STANS: THE WEBSERIES
Los Angeles, California | Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
STANS is a webseries about 3 internet friends who discuss pop culture and talk about their personal lives. The series will focus on mental health, sexuality and friendship. STANS will show that human connection can happen even when you’re miles away from each other.
STANS: THE WEBSERIES
Los Angeles, California | Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
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STANS is a webseries about 3 internet friends who discuss pop culture and talk about their personal lives. The series will focus on mental health, sexuality and friendship. STANS will show that human connection can happen even when you’re miles away from each other.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
*all promotional pictures are from Season 1 of STANS*
The STANS Team decided to create an informational series called, Sunny Says. The series helps break down the language and cultural environment of STAN Culture. Our first episode breaks down the term STAN and the usage of the word in STAN culture. Who knows, maybe after watching this video you'll realize you're a STAN too.
STANS centers around stan culture and how that impacts a person’s world. Set in modern day, we will see how Pop Music Stans navigate the internet and interactions with others. As the characters develop a stronger bond with each other their worlds collide faster than they expect.
We're aiming to get funding for Season Two of the Webseries, which will focus on our character, Jake. We'll follow Jake as he goes from a passive nobody to a confident stan. Standing up against Sunny and Tiyon, his girlfriend and "pen pal", even his High School Bully. All he needs is a little courage, and maybe some Selena Gomez playing in the background.
It was my first year living in Los Angeles and I was itching to write! Amongst the culture shock and homesickness, I was experiencing extreme writer's block. So, I forced myself to write a script. I showed my work to a fellow friend and he said to me,
“It’s good but it’s not you but being a STAN is."
This is how STANS was made. I wrote up the first season, filmed and released it by April 2018. Many people enjoyed the series and related to it but they wanted better production, character development, a nice set design and...I don’t blame them! Heck, I wanted that too. I racked my brain thinking, how I can give out a great second season but also not experience bankruptcy while trying.
Everything I thought of was not an ideal way to fund the series. Until a nice fan of STANS told me to crowdfund. A grand and scary idea, but I decided, why not? Let’s do this! So many people are in love with the series, let's give them the series they deserve! I want to bring out a great season and make sure it’s done well. So we can do another season of STANS but this time well-produced, with some character development and incorporate the Screenlife film format.
Our series will incorporate editing and storytelling styles in the modern day age of the Internet. The series gives a look at human connection and media consumption in present day. Set mostly through digital screens, each action and reaction will be taken into account for the telling of the story.Here's a video of Screenlife & another video of Face 2 Face to show you the vision we have for STANS Season 2.
Our series will be not as menacing than Timur Bekmambetov's works (UnFRIENDED, Searching, CAM, etc).
We have cool editing plans for each episode of Season 2 that will show our audience what our characters are doing online and what that says about them. The series will cross with concepts from The Guild (Internet Friends turned Real Friends), Gilmore Girls (Banter) & Face 2 Face (Screenlife Film Format).
This is an exciting new wave of storytelling and we’d love to have you be a part of making this series a reality!
Gio is a recurring character of the series.
Kia is a recurring character of the series.
Howie is a recurring character of the series.
We couldn’t have gotten this far without the help and passion of others. Our cast and crew have all joined in on the STANS team and now we’d love to have you a part of our team too. In today’s age, people are attracted to things through exposure, PR and well-produced products. We want to provide all of that and more to you, the audience. We are asking for your support not just to fulfill our passion but to put out a series that’s worthy of representing STANS. We simply can’t bring STANS to you, in great quality without your help.
So please, look into your heart, and help bring a series that will show the world what STANS really are about.
Thank you very much AGAIN and we look forward to creating and sharing this project with you all!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Crew
Costs $5,000
We need our crew to be able to help us visually tell a great story.
Actors/Talent
Costs $3,000
We need people to help tell portray some new and familiar characters of STANS.
Marketing/Advertisting
Costs $2,100
We need more exposure to make sure that STANS is a successful series.
Locations & Stage Props
Costs $800
We need places where we can tell our STANS story.
Seed & Spark Percentage
Costs $600
Seed & Spark needs a little loving too. S&S Percentage is about 5% of what we raise.
Crafty (aka Food)
Costs $500
Everyone working on STANS all will need to eat during filming.
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About This Team
Name: William Frost
Position: Executive Producer
City: Waterloo, IA
Favorite Celebrity: Beyonce
Name: Stephen Lind
Position: Website Developer
City: Los Angeles
Favorite Celebrity: Jessica Biel
Name: Donnah Perez
Position: Graphic Designer
Bio: Donnah is a graphic design student from the Bay Area. She loves funky electropop music, collecting Spongebob memes on her phone, and the color pink! When she's not busy working on her projects, she can probably be found watching puppy videos on Youtube.
City: San Jose
Favorite Celebrity: Perfume
Name: Alex Sandoval
Position: Actor (as Jake)
City: Los Angeles
Bio:
Favorite Celebrities:
Name: Cindy Lin
Position: Actor (as Sunny)
City: Los Angeles
Bio: Cindy has just finished a 2nd run of "For The Love Of" (or, the roller derby play), originally staged at Theatre of NOTE, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of Center Theatre Group's Block Party 2019. A musical theatre lover and performer, she has been in musicals such as The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde, Titanic, Curtains and Urinetown. UCLA graduate and Taekwondo 3rd degree black belt. She also loves teaching, the outdoors, and the unfamiliar.
Favorite Celebrities: too many...a few favorites: Queen Bey, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens
Name: Michael Edwards
Position: Actor (as Tiyon)
City: Los Angeles
Name: Dylan Benevides
Position: Actor (as Gio)
City: Hilo, HI
Biography:
Favorite Celebrities:
Name: Tyler Payton
Position: Actor (as Kia)
City: Los Angeles
Biography: Hello! I'm 22 years old and originally from the Bay Area (aayyyee). I got my degree in Communication Studies, but I've always wanted to be an actress. I moved to LA last year to pursue my goal, and so far it's been going great! I feel like I rarely have free time, but when I do, I like to relax. Eating, watching Hulu/Netflix, making arts and crafts, and playing The Sims are some of my favorite pastimes.
Favorite Celebrities: Beyonce, Kali Uchis, Megan thee Stallion, Phoenix, Regina Spektor, Amine
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
*all promotional pictures are from Season 1 of STANS*
The STANS Team decided to create an informational series called, Sunny Says. The series helps break down the language and cultural environment of STAN Culture. Our first episode breaks down the term STAN and the usage of the word in STAN culture. Who knows, maybe after watching this video you'll realize you're a STAN too.
STANS centers around stan culture and how that impacts a person’s world. Set in modern day, we will see how Pop Music Stans navigate the internet and interactions with others. As the characters develop a stronger bond with each other their worlds collide faster than they expect.
We're aiming to get funding for Season Two of the Webseries, which will focus on our character, Jake. We'll follow Jake as he goes from a passive nobody to a confident stan. Standing up against Sunny and Tiyon, his girlfriend and "pen pal", even his High School Bully. All he needs is a little courage, and maybe some Selena Gomez playing in the background.
It was my first year living in Los Angeles and I was itching to write! Amongst the culture shock and homesickness, I was experiencing extreme writer's block. So, I forced myself to write a script. I showed my work to a fellow friend and he said to me,
“It’s good but it’s not you but being a STAN is."
This is how STANS was made. I wrote up the first season, filmed and released it by April 2018. Many people enjoyed the series and related to it but they wanted better production, character development, a nice set design and...I don’t blame them! Heck, I wanted that too. I racked my brain thinking, how I can give out a great second season but also not experience bankruptcy while trying.
Everything I thought of was not an ideal way to fund the series. Until a nice fan of STANS told me to crowdfund. A grand and scary idea, but I decided, why not? Let’s do this! So many people are in love with the series, let's give them the series they deserve! I want to bring out a great season and make sure it’s done well. So we can do another season of STANS but this time well-produced, with some character development and incorporate the Screenlife film format.
Our series will incorporate editing and storytelling styles in the modern day age of the Internet. The series gives a look at human connection and media consumption in present day. Set mostly through digital screens, each action and reaction will be taken into account for the telling of the story.Here's a video of Screenlife & another video of Face 2 Face to show you the vision we have for STANS Season 2.
Our series will be not as menacing than Timur Bekmambetov's works (UnFRIENDED, Searching, CAM, etc).
We have cool editing plans for each episode of Season 2 that will show our audience what our characters are doing online and what that says about them. The series will cross with concepts from The Guild (Internet Friends turned Real Friends), Gilmore Girls (Banter) & Face 2 Face (Screenlife Film Format).
This is an exciting new wave of storytelling and we’d love to have you be a part of making this series a reality!
Gio is a recurring character of the series.
Kia is a recurring character of the series.
Howie is a recurring character of the series.
We couldn’t have gotten this far without the help and passion of others. Our cast and crew have all joined in on the STANS team and now we’d love to have you a part of our team too. In today’s age, people are attracted to things through exposure, PR and well-produced products. We want to provide all of that and more to you, the audience. We are asking for your support not just to fulfill our passion but to put out a series that’s worthy of representing STANS. We simply can’t bring STANS to you, in great quality without your help.
So please, look into your heart, and help bring a series that will show the world what STANS really are about.
Thank you very much AGAIN and we look forward to creating and sharing this project with you all!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Crew
Costs $5,000
We need our crew to be able to help us visually tell a great story.
Actors/Talent
Costs $3,000
We need people to help tell portray some new and familiar characters of STANS.
Marketing/Advertisting
Costs $2,100
We need more exposure to make sure that STANS is a successful series.
Locations & Stage Props
Costs $800
We need places where we can tell our STANS story.
Seed & Spark Percentage
Costs $600
Seed & Spark needs a little loving too. S&S Percentage is about 5% of what we raise.
Crafty (aka Food)
Costs $500
Everyone working on STANS all will need to eat during filming.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Name: William Frost
Position: Executive Producer
City: Waterloo, IA
Favorite Celebrity: Beyonce
Name: Stephen Lind
Position: Website Developer
City: Los Angeles
Favorite Celebrity: Jessica Biel
Name: Donnah Perez
Position: Graphic Designer
Bio: Donnah is a graphic design student from the Bay Area. She loves funky electropop music, collecting Spongebob memes on her phone, and the color pink! When she's not busy working on her projects, she can probably be found watching puppy videos on Youtube.
City: San Jose
Favorite Celebrity: Perfume
Name: Alex Sandoval
Position: Actor (as Jake)
City: Los Angeles
Bio:
Favorite Celebrities:
Name: Cindy Lin
Position: Actor (as Sunny)
City: Los Angeles
Bio: Cindy has just finished a 2nd run of "For The Love Of" (or, the roller derby play), originally staged at Theatre of NOTE, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of Center Theatre Group's Block Party 2019. A musical theatre lover and performer, she has been in musicals such as The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde, Titanic, Curtains and Urinetown. UCLA graduate and Taekwondo 3rd degree black belt. She also loves teaching, the outdoors, and the unfamiliar.
Favorite Celebrities: too many...a few favorites: Queen Bey, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens
Name: Michael Edwards
Position: Actor (as Tiyon)
City: Los Angeles
Name: Dylan Benevides
Position: Actor (as Gio)
City: Hilo, HI
Biography:
Favorite Celebrities:
Name: Tyler Payton
Position: Actor (as Kia)
City: Los Angeles
Biography: Hello! I'm 22 years old and originally from the Bay Area (aayyyee). I got my degree in Communication Studies, but I've always wanted to be an actress. I moved to LA last year to pursue my goal, and so far it's been going great! I feel like I rarely have free time, but when I do, I like to relax. Eating, watching Hulu/Netflix, making arts and crafts, and playing The Sims are some of my favorite pastimes.
Favorite Celebrities: Beyonce, Kali Uchis, Megan thee Stallion, Phoenix, Regina Spektor, Amine