Ever wanted to find out what it takes to write, cast, shoot, edit, and distribute a web series?
Well so did we, so we've decided to do it. Follow along with us as we create the pilot episode
for Jenn2.0, a show about a young social media consultant attempting to build her brand and
define herself in the ultimate connectivity of the Web 2.0 world.
Today was the last day of principal photography. We shot more today than Saturday and Sunday, yet for some reason, today had a better pace. We weren’t completely scrambling for time, our actors hit their marks perfectly and quickly, and we had tremendous support from a large group of San Diego locals as extras. My thanks goes out to them all.
We had a great run for the three days of shooting, but the show is still long from over. We still have editing, color corrections, and almost most importantly, sound and music design. While shooting over the past few days has been a blast, the real fun begins now, with piecing together the story Darren and Rob conjured so long ago. Its been a good run so far, and we hope to keep you all posted as the show progresses over the next couple weeks. See you guys soon!
We did a phone call at 5:30 and another at 10:15 last night. We discussed details around locations, cast availability, food and drink for extras, managing extras and securing their release forms, etc. Then, up until 11 managing the Twitter account and trying to build a loyal following. Producing, marketing, etc…it’s a variety of tasks. Read More
The process of making a web series is very entrepreneurial. People have to bring their skills as well as their willingness to help out in any and every way possible. Rob is learning about marketing and I’m learning about tech. Across the board, we’re trying new things to make this as best as possible. Why? Read More
We wrap on Tuesday after our big bar scene. Come and participate as an extra - first drink’s on us. The party continues afterward. And there’s rumor of a Playboy event at 9pm, but you didn’t hear it from us ;-) Details on Craig’s List here.
Recently Jennifer Van Grove and I were approached by Tubefilter News about our new series. As you know by now we are shooting a pilot and have not yet released an episode. But Darren Elwood, writer & co-creator, and I have always felt that we have a great concept and a unique approach. So it’s nice when an established and reputable news source such as Tubefilter.tv considers you news-worthy.
“For those who vlog, blog, tumble, and tweet, Jenn2.0 is the show for you. For those who don’t, this web series might help you get a clue.” - Tubefilter News
Jenn2.0 is a show about how to live with the wonderful and sometimes unpredictably invasive new social technologies being made available. It’s a constant undertone of the show that makes a surprising impact on the plot line. Read the complete Tubefilter interview here at news.tubefilter.tv.
Well I might as well follow up with another post for today’s shoot. We started again at 5:00am (originally scheduled for 9am…) and made our way downtown and for the first few hours followed Alexis around the city. Got some good shots as the sun peaked over the tops of buildings. Our Producer Josh tried being sneaky and taped some homeless people while “reviewing clips.” I think the homeless people caught on.
We continued with our day by shooting one of our most important scenes, the Office Elevator between 9-12. The crazy thing about the elevator is that we couldn’t find one to save our lives when we went location scouting and even teased the notion of making one from scratch. Alas, the downtown SD club/bar Stingaree was gracious enough to let us use their elevator for three hours while they thoroughly cleaned the aftermath of a typical Saturday night. It was a tough morning and only got harder after lunch.
We had the lounge, Minus 1, secured for four hours to shoot some of our “Tweetup” scenes. It took us three just to set up. We needed movement from our Steadicam, action from only a handful of extras, and lighting in a room with low ceilings. It was hectic and we fell behind a bit, but we got the shots we needed the most and are saving the rest for Tuesday. Things got so tight with extras alone that we had to recycle a couple and we have some cameos from our trusty production crew. When the pilot airs, keep a lookout for Darren, our writer, Rob, the Exec. Producer and his wife Stephanie, and the inspiration behind the show, Jennifer Van Grove herself. Our makeup artist Acasia was behind the bar handing out drinks (of the non-alcoholic variety) and I even made my way into a shot.
All in all I’m proud of what we accomplished today, although everybody was expecting more. We got some really good stuff and we’re all excited to take a day off from shooting. Tuesday we’re all coming back together to finish off all of our remaining scenes and then we’re off to the cutting room (by room I mean a computer with editing software.) Stick around for more updates from all of us here working on this project!
Today was our first day of shooting and it was a good day to start out with. The sun peaked over the San Diego skyline like a dream (although by the time our shot was set up, we missed it.) We got some great footage, and I must say the team working on this project is one in a million. Everybody works tirelessly to take care of each scene. The only downside to the day is that it was so short. With such little daylight, you really need to manage time to get as much as possible. But the constraints of the day, people’s schedules, inconveniences of your surroundings, and all other factors working against you just make the task that much more fun. Everything is something to look back on and laugh. We’re having a great time working on this and all the while we’re all keeping you posted on Twitter and 12seconds.tv. If you want to get involved with this we still need extras for our big “Tweetup” party scene tomorrow. Rob has posted an ad on craigslist here so check it out, come by and have some fun with us! That’s all for now, I need to get some rest because tomorrow’s call time is 5:00am…again.
lright, we need all of our peeps to give us a little help here. We are filming scenes on 2 days that require extras. It’s the Minus 1 lounge of the Keating Hotel, a very cool place. We’d love to have you show up and we want to know that you’re coming. so we need toget your name on a list. Here’s the details:
Background Actors Needed
Keating Hotel, Minus 1 Lounge at 5th and F Street
Sunday, Nov 16th, 1-5
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 4-7
Requirements:
- Wear muted solid colors.
- Try to wear the same clothes both days.
- Will need to sign model release.
- Refreshments will be available.
- Minus 1 lounge will open following wrap.
Thanks in advance for your help and we’ll see you there!
My eye has been twitching for a week now. In looking it up and asking around, I hear its from stress. While I don’t necessarily feel too stressed out, I can’t stop thinking about this weekend. This is it. Tomorrow we start shooting for Jenn2.0 and I couldn’t be more excited. Several of the scenes have been playing over and over in my mind and subtle nuances of characters have been making me almost giddy. The pre-production process for this project has been long and at times stressful, but I think everyone who has put work into it would say its been more than worth every bit of it.
So here I sit, less than 24 hours before we start shooting and all I can do is wait. There’s no point in stressing over anything at this point. I mean, there’s still much to do as far as getting equipment, props, locations and such set in stone, but its at least been taken care of, mostly.
I’m excited to get out there and really work with our actors. I can speak for everyone when I say I can’t wait to finish this and share it with the world. So that’s all for now, I need time to get Zenlike or something.
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