Category Archives: interview

Ballsy DIY TV Pilot

Written by . Posted on February 16, 2012. No comments.
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I first met our friend and one-time collaborator, Nathan Marshall, at an independent TV conference when web video was really just budding.  Fast forward 4 or so years, and Nathan has co-written and directed an ambitious TV 1/2 hour pilot, “about a couple in LA who are so underwater on their mortgage that they can’t [...]

Mashable Talks to Auto-Tune The News

Written by . Posted on September 17, 2010. 1 Comment.
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The Gregory Brothers of Auto-Tune the News are on fire right now after their recent collaboration with Weezer. Also worth pointing out is how much Weezer gets viral video – they seem to be everywhere! I find this video a lot more annoying then the infamous Bed Intruder song, but it’s still a viral success [...]

YouTube introspective

Written by . Posted on May 29, 2010. No comments.
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Remember LonelyGirl15? YouTube’s 5th birthday was last week and I’ve finally gotten around to watching the “YouTube Stories” series they produced– 2 minute interviews with select creators about their successes with the medium. The stories, and this interview with the director, contain interesting little insights about creating for YouTube that are worth checking out– What [...]

the new music videos: interview with isaac ravishankara

Written by . Posted on March 12, 2010. 3 Comments.
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Isaac Ravishankara and I go way back to “film school,”* so it’s been exciting to watch his visually dynamic, often hilarious music videos popping up all over—most recently at the MTV VMAs. I caught up with him to chat about indie vs. big budget production, the DSLR “revolution,” and music video distribution models. You know, [...]

A Convo w/ Sundance Nominated Max Joseph

Written by . Posted on March 1, 2010. No comments.
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Max is a great example of a creator who’s taken his skills and creativity and leveraged it in the web video space to gain serious recognition as a filmmaker. In a web video less world, Max’s vision would not have had the multimillion view exposure that it has, and he’s managed to take the medium [...]

kicking down the fourth wall: interview with cullen hoback

Written by . Posted on February 23, 2010. No comments.
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We met Cullen Hoback in 2007 at the Cucalorus Festival, a quirky little indie film fest in North Carolina. We drank more than a few toasts to independent filmmaking, and saw his documentary feature, Monster Camp, the next morning. A window into the humble souls of a handful of devoted LARPers (Google it, or better [...]