Webseries are the Indie Film of the 90s. So I've been told. What does that mean? Here's the best way I can figure it out:
1. There were a lot of really bad indie films in the 90s. There are a lot of really bad webseries.
2. There were some amazing indie films in the 90s that revolutionized the way films are made in this town.
3. There are some amazing webseries that are revolutionizing the way we watch content.
4. If you wanted to get discovered in the 90s, you went through indie film, now you go through webseries.
5. The caveat to that, is that never worked unless you landed in a good indie film, and it doesn't work now unless you land on a great webseries.
So what does all this mean for the working actor today?
It means the simplest truth about the business still holds true today:
Find meaningful, electric, exciting, fresh, well-written content.
How do you know?
You know. Do you turn off a terrible TV show after ten minutes and then it gets canceled a few weeks later? See you know. You have taste. Use it.
If webseries are the indie films of the 90s then be smart, trust your taste, and your instinct and find your way into the next Run Lola Run, Swingers, Clerks or Usual Suspects.
And while you're at it, take Pamela Frazier's workshop on Saturday!
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