Camp Unplug was a series of thirty-six Vines which follow thirteen Viners who grudgingly attend a "digital detox camp", filmed at Camp Wandawega. Described as Vine's "first long-form original series", Camp Unplug was released on June 23, 2016, during VidCon, after the six-second limit on Vines was lifted. It was soon looped over 41 million times the following week. [1] [2] [3] It was twenty-two minutes in length. Camp Unplug was written by Viners Aaron Chewning and Chris Melberger, and produced by Jeremy Cabalona and Karyn Spencer. [4] The series was where future collaborators Drew Gooden and Danny Gonzalez first met. [5]
Camp Unplug received three nominations at the 6th Streamy Awards and was a finalist for Web Series at the 9th Shorty Awards.
Featured Vine stars: [2]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | 6th Streamy Awards | Show of The Year | Camp Unplug | Nominated | [6] |
Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||||
Actress | Lauren Giraldo, Camp Unplug | Nominated | |||
9th Shorty Awards | Web Series | Camp Unplug | Finalist | [4] |
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Danny and I actually met at VidCon several years ago. We had been in a short film sort of, that Vine put together called "Camp Unplug". We went to this camp in Winconsin, Camp Wandawega. We shot there for a few days.
Gooden and Gonzalez met on "Camp Unplug," a long-form series created by Vine, starring Viners, of which they were both part.