Chronos is a new web series made by Florida State students from the Media Productions major, and has caused quite the buzz around campus.
The project has been in the works for just over a year and is ready to release. With their first episode about to air on YouTube and their premiere of the entire series (all 8 episodes back to back) at the Askew Student Life Center on April 30th, the team is expecting a full house and is ready to show what they’ve been dedicating their time to.
The project has been in the works for just over a year and is ready to release. With their first episode about to air on YouTube and their premiere of the entire series (all 8 episodes back to back) at the Askew Student Life Center on April 30th, the team is expecting a full house and is ready to show what they’ve been dedicating their time to.
Every episode is going to be released on YouTube on Tuesdays, time to be determined. The first episode, Eventuality, will be released April 28th their channel here.
Cybernole got the chance to sit down with Sarah Tatum, Director of Development for Chronos, to see what the hubbub is all about.
Cybernole: Could you give the viewers a synopsis of what they can expect from Chronos?
Sarah: Chronos is an 8 part anthology web series that follows a universe where time travel is uncontrollable, like a natural disaster. Each episode follows a different character who ends up traveling through time in whatever circumstances they're in, and the consequences that go with that.
What audience would you say the show is directed at?
Sarah: Our main audience is definitely Sci-Fi, if you love Dr. Who, Back to the Future, Time Cop - this is up your alley. But what’s great is that each episode bodies its own genre. Some are comedies, some are dramas, some are action packed adventure. It reaches to an even broader audience. So if you love anything I’ve said already, you’re still going to love it.
How long does each episode run?
Sarah: Every episode is running between 18-22 minutes.
Cybernole got the chance to sit down with Sarah Tatum, Director of Development for Chronos, to see what the hubbub is all about.
Cybernole: Could you give the viewers a synopsis of what they can expect from Chronos?
Sarah: Chronos is an 8 part anthology web series that follows a universe where time travel is uncontrollable, like a natural disaster. Each episode follows a different character who ends up traveling through time in whatever circumstances they're in, and the consequences that go with that.
What audience would you say the show is directed at?
Sarah: Our main audience is definitely Sci-Fi, if you love Dr. Who, Back to the Future, Time Cop - this is up your alley. But what’s great is that each episode bodies its own genre. Some are comedies, some are dramas, some are action packed adventure. It reaches to an even broader audience. So if you love anything I’ve said already, you’re still going to love it.
How long does each episode run?
Sarah: Every episode is running between 18-22 minutes.
How many people were on the core team that started this project and developed it to what it has become now?
Sarah: We had 12 people on the productions team, that were Directors, Writers, and Editors. We all have been through the process since about April 2014, we had 7 people that got added on in the Spring for marketing, they're fantastic. That’s 19 core people, some of us as early as April of last year and some as of January this year.
What inspired this project to start, who had the initial idea?
Sarah: About a year ago, 12 of us Media Production majors completed narrative coursework and we wanted to do more than the media production major was offering. So we started making web series and then Colby Natal came up with the general idea of Chronos: time storms, what if you couldn’t control them? And we thought that was kind of cool and no one had really done that, it was different than anything in Sci-Fi. He had the original thought and the 12 of us came together and made it something of our own. Everyone had a role in that. Thomas Adams he is the head writer. We come up with ideas and he comes to make sure they all get put together
David Maisel is head of editing, he makes sure all the projects get edited together and look good. I’m the director of development, the departments communicate and make sure they are meeting deadlines - I also got to write my own episode.
“We’ve all had our own hand in Chronos, and that’s what makes it so special is that it’s such a collaboration”
Sarah: We had 12 people on the productions team, that were Directors, Writers, and Editors. We all have been through the process since about April 2014, we had 7 people that got added on in the Spring for marketing, they're fantastic. That’s 19 core people, some of us as early as April of last year and some as of January this year.
What inspired this project to start, who had the initial idea?
Sarah: About a year ago, 12 of us Media Production majors completed narrative coursework and we wanted to do more than the media production major was offering. So we started making web series and then Colby Natal came up with the general idea of Chronos: time storms, what if you couldn’t control them? And we thought that was kind of cool and no one had really done that, it was different than anything in Sci-Fi. He had the original thought and the 12 of us came together and made it something of our own. Everyone had a role in that. Thomas Adams he is the head writer. We come up with ideas and he comes to make sure they all get put together
David Maisel is head of editing, he makes sure all the projects get edited together and look good. I’m the director of development, the departments communicate and make sure they are meeting deadlines - I also got to write my own episode.
“We’ve all had our own hand in Chronos, and that’s what makes it so special is that it’s such a collaboration”
So you all had the opportunity to write your own episode and create something yourself?
Sarah: Yes, I worked on an episode that someone came up with the original concept for and I kind of spun it with a new idea, and it ended up getting picked. A lot of people have collaborated on episodes and supervised on editing. IronZoo is really about the collaborative effort.
What do you see for the future of this series or maybe what direction do you all kind of see it heading in?
Sarah: At first it started as a way to keep doing narrative work, and a way to keep moving forward. Online publication isn’t something that’s done that often here at FSU, and we wanted to be different. Now as it comes to an end we’d love for there to be a season 2, to continue the stories of our characters. I think that we just want to keep doing more work like this. With all the stress, with all the craziness, I think we all really love working on the project and working on online publication.
Have you thought about selling the rights or allowing the show to stream on something like Netflix?
Sarah: We have actually talked about that. We would love to put it on Netflix or Hulu or Yahoo, something so that everyone on the internet could get to it. We’re all about putting it online and giving access to the public.
Sarah: Yes, I worked on an episode that someone came up with the original concept for and I kind of spun it with a new idea, and it ended up getting picked. A lot of people have collaborated on episodes and supervised on editing. IronZoo is really about the collaborative effort.
What do you see for the future of this series or maybe what direction do you all kind of see it heading in?
Sarah: At first it started as a way to keep doing narrative work, and a way to keep moving forward. Online publication isn’t something that’s done that often here at FSU, and we wanted to be different. Now as it comes to an end we’d love for there to be a season 2, to continue the stories of our characters. I think that we just want to keep doing more work like this. With all the stress, with all the craziness, I think we all really love working on the project and working on online publication.
Have you thought about selling the rights or allowing the show to stream on something like Netflix?
Sarah: We have actually talked about that. We would love to put it on Netflix or Hulu or Yahoo, something so that everyone on the internet could get to it. We’re all about putting it online and giving access to the public.
Come check out this premiere at the SLC and support local art and fellow students on April 30th - doors open at 6 pm and show starts at 7 pm. If it looks packed don’t worry; they reserved the Phantom Theater just in case they reach capacity!