I augmented my latest screenplay project with a series of scripts for five to ten minute webisodes. If I'm able to find the means of shooting the screenplay itself, I'd like to lead into it for several months by releasing these associated shorts on YouTube, MySpace, etc.

You don't need to see the shorts to understand the feature, and vice versa. But I love the idea of enriching a viewer's experience by releasing extra content on the web.

Now, to find the money to shoot it...

Austin, that's an interesting twist: As opposed to saving extra content for the DVD release, use it to tease the theatrical release.