AP: Web Series Getting Hollywood Cash, Talent

AP: Web Series Getting Hollywood Cash, Talent

Posted on December 21, 2009 in: Filmmaking, Media

Great news for Web series producers like me: An Associated Press article run in the Washington Post today notes that major studios are starting to back more Web series with talent and cash. The subject of this article, the series The Bannen Way, got $1 million in funding from Sony Pictures through their online network, Crackle.

Groundbreaking ‘Avatar’ Almost Hits the Mark

Groundbreaking ‘Avatar’ Almost Hits the Mark

Posted on December 18, 2009 in: Culture, Media

As I summed it up in my 6,600th tweet: Saw Avatar. If hype is how you judge, you’ll be disappointed. It’s Dances with Wolves in space. But I liked it, and the technology will certainly change the way movies are made.

Best Movies Never Made

Best Movies Never Made

Posted on December 17, 2009 in: Filmmaking, Media

Each year, Hollywood executives name the best screenplays of the year that have yet to be made. It’s called the Black List. In previous years, the list has catapulted dozens of scripts into production and screenwriters out of oblivion. Some of this year’s crop have moved into production, others are stuck in development hell. See what you think.

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