Today's Session 4/01/10

In today's lesson we had our first session for the show project and we were show a range of internet micro-series, which included 'Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager', 'Living with the Infidels', 'We need girlfriends' and 'The Guild'. All of these series had a comedy genre and I think that it wouldn't really have worked any other way because it is hard to make a internet series which would be serious and keep people hooked and interested.

'The Guild' is a series mostly shot with head on shots, from the view of where a computer screen would be and it is generated around an online game which all of the characters take part in. I think that this is a really interesting view shoot in and even though you have a really confined space to work with, it works really well and gives of a lot of 'nerdy' humour. They use an animated title sequence which is made too look like online game characters and basic credits are run at the end of the clip. They have also produced a website which display's their videos and they promote these with merchandised t-shirts which are advertised on the websites pages.


















'We need girlfriends' is a series based on three guys who have decided to live together but however, have all manged to loose their girlfriends and now are on a mission to get back on the field and find new ones. This storyline works well because it is a common storyline to a lot of American teen movies and would collect a wide audience with its comedy. They use a basic title sequence and end credits and so far I have found any ways in which they promote their series to their audience.


















'Living with the Infidels' is a series about a group of terrorists and their day to day happenings which involved the flirtatious girl who lives upstairs. This concept, even though it is stepping on thin ice, its quite good. The humour than comes across is acceptable and not many would take offense. As long as you have an open mind with humour, you will be able to experience the hilarious comedy of this sitcom. The series has an animated title sequence and basic end credits and these work in the same way as 'The Guild' has worked well. They have made up their own site which displays their videos and a brief promotion side of their videos.














'Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager' is a series about "Darf Vaders Evil Young Brother", who works in a supermarket. This micro-series references Stars Wars a lot, especially Darf Vader and this works very well as a comedy. This aims at a wide audience because many people can relate to this from watching Star Wars themselves and then finding the humour within the clip quite funny. They use a very simple opening title sequence which consists of just text and basic end credits. They have also created a site, which they then use to promote their series and display each video on there and YouTube.