Freak (online drama)
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Freak is an online teen drama format created and produced for MySpace
UK by production company FMX (part of the FremantleMedia
group). The series, which was described as an "edgy, teenage coming-of-age story", featured a cast of fresh, young actors and invited the audience to be part of the creative process by choosing the music, becoming a member of the cast and helping to shape the storyline. The first series was sponsored by Red Bull
and Procter & Gamble
and was launched on July 20, 2009.
The format was created by Josie Ward. The series can be viewed on the official MySpace Freak Profile Page
The MySpace community were also invited to take part in the creative process behind the series. MySpace users could get involved in many ways such as submitting music to be featured on the soundtrack or by competing to become a stylist, showing off their freaky talents or starring as an extra within the series.
Natalie Fox became a Freak Stylist and won the opportunity to visit the set, meet the cast and the professional stylists behind the series.
Face for Radio, Rochelle, Milkymee, My Toys Like Me, We Have Band, Come On Gang, My Passion and the Electric Dolls.
MySpace
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UK by production company FMX (part of the FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of Bertelsmann's RTL Group, Europe's second largest TV, radio, and production company...
group). The series, which was described as an "edgy, teenage coming-of-age story", featured a cast of fresh, young actors and invited the audience to be part of the creative process by choosing the music, becoming a member of the cast and helping to shape the storyline. The first series was sponsored by Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
and Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
and was launched on July 20, 2009.
The format was created by Josie Ward. The series can be viewed on the official MySpace Freak Profile Page
Synopsis
FREAK follows Lucy, an online gaming addict who dresses clothes she steals from her reluctant step-bro Ant (Sean Bourke) until she begins to realise that her gaming obsession has started to turn her into a boy! Lucy's online mates offer advice on how to become the perfect girl and as Lucy starts to discover who she really is, she finds herself getting attention from indie kid Steve (Jamie Di Spirito) and geeky Dennis (Daniel Ormerod), receiving bad advice from Dennis' cruel fashionista sister Heather (Abi Hardingham) and stepping on the toes of Steve‟s girlfriend Kelly (Aisling Jarret). But does she even like the girl they created? Will the real Lucy please stand up?!Main characters
| Name | Portrayed By | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy gameonluce |
Georgina Campbell (2009–Present) |
Lucy on MySpace |
| Steve stevedylan |
Jamie Di Spirito (2009–Present) |
Steve on MySpace |
| Ant antagonise |
Sean Bourke (2009–Present) |
Ant on MySpace |
| Kelly Kelly_Humphrey |
Aisling Jarrett-Gavin (2009–Present) |
Kelly on MySpace |
| Dennis superdenmatthews |
Daniel Ormerod (2009–Present) |
Dennis on MySpace |
| Heather xxheathermatthewsxx |
Abi Hardingham (2009–Present) |
Heather on MySpace |
Interactivity
Episodes originally broadcast every Monday and Thursday on MySpace, but between these times you could interact with the cast of the show by visiting their MySpace pages. These profiles allowed a real-time-like following of the story with each of the characters posting real time blogs, videos, pictures and lots more, and thus telling their own narrative.The MySpace community were also invited to take part in the creative process behind the series. MySpace users could get involved in many ways such as submitting music to be featured on the soundtrack or by competing to become a stylist, showing off their freaky talents or starring as an extra within the series.
Natalie Fox became a Freak Stylist and won the opportunity to visit the set, meet the cast and the professional stylists behind the series.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to FREAK has featured a mixture of popular signed and unsigned artists drawn from the MySpace Community. Some of the most popular artists to date have included Life in Film, Charlee Drew,Face for Radio, Rochelle, Milkymee, My Toys Like Me, We Have Band, Come On Gang, My Passion and the Electric Dolls.