Bernie Su
Bernie Su | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, unknown year |
| Occupation(s) | Web series creator, writer, director, film producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable work | The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Emma Approved |
Bernie Su is an American web series creator, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his work on the Emmy Award-winning web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries with Hank Green, a modern vlog-style adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice which won YouTube’s first primetime Emmy. His five-platform interactive re-imagination of Austen’s Emma, called Emma Approved, won the same Emmy two years later.
Su's most recent project, Vanity, was Multi-channel network StyleHaul’s first original online series, with Maybelline New York attached as the exclusive sponsor for its centennial celebration.
Career
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Pemberley Digital
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is an American web series adapted from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The story is conveyed in the form of vlogs.[1][2] It was created by Hank Green and Bernie Su,[3] produced by Jenni Powell[4][5] and stars Ashley Clements, Mary Kate Wiles, Laura Spencer, Julia Cho and Daniel Vincent Gordh. It premiered on YouTube on April 9, 2012[6] and concluded when the 100th episode was posted on March 28, 2013.[7] The story is told in vlog-style by the eponymous character, each episode being between two and eight minutes long.[8]
In 2013, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries won YouTube’s first primetime Emmy.[9] The Guardian called The Lizzie Bennet Diaries "the best Austen adaptation around" at the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice.[10] In 2014, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #40.[11]
A DVD set containing every episode of the series and its spinoffs was launched on Kickstarter on March 22, 2013; the initial pledge goal of $60,000 was met within six hours.[12]
Sequels
Welcome to Sanditon
Taking place after the events of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries,[13] Welcome to Sanditon follows Gigi Darcy as she spends her summer in Sanditon, CA to run a beta demo of the Pemberley Digital Domino application. The residents of Sanditon have all been invited to join in the test, and discover how this “life-revealing” app performs.
The mini-series is a modernized adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel, Sanditon. One notable difference from the source material is Gigi replaces the unfinished novel's original heroine, Charlotte Heywood (as Sanditon is actually not connected to Pride and Prejudice in any way).
Emma Approved
Taking place after the events of Welcome to Sanditon, Emma Approved focuses on Emma Woodhouse, a confident and proud female entrepreneur who believes she is an excellent matchmaker.[14]
The series is a modernized adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, Emma.[14] One notable difference from the source material is Caroline Lee replaces Augusta Hawkins as Philip Elton's wife (as Emma is actually not connected to Pride and Prejudice in any way).[15]
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet is a book by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick which takes readers deep inside Lizzie’s world and well beyond the confines of her camera.[16]
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet is a book by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley, and audiobook with Mary Kate Wiles performing all the voices, telling Lydia's story from a few months after TLBD for about a year.[17]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3rd Streamy Awards | Best Writing: Comedy | The Lizzie Bennet Diaries | Won |
| Best Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| Best Interactive Program | Won | |||
| Audience Choice for Series of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Original Interactive Program | Won | ||
| 2nd International Academy of Web Television Awards | Best Interactive/Social Media Experience | Won | ||
| 2014 | 4th Streamy Awards[18] | Best Drama Series | Won | |
| Audience Choice | Emma Approved | Finalist | ||
| Cynopsis Digital Model D Awards | Web Series Comedy | Nominated | ||
| 3rd International Academy of Web Television Awards | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Creative Arts Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Interactive Program | Won | |
| 2016 | 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Digital Drama Series | Vanity | Nominated |
References
- ^ Hasan, Heba (April 24, 2012). "Pride and Prejudice, the Web Diary Edition". Time. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Koski, Genevieve (May 3, 2012). "Remember Pride And Prejudice? It's back, in vlog form!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (May 4, 2012). "Cute Web series: 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'". USA Today. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Whyte, Marama. "Exclusive interview: 'Lizzie Bennet Diaries' producer Jenni Powell talks casting, Anne Frank, more [part 1]". hypable. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
I am the producer of the show.
- ^ Lenker, Margaret. "Chaz Bono Joins 'Adi Shankar's Gods and Secrets' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Episode 1: My Name is Lizzie Bennet". The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Episode 100: The End". The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ The shortest episode, The Charming Mr. Lee (episode 11), lasts 2 minutes and 41 seconds. The longest, An Understanding (episode 87), lasts 8 minutes and 12 seconds.
- ^ "'Top Chef's' 'Last Chance Kitchen,' 'Oprah's Lifeclass,' the Nick App, and 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries' to Receive Interactive Media Emmys". yahoo.com. 22 August 2013.
- ^ Welsh, Kaite (28 January 2013). "Pride and Prejudice at 200: the best Jane Austen small-screen adaptations". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Green, Hank. "THANK YOU OH MY GOD!". The Lizzie Bennet Diaries DVD...and More!. Kickstarter. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Pemberley Digital. YouTube.
- ^ a b "'Lizzie Bennet Diaries' Team Will Take On Jane Austen's 'Emma' Next". Tubefilter.
- ^ Karma is a ... - Emma Approved Ep: 41. YouTube. 31 March 2014.
- ^ Su, Bernie; Rorick, Kate (2014-06-24). The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet: A Novel. Touchstone. ISBN 9781476763163.
- ^ Rorick, Kate; Kiley, Rachel (2015). The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet. New York: Touchstone. ISBN 9781476763231.
- ^ LaCroix, Emy. "WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS PRESENTED BY COCA COLA". Retrieved 9 September 2014.