Version 3d

Yep... so, as the above title suggests, I've been doing a little bit of writing, each major alteration getting a new letter, each tectonic shift, a new number. As of Friday, I realized that the story I'd been working with for almost a week and a half was messy and unfocused, so back to the beginning I went, and now the thing has some semblance of structure. Well, as much as first drafts can.

Once again, the stunt team met. With the torrential rain we've been having of late, our only option was to cram all of us into the shop, where we taught the newest members the fine theatrical art of taking a hit.

I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I was feeling it the next day. We also discussed plotting for the story, and plans for distributing the burdens of major shoots.

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

Scribe of the Nine Isles

Hello again! This week has been largely comprised of one thing: Writing. After the ideas settled out, one in particular rose to the top. For our last cast party, we had created a fantasy world for the characters to explore. While the game itself tended toward surrealist comedy, the overarching idea and plotline work well for serialized storytelling. So, for now, I am developing the story of a brother and sister who have been sent to the fantasy equivalent of Australia in search of a mysterious artifact to repay their family's debt. Meanwhile, an army masses in the north, ready to make its final assault on the free kingdoms of the world...

In other news, the stunt team is back from hiatus, and they're getting back into form after a month of vacation.

It's heartening to see them teaching and refreshing each other, whilst I try some new methods of my own.

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

New Year, New News

 Greetings one and all! Ah... it's good to be back. During the loosely termed "vacation," we had the opportunity to meet with the members of Rogue Zohu Productions, a group of young independent filmmakers from Washington. The conversation covered everything from our filmmaking histories, to the potential for working together in the future. Needless to say, there will be a few hurdles that must be crossed before we can get to that point, but something to look forward to. If any of you guys are reading this, it was good to meet you all.

After a few course adjustments, the "Trooper's Tale" now has a completed first draft, and there are a couple other ideas floating around in my head. All that remains is for one to solidify enough that I can start putting it down in black and white.

Also, we are making yet another adjustment, and rendering out versions of both the Gatewalkers feature edit and Othersight to be sold in the digital download format.

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

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Only a couple points this week. First, I'm working on rewriting the second half of what I've dubbed the "Trooper's Tale," in reference to the Canterbury Tales. I like the new direction better, as it has more personal weight for the characters.

 

Second, I finally bit the bullet and made a pretty big step, one I probably should've made months ago. While I can't provide any details yet, time will tell what may come of it.

We'll be taking a break from the blog next week, so I suppose now is a good time to wish you all a Happy New Year!

Do You Wanna Play a Game?

This week has petty much been a repeat of the last several, with one giant exception. Sunday the team got together to try out a different form of story game, this time in full costume.

 

As usual, hilarity ensued, but what was different is we tried out some story driven combat, which worked remarkably well, as the conflicts escalated to the point where almost everybody at the party was "on stage." This experience has opened up new ideas that we may pursue, but that's pretty much all for now. Until next time!

Once More...

So, once more we find ourselves on the brink of the Christmas hiatus, and thus also the Christmas break party and game. As per tradition, a new set of teammates will be flung into a world and expected to survive and, if they're very lucky, actually achieve their goal.

On the movie front, we drilled the team again this week...

 

After that, we experimented with various costumes for the above mentioned game. However, it does give me some character ideas...

We're still trying to find our footing on the next project. After work on the new scripts, we turned to working on some that had been started this last spring. Still no word on which way we'll go yet.

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

Two Week Recap

Hello everyone! I hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving.

 

Well, it's back to the grind for us. I actually acquired a modicum of sense and commissioned someone with more Photoshop experience than I to work on the Othersight DVD cover. These past two Sundays, we taught the team more kicks, plus sword and shield, and more longsword.

 

 

I am somewhere around the fifth or seventh iteration of the first fourty-some pages of the new script, I'm kinda losing track. Constantly revising the tone and focus to get something that works with our strengths and the things we've learned these past few years... but mostly to keep the pace from dragging. Looking forward to seeing what it feels like when it's finished.

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