#Scritpchat Topic: Guest, Joshua Caldwell, shares advice and
information on breaking in via digital media.
Tonight’s chat was a goldmine of information on the world of
digital media. If you thought you understood “web series,” think again. @Joshua_Caldwell gave us a lot to think
about in 140-character tweets of knowledge. These transcripts will be
bookmarked. Of that, I am sure. Enjoy! @jeannevb
EURO Moderator:
Teenie Russell @teenierussell
USA Moderator: Jeanne
Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT:
@teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'Clock! Come join us as we
chat to @Joshua_Caldwell about the digital media. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:00 pm
@TaroJ: Hi everyone at #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:00 pm
@teenierussell: You can read Joshua's bio here -
http://t.co/jLdV3Sy0 #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:00 pm
@Jamie_LD: Yay, looking forward to this one. RT @TaroJ: Hi
everyone at #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:00 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Hey everyone! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:01 pm
@teenierussell: Hi @Joshua_Caldwell Thank you so much for
joining us tonight (or lunchtime however you look at it) #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:01 pm
@TaroJ: RT @teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'Clock! Come
join us as we chat to @Joshua_Caldwell about the digital media. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:01 pm
@teenierussell: Hi everyone, make sure to join us as we talk
about the exciting opportunities in the digital media #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:02 pm
@Jamie_LD: Join us in #scriptchat with @Joshua_Caldwell to
learn about digital opportunities for writers.
April 29, 2012, 7:02 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: I'm sure you guys all have your drinks and
I've got my midday coffee. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:02 pm
@TyroneHydraulic: RT @Jamie_LD: Join us in #scriptchat with
@Joshua_Caldwell to learn about digital opportunities for writers.
April 29, 2012, 7:03 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell Sunday morning is so 8hr
ago! ;-) #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:03 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell for writers, how important
would you say it is to get noticed online rather than through traditional
channels? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:04 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell - I think it's less about
importance and more about ability. The online space is becoming an
incredibly... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:05 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...viable starting point for writers,
directors, actors and more. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:05 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Traditionally, you write a script, hope
someone reads it, hope they like what they read and buy it. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:06 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: What web now provides is the ability to
get produced. One of the reasons Zuiker (creator of CSI: and my boss) is
interested... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:06 pm
@momentsoffilm: Hello #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:06 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: is because its a means of ownership and
producing an actual product, not a blueprint for one. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:07 pm
@teenierussell: @momentsoffilm Hi Leilani, welcome to
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:07 pm
@TaroJ: Do you write differently if your project is going
online as opposed to festivals, is it about audience? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:07 pm
@momentsoffilm: @teenierussell Hey Teenie! Interesting
subject tonight! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:08 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: It's also opening up opportunities. A lot
of web content is being produced and writers are needed for it. Plus...
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:08 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: What web now provides
is the ability to get produced. One of the reasons Zuiker (creator of CSI: and
my boss) is interested... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:08 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: is because its a means
of ownership and producing an actual product, not a blueprint for one.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:08 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...producers may be more willing to take a
shot with you on a digital project than a feature film or TV show. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:08 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @taroj - Yes. One of the problems w/ web
is the ADD nature of it. People are soo quick to click off. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:09 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: so it means you've got to grab them in the
first 15-60 seconds and hold onto them every minute. Doesn't mean action...
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:09 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: But you're delivering story beats,
ideally, every minute or so. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:10 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell does it mean a lot shorter?
What's the ideal length? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:10 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: For film festivals and more traditional
shorts, you have a bit more freedom to do a slow burn. Web won't allow that.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:10 pm
@TaroJ: So there are a lot of opportunities online for
writers, as opposed to just distributing your own produced work? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:10 pm
@ShaneSSaunders: "@Joshua_Caldwell: Hey everyone!
#scriptchat" Hey hey hey!
April 29, 2012, 7:11 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell it depends. For BlackBoxTV,
the web channel we're producing for, we're aiming for 15 minutes. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:11 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell Is the majority of the work
generated by screenwriter's ideas, or producer ideas they look for writers for?
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:12 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Here's the pilot episode of 'Silverwood'
for BlackBoxTV: http://t.co/sq2h0BHP #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:12 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Writing, so only reading #scriptchat tonight,
but as I'm making a feature planned for a partwork release on the web, I'm
interested.
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@teenierussell: Got any questions for @joshua_caldwell ?
He's doing #scriptchat right now #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@rjlackie: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting News
(4/23-4/29/12) http://t.co/7XPdSa75 #screenwriting #scriptchat #scripttip
#scriptnews #movies #hollywood #filmmaking
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Here's the pilot
episode of 'Silverwood' for BlackBoxTV: http://t.co/EpsoDrLv #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@TaroJ: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Here's the pilot episode of
'Silverwood' for BlackBoxTV: http://t.co/sq2h0BHP #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Length depends. We're seeing more and more
people watching TV shows and other things online. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Online viewing is growing. But we're still
battling the ability to click off. So it's a challenge. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell Is your BlackBoxTV
"hiring" writers? Or is this not the case for most shows? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:13 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Heres the pilot episode
of Silverwood for BlackBoxTV: http://t.co/DOmseduh #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:14 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @taroj - We are starting to see an
increasing number of web shows being produced, like BlackBoxTV, but what the
web allows... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:14 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Is for you to make something you've
written and get out there for the world to see. You make something good and it
gets... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:15 pm
@teenierussell: True, good pointRT @Joshua_Caldwell: Length
depends. Were seeing more and more people watching TV shows and other things
online. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:15 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...a million hits, people in Hollywood
will start to pay attention. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:15 pm
@TaroJ: @Joshua_Caldwell online catchup viewing is huge in
the UK at the moment. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:15 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Joshua_Caldwell That's my plan. (Don't think
I'll get a million though). Had no budget, so wrote good script, got good
actors.. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:16 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD - bringing hollywood to the web.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:17 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Joshua_Caldwell ...and if it gets my writing
work out there even a bit, it'll be worthwhile. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:17 pm
@TaroJ: Do you see more shows like the Arrested Development
Netflix deal happen or is that more just the changing face of broadcasting
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:17 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell So is the majority of
digital following a TV model rather than flims long or short, or is it a mix?
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:17 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: So...BlackBoxTV - our YouTube channel.
We're developing two series: #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:18 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' which is Twilight Zone set in
the town of Twin Peaks type of Anthology show. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:18 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: So...BlackBoxTV - our
YouTube channel. We're developing two series: #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:18 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: And then 'Anthony Zuiker Presents' which
is our movie of the month. 9 individual short films we'll be premiering.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:18 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' which is
Twilight Zone set in the town of Twin Peaks type of Anthology show. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:18 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: I just wrapped producing an AZP episode
this morning at 3am. It was written by Adam Simon (Haunting in Connecticut)
and... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:19 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: And then 'Anthony
Zuiker Presents' our movie of the month. 9 individual short films we'll be
premiering. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:19 pm
@teenierussell: @joshua_caldwell do you think web is
becoming a first choice for some or more of a foot in the door? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:19 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...directed by Rob Legato, two-time
Academy Award winner for VFX on Hugo and Titanic. He's Martin Scorsese's 2nd
Unit Director. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:19 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: We have another AZP we produced called
Execution Style. Directed by Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone) and
starring... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
@TaroJ: @Joshua_Caldwell ok now I'm interested :-) this
sounds like my perfect show #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
@coachkiki: Introduction @KimBergie & @PhilBaumann Phil
is Mr. #hcsm can introduce u 2all the "right" ppl.Ulp. #hcsm is at
the same time as #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Goran Visnjic, Bill Bellamy, Nicky Aycox,
Rene Auberjenois...so we have a lot of high level talented interested in this
space... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
@Jamie_LD: I love this idea. I'll need to cultivate it with
@authorViviAnna RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD - bringing hollywood to the web.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell I hadn't heard of those
shows before now. Is it harder to market online without the regular 'studio'
audience? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @momentsoffilm it's mixed. depends on what
you're making. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' which is
Twilight Zone set in the town of Twin Peaks type of Anthology show. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: And then 'Anthony
Zuiker Presents' which is our movie of the month. 9 individual short films
we'll be premiering. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ I see it happening more. TV is the
last bastion of the old model. It's top to bottom control. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell So what is your marketing
strategy? I know that's a broad question. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:21 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: You can write a feature and go out and
find a way to make it and either get theatrical or DVD distro. You can't do
that... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: w/ TV. If they don't make your pilot, your
script is dead and there's nothing to do. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Having guys like Zuiker doing web based
projects is what's going to crack that TV model and it's coming. Just a matter
of time. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell again, depends on what you
make of it. I wouldn't be surprised to see web becoming a destination for
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:23 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell and the answer to that is:
branded content. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:23 pm
@robinbellwriter: got a web horror anthology series
http://t.co/c4Q0vXgp do you think the web is now home to anthologys or will tv
be brave again #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:24 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell hopefully with the big guys
playing the web (like @janeespenson with Husbands too) it will be more credible
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:24 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD It's a mixed bag in terms of
marketing. I'm not that involved. but here's the great thing about the web:
it's forever. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:25 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD the web is discoverable in a way
that films and TV aren't. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:25 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ we're initially funded by YouTube.
But eventually it's funding via brands or advertisers. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:26 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ we're initially
funded by YouTube. But eventually it's funding via brands or advertisers.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:26 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell The web is forever is a great
way to look at it. Thanks. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:26 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter we attempted to do
anthology on TV and it was shut down. "No one is interested."
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:26 pm
@momentsoffilm: Totally! RT @Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell The
web is forever is a great way to look at it. Thanks. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:26 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter that said, we're seeing a
few reaching success, like Cinemax's Femme Fatales. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:27 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter that said, web is ideal
for anthology, even more so than serialized because then people can discover
it... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:27 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter at any time. What we're
finding the second someone sends you Ep. 4 and you HAVE to go back 1-3, you're
DOA. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:27 pm
@TaroJ: How are you using social media to raise awareness. A
personal recommendation is worth so much more than a commercial #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:28 pm
@teenierussell: What do you think of the social media as a
means to get one's voice noticed? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:28 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter if the eps are part of
the same world, but you can watch them in any order, that's in tune w/ the web
audience. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:28 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Joshua_Caldwell we've found it hard to
sell new plots every week and bring people back. Any tips? http://t.co/c4Q0vXgp
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:29 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell that's how YouTube sees
Zuiker. It's legitimizing a world that wasn't before. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:29 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter that
said, web is ideal for anthology, even more so than serialized because then
people can discover it... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:29 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: And by the way, none of our shows are
"web series." That term has such a bad rap, we're avoiding it as much
as possible. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:29 pm
@GrayJones: Thanks! “@emertzwriting: I vote for TV Writer
Podcast. I listened to 2-3 per day to catch up to date. #tvwriterchat
#scriptchat”
April 29, 2012, 7:29 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell i think it's an incredible
tool and a personalized one. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:30 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell absolutely! I've just
downloaded a soap opera app for my phone, now I have to go back and watch from
the start #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:30 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Joshua_Caldwell I guess, with that in
mind all of series one is discoverable now on http://t.co/c4Q0vXgp shameless
plug :) #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:30 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter at
any time. What we're finding the second someone sends you Ep. 4 and you HAVE to
go back 1-3, you're DOA. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell look at these people you've
neve heard of who have 100s of thousands of twitter followers. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@TaroJ: TV is so episodic its a huge investment of your
time. Stand alone story's like The Twilight Zone really have a place esp online
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell I guess anthology is even
better than series because you live in a way with the characters les limited by
arcs? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell ANYONE can build up a
following like than then utilize it. We also cast actors that have followings.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell Do you have links to your show
and others you recommend? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @robinbellwriter if
the eps are part of the same world, but you can watch them in any order, that's
in tune w/ the web audience. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:31 pm
@Jamie_LD: @TaroJ Don't you think episodic is better, so you
can keep them coming back? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell because here's the thing:
web is just the more niche version of cable. Instead of watching the Food
Network... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@momentsoffilm: @lmcnelly -> RT @Joshua_Caldwell: We also
cast actors that have followings. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell ANYONE can build up a
following like than then utilize it. We also cast actors that have followings.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@ozzywood: TSD Revisited: : 20 Ways to Beat the Block -
Recently Emily Blake wrote "writers... http://t.co/F0pu1DDn #screenwriting
#writing #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: web allows you to watch the Bobby Flay
channel. You a fan of Zuiker, subscribe to Zuiker's channel and you'll get
Zuiker. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:32 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: not a bunch of other stuff you're not
interested in watching. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:33 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @TaroJ: TV is so episodic its a huge
investment of your time. Stand alone story's like The Twilight Zone really have
a place esp online #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:33 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Jamie_LD: @TaroJ Don't you think episodic
is better, so you can keep them coming back? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:33 pm
@leahmesaid: RT @ozzywood: TSD Revisited: : 20 Ways to Beat
the Block - Recently Emily Blake wrote "writers... http://t.co/F0pu1DDn
#screenwriting #writing #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:33 pm
@teenierussell: We're half-way through #scriptchat with
@joshua_caldwell a font of knowledge on digital media #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:33 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @teenierussell: We're half-way through
#scriptchat with @joshua_caldwell a font of knowledge on digital media
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:34 pm
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: TV is so episodic its a huge
investment of your time. Stand alone story's like The Twilight Zone really have
a place esp online #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:34 pm
@jillremensnyder: RT @ozzywood: TSD Revisited: : 20 Ways to
Beat the Block - Recently Emily Blake wrote "writers...
http://t.co/F0pu1DDn #screenwriting #writing #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:34 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @momentsoffilm you're just not asking
people to come back week to week. or watching in a specific order. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:34 pm
@dandollar: who wants to be a critic? read @cilliandaly 's
first 10 pages... http://t.co/VcLBS6yJ #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:35 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell Not sure if this is possible,
but can you give us a rundown of the process? Different from other forms?
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:35 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' Episode 1:
http://t.co/sq2h0BHP and Episode 2: http://t.co/a8XRZFoU #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:35 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' Episode 1:
http://t.co/EpsoDrLv and Episode 2: http://t.co/hXJRcYnw #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:35 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Joshua_Caldwell I think the tone of it is
equally important so people will hopefully come back to us for the oddness of
tone #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:36 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Episodic vs. anthology: here's what I'll
say. Web, right now, is at the same point as the early silent film era.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:36 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: We're making short clips, funny videos and
are just now starting to branch out into longer form storytelling. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:36 pm
@TaroJ: @Joshua_Caldwell even inTV everything is on demand
or recorded. Talent shows and sport are all that's keeping advertisers happy
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD the process for...? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@TaroJ: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' Episode 1:
http://t.co/sq2h0BHP and Episode 2: http://t.co/a8XRZFoU #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Silverwood Episode 1:
http://t.co/DOmseduh and Episode 2: http://t.co/oaU5fsAj #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Joshua_Caldwell what do you call them if
not web series? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Now, BlackBoxTV is Anthology, but we're
also producing @Cybergeddon. Which is basically a feature length film that...
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:37 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: will be distro'd in 10 minute segments via
Yahoo! Full Die Hard type feature for the web. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:38 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Episodic vs.
anthology: here's what I'll say. Web, right now, is at the same point as the
early silent film era. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:38 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell I'm sorry, the process from idea
to webTV. Does that make sense? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:38 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Cybergeddon Press Release:
http://t.co/GgHaf1wq #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:39 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, when I say "branded content"
this is what I'm talking about. Almost going back to the 50s era TV game show
model. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:39 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: 'Brought to you by Ovaltine.' #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:39 pm
@teenierussell: Is the idea that the shows will always be
available online for free or would archived shows be charged for? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:40 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ but it's not neccessarily
everywhere. We are facing a new generation that won't even own TVs. They're
watching... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:40 pm
@Jamie_LD: @TaroJ I see what you're saying. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:40 pm
@TomGregoryActor: What do you think 2 a film clip to support
a new script? Worthwhile?nnhttp://t.co/rt3x5XHKnn#tvwriterchat n#scriptchat
n#WhenTheSunGoesDown
April 29, 2012, 7:40 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ on their iPhones, iPads, computers.
They want it EVERYWHERE and RIGHT NOW. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:40 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Rightly or wrongly, it's coming.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Cybergeddon Press
Release: http://t.co/yvlZAtT1 #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@emertzwriting: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJWe are facing a
new generation that won't even own TVs. They're watching... #scriptchat
#tvwriterchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Joshua_Caldwell Cool! But then doesn't that
segments plan get hindered by the DOA effect you mentioned if people join on Ep
4? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD It's the same for any other. No
matter the medium, you need a great story, well told. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@momentsoffilm: I want that too. RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ
on their iPhones, iPads, computers. They want it EVERYWHERE and RIGHT NOW.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: No matter the medium,
you need a great story, well told. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD and for us, it's really about
the characters. A colleague of mine had a great way of looking at it.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:41 pm
@annaliterally: RT @Indust_Scripts: "The most important
person is the writer. The way writers get treated is one of the stains of the
industry". - Danny Boyle #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: and this is true of any medium.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @TaroJ: TV is so episodic its a huge
investment of your time. Stand alone story's like The Twilight Zone really have
a place esp online #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: In the case of 'Nightmare on Elm Street,'
the audience is following Nancy's story. It's here character that's pulling
you... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@teenierussell: Do you think this new media era will
alienate those with lesser means? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Sultmeister69: RT @TomGregoryActor: What do you think 2 a
film clip to support a new script?
Worthwhile?nnhttp://t.co/rt3x5XHKnn#tvwriterchat n#scriptchat
n#WhenTheSunGoesDown
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...through the story, engaging you. You're
rooting for her. But when that movie's over, the only thing you can think of
is... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...Freddy. "Nancy Who?" So, you
need great concept AND great characters. And I think "characters" is
what the web is missing ATM #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:43 pm
@GeoffBreedwell: Is it bad I think there needs to be a qual
card to write movies/tv shows? #navylife #militarylife #screenwriting
#amwriting #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:43 pm
@bellesapepper37: RT @WritingSpirit: RT @alex_carrick NUDGE:
All EST Sundays/ #WriteChat 3-6 pm @WritingSpirit/ #storycraft 6-7 pm
@AuthorKimKoning/ #scriptchat 8-9 pm @jeannevb
April 29, 2012, 7:44 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SiFoulaReel to a degree but they're
slightly different type of projects. @Cybergeddon is an event situation.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:44 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SiFoulaReel 9 or 10 parts. Each
"segment" has a beg, mid, end, cliffhanger, great characters.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:45 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SiFoulaReel but admittedly all of this is
an experiment. Anthology works for the web audience but it's a bitch to
produce. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:45 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: because every episode you have to start
from scratch. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:46 pm
@bellesapepper37: RT @Alex_Carrick: NUDGE: All EST Sundays /
#WriteChat 3-6 pm @WritingSpirit / #storycraft 6-7 pm @AuthorKimKoning /
#scriptchat 8-9 pm @jeannevb / #funforall
April 29, 2012, 7:46 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @SiFoulaReel but
admittedly all of this is an experiment. Anthology works for the web audience
but it's a bitch to produce. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:46 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell Do you think there's value
in putting an entire series up at once.. without the serialisation if you like?
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:46 pm
@TaroJ: What advice would you have for people making a web
series, what are the common mistakes? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:46 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: because every episode
you have to start from scratch. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:47 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: BTW - Here's one BIG thing I want to get
across, re: what new media/web can afford you as a writer: production/revision
process. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:47 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell A bit like you'd buy an
entire series on iTunes? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:47 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: with unlimited time, a writer can
eventually write a good script. (you know...to a point). #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:48 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: what you gain as a sold writer or staff
writer is the experience of rewriting based on notes, production parameters,
etc #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:48 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: The web world can give you that
opportunity. You get to see what works, what doesn't. How something is
produced. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:49 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: You learn how to rewrite and rewrite
quickly. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:49 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: I had to rewrite a scene yesterday that we
were shooting on a few hours later. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:50 pm
@teenierussell: 10minutes to go on #scriptchat with guest
@Joshua_Caldwell #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:50 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: You don't have time to think about it and
mull it over and come up with something brilliant. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:50 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, that production process is hugely
beneficial to a writer and producing something for the web will get you that.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:50 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: You don't have time to
think about it and mull it over and come up with something brilliant.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:51 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: You can learn how to showrun. Eventually,
Hollywood will start pulling talent from that pool, bc they come with
experience. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:51 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: So, that production
process is hugely beneficial to a writer and producing something for the web
will get you that. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:51 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ writing a slow burn, writing
serialized web series, calling it a web series... #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:51 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ not writing great characters. What
brings you back week to week on TV? Characters. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@OvalBot: RT @Joshua_Caldwell 'Brought to you by Ovaltine.'
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @TaroJ Also, don't try to do a TV show on
the web. It doesn't work. Web is it's own medium, with it's own rules.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: The web world can
give you that opportunity. You get to see what works, what doesn't. How
something is produced. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: So, that production
process is hugely beneficial to a writer and producing something for the web
will get you that. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Tony Valenzuela, creator of BlackBoxTV,
just started making little 5 minute anthology shorts. He branded the channel...
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: You can learn how to
showrun. Eventually, Hollywood will start pulling talent from that pool, bc
they come with experience. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@DannyManus: Getting a few #nobullcontest Logline Tweets in
but not enuf- 7 more hours to tweet ur logline & WIN! @scriptchat
@zacsanford #screenwriting
April 29, 2012, 7:52 pm
@ThirstyGirlFilm: Who's up for a #SundayFunday
#WritingSprint? Up, up and away! #scriptchat #weekendwarrior
April 29, 2012, 7:53 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...catered to his audience, embraced their
support (and criticisms) and continued engaging his audience. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:53 pm
@HattieSosa1: #scriptchat Whoa. This is crazy!
http://t.co/d4N3XZLD
April 29, 2012, 7:53 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell Great advice. Ashley
Pharoah said much the same thing to me about the prod process & learning
our craft. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:54 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Joshua_Caldwell Thanks. My film is a full
feature designed to split into parts, so that's my route too. Good luck with
yours! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:54 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Also, advice wise for web, keep it short.
Don't do 20 eps. Do 6, make those six great. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:54 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Or 8...or 5. Doesn't matter. Great
characters. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:54 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SiFoulaReel thanks! you too. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
@teenierussell: This >>RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Also,
advice wise for web, keep it short. Dont do 20 eps. Do 6, make those six great.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: I didn't even get to Zuiker's Digi-novel
'Level 26' series, which is a book and movie combined into one experience.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
@Sofluid: RT @teenierussell: This >>RT
@Joshua_Caldwell: Also, advice wise for web, keep it short. Dont do 20 eps. Do
6, make those six great. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
@momentsoffilm: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Also, advice wise for
web, keep it short. Don't do 20 eps. Do 6, make those six great. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell I have to bow out early to get
ready for a writing sprint, but you ROCK. Thanks for the great info.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Basically, we shot 'cyber-bridges,' which
are video segments designed to bridge chapters at certain points in the book.
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
@AlbertaDomingu3: #scriptchat Very best Laughing out loud
Ever http://t.co/y2vCrPNN
April 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: http://t.co/LEP2b15M I directed the
bridges for the third digi-novel, Dark Revelations. http://t.co/A2Y1BeJu
(trailer) #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD thanks for stopping by! best of
luck! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell That sounds really
interesting, so you read a bit, watch a bit? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Joshua_Caldwell I'll see you again tonight for
US chat. Can't wait. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
@authorViviAnna: @jamie_ld oh I love a good cultivation :-)
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Scripts are blueprints, whether for the
web, TV or features. If they don't get made, what's the point? #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel Thanks for stopping by. Good
luck with your writing #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: Web allows you to make things. It's why
Zuiker wants to be a part of it. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:58 pm
@BillieJeanVK: RT @DannyManus: Getting a few #nobullcontest
Logline Tweets in but not enuf- 7 more hours to tweet ur logline & WIN!
@scriptchat @zacsanford #screenwriting
April 29, 2012, 7:58 pm
@TaroJ: @Joshua_Caldwell sounds almost like Alan moores
comics, there's usually a heavy prose section at the end of each issue
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:58 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD take care, thank you for joining
in x #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:58 pm
@up4anything2: @Joshua_Caldwell really enjoying the
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:58 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: @teenierussell exactly. we also have an
iPad app where it's all combined into one experience. http://t.co/gxbaTzDD
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:59 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: http://t.co/LEP2b15M I
directed the bridges for the third digi-novel, Dark Revelations.
http://t.co/A2Y1BeJu (trailer) #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 7:59 pm
@TaroJ: Wow thanks @Joshua_Caldwell for a really in depth
#scriptchat which continues for the US chat later tonight
April 29, 2012, 8:00 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @teenierussell: This >>RT
@Joshua_Caldwell: Also, advice wise for web, keep it short. Dont do 20 eps. Do
6, make those six great. #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 8:00 pm
@eric_england: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Scripts are blueprints,
whether for the web, TV or features. If they don't get made, what's the point?
#scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 8:00 pm
@momentsoffilm: @Joshua_Caldwell Thanks so much. A great
#scriptchat this evening, you've given me much food for thought & great
inspiration. Cheers!
April 29, 2012, 8:00 pm
@Joshua_Caldwell: This was awesome! Can't wait for the USA
#scriptchat later tonight! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 8:01 pm
@JennaAvery: Fantastic! | CBS interview w/ Joss Whedon (w/
Much Ado Nothing clip) http://t.co/sbzYqQh0 via @whedonesque #scriptchat
#josswhedon #avengers
April 29, 2012, 8:01 pm
@teenierussell: @Joshua_Caldwell what a fantastic chat, so
many options out there. Thank you so much for the chat! #scriptchat
April 29, 2012, 8:01 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK with guest
@Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media!
April 30, 2012, 12:01 am
@scriptchat: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: USA #scriptchat in 2
minutes. Discussing opportunities for writers in the digital media space. How
to benefit, how to do it. Ish like that.
April 30, 2012, 12:01 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: USA #scriptchat in 2
min.Discussing opps 4writers in digital media space.How to benefit/do it.Ish
like that #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: @art1032 hello! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:01 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Hello! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:02 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @SarahAlexis4 Hi! Thanks for the Scandal
rec. Watched a couple - like it! Some great dialogue among other things.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:02 am
@Jamie_LD: Thanks for doing this for a 2nd round
@Joshua_Caldwell You rocked the Euro Chat. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:02 am
@tracinell: Hi everyone! *tosses the junior mint delights*
:)n #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:02 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Let's rock and roll. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:02 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Hi scriptchat! Looking forward to hearing
what @Joshua_Caldwell has to say. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@art1032: @jeannevb *waves* :) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: *waves* so glad you're here! nRT
@Joshua_Caldwell: Hello! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@tracinell: RT @SarahAlexis4: Curious to learn about
opportunities for screenwriters in digital media from tonights guest
@Joshua_Caldwell. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@TheWriteScript: @tracinell Thanks! Saved you a seat.n
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Jamie_LD Hi! You've been busy! :)
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@TheWriteScript: Hi all.n #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Jamie_LD thank you. looking forward to
bringing that party to the USA. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@LisaGProsek: So glad it's #scriptchat time! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Hi @jeannevb - thanks again for doing this!
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: Shoot out your questions for @Joshua_Caldwell and
pick his brain #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb very excited. EURO was a lot of fun.
I'm working on my wpm. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Hi! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@Jamie_LD: Crazy day of writing and rewriting. The events of
the day have left me a bit nauseous, so I'll be lurking tonight. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@tracinell: Thanks! *steps over @jeannevb* ;) RT
@TheWriteScript: @tracinell Thanks! Saved you a seat. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@ThirstyGirlFilm: #WritingSpring Number 3 happening NOW! Did
someone say espresso time? #EspressoTime #scriptchat #weekendwarrior
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@_scottharper_: Hello scriptchat #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: RT @jeannevb: Its #SCRIPTCHAT OCLOCK with
guest @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@wayneothewriter: #scriptchat hello everyone -
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Jamie_LD For a good reason - feel good ;)
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell ha! Our EURO gang is awesome.
Love having mates across the pond #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:04 am
@SarahAlexis4: Hello everybody! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: *trips you* RT @tracinell: Thanks! *steps over
@jeannevb* ;) RT @TheWriteScript: @tracinell Thanks! Saved you a seat.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@Jamie_LD: lol, thanks. RT @WriteCoachKiki: @Jamie_LD For a
good reason - feel good ;) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@KimBergie: Yeah!! RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Let's rock and roll.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@StoryAddict69: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK with
guest @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media!
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: Crazy day, apologies while I catch my breathe and
be a better moderator... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:05 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, let's get this show on the road. How
can I help/inform/advise about the digital media space. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: For those who missed @Joshua_Caldwell's bio, here
it is http://t.co/Orbx3y3M #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:06 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: No worries. It's like Hollywood, you've
always got those first couple pleasantries before the meeting starts.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:06 am
@BarbaraPhinney: RT @Jamie_LD: Crazy day of writing and
rewriting. The events of the day have left me a bit nauseous, so I'll be
lurking tonight. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:06 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell Q - What's the most
surprising/interesting thing that came out of the Euro chat? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: FYI, @joshua_caldwell has an AMAZING short film,
DIG, http://t.co/KQmbGjYD #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:07 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb thanks! we just screened at the
@BHFilmFest on Thursday and it was just accepted to Dances With Films.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:08 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Is a series on Youtube worth writing?
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: Sweet! RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb just
screened at @BHFilmFest on Thursday and it was just accepted to Dances With
Films. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:08 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @WriteCoachKiki mainly that there's a lot
of interest in the digital space and a lot of questions. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:08 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, I work for Anthony Zuiker, creator of
the CSI: franchise where I'm the Director of Digital Media. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell forgive my hostly manners *pours
you margarita*....NOW we can start #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:09 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: FYI, @joshua_caldwell has an
AMAZING short film, DIG, http://t.co/F6C3ui6i #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:09 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: I oversee development & production of
several digi series we have in the works, including: @Cybergeddon @BlackBoxTV
& @level26 #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:09 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: Insomnia can be useful sometimes. Tuning in
from Russia at 4 am. Yawn. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:10 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @AndreaLMcNeill yes...but only if it's
with the intent to produce. sample/spec youtube series probably aren't worth
it. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:10 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Joshua_Caldwell Q: Can you give some
examples of what types of avenues are open to screenwriters in the digital
world? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell so tell us what you think the
best ops for writers are in the digital world... out-of-the-box stuff
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: @LenaLeirich_RT coffee or tequila?
#tosleepornottosleep #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:11 am
@tracinell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @AndreaLMcNeill only if its
with the intent to produce. sample/spec youtube series probably arent worth it.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:11 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: I'll fill you in more on BlackBoxTV and
Cybergeddon in a minute. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:12 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, here's why digital is interesting and
important, in my opinion. The paradigm is shifting. More people are watching...
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@scriptdreric: @Joshua_Caldwell Q: What are your thoughts on
kickstarter / indiegogo? (Sorry if you answered this already!) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@tracinell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: First ep of Silverwood
http://t.co/fHZZd8UF -- Second ep http://t.co/rgUOrWGk #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: “@jeannevb: Warm milk? :D
#tosleepornottosleep #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...longer content online. They're watching
Hulu, Netflix, http://t.co/sYmfQ71E, YouTube and more. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@jeannevb: ATTN #screenwriters: Really cool discussion on
#scriptchat RIGHT NOW w @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media ops for #writers
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@nate_winslow: RT @jeannevb: ATTN #screenwriters: Really
cool discussion on #scriptchat RIGHT NOW w @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital
media ops for #writers
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: They're watching on their devices, they're
watching on their phones, iPads, etc. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Q: Who is writing these series? How did
they get hired/discovered? Advise on best way to break in, please. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:13 am
@KimBergie: Point to remember! Not just a 'calling card'.
Thx!! RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @AndreaLMcNeill only if its with the intent to
produce #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:14 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And the barrier of entry for digital is so
small. Tony Valenzuela, who created BlackBoxTV, was making little 5 minute
horror #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:14 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: shorts out of his garage. He gained
350,000 subscribers, his shorts were getting 300-500k hits... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@BernieSu: Those of you interested in writing for web video
check out #scriptChat. @blackboxtv Developer @Joshua_Caldwell answers ?'s about
the space.
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: and because of that, he caught the
attention of Hollywood and Zuiker. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: It's take one break out video on YouTube,
Funny or Die or whatever and suddenly people are interested in you. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@LBanksVO: RT @jeannevb: ATTN #screenwriters: Really cool
discussion on #scriptchat RIGHT NOW w @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media
ops for #writers
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KimBergie Hi Kim! *back to the chat*
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:15 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: ATTN #screenwriters: Really
cool discussion on #scriptchat RIGHT NOW w @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital
media ops for #writers
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: ATTN #screenwriters: Really
cool discussion on #scriptchat w @Joshua_Caldwell talking digital media ops 4
#writers #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@jeannevb: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Its take 1 break out video
on YouTube, Funny or Die or whatever and suddenly people are interested in you.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell, true for news media too,
people don't want to watch news on TV, they want them on YouTube #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Ah! @berniesu is here! He wrote for the
first couple BlackBoxTV eps and is now the showrunner on the youtube series:
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: The Pride and Prejudice web adaptation
@TheLizzieBennet Diaries #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:16 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And for writers, the holy grail is getting
something produced. Right? A script is just a blueprint and serves no existence
other #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell is this how you imagined your
career to talk off? Did you purposely pursue digital or was it a surprise to
you? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell awesome! Welcome @berniesu!
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:17 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: than to help provide a director something
to shoot. At it's core. A script on it's own is a part of the overall product.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:18 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: not the product. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:18 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So, what's exciting about YouTube is the
distribution possibilities have been opened. You don't need TV, u don't need a
theater #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:18 am
@JayRedEagle: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: ATTN
#screenwriters: Really cool discussion on #scriptchat w @Joshua_Caldwell
talking digital media ops 4 #writers #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:18 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And here's the other MASSIVE benefit that
I've seen from writers working in the digital space: #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:19 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: the skill of rewriting, and doing so
quickly, of working with a director, producer, with production paramters and
cast... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@BernieSu: @jeannevb @joshua_caldwell Thanks! - I was just
directing people to #scriptChat topic, interested in seeing the Q and A's -
Back to Josh!
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@KimBergie: @WriteCoachKiki Hey, Kiki! Happy #scriptchat !
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: that CANNOT be developed unless you're
actually doing it. When we look for writers for our project, we need
experience. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell exciting about YouTube
is distribution possibilities opened & u can target audiences in a very
niche way. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Everyone here wants to get produced. We
don't care about the venue. Just lead us to the promised land. Hahaha.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:20 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: whats exciting abt
YouTube is the distribution poss have been opened. U dont need TV, u dont need
a theater #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: We look for writers who can do quick,
elevated turnarounds on scripts. Who can work with other people. That skill is
important. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Joshua_Caldwell Q: Are there other ways
besides a popular video to gain the attention/reach out to YouTube content
creators? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: And you can
specifically target audiences in a very niche way. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Because anyone can take a year and writer
a decent script. But when you need a turnaround on three pages of notes in a
two days. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: and it needs to be really well executed.
That's different. Working in digital, because it's easier to get something
going, #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: can help you develop that skill set.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:21 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: I finished producing our latest Anthony
Zuiker Presents short at 3am this morning. And I had to rewrite a scene.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:22 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Maybe an hour or two before we shot it. I
was working with the actors, coordinating with the director... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:22 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Working in digital,
because it's easier to get something going, can help you develop that skill
set. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:22 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell you're doing great. Tons of
info. Keep it coming... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:23 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb my goal has and will always be
to direct (and secondarily write) feature films. Zuiker gave me that in.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:23 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And what's been cool is that me, at my
age, doing what I do, would not be possible in TV. There's too much
beauracracy. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:23 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell that kind of writing under
pressure is great! Love it. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:24 am
@TyroneHydraulic: Reading @joshua_Caldwell's tweets, I know
I can do that! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:24 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: But, I was producing a web short for
Zuiker last night. Rob Legator, two-time Academy Award winner for VFX on Hugo
& Titanic... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:24 am
@jeannevb: I was thinking the same thing :) RT
@TyroneHydraulic: Reading @joshua_Caldwells tweets, I know I can do that!
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:25 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...was directing. We had an amazing cast.
I was right there. That op for me wouldn't be possible in TV/Feature land right
now #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:25 am
@Screenwriter911: @Joshua_Caldwell "at my age"? At
any age. Let's not limit ourselves. There's no substitute for production.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:25 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SarahAlexis4 I mean, popularity is
everything. Views are important, rightly or wrongly, but...I mean, our pitch to
HIGH LEVEL #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:26 am
@ScriptSense: RT @AdviceToWriters: Anyone who says he wants
to be a writer and isn’t writing, doesn’t. ERNEST HEMINGWAY #writing
#scriptchat #writenow
April 30, 2012, 12:26 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: writers on our BlackBoxTV and AZP series
is: "You're gonna get something produced." And they are over the moon
about it. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:26 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: and these are working writers. Writers who
have sold scripts. It just doesn't happen very often. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:26 am
@dandollar: sorry i'm late! blessed sunday to you all
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:27 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell I'm just sitting back &
listening. I know nothing about this avenue. Fascinating. Loads of potential.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:27 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: I think that we're going to start to see a
growing number of opportunities in the web space for writers. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: @dandollar cheers! We're talking to
@Joshua_Caldwell about digital media #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:28 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: A lot of content is starting to get
produced, people are tapping into this market, there's a lot of potential for
young talent.. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:28 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: because, the fees are low, HUGE writers
won't do it, and we still need scripts, you know? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:28 am
@TyroneHydraulic: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: and these are working
writers. Writers who have sold scripts. It just doesn't happen very often.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:29 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell there are certainly a lot of
writers starting #webseries now #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:29 am
@art1032: So am I, kind of makes ya think hmmm :) @jeannevb
@Joshua_Caldwell #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:29 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And yes, it's still going to be hard.
Because I'll tell you, we're looking to bring Hollywood to the web. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:29 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Joshua_Caldwell Q: Where do you find your
writers? Are reps submitting clients? Are they scouted from previous digital
work? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:29 am
@BernieSu: Totally agree! “@Joshua_Caldwell: we're going to
start to see a growing number of opportunities in the web space for writers.
#scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:30 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: A lot of content is
starting 2 get produced, ppl r tapping in2 this market, theres potential 4
young talent #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:30 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: We're about to go into production on
@Cybergeddon. it's a feature movie that will be distro'd in 10 min chunks via
Yahoo! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:30 am
@tracinell: @Joshua_Caldwell Q. So, are feature films on the
brink of extinction? #gulp #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:30 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell In Union Square - Deepak
Chopra youtube channel filming & looking for people to participate - not
write ;) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: It was written by Miles Chapman, who wrote
The Tomb (which is currently being shot with Stallone and Schwartzeneggar)
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@tracinell: RT @SarahAlexis4: @Joshua_Caldwell Q: Where do u
find your writers? reps submitting clients? scouted from previous digital work?
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@dandollar: sweet! digital media...so, like short films and
stuff? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell where do your writers come from?
Do u pursue them or are they querying you? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @tracinell no. But TV is. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:31 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Both. For this first round, we got a lot
of them submitted by agents and managers. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@Screenwriter911: Hwood is watching. As soon as they can
monetize it, they r in -> @Joshua_Caldwell: ..were looking to bring
Hollywood to the web. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell Q - Is there an age group
that is predominantly watching films in the digital space? A demographic?
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@art1032: RT @WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell In Union
Square - Deepak Chopra youtube channel filming & looking for people to
participate - not write ;) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@tracinell: shwoo! I can live w/ that. ;) RT
@Joshua_Caldwell: @tracinell no. But TV is. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911 Well, here's the key to
monetization: brand partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:32 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Cybergeddon is fully financed outside of
the system with Brand Partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:33 am
@KimBergie: This model fascinates me... RT @Joshua_Caldwell:
@Cybergeddon...a feature that will be distro'd in 10 min chunks via Yahoo!
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:33 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911 Well,
heres the key to monetization: brand partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:33 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911
Well, heres the key to monetization: brand partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:33 am
@aGenTSMiThfILeS: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Let's rock and roll.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:33 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Remember the old 50s TV shows?
"Brought to you by Ovaltine." That's where digital is headed.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@tracinell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911 Well,
heres the key to monetization: brand partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KimBergie Agree. Very fascinating.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@TyroneHydraulic: I'm really trying to pay attention to
#scriptchat, but I actually have a script due this week. :-(
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@_scottharper_: By brand partners you mean product
placement? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@CrackingYarns: Thanks to the 65 #Screenwriters who came to
Intro to #Screenwriting on wkend ... look forward to your #AFTRS Grad Cert apps
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:34 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @WriteCoachKiki younger. BlackBoxTV is
aimed at 12-18 year olds. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:35 am
@Screenwriter911: Have to say that we may need 2 re-frame
the perception: Digital isn't for "new" writers. It's for All
writers. #realitycheck #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:35 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @_scottharper_ maybe. to a degree. Not
over the top. It's more about aligning interests. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:35 am
@jcporter1: @Joshua_Caldwell What's a brand partner
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:35 am
@tracinell: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @Cybergeddon is fully
financed outside of the system with Brand Partners. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:35 am
@tracinell: RT Screenwriter911 Have 2 say that we may need 2
re-frame the perception: Digital isn't for "new" writers. It's for
All writers. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @_scottharper_ For Cybergeddon, we partned
with Symantec, who makes Norton. They have a vested interest in combating...
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@KimBergie: @TyroneHydraulic Write! Pull the transcript
later. :-) The beauty of #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...cyber crime. Cybergeddon is about
cyber-crime. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 are you guys tackling digital at
Stonybrook Screenwriters Conf this summer? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911 very true. My point is
that digital provides more ops to new writers because the barrier of entry is
so low. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: compared to TV or features. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:36 am
@KimBergie: RT @Screenwriter911: Need 2 re-frame the
perception: Digital isn't for "new" writers. It's for All writers.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:37 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb Yes. There is a digital
production workshop. But, honestly, what Joshua is saying from in the trenches
is invaluable. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:37 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: but listen, a lot of what's on the web is
crap. It's terrible. And not very good. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:37 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: which is kind of what's been part of the
problem. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:37 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: We're hoping to bring more of Hollywood to
the web...high level writers, directors and actors, to help legitimize it.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:38 am
@TyroneHydraulic: RT @KimBergie: @TyroneHydraulic Write!
Pull the transcript later. :-) The beauty of #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:38 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 I'll post transcript tonight.
@joshua_caldwell also guested on EURO earlier today. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:38 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So...coming back to BlackBoxTV and how it
relates to doing something on your own. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:38 am
@Screenwriter911: @Joshua_Caldwell Agreed. But then we get
to "why do you want 2 write?" To put it in a drawer or get it
produced. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:38 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Don't make a web series. And don't call it
a web series. (the connotation in the industry is terrible) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:39 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: And don't make something serialized.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:39 am
@Screenwriter911: @Joshua_Caldwell Writers who are not
"new" need to suck it up and do what needs 2b done to get produced.
IMO #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:39 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Dont make a web
series. And dont call it a web series. (the connotation in the industry is
terrible) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:39 am
@KimBergie: @Joshua_Caldwell So we touched on youtube...any
word on Vimeo? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@SarahAlexis4: @@Joshua_Caldwell Q: What type of content
(genre, run-time) seems to be the most successful? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@JasmineMcAtee: Great chat on digital media happening right
now at #scriptchat. 20 minutes left - jump in! http://t.co/N71H2w16
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@scriptdreric: RT - @Joshua_Caldwell My point is that
digital provides more ops to new writers because the barrier of entry is so
low. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: 'Silverwood' is "Twilight Zone set in
the town of Twin Peaks." It's an anthology series. Here's why anthology or
procedural... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@TyroneHydraulic: @KimBergie's right guys, I gotta pull
away. Hopefully I'll get to follow everyone on #scriptchat later and have
one-on-one conversations.
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@IngridElkner: @Joshua_Caldwell Do you find that sponsors
can want control over content? Especially because a lot of web content is
uncensored? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: is important. Your product will die if
something happens upon an episode and see that they need to watch four more to
catch up. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:40 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Dont make a web
series. And dont call it a web series. (the connotation in the industry is
terrible) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @SarahAlexis4 comedy/horror. Drama doesn't
do well. Slow burns don't do well. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: And dont make
something serialized. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@FilmTony: RT - @Joshua_Caldwell My point is that digital
provides more ops to new writers because the barrier of entry is so low.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@TyroneHydraulic: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: is important. Your
product will die if something happens upon an episode and see that they need to
watch four more to catch up. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@wayneothewriter: @Joshua_Caldwell don't make serialized?
Isn't a feature in 10 minute chunks serialized? confused #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@art1032: Sooo stick w/shorts and not webseries? Is that the
take away here?@SarahAlexis4 @Joshua_Caldwell #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:41 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Because the web is discoverable. People
will find it randomly, while surfing, from a friend. You want to do everything
you can #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@FilmTony: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Dont make a web series. And
dont call it a web series. (the connotation in the industry is terrible)
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@jeannevb: #scriptchat is on NOW...20 more min...w
@Joshua_Caldwell talking DIGITAL MEDIA. Chat room: http://t.co/mr07DdrM
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: to keep them watching. Because the youtube
audience is fickle and ADD ridden. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @JasmineMcAtee: Great chat on digital
media happening rt now @ #scriptchat. 20 minutes left - jump in!
http://t.co/1L17GWPf #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: is important.Ur
product will die if something happens in ep & see they need to watch 4 more
to catch up. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: they will click off in 15 seconds.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@GinyMacGregor: Almost forgot. Darm the time
change...."hello" everyone #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @SarahAlexis4
comedy/horror. Drama doesnt do well. Slow burns dont do well. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@Indust_Scripts: Talent Connector is the UK's 1st free
promotion & marketing service for unrepresented writers. Read on...
http://t.co/0ceAWv5k #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:42 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @wayneothewriter Well...bottom line is the
web is a huge experiment. But Cybergeddon is a movie on the web. Not a series.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@RiselahENG: RT @Indust_Scripts: Talent Connector is the
UK's 1st free promotion & marketing service for unrepresented writers. Read
on... http://t.co/0ceAWv5k #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell and if you have a handle on SEO,
you have a leg up #keywordsearch #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@GinyMacGregor: What is everyone talking about tonight?
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: It's more eventish. You know there's gonna
be 10 eps and you're done. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Ah yes... RT @Joshua_Caldwell: to keep them
watching. Because the youtube audience is fickle and ADD ridden. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Yr product will die
if something happens upon an episode and see that they need to watch 4 more 2
catch up. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell Could global online
distribution be the key to making peace between content providers &
Internet piracy? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@FilmTony: @art1032 Good question #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:43 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @art1032 no, you can make a series. My
advice is to do Anthology or Procedural. Find a great world, with great
characters. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:44 am
@TheHalstead: @Indust_Scripts "...I have written 22
drafts of THE CORRECTIONS." He should've called it THE GETTING IT RIGHT IN
THE FIRST PLACE #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:44 am
@jeannevb: @GinyMacGregor we have a guest, @Joshua_Caldwell,
talking about digital media & the ops for #writers #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:44 am
@FilmTony: #scriptchat time! Haven't been at home for it the
past few weeks. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:44 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: All at once. You're already seeing that
discussion happening. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: to keep them
watching. Because the youtube audience is fickle and ADD ridden. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: @art1032 no, u can
make series.My advice is 2do Anthology or Procedural.Find a gr8 world w/great
characters #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: they will click off
in 15 seconds. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: so, on to formatting.... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@wayneothewriter: @Joshua_Caldwell okay, thanks! I think I
get it #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:45 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: were finding that writing something for
youtube or the web is very different than writing anything else. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:46 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Robert Towne said that an audience will
forgive the first 10 minutes of your film is that last 10 are amazing.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:46 am
@IngridElkner: @Joshua_Caldwell So if we don't call a web
series a web series, what do we call it?? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:46 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: You don't have that luxury anymore.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:46 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: were finding that
writing something for youtube or the web is very different than writing
anything else. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:46 am
@GinyMacGregor: @Joshua_Caldwell I am impressed with your
work. I love CSI! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:47 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: You need to grab them with something in
the first minute, get right to it, and then about every minute, drop another
story beat. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:47 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @IngridElkner good question. I'm sure
Zuiker will come up with something... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:47 am
@FilmTony: @Joshua_Caldwell Isn't that relative? Forgive the
first 10 mins of a 2 hour film = the first minute of a 5 minute short?
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:47 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: You have to find a way to do what you can
to keep an audience from clicking away. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:47 am
@GinyMacGregor: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: You need to grab themin
the first minute, it, and then about every minute, drop another story beat.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:48 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @FilmTony but the difference is...people
rarely walk out of a theater. And yes, how many times have you started
watching... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:48 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: something on YouTube and then clicked
away. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:48 am
@scriptdreric: Can I ask if anyone out there is raising
money for a series right now? Let me know. Srsly. http://t.co/N1JrgA0y
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:48 am
@IngridElkner: @Joshua_Caldwell So for now we should just
keep calling them web series until Zuiker spins a new name :) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:49 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: man...everyone is RT'd all my spelling and
grammer errors...ha ha #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:50 am
@tnus222: Anyone want to do this in NYC? i started a pilot
writers' group http://t.co/Sufy4zc1 via @wordpressdotcom #writing #tvwriting
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:50 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @IngridElkner I'd even make something up.
Digital series...just...web series...we've tried to avoid it. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:50 am
@jeannevb: @scriptdreric re: fundraising for a series,
@zacsanford and @princess_scribe did it #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:51 am
@scriptdreric: @FilmTony Cool, Tony. Will check it out.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:51 am
@BernieSu: @Joshua_Caldwell But your points are coming
across loud and clear! #scriptChat =) Keep rocking it
April 30, 2012, 12:51 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: @scriptdreric re:
fundraising for a series, @zacsanford and @princess_scribe did it #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:51 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: So...benefits to new media/digital/web for
writers: 1) getting something produced, low barrier of entry. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:52 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell in Balls of Steel post, I told
writers to imagine some1 standing over them w a remote control while they wrote
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:52 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: “@Joshua_Caldwell: something on YouTube and
then clicked away. #scriptchat” However, the film still gets that click
counted, no?
April 30, 2012, 12:52 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell Don't sweat the spelling
& grammar. Your info is terrific. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:52 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: 2) getting experience working within a
production environment (rewrites, notes, cast, what works, what doesn't)
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: @BernieSu no doubt, @joshua_caldwell is on fire
tonight #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@scriptdreric: @jeannevb I know. I chipped in a couple bucks
on both of those projects. So did you, right? :) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@FilmTony: RT @tnus222: Anyone want to do this in NYC? i
started a pilot writers group http://t.co/4p0Grh2A #writing #tvwriting
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: RT @jeannevb: in Balls of Steel post, I
told writers to imagine some1 standing over them w a remote control while they
wrote #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: So...benefits to new
media/digital/web for writers: 1) getting something produced, low barrier of
entry. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb that's great advice. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:53 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @LenaLeirich_RT yeah, but, why are they
gonna come back to it? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @BernieSu thanks! Feel free to toss
anything in. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell every once in a while I have an
intelligent thought ;) *curtsy* #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell: @IngridElkner Digital
episodes // Online series :) #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: 3) potentially building an audience for
YOUR material. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@art1032: @Joshua_Caldwell We read typo! :) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:54 am
@Screenwriter911: #realitycheck Screenwriters who don't
investigate digital options are investing in a business model that will soon b
antiquated. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@tracinell: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell:
benefits to media/digital/web for writers: 1) getting produced, low barrier of
entry. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: @scriptdreric yes, I did! #powertomypeeps
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@JasmineMcAtee2: @Joshua_Caldwell What about referring to a
web project as just a 'series'? Potentially misleading? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@FilmTony: @Joshua_Caldwell @jeannevb hahah, good advice
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @Screenwriter911 100%. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:55 am
@art1032: RT @LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell:
@IngridElkner Digital episodes // Online series :) #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@FilmTony: RT @jeannevb in Balls of Steel post, I told
writers to imagine some1 standing over them w a remote control while they wrote
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@tracinell: RT @Screenwriter911: Screenwriters who dont
investigate digital options R investing in a business model that will b
antiquated. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@jeannevb: 5 more minutes left! ... which is an entire
episode of time in the digital world #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @JasmineMcAtee2 just...anything but web.
"Online" "digital" "internet" I think it's bc
"web" brings up the 90s? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@_scottharper_: Good material = staying power #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell Do u think this barrier
will go up? Will we see studios dominance over the web distribution at some
point? #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:56 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb we're aiming for 15 minutes on
our YouTube channel. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:57 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell that's awesome #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:57 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: YouTube is wanting longer content. But it
depends on what you're making. Could be 5 minutes, could be 10, 7:30 or 5:48
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:57 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @LenaLeirich_RT no. bc unlike theaters and
TV networks, they can't control the internet. it's already gotten away from
them. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:58 am
@KimBergie: That is so ballsy!! :-) RT @jeannevb Balls of
Steel post...imagine some1 standing over them w a remote control while they
wrote #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:58 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @LenaLeirich_RT they're playing catch to
the internet, not the other way around. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:58 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: @Joshua_Caldwell I think there's this
tendency of watching a bit here & there but sharing it on social networks
nonetheless #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 12:58 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: There will always be a free distribution
method for digital. YouTube, Vimeo, Funny or Die....that won't go away.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:58 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: YouTube is wanting
longer content. But depends on what ur making. Cd b 5 minutes, could be 10,
7:30 or 5:48 #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@IngridElkner: @Joshua_Caldwell I think once we can all
access internet through our TVs easily, longer-format online will be welcome
& work. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@Jamie_LD: I just wish I could write faster, and had more
time. #scriptchat #TvWriterChat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Zuiker also created a digi-novel series
called Level 26, which was a book and movie combined into one experience.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: @KimBergie I had a chance to write a TV episode
for a UK show that didnt get picked up. AMAZING experience #remotepressure
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@OfficeHooky: Just acting experience. Mostly improv. RT
@princess_scribe: http://t.co/EofyiF0N 40 pages? #scriptchat #tvwriterchat
#ohchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@OvalBot: RT @Joshua_Caldwell Remember the old 50s TV shows?
"Brought to you by Ovaltine." That's where digital is headed.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: http://t.co/LEP2b15M Basically, you read
and every 40 pages log in to watch a cyber-bridge, which is a short video
that... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 12:59 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: ...bridges you from chapter to chapter. We
did a trilogy. I directed the cyber-bridges for the 3rd book Dark Revelations
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD you and me both #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:00 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Dark Revelations Trailer:
http://t.co/A2Y1BeJu #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:00 am
@BernieSu: @Joshua_Caldwell #scriptchat I agreed with
everything you've said. I'll add that I've yet to see a well executed digital
procedural yet. :)
April 30, 2012, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: you beat me to the pimp out! RT @Joshua_Caldwell:
Dark Revelations Trailer: http://t.co/0OKgT5n9 #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@KimBergie: @jeannevb I'll definitely remember
#remotepressure !! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: For Book 2, Dark Prophecy, we did an iPad
app which had everything combined into one experience: http://t.co/ZkglucbC
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@FilmTony: RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Dark Revelations Trailer:
http://t.co/Qirj04HZ #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: challenge! RT @BernieSu: @Joshua_Caldwell
#scriptchat ... Ill add that Ive yet to see a well executed digital procedural
yet. :) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: you beat me to the pimp out!
RT @Joshua_Caldwell: Dark Revelations Trailer: http://t.co/PF2uEid0 #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @BernieSu it's a matter of time. Maybe
Zuiker? King of procedurals? :-) #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:01 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: “@Joshua_Caldwell How about distribution
directly through social networks? Like an injection into your audience's
bloodstream #scriptchat”
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @jeannevb ha! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: Thank you so much, @Joshua_Caldwell! My guess is
this will be 1 transcript that gets a lot of hits! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: @LenaLeirich_RT sure. why not? social
networking is a huge part of this by way... #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@Screenwriter911: Out of vodka. Damn. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @Joshua_Caldwell Thanks for all the great
info! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@_scottharper_: Night all! great chat. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:02 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Joshua_Caldwell Thanks for taking the time
to share some really great info! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: @Joshua_Caldwell this black belt Sicilian lives
for challenges #competitivefreak #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:03 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: Thanks everyone! Feel free to reach out
via Twitter! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 i just made a batch of
margaritas before the chat... sadly, no time to pour one! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:03 am
@Screenwriter911: Gracias to @jeannevb and @Joshua_Caldwell
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:04 am
@BernieSu: @jeannevb @joshua_caldwell I have theories and
pitches on how to do it in the format. So far it's just talk - Challenge indeed
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:04 am
@KimBergie: Thanks, @Joshua_Caldwell #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: They will! We breed stalkers ;) RT
@Joshua_Caldwell: Thanks everyone! Feel free to reach out via Twitter!
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:04 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: You guys have been awesome! Go enjoy your
Sunday evening! Isn't #MadMen on? #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: @BernieSu if you ever want to brainstorm, you
know where to find me ;) @joshua_caldwell #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@FilmTony: Crazy good chat. @Joshua_Caldwell killed it. BTW,
funding my first short. Appreciate any support/RTs http://t.co/7Xh70N9G
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: A special thanks to @jeannevb for the
opportunity! I had a lot of fun. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: 5 am in Russia. Off to sleep now.
#scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@art1032: I had sat in on a webseries group,1.5yrs ago.
Felicia Day was in , they were all talking about doing away w/the word
"web" then. #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@wayneothewriter: @Joshua_Caldwell thanks Joshua and
everyone! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: Time to pull this bad boy transcript of
forward-thinking filmmaking. You rocked it @Joshua_Caldwell! Thx to @BernieSu
too! #scriptchat
April 30, 2012, 1:06 am
