Lights, Camera, Internet Hookup

At age eight a man named Doug Cheney premiered his first movie to about 20 people, like friends and family. Today he produces movies that are about 90 seconds long. But thanks to the internet his audience has went from a handful to millions of video podcast viewers.

Beyond YouTube
People can’t really make a living by putting videos of their brother dancing to Moby. But it does give future producers, writers, editors, and actors to show their talents for online viewing. Doug has produced different internet shows, also known as “webisodes”, such as Sam Has 7 Friend, the story of a young actor who was to be killed on December 15, 2006. Prom Queen another murder mystery.

Tell a Story. Make It Snappy.
Many different media devices such as phones and MP3 players can now hold videos thus allowing the owners to want more content in them. Jennifer Morris thinks that entertainment for handheld devices will remain to be small in form. But some people who have started in the Internet media did not stay there they are making their shows into half hour TV shows.

Set the Course People who work in the Internet entertainment business are Pioneers. They didn’t get there jobs running coffee to big time movie producers but do have experience in the movie making industry. For example Doug Cheney’s first job was loading film into cameras, Jennifer Morris is an actor with credits such as ER and Law and Order Aaron Yonda majored in English at the University of Wisconsin and learned to use film equipment at the local television station.