special, um, something, especially for original STAR TREK fans. (And who isn’t?)
Category: Peer Production
Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie #85
YouTube Creative Strategy
by Leesa Dean
What an intense few weeks! Between Thanksgiving, which is always kind of complex for me (I have no immediate family) and the overwhelmingly horrifying grand jury non-indictment in the Eric Garner case which just made my world stop (yes, I was one of those people in NYC who took to the streets in quiet protest) plus just…work/life, I’ve been pretty caught up. Actually spent part of the time ideating. Structuring the game plan for the Season Two Lele Show launch which is going to be dramatically different than it was last season. I’m prepping five solid months of episodes–over 40–half of them semi-serialized, so it’s a lot. While I don’t have a firm release date yet, I’m getting my ducks in row. So it was perfect timing to attend a YouTube workshop on creative promotion strategy.
It was my first time in the new facility and it’s really nice. It’s in Chelsea Market in NYC and if you’ve never been there, there are tons of places to eat, buy stuff. Kinda like high-ish end mall.
The room the workshop was in had seating for about 75-100 people. Super modern. You could see some of the shooting facilities beyond a door. Unfortunately, you have to have a certain amount of subscribers to use the shooting facilities there for free. I don’t have enough. Yet.
Peer Production: WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS
Ooh, a web series about new writers writing their new writers. Talk about entertaining–
No, wait, WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS really is entertaining. Especially if you’re a writer looking for an excuse to not do any writing by watching other writers write instead.
We TVWriter™ minions can’t be the only writers who feel that way…can we?
Peer Production: TOGETHER
Sometimes a new series is just too damned realistic. But funny. And fast. We love how TOGETHER gets right to the punchline and out. (Well, we do.) Here’s what we mean:
Together Web Series Episode 1 by justinhillstrom
TOGETHER definitely keeps it real. Check it out here.
Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie #84
Back to the Drawing Board
by Leesa Dean
So, heard back from the extremely long-shot opportunity for one of my projects and…it was a long-shot. They didn’t buy it. Le sigh. 
Luckily, I’m one of those types who moves on from rejection pretty quickly, i.e., spent a night with friends drinking, grousing, complaining, occasionally weeping and moved on by the next day. Ok, maybe not weeping.
My first inclination whenever I get rejected/turned down/kicked to the curb is to put together a plan b and/or c. So I did. And, truthfully, I actually am pretty excited about the prospects. Because it’s the end of the year, going back into meetings is pretty much out, which is fine. It gives me time to refine, rewrite, strategize about relaunch/promo and work on the three other projects I’m doing.
My grandmother always used to say, “One door closes, another one opens.” And I’ve found that’s always been the case. Or maybe that’s just my perspective.