The Scene (miniseries)
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The Scene was a miniseries
created by Jun Group Entertainment. This first-of-its-kind film was targeted to peer-to-peer
(P2P) users, both in distribution, subject and style.
The series were financed through sponsorship deals and released for free on the web and on P2P networks under a Creative Commons
license (attribution, no derivative works). Mitchell Reichgut, director of the series, says in an e-mail newsletter:
group called CPX. Drosan is forced by circumstances to sell the pre-release films to commercial pirates in Asia
.
Each episode is filmed as a combination of a webcam
video showing one of the actors superimposed on their desktop, showing e-mail
, Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) and instant messaging
conversations. Most of the action takes place on the computer screen.
Theme song is made by Maylynne, called Catch Me.
windows would appear. See also "'Teh Scene' Releases Final Episode".
The parody also released its first episode for season 2 on November 1, 2006. From what is seen in the first episode of season 2, they are not going to have the same storyline or concept as seen in the "The Scene" season 2.
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
created by Jun Group Entertainment. This first-of-its-kind film was targeted to peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
(P2P) users, both in distribution, subject and style.
The series were financed through sponsorship deals and released for free on the web and on P2P networks under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
license (attribution, no derivative works). Mitchell Reichgut, director of the series, says in an e-mail newsletter:
Another question that keeps coming up in our IRCInternet Relay ChatInternet Relay Chat is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer, including file...
channelChat roomThe term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing...
and in forumInternet forumAn Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
s around the web, is our rumored connection to SONY. As it happens, one of our producers has a day job there (which was probably the genesis of all the conspiracy theories) but that's as far as it goes. We pay for "The Scene" ourselves and the idea that the show is some kind of anti-piracy propaganda is truly silly.
Season 1
The story centers on Drosan (Brian Sandro), a member of a fictitious sceneThe Scene
The Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
group called CPX. Drosan is forced by circumstances to sell the pre-release films to commercial pirates in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Each episode is filmed as a combination of a webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
video showing one of the actors superimposed on their desktop, showing e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
, Internet Relay Chat
Internet Relay Chat
Internet Relay Chat is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer, including file...
(IRC) and instant messaging
Instant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
conversations. Most of the action takes place on the computer screen.
Actors
- Joe Testa as Drosan (Brian Sandro)
- Trice Able as melissbliss04 (Melissa)
- Laura Minarich as danaburke123 (Dana Burke)
- Dinarte Freitas as coda
- Noah Rothman as slipknot (Johannes)
- Jill Howell as trooper (Jodi)
- Curt Rosloff as teflon (Ed Koenig)
- Nick White as pyr0 (David)
Music featured in The Scene
| Episode | Artist |
|---|---|
| 01 | Magi |
| 02 | The Silk Demise |
| 03 | Endless Blue |
| 04 | Ikarus |
| 05 | Togetha Brotha Soundsystem |
| 06 | Sunburn |
| 07 | Spirograph and Hypnotic Melody |
| 08 | Kmotiv |
| 09 | Temple City |
| 10 | Lendi Vexer Lendi Vexer Lendi Vexer are a trip hop duo from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The two members of the band are Natalie Naveira and Diego Guiñazu, who uses the stage name DG. They have both been making music since 1995 and formed the band in 2000... |
| 11 | Glideascope |
| 12 | M |
| 13 | David Cooper |
| 14 | Planet Bliss |
| 15 | Sort of Expression |
| 16 | Ephemerid |
| 17 | None. Special episode |
| 18 | Mezzanizm and Sal Boca |
| 19 | Beauty's Confusion |
| 20 | GILO and STOKELY |
Theme song is made by Maylynne, called Catch Me.
Season 2
The Scene continued for the second season of the series with a misleading name. Instead of focusing on warez culture, the second season took a look at illicit weapons trade happening online, as the director of the series saw the storyline of the season 1 to be complete. The production pace of the series had changed from one monthly episode to much shorter weekly episodes.Actors
- Samantha Turvill as sng330 aka Houdini6 aka Lukai (Danika Li)
- (Katerina Li)
Music featured in The Scene 2.0
| Episode | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2.0 - 2.3 | Black Era |
| 2.4 - 2.8 | Christophe-E |
| 2.9 - 2.11 | Cling |
| 2.12 - 2.15 | Designerthumbs |
| 2.16 - 2.18 | Ital Roots Players |
| 2.19 | CLING |
Parody
Close to the initial release of "The Scene," a spin-off parody called "Teh Scene" was released on the Internet. It imitated the format of the original series and overtly criticised it for its possible connections with anti-piracy groups (and Sony sponsorship in general), mocking its amateurish approach to depicting software pirates using the exaggerated mannerisms of script kiddies. "Teh Scene" featured a dynamic format (as opposed to "The Scene's" static presentation of a computer monitor, on which a small video and a few instant messagingInstant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
windows would appear. See also "'Teh Scene' Releases Final Episode".
The parody also released its first episode for season 2 on November 1, 2006. From what is seen in the first episode of season 2, they are not going to have the same storyline or concept as seen in the "The Scene" season 2.
Actors
- Kris as Hydrosan
- Jordan as T3hSuppl13r
- Matt Jakubowski (Jaku) as Agent Gryphun Symthe
- LordDusty as Agent Fitzgerald aka babygurl123
External links
- Official Site
- Slashdot discussion (season 1)
- The Scene on archive.org.
- Teh Scene on archive.org.