scary google

Weird things happening to the domain storygas.blogspot.com and a google search for storygas tonight.

Have I been hacked? (this post seems to work).
Is it a coincidence that "Google is hit by human error" technical problems today?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

And what would explain this?


UPDATE:-
Apparently, and according to a tweet from eNom
it was a "large Distributed Denial of Service attack"

Beginning at Noon PST on Saturday January 31, 2009, eNom DNS servers were victim to a large Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack

http://twitter.com/enom/statuses/1165836952

Ahhh.... {blank stare}

Bill Zimmerman's Writer Prompts

Thanks to a tweet from Nabeehak -
(and great blog at Vnoma.blogspot.com
- now added to "UPDATED BLOGS" in the sidebar down the right hand side)

Ended up making some comics here:-
http://makebeliefscomix.com/Comix



Which then sent me to creator Bill Zimmerman's Writer Prompts blog.
http://billztreasurechest.com/blog/index.html



WRITER PROMPT: The Most Beautiful Words You Know

WRITER PROMPT: Is Summer Always Within Us?

WRITER PROMPT: Please Add to Obama's Speech

WRITER PROMPT: What would Martin Luther King Jr. Say?

WRITER PROMPT: One Day in the Life of Another Person

WRITER PROMPT: Posting a Note About a Sorrow

WRITER PROMPT: What's Important in Your Life?

Investment Tip for 2009: Branded Video - and Online Comedy - Agency Of Record

Interesting article forwarded (ages ago) over by Emmet @ Element Pictures.



From TVweek.com:-

"It may not be as catchy as Year of the Rat or Year of the Dragon, but I’m declaring 2009 the year of branded Web video.

I’m not just talking about brand integration—i.e., product placement—in a Web series, though I think that category will continue to thrive as online video spending keeps rising next year.

(Remember, eMarketer predicts 45% growth in online video advertising dollars in 2009. Not too shabby, as Adam Sandler says in “The Chanukah Song.”)

I’m specifically talking about videos that are actually created by brands."

MORE HERE:-
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/column_investment_tip_for_2009.php

One of the shows mentioned in the article is the Adobe-funded show AGENCY OF RECORD

Set against the backdrop of her bosses' taurine-fueled slapfight, one young WTFWorldwide designer battles for relevance amid ridiculous deadlines, apathetic leadership, and ironic hipster fashion.

"AGENCY OF RECORD" EPISODE ONE HERE:-



Great review and interview with the team at Tilzy.tv

Here’s the premise: Dave and Rick are aging creatives (who are nothing like Don Draper). They’re basically your over-the-hill, embarrassing uncles who try way to hard too look like they still hang out with the ambivalently popular crowd at RISD.

They work at an advertising agency called WTF Worldwide, (which is nothing like Sterling Cooper - sorry, my only exposure to ad agencies is through Mad Men), and have a boss that holds virtual meetings in Second Life.

Sierra’s the new girl. She’s your aunt who’s more mature than anyone else in the family (like Peggy!). For the purpose of her career and emotional stability, she tries to set Dave and Rick straight.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.tilzy.tv/you-suck-at-photoshop-guys-and-adobe-debut-agency-of-record.htm

AGENCY OF RECORD HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Big_Fat_Brain/Agency_of_Record/Episode1_1076.aspx

Random Lists of Surnames - and random name generator

This is more of a writing resource for myself.

You'll either find the next four columns extremely useful, or a complete waste of screen space.

Either way, they will be permanently linked with all the other WRITING RESOURCES in the sidebar down the right hand side. Suppose they could also work as first names, Christian names, or company names too. Over 1300 below.

Or, for another 300 names, try the 'last name generator' here:
http://www.geocities.com/simthingd2/surnames.html

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RTE STORYLAND CONTENDER - Morbid & Sons

From Moocow Productions:-

A comedy about a family of Anglo-Irish Undertakers living in present day Ireland, they're business is under threat of closure as no one is dying in their village and they will stop at nothing to save the business.

SHOW HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.myspace.com/moocowtheatrecompany

TRAILER HERE:


MORBID & SONS SHOW BLOG HERE:-
http://blogs.myspace.com/moocowtheatrecompany

MOOCOW THEATRE YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/MooCowTheatre



CATCH UP ON ALL RTÉ STORYLAND POSTS HERE:-
RTÉ STORYLAND
http://storygas.blogspot.com/search/label/RTE%20Storyland

Online Comedy... Nobody's Watching

From wikipedia:-

Nobody's Watching is a television program that was never aired. It originated with and was written by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, as well as Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, writers for Scrubs and Family Guy.

The pilot was developed for the WB Television Network, but network executives passed on the show for the 2005 schedule after test audiences seemed to be confused by its premise. However, in June 2006, the pilot was leaked onto YouTube, and quickly attracted attention from viewers around the world. On July 3, a report in the New York Times suggested that the show could yet make it to a full series, thanks to the positive response from YouTube viewers. During the Friday, July 21, 2006 airing of Last Call with Carson Daly, guests Neil Goldman, Taran Killam, and Paul Campbell called NBC president Kevin Reilly on air, who seemed to confirm a pickup for the series. He later recanted, but a deal was struck to produce webisodes. Webisodes of varying length were released consistently until January 12, 2007.

MORE HERE:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody%27s_watching

"NOBODY'S WATCHING" SHOW HOME SITE not found(!)

NOBODY'S WATCHING YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/impytherap

EPISODE 1 - PILOT - HERE



Nobody's Watching Diet Coke & Mentos



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NOBODY'S WATCHING
Can you embed? YES from youtube
Can you comment? YES on youtube
Also on youtube? YES
Forums? not found
Blog? not found
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Sum it up in 3 words or score out of 10?
COMMENTS below...

The Great Internet Video Lie

Interesting blog post here: (from a tweet @capsulefilms)

From the mark cuban weblog:-

Internet Video. Its the salvation for content creators everywhere. Its the end to dependence on the big bad meanies, the cable and satellite companies. Right ? Hell no. The concept that “over the top” video creates a valid business alternative for content creators is as misguided an internet business myth as there is.

For grins, lets say you want to start a business for which you want to stream, live or on demand, any video. Any quality. You want the ability to reach merely 10k simultaneous viewers. Not a big number. In fact , its a tiny number. Its certainly not competitive with any form of traditional TV, but its a starting point. So to stream 10k simultaneous streams, what are your choices ?

Can you just do it from a PC in your dorm room ? From your house on your cable or DSL line ? No. You will need an outside vendor in order to offer a mere 10k simultaneous streams. Which leads to the question of who can provide a service as simple as 10k streams ? Who can do it with any level of reliability ?

MORE HERE:-
http://blogmaverick.com/2009/01/27/the-great-internet-video-lie/


But isn't it the legacy media’s job/ obsession/ 'reason for being' to try to get as many viewers for a single piece of content at time of release - say one million hits - rather than, say, 400 hundred pieces of content each pulling in 2500 hits.

And that’s before you even consider an editorial ability to build a community around that stream of content, and the ability for the audience to comment, post video responses, make content, to contribute to the stream (eg LG15: the show is yours, lg15today.blogspot.com, or even skulladay.com)

Surely the strength of internet content is that it isn’t a one way transmission?

I think I’m thinking, you don’t necessarily need 10,000 people to view a single piece of content simultaneously in order for something to become huge…?

What do you think?
See COMMENTS below

Online Drama... Beyond The Rave

From beyondtherave.net:-

After more than two decades of absence, Hammer Films returns to horror with Beyond the Rave, an online serial that heralds the resurgence of one of Britain’s best-loved film companies.

Beyond the Rave is produced for Hammer by Pure Grass Films, from an original story by Tom Grass. Producer Ben Grass concludes, “Beyond the Rave was inspired by Tom and my own experiences of raves: the great highs, and the demons that can lurk in the dark before dawn. It's jam packed with great characters and encounters. The narrative hurtles along to a big, juicy conclusion, and all along it's peppered with great tunes and visceral action.”

MORE HERE:-
http://www.beyondtherave.net/

"BEYOND THE RAVE" SHOW SITE HERE:-
http://www.myspace.com/beyondtherave

"BEYOND THE RAVE" HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.beyondtherave.net/

"BEYOND THE RAVE" PRODUCTION COMPANY SITE HERE:-
http://www.hammerfilms.com/

"BEYOND THE RAVE" IMDB LISTING:-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104731/

A vampire story set in England's underground rave scene. The online serial follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq in the morning. With the help of his best friend Necro, he spends his last night in the UK tracking down his missing girlfriend Jen, last seen partying with a bizarre group of hardcore night-time ravers led by the mysterious Melech. But as he catches up with Jen at a party, Ed discovers that Melech's crowd, who are hosting the event, are looking for more than a night of fun, and that not everyone will make it through to dawn.

"Beyond The Rave Trailer from Hammer Horror"

This is the latest video to be released by Hammer Horror & MySpace entitled "Beyond The Rave". This series is set to be the most cool, funny as well as utterly horrible film you've ever seen. Featuring music from Justice, Digitalism, Teenage Bad Girl, The Black Ghosts and Switch. All music was selected by Pete Tong. Hammer Horror is well renowned for it's movies Dracula, The Mummy and the curse of Frankenstein - Well now it is reborn! The Series will also be out on a special xxx rated DVD. Should be bloody good!

Hammer Horror not Kate Bush but yes Christopher Lee! If you watch the entire series at www.myspacetv.com/beyondtherave then there is a fully interactive MIG game where you can win a trip to the final rave!!! Also, every episode will be available to watch in the crystal clear High Definition!!!!

"BEYOND THE RAVE" - "SET VISIT"





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HumToo - Connecting Music Makers and Content Creators

From humtoo.com:-

HUMTOO is a meeting place...
It is a meeting place where communication takes place between music makers and content creators regardless of geography or affiliation.

It is a meeting place that enables music makers to get their music into the hands of content creators quickly and easily and to make money from that music - regardless of where the music maker or the content creator are based. It is a meeting place that enables content creators to find the music they’re after and to forge relationships with music makers from all over the planet.

It is an ever-growing community which is constantly developing new ways to connect music makers and content creators.

HUMTOO makes it only about the music...
HUMTOO is a marketplace where content creators can list their projects that are in need of music. Music makers can then pitch their interpretation of a project and, if successful, earn the fee that the content creator is paying for music for that project...

MORE HERE:-
http://www.humtoo.com





"For Content Creators":-

If you're looking for music, you can create projects from within your profile - specifying the brief, due date, fee and other key information. Then upload your video file of up to 10 minutes in length. Your project can be an ad, a scene from your short or feature film - whatever you have that needs to find a music maker. The market is global - you can create projects based anywhere in the world that will attract music from all over the world and it is FREE to list.

You can view your project any time by returning to the project pitch marketplace. There you will hear new music pitches as they are added. Pitches are sorted by their rating so it is easy to see which music the community reacts well to.

Once the "music pitches due" date has passed view your project to choose a winning pitch. All of the "rate or comment" buttons will have become "select as winner" buttons. Select your favourite music and HUMTOO will automatically put you in touch with the music maker so that they can finish the music for your project.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.humtoo.com/for-content-creators.asp

HUMTOO YOUTUBE CHANNEL:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/humtoomusic

What do you think? Comments below!
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Storytelling 2.0

From a tweet @clevercelt...

Kathy Hansen poses a great question on her blog:
Does Storytelling 2.0 Mean Open Story Loop?

What other examples of open-loop storytelling are out there?
Is there a downside to this kind of storytelling?

From A Storied Career:-

Storytelling used to be a closed loop. As Aristotle said: “A story needs to have a beginning, a middle and an end.” Social storytelling flies in the face of that. It is open-ended. The objective is to tell a story in a way that leaves room for the consumers to fill in the blanks, to add their own tendrils to the main storyline.

Bastholm is primarily talking about branded stories in advertising, but I think this open-loop storytelling particularly applies to the types of storytelling we’re seeing in social media and lifestreaming in which we see ongoing snippets that tell people’s stories. Those stories remain open as long as the folks behind them are alive and telling their stories publicly.

MORE HERE:-
http://astoriedcareer.com/2009/01/does-storytelling-20-mean-open.html

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Whoopi Goldberg joins Internet TV revolution

From techradar.com:-

Whoopi Goldberg is moving into online science fiction, agreeing to star and produce in 'Stream' on VOD website FEARnet.

The 53-year-old Oscar-winning actress has come out of retirement to play a part in something that she considers 'the future'.

"I did retire. I hadn't made a movie in quite a while, and I lost my way with the things I was doing. It became entertainment by rote, and there wasn't a lot being done that I was interested in doing," Goldberg told Reuters.

"But the idea that you can be at work and check out a webisode tickles me because that is the future. ...

MORE HERE:-
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whoopi-goldberg-joins-internet-tv-revolution-501194

The show STREAM is here
http://www.fearnet.com/shows/stream/index.html

Hey, guess what...
"THE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO WATCH CANNOT BE VIEWED FROM YOUR CURRENT COUNTRY OR LOCATION"

Yes. That's how I refer to my home too.
My "current country".

For those of us not lucky enough to live in the United States, you might be able to watch using Hotspotshield. Instructions here:-
http://storygas.blogspot.com/2009/01/access-hulucom-from-anywhere.html

I tried it and it worked.
But, you know,
- if the makers don't want an audience to follow it.........

The show also seems to be on YouTube.

Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95_xi9ZRlVs


Episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifRn-xpevqg



FEARnet's Youtube channel here:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/FEARnet



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3 word review or marks out of 10?
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500,000 Visits for LG15 Today!!!!!

One of the inspirations for starting StoryGas - and still one of the best places to track web series, and follow how communities form around content is
lg15today.blogspot.com


From lg15today.com:-

It is just a little under two years since LG15 Today launched and a few minutes ago the blogspot passed the 500,000 visit landmark with over 797,000 page views.

A long long time ago the 436 had taken away the official chat on the lonelygirl15 web site so a few fans got together to create the LG15 Addicts Userplane chat site. While chilling there the concept of the collaborative valentines card was hatched. It was a huge hit and it became quite apparent that given the opportunity this community had a huge capacity to collaborate creatively using the tools provided by the Internet. It was out of that spirit and the open free philosophy of lonelygirl15 comments that LG15 Today was born as a collaborative blog with the goal of keeping the community up to day with what was going on in the Breeniverse. Whether it be lonelygirl15 news, community videos, a snow ball fight on comments, lonelypirates15, the latest ARG puzzle or any of the other antics that were taking place in the community we wanted to find a way of keeping the community up to date on what was going on.

MORE HERE:-
http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2009/01/500000-visits-for-lg15-today.html

They link to great nuggets like this too - Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried of EQAL talking about the history and issues surrounding the writing and production lonelygirl15 and KateModern, and how they would describe them as "Social Shows".
(Here below I think talking at the launch of the Polish lonelygirl15 spinoff, n1ckola).

RTE STORYLAND - THE FINAL TEN ANNOUNCED

From RTÉ STORYLAND:-

So, after much debate we are thrilled to announce the winning ten who will be commissioned to make episode one of their series. A huge congratulations to everyone involved.

The competition kicks off on Fri 13th March when all 10 episodes will be on line and chasing your votes. Voting closes on Fri 27th March so put the date in your diary and get watching.

JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
By Thomas Martin & Steven Byrne
Screenworks

MORBID & SONS
By Patrick Kavanagh, idea Nicholas Kavanagh
Moocow productions

HARDY BUCKS
By Martin Maloney & Chris Tordoff
Hardy Productions

HAPPY SLAPPER
By Gary Duggan
Screenworks

SULLYBAGS
By Patrick O’Driscoll
Vico Pictures & Sound Ltd

CHEZ SPUDS
By Pat McCabe & Johnny Ferguson
Igloo Films

PSYCH WARD
By Luke & Sam McManus
Blinder Films

WHAT DOES JOE KNOW?
By Eoin Rogers
FastNet Films

RENTAL BOYS
By Gemma Creagh
Mixed Bag Media

RUNNING LOW
By Diarmuid O’Brien
Happy Endings Productions

MORE HERE:-
http://rte.ie/storyland


CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR ALL POSTS LABELLED
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Have I missed any links? Any of these shows already out there?

Online Drama... Young American Bodies

From ifc.com:-

A candid, no-holds-barred look at the intersecting love lives of six 20-somethings in Chicago, Young American Bodies is intimate and fearless in its scope, and timely in its relevance and importance. The series first two seasons – 20 episodes in total – debuted on Nerve.com, and IFC.com will present the world premiere of Season 3 of this powerful narrative. Produced, written and directed by Joe Swanberg. Co-produced and co-written by Kris Williams.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.ifc.com/youngamericanbodies

YOUNG AMERICAN BODIES YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/IFCYoungAmericanBodi

IFC Young American Bodies - Clip 1


SEASON 3 PROMO


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Those Who Work Kill Without Fail 2009

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Meanwhile, magistrates Minamityou, Kasahara Kenmotsu best known as the master of fence Edo (Meguro Yuuki) Taepyeong son (Hamada Manabu) are invited to be the coach.
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Online Comedy... The Burg

From TheBurg.tv:-

Welcome to Williamsburg, Brooklyn - a once run-down neighborhood now transformed into the hippest corner of New York City. Known as a hub for art, indie rock, and alternative fashion, the 'burg is the world capital of the 'hipster' movement – the young-and-oh-so-chic set who decide what is cool and not cool for an entire generation.

Only in the Burg can a CEO's son cry out against capitalism, while living off his parents' trust fund.

Only in the Burg can an actress nail a callback with an ironic credit card company slogan.

Only in the Burg can you pioneer a hip new neighborhood two blocks away from the old one.

Only in the Burg can a suburban kid strive to be a sitar player on the L train.

And only in the Burg can an unknown writer and director have the audacity to produce an indie sitcom about their ridiculous lives, and then see it become an internet hit.

In late 2005, we decided to do an internet sitcom about Williamsburg.

In early 2006, we wrote, cast and shot a few episodes. We were told we were mad to attempt an episodic series longer than three minutes on the internet. In June 2006 we debuted, and within one week had been mentioned in national blogs and press including the New York Times.
Since then we've posted one season and are soon beginning the second.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.theburg.tv/BehindTheScenes

THE BURG SHOW HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.theburg.tv/

Wired article here:-

If your Internet TV diet has been restricted to Rocketboom and Ask a Ninja, you might think the YouTube revolution is being waged by the video equivalent of garage bands, low-budget productions with really crappy equipment. The Burg follows a different model: It’s produced with an actual cast and crew, using high-end digital video equipment. But then, the folks at The Burg aren’t trying to remake TV — they’re trying to break into it.

“It’s like doing an off-Broadway play,” Grace says during a pause in the shooting. “The actors do it because it’s creative and fun, and we give them a lot of flexibility.” And, in a perfect world, exposure to agents and casting directors. Naturally, these bene fits come in lieu of cash. “We pay them in Red Bull,” Grace says.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.02/posts.html?pg=2

"THE BURG" YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/theburgshow

SEASON 1 - ALL EPISODES HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D0950D0BD367DD5D
Jed and Xander struggle with how to kick out their roommate and maintain their cred; Courtney tries to decide between a life of debt or a really cool shirt.





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RTE STORYLAND CONTENDER - The Agency

From Ben Keenan's blog:-

"The Agency is written by Emmett Scanlan and directed by myself. A lot of other details are up in the air, so I won't announce anything very subject to change."

"On a more personal note, I'm delighted to be working with Scan again, we first worked together on my first film The Rise of The Bricks, and this new piece written by Scan follows the format and sense of humour quite closely, but is far snappier and a lot more exciting!"

MORE HERE:-
http://adventuresinfilm.blogspot.com/2008/12/agency.html



The Agency - Meet Bruce Scanlington

A taste of the best screen and stage talent agent in the world, Bruce Scanlington.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhagNMJ2oM

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Online Comedy... The Progressive Adventures of Mr. Vista

The Progressive Adventures of Mr. Vista is back. Not strictly online narrative... but it is run with suggestions from the community around the show

http://mrvista.blogspot.com/2008/06/call-to-arms.html


Everyone loves Ctrl Z
by MrVista

HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.mrvista.net/

RTE STORYLAND Contender - iCabalot

From Critical Junk:-

"Myself and LiveDrive producer extraordinaire John McEvoy submitted an idea to RTE for their Storyland project. The basic premise is that they will select 10 videos, put them on the RTE website and get viewers to vote for them. If your project gets selected, you get to make another episode, and so on until you get voted out or win.... They shortlisted 20 submissions and we were among the people who got to pitch. We were in with them today so fingers crossed..."

"Our show is called iCabalot, it's about a 20 year old philosophy graduate who unexpectedly inherits his dads taxi and discovers he has The Gift of the Cab."

BLOG POST HERE:-
http://criticaljunk.blogspot.com/2009/01/our-pitch-for-rte-storyland.html

Trailer here:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulLKoBiGKk4



Full shortlist here:
http://storygas.blogspot.com/2008/12/rte-storyland-shortlist-announced.html

Online Comedy... Red vs. Blue

From wikipedia:-

Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles, often abbreviated as RvB, is a machinima comic science fiction video series created by Rooster Teeth Productions and distributed primarily through the Internet and DVD. The series chronicles the story of two opposing teams of soldiers fighting a civil war in the middle of a desolate box canyon (Blood Gulch), in a parody of first-person shooter (FPS) games, military life, and science fiction films.
Initially intended to be a short series of six to eight episodes, the project quickly and unexpectedly achieved significant popularity following its Internet premiere on April 1, 2003. Rooster Teeth therefore decided to extend the series; the fifth and final season of the original series ended with episode 100, released on June 28, 2007. Two mini-series have been spun off resulting in a new full length series.

MORE HERE:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_vs_Blue



From rvb.roosterteeth.com:-

Red vs Blue is a series of videos we make every week using the Halo videogame engine. We write the script, act out the dialog and the animate it with the Xbox version of the...
Q: Yawn.
A: Hey, you asked.
Q: How do you make the videos?
A: We use four Xbox 360s, four copies of Halo 2 and a PC with a Canopus DV Storm capture card and a bunch of Adobe editing software. We run the video from one of teh Xboxes into the capture card and use that as the "camera", the other XBoxes are used for the characters and are run by our puppeteers --

MORE HERE:-
http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/faq/?id=3

SHOW HOME SITE HERE:-
http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/

RED VS. BLUE YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/roosterteeth

RED VS. BLUE SEASON ONE HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=49C4397CE9AC5260


RED VS. BLUE EPISODE 1 HERE:-


RED VS. BLUE EPISODE 2:
Red gets a delivery.


RED VS. BLUE EPISODE 39:


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RTE Storyland Contender - Caped Crusader

Another candidate from the RTÉ STORYLAND shortlist takes to the Web...


From Caped Crusader home site:-

Welcome Heroes.
Justice has a new name and, though I don’t know what it is yet, I’m taking it to the streets. No more will crime go unpunished. No longer will bullies prevail. No more will fear dominate.

This day a new reign of justice begins. And when I say day, I mean every day like, not just today or any one day in particular. It’s all days, if you know what I mean.

So let it be known that if you seek to cause injustice on my streets, I will be there to stop you – other commitments permitting. And if I don’t stop you, I’ll do my best to find you and punish you. You have been warned.

Remember now…
Justice has a new name!

MORE HERE:-
http://crusader.ning.com

"CAPED CRUSADER" BLOG HERE:-
http://crusader.ning.com/profiles/blog/list

"CAPED CRUSADER" FORUM HERE:-
http://crusader.ning.com/forum

"CAPED CRUSADER" TRAILER




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Augmented Reality On A Mobile Phone and Immersive Video

A couple of glimpses into the future forwarded to me by Sam Michel at Chinwag.com

From Sébastien "Cb" Kuntz - A VR Geek Blog:-

You may have seen the slow (but full-featured ARToolkit) AR on an iPhone, so here’s a fast version by French company Int13 on Windows Mobile, much more smooth!

MORE HERE:-
http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2008/10/20/augmented-reality-on-a-mobile-phone-and-interview-of-int13/

And then...

From toodlepip.co.uk:-

Like being a virtual owl, but without any head movement required.

Click play, let the video load and then click and drag your mouse inside the video screen.

Whilst static 360 degree views have been de rigeur for estate agents and restaurant owners for a while, this is the first example I've seen moving video. Bonkers.

MORE HERE:-
http://www.toodlepip.co.uk/blog/2008/11/immersive-video-makes-my-head-spin

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RTE STORYLAND - Erase and Rewind Writer Blog

Good luck to all the (20) writers and production teams pitching to RTE for Storyland this week!

How are you all feeling?

Are there any pitches out there I've not managed to find links for here?:-
http://storygas.blogspot.com/2008/12/rte-storyland-shortlist-announced.html

Here's a link to writer Tina Pisco who's pitching tomorrow -- great post on the opportunities for online narrative...

From Erase and Rewind Blog:-

Back to writing Internet drama:
A single-layered narrative has a beginning, a middle and an ending. This gives you a timeline. It goes from Act 1-Act 2-Act 3. You can jumble them up, like Pulp Fiction, but it still has a timeline, a definite direction.

A multi-layered narrative has other narratives that run parallel to (and are linked to) the main narrative. They can go backwards, or forwards, or sideways. Much as you have a main character in a story and minor characters (whose parallel stories you get to know a bit about), you have a main narrative from which sprout other narratives. The fundamental shape and direction of an Internet narrative is different from any other writing.

MORE HERE:-
http://eraseandrewindstoryland.blogspot.com/2009/01/multi-layered-narratives_14.html


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Online Comedy... Break A Leg

From breakaleg.tv:-

BREAK A LEG is a independently-made internet sitcom in the vein of Arrested Development and The Office, with a bit of murder thrown in.

BREAK A LEG is the story of DAVID PENN, a writer who just got his first sitcom deal. GROOMMATES, his show about three ex-grooms living with their two ex-wives, replaces the previous hit, SWAMBLERS – a rollicking story of gambling cowboy swingers roughing it in the Wild West, Swambler-style. The writer/creator died – which is good news for David, because now he gets his own show.

Besides the regular trials and tribulations that come with shooting a sitcom, David has one other problem – he’s going to die at the end of the season. How? That remains to be seen. Why? That’s another important piece of information that David has yet to figure out. But as he narrates his story from beginning to end, one fact remains -- he will die, in the storage room, with a gun to his head and the sounds of a fake laugh track in his ears.

BREAK A LEG HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.breakaleg.tv/

BREAK A LEG YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/BreakaLegTV

BREAK A LEG EPISODES 1-9:-

David Penn has just gotten his sitcom, GROOMMATES, picked up. The problem is he's remembering this from what appears to be a storage room, with what appears to be a gun to his head -- that's being held by what appears to be his would-be killer. It all started here and it all may just end here as well.

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New Web comedy coming soon... Quest For The Golden Hot Dog

From EatFeats:-

A trailer for the web series Quest for the Golden Hot Dog can be viewed on youtube. The 60Frames production will be a parody of the world of competitive eating. A clip from the series of an interview with two hot dog girls (Bunettes) is also available.

MORE HERE:-
http://eatfeats.com/competitive-eating-mockumentary-trailer-available.html

MORE FROM tubefilter.tv:-

Watching the well-produced trailer, and the bonus clip that have so-far been leaked to YouTube, I’d say The Quest for the Golden Hot Dog has all the right elements — hot chicks, wiener eaters, and a veritable who’s who of the LA-indie comedy scene. The world of competitive eating also seems so ripe for parody-fodder it’s hard to believe Will Ferrell and Adam McKay haven’t already capitalized on the idea.

MORE HERE:-
http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/11/19/quest-for-the-golden-hot-dog-is-60frames-entry-into-competitive-eating/

TRAILER:-

A documentary crew follows the top athletes in the world competing for the most important trophy in all sports - The Golden Hot Dog. The Quest for the Golden Hot Dog - New Web Series COMING SOON! ...

INTERVIEW WITH "THE BUNETTES":-


"QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN HOTDOG" PRODUCTION COMPANY HOME SITE HERE:-
http://www.60frames.com/

(UPDATE... apparently the show launched since drafting this post! Anyone watching it? What do you think?)
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Access Hulu.com from anywhere... - Hotspotshield.com

If, like me, you live in the UK - sometimes, geo-blocking can be a complete pain.
It means, for instance, we can't watch the new Rob Corddry show Children's Hospital.

On a completely unrelated topic, found this tip from tinkernut.com

From tinkernut.com:-

If you live outside of the US, you may not be able to play some Hulu.com videos. This tutorial will show you an easy way to bypass that using a proxy anonymizer found at: hotspotshield.com

MORE HERE:-
http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/139

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UK Comedy Web Series - PENELOPE PRINCESS OF PETS

From Chortle.com:-

Quirky American comedian Kristen Schaal's web series Penelope: Princess Of Pets could be made into a pilot for Channel 4.

She and double-act partner Kurt Braunohler made five episodes of the offbeat show for now-defunct website Super Deluxe.

And now Schaal, who plays obsessed fan Mel in the Flight Of The Conchords TV series, says it ‘looks like' they will be developing the offbeat show for Channel 4.

She told US website Punchline: ‘This year, it's going to be me trying to figure out how to make a pilot in London.'

FULL ARTICLE ON CHORTLE HERE...


PENELOPE PRINCESS OF PETS creator Kristen Schaal on twitter


PENELOPE PRINCESS OF PETS youtube channel HERE



Penelope Princess of Pets - Episode 1




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