Welcome, Readers of WSN Magazine!

Welcome to the fine print and our 5th issue!

I am eternally grateful to all the companies, web series and websites that are responsible for supporting WSN. The first WSN magazine was published back in April 2011, but I’ve been covering the web series industry since 2009 through our thriving online community at http://webseriesnetwork.com and can say that much has improved over the years. Shorter webisodes are still relevant, but more and more content creators have transitioned into producing longer web programming that rivals television. Quality and production value is through the roof, and web series is no longer foreign to the general public. I am proud to be involved in web series entertainment and our objective via WSN magazine and webseriesnetwork.com is to continue to celebrate and foster web series, everything it represents and the people that make it all happen. Involved or desire to be involved in web series entertainment? Email me at [email protected].

Enjoy the issue and keep making web shows! Rich Mbariket, Publisher/Editor

WSN magazine is published quarterly by Rich Mbariket Media.Questions/Advertising: [email protected]

Featured | Max de Bowen25 Things You Don’t Know About MeFlat White’s producer opens up to WSN

WSN founder Rich Mbariket and LAWEBFEST executive director Mike Ajakwe were recently featured on http://TomCruise.com. Mbariket and Ajakwe provided tips and advice on an informative and insightful story writ-ten by reporters on Cruise’s thriving online community on how to make a web series.

Read the full story at http://bit.ly/HLDTpV

1. I’ve been producing Flat Whites for fun episodic weekly since August 2011.2. I’ve been making attention-seeking videos my whole life!3. My life’s ambition has been to produce a successful feature film.4. I’m a full time entrepreneur. 5. I’m a great project manager!6. I’ve managed to make making videos my living since 18.7. I’ve made promotional videos for several multi-national companies.8. I stopped watching TV about 10 years ago.9. I studied in Düsseldorf for a year.10. I did a short internship as a journalist.11. I always like discussing global politics!12. I studied film at the New York Film Acad-emy.13. My NYFA graduate film was on an imaginary PUA.14. Right now my three sisters and myself are in four different continents!

15. I’m a Prince fan.16. I’ve travelled 29 countries.17. I want to keep filming around the world until I die!18. I’ve eaten snakes, moose & whale.19. I’m a poly-phasic sleeper.20. I don’t drive.21. My favourite film is Dark City.22. My favourite genre is neo-noir.23. My favourite music is funk & jazz.24. I’m a nice guy.25. My Mother made me who I am!

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Australian web video producer Max de Bowen (left) started his small production company ‘MaxFilm’ in 2008. He’s spent two years travel-ling every continent, including studying at the New York Film Academy. In mid-2011 Max created the ‘Flat Whites’ web series which since then has been releasing a new episode every week at http://flatwhites.com.

Ranging from sponsorships to paid advertising to tips and tricks of web series production, we’ve compiled some of the most popular discussions on WSN forums. Check them out below. There is more on our website http://webseriesnetwork.com Steiner Ellinger of ‘The Inland Sea’ is working on a book about web series titled ‘Crossmedia Innovations.’ http://bit.ly/HmfggT

Travis Gordon of ‘Spellfury’ shares his experience on securing spon-sorships and advertising. http://bit.ly/H6IOAw

Chloe Taylor wants to know where she could find a complete list of all the web networks. http://bit.ly/HtnmBG

Mike Flores of ‘Western X’ asks ‘Web Series: What Would You Like To See Change?’ Thoughts? Suggestions? See what creators are say-ing at http://bit.ly/HUSChR

Raineystorm Productions wants to know tricks for low light/no fancy camera. http://bit.ly/HP7bkP

Facebook Ads? Is it worth it? Steiner Ellinger from ‘The Inland Sea’ wants to know. What do you think about it? Have you used it to promote your series? Sound off at http://bit.ly/HAek5r

What are some of the best voice-over equipment to dub audio? Check out the comments at http://bit.ly/xSRKVG

24Kevin echos the one thing that most creators struggle with is get-ting more subscribers on YouTube. http://bit.ly/HkGqZx

Rich Mbariket polled the WSN community on solutions to getting your web series recognized by top online media companies. Find out what web series creators have to say at http://bit.ly/z3swQH

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LAWEBFESTIS IT THE NEXTSUNDANCE?WSN MAGAZINETHINKS SO!It’s April 2012 and I am honored to be invited to participate on the ‘Global Influence of Web Series’ panel at Los Angeles Web Series FestivaL, an annual three-day event that is shaping up to be the next Sundance Film Festival, in WSN magazine’s opinion. LAWEBFEST as it’s called is a showcase for new and existing work from American and International filmmakers who create, develop and produce original shows that will air online and could possibly expand into traditional outlets, including television, film, comic books and video games. The festival began in Los Angeles in 2010 in an effort to give content owners a platform to show their work. In just three years, it has outgrown its inaugural venue, a small theater in Los Angeles into the Radisson Hotel at LAX, a major international branded hotel with more than 420 locations in 73 countries. This year 178 shows submitted by creators worldwide have been selected to screen at the festival, which also attracts content buyers from around the world who are looking to leverage web shows for their markets. People who have long built strong relationships with their peers online will get a chance to meet one another face-to-face, shake hands, network and build upon existing relationships. Industry ex-perts will attend to conduct workshops and offer expertise, tips and advice on the business of web series. WSN magazine is excited to cover the popular festival, so be sure to check our next issue which will run July-September 2012 for exclusive photos and interviews. To quote the LAWEBFEST founder Mike Ajakwe before signing off… “don’t wait, create!” So what do you think? Think LAWEBFEST could rival Sundance? Send me an email with your thoughts. - Rich Mbariket | [email protected]


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