New Mediacracy
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 years ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsAn audio podcast about web video by content creators.
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Episode 44: The One With REST of the 2013 Roundup (aka PART 2)
June 21, 2014 01:06At long last - it's Part 2 of the 2013/early 2014 Year-In-Review! Recorded way, WAY back in February, we are again joined by a powerful group of New Media professionals, titans, and darlings, to discuss The Year (or so) That Was. Come along for the PART 2 of the ride with Bree Essrig (PopTrigger, YouTube sensation, who unfortunately had to run before we took the group photo), Kai Hasson (Portal-A, White Collar Brawler), Woody Tondorf ( Machinima , Dark Knight Legacy), Brett Register (DC A...
Episode 43: The One With the 2013 Roundup - PART 1
April 26, 2014 10:00Just in time for Summer 2014 - it's the 2013 Year-In-Review! Recorded way, WAY back in February, we have assembled a powerful group of New Media professionals, titans, and darlings, to discuss The Year (or so) That Was. Come along for PART 1 of the ride with Bree Essrig (PopTrigger, YouTube sensation, who unfortunately had to run before we took the group photo), Kai Hasson (Portal-A, White Collar Brawler), Woody Tondorf ( Machinima , Dark Knight Legacy), Brett Register (DC All-Access, Los...
Episode 42: The One With "Hollywood Acting Studio"
December 05, 2013 18:30When you love what you do - and the people you do it with - working rarely feels like "work" at all. This axiom is true for the members of Natural Disastronauts, some of the hardest working people in new media. On this episode, we sit down with 3/4 of the internet juggernaut - multi-hyphenates Katy Stoll (Cracked, Prom Queen), Daniel Vincent Gordh (Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Hipsterhood, Cracked Advice Board) and Will Gordh (Cracked Advice Board, lots of other stuff!) - upon the release of th...
Episode 41: The One with Rian Johnson
August 08, 2013 21:08For seven years, a young filmmaker tried unsuccessfully to get his script, an unconventional noir-ish detective story set in high school, made into a feature film. Everybody passed. Frustrated but not defeated, he decided to take matters into his own hands and raise the money himself. The resulting film was BRICK, and it launched the inspiring career of the film's writer-director, Rian Johnson. Join host Chris McCaleb for a special, shorter-than-usual episode, as we discuss Rian's direc...
Episode 40: The One With the 2012 Roundup
February 05, 2013 00:33We're back with a lengthy year-end wrap-up! This time around, new media veteran Kathleen Grace (The Burg, The All-For-Nots, and now Manager of Production and Programming at YouTube Space LA) joins GigaOm writer and Attack of the Show staff writer Liz Shannon Miller, IAWTV Award winner and writer/director Brett Register, and Lizzie Bennet Diaries co-creator and showrunner Bernie Su. Joining them are the founders of New Mediacracy, Zadi Diaz (Head of Content Development at Disney Interactiv...
Episode 39: The One With "Lizzie Bennet"
January 04, 2013 17:30In April 2011, Hank Green (VlogBrothers, VidCon, Project for Awesome) approached Bernie Su (Compulsions, co-host of this very podcast) to discuss the possibility of bringing "Pride and Prejudice" to life for the YouTube generation. Less than a year later, they launched The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, and within days the show had already attracted a dedicated fan base and the attention of international media. On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with stars Ashley Clements and Mary Kat...
Episode 38: The One About Retrofit Films
December 05, 2012 19:00Heroes. Gossip Girl. The Vampire Diaries. House. Nikita. Fringe. All of these television shows have had successful companion web series, and the common thread between them is Retrofit Films, the upstart production company founded by filmmakers Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling. Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as we discuss making web series based on properties with rabid fan bases (and high expectations), navigating the world of branded content with some of the largest brands in the busines...
Episode 37: The One About Skyrim and Stockholm
October 18, 2012 23:35Making an independent web series is always challenging, whether you're working with three million dollars, or three hundred dollars. On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with veteran director Scott Brown (Larry King Now, Blue Movies, Asylum), multi-hyphenate Kristen Nedopak (Geek Girls Create) and producer/consultant Brian Rodda, to discuss their work in new media, as well as their two new series, Stockholm and Skyrim Parodies. Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as we talk about ma...
BONUS Episode: The One From VidCon 2011
August 07, 2012 21:00Still basking in the glow of VidCon 2012, here's a trip in the wayback machine to VidCon 2011, and a panel entitled "The Battle for Narrative & Relevance: Long-form serial storytelling and the search for an audience on YouTube" Join the group of adventurous convention-goers who managed to find our panel, moderated by frequent NM guest Liz Shannon Miller (Attack of the Show, GigaOM Video), featuring David Nett (Gold: The Series), former NM guest Ryan Copple (Riese: The Series, Halo: Forwar...
Episode 36: The One From The YouTube Frontlines
June 18, 2012 17:00What is it like to actually live the life of a professional YouTuber, an often all-consuming, 24/7 job that regularly blurs the line between entertainment and private reality? On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with three prolific YouTube personalities - Olga Kay, Exotic Jess and Joe Nation - who have been living in the YouTube trenches (and for a while, under the same roof) for years, and survived to tell the tale. Join NM regulars Chris McCaleb and Bernie Su ("The Lizzie Ben...
Episode 35: The One About Leap Year
May 29, 2012 17:48In 2006, a group of young San Francisco filmmakers banded together to make the independent web series Break A Leg. Six years and countless struggles later, they're more successful than ever. On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with most of the members of creative powerhouse Happy Little Guillotine - Yuri Baranovsky, Justin Morrison and Dashiell Reinhardt - the award-winning team behind Leap Year, 7-Eleven Road Trip Rally, Slurpee Unity Tour, and much more. Join NM regular Ch...
Episode 34: The One About Finding Your Voice
March 16, 2012 00:43So you made an independent series that is 100% true to your voice, your vision, and your passion... now what? On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with writer/director Matt Enlow (Squaresville, Mountain Man), writer/producer Tai Fauci (Whole Day Down, Palisades Pool Party) and producer/consultant Brian Rodda (Songs From Series). Join NM regular Chris McCaleb and Bernie Su as they discuss the challenges of remaining independent, the importance of a great marketing strategy, find...
Episode 33: The One With the 2011 Roundup - Part 2
January 11, 2012 11:22Part 2 of our 2011 year-end roundup! Most of this episode is about the IAWTV Awards happening this week! With GigaOm writer and Attack of the Show staff writer Liz Miller, writer/producer Bernie Su, IAWTV Award nominee and writer/director Brett Register, and What's Trending CEO (also an IAWTV Award nominee) Damon Berger. Joining them is producer and Disney creative exec Zadi Diaz, and producer and Blip VP of Content Steve Woolf, all anchored by two-time Emmy nominee, writer/director Chri...
Episode 32: The One With the 2011 Roundup - Part 1
January 10, 2012 03:17A feisty year-end wrap up doubleheader! This is Part 1 of 2 with GigaOm writer and Attack of the Show staff writer Liz Miller, writer/producer Bernie Su, IAWTV Award nominee and writer/director Brett Register, and What's Trending CEO (also an IAWTV Award nominee) Damon Berger. Joining them is producer and Disney creative exec Zadi Diaz, and producer and Blip VP of Content Steve Woolf, all anchored by two-time Emmy nominee, writer/director Chris McCaleb. Timeline! 0:00 Intros! Shout outs...
Episode 31: The One About No-Budget Filmmaking
November 14, 2011 16:00In the summer of 2008, a fiercely determined group of LA filmmakers set out to make a feature film with virtually no money. The film was BELLFLOWER, and under the leadership of writer/director/star Evan Glodell, and producer/co-star Vincent Grashaw, they spent the next three years achieving a fierce, singular vision that practically defines the term "independent spirit." Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as they discuss no-budget filmmaking, building your own digital camera system, sleeping on...
Episode 30: The One About Husbands
November 05, 2011 05:37TV Line named it a "Web Series Worth Watching" in 2011. On this episode of New Mediacracy, we sit down with the creative team behind "Husbands" - co-writer/executive producer Jane Espenson (Battlestar Galactica, Buffy The Vampire Slayer), director Jeff Greenstein (Desperate Housewives, Friends), and co-writer/star Cheeks. Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as they discuss scoring huge cameos from Nathan Fillion and Michael Buckley, the differences between writing for TV and Web, the challe...
Episode 29: The One That Reunites the Cast of lonelygirl15
September 07, 2011 20:00Direct MP3 link Perhaps no other web video series has been as successful or influential as "lonelygirl15". This week, we get a view from the trenches with original cast members Jessica Rose (Bree), Yousef Abu-Taleb (Daniel) and Jackson Davis (Jonas) as we talk about their experiences bringing this landmark series to life. What began as the fictitious videoblog of a young girl named Bree spawned a worldwide phenomenon, garnering hundreds of millions of views, launching its cast and creato...
Episode 28: The One About ElfQuest
July 21, 2011 06:42Direct MP3 link It's a very rare thing in life to achieve a childhood dream. In this episode, we have two women who have done just that: Paula Rhodes (A Good Knight's Quest, Hollywood Wasteland) and Stephanie Thorpe (After Judgement, Hurtling Through Space At An Alarming Rate), who discovered a shared love of a certain graphic novel: ElfQuest . Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as we discuss the saga of bringing ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining to life, as well as the pros and cons of IndieGoGo v...
Episode 27: The One With All The Ghosts
July 15, 2011 10:53Direct MP3 link Are you afraid of the dark? Buckle up for a triple dose of "T," as we return from our hiatus with three talented web creators who have been to the dark side (and lived to tell the tale!): Taryn Southern of Private High Musical and Sorority Forever, Taryn O'Neill of After Judgment and Compulsions, and Tony Valenzuela of Black Box TV and 2009: A True Story. Join NM regular Chris McCaleb as we discuss YouTube, the pleasure and perils of doing it yourself, the culture of dis...
Episode 26: The One with John August
April 11, 2011 18:25Direct MP3 link It's a special episode with screenwriter and director John August (writer of Go, Big Fish, Charlie's Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, writer/director of The Nines), talking about the entertainment industry, independent films, web series business models, and how he approached writing for his web series pilot, The Remnants. Join John and NM regulars Zadi Diaz, Chris McCaleb, and Steve Woolf for a great discussion that runs a little over an hour. We chat about John...
Episode 25: The One About The Dark Side of Web Video
March 21, 2011 18:03Direct MP3 link We sit down with Felicia Day of The Guild, Doctor Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, and the forthcoming Dragon Age web series, and Ryan Copple, the creator of Riese the Series, to talk about how their projects came together and stories about the choices they have made and their view of the industry. Come hang out with them and NM regulars Zadi Diaz, Chris McCaleb, and Steve Woolf for wine, gummybears, cappuccino lollipops, and laughs. There's talk about some recent soul-searchi...
Episode 24: The One About Vision and Production Values
March 01, 2011 20:10Direct MP3 link On this episode we find out the fascinating origins of Illeana Douglas's adventures in creating web shows, working with brands, and navigating unions during the third season of her hit show, Easy To Assemble. We also hear the origins of blip.tv and the amazing path that has enabled them to weather five years in the roller coaster world of online video with Co-founder Dina Kaplan and Co-founder and CEO, Mike Hudack. Join NM regulars Chris McCaleb and Steve Woolf as we talk...
Episode 23: The One With Mystery Guitar Man
February 14, 2011 09:09Direct MP3 link With over 1.7 million YouTube subscribers and 217 million views, Joe Penna (a.k.a. Mystery Guitar Man) is the #7 most subscribed channel of all-time, the #1 channel in Brazil, and is a genuine YouTube success story. With a roster of clients that includes some of the biggest names in online video, Sarah Evershed is helping to forge new business models with her company, The Cloud Media. Join NM regulars Zadi Diaz and Chris McCaleb as we discuss authenticity, The DigiTour, he...
Episode 22: The One About Past and Future Empires
January 25, 2011 20:48We're back! The first show of 2011, and we welcome three multi-talented multi-hyphenates: the host of CBS News On The Scene and the new Partner's Project, Shira Lazar; longtime executive turned independent producer Damon Berger; our returning champion, from The Bannen Way and recently Suite 7, Mark Gantt, and NM regulars Zadi Diaz and Chris McCaleb. Join us from the offices of Big Fantastic as we discuss the early days of new media (when a web series was a "video podcast"), the daily str...
Episode 21: The One Where We Got All Serious
December 22, 2010 08:31Direct MP3 link This was one of the best shows we've done. We talk about the incredible diversity in online video, from productions with huge crews and big stars to the single individuals who command audiences of millions. Come hang out with The Legend of Neil creator and The Guild co-star Sandeep Parikh, comedian and actor Paul Scheer from Human Giant, The League and the upcoming new Adult Swim show NTSF: SD: SUV, recent Director of Strategic Partner Development for YouTube, George Stro...
Episode 20: The One Where We Talk About the Year in Online Video
December 19, 2010 08:59Direct MP3 link It's a massive show as we run down a ton of stuff from the year in online video. From the Streamys to the IAWTV, from YouTube stars to TV stars, from view fraud to Double Rainbow, we round up just a shitload of topics. This episode we're joined by NewTeeVee co-editor Liz Miller, writer/director Brett Register, producer Rick Rey, along with NM regulars Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf. We debated breaking this into two separate shows, but screw it, it's a New Med...
Episode 19: The One In a Tent On the Set of ControlTV
October 17, 2010 00:34It's the first New Mediacracy from the set of an active production, the 24-hour live-streaming reality show called ControlTV. We're literally in a tent talking about what it takes to handle directing and editing an experimental live format where the audience decides what happens. This episode we have guests Eric Mortensen from blip.tv in New York and Big Fantastic's Ryan Wise, along with NM regulars Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf drinking from a cube of wine. Also, there's a ...
Episode 18: The One About "IndieTV" Versus "Immersive Entertainment"
September 06, 2010 12:21A passionate debate recently took place in the online video world about whether the short, scripted tv show model can gain an audience, versus interactive content and personality-driven entertainment. This is the kind of shit we love for New Mediacracy, so we gathered up Barrett Garese, Brett Register, Craig Frank, Jamie Blair, along with NM regulars Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf and downed six, count 'em six bottles of wine. The backstory: Barrett had delivered his WebTVWorks...
Episode 17: The One About the Identity Problem of Web Video
August 27, 2010 10:11It's been a while since the last New Mediacracy, so we took an opportunity to go back to basics with the core group of NM, Zadi Diaz, Chris McCaleb, and Steve Woolf. In the theme of getting back to basics, most of this episode's discussion centers around the identity of web video, or the lack thereof. And a ton of discussion about working towards the sustainability of scripted web shows. Also, there is the usual excess of drinking and the table we are sitting around hates us. Probably f...
Episode 16: The One From New York City About Bubbles, Money, and Brands
June 23, 2010 19:04It's a special edition of New Mediacracy from New York City with a group of rock stars who know the worlds of production, distribution, advertising, and especially, brands. The whole thing was put together and moderated by Jeff Koenig, and brings together Eric Mortensen, Director of Content at blip.tv, Jeremy Redleaf, the creator of Streamy Award-winner Odd Jobs, Wilson Cleveland, producer and head of CJP Digital Media, Jack Ferry, co-creator of $99 Music Videos, Melissa Schneider, also co...
Episode 15: The One About the Future of Storytelling
May 24, 2010 23:02Nothing like getting a bunch of passionate believers in the power of story together to talk about how the web is creating a paradigm shift. This episode we've got Chris Preksta of the forthcoming web series Mercury Men, Nicholas Robinson a recent studio executive with Vuguru, Bernie Su of the acclaimed Compulsions series, Mark Gantt of The Bannen Way, Chris McCaleb with over 300 episodes of experience in scripted web drama, and regulars Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf discussing the timeless ten...
Episode 14: The One About DSLR Filmmaking
May 18, 2010 18:31DSLR filmmaking has taken the web by storm, and now it's being used in mainstream film and television work. But is it a passing fancy that will just as quickly disappear? On this episode we talk about the ups and downs of DSLRs with Lan Bui, Vu Bui, Kent Nichols, Brett Register, Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf. This show should leave new filmmakers with plenty to ponder (and Google), and it should help experienced creators interested in working with DSLRs know what to expect. ...
Episode 13: The One About the IAWTV
May 13, 2010 18:54It's a lively one, and a bigger group than usual joins us on this episode, which we recorded immediately after the first Los Angeles meeting of the IAWTV which took place at the WGA. Tony Valenzuela, Casey McKinnon, Barrett Garese, Brett Register, and Rudy Jahchan join regulars Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf to share their thoughts on the meeting and what it means for the future of the first organized member body dedicated to web video. We spend some time talking about the Stre...
Episode 12: Post-Streamys Breakdown and a New Season of The Guild
April 23, 2010 10:33It's another great evening with independent content creators in downtown Los Angeles. This episode we hang out with Kim Evey, producer of The Guild, Sean Becker, director of The Guild, and Jenni Powell, production maven and associate editor of Tubefilter, along with regulars Chris McCaleb of Big Fantastic, and Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf of Epic Fu. There's a lot of discussion around the Streamy Awards and everyone's personal experiences around what happened that night, and at the Celebrat...
Episode 11: Creating a Web Phenomenon
April 06, 2010 20:08This week we learn the intricate details and challenges that Eqal founders Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried faced in creating Lonelygirl15, one of the most unique and compelling web video phenomenons to ever happen. Along with core NM crew Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf, it's well over 3 hours of stories about that crazy time, what it took to build a truly interactive fictional web series, and the path it led toward creating a venture-funded social entertainment company. Miles ...
Episode 10: Never Taking No For An Answer
March 30, 2010 18:49This week we hear the inspiring story behind one of the most successful web shows of 2010, The Bannen Way, with filmmakers Jesse Warren and Mark Gantt. Zadi Diaz, Rick Rey, and Steve Woolf talk about their origins in new media and Jesse and Mark offer story after story about the door being closed on their project by other people and their refusal to accept it. This one is not to be missed by creatives and filmmakers out there who are frustrated with the system and need to hear people talk...
Episode 9: Talking Streamys & IAWTV Straight from the Horse's Mouth
March 23, 2010 07:23We're back with Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz chatting with Brady Brim-DeForest and Jamison Tilsner, the respective CEO and COO of Tubefilter, as well as two of the co-founders of the International Academy of Web Television and the Streamys. With the 2010 Streamy Awards less than 3 weeks away, we get up to speed on how this event evolved, the form and substance of the IAWTV, and talk in-depth about the criticism of the Streamys from other content creators over the past couple of weeks. It's a ...
Episode 8: The LA Bubble, Streamys Voting, and Criticizing Creators
March 04, 2010 02:06Sitting around a table in downtown LA this week, it's a conversation about web video with guests Rudy Jahchan and Casey McKinnon, and regular participants Chris McCaleb, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf as we talk shop about the web television industry. We booze it up and chat about Streamy voting and nominations, the Good Knight's Quest premiere party in Hollywood, and whether the walls of the LA web video bubble are getting too thick. There's a lot of talk around what worked and didn't work in...
Episode 7: Streamy Awards, Pixelodeon, and What is a Web Series
February 26, 2010 07:46This week join the conversation with Brett Register, Craig Frank, Rick Rey, Zadi Diaz, and Steve Woolf as we talk at length about what a web series actually is, the upcoming Streamy Awards, the International Academy of Web Television, and the ghost of Pixelodeon. Oh, and we drink a lot of wine (except for Craig Frank). There's a lot of talk about the new generation of Los Angeles entertainment-driven web video makers, the proliferation of scripted series, the lack of quality out there, and...
Episode 6: The Return of New Mediacracy
February 17, 2010 14:03It's a web video conversation over 3 bottles of wine with Steve Woolf>, Zadi Diaz, Chris McCaleb, and Kent Nichols from downtown Los Angeles! It's 4 creators with nearly 200 million video views between them talking shop about the things they've seen and heard over their years in the industry. Lots of good stories and laughs to be had, so come hang out and let us know what you want to hear from future podcasts! Just some of the stuff we touch on in this talkcast: What we hate about web s...
Episode 5: The Week of the Deal
February 02, 2007 14:00Zadi Diaz, Steve Garfield, and Steve Woolf on our weekly audio talkcast covering the world of new media. This week: Men accused of planting cartoon "bombs" for Adult Swim's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" using guerilla marketing that went wrong Ask a Ninja's Deal with Federated Media UPDATE: The numbers are going down -- ? Is Rocketboom also with Federated Media? (FM release) WAIT: Andrew Baron told us that Rocketboom has NOT signed any deal with FM. Hayden Black's HBO Online pilot: "Abigail's...
Episode 4: Online Video Wants to be President When It Grows Up
January 18, 2007 13:54Join Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf for Episode 4 of New Mediacracy Live, recorded live, January 18, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST on TalkShoe. We discussed the presidential candidate announcement videos, and a ton of other stuff. As many of you know from our weekly gripes, TalkShoe is a technical disaster. Their client software and website is a user interface disaster, their technical support is slow to respond and less than helpful, and the audio quality has been lousy. We still think Talk...
Episode 3: CES, MacWorld and More!
January 12, 2007 13:48Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf talk about: CES Podtech's BlogHaus Divx Stage6 Nerdcore The iPhone AppleTV SteveTV JETSET Future of videoblogging Direct MP3 link
Episode 2: Heavy Discussion About Video
January 04, 2007 13:44Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf talk shop and have some laughs with the online video landscape and drink wine, touching on Node 101, Josh Wolf, and lots more. Direct MP3 link
Episode 1: Maiden Voyage
December 28, 2006 11:10Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz talk about new media: The beginnings of videoblogging the first vloggercon jay and ryanne's deal with podtech amanda's abc show and her deal with Dove and Blip, starringamandacongdon john edwards announcement rocketboom's interview of john edwards the microsoft vista laptop giveaway joel on software - Bribing bloggers My Mom's Blog Direct MP3 link