Wanted: Thoughts from Indie Web Series Creators
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:38PM 
On set for "Townies"I have a few questions for fellow web series creators out there. Here's the set up:
In my experience, the biggest challenge facing a web series creator is the sheer number of roles one has to fill. Over the past year, I've found myself alternately producing, designing and catering when my time would probably be best spent re-writing and working with my actors. The fact is, even though I have an awesome team of designers, crew people, and production support surrounding me, all the little things just wouldn't get done if I didn't step in sometimes and take the reins. It seems to be the nature of the medium: if films get made within a highly-organized, corporate studio hierarchy, it seems that a web series is more akin to a small business, with the series creator playing the frantic entrepreneur.
I'm curious to know how other web series writers and directors out there deal with the demands of the medium. Do you get as much time to review dailies as you'd like? Rehearse with your actors? Spend time re-writing? How well do you feel you balance your creative duties with the nuts and bolts of getting your series shot? What techniques have you developed to achieve this balance?
All this being said, I love the challenges of bringing a fictional web series to life. Even in the midst of the most insane moments, I wouldn't have it any other way. So how do you deal with the craziness? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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