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Subject: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Race on to create studio model for the online market
by Debra Kaufman
Nov 26, 2007
On Nov. 11, the Hollywood creative team of Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick unveiled the dramatic series "Quarterlife." Not on network TV or cable, not in movie theaters, but on the massively popular online social networking site MySpace. And they own and control every plot, every line of dialogue and every dollar earned. "Ed and I had a running joke for the last two years that one day two kids in college would make a movie for $15,000, make $8 million and make the studios irrelevant," Herskovitz says. "And then we thought, 'We could be those two kids.'"
Herskovitz and Zwick aren't alone in thinking there might be gold in Internet content. A slew of Hollywood players are entering the fray, from Michael Eisner, whose Internet video studio Vuguru produced "Prom Queen," to Hollywood trio Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, who founded FunnyOrDie.com, a comedy video Web site with original exclusive clips, as well as user-generated content (UGC).
"If you had a chance to buy IBM stock in 1954 for 8 cents a share, would you do it?'" says actor Robert Hegyes, who has executive produced and written Internet series "The Venice Walk" http://www.thevenicewalk.com with writer Craig Titley (2003's "Cheaper by the Dozen"). "That's the Internet."
The intersection between Internet video entertainment and social networking is emerging as a powerful model. Herskovitz and Zwick have created a stand-alone social networking component that they hope overlaps with the series' audience; Internet video site FunnyOrDie.com allows viewers to decide which content stays and which "dies." And social networking powerhouse MySpace has gotten into the Internet TV business.
"We're excited to provide the content exclusively to our users for now, but we're looking at the model (of posting it on other sites) and will make decisions that are right for the show and our users," MySpace TV general manager Jeff Berman says. "The whole focus here is serving the MySpace users. We're really community first and a video site second." http://www.myspace.com/thevenicewalk
Whereas the Hollywood players rely on their production expertise to create "premium" content, which they're betting will win out over the hit-and-miss dynamics of lower-quality UGC, social networking sites believe their experience in creating communities will give them a leg up in generating loyal audiences. "We really approach it from the perspective of how our community engages with content," says Berman, who notes that the TV series' characters will video blog and respond to feedback on their MySpace pages. "It's about discovering content, sharing it, using it to express yourself and communicate with others."
the venice walk productions @ 2404 pacific ave. venice, california 90291 310 666-8008
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - SKATE ON OVER TO THE VENICE WALK
Showcasing Venice Teens on The Verge of….You Name It! Produced by Welcome Back Kotter Star and Venice Local Bob Hegyes Who’s Back With The Next Gen "Y" of Sweathogs
*the VENICE WALK `Web Series Benefits Communities In Schools "Drop-Out Prevention Program at Venice High School
VENICE, CA, October 31, 2007 -- He calls his new series the “Anti-O.C. Teenagers on Probation. Bad kids getting Badder.” And who better to tame new age juvenile delinquents than an older aged juvenile delinquent? He’s not a Crip. He’s not a Blood. He’s a Sweathog! Robert Hegyes, Epstein from Welcome Back, Kotter, a veteran actor, writer and director, has created a new series for the Internet with partner and feature film scribe, Craig Titley (Sam Raimi’s upcoming remake of 20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea) revolving around a retired NYPD Gang cop turned Venice Beach Juvenile Probation Officer, and the seven Venice High School delinquents who must report to him.
“Write what you know” is the age-old adage Hegyes quotes when describing how he came up with the R-Rated Kotter. “My B.A. is in Secondary Education. I’ve been a full-time teacher at Venice High School, hanging out with 4,000 hormone driven teenagers a day,” said Hegyes. “I live with my four teenagers (two 19 year-olds & two 16 year-olds… don’t ask!) plus all their friends at my beach house in Venice. I’ve played a juvenile delinquent on one hit series, and I’ve played a Gang Cop on another hit series (Cagney & Lacey). “I think that qualifies me to write about teenagers.”
Shot as a docudrama with dark comedic overtones, The Venice Walk stars teenagers on probation for such crimes against humanity as grand theft auto, credit card fraud, computer hacking, possession of drugs, felony assault gang-banging under the Witness Protection Program. Robert claims it’s not really his show.
“These kids carry me along for the ride,” said Hegyes. “There were 2,000 young actors who auditioned in L.A. for these roles, and the actors we’ve found are explosive and dynamic. These kids are the next Brat Pack.”
The Venice Walk is just what the Internet Webisodic genre has been waiting for -- an established television star appearing in bite-sized portions on a computer or mobile device near you, with an original thrashin' soundtrack provided by local Venice bands including Matt Ellis, The Cheat, The Janx, Holly Long and Matt Tecu.
THE VENICE WALK - LINKS
THE VENICE WALK MySpace http://www.myspace.com/thevenicewalk
THE VENICE WALK Web Site http://www.thevenicewalk.com
ROBERT HEGYES LINKS:
ROBERT HEGYES WebSite http://www.roberthegyes.com
ROBERT HEGYES imdb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373881
Subject: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Race on to create studio model for the online market
by Debra Kaufman
Nov 26, 2007
On Nov. 11, the Hollywood creative team of Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick unveiled the dramatic series "Quarterlife." Not on network TV or cable, not in movie theaters, but on the massively popular online social networking site MySpace. And they own and control every plot, every line of dialogue and every dollar earned. "Ed and I had a running joke for the last two years that one day two kids in college would make a movie for $15,000, make $8 million and make the studios irrelevant," Herskovitz says. "And then we thought, 'We could be those two kids.'"
Herskovitz and Zwick aren't alone in thinking there might be gold in Internet content. A slew of Hollywood players are entering the fray, from Michael Eisner, whose Internet video studio Vuguru produced "Prom Queen," to Hollywood trio Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, who founded FunnyOrDie.com, a comedy video Web site with original exclusive clips, as well as user-generated content (UGC).
"If you had a chance to buy IBM stock in 1954 for 8 cents a share, would you do it?'" says actor Robert Hegyes, who has executive produced and written Internet series "The Venice Walk" http://www.thevenicewalk.com with writer Craig Titley (2003's "Cheaper by the Dozen"). "That's the Internet."
The intersection between Internet video entertainment and social networking is emerging as a powerful model. Herskovitz and Zwick have created a stand-alone social networking component that they hope overlaps with the series' audience; Internet video site FunnyOrDie.com allows viewers to decide which content stays and which "dies." And social networking powerhouse MySpace has gotten into the Internet TV business.
"We're excited to provide the content exclusively to our users for now, but we're looking at the model (of posting it on other sites) and will make decisions that are right for the show and our users," MySpace TV general manager Jeff Berman says. "The whole focus here is serving the MySpace users. We're really community first and a video site second." http://www.myspace.com/thevenicewalk
Whereas the Hollywood players rely on their production expertise to create "premium" content, which they're betting will win out over the hit-and-miss dynamics of lower-quality UGC, social networking sites believe their experience in creating communities will give them a leg up in generating loyal audiences. "We really approach it from the perspective of how our community engages with content," says Berman, who notes that the TV series' characters will video blog and respond to feedback on their MySpace pages. "It's about discovering content, sharing it, using it to express yourself and communicate with others."
the venice walk productions @ 2404 pacific ave. venice, california 90291 310 666-8008
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - SKATE ON OVER TO THE VENICE WALK
Showcasing Venice Teens on The Verge of….You Name It! Produced by Welcome Back Kotter Star and Venice Local Bob Hegyes Who’s Back With The Next Gen "Y" of Sweathogs
*the VENICE WALK `Web Series Benefits Communities In Schools "Drop-Out Prevention Program at Venice High School
VENICE, CA, October 31, 2007 -- He calls his new series the “Anti-O.C. Teenagers on Probation. Bad kids getting Badder.” And who better to tame new age juvenile delinquents than an older aged juvenile delinquent? He’s not a Crip. He’s not a Blood. He’s a Sweathog! Robert Hegyes, Epstein from Welcome Back, Kotter, a veteran actor, writer and director, has created a new series for the Internet with partner and feature film scribe, Craig Titley (Sam Raimi’s upcoming remake of 20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea) revolving around a retired NYPD Gang cop turned Venice Beach Juvenile Probation Officer, and the seven Venice High School delinquents who must report to him.
“Write what you know” is the age-old adage Hegyes quotes when describing how he came up with the R-Rated Kotter. “My B.A. is in Secondary Education. I’ve been a full-time teacher at Venice High School, hanging out with 4,000 hormone driven teenagers a day,” said Hegyes. “I live with my four teenagers (two 19 year-olds & two 16 year-olds… don’t ask!) plus all their friends at my beach house in Venice. I’ve played a juvenile delinquent on one hit series, and I’ve played a Gang Cop on another hit series (Cagney & Lacey). “I think that qualifies me to write about teenagers.”
Shot as a docudrama with dark comedic overtones, The Venice Walk stars teenagers on probation for such crimes against humanity as grand theft auto, credit card fraud, computer hacking, possession of drugs, felony assault gang-banging under the Witness Protection Program. Robert claims it’s not really his show.
“These kids carry me along for the ride,” said Hegyes. “There were 2,000 young actors who auditioned in L.A. for these roles, and the actors we’ve found are explosive and dynamic. These kids are the next Brat Pack.”
The Venice Walk is just what the Internet Webisodic genre has been waiting for -- an established television star appearing in bite-sized portions on a computer or mobile device near you, with an original thrashin' soundtrack provided by local Venice bands including Matt Ellis, The Cheat, The Janx, Holly Long and Matt Tecu.
THE VENICE WALK - LINKS
THE VENICE WALK MySpace http://www.myspace.com/thevenicewalk
THE VENICE WALK Web Site http://www.thevenicewalk.com
ROBERT HEGYES LINKS:
ROBERT HEGYES WebSite http://www.roberthegyes.com
ROBERT HEGYES imdb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373881
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