Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Happy New Year!

'Tis the season of getting together with friends and family, so we have been busy with the adventures of the season. Updates will return next week.

Have a great week, and we'll see you in the new year.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Christmas at Brightsword Productions

Greetings one and all!
Well, this last week found us icebound and without power for awhile, so things did get thrown a bit off. However, we quickly got back on track, with color correction getting its first pass, along with even more refining edits. There was a brief hiccup when I discovered that the intended fix for a visual issue did not work, nor the next four ideas. But a moment of inspiration this morning allowed that problem to be solved simply, and artistically. If all goes well, you won't even notice. 
We also got together on Sunday for a Christmas party, in which we took our team on an adventure into the Shattered Desert...






An entertaining pastime, and a good way to see our busy friends before we launch into the new year.

Well, that's about all for this week. Until next time!

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Winter Shoot: Days 2 & 3

Greetings, one and all!
Last week, while the previous blog was going out, our team was once again on location, shooting the first half of our short. Balmy 34 degree weather notwithstanding, we managed to get through the short, yet complex, fight and dialog. Not only that, but we had enough time left to shoot pickups for the previous shoot before the light failed.
Sunday we followed up with a short after dusk shoot for the scene that links our two previous shoots.







The edit has been completed, and is being refined. Sound has been synced up to the video, and now we'll be moving into effects and color correction. After a brief detour in preparation for the weekend, that is...

That's about all for this week. Until next time!

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Winter Shoot: Day 1

By the time you are reading this, we will either be preparing for, or in the middle of, our second day of shooting. But for now, we'll give you a look at the first day.





The day started out wet and windy, but thankfully let up in time for the shoot, and stayed dry (but muddy) until we wrapped for the day. It was fairly chilly, but we anticipated that, and costumed accordingly. We also managed to squeeze in all the needed shots before the light failed. Not bad for only three hours.

Well, that's about all for this week. Until next time!