Showing posts with label The Underwater Realm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Underwater Realm. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

The Underwater Realm and the New Age of Film


Cross posted from Yellow Bunting

Filmmaking is an industry primarily driven by money. Of course it is artistic but primarily films get money poured into them because they are financially viable and will make a profit.

However, with the rise of the Internet and free content there as been a slight push away from this as content becomes more accessible.  Similarly resources and contacts also become more accessible and the process of making a film is there for the audience to see even before the final product is ready.  For example, Felicia Day’s series The Guild is available first through paid subscription and then in bite size episodes free to view on You Tube. It is low budget but has a huge fan base that extends to the creation of the Geek and Sundry channel on You Tube that has a host of daily low budget and high entertainment shows free to view. The Guild was even inspiration for Joss Whedon’s “show that broke the internet” Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog.




Thursday, 7 February 2013

The Underwater Realm

A while back I wrote a.post about a film I was excited about called The UnderwaterRealm. An indie film that looks like it has a Hollywood budget, Realm is free to view on You Tube and is actually made up of five short films with stunning visuals and little to know dialogue. These guys are super passionate about their project and the more views they get the more they will be spurred on to create beautiful works like this so please subscribe and watch!

In roughly two weeks I will have an article over at Yellow Bunting on Realm and the rise of other internet films and shows!

Saturday, 15 December 2012

Why indie film is so damn good

I heard about The Underwater Realm on Twitter and FSR and was gobsmacked by the luscious trailer (found here with lots of behind the scenes goodies!). It looks like an ambitious Hollywood blockbuster (not unlike the upcoming Cloud Atlas) but in reality it was shot with a budget that wouldn't cover the tea and coffee on your average mainstream movie.

And you can't tell. Visually it is gorgeous and best of all it will be free to view on You Tube on Christmas Day! I can't wait.