Now that the first awards show for the International Academy of Web Television has come and gone I wanted to take some time to reflect on how things went. I’ve been a member of the organization for a little over a year, and it’s been great to see the awards show go from an idea to reality. I was not directly involved with the planning of the awards so this is more just my perspective as an IAWTV member and as someone who submitted their show for the awards.
If you’re considering submitting in the future, hopefully this will give you more information about the whole process. I’ve tried to include some advice as well at the end that hopefully some of you will find useful. So jump to the bottom if you’re not interested in hearing about everything else.
Last week I produced a pilot for the week long Celebrate the Web pilot contest. It was very similar to the 48 hour film contests we’ve entered before. You have required elements to incorporate into your film and must do all the work within the week long time limit. We created a thriller, called Target Kill, about a man who lost his memories and without his knowledge is programmed to be a killer.
Come to Apocapalooza, the kick-off event for Hollywood Wasteland, featuring live music from the Whiskey Saints, free beer and wine, Kung Fu demonstration, and you’ll get to meet the cast and crew. You’re all invited so please come and join us.
A friend that I had worked with asked me to help light and shoot a commercial he was doing for the Crash the Superbowl contest. He had a great idea, and I think it really turned out well. You can see it here or on YouTube in full HD glory.
Description: Time-traveling robot Synthia tries to convince the roommates of the gravity of her mission and Jeff’s role in saving the future. Meanwhile, rumors of A-list film star Roy Jones’ untimely death may be greatly exaggerated.
I’m extremely honored to say that Hollywood Wasteland has been nominated for Best Web Comedy (Serial) in the Best of Clicker 2010 awards.
It’s amazing to see something I worked on listed with The Guild and The Legend of Neil, as well as many shows that I’ve made friends with over the year. Although we’ve struggled keeping a reliable release date for our show, it’s good to know that it was still worth doing. Also, with any luck our third episode we’ll be online before the new year hits.
You can help out by voting for Hollywood Wasteland at the link below. You can vote once a day for your favorite show, and no signup is required. Voting runs until January 1st.
Carmen 1.0 is now up YouTube so everyone can check it out in high definition. This version features a new credits song by composer Dan Ludeman. Make sure leave a comment on the video telling us what you think.
