A lot of these rules can be broken. And there are exceptions. That’s the nature of the medium. Thousands of dollars, a particularly adept editor in After Effects – these are variables I’m not assuming everyone has at their disposal.
But, in general, the following need to be examined (usually in this order) when creating a web series:
Location: Where can I film?
Characters: How many actors do I have at my disposal and what are they capable of?
Production value / effects: How much money/time/talent is at my disposal?
Premise: What makes this idea unique or worth telling?
Story: How can all of this come together?
You’ll notice story comes last – which, to an artist, may seem like heresy. The sky’s the limit in your imagination, but for the sake of feasibility, let’s see what we can accomplish in your living room first. The medium’s expanding, and the quality of film on the internet is exploding to new heights. However, for any amateur or upstart, there are still very real barriers that may make their space opera a lot less viable than a couple of roommates trying to get laid each week.
As a helpful tool, I’ll showcase how my web series The Zombie Inconvience follows – and occasionally fails – in regards to each of these areas.
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