Compulsions wins the Cliciker Best of 2009 award for Best Web Original Drama

Yesterday the winners of “The Best of Clicker 2009” awards were announced, and Compulsions was voted the winner of “Best Web Original Drama”.

Compulsions out paced the category against a formidable field of dramas including finalists Angel of Death, Anyone But Me, The Fall of Kaden, and After Judgment.

Other Web Original winners of “The Best of Clicker 2009″ awards were

Best Web Original Comedy – Legend of Neil

Best Web Original Non-Fiction – The Web Files

Best Web Original Music Show – Fader TV

Along with TV, Film, and other notables,

Best TV Show Comedy or Variety – Chuck

Best TV Show Drama – House

Best TV Show Non-Fiction – Intervention

Best Movie Available Online – Bottle Rocket

Best Music Video Collection – Taylor Swift

Best Live Show – Live! From The Future with Stuart Paap

Best Technology Show – Gadget Lab

Best Show For Kids – Spongebob Squarepants

Latest Favorite Viral Video – David After Dentist

Best Sketch Troupe – The Casual Mafia

Best of What You Didn’t Know Was Online – Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Most Wanted Online – Battlestar Galactica

This is the only role I’m going to address before the launch because this is the only role I feel can be blogged about without ruining a large part of the story.

Going into casting, we all knew that the three leads would be a challenge to find ideal actors for. We knew that Mark Sandler (The Sadist) would be especially important and vital because the character is so dynamic, and that a high percentage of the story revolves around him.

Craig Frank rests in between takes in Compulsions.

When you approach casting a role like Mark, you tend to get sucked in to the darkness of the torture scenes. Thus, it was important to us that we look for actors who effectively play both sides of the character. Mark isn’t a sadist 100% of the time, you need to make sure that the actor can address the human side of the character. Bring in some sympathy, and of course very importantly, make the audience root for him. This isn’t unlike manyof our modern day leading men in episodic content. Jack Bauer (24), Dr. House (House), Vic Mackey (The Shield), and Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) are all great examples of leading men who are in reality bad people, yet we as an audience will root for them. (continue reading…)