This summer I'm doing an internship with a new company called Urstreams.com. It's basically a streaming media, networking site. Think Myspace and Youtube combined but accommodating all forms of media; video, image, audio, text, on a customisable page called a ‘channel'. The aim is to create a place where media of all levels, genres and origins can be placed and given exposure. An added perk is that the site is completely advertiser funded and the content owner gets fifty percent of any advertisement revenue that their work is coupled with.
I'm in charge of getting comedy content on the website and one of the things my boss suggested was filming a pilot sitcom episode (or at least part of one) which we could then encourage production companies to view.
So, here is the deal:
- We have access to production equipment
- What we don't have is a budget
- Therefore we need scripts with a lot of laughs an interesting plot, but with very few locations. Minimalist is the word!
You might be thinking it sounds hard to do, and maybe it does, but rather than seeing it as an obstacle think of it as a challenge. It may spark something really new and different (think Marion and Geoff)
We are hoping that the notion of a 'no budget' pilot coupled with a really clever idea and a great script will be appealing to companies.
So send me a treatment of your idea, a few pages of script or even a whole script if you think it fits the bill.
If you want to check out the site go to www.urstreams.com
And by the way- We are still looking for as many people to set up profiles as possible so if you have any content, video, audio, image or text, send me an email at tompakinkis@googlemail.com
