Peer Production: La Fleur De Mai

Epigaea-repens

Hey, we’re the biggest proponents of web series anywhere, and we’re rooting for everybody who is working on one – and encouraging everybody who isn’t to get on the damn bus and go.

But the only thing we could think of when we saw this trailer was: “Get a sensahumor, dammit.” Oh well, maybe the episodes themselves won’t be so, um, deliberate.

Peer Production: R’HA by Kaleb Lechowski

R'ha pic

Whoa! This is awesome! Everyone here at TVWriter™ who saw it fell in love with this story featuring an alien soldier and his robotic captors. Damn thing is breaktakingly realistic, and word is that because of it, creator Kaleb Lechowski now has some serious Hollywood agent-type representation.

Gonna be fun watching this guy snatch the brass ring. (Hey, that’s the phrase. We would’ve changed it to “gold ring,” but now that we live in L.A. we’re thinking brass is more fitting anyway. Oy!) read article

Peer Production: THE DEEP END

TheDeepEnd

A truly fascinating visual experience found on Vimeo.Com. Reminds us of Basil Wolverton, one of Mad’s geniuses in days gone by:

The Deep End by Jake Fried 2013.
Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and coffee.
More at inkwood.net

Peer Production: MARIO WARFARE

Super Mario Brothers meets Blackhawk Down

Sometimes the creativity of so-called “amateurs” just astounds us. This Mario Brothers parody, combining elements of  the Mario Brothers games and war movies is right up there with the best of the pros.

Our favorite Kickstarter.Com project of the new year! read article

Peer Production: The Trials & Tribulations of Shooting Your Own Series Pt. 2

A 2 day shoot! We certainly hope Josh is proud of himself and his team.

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Day 2

by Josh Hudson

To put it bluntly: a somber cloud on an otherwise successful day. read article