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  0 0 Sometimes yes, sometimes no. The thing about webisodes is that they bring the term "shoestring budget" to a whole new level. In the past, filmakers at the very least needed to drum up the money to make copies of their films for distribution-- now they just need to stay below YouTube's bandwidth and length requirements. If you're watching a web series and you want to know if they have a corporate sponsor, they will probably flat-out say "Thanks to blah blah corporation for being our sponsor" (like in the old timey days of radio and television). If there's no such message, then you can safely assume that they're paying out of pocket. If you're a content producer who is looking for funding? Your best bet is to create something on a shoestring first, and THEN hope it goes viral. If your idea is awesome, you'll have sponsors just like "Where the Hell is Matt?" (sponsored by Stride Gum) or Eepybird (sponsored by Coca-Cola, Mentos, ABC Family and OfficeMax). Brammimonde answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Most of the people I know who are producing them are raising the money themselves, in a variety of ways, same as any independent film. Credit cards, frantic calls to Mom, drunken pitches to former roommates, bake sales - whatever works. Geni answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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