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Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Or perhaps you are already involved in the industry and looking for a new outlet. Well, the forthcoming new book Byte-Sized Television: Create Your Own TV Series on The Internet by Ross Brown just might be able to help you with your creative vision.

Inside the pages of this book Brown “demystifies the exciting world of Web TV, reveals the best Internet TV programs and shows you how to create your own series”.

“Gone are the days when you had to scramble for the rare chance to pitch your show to a studio exec; and no longer do you need studio backing for distribution. On the Internet, with dozens of hosting sites open to all, there are no gatekeepers to tell you why you can’t do what you know you can and virtually no limits to the size of the audience. Maybe that’s why The Cohen Brothers, Jerry Zucker and other respected filmmakers are now creating content for the Web. In Byte-Sized Television you will learn how to join their ranks.”

Here are some of the areas of discussion:

* The Internet TV series’ that you should be watching and learning from;

* How writing for Internet TV differs from writing for broadcast TV;

* How Internet TV is removing the gatekeepers to creative expression and why this is great for both amateurs and professional writers and filmmakers;

* How to write a series character that will make people want to return to your show;

* The pilot and beyond: Everything you need to know to write and produce Webisodes;

* What you need to know about marketing and publicizing your Internet TV series;

* A primer on the best Web sites to host your series;

* The lowdown on what equipment you’ll need.

Ross Brown began his writing career on NBC’s award-winning comedy series The Cosby Show. He went on to write and produce such hit TV shows as The Facts of Life, Who’s the Boss? and Step by Step. He has created prime time series for ABC, CBS, and the WB. His play Hindsight received two staged readings at the Pasadena Playhouse in July 2007. He is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, CA, where he developed a series of cutting-edge courses on creating TV series for the Internet.

You can visit his website here.