OzGirl
| OzGirl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama,comedy |
| Starring | Sophie Tilson Shanrah Wakefield Richard Askin |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No.of seasons | 1 |
| No.of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Five to seven minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube Bebo KoldCast TV |
| Release | 8 February– 25 June 2009 |
OzGirlis an Australianweb seriesthat ran from February to June, 2009. The series consists of 24 episodes, of between five and seven minutes each. The final episode was broadcast live on-air.
Story
[edit]OzGirltells the story of Sadie Brown, a small-town, country girl who moves toMelbourne,where she lives with her cousin Megan. The show explores Sadie's efforts to make friends, get a job, pursue her passion for photography, meet "Mr. Right", fall in love, and find her long-lost mother.[1]
It started out as an experiment in the use of social networking as a medium for building a community.
OzGirlestablished a "solid audience across a range of platforms includingFairfax Digital,Virgin Australia,KoldCast TV,Apple iTunes,Microsoft ZuneandTiVo." The series has been described as" Australia's first social web show in which the characters exist within the audience's existing social networks and interact with them as they would if they were real people. "[citation needed]
Cast
[edit]- Sophie Tilson- Sadie Brown
- Shanrah Wakefield- Megan Brown
- Richard Askin - George Sullivan
- Nicola Collie - Lisa
- Joel Famularo - Tony
- James O'Halloran- Patrick
- Janet Watson Kruse - Robyn Brown
- Bradley Williams - Hot Guy
Recognition and awards
[edit]- 2009ITVFest (Independent Television Festival)– Best Web Series
- 2009 ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) – Best Acting
- 2010Streamy Award- Best Foreign Web Series[2]
References
[edit]- ^McNaughton, Mathieas."OzGirl - The Story So Far".
- ^McNaughton, Mathieas."2010 Craft Award Winners".Web Series Today.