Social Networking - The Wild West features a diverse group of independent and web-based filmmakers: Anish Saviani (
Wendy & Lucy, Alexander The Last), Edward Seaton (
recurvemedia.com), Mike Michaud (
channelawesome.com) and host Steve Weiss. In this season, the Fellas boldly challenge the gold standard of "Hollywood" filmmaking and the traditional channels of a theatrical distribution. The round table discussions lead to a passionate debate on the acceptance of on-line video as a true medium, self-distribution and how a new genre of webisodic programming will eventually compete with network television.
The season wraps up with finding creative ways to grow an audience with personal-branding & community building, the emergence of online video networks (
Hulu), monetizing video content and how engaging with fans directly is essential for the success of web based films.
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FEATURED FILMMAKERS
Steve Weiss
Steve Weiss began his creative journey at an early age. His dad taught him photography and they shot Super 8 movies together. With the advent of the home VCR, Steve was among the first to begin shooting and editing wedding videos
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Anish Savjani
Anish Savjani formed filmscience, an Austin, Texas-based independent film production company, in November 2005. In that time, he has produced eight feature films
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Edward Seaton
Edward Seaton began in the film business shooting local sports for WGN in 1998. In 2000 he began cutting commercials with with EightBall films and a year later he was directing local and national spots for Advertising Agecies in Chicago, New York, San Fransisco and L.A.
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Mike Michaud
I am one of founders and CEO of Channel Awesome Inc, and have two previous started but stopped companies under my belt. I'm a 27 year old Columbia College dropout, who worked in commission retail for way to many years. In a little over a year we have moved from a niche online video site
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