- Tim Street
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occupation = director, writer, producer, and new media consultant
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website = http://1timstreet.blogspot.com/
footnotes =Tim Street cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1320209/ |title=Tim Street IMDB |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=IMDB |publisher=Internet Movie Database ] is a director, writer, producer, and new media consultant. He is one of the pioneers of using the Internet as a story telling device and he is the Creator/Executive Producer of the Popular Viral Video [http://www.frenchmaidtv.com French Maid TV] . CNN referred to Street’s work as “Red Hot” cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/13/julie/index.html |title=Stalker site aims to be next generation of 'Blair Witch' |accessdate=2007-10-01 |last=Hopper |first=D. Ian |date=2000-03-13 |work=CNN.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6nfSzx |archivedate=2007-10-06 ] , The Toronto Star said “Prophetic,” Wired News called his first creation, [http://fortheloveofjulie.com/ fortheloveofjulie.com] , ‘one of the Internet’s creepiest sites… and one of the most convincing hoaxes to hit the Net.” cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/03/35022 |title=Stalking Site: Slick or Sick? |accessdate=2007-10-02 |last=Burke |first=Lynn |date=2000-03-17 |work=Wired |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6cl4AW |archivedate=2007-10-06 ] Tim has been elected to sit on the advisory board for the [http://www.downloadablemedia.org/ Association for Downloadable Media] (ADM), an industry association focused on providing advertising and audience measurement standards for episodic and downloadable media. cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5TwCLsTMe |title=Association for Downloadable Media 2007 Elections |accessdate=2007-12-08 |date=2007-12-03 |publisher=Association for Downloadable Media |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5TwCLsTMe |archivedate=2007-12-07 ] Tim lives in Los Angeles, CA and is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA). cite web|url=http://newteevee.com/2007/04/10/french-maid-producer-signs-with-uta/ |title=‘French Maid’ Producer Signs with UTA |accessdate=2007-05-30 |last=West |first=Jackson |date=2007-04-10 |work=NewTeeVee.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6uTARH |archivedate=2007-10-06 ]
Traditional Media
Tim Street's career in entertainment began in 1981 at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida where he started as a Steam Train Engineer at the Magic Kingdom on the
Walt Disney World Railroad . He soon switched hats and began creating and producing TV and radio commercials for the various Disney Theme Parks. In 1993 he moved to Los Angeles and started working for Nickelodeon where he served as one of the producers on hit children's television shows like "What Would You Do? " and "All That ." As Founder and President of a Pasadena-based production company, [http://www.sparkfactory.com/ The Spark Factory] , Tim has Executive Produced such traditional TV shows as Elvira’s “Raise the Dead,”Betty White ’s “Twelve Games of Christmas,” “Match Game Blank-A-Thon,” “Gong Show’s 25th Gong-a-versary,” “25th Anniversary of ‘Family Feud ’,” andSpike TV ’s Hot Buttered Movie Special, hosted byJennifer Garner . In addition to television shows, Tim is an award-winning short form director, having written, directed, and produced hundreds of promos, commercials, and interstitial programs for cable and network television. He won the Promax BDA Awards for Directing and Producing Promos 2003 and 2006 and served as a judge for the 2005 Promax BDA Awards Home Entertainment Competition cite web|url=http://www.sparkfactory.com/ |title=Tim Street Bio |accessdate=2007-10-07 |work=The Spark Factory ] cite web|url=http://www.nontourage.com/home/podcasts/2007/05/01/Guest-Tim-Street.html |title=Nontourage Podcast Guest Tim Street |accessdate=2007-05-25 |date=2007-05-01 |work=Nontourage Podcast ] cite web|url=http://www.promax.tv/awards_homeent05.asp |title=Promax & BDA 2005 Judges Home Entertainment Competition |accessdate=2007-10-07 |last=Promax & BDA |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQTg4WDH |archivedate=2007-10-07 ]Creator of Fictional Web Sites
In 1999 he set out to create an interactive story that would use the Internet as a platform. cite web|url=http://www.nontourage.com/home/podcasts/2007/05/01/Guest-Tim-Street.html |title=Nontourage Podcast Guest Tim Street |accessdate=2007-05-25 |date=2007-05-01 |work=Nontourage Podcast ] He came up with a factitious site that appeared to be set-up by a guy who was madly in love with a young woman named Julie. [http://fortheloveofjulie.com/ Fortheloveofjulie.com] generated millions of page views as well as attention from the Los Angeles Police Department, Santa Monica Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/13/julie/index.html |title=Stalker site aims to be next generation of 'Blair Witch' |accessdate=2007-10-01 |last=Hopper |first=D. Ian |date=2000-03-13 |work=CNN.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6nfSzx |archivedate=2007-10-06 ] cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/17/julie.folo/index.html |title=Authorities tell faux-stalker site to tone it down |accessdate=2007-10-05 |last=Hopper |first=D. Ian |date=200-03-17 |work=CNN.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6kFiX2 |archivedate=2007-10-06 ] Fortunately, the site brought him notoriety in Hollywood rather than jail time. Fortheloveofjulie.com was Tim's first foray into interactive web-based media and that lead to several other sites including My Son Peter (a site by a man who plays hide-and-seek with his son who has been dead), Zach Mango (
Jon Cryer 's character in The Trouble with Normal), and Fight Club (Tyler Durden's behind-the-scenes online journal.) cite web|url=http://www.nontourage.com/home/podcasts/2007/05/01/Guest-Tim-Street.html |title=Nontourage Podcast Guest Tim Street |accessdate=2007-05-25 |date=2007-05-01 |work=Nontourage Podcast ]Viral Videos / Podcasting
[http://www.frenchmaidtv.com French Maid TV] was born in 2006 when Tim expanded his interactive storytelling to include advertising built into the storyline. His goal was to create how-to videos taught by French Maids. Aimed at the 18-24 year old male demographic, French Maid TV is short (2-6 minute) videos that teach skills like CPR, How to Share Music, How Barter Online, and How to Share Photos. Each video is sponsored and the distributed on the Internet and via podcast, where the spread virally. By using
Revver and having sponsored videos, Tim has been able to successfully monetize his content cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-09-13-revver_N.htm |title=Posters reap cash rewards at video-sharing site Revver |accessdate=2007-09-13 |last=Graham |first=Jefferson |date=2007-09-13 |work=USA Today |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQPHMCN3 |archivedate=2007-10-07 ] cite web|url=http://newteevee.com/2007/02/14/how-french-maid-tv-brings-in-dough/ |title=How French Maid TV Brings in Dough |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=West |first=Jackson |date=2007-02-14 |work=NewTeeVee |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SP6zPKbD |archivedate=2007-10-06 ] The six episodes have been viewed over 20 million times, have been featured iTunes and as one of YouTube’s top videos cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG0QTBfh_1s |title=Top Ten Videos on YouTube |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=YouTube.com |publisher=YouTube ] .[http://www.downloadablemedia.org/ Association for Downloadable Media] is the newly formed industry association focused on providing standards for advertising and audience measurement for episodic and downloadable media. Tim Street was nominated for chairperson at the Open Meeting held at the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo. He declined the nomination in favor of the other candidates. Since he became well known for FrenchMaidTV.com he feared the association may not have been taken seriously with him as chairperson in the inaugural year. cite web|url=http://www.jasonvanorden.com/association-for-downloadable-media-open-meeting |title=Association for Downloadable Media Open Meeting |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Van Orden |first=Jason |publisher=JasonVanOrden.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQOHu7NE |archivedate=2007-10-08 ]
New Media Conference Speaker
Tim Street speaks at many national conference on new media.
* [http://www.newmediaexpo.com/ New Media Expo] 2008 cite web|url=http://www.newmediaexpo.com/thursday2008.htm |title=New Media Expo Schedule Thursday August 14, 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-15 |last=New Media Expo |publisher=New Media Expo |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5WVDSQGtB |archivedate=2008-03-21 ]
* [http://www.nabshow.com/ NAB Show] 2008 cite web|url=http://www.nabshow.com/2008/conferences/podcastingSummit.asp |title=NABShow Podcasting Summit |accessdate=2008-03-12 |last=National Association of Broadcasters |date=2008-03-21 |work=NABShow Conference |publisher=NAB |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5WVEAZUbQ |archivedate=2008-03-21 ]
* [http://www.macworldexpo.com/ MacWorld Conference & Expo] 2008 cite web|url=http://www.macworldexpo.com/conference_program/market-symposiums/publishing-promoting-your-podcast |title=MacWorld 2008 Conference Program Publishing & Promoting Podcasts |accessdate=2007-12-15 |date=2007-12-14 |publisher=MacWorld |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5U5rLRhfh |archivedate=2007-12-14 ]
* [http://www.digitalhollywood.com/ Digital Hollywood] Spring and Fall 2007 cite web|url=http://www.digitalhollywood.com/LASpring07Agenda.html |title=Digitial Hollywood Spring 2007 Session Descriptions |accessdate=2008-01-22 |last=Hollywood |first=Digital |date=2007-06-01 |work=Digital Hollywood |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5V1kOrCOt |archivedate=2008-01-21 ] cite web|url=http://www.digitalhollywood.com/07DHFall/DHFl07Thurs2.html |title=Digital Hollywood Speaker Bios |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Digital Hollywood |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQQLDBdF |archivedate=2007-10-07 ]
* [http://podcastacademy.com/ Podcast Academy] #6 2007 [ cite web|url=http://mwgblog.com/archives/2007/06/20/podcast-academy-tim-street-signs-on/ |title=Podcast Academy - Tim Street signs on |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Geoghegan |first=Michael |date=2007-06-20 ] cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQMwgkg0 |title=Podcast Academy #6 Instructors |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Podcast Academy |date=2007-09-27 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQMwgkg0 |archivedate=2007-10-08 ]
* [http://www.newmediaexpo.com/ Podcast and New Media Expo] 2007 cite web|url=http://www.newmediaexpo.com/friday2007.htm |title=Podcast and New Media Expo Speakers Friday 28, 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Podcast and New Media Expo |date=2007-09-28 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQOl4ne4 |archivedate=2007-10-08 ]
* [http://podcastacademy.com/ Podcast Academy] #4 2006 cite web|url=http://jdfrey.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/podcast-academy-iv/ |title=Podcast Academy #4 |accessdate=2007-10-08 |last=Frey |first=Jeffrey |date=2006-10-03 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQNIWbJm |archivedate=2007-10-08 ]
* [http://podcampwest.pbwiki.com/ PodCamp West San Francisco] 2006 cite web|url=http://engagingconflicts.com/index.php/archives/23 |title=Podcamp West 2006: Marketing Using the Net |accessdate=2008-01-22 |last=Nelson |first=Gini |date=2006-12-10 |work=EngagingConflicts.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5V1ji9rZN |archivedate=2008-01-21 ]
* [http://www.promax.tv/ Promax & BDA] Conference 2004 cite web|url=http://www.promax.tv/conf_04sessions3.asp |title=Promax & BDA Conference Sessions |accessdate=2007-10-07 |last=Promax & BDA |date=2004-06-25 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5SQSDndri |archivedate=2007-10-07 ]References
External links
* [http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/ FrenchMaidTV ]
* [http://www.windley.com/archives/2006/09/tim_street_on_producing_viral_video.shtml/ Tim Street on Producing Viral Video]
* [http://www.newmediamusings.com/2006/11/tim_street_on_f.html/ Tim Street Interview from New Media Musings, November 19, 2006]
* [http://blip.tv/file/417867/ Tim Street Interview on Trend TV at Podcast and New Media Expo 2007]
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