In case you missed me and Zadi Diaz on FourCast last week, be sure to check it out here! We all had a great time… ANY time I get to discuss Dune is a good time! It was also doubleplusgood to be included in a TWiT show, so thanks to my buddy Tom Merritt for drafting me.

Also, thanks to ZetsueiSirun on Twitter, I’ll be appearing on ANOTHER TWiT show as a guest on NSFW next Tuesday, August 17th at 10pm EST (find the time in your area). Be sure to tune in live here.

UPDATE: I won’t be on the August 17th episode of NSFW after all, but we’re rescheduling and I will let you know when we secure a new date. XOXO

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be a guest on this week’s FourCast on TWiT. I’ll be on the show with fellow guest Zadi Diaz where we will discuss one of my favorite topics… TEH FUTURZ!

Be sure to watch live here on Monday, August 2nd, at 4pm PST (or find the time in your city).

The IAWTV is currently preparing to elect five new members to the board of directors and someone nominated me. Last week I accepted the nomination and submitted the following candidate’s statement. Regardless of whether I win or lose, I will continue to advocate the contents of this statement which I hold very highly.

Thanks to the person(s) who nominated me, I appreciate your vote of confidence!

Thank you for nominating me to run for a seat on the board of directors. I am very passionate about our industry and driven to uplift our achievements and professionalism. Here is an outline of my thoughts on where I feel we should take the academy in the coming months. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

International- Though the IAWTV has held meetings in Los Angeles and New York, the web series industry is not restricted to these cities and we should be mindful not to exclude our international membership. As an international member (Canadian), I proposed the live-stream for the last meeting in Los Angeles and I feel it’s important to continue this inclusive way of thinking, and to encourage the international community, with the help of the Membership Committee, to join the academy and help educate and build the communities in their area. All this can be simple with some basic equipment and guidance from the Technologies Committee.

Education- Education is a wonderful tool to build exposure and community in our organization. I’d like to help the Events Committee oversee regional (local) member-organized workshops, public live-streamed peer-group panels, and blog posts on the IAWTV web site to help build our community involvement, knowledge and industry as a whole.

Advocacy- It’s time to get back on track to advocate our professionalism and devotion to this field by following up on the many issues that have recently plagued our community (e.g. Net Neutrality, IMDb excluding web series, etc.). I would like to work together with the Communications Committee to prepare statements on the issues, help the Industry Standards Committee create standards and best practices, and assist the Events Committee in facilitating protests.

Awards- I feel it’s important to celebrate our community and its’ achievements by giving it the awards show it deserves. Like many of you, I was dismayed by this year’s Streamy Awards and would like to work together with the Awards Committee to oversee the script, content, security and guest treatment guidelines for next year. Our show needs to represent the spirit and hard work of our industry and its’ stars (whether they be from the web or the mainstream) in a respectful tone.

About me: I have been working in the web TV industry since 2005 and have appeared in over a dozen web series. I have written about the industry for The Guardian, spoken on numerous panels across Canada and the US, and coordinated open community-based meetings to share knowledge with those interested in the field. Aside from being a member of the IAWTV, I am also a judge of the Canadian New Media Awards and have organized meetings with SAG and AFTRA on behalf of New Media West to discuss the details of their new media contracts. I have a Diploma in Communications, a Bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies and worked as a diplomatic assistant before pursuing my career in new media full time. I speak English, French and Korean. (For more, see my biography and resume.)

Casey McKinnon
New Media Producer/Actress

All candidate statements should be emailed to the IAWTV membership and posted on the forum today. May the best candidates win.

Just before the 2010 Streamy Awards, Rocketboom host MemeMolly and producer Leah D’Emilio dropped by my apartment to shoot this interview. Stay tuned to the end for a special surprise guest… ;)

Though a very young, very scared, Casey watched some Doctor Who when she was a kid, I didn’t really start watching seriously until Christopher Eccleston jumped aboard. I liked his take and, though I didn’t see every episode that season, I was extremely upset to hear he was leaving the show so early. When David Tennant came on, I didn’t really get to know him as a Doctor until Rudy sat me down to watch some Doctor Who specials. By that time, news had already spread that Tennant too was leaving the show, and I was disappointed because I finally loved him and wanted to see more. Then, I heard about Matt Smith. Rumbles from friends and reliable sources told me that he was going to be the “Robert Pattinson” of Doctor Whos so, naturally, I thought it would suck (pun not intended). Still, I started watching it from the beginning on BBC America.

What I experienced smacked me in the face. The first episode was a little chaotic, but the tease and promise of a good ride was set. And now, I am smitten.

Matt Smith’s Doctor Who fascinated me and captivated my imagination. Though he’s a young looking actor, he has convinced me that his character is old (907 to be exact). All this ain’t easy… I’m one of the pickiest sci-fi fans/viewers in the known universe, so this is quite the feat. I don’t think I’ve been this enraptured since Seven of Nine joined the cast of Star Trek: Voyager… but Smith has done this without the help of large supple borg boobies. Well done, sir, well done.

Now I’m glad to see his star shine even brighter. This weekend Matt Smith performed the Doctor Who theme with techno artists Orbital at Glastonbury. What. A. Fucking. Treat. I have no doubt that nerds all over the world were (and probably still are) jizzing their pants.

Thanks to Chris Hardwick for his post about Matt Smith at Glastonbury, and Antony Johnston for the link to the “Fezzes are cool” video.

N.B.: Unfortunately, I’m behind on Doctor Who episodes while traveling. Please be kind and don’t give anything away for me in the comments… thanks. XOXO