For the Harry Potter fans there's "The Spell Tutor", made in Toronto.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G4_gGqGO1naqoUzRDmbOw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G4_gGqGO1naqoUzRDmbOw
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"Alternative Media" - Who's watching it?
- Thread starter Rob MacLennan
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Needs someone checking the continuity etc. Water should have moved. Where's that accent from? The east coast?
Continuity is frequently a problem in low/no budget productions, so I usually don't care much about that. As to the accents it's supposed to take place in North America, no the UK.
Just got back from Seattle (actually Bellevue, but close enough) after attending ZOECon. ZOECon is a small convention for fans and supporters of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentlemen Productions. There were several premieres, some of incomplete works, and there's going to be some really good stuff coming from them soon. Of biggest interest is a new dramatic series called "Strowlers." For those who don't know (like me until a while back), the term 'strowler' is from old English Thieves Cant and refers to people of the road who weren't thieves; travelling musicians, actors, etc.. This show has been more than 10 years in the making.
"Strowlers" i set in the modern world, but with magic existing. In the US there is a government organization similar to Homeland Security, that deals with magic. If you want to be a legal practitioner they "burn" you, to eliminate those pesky emotions that mess with your ability to control magic. You then become one of their agents or, if not very powerful after the burn, you'll likely end up being rented out to corporate interests. The pilot episode was beautifully shot, well acted, and compelling. It should get public release around September, after it gets a premiere at GenCon.
This isn't all. They also shot an episode in Ireland and assisted a group of urban shamen in Unaalbaator, Mongolia to shoot an episode there. Another episode is in the works with a group in Australia. The idea is to make this a shared universe, with a Worldbook to help film makers understand how the Strowlers Universe works. They want people to be able to tell their own stories. If we have any budding film makers in the group who are interested, I could easily put you in touch with the right people. If you know anyone seriously interested, the same applies.
Dead Gentlemen re also throwing their "Demon Hunters" universe open for collaboration.
Here's the intro video for "Strowlers":
[video=youtube;4L3bbaJ97p8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L3bbaJ97p8[/video]
"Strowlers" i set in the modern world, but with magic existing. In the US there is a government organization similar to Homeland Security, that deals with magic. If you want to be a legal practitioner they "burn" you, to eliminate those pesky emotions that mess with your ability to control magic. You then become one of their agents or, if not very powerful after the burn, you'll likely end up being rented out to corporate interests. The pilot episode was beautifully shot, well acted, and compelling. It should get public release around September, after it gets a premiere at GenCon.
This isn't all. They also shot an episode in Ireland and assisted a group of urban shamen in Unaalbaator, Mongolia to shoot an episode there. Another episode is in the works with a group in Australia. The idea is to make this a shared universe, with a Worldbook to help film makers understand how the Strowlers Universe works. They want people to be able to tell their own stories. If we have any budding film makers in the group who are interested, I could easily put you in touch with the right people. If you know anyone seriously interested, the same applies.
Dead Gentlemen re also throwing their "Demon Hunters" universe open for collaboration.
Here's the intro video for "Strowlers":
[video=youtube;4L3bbaJ97p8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L3bbaJ97p8[/video]
My buddy that is in "PineBoxFast" sent me this link if anyone is interested.
I don't know all the deets, but they are selling 60 day access to the pilot episode for $10 to help fund filming of more episodes.
https://www.e11evenentertainment.com
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I don't know all the deets, but they are selling 60 day access to the pilot episode for $10 to help fund filming of more episodes.
https://www.e11evenentertainment.com
Sent from the purple GTAMotorcycle.com mobile app
I'll have to take a look at that. Ongoing funding is one of the big issues that creators have to deal with and, with how Patreon defecated in the bed a short while back, they're likely going to be screwing with their platform enough to kill a bunch of indy content producers.
One of the things that was discussed on the last day of the con, was that the folks behind ZOE/DG see this coming and are working on a REGISTERED NON PROFIT solution for this. Essentially a Patreon/Kickstarter/IndieGoGo replacement, that can't be hijacked by venture capitalists, for ongoing support of independent content producers. This was discussed as a US thing but, as Ben (President of ZOE) moved to Vancouver, BC a while back, I have hopes that it might span the border.
One of the things that was discussed on the last day of the con, was that the folks behind ZOE/DG see this coming and are working on a REGISTERED NON PROFIT solution for this. Essentially a Patreon/Kickstarter/IndieGoGo replacement, that can't be hijacked by venture capitalists, for ongoing support of independent content producers. This was discussed as a US thing but, as Ben (President of ZOE) moved to Vancouver, BC a while back, I have hopes that it might span the border.
Zombie Orpheus Entertainment has released all of the shorts from "Demon Hunters: Slice of Life" on YouTube. I suggest watching them in the reverse of the order they've set them up for, or at the very least saving "Feed the Beast" for last, but here's the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6DoxMar5tI&list=PLTtpi7gJO7XNnQXjdVJUXwb6p92OkKzh-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6DoxMar5tI&list=PLTtpi7gJO7XNnQXjdVJUXwb6p92OkKzh-
I've been hoping to share this short film with people since it was released last year, but until now there wasn't any way to do it except by playing the copy on my phone. Now, thanks to The Fantasy Network, I can finally do it. It's called "Iron" and it's set in the US Pacific Northwest, during World War I. You all should all be able to watch it free by clicking on this link:
https://www.thefantasy.network/iron-1/videos/iron-h264-1080p
https://www.thefantasy.network/iron-1/videos/iron-h264-1080p
Last 6 days of the JourneyQuest season 3.5 Kickstarter, to film the stuff that had to be dropped from the other seasons for budgetary or time reasons.
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...eyquest-35-and-campaign-setting?ref=user_menu
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...eyquest-35-and-campaign-setting?ref=user_menu
"Strowlers" (See post# 84) has just hit Amazon Prime. If you're a member, have a look. The 'season' is comprised of the 40 minute long pilot and two shorts that were shot in Ireland, with a skeleton crew as proof of concept and in Mongolia, with a group of shamen.
A little necromancy....
My friend Andy, and two of the guys who created/produced the web series "Glitch", have recently created a new Youtube channel called "Your Lame Friends." I know that Andy is really quick on his mental 'feet' and the other guys have created some excellent content. And the "murder shed" is real (I helped film a few seconds of test footage in it with Andy, for a horror short he made).
My friend Andy, and two of the guys who created/produced the web series "Glitch", have recently created a new Youtube channel called "Your Lame Friends." I know that Andy is really quick on his mental 'feet' and the other guys have created some excellent content. And the "murder shed" is real (I helped film a few seconds of test footage in it with Andy, for a horror short he made).
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It's been quite a while so I'm reviving this thread. A VFX artist named Ian Hubert, who was involved in a film I was a backer for called "Project London", has been working on a series of films. The first took him three years to produce and he's been making instructional videos on how to use Blender, while making his first movie in the series. That movie dropped on Youtube last week and already has almost a half a million views. It's called "Salad Mug." Keep in mind that virtually everything that you see in this video has been created in Blender. (Also, my friend Andy Dopieralski is the "head in a box)
In case anyone was wondering about the drama I mentioned in the TV series thread, regarding Wayside Creations.
Local actress and many-time Sunshine Girl Monica Zelak in a horror short. Be warned; it's a bloody one.
Necroposting again.
My friends in Seattle/Tacoma are going to be launching the Kickstarter campaign for the fourth movie in "The Gamers" series on Tuesday, May 28. It's the last movie in the series for these characters. If anyone is interested I can provide links to the previous three movies, starting with the truly terrible and funny original from 2002, and the Kickstarter campaign (when it launches). And the tropes. Oh,the tropes.
The first announcement is at 5 hours and 5 minutes into the first day of the con and the discussion begins around 5:12 of the same video.
My friends in Seattle/Tacoma are going to be launching the Kickstarter campaign for the fourth movie in "The Gamers" series on Tuesday, May 28. It's the last movie in the series for these characters. If anyone is interested I can provide links to the previous three movies, starting with the truly terrible and funny original from 2002, and the Kickstarter campaign (when it launches). And the tropes. Oh,the tropes.
The first announcement is at 5 hours and 5 minutes into the first day of the con and the discussion begins around 5:12 of the same video.
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And the Kickstarter is motoring along rather well, so far. After 24 hours it had hit something like 18% of the goal.
Shaman
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Imagine my surprise when I see an ex-employee (twice over, no less) of mine in this.
I think that it was shot out your way as well, but not sure on that.
The Kickstarter funding campaign for "The Gamers: Dorkness Falls" has concluded and they pulled in roughly $570,000.00 (likely closer to $380K after taxes and fees). They'll be shooting some time this coming Spring. I thought that I'd be adding to my IMDB listing* with a Producer credit for a friend's horror production, but it seems that it will be an Associate Producer credit for "Dorkness Falls."
*Yes, I have an IMDB listing. I found it a few years ago, while searching my name for something else, and was as shocked as anyone else
*Yes, I have an IMDB listing. I found it a few years ago, while searching my name for something else, and was as shocked as anyone else
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