Detention: a web series
The premise: Random combinations of high school students are sequestered together in high school detention. The setting is always a classroom, but the cast can change to new students and new stories. This premise allowed for open casting opportunities and content that was actor-generated and therefore actor-specific.
Our casting pool was the student actors in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. This project was self-produced and extra-curricular, but was partly in response to a lack of on-camera training at UT in this period. After shooting 6 episodes and releasing 5, the project became unsustainable without university support.
The creative principles behind this project would eventually be built into an undergraduate class: Intro to Creating New Media.
Episode 5
"Cal, Madison & Andrew"
Written by Josh Tobiessen
Featuring:
Rocket Thrall as Cal
Alison Stoos as Madison
Josh Tobiessen as Andrew
Jeff Britt as Mr. Bittman
Episode 4
"Sofia and Lorena"
Written by Graciela Reyna and Karen Rodriguez
Featuring:
Graciela Reyna as Lorena
Karen Rodriguez as Sofia
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