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A Chance to Pitch Your Comedy Web Series to Executives at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival
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I’m learning too. In the new Hollywood, don’t wait for anyone. Just DO IT!
I made this topical musical parody Let it Go, Putin! (ala Let it Go from Frozen) about Russia’s recent defacto invasion of Ukraine, for an audition for UCB’s Quick & Funny Musicals. I was nervous about getting into the company (still waiting to hear!) because I thought THIS was my opportunity to combine my past life as a musical theater singer with my current life writing comedy and to get to perform again.
But making this audition video made me finally hear what all the creators I interview on this blog always say – You don’t have to wait for anyone. Just do it. – And so whether or not I get in the company, I plan to continue making topical parody music videos, honing my skills and getting better as I go. Like next time I’m gonna figure out how to embed pictures instead of holding up cut outs — that was hard to coordinate while singing! Just wanted to share my little epiphany with all you creators. In the new Hollywood, all you need is a friend with an iphone, smart content, and tenacity. I’m also posting this as a challenge to myself. Don’t give up, just keep creating, we’re all learning as we go.
Ooo and if you like the vid above or think it’s important, share, or subscribe for more topical parodies. Then I’ll REALLY have to make them!
xo
Steph
Interview with Rebecca Norris – Ceator of LAWebFest Nominated Thriller/Soap Web Series SPLIT
Award winning filmmaker Rebecca Norris has a bi-weekly column in Script Magazine called Writers on the Web about… making web series! It’s an invaluable resource for anyone looking to learn more about the processes of casting, gathering crew, raising money and promoting indie series on the web. This week I spoke with Norris about her own latest web series, SPLIT, which will be screening at the LA Web Fest at the end of March. I know we cover a lot of comedies here, so it’s great to get to share the experience of a thriller/soap series creator, for all of you pursuing that genre. SPLIT follows Dana Lafferty, a devoted wife and mother who receives an anonymous letter revealing that her husband of 15 years, James, has been leading a double-life and you can watch it HERE. Below is our interview.
Tangled Web Team Reviews Indie Web Series 7p10e:
4.25 CLICKS
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7p10e is a scripted romantic comedy following two people getting to know each other from across the country via four minute skype dates every night. – Watch 7p10e here…
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“ 7p10e is wildly inventive and wildly touching… its most impressive feat is being so unpretentiously, gut-punchingly moving. “ Read Samara’s full review…
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“Universal, innovative, and sustainable on a next-to-nothing budget, 7p10e is what web series are made of. ” Read Erin’s full review…
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“Watch this show. Giggle, blush, be creative, be joyful, have hope, and ring in the New Year with love and goats.” Read Jacqui’s full review…
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“There are real sparks between series creator Avital Ash and her co-star Chris Alvarado.“ Read Abdi’s full review…
Cross-Format Creation – Bringing a Short Film to the Tiny Series Screen – Interview with Noah Nuer, Co-Creator of Gnome Syndrome
So you’ve got an idea — but is it a web series or a short film or a TV show or a movie? There’s so many options! Here’s my conversation with writer/actor/filmmaker Noah Nuer about his experience creating the award winning short film Turn Right and then adapting it for the web. Check out Noah’s other work HERE. Noah is also the awesome DP behind Hollyweb, the French series about digital hollywood that I am the host of. Check it out for lots of great fast, fun interviews with series creators and behind the scenes footage of web series.
LA Weekly Web Series Pick of the Week – Long Story Short – Full Interview with the Creators
Web series are at their best when they use their brevity and repetitive nature to become a meditation on a theme and mine the smaller moments of our lives for the profound or absurd. Chapman film students Almog Avidan Antonir and Tom Assam-Miller’s series Long Story Short does just that. Read my full LA Weekly review of the show HERE and check out my full interview with Antonir and Assam-Miller below.
United Colors of Amani Season 2 Premieres! — Creator Amani Starnes opens up about creating a show about her experiences being biracial in Hollywood
Season two of of writer/actress Amani Starnes web series The United Colors of Amani premieres today and we’re excited! Check out the first episode of the season above. Some of the best indie content on the web comes from mining your own experiences. Azie Mira Dungee made Ask A Slave about her time working as a reenactor at Mt. Vernon. Real couple Allyn Rachel and Patrick Carlyle made Couple Time about the weird moments and conversations long-time couples have together. If your own experiences seem confusing and don’t fit into any box, make a show about that. Amani did, with great results. Check out our interview below on how she made the show and watch all of Season One HERE.
