On The Verge of a TV Revolution
Posted by triptych | Posted in Public Relations | Posted on 14-07-2010
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Written by MX News – Photograph by Steve Pohlner
The Verge producer Adam Ben Lomsargis with Matt James Deane and Laura Meldon
A Twilight vampire and a classical singer are two of the actors featuring in Brisbane online TV show The Verge.
Matt James Deane and Laura Meldon play share-house 20-somethings in the series that is being launched at The Edge tomorrow night.
Three episodes have been filmed around Brisbane, but Meldon, who has sung to 23,000 people in Asia, says the acting doesn’t stop when the cameras are switched off.
“Just like any other share-house of young people, we’re all on Twitter and Facebook and sometimes we get into fights, or chat.” she says. ‘We were given the freedom to extend our characters online and explore the dynamic between their relationships and people can become friends with us, ask us advice, anything.”
Deane, who played a newborn vampire in Twilight Saga: Eclipse, says the interactive medium creates quick turnaround times behind the scenes. ‘We want people to watch an episode, vote what they want to happen, and then we film it.” TripTych Concepts managing director Adam Ben Lomsargis says the show will also let viewers vote for alternate season endings. ‘That’s the beauty of online television,” he says. “I think we’re going to be seeing a lot more of it too. I think the Internet is going to revolutionise ‘TV.”
The show will be available at www.videozoo.tv.
“In Australia, there are quite a few webisode shows but there aren’t really any that do it professionally to a standard that you could see on one of the major stations,” he says.
“I think (reality show) Oz Girl does a great job, but I wan t hundreds of thousands of people around the world to see our show.” The Verge is being launched at The Edge tomorrow from 6pm.
To see the first episode, RSVP to contact@triptychconcepts.com.au