We are pleased (nay, thrilled) to announce that we have a new judge for our upcoming Second $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest:
Michelle Braverman - Agent / Director of Action Aces KSR (http://www.ksawest.com/), one of the top talent agencies in Hollywood. Michelle's clients have worked in such films as "Pirates of the Carribbean", "Spiderman", "Flags of our Fathers", "3:10 to Yuma", "Panet of the Apes", "Transformers", "Alias", and "Buffy".
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Second $1000 Youtube Contest Judges Announced!
The Hunted is proud to announce our awesome lineup of judges for the Second $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest! Once again, in addition to the cash and prizes, it's a great opportunity for anyone producing an episode to have their work seen by top industry professionals such as...
Richard Ryan (http://www.stagefight.com/) - Fight Coordinator for feature films such as "Sherlock Holmes", "The Dark Knight", "Golden Compass", "Stardust" and "Troy". He is also the only British Fight Master to hold Master status in the Society of American Fight Directors.
Matthew Gratzner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336054/) - Co-owner of New Deal Studios (http://www.newdealstudios.com), producer of award-winning visual effects in films such as "Dark Knight", "Iron Man", "Watchmen", "Spiderman", "X-men", "Riddick", "Pitch Black", "Alien Resurrection", "Resident Evil 3" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Matthew has also recently been signed as the Director for the feature film "UFO".
Gillian Horvath (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395741/) - Creative Consultant, Producer, and Writer for TV shows such as "Highlander", "Xena", "Beastmaster", "Forever Knight", "Painkiller Jane", "Flash Gordon", "Queen of Swords", "Mythquest", and "Andromeda".
Len Wein (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918083/) - Comic book legend, writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics, writer for TV shows such as "Human Target" and "X-Men", and creator of numerous superhero characters including "Wolverine" and "Swamp Thing".
David Boushey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100208/) - Stunt Coordinator and Swordmaster who has been in the business for 35 years working on shows such as "Highlander" and "Twin Peaks". Founder of the Society of American Fight Directors and United Stuntman's Association, he currently runs the International Stunt School in Washington (http://www.stuntschool.com/)
Anthony Delongis (http://www.delongis.com/) - SwordMaster, Weapons Expert and Actor credited in films such as "Fearless", "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull", "The Rundown", "Secondhand Lions", "Batman Returns", "Far and Away", "Sword and the Sorcerer", "Masters of the Universe", and on TV in shows such as "Highlander", "Star Trek Voyager", "Babylon 5", "Queen of Swords", "Magnificent Seven", "Sinbad", and "Conan".
Abbie Bernstein - Film Critic and Writer for Fangoria, Drama-Logue, IF Magazine, Dreamwatch, Drama-logue, and writer for books guides on Firefly, Serenity and Fantastic Four.
I will also be on the judging panel (http://www.robertchapin.com) as Writer / Actor / Series Producer for "The Hunted", Star of "Ring of Steel" and "Dragon Fury", Fight Choreographer, Second Unit Director, and VFX artist on films such as "Shutter Island", "X-Men", "Cloverfield", "Riddick" and "Fantastic Four".
Note that our panel may change subject to professional commitments, and if there are any suggestions for additional or future judges (directors, agents, producers, casting directors) let us know!
Once again the episodes will be judged based on an average of votes between all of our judges along with Youtube channel views & ratings. The criteria for judging will include acting, action, storyline, production value & comedy with additional judging for best action sequence, hottest female vamp, best featured fangs and best 30 second Vampfangs commercial (which may or may not be part of an episode).
And once again, that's $2300 in cash and prizes for:
First Place - $1000
Second Place - $500
Third Place - $250
Best Action Sequence - $100
Hottest Female Vampire - $100
Best episode featuring Vampfangs - $100 (online credit)
Best Vampfangs Commercial - $250
Deadline is still April 1st - plenty of time to put an episode together. Two of our winning episodes from the last contest were shot and edited in under two weeks. Here's what they had to say: http://thehuntedtv.blogspot.com/2009/11/winners-of-first-1000-hunted-youtube.html
So good luck guys and happy hunting!
Richard Ryan (http://www.stagefight.com/) - Fight Coordinator for feature films such as "Sherlock Holmes", "The Dark Knight", "Golden Compass", "Stardust" and "Troy". He is also the only British Fight Master to hold Master status in the Society of American Fight Directors.
Matthew Gratzner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336054/) - Co-owner of New Deal Studios (http://www.newdealstudios.com), producer of award-winning visual effects in films such as "Dark Knight", "Iron Man", "Watchmen", "Spiderman", "X-men", "Riddick", "Pitch Black", "Alien Resurrection", "Resident Evil 3" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Matthew has also recently been signed as the Director for the feature film "UFO".
Gillian Horvath (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395741/) - Creative Consultant, Producer, and Writer for TV shows such as "Highlander", "Xena", "Beastmaster", "Forever Knight", "Painkiller Jane", "Flash Gordon", "Queen of Swords", "Mythquest", and "Andromeda".
Len Wein (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918083/) - Comic book legend, writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics, writer for TV shows such as "Human Target" and "X-Men", and creator of numerous superhero characters including "Wolverine" and "Swamp Thing".
David Boushey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100208/) - Stunt Coordinator and Swordmaster who has been in the business for 35 years working on shows such as "Highlander" and "Twin Peaks". Founder of the Society of American Fight Directors and United Stuntman's Association, he currently runs the International Stunt School in Washington (http://www.stuntschool.com/)
Anthony Delongis (http://www.delongis.com/) - SwordMaster, Weapons Expert and Actor credited in films such as "Fearless", "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull", "The Rundown", "Secondhand Lions", "Batman Returns", "Far and Away", "Sword and the Sorcerer", "Masters of the Universe", and on TV in shows such as "Highlander", "Star Trek Voyager", "Babylon 5", "Queen of Swords", "Magnificent Seven", "Sinbad", and "Conan".
Abbie Bernstein - Film Critic and Writer for Fangoria, Drama-Logue, IF Magazine, Dreamwatch, Drama-logue, and writer for books guides on Firefly, Serenity and Fantastic Four.
I will also be on the judging panel (http://www.robertchapin.com) as Writer / Actor / Series Producer for "The Hunted", Star of "Ring of Steel" and "Dragon Fury", Fight Choreographer, Second Unit Director, and VFX artist on films such as "Shutter Island", "X-Men", "Cloverfield", "Riddick" and "Fantastic Four".
Note that our panel may change subject to professional commitments, and if there are any suggestions for additional or future judges (directors, agents, producers, casting directors) let us know!
Once again the episodes will be judged based on an average of votes between all of our judges along with Youtube channel views & ratings. The criteria for judging will include acting, action, storyline, production value & comedy with additional judging for best action sequence, hottest female vamp, best featured fangs and best 30 second Vampfangs commercial (which may or may not be part of an episode).
And once again, that's $2300 in cash and prizes for:
First Place - $1000
Second Place - $500
Third Place - $250
Best Action Sequence - $100
Hottest Female Vampire - $100
Best episode featuring Vampfangs - $100 (online credit)
Best Vampfangs Commercial - $250
Deadline is still April 1st - plenty of time to put an episode together. Two of our winning episodes from the last contest were shot and edited in under two weeks. Here's what they had to say: http://thehuntedtv.blogspot.com/2009/11/winners-of-first-1000-hunted-youtube.html
So good luck guys and happy hunting!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Hunted Update!
So all kinds of things brewing here at The Hunted...
First off, we have finalized our contest judges for the Second $1000 Youtube Contest which I will be announcing in our next blog entry.
Secondly, The Hunted is now listed at Scifinal.com - "The last stop for independent sci-fi online", and we're in the process of registering with blip.tv which will distribute the show to the rest of the known metaverse and help to monetize the show, which will go back towards shooting more (and better) episodes. Another website we're looking into is Kickstarter, which has developed a sleek business model for microfinancing film projects. Our plan is to allow filmmakers to propose Hunted episodes on our main site which can then be funded by our fans.
But wait, there's still more... my latest interview with Chris Makey and his blog "Guestar" is now online at http://guestar.wordpress.com/ - hopefully I don't sound like too much of an idiot.
As for how our Second $1000 Youtube Contest is going, I'd like to talk about all the cool episodes that are in the works, but nobody tells me anything. It seems everyone wants to keep their episodes secret until the last minute, but I do get an occasional update from time to time:
Our newest affiliate in Tampa (http://www.thehunted.tv/tampa/index.html) and good friends Chris Fields and Derek Conley have recently held auditions for their next several episodes. They've also secured some amazing talent for their soundtrack including the local band "Seven Years Past". Most amusing is that their spinoff character Krayven not only has his own Facebook page, but now has a hilarious Q&A at http://www.formspring.me/godvamp
There are also rumors of followup episodes from our first contest winners Kendall Wells and Jason Wong, Dungeonmaster alum Spenser Coates (from Con Job 2) and what sounds like a kickass episode shot at the awesome City Museum in St Louis by Taurus Stunt Award winner Brian Peters. But I think I'm most excited about the prospect of The Hunted becoming an international series with episodes in the works in the UK, Denmark, and South Africa! Sweet!
First off, we have finalized our contest judges for the Second $1000 Youtube Contest which I will be announcing in our next blog entry.
Secondly, The Hunted is now listed at Scifinal.com - "The last stop for independent sci-fi online", and we're in the process of registering with blip.tv which will distribute the show to the rest of the known metaverse and help to monetize the show, which will go back towards shooting more (and better) episodes. Another website we're looking into is Kickstarter, which has developed a sleek business model for microfinancing film projects. Our plan is to allow filmmakers to propose Hunted episodes on our main site which can then be funded by our fans.
But wait, there's still more... my latest interview with Chris Makey and his blog "Guestar" is now online at http://guestar.wordpress.com/ - hopefully I don't sound like too much of an idiot.
As for how our Second $1000 Youtube Contest is going, I'd like to talk about all the cool episodes that are in the works, but nobody tells me anything. It seems everyone wants to keep their episodes secret until the last minute, but I do get an occasional update from time to time:
Our newest affiliate in Tampa (http://www.thehunted.tv/tampa/index.html) and good friends Chris Fields and Derek Conley have recently held auditions for their next several episodes. They've also secured some amazing talent for their soundtrack including the local band "Seven Years Past". Most amusing is that their spinoff character Krayven not only has his own Facebook page, but now has a hilarious Q&A at http://www.formspring.me/godvamp
There are also rumors of followup episodes from our first contest winners Kendall Wells and Jason Wong, Dungeonmaster alum Spenser Coates (from Con Job 2) and what sounds like a kickass episode shot at the awesome City Museum in St Louis by Taurus Stunt Award winner Brian Peters. But I think I'm most excited about the prospect of The Hunted becoming an international series with episodes in the works in the UK, Denmark, and South Africa! Sweet!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
New Contest Categories - Update
Awesome news guys, our longtime sponsor Vampfangs (www.vampfangs.com) has agreed to sponsor a couple new contest categories. They are offering $100 online credit for best Hunted episode featuring their custom fangs. If you haven't seen their site, it's worth checking out. They have the best vampire teeth around, but they also feature cool FX contact lenses, makeup, costumes, jewelry, and more.
What's more, Vampfangs is offering an additional $250 in cash for "Best Vampfangs Commercial" which will air on their homepage with credits to the winner. The commercial can be 30-60 seconds and can either be part of a Hunted episode or a separate commercial.
But wait, there's more! The $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest now has two new contest categories - "Best Action Sequence" and "Hottest Female Vampire", both of which are offering an extra $100 cash prize.
So this is how it breaks down:
First Place - $1000
Second Place - $500
Third Place - $250
Best Action Sequence - $100
Hottest Female Vampire - $100
Best episode featuring Vampfangs - $100 (online credit)
Best Vampfangs Commercial - $250
Which means the contest now features $2300 in cash and prizes. Sweet! More than enough for a year's supply of Chalupa Grande meals! But you might want to get busy. Once again, the contest deadline is April 1st!
What's more, Vampfangs is offering an additional $250 in cash for "Best Vampfangs Commercial" which will air on their homepage with credits to the winner. The commercial can be 30-60 seconds and can either be part of a Hunted episode or a separate commercial.
But wait, there's more! The $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest now has two new contest categories - "Best Action Sequence" and "Hottest Female Vampire", both of which are offering an extra $100 cash prize.
So this is how it breaks down:
First Place - $1000
Second Place - $500
Third Place - $250
Best Action Sequence - $100
Hottest Female Vampire - $100
Best episode featuring Vampfangs - $100 (online credit)
Best Vampfangs Commercial - $250
Which means the contest now features $2300 in cash and prizes. Sweet! More than enough for a year's supply of Chalupa Grande meals! But you might want to get busy. Once again, the contest deadline is April 1st!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Hunted - Affiliate Update!
Good news for Kendall Wells, winner of our first $1000 Hunted Youtube competition. Kendall's winning episode "Don't Try This at Home" was seen by Kerry Glover, script coordinator on the TV show "Leverage" which shoots in Kendall's hometown of Portland, OR. Kerry passed Kendall's information on to Lana Veenker (casting director for Leverage, Twilight, and The Road) and Christian Kane (one of the leads). Production on the next season of "Leverage" begins early this year and we're keepin our fingers crossed for Kendall!In the meantime, Kendall is shooting his latest episode of The Hunted for the upcoming $1000 Youtube contest, and has recently finished editing yet another Hunted epic "Desert Storm" shot on location at "Rancho Indalo" featuring Anthony Delongis and an all-Aussie stunt cast. Kendall is also one of our first official Hunted "Affiliates" - producing Hunted episodes under their own banner and URL. You can find his new series "Chronicles of Kendall" at www.thehunted.tv/kendall
We're also proud to announce our Hunted Affiliate "The Hunted - Tampa" (www.thehunted.tv/tampa) Chris Fields and Derek Conley have planned to follow up their pilot "Crossing the Line" with two new episodes which will be casting in Tampa at the end of the month. That is, unless their nemesis Krayven has anything to say about it!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
2010 Update! Contest Deadline Extended & Streamy Awards
Holy crap, it's 2010! When did that happen? And where's my flying car? "Avatar" rocks by the way and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
So the Second $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest is underway and I've heard rumors of some awesome episodes in the works - several of which are overseas (England and South Africa of all places).
The one thing I have heard for certain is that folks wish there was more time to shoot and edit an episode. Well it just so happens that the CUT film festival has been pushed back which allows us to reschedule our deadline for April 1st.
So if you were thinking that there wasn't enough time to put together a kickass episode, think again! Even if you weren't thinking about shooting an episode, c'mon guys, it's $1000, great exposure, and the success of our show depends on as much content as we can get!
Also in the news, The Hunted is up for a STREAMY AWARD (really wish they would change that name) for "Best Experimental Series". Public voting ends this Friday and we could use your vote at http://www.streamys.org/submit/public-submissions/ (once again, our official URL is www.thehunted.tv)
Still to come - we are finalizing our list of judges for the $1000 Youtube contest and we're keeping our fingers crossed in the hopes of some awesome news. We're also hoping to announce a few new contest categories & prizes thanks to our fans and sponsors. Finally, The Hunted is planning on attending this year's San Diego "Comic Con" and LA's "Action on Film Festival" with the intention of screening our contest winners and spreading the word.
Like it or not, it's 2010. It may not be the party that you hoped for, but as long as you're here you might as well dance.
Thanks for watchin' guys!
So the Second $1000 Hunted Youtube Contest is underway and I've heard rumors of some awesome episodes in the works - several of which are overseas (England and South Africa of all places).
The one thing I have heard for certain is that folks wish there was more time to shoot and edit an episode. Well it just so happens that the CUT film festival has been pushed back which allows us to reschedule our deadline for April 1st.
So if you were thinking that there wasn't enough time to put together a kickass episode, think again! Even if you weren't thinking about shooting an episode, c'mon guys, it's $1000, great exposure, and the success of our show depends on as much content as we can get!
Also in the news, The Hunted is up for a STREAMY AWARD (really wish they would change that name) for "Best Experimental Series". Public voting ends this Friday and we could use your vote at http://www.streamys.org/submit/public-submissions/ (once again, our official URL is www.thehunted.tv)
Still to come - we are finalizing our list of judges for the $1000 Youtube contest and we're keeping our fingers crossed in the hopes of some awesome news. We're also hoping to announce a few new contest categories & prizes thanks to our fans and sponsors. Finally, The Hunted is planning on attending this year's San Diego "Comic Con" and LA's "Action on Film Festival" with the intention of screening our contest winners and spreading the word.
Like it or not, it's 2010. It may not be the party that you hoped for, but as long as you're here you might as well dance.
Thanks for watchin' guys!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
New Contest Categories!
As you and your loved ones gather round the fire this holiday season after opening presents and eating copious amounts of turkey, the subject of vampires will inevitably come up - their alarming assimilation into society, their inevitable destruction, silly sword tricks, and how best to make all of this into a cheery Hunted episode eligible for the Second $1000 Youtube Contest!
Tis the season for giving and slaying, but also to remember slayers less fortunate than yourselves. For there are those who will not receive a shiny new blade under the tree this year. And some will need more than encouragement to don their winter clothes and trudge miles through the snow (uphill both ways) just to slay a single vampire.
But you can help! Even if you aren't planning on entering the contest, you can help me keep this crazy internet series alive and inspire our intrepid filmmaking slayers by donating to The Hunted. Donations will go directly to the winners of the Youtube Contest for categories such as "Hottest Female Vampire" (already has one sponsor), "Best Action", "Best Leather Jacket Worn by a Man With Three Toes", or whatever crazy category you come up with for a minimum $25 donation.
So come on guys, for just the price of a cup of coffee (or two really bad cups of coffee) you can make a wide-eyed slayer's dream come true, and also help me realize my dream of making The Hunted the first-ever internet series based on user content. Simply click on the donate button on the main page of our official website (www.thehunted.tv) and list the category you'd like to see in our next contest.
Donate! So all might sing a slaying song tonight!
(...and some folks say that Vincent Marlowe's heart grew three sizes that day)
Tis the season for giving and slaying, but also to remember slayers less fortunate than yourselves. For there are those who will not receive a shiny new blade under the tree this year. And some will need more than encouragement to don their winter clothes and trudge miles through the snow (uphill both ways) just to slay a single vampire.
But you can help! Even if you aren't planning on entering the contest, you can help me keep this crazy internet series alive and inspire our intrepid filmmaking slayers by donating to The Hunted. Donations will go directly to the winners of the Youtube Contest for categories such as "Hottest Female Vampire" (already has one sponsor), "Best Action", "Best Leather Jacket Worn by a Man With Three Toes", or whatever crazy category you come up with for a minimum $25 donation.
So come on guys, for just the price of a cup of coffee (or two really bad cups of coffee) you can make a wide-eyed slayer's dream come true, and also help me realize my dream of making The Hunted the first-ever internet series based on user content. Simply click on the donate button on the main page of our official website (www.thehunted.tv) and list the category you'd like to see in our next contest.
Donate! So all might sing a slaying song tonight!
(...and some folks say that Vincent Marlowe's heart grew three sizes that day)
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