http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer.jpg The Film Blog from Web Producer chad Williams Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:15:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday was a bad day.  I made a mistake while wrapping a set, and that tiny imperfection grew into a mother of a problem.  Without revealing the nature of anything about the people, events, locations, or circumstances (bloggers get fired, remember), it ended with my boss and I having a ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/10/04/web-20-and-the-birth-of-distractainment/ There are a zillion short film festivals out in the world. I just got an advertisement for a Hitchcock-themed contest in my inbox yesterday. That makes about 3-4 that I've become aware of this month. Just today I read about the "first ever web-based film festival". ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/09/27/why-web-only-film-festivals-are-retarded/ On Monday we resurrected our go-to filler item for this week's content, a fun little PSA series about robot safety. After shooting for another producer on Sunday, I was reminded to keep my crew happy and my shoot short - with lots of spare time just in case. ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/09/18/shooting-a-psa-indoors-wrobots/ I am a nerdcore fan. I go to Nerdcore shows, listen to chiptune music, even support local collaboration shows like Pulsewave and Blipfest. I love it. It's one of my things.   There's been quite a few docs done specifically on 'music with an 8-bit influence' since it began ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/09/12/nerdcore-for-life-or-self-imploding-music-scene-documentary/ I've spent the better half of this week developing a new web series for GoodGame.  I had promised to shoot the pilot in April, but due to the sensitive nature of some of the props, it never materialized. Fates conspired over the summer and once again I'm looking ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/29/web-heart-and-soul/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9VRTc_nIE   I'm cutting together the 'behind the scenes' video that Tim shot while we ran through this shoot at break-neck speed.  The video was shot at a filmmaking workshop ran by PBC at Otakon; we tried to get the entire thing done within two hours, but...well, once you watch the video ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/22/running-around-with-our-heads-cut-off/ Our webcomic artist is sleeping over for a couple days.  We didn't kidnap him, nor did we bribe him with comic books - he's here on his own dime so we can have some meetings and crank out some comic scripts and outlines.  ...  That being said, kidnapping, bribing, and ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/19/comic-artist-kidnapped-internet-good-for-tv/ Creating a lasting, kick ass, first-time impression is hard, unless you know your audience inside and out. This past weekend we were up against 500 screaming fanboys/girls who wanted to see nothing less than the best of the best of their favorite series, characters, and in-jokes.   On top of ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/14/otakon-and-the-filmmaking-workshop-of-doom/ The last year of my life is best displayed through my reel. I was cutting together a new version yesterday (PBC needed an update, so I figured I would follow suit) and there was a moment where I looked on all we had accomplished in that last year and ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/07/trailers-scripts-and-anime-cons/ a DIY editor's blog: As I edit, I'm listening to j-pop on an obscure Sentai podcast at 1/2 volume. My legs have felt like lead for the last two days, and there's something about how my breath is short that makes me hope "the haze" of NYC isn't slowly killing ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thewebproducer/2008/08/01/documentary-trailer-deadline/