Let's celebrate Web series by, for and about actors
For #WebSeriesWednesday, post every single Web series you can think of created by actors who are just trying to make it and the characters they created are actors just trying to make it.
Let's celebrate Winners first, because they actually wrote "make it" in their video description ... and it's a quality production.
And The F-List is gleefully self-conscious about it.
When posting contributions ... no judgement. Because sometimes it's hard to get crew to help if it's one's reel, but they will be more inclined, if one says it's a Web series.
Oh, and for this one, please do not hesitate to share your own.
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jamaica
Kuwait
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Maldives
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Posts
The scripted web series space has been so dominated by writers the last 6 years that I almost dread watching new shows. (Especially out of LA or NY.) The basic problem has been when you have a writer/director/producer, more often than not they don't let the actors act because they think the STORY should be the star. This is a fundamental problem in the industry as a whole which is why you are seeing constant long pauses and people starring off into space looking dead behind the eyes and it passing for good acting.
ReplyDeleteI write my own projects but usually downplay said writing because I do mostly genre stuff. (In that part of the business the genre itself is the star, the story can be discovered if it doesn't suck.) I also try to push my actors as much as possible and try to create my own star system when making videos. I'd rather my cast get seen and move on to bigger productions because the more this happens, the more people will want to work for me too. (Roger Corman is a legend for this very reason.)
Overall I think creators need to give their actors a chance to shine rather than stunt them with their "precious words". Scripts lying on a table don't have life, can't be sexy, funny, sad, happy, likeable or detestable. Don't forget that.
Wow. The one opportunity for self-promotion, and no one took it. XD
DeleteHaving a connection online between actors/cast and audience (participants) is certainly important. This gives you a chance to build an audience and leads to unique interactions online that add depth and layers to the content. As I have mentioned before even TV shows are beginning to realize this. Just look at Twitter during any new CW TV show. You will see their cast actively involved. Sometimes there is even interactions between the cast of different CW shows. Now Twitter is just one of the tools available, and Web Series have a lot more freedom to explore than TV series.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly many series think that crating a story online is all it takes. Those days are long gone except for a few luckY series that find themselves adopted by a large online community. People want to knows actors/characters and the Web gives you that opportunity. Actors/characters that are "likable" can go a long way to helping you build an audience (participants).