Kierra is Here!

Greetings, one and all! First off, it's time to make our big announcement. Our lead has finally been cast! Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you Joanna Reardon!  

This week saw some work on the blades we'll be using for close-ups, along with a paint job on one of the helmets, and rubberizing its breather, in the hope that it will reduce paint flaking. A pair of sci-fi cuffs have been cut, hinged, and padded, now we just need to make sure the latching mechanism works. Sunday, Joanna came to begin her training, while the rest of our team labored in the background, finding what lumber we can use to create the ship set, and continuing to work on the trooper armor.

While things were somewhat delayed, due to the holiday, we nonetheless managed to arrange some more casting sessions for the week, as well as prep for the next phases of costuming and set construction.

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

Variety

Greetings, one and all! Well, this week has been pretty busy. Friday saw us run a one day class for a school from Roseburg. That went quite well, and there is talk of making it an annual event.

 

Saturday, we ran a quick reading for another character. On top of that, we will be announcing the casting for several characters very soon. So keep your eyes open for that.
Sunday, the team ran multiple projects, from continuing with the armor, and laying out helmet designs, to stripping scrap off of the old village set, so we can re-use the frames for this project.

After multiple hardware runs, other pieces are starting to come together, hopefully with pictures in the near future. (Though some can't be revealed without giving away bits of the plot...)

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

The Layers of Development

Greetings, one and all! This week was a broad selection of events. First off, Wednesday saw another reading, followed by an extensive costuming session, outlining the looks for various characters and planets. Friday saw a brief meeting about taking the first steps toward creating another product that could help monetize our IP.
 

Saturday, we met again to further progress the props and armor creation. 

 

From shaping foam, to collecting parts, it was a full day.

 

Monday and Tuesday saw the experiments with the safety blade paint hit its first snag. Metallics tend to smudge, even when flexible and "dry," so a clear rubber coating material is now on order. In the meantime, we'll be working on all the other things that need to be done. Lastly, a brief scene rewrite has streamlined some of the early script necessities, which has taken a load off of our 2nd AD and costuming department, on top of being a better hook, so a good week all around.

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

Blades Again

Greetings, one and all! This week has been a solid mix of events. We started with several readings for supporting characters, which went quite well. We are in the process of arranging several more, but that has been delegated to our second AD while we turn to production design.

 

Plans for a ship interior have been drawn up, and modified for ease of construction.

Directly after that, the team met for a very wide range of jobs. One arm did readings, while another cut out armor plates, and another choreographed a fight scene.

Monday, we worked on creating safety blades for our stunt people, so they can more readily commit to their strikes. This is a new experiment, and there is no telling if the metal finish will even stay, but it's worth the effort to find out.

 

Tuesday was dedicated to further armor experimentation.
We have many errands scheduled for today, a highlight being the costuming meeting scheduled for tonight.

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

Stuff(ed) Up

Greetings, one and all! Well, this week took some surprising turns. First off, the swordplay demonstration for 5th graders mentioned a couple weeks back has found its location, so that is moving on at full speed. However, directly after that, a large portion of our team, myself included, came down quite suddenly with that most glorious of inventions, the springtime cold. This led to a slowing of the production process, and a cancelled stunt meet.

However, that did not stymie us completely, as we have a series of readings scheduled for this evening. If all goes well, we will have some announcements very soon...
Also, it is with great pleasure that I give a nod to retired actor and stuntie Keith, for his generous contribution to the project. Thanks, Keith! That's going toward the Hunter's ship set.

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