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.
We’ve made some good progress towards our shoot in about a week. I am, therefore, only stressed out instead of the previous freaking out. He’s the video update:
Second casting call was well worth it. (Video to follow.) We had a great showing, even a girl who saw the Craig’s List post on her phone today and came by for a cold read. Ironically, I think the auditions really confirmed our favor for the call backs. We still have some tough decisions, but we feel strongly that we can pull our cast from the people that we have seen.
The great thing is that we had some more guys. I was surprised at the lack of guys going out for roles, but I guess I shouldn’t be. Anyway, this all leads to our biggest challenge so far… Who is Ian?
Well, we had to pay for space. So, I’m not as connected to the San Diego business scene as I thought I was. They’re mostly boring anyway. Moving on. We actually got a great rate for a large conference space at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown San Diego. And there is no food minimum, so we don’t have to buy the $43 gallon of coffee. Yay!
We’ve got another open call listing out so look for it and be there or be square! Well, actually don’t come unless you can act, …and you’re under 30, …and you’ve never been told you have a uniquely shaped head.
We are currently working on some video from the audition. Hopefully you’ll see that here soon instead of a picture. But the important thing about the auditions is that we aren’t done. We actually got a pretty good turn out and some talented actors. However, we just didn’t find the whole cast. The tough thing about casting isn’t just finding a talented actor, but finding talented actors with the right look and personality to create good chemistry on the set. I find myself sometimes wanting to stand up and congratulate an actor on their performance, especially when I know they just killed it but they aren’t a fit for the part. I’ve actually gotten ideas about new shows on occasion just by seeing uniquely talented people act a scene. But one must focus in order to succeed you know.
Well, casting went great. It was a long day, but everyone executed well. I really must say that I am in this business because of the ability to collaborate with creative people such as the team we have. It made the auditions much more enjoyable. During lunch we did a read-through of the script to find the tough spots in dialog and make sure our characters were written true to their persona.
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