Former Guiding Light Star and Emmy nominated Actress Beth Chamberlain Joins Cast of Critically acclaimed web series Thriller CELL

Austin, Texas – 16/6/2010 – Beth Chamberlin joins the season 2 cast of Austin-based series CELL:  The Web Series. Beth is well known for her role on Guiding Light, the longest running broadcast show in television history, and she comes to CELL fresh off a 2010 Daytime Emmy nomination for her work in the final year of the show. She played Beth Raines on the long running soap opera from 1989 to 2010. However, Beth is not new to web series as she is also co-star and story consultant on the hilarious show Steamboat. She is also a certified kettle bell trainer and has two workout DVDs, The Kettle Bell Way Vol. 1 and Kettle Bell Way Vol. 2 Empire State, available from Beacon Fitness.

CELL: The Web Series is nearing the explosive conclusion to its freshman season with its finale going live on July 21, 2010. The series stars Jourdan Gibson, Kevin McCarthy and Danny Cameron. It is written and directed by Mark Gardner with a score by composer/conductor Brian Satterwhite.

When asked about the new addition to his already stellar cast Mark Gardner had this to say, “We’re very excited to have Beth join the cast of CELL: The Web Series. CELL has worked hard to deliver excellent character based drama and an actor of Beth’s caliber will help us push to the next level in creating high-quality independent drama. We hope with the inclusion of Beth Chamberlin in CELL that we can not only increase interest in what we’re doing but also increase exposure and interest in independent drama all over the web to a new group of fans.”

CELL has accumulated much critical acclaim in its first season and has recently surpassed 260,000 views on Koldcast TV. Lovable Varmint Productions is currently seeking additional funding and sponsors for season two.

CELL: The Web Series is proud to welcome Beth Chamberlin to the cast. Welcome to the Family, Beth and Stay Tuned!

Lovable Varmint Productions is a small band of independent writers, actors and producers taking their futures into their own hands. Our mission is to tell high-quality, engaging, original stories, with a focus on serialization, for distribution on the Internet and other new media streams. We intend to push the boundaries of new media production by advancing evolutionary models for monetization, production, and distribution of original web content.

For sponsorship, funding and press inquiries please contact Mark Gardner.

My last post talked about my burning desire to get a new Canon DSLR.

I just wanted to pass on this nifty little series of videos comparing a few of the best DSLRs and Film cameras. The Zacuto Great Camera Shootout 2010 is underway with their second video out now. It’s a great example showing the operational differences of each camera as evaluated by major DPs and film industry veterans. I’d highly suggest checking it out if you’re considering buying a DSLR within the next year.

I was fortunate enough to sit in on a panel with the amazing Philip Bloom at SXSW. He was talking about how the relatively new video capabilities of digital SLR cameras are becoming a valuable tool for independent film producers. He was specifically talking about the Canon 5dmkII and the Canon 7d. I’ve been holding out for a Scarlet from Red, but the examples he showed were amazing and convinced me that it’s time to look into getting a DSLR myself. Take a look after the jump for the proof.

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In case you didn’t know, CELL has been the first production for Lovable Varmint Productions. The response has been great so far and we’re ready to do more, but not just with CELL. There’s a lot more in the pipeline that we’re working on.

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The past few days I’ve been at the South by Southwest Film and Interactive Conference here in Austin. For 5 solid days, leaders in film and digital media industries swarmed all over downtown Austin. I was there for it all and I learned a lot. Now the challenge is to bring it all back and make it a part of what’s happening with Lovable Varmint and all the projects we’re working on.

Over the next few days I’ll be talking more about SXSW and what I learned. To all of the supporters of Lovable Varmint, CELL:The Web Series, and all the other projects in the pipeline, I’ve learned that I owe you all more. I’ll be talking more about what we have in store and also just general ideas about what’s going on in the general world of new media streams and digital media.

So look for more blogs, talks about media in general, some live-streaming vlogs, and who knows what else. It really means that I’m going to work harder to talk to you all some more and let you know what I think. Where we’ll end up, who knows. But I will say that we’ll end up somewhere great and I hope you all take the ride with me.