Summer 2002: Super 8 Online Film Series directed by Tara Veneruso
These Quicktime movies continue the Internet used for intimacy that I have been speaking about in my presentations. These remind me of pieces that may have been viewed through a Nickelodian in former days. All are shown as Quicktime for 56K.
REFLECTIONS: THE YEAR 2000: "SUBCONSCIOUS"
This includes a brief moment in time with nuclear bombs and nose piercings 10 years ago when I was reflecting on my future. It is an intimate internet short showcased on The Bit Screen (2000).
9 BOYFRIENDS upcoming webseries.
Watch the trailer 9 Boyfriends (directed by Veneruso).
The series stars Olivia Rosewood (Also in the cast of Almost Famous).
"Chemical Generation" was made in 1998 and is a webseries.
This is no longer available online.
"Austin" was made in 1996 and is also a webseries, but please bear in mind that this was our first attempt in moving from working on VR worlds to online storyelling. There were very few video clips on the web at the time it was shot. This is no longer available online.
Tips for directing Webseries
Handout of websites w/ films made for the Internet
Background of Director T. Veneruso on webseries
TIPS for making webseries:
1. Use your creativity and imagination -
DON'T stay static just because the screen size is small.
2. Click here for a list of websites I recommend you to visit to get an idea of what is being done.
3. For great instructions on getting your own pieces on the web goto the FLICKTIPS on The New Venue.
BACKGROUND: Director Tara Veneruso: I began directing webseries in March 1997. At that time there were no sites that had running video that we could find. Of course they existed as early as 1992, but we had trouble locating them in 1996 when we began the process. In 1994, Jay Ashcraft (founder of internetv.com) and I tried an experiment. He was working with VR (virtual reality) technology and came across CU-SeeMe software that allowed users around the world to see and talk to each other. He arranged an event with the University of Texas to interview a band - Toad the Wet Sprocket - and cast it over the internet with CU-SeeMe. Other viewers also using CU-SeeMe could ask quesitons across the world and still be seen by us. Webcasting was not yet a word. I interviewed the band and fielded questions from Hong Kong and beyond. Everyone had a camera set-up so we could see who was talking.
This technology is currently held up by the majority of using having slow band width. If you are using a DSL line or cable modem you can certainly see the possibilities of where we may head with the convergence of media.
