New Online Series, “BEHIND THE 8 BALL” Set to launch July 16th, 2012!

July 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Premiering on www.echocloud.co, the series will debut on July 16th and will follow with a new episode every week for 6 consecutive weeks.

Five friends: an artist, an actor, a rapper, a photographer and a partier who’s lost his way, struggle to navigate the ups and downs of being creative in the big city.

Created by Drew. B. E. Hutchinson and written by Serge Leschuk and assistant writer Josh Stern, “Behind the 8 Ball” is paving the way in which original content is presented online. Season one consists of six, 20-minute episodes shot documentary style with much of the dialogue improvised in the moment to give it that “real life” feel.

“We wanted it to feel like what you were watching could actually be happening,” says Hutchinson. “Giving our talented actors that leeway on set made it seem like their lives and their struggles were real.”

Bringing together over 50 actors and shot with a skeleton crew, the 8 Ball team had to stretch their creativity in how they put the show together, especially given the nonexistent budget. Everyone in front of and behind the camera donated their time to help make this series a reality.

The cast includes: Garrett Black (Levi), Kerri Gee (Rain), Eric Buelow (Matty), Tom Han Gao (Caes) and Meighan Visser (Kat). Directors: Drew B. E. Hutchinson, Arun Fryer, Richard Neufeld and Levi Meaden. Camera: Richard Neufeld, Drew B.E. Hutchinson and Matthew Lawless. Editor: Richard Neufeld.

Teaser 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvXmOP4VdYM
Teaser 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1EmKjxeuzM
Pre-release pilot screener: www.vimeo.com/45382474        Password: everyone

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