Can a hi-def sci-fi show succeed by going direct to the Web? Stage 3 Media is gambling that it can. In an interview at VIdFest in Vancouver, Stage 3 CEO Damien Kindler talks up the audacious gamble that is Sanctuary. Sanctuary is the highest budget direct-to-Web show ever, and the first show to be made entirely using greenscreen, with no sets.
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The first four “Webisodes” are free on Youtube, but you have to pay for the high-quality versions of all eight. The premise is interesting: it’s 2007 and New York City is overrun with monsters who feed off the poor. But a heroic woman scientist (played by Stargate’s Amanda Tapping) wants to help the monsters control their powers. Unfortunately, the actual show is a tad cheesy (it starts with Jack the Ripper), and Kindler has the look of a tired pitchman reciting the same talking points for the millionth time.
Video: Sanctuary For All Interview [Web Strategy By Jeremiah]
