Answers.Body: <p>One advantage to a web series is the absence of a gatekeeper. That is, you can upload (pretty much) anything you want to YouTube. You don't need to convince the website owner to include your work; you don't need to convince a TV station or movie studio to invest. In addition, sites like YouTube and Vimeo have built-in audiences.</p>
  
  <p>To get a significant number of views, you would still need to do a lot of online promotion of your work by contacting bloggers, contacting "aggregation" sites that feature work like yours, posting on Twitter / Facebook / Reddit, and so forth.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm an independent indie film-maker with a strong ambition to advance onward, and I have no contracts whatsoever. </p>
  
  <p>Is it better for me to create a feature film, short film, series, or a web series? </p>
  
  <p><em>(This isn't exactly a question about opinions or one's thoughts.)</em></p>
  
  <p>Which is more likely to be more successful, beneficiary, have a fan-base, and has a bigger revenue model, or which one is more valuable?</p>
  
  <p>The thing I have in mind is a long story. Thus, I would perhaps want to eliminate the option of short film from my list.</p>
  
  <p>How difficult is convincing a channel to broadcast a series with directors they do not know or have never heard of, or from another non-English speaking country.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
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Title: What to make: a film, short film, series, web series?
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ThreadText: # What to make: a film, short film, series, web series?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-27)
  
  I'm an independent indie film-maker with a strong ambition to advance onward, and I have no contracts whatsoever.
  
  Is it better for me to create a feature film, short film, series, or a web series?
  
  *(This isn't exactly a question about opinions or one's thoughts.)*
  
  Which is more likely to be more successful, beneficiary, have a fan-base, and has a bigger revenue model, or which one is more valuable?
  
  The thing I have in mind is a long story. Thus, I would perhaps want to eliminate the option of short film from my list.
  
  How difficult is convincing a channel to broadcast a series with directors they do not know or have never heard of, or from another non-English speaking country.
  
  Thanks.
  
  **Tags:** webvideos
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-27. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  One advantage to a web series is the absence of a gatekeeper. That is, you can upload (pretty much) anything you want to YouTube. You don't need to convince the website owner to include your work; you don't need to convince a TV station or movie studio to invest. In addition, sites like YouTube and Vimeo have built-in audiences.
  
  To get a significant number of views, you would still need to do a lot of online promotion of your work by contacting bloggers, contacting "aggregation" sites that feature work like yours, posting on Twitter / Facebook / Reddit, and so forth.
  
  
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