Splitsider, the comedy news site from culture website The Awl, has launched Splitsider Presents, a digital distribution label for indie comedies. The first film to be released by the platform, "The Exquisite Corpse Project," features five comedy writers of former sketch comedy group Olde English and is available to purchase for download and streaming now for $5. Splitsider Presents will showcase independent comedy feature films, documentaries and standup specials at affordable prices. Works distributed by the company will receive editorial promotion on the site and be provided with licensing opportunities. The platform's first film, "The Exquisite Corpse Project," is directed by Ben Popik who started Olde English is about a group of comedy writers given the ultimate challenge: to read only the first five pages of a script and each write their own 15 pages to form into one movie. Adam Frucci, the founder and editor of Splitsider, said of the new distribution label "I’m really.
- 4/25/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Indiewire
An "exquisite corpse" has many definitions and variations. At its most basic, it's a collaboration project, in which each collaborator puts in his contribution, followed by a peer who has to abide by a specific rule. For example, if three people were assigned to draw a character, each would take a different part: head, torso and legs. Each person would draw their portion with no knowledge of the others' work. This type of collaboration is the basis for the movie The Exquisite Corpse Project.
The Olde English comedy troupe has seen success, but the peak of their success has come and gone. Each member of the troupe has gone off on their own and started to establish their careers in different ways. But troupe member Ben Popik has an idea for an exquisite corpse project that would serve as the group's final hurrah.
Each member writes 15 pages of a script for a feature film,...
The Olde English comedy troupe has seen success, but the peak of their success has come and gone. Each member of the troupe has gone off on their own and started to establish their careers in different ways. But troupe member Ben Popik has an idea for an exquisite corpse project that would serve as the group's final hurrah.
Each member writes 15 pages of a script for a feature film,...
- 10/31/2012
- by J.C. De Leon
- Slackerwood
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