Bryan

Definitely. Also the way that it’s affecting what’s being produced is also coming from people who are a lot younger. When I got out of college, there was no such thing as crowdfunding. At that point I had to try and find work in production for other people. But now it’s really letting people set out and do their own films right out of college, or before you finish college, and do work on a really high caliber. So it’s definitely empowering people from different types of backgrounds. You still need connections, of course –

Søren

Well that’s always going to be true.

Bryan

Right. But yeah, it’s definitely evening out the playing field for people. The problem I think is still how things are being distributed, because it’s so hard to get distribution once you’ve made the work. The next thing is going to be what type of online distribution platform are we going to see now that brings all of this work together and is able to show it in an efficient way that’s easy to use.

Søren

Like a crowdfunded Netflix or something.

Bryan

Like Netflix. Have you heard of IndieFlix?

Søren

Mike told me about it awhile back.

Bryan

I just found out about IndieFlix, and there are a couple of other ones. So they’re starting to develop different kinds of apps and sites and stuff so you can watch them on Xbox and Roku and stuff like that. I think that’s now going to follow because there’s gotta be a platform for all of these films being made.

Søren

For all the content, right. And do you think this will show Hollywood or studios that there’s an audience for, say, a series about a gay couple hunting for beds and going about their daily life?

Bryan

(Laughs.) Yeah, I think they probably already know that there’s an audience for that because there’s so much money in the gay community.

Søren

(Laughs.) Well there you go.

Bryan

So for that reason… But I don’t know! I guess so. What’s happening now is exciting and is really going to change the whole scene in terms of Hollywood and indie films.

Søren

And as they say, the numbers don’t lie – so if you’ve got a couple million views, you’ve got a couple million views. That’s money they could be making.

Bryan

Yep. So the other thing is figuring out how we can make money from the content that we’re producing, because we’re getting by on a shoestring budget. We’re barely able to pay people, but then people get to to enjoy it, often for free. So how is it that we can also get paid what we deserve? That’s the challenge. How can we monetize something, not so we can become rich, but so we can get paid for our art?

Søren

To break even, yeah.

Bryan

If you know of a way that people are making money on a webseries, let me know because I haven’t figured it out. (Laughs.)

Søren

(Laughs.)

Bryan

For me now it’s just about the creativity of it, and the art, and the collaboration. But it would be nice to get paid.

Søren

Of course! But I think that what you’re doing is important and hopefully you’ll get compensated for it. But even if you don’t, at least you’ll be making a statement with this series. So congratulations on a good start to your Kickstarter. I hope it pans out!

Bryan

Thanks, Søren. I really appreciate this interview.

Søren

It was my pleasure.

Remember that you can find the original Spooners short on Youtube, and that you can donate to the new Kickstarter here.

~ Søren