Online destinations are vying for ad dollars this Upfront season, but they aren’t the only ones courting advertisers with web original programming. Bet today announced its new slate of shows for its 2011 Upfront presentation tonight in New York City. In addition to the Viacom-owned network’s staples - like the Hip Hop Awards and 106 and Park - Bet is adding a handful of web sereis to its roster, many of which were created, written by, and star individuals who Tubefilter readers will find familiar. The shows include: Lenox Avenue - A dramatic web series that tells the story of three male friends in their mid-twenties, who are good dressers and busy navigating the rough terrain of love, relationships and careers. Set in Harlem, this series is produced by Al Thompson’s (Johnny B. Homeless, The Royal Tenenbaums) ValDean Entertainment and features Thompson as Owen and Dorian Missick (Lucky Nember) as Sellars.
- 4/20/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
In this episode of Sfp-now we feature an interview with Dan Williams, who is the mind behind the very dark and twisted web series Asylum. During the interview, Dan tells Marx Pyle about his creative influences for the series, and lifts gives some valuable insights about the creative process behind it. Also included are our regular features which include: Last Week In News: Where Wayne Hall and I discuss a few genre news items from the recent couple of weeks. In this edition, we touch on the casting of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in the new Batman movie. This Week In Comics: Comics discussion where Wayne Hall takes me through the weeks comic.s. Featured this...
- 1/30/2011
- by Ian Cullen
- Monsters and Critics
Hard to believe it’s already been a year since Bernie Su’s twisted character drama Compulsions bowed online. The 8-episode series, which bowed in time to qualify for awards season, netted four Streamy Award nominations and Su took home the Streamy for Best Writing. Now as the final month of 2010 is upon us, another dark indie drama is set to walk on the web stage this month. Asylum, from creator Dan Williams and director Scott Brown (Blue Movies) has already turned heads with its trailer (below) that made it an official selection at this fall’s New York Television Festival (Nytvf) and the Anaheim International Film Festival (Aiff). Related News:‘Asylum’: Scott Brown’s Sophomore Web Series Takes a Dark Turn Web TV Week Kicks Off in La: Babelgum, blip.tv, Hrts, Streamys!
- 12/3/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Continuing a busy Monday of news from the world of web series, the New York Television Festival (Nytvf) announced its official selections today for the Manhattan-based festival for independent television heading into its six year. The festival will take place in Manhattan September 20-25 at Tribeca Cinemas and the Sva Theater. Web series are once again increasingly a part of the independent television landscape, with a number of the pilots up for competition in this year’s festival having emerged online or planned for an internet release. Some notable standouts are a new comedy series from 2009 Nytvf winner Al Thompson (Johnny B Homeless) called Baby Daddy Memoirs and Blue Movies’ Scott Brown’s sophomore series Asylum from creator Dan Williams (see trailer above). Also making the cut this year are a number of existing web series like Solo, 9Am Meeting, The Bear, The Cloud and God, Greg & Donny, Copy & Pastry,...
- 8/9/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Tucked away in an alley of downtown La, behind two intimidating buildings with "American Apparel" emblazoned on their sides, Central City Studio is hidden away behind a factory facade with a gigantic crane parked in front of it. If I hadn't known I was looking for a production and recognized what I knew to be a grip truck parked near the crane, I wouldn't even be aware there was a fully-functioning hospital set located within the building. Here they were filming Asylum, the new project of Streamy Award-nominated director, Scott Brown. His first series, Blue Movies has now amassed over 2.5 million views and for his follow-up, he's tackling a dramatic dark mystery created by Dan Williams. Williams and Brown were follow USC students, Williams produced Brown's first short film. Tubefilter had a chance to visit the final day of shooting, a planned 14 hour day with a well-oiled crew that was...
- 5/17/2010
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
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