Today on FilmCouch we re-examine the intersection of web video and cinema. Specifically, how does a filmmaker find the land of milk and honey that lies somewhere between the flash-in-the-pan uber-meme and making videos for three Youtube contacts. To aid in our search we talk to two internet-famous creators who have found the sweet spot. First up, Brad Neely, the demented mind behind The Professor Brothers, Baby Cakes, and that unbelievably funny George Washington rap video. Then we talk to Finnish director Timo Vuorensola, whose film Star Wreck has found a global audience online. Vuorensola and company are now on to their next project, Iron Sky, a sci-fi romp involving a super secret Nazi Moon colony, which is currently generating funds using a brilliant grass-roots effort called Wreck A Movie.

*Small correction: Paul says the URL for Iron Sky is ironsky.com, it’s not, it’s ironsky.net.

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