Articles Written By: Migg

Making a Web Series – Post Production: Creating the Chutes

Shots that needed the most fx work were the shots that involved the actual wormhole chutes. As first described in the script: Alejandro moves his hand forward. Olivia flinches as he touches it. It ripples like a small pond aroundContinue Reading

Making a Web Series – Post Production

I’ve broken down the post-production process into three parts – first an overall look at the editing process, next will be a look at the “special effects”, and third will be a look at the color correction process – MiguelContinue Reading

Building Frankie – DIY corpse on a budget

by Violeta Reina. Cross posted at University of You. Making a full size corpse isn’t always pretty. If you have not yet watched Chutes and Ladders- Episode 1, do so before reading on. You’ve been forewarned. I really pride myselfContinue Reading

Breaking stereotypes – Latinos in universal roles

by Agnes Barrios-Laffitte I didn’t think I’d get cast.  For one, I interrupted my audition several times.  “Wait. So I know there’s NO slang, but which accent would you prefer?” Secondly, my preoccupation with portraying an authentic “Latina” character keptContinue Reading

New Friends. New Family. New Experience – Acting in a sci-fi web series

by Leo G. Herra I have been acting since I was a child and always dreamed of being a big time actor that made it to the big screen. That was my dream for the longest time. As I grewContinue Reading

Making A Web Series – Production

Production lasted 11 days spread over three months. We originally planned for nine days, but two things happened. One, it was ridiculous to think we could shoot the entire series in nine days. I don’t know what I was thinking.Continue Reading

Makeup and Thrift Stores: Biggest bang for your buck

Violet did a lot of everything on the production. From handling production design to hair, makeup & wardrobe, she was always finding creative ways to add value within our limited resources. Here, she talks about one particularly challenging scene withContinue Reading

Making A Web Series: Shut up and act

by Datta Dave I’m that guy that many actors would consider a dumbass. It was late 2009 and I went through a round of auditions for an upcoming television series for a primetime slot in India. When the executives calledContinue Reading

Making A Web Series Part IV – Prep

I took a week off from my day job to get things going with the web series. The plan was to use most of the week for prep and then start shooting at the end of the week – Friday,Continue Reading

Making A Web Series Part III – Casting

Casting in Los Angeles instead of Phoenix opened up a whole world of options. As I mentioned before, we needed a specific look for the four roles we were casting – i.e. they were a Latino family. Not only didContinue Reading

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