STREAMY AWARD WINNER MARK GANTT PRESENTS
A KICK-ASS WEB SERIES WORKSHOP
“CREATE YOUR CAREER”
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 - NEW YORK

The One-Day Only Event Will Showcase The Success of One of the Biggest Web TV Series “The Bannen Way” from Conception to Distribution

STREAMY AWARD WINNING actor, writer and producer Mark Gantt presents “Create Your Career,” a workshop that discusses how to successfully leverage the Web medium and carve your own path in the entertainment industry. The daylong class that will cover the gambit of web entertainment topics like “Producing for the Web,” Monetizing Your Content” and “Benefits of Pitch Website.” Visit Workshop Site now: GANTT WORKSHOPS

An industry leader, Gantt received international success with his series The Bannen Way, which he produced, co-wrote and stars. Financed by Sony Pictures Television’s Crackle distribution arm, this unique Web Series/Feature Film, has broken records with more than 14 million views, 4 Streamy Awards including Best Actor (Mark), Best Drama, Best Director and was nominated for 2 Webby Awards. Due to its vast success, Sony Pictures Television is currently developing the project into a TV series.

Gantt recently completed filming a guest appearance opposite Illeana Douglas, Craig Bierko, Milo Ventimiglia and series creator Wilson Cleveland for the upcoming fifth season of The Temp Life, the web's longest-running branded comedy series produced by NY-based CJP Digital Media and premiering December 6th on My Damn Channel. Next Gantt will go behind the camera to direct Warehouse 13's Eddie McClintock in one of seven episodes of a soon-to-be-announced branded anthology web series also produced by CJP and set to premiere this December.

TOPICS COVERED:
CASE STUDY: THE BANNEN WAY | PRODUCING FOR THE WEB | CREATE A UNIQUE WEB SERIES
FIND YOUR VOICE | USING SOCIAL MEDIA | BENEFITS OF A PITCH WEBSITE 
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS | MONETIZING YOUR CONTENT | BUILD YOUR TEAM
PLUS - YOUR SUGGESTIONS

                                 
                          be fearless

 think outside the box

                    stop waiting

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Study Daily - Go Viral: Making and Spreading Original Content Online

Recorded Webinar Now Available On Demand!

As more content creators produce advertising and original video programming for the Web, knowing what works and what doesn’t will help push your content in front of the maximum number of viewers. During this Webinar you’ll hear from a range of experts, including filmmakers and marketers, who are successfully creating and distributing new forms of content online.

You’ll learn:

• how to adapt filmmaking techniques and budgets to the Web
• how to pitch original programming
• how to bid on viral campaigns
• how to optimize videos to appear at the top of search engines
• why a great idea, pitched and produced well, still trumps all

Jesse Warren (left) and Mark Gantt (right) are the director and star—as well as co-writers and co-executive producers—of the upcoming original Web series, The Bannen Way (January 2010). The series was shot exclusively with the RED ONE as a feature film but was designed to be cut into 14 distinct episodes for Crackle.com, Sony’s next-gen video entertainment network. Gantt and Warren will discuss what made this project unique, from the scope of the production to its cast, and how they landed their deal with producer Sony Pictures Television based on a single trailer.