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Month: November 2010
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Enter the @NewMediaFF http://ow.ly/3hKFM Los Angeles May 2011 $10K in prizes #webseries #filmmakers #mobile #animation #shorts
Web Series Spotlight: Answers How to Get Snooki Excited about “LOST at da Jersey Shore”
If you’re new to the term “web series” (defined as a series of New Media episodes released on the Internet and part of an emerging medium called web TV) then you’ll appreciate this series of posts that we’ll be sharing here on MMTVN’s blog.
Our first spotlight is about the series created for the web called “LOST at da Jersey Shore.” As the convergence of TV and Movies (entertainment) move to the Internet, watching this web series will give you some perspective about the type of content being made for the web – waiting for you to find and enjoy.
Cast of ABC TV's LOST
Take the ABC TV show (dare I say, “hit”) with a cult-like following, LOST; so many of us spent Monday nights watching this series, season after season, watching re-runs, joining fan clubs, going online
The "LOST" cast at da Jersey Shore
to visit the different websites that engaged us and had us believing the Dharma Initiative was real and then posting and tweeting about the last few seasons with our online friends. Then it was over – and we were kinda left with a void, at least I was. It was not the ending I wanted.
Cast of MTV's Jersey Shore
Then you have the reality show scene with the Housewives of (Insert City Here), Iron Chef and the “Jersey Shore” building a fan base and being chatted about online. It’s no secret that the cast of the MTV show “Jersey Shore” is making headlines (seems like daily) with “The Situation’s” book and Snooki’s birthday party, sponsored by a condom manufacturer.
The "Jersey Shore" cast on LOST at da Jersey Shore
Who ever thought they’d be around for more than one season, let alone have a cast member join “Dancing with the Stars.” But they are and we are watching them, well, some of us are.
The common denominator is the web – we’re online watching TV and movies on our computers, we’re hooking up our PS3’s and other gaming consoles to the Internet and plugging in our newly acquired flat screen TV’s (remember we had to buy them or get a DTV box so we can get digital television as analog is no longer being broadcast) with wireless keyboards to surf the web, watch Netflix and Hulu.
The web gives everyone equal opportunity to create, produce and publish to their hearts desire. Consider this there are over 221 million people using the Internet in the US, add to that how many people are creating video and watching it:
- Average time spent on YouTube per month in the US: 1:12:20
- An average of 24 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute (which is equal to about 150K full length films over the course of a week)
- YouTube streamed 5,799,702,000 videos in June 2010 in the US
- Hulu streamed 598,812,000 videos in June 2010 in the US (about 1/10th of YouTube)
- 36% of YouTube viewers are between the ages of 18-34 and are 50% male
These numbers only continues to grow.
Watch the Series: LOST at da Jersey Shore
Recently, I had the pleasure to meet with Jen Kucsak and Richard Salazar from MovieKidz Productions and creators of the mash-up parody, “LOST at Da Jersey Shore” (which is now playing on Mingle Media TV).
Snooki Sporting "LOST on da Jersey Shore" Web Series Branded T-Shirt
This creative team has not only done their homework in creating episodes that blend the “cast” and stories of these two TV shows but the fans also find it very authentic in a parallel universe kind-of-way. The highest compliment comes when MTV, VH1 and Snooki, a cast member of the Jersey Shore, mentions the webseries on their sites/blogs. But what’s even more exciting is the latest where Snooki is sporting the “Lost on da Jersey Shore” branded T-shirt.
Snooki with "LOST at da Jersey Shore" T-Shirt
Be sure to watch this blog for more highlights on web series on the Mingle Media TV Network. We’re featuring web series that fit into the lifestyle category both live and produced, from comedies to romance, parenting to kids programming with a little bit of sci-fi and paranormal mixed in. (See all Topics and sign up for reminders here).
So what are you waiting for, click on the link to go watch “LOST at da Jersey Shore” right now.
The Future of TV – NewMediaFilmFestival Panel
Television Academy of Arts & Sciences Presents: The Future of TV panel. Is Broadcast TV dead? Are the days of Cable/Satellite providers numbered? What do consumers want? How in the world will they pay for it all? Find out what’s happening as TV & entertainment are transformed by the power and intelligence of computers – Discover what that means for you as a content creator or industry professional.Moderated by John Gilles – VP/GM, Code & Theory, co-chair 2011 Interactive Media Primetime Emmy Awards Working Group–Ashwin Navin – CEO, Flingo.TV–Amber J. Lawson – Head of Comedy Programming, Babelgum —Will Wright – Creator, Bar Karma, Current TV —Jaime Wilkinson – Producer, Star Wars: Uncut (2010 Primetime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Fiction)
11/5/2010 – New Media Film Festival SF
11/5/2010 – New Media Film Festival SF
Makeover Momma TV – Live Web Series on Mingle Media TV Network Episode -11/23/2010
Makeover Momma TV with Bailey Tuesday’s | Mingle Media TV LIVE Video Streaming Web TV Talk Show on Mingle Media 4 PM PST | 7 PM EST Tuesday’s ~ Join us now LIVE while Bailey helps moms find time for themselves, be it fashion, fitness or motivation. http://www.minglemediatv.com/makeovermomma.html http://www.makeovermomma.com
What are YOU Thankful For? Robin Craig LIVE Mingle Media TV Network Web TV Series Episode 11/23
Robin Craig LIVE Web TV Author of Today’s Widow, Blogger for @HoustonChron & 3 time Emmy Winner: Robin Craig Host. http://www.minglemediatv.com/RobinCraigLive.html Watch Emmy award winner, Robin Craig LIVE on Tuesdays 10:00 PM ET on Mingle Media ~ Join us now on for LIVE Video Chat from Today’s Widow and how to live after death. For more info on Robin – visit her website at http://www.robincraigdirect.com This show’s topic is “What are you thankful for?”
Relationship Rehab with @CoupleDumb 11/19 Episode
Lee and Paul (married co-hosts and authors of the popular blog http://www.coupledumb.com) talk about how we do things to screw up relationships and how we can recognize whats going on. They are raw, funny and provocative. Watch them LIVE every Friday on Mingle Media TV at http://minglemediatv.com/RelationshipRehab.html.
Zahn McClarnon at the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal Premiere Screening of Reel Injun and American Indian Actors at LA Skins Fest
Mingle Media TV was invited to the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal’s world premiere of the short video American Indian Actors and the Los Angeles premiere of the feature documentary director?s cut of Reel Injun at LA Skins Fest, the premiere Native American film festival in Los Angeles. American Indian Actors is a look at contemporary American Indian actors in the entertainment industry. This 10-minute video was produced by Multinesia Productions, commissioned by SAG President?s National Taskforce for American Indians and funded by the SAG-Producers Industry Advancement Cooperative Fund. Reel Injun, directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, is an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayals of North American Natives through a century of cinema and how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding-and misunderstanding-of Natives. Interviews include Clint Eastwood, Adam Beach, Sacheen Littlefeather, Chris Eyre, John Trudell, Jim Jarmusch and more. Special thanks to SAG and M4PR.com for inviting us to cover this event. For more Red Carpet coverage, please visit http://www.minglemediatv.com.
Tonantzin Carmelo at the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal Premiere Screening of Reel Injun and American Indian Actors at LA Skins Fest
Mingle Media TV was invited to the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal’s world premiere of the short video American Indian Actors and the Los Angeles premiere of the feature documentary director?s cut of Reel Injun at LA Skins Fest, the premiere Native American film festival in Los Angeles. American Indian Actors is a look at contemporary American Indian actors in the entertainment industry. This 10-minute video was produced by Multinesia Productions, commissioned by SAG President?s National Taskforce for American Indians and funded by the SAG-Producers Industry Advancement Cooperative Fund. Reel Injun, directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, is an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayals of North American Natives through a century of cinema and how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding-and misunderstanding-of Natives. Interviews include Clint Eastwood, Adam Beach, Sacheen Littlefeather, Chris Eyre, John Trudell, Jim Jarmusch and more. Special thanks to SAG and M4PR.com for inviting us to cover this event. For more Red Carpet coverage, please visit http://www.minglemediatv.com.
Tamara Podemski at the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal Premiere Screening of Reel Injun and American Indian Actors at LA Skins Fest
Mingle Media TV was invited to the Screen Actors Guild President?s National Task Force for American Indians & NBC Universal’s world premiere of the short video American Indian Actors and the Los Angeles premiere of the feature documentary director?s cut of Reel Injun at LA Skins Fest, the premiere Native American film festival in Los Angeles. American Indian Actors is a look at contemporary American Indian actors in the entertainment industry. This 10-minute video was produced by Multinesia Productions, commissioned by SAG President?s National Taskforce for American Indians and funded by the SAG-Producers Industry Advancement Cooperative Fund. Reel Injun, directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, is an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayals of North American Natives through a century of cinema and how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding-and misunderstanding-of Natives. Interviews include Clint Eastwood, Adam Beach, Sacheen Littlefeather, Chris Eyre, John Trudell, Jim Jarmusch and more. Special thanks to SAG and M4PR.com for inviting us to cover this event. For more Red Carpet coverage, please visit http://www.minglemediatv.com.
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