Having gone to art school in NYC and currently being an artist there, most of my friends are, well...artists. And as performers, directors, writers, etc... many of them have discovered the wonder of the web series. As has been said, it's an amazing way to get your work out there. Making a webseries is pretty much the #1 way to make your own work and get people to watch it. Unfortunately, many of the people making these web series don't really have the advertising "know how". I mean, yes, they manage to do pretty well fundraising on sites like Kick Starter or Indie-Go-Go, but often their main supporters are friends, family, and people they went to school with. And with IMDB having such stringent rules on how to get a web series on the database, let alone not even having a category for them (The Guild is listed as a TV series), and honestly, not many festivals geared toward the new medium, a lot of really great work goes with under 1000 views.
So, for my first blog entry, I present to you my top 3 favorite web series that have under 1000 views. Here's the thing about these productions. While produced to get oneself "out there", these series are good. Despite the low production value, the writing is strong as well as the performances. So, give 'em a watch!
In No Particular Order:
1) Team Allies! http://www.youtube.com/user/DieHardRedShirts?feature=watch: recommended for the quality of the general production value (especially for it being low budget) and the awesome comedic performances. Also, the off -beat dialogue is fun, and I like how I'm not quite sure where it's going, but trust it will go somewhere.
2)Apartment Comedy http://www.youtube.com/user/ApartmentComedy?feature=watch recommended for the natural flow of the writing, despite the ridiculous things the characters are saying, the weirdest social time to reference The Lion King, and the great comedic performances of the actors.
3) Morning Cup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udHv8JMPCbw: recommended for subtle yet strong characters. Also, just the sheer awkwardness.