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Find Out What Goes into Making a Web Series with the Creators of 'Glitch'

08.26.12 @ 4:30PM Tags : creativeprocess, interview, web-series, webseries, webvideo

If you’ve been wanting make your own web series, you no doubt have been wondering about production logistics, storytelling, and crowdfunding, among other things. Luckily, Seattle-based filmmakers Tyler Hill and Brendan Davis have just been through this process in completing the first season of their web series Glitch. I sat down with them to discuss what roles they took on during production of the series, how they ran their Kickstarter campaign, various aspects of storytelling, and more (Full Disclosure: I’m friends with writer/producer Brendan Davis). More »

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New Web Series 'I Miss Drugs' Revels in the Happy Mundanity of Ageing

08.14.12 @ 9:56PM Tags : jasoneksuzian, nathanielboggess, short, watch, web-series

Do you remember when being up at the crack of dawn meant you hadn’t made it to bed yet or when dinner parties were something only your parents attended? Filmmakers Nathaniel Boggess and Jason Eksuzian can relate. During a trip to a LA hipster store, where you can shop your fill for homemade jewellery, records, prints and other items that really set off a room but have little practical use, the pair were hit by the startling realisation that they were no longer at the vanguard of cool and upon Eksuzian’s “I miss drugs” declaration a new web series was conceived and named: More »

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Choosing an Online Video Platform: YouTube Pt. 1

11.24.10 @ 11:28AM Tags : choosing-online-video, distribution, guest, monetization, robin-schmidt, web-series, youtube

This is a guest post by filmmaker Robin Schmidt a.k.a. El Skid.

If you receive Koo’s regular newsletter (and you should by the way) you’ll have recently read a short appraisal of the various video sharing sites currently around. I’ve been developing a weekly comedy show called Super Massive Raver which we’re looking to monetize online and, believe me, once you start digging into this area the reading gets pretty grim pretty quickly. More »