Colleen McWatters's Lounge Discussions

Hi everyone,

I'm a composer and sound designer from Utah. This seems like a really cool community. Hope to build some relationships with like minded people. Favorite film I've seen recently is Super Dark Times.

Hello, My name is Khalil and I am happy I found Stage32. Excited to be part of this community.

Hi All, This may not be the right forum to ask this question, but here we go. I am currently working on a stop motion animation web series. After 5 years of hard work, we are finally in production of season 1 which consists of 8 episodes that are 20 minutes each. We plan to release episode 1 this summer. We have obtained copyrights on all 8 scripts for season 1. Now here is my question. Do I need to copyright or trademark my images and puppets also? And if so, how would I go about doing that? For example, The Simpsons is set in Springfield which consists of a large cast of characters, all of which are a part of the Simpsons brand. I have a similar scenario in which I have a town, Center Square, and 79 puppets that will be on screen throughout the 8 episodes of season 1. So, since the scripts have a copyright, are the characters that appear in the scripts covered by said copyright? Or will I need to copyright each puppet? I have never dealt with the legalities of images before, only written word, so I want to make sure that we develop our brand in a way that can't be legally ripped off. I am sorry that I rambled on, I just want to cover my ass. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give!

Hey guys! So I am starting up my own little editing business this summer because I am taking a year out of school to see if I can actually make a living doing something I LOVE! Things are only going slow right now because I can't accept requests for jobs I have had until the 16th of May because of University work but luckly all have said they are happy to wait till then :) So I have made a facebook page to post any work I do and give updates about how things are going . Also its good for potential clients to get in touch there too! Thank you for all your support you have shown me since starting here! It has been nothing but amazing! Here is the facebook https://www.facebook.com/escalanteproductions

I have finished my script but I am writing as an on spec TV episode series. I have written the Pilot episode and I was just wondering if I should shoot it as a Web series. Anyone has an idea how I should approach this?

Hi everyone! My name is Colleen McWatters, and together with my husband, Tom, we are McH2O Productions. I have a fine arts background; I studied at Pratt Art Institute and SUNY Albany. My technical training is in classical arts, figure drawing, oil painting, and paper cut-outs, but I have always had a passion for film. We have recently wrapped up pre-production and have begun filming season 1 of our stop motion animation web series called Theater of the Absurd. We are also in the process of writing the scripts for the 15 episodes that will make up season 2. We currently have a cast of 12 voice actors signed on to the project, as well as local artists and musicians involved in our show. We hope to release episode 1 by the summer of 2015!