Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet-2nd edition [Paperback]

A first of its kind, all-in-one guide to creating short-form TV series for the Internet. Written in a hip and entertaining style in the language of the cyber generation, this book guides the aspiring videomaker from an initial series idea through writing, production, and uploading and marketing a polished pilot and successive episodes of his or her own original Internet TV series.

A first of its kind, all-in-one guide to creating short-form TV series for the Internet. Written in a hip and entertaining style in the language of the cyber generation, this book guides the aspiring videomaker from an initial series idea through writing, production, and uploading and marketing a polished pilot and successive episodes of his or her own original Internet TV series.

Ross Brown has written for and produced some of the most successful TV series of all time, including The Cosby Show, Who’s the Boss?, and Step By Step. He has created primetime series for ABC, CBS, and the WB. Brown teaches at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, one of the nation’s top film
schools, where he created the groundbreaking “Byte-Sized Television” courses.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
How to Use this Book
Why a Second Edition?
Preface
What’s this book about, who is it for?

CHAPTER ONE
What is a webisode?; A brief history of short episodic video on the Web; What’s out there already – amateur and
professional; Why create for the net?

CHAPTER TWO
The series concept; What is a series as opposed to a stand-alone short film?; Fatally flawed series concepts; Be
bold, fresh and original; So where’s the drama?; you need a killer title

CHAPTER THREE
Creating compelling characters; Character essentials; Characterization; your overall character landscape; Leading characters vs. supporting characters; Drawing on real life; Growing your l£¼