tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63355704021092533602011-10-08T13:17:33.338+01:00General wibbling, thoughts, opinions and production stuff for my 3d amateur animation projects.Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-61090685656400923342011-08-17T18:57:00.003+01:002011-08-22T18:10:52.240+01:00

...and still am... Just dropping a note to those who read the tripe I scribble on here and have passed on their good wishes, and those who have mailed me over the last few weeks inquiring about how I'm getting on and so forth; hearty thanks to those goodly folk for your thoughts and support; it's much appreciated. So, an update... where are we? Still in the Slough of Despond, I'm afraid!  Life

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-8237844533687876022011-06-21T12:25:00.003+01:002011-06-21T12:28:26.175+01:00

Real life crashed in this morning in the form of a phone call with some bad news, meaning I'm taking a hiatus from movie making and community involvement for a while in order to sort it out. I won't have the time to do half of what I had slated and this couldn't come at a worse time for me, for a variety of reasons.  I'll try and do lines for anyone that I owe them to, but even that might be a

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-80312257068861039022011-05-29T15:30:00.000+01:002011-05-29T15:30:47.840+01:00

Yes, I succumbed to a huge bribe (well, it was more of a small bribe... ok... it was a teeny-weeny bribe... ok, it was a barely veiled threat, but still...) and the mission I chose to accept was co-hosting duties with Big Ken White tonight on The Sunday Show on TMOA. Tremble in your boots, all yea who read... Actually, it should be some fun, as we are kicking off the first full "Knights of the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-35191450586288291162011-05-17T17:59:00.000+01:002011-05-17T17:59:53.766+01:00

Eldritch is on the trail of the mysterious girl. A meeting with Rafferty leads to a dangerous encounter... Starring Killian Fospherous KV Lanna Mods Chris Ollis Davidwww PapaG Pak1234 Writerly SquirrelyGirl Contains occasional swearing.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-66245777657272993572011-05-14T20:29:00.001+01:002011-05-14T20:29:57.163+01:00

Yes, at long last Gabe (Animatechnica to the iClone community, Gabe to those who have the pleasure to work with him, and "Foul Pornographer" to Ken ;)) has put up the official Nobbit site, replete with piccies, soundtracks, info and more stuff than you can shake a stick at! We can only hope this means that "The Nobbit: Part Three" isn't far from release :) Check it out HERE; you won't be

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-54417932878359384272011-05-13T21:26:00.002+01:002011-05-14T16:15:21.542+01:00

Season Two Interlude One The first of several "side trips" that showcase other characters and areas of the Odyssey universe, shedding more light on the backstory of the arc of the Odyssey series. In this instalment, secret meetings take place, and two familiar characters discuss the current situation...

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-82943788416679337402011-04-25T14:59:00.002+01:002011-04-25T15:18:49.098+01:00

Don't forget (or, for those who didn't know in the first place!), Damien Valentine's re-imagining of his excellent The Chronicles of Humanity series is being premiered tonight on Indytheatre.  Originally shot in The Sims, Damien decided with Season Two to switch to Moviestorm.  In doing so, he made the decision to go back and redo the first series in the new platform as well... and tonight, the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-67086248257810736692011-04-16T15:16:00.000+01:002011-04-16T15:16:10.330+01:00

is now available on TMU or direct from Vimeo... or even here, if you prefer :) Part One of Eldritch - Apocalypse Then ---------------------------------------------------- Meet John Eldritch, London's Night Hunter; a man whose destiny is to defend the night against the Dark. Might want to watch full-screen, as most of this takes place at night and is therefore a little dark :) Part One of a

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-55054933660396016342011-04-15T23:04:00.003+01:002011-04-15T23:38:38.344+01:00

Part Two: The Rebirth When last we left our intrepid blog, the idea of Eldritch had languished for a good while in the dank, dark recesses of my brain... Recently rewatching the delightful Strange series (starring Richard Coyle, better known to some as the legendary Jeff Murdoch in the UK version of Coupling (still one of the classic comedy series, and written by none other than Steven Moffat,

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-30194127579366233542011-04-13T22:43:00.000+01:002011-04-13T22:43:38.350+01:00

I thought that I'd post my thoughts and feelings about the creation of "Eldritch" as release of the first part grows near.  Bear with me, as it's a little self-indulgent in places (and definately wordy!), but hopefully it'll serve as a "raison d'être" for genesis of the production, the roots of the characters, how the story has evolved from it's beginnings as a tabletop roleplaying campaign, and

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-38344016954972304692011-04-12T23:24:00.000+01:002011-04-12T23:24:21.584+01:00

Renewed interest in this over the last month or so, coupled with grabbing some much needed proppage from the likes of Chris Ollis (of Moddingstorm fame, without whose props I would never have been able to even think about getting this project started), KV, Squirrelygirl and PapaG over at the MS forums (special thanks to the latter two for a special modding job for a crucial scene!), has

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-73566693388467922732011-03-25T19:10:00.000Z2011-03-25T19:10:27.602Z

Ooooo! Unfortunately, if you are outside the UK, you might not be able to see this as it's an embed from the BBC website... sorry!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-90322242995842659942011-03-06T18:05:00.002Z2011-03-06T18:18:30.354Z

Selfish self-promotion time; if you have nothing better to do than listen to a Brit gabbling for an hour about Odyssey and stuff, tune in to the Roger and Ken Show on TMOA tonight (from 7-12 UK time) and listen to me whittering on.  If nothing else, it's guaranteed to leave you comfortably numb :) You can tune in through one of the links provided HERE on the showthread via TMU. And, who knows?

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-21300793219670493192011-02-28T21:11:00.000Z2011-02-28T21:11:53.768Z

Well, Episode One is out and, despite a couple of glitchy moments and a weird sound rendering issue that made the balance go a bit wonky in places, it seems to have been received pretty well so far. In an effort to try and expand the "screen time" of some of the subsiduary characters (especially with so much changing since the end of Season One and the start of Season Two), I'm embarking on a

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-10331384124938646462011-02-22T00:45:00.000Z2011-02-22T00:45:57.255Z

Yes, it's finally out!  Two days of struggling to get the bugger out meant the sound went a little wonky on the render, and there's a graphical glitch with a few rogue frames near the end, but hopefully that won't ruin your viewing experience too much! Anyway, here it is; hopefully you'll enjoy it, and massive thanks, kudos and other praises are heaped upon the incredibly talented cast;

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-28702265165287524422011-02-20T16:41:00.001Z2011-02-20T16:42:09.195Z

The final teaser trailer for Odyssey Season Two.... Episode One, "...Together We Stand" will be launching soon... Stay tuned to the TMU Forum Production Thread for more information!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-25603241539772120022011-01-31T23:36:00.001Z2011-01-31T23:36:43.791Z

Click to Play Just a little something to tide Odyssey fans over whilst Season Two production rumbles on!

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The Wolf and Dulci Show (Mondays at 10pm EST, 9pm CST on TMOA Radio) has another of it's Audience Participation Events (or "APEs" as they are known in the venacular ;)), and this one is a good 'un for writers. The premise is easy enough; "watch the video HERE, then write a screenplay (minimum 5 minutes in duration) that follows the theme of the video news broadcast posted. In essence, the news

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That's right, folks; if you missed any of the premieres over the last week, you can now watch "The Nobbit: Part 2" in the comfort of your own living room at a time to suit YOU, the casual viewer! I'm inordinately proud of the work the mammoth cast did and especially Gabe for putting it together; yes it's juvenile, yes it's not exactly high-brow entertainment and yes, no doubt some will really

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-26272076178297911142011-01-02T13:19:00.000Z2011-01-02T13:19:54.801Z

The second part of Animatechnica's magnum opus, The Nobbit, will premiere on Monday January 3rd at 8:00 pm Pacific right after the Wolf n Dulci show, 11pm Eastern, 12pm Taiwan and repeats again on Sunday January 9 at 4 pm pacific after the Ken and Roger show.  As always, after the live viewing, the movie will go up the normal channels so keep an eye out for them. Work continues on the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-39019334318874499722010-12-25T14:54:00.000Z2010-12-25T14:54:46.279Z

Brief drop in whilst my venison is percolating to wish all the readers of Captain's Blog a Happy and Fun Festive season and a prosperous and inventive New Year!  May 2011 bring all that you desire! Until the festivities are done for another year, fare thee well and have a safe and joyous holiday season!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-38059125632846690692010-12-09T22:55:00.001Z2010-12-09T22:56:42.124Z

Yes; I finally sat down tonight and had some time to start blocking out scenes for Odyssey Season Two! A year after Season One wrapped (in which I've done a ton of things I never imagined doing this time last year; writing my own stuff, a coupla scripts for others, advising on a couple more, voice-acting, being honoured to be a part of Team WarTechnica in the 48hr Machinima contest, presenting

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-20717305828785315422010-11-06T11:28:00.006Z2010-11-06T19:12:20.096Z

A fan of sci-fi?  Not seen Enigma previously?  Have you been living in a hole for the last 3 years?!? :) The season finale of Enigma is now available for viewing on TMUnderground and Vimeo; I heartily suggest you go and watch it. And ignore the fact that I may have had a finger or two in the writing of the script... It seems soo long ago that Uber and I spoke about the script, bashing ideas

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-48823143642857349422010-10-29T20:20:00.002+01:002010-10-29T20:20:19.036+01:00

Yes, I know... it's taken me months to get it done, but it's winged its way out to the cast at loooooong last, so maybe I can finally get started on Season Two :)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-8041104428724292882010-10-20T20:34:00.001+01:002010-10-20T20:34:10.794+01:00

Thanks to Mr Ken White, proprietor and all-round master of TMOA, the 2010 Ollies Show download is now available here for those who missed the live version. Enjoy and once again, massive thanks to Reallusion, Moviestorm, CeltX and the independant iClone developers who supported the awards this year with their prize donations.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-41152499905530759052010-10-17T22:58:00.000+01:002010-10-17T22:58:46.121+01:00

The 2010 Ollies Film and Community Award Winners BEST PICTURE DEATH IN VENICE (by ChatNoir Studios)   BEST MOVIE or SERIES DIRECTOR CHAT NOIR STUDIOS (KateLee and SherwinLiu) BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE K4OWNZALL BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOVIE OR SERIES K4OWNZALL BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOVIE OR SERIES VICTORIA

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-43835517979539128242010-10-16T23:33:00.000+01:002010-10-16T23:33:25.159+01:00

1: BEST SOUNDTRACK FOR A MOVIE OR SERIES Death in Venice (ChatNoir) Tribute (RikVargard) Incubus (ChatNoir) WINNER: DEATH IN VENICE (by ChatNoir) 2: BEST SOUND EDITING IN A MOVIE OR SERIES Incubus (ChatNoir) CQ: Blackstar Rising (K4) The Calling (JosephKW) WINNER: CQ: Blackstar Rising (by K4OWNZALL) 3: BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A MOVIE OR SERIES CQ:Blackstar Rising (K4) A Nightmare in Hell (

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-79515114239874445292010-10-16T00:10:00.000+01:002010-10-16T00:10:57.164+01:00

On this Saturday's The Weekly Look (October 16), the 2010 Technical Ollies will be announced.  Tune in to find out who has won the following awards! 1: BEST SOUNDTRACK FOR A MOVIE OR SERIES 2: BEST SOUND EDITING IN A MOVIE OR SERIES 3: BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A MOVIE OR SERIES 4: BEST CUSTOM MOD FOR A MACHINIMA MOVIE OR SERIES 5: BEST MOD/SET USE IN A MACHINIMA MOVIE OR SERIES 6: BEST COSTUME

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-32271996836374661642010-10-10T23:58:00.000+01:002010-10-10T23:58:58.284+01:00

This year, we are splitting the awards into two seperate categories:- On Saturday 16 October, we will be announcing the Technical Awards (sound, vision, etc) on The Weekly Look TMOA Radio Show (thanks to Chris62 for allowing us to displace the second half of his show!). On Sunday 17 October is the full Film and Community Awards, on the Roger & Ken Show on TMOA Radio. Who will win?  Be there

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-49548636876268952042010-09-30T08:35:00.000+01:002010-09-30T08:35:40.114+01:00

Yup, the time is nearly over to get your votes in for the 2010 Ollie Awards! 14 hours and 30 minutes from now (at midnight, UK time 30 September), the Voting Phase ends for this year, so make sure you get your votes in in time!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-42087463112456117332010-09-24T17:26:00.002+01:002010-09-24T19:08:29.033+01:00

  Team WarTechnica (Gabe, Mike, Cathy, Mel, Per, Alley and myself) won Best Editing and Best Sound Effects for SB1070 (see below), which is pretty damned good going for iClone's inaugral outing at the 48hr!Team Insomaniacs' entry ("Beyond Sundown") is a brilliant piece of MS work (as is to be expected with Jorge, Groucho and Goofparade in the team!)A great turn out for this year and some

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-90517273027153608282010-09-06T01:31:00.000+01:002010-09-06T01:31:55.082+01:00

Definately worth a look, n'est pas?

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-58139506068776379112010-08-26T21:35:00.013+01:002010-08-29T14:47:28.701+01:00

The Voting Phase has commenced! THE 2010 TMU OLLIE AWARD FINALISTS BEST PICTURE OR SERIES Tribute – Rik Vargard Death in Venice – Chatnoir Studios Family Values – Macwemyss BEST MOVIE OR SERIES DIRECTOR JosephKW Macwemyss Chatnoir Studios (Kate Lee/Sherwin Liu) BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOVIE OR SERIES AnotherNewDawn - Death in Venice K4 - Family Values

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-12344158812228192662010-08-22T00:14:00.002+01:002010-08-22T00:14:54.972+01:00

DONG! That's it, folks.  If you didn't get them in by now, tough titty. Nominations Phase is CLOSED. We'll now away and tot everything up, then get back to you with Phase Two: The Voting, in a few days! Thank you to everyone who made the effort to nominate entries for this year; without your efforts, there would BE no Ollies.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-84949071273729243842010-08-19T21:31:00.000+01:002010-08-19T21:31:08.723+01:00

You have slightly over 2 days to get your nominations in for The 2010 Ollie Awards! Only YOUR vote counts, so make it count!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-4401672967276887642010-08-16T08:58:00.002+01:002010-08-17T19:59:34.883+01:00

Get your Ollies Nominations In!You only have until midnight UK time on 21 August to submit your nominations for this year's TMU Ollie Awards; nominations so far have been very few in number and unless we get enough, it will make a mockery of the purpose of having a free vote for the first round. There are a ton of prizes, submitted by the very kind folks at Moviestorm, Reallusion, CeltX and

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-54075365979253357922010-07-29T08:23:00.000+01:002010-07-29T08:23:12.608+01:00

...and there's more! Those lovely folk over at Moviestorm have ponied up some treats for the winners! The winner of the Best Moviestorm Film or Series will receive a year's subscription as a prize! The winners of the following categories will each receive 2000 Moviestorm Points (irrespective of whether the winning movies were made with MS or not; talk about a generous offer!). 1. BEST PICTURE

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-29215751817727813472010-07-22T19:04:00.002+01:002010-07-22T19:05:06.494+01:00

The Second Annual Ollies Yes, folks! It’s that time again! Ollie time! (Cue bad MCHammer impression). TMU’s premiere awards are back for their second year; after such a great reception last time, we’re gonna try to go bigger and better this year! For those who weren’t around last year, the process is simple; we are looking for everyone (for indeed YOU, as the viewing public, will be the "

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-59966949211199952892010-06-13T22:28:00.001+01:002010-06-13T22:28:34.057+01:00

I thought I'd dip my toe in the water this year and throw my hat into the ring for this year's Roger Thong competition, with a follow up (of sorts) to the Strange Worlds movie I did for the Weekly Look Short Film contest. Dr Foster Gloucester returns with the sordid tale of the Beast of Eastbourne, featuring the vocal talents of Ken, Monk, Chris and Mac (and my bad regional accents to boot :)).

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-60790249077697794562010-05-09T13:47:00.001+01:002010-05-09T17:19:10.536+01:00

The Roger and Ken Show 9 May 2010 The Old Git and I will be on air tonight, discussing Conquest: Blackstar Rising (amongst other stuff, as we usually do, no doubt ;)) at the usual place. In the first guest lot, our pal Uber will be on, so it's a sci-fi special tonight :) How the process of "long distance collaboration" worked; the making of the movie, and all the usual associated chatter. So,

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-8121386527638140452010-05-06T10:14:00.004+01:002010-05-08T01:29:09.825+01:00

Conquest: Blackstar Rising Thanks to all those who made the premiere last night; hopefully a good time was had by all. DL did a good job with the stream; very little in the way of problems for such a long movie. The download link is available from the Production Thread on TMU; due to the size, I'm having to send the movie to hosting as two seperate files (the full movie won't convert to

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-66863754957322418222010-05-03T09:46:00.004+01:002010-05-04T19:50:25.630+01:00

EDITED: SECOND SHOWING TIME BROUGHT FORWARD DUE TO REAL-LIFE COMMITMENTS Conquest: Blackstar Rising will premiere this Weds (5 May) at TMUTheater. There will be two premiere showings (to allow both the US and European communities to attend); the first will be:- Wednesday May 5th, 2010 at   12:00pm PDT/ 3:00pm EDT/ 8:00pm GMT and again at   5:10pm PDT/ 8:10pm EDT/ 1:10am GMT Either me or

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-28649150758770779642010-05-02T10:19:00.000+01:002010-05-02T10:19:17.546+01:00

4 months in the making and last night Conquest: Blackstar Rising was finally rendered! A mammoth task, fraught with difficulties (not least both K4 and I developing ear infections at roughly the same time, and me injuring my elbow and having to struggle with a sling for 2 weeks right in the middle of the project) but it came out rather well; all that's left to do now is for The Daddy to sign off

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-91313791866478288082010-03-05T23:55:00.001Z2010-03-05T23:55:58.120Z

Been so busy IRL and with putting BSR together I haven't posted a lot recently (well, at all here, anyway :)) Visual work well underway; two scenes rendered for sound editing which have winged (wung?) their merry way off to K4 for him to work his magic (or at least they will once he's recovered from the galloping lurgy he's currently suffering; must be awful being that ancient and having a cold

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-20294330596059158802010-01-16T23:43:00.000Z2010-01-16T23:43:42.425Z

Well, it's 2010 and I suppose I'd better make an effort to update this, being as it's well into the new decade now! :) So, Odyssey Season One is complete and put to bed; glad the series seemed to be well received (which is just as well with 3 more years of scripts to complete the story!!).  ConQuest (I ought to stop writing it that way; it gives me bad memories of SeaQuest... shudder...)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-64974890887373413992009-12-30T18:59:00.001Z2009-12-31T01:26:54.248Z

In what will probably be my last blog of 2009, as I type this, Episode Seven is slowly rendering itself in the background.  A year of seven scripts, seven episodes, multitudes of exceptionally talented people, some wonderful friends made, some great movies I've been privileged to be a small part of, and a fantastic time had in the process! I'm hoping to get Episode Seven premiered (hopefully on

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-88541491667233441152009-12-12T10:59:00.000Z2009-12-12T10:59:15.232Z

Teaser One for Episode Seven; not brilliant but something to be going on with! Been so busy with work and other stuff I've hardly got a chance to scratch me own bum right now machinima wise, but hoping to actually get some time over the festive season to kick back and check out some stuff at last! Catch you all soon, peoples!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-34016416754451181282009-11-14T08:56:00.000Z2009-11-14T08:56:50.586Z

I shall be strutting my funky stuff on this week's Roger and Ken Show, discussing Episode Six and associated stuff, so please feel free to drop by and listen in, good people!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-3842471504420311642009-11-01T22:23:00.001Z2009-11-03T22:19:36.987Z

Episode Six -  Secrets and Shadows Yes, it's out at last; the penultimate episode of Season One is released.  A Leyland focussed arc episode, this is the first of a "not quite but pretty much" trilogy of episodes, taking us into the second season and setting things up for the ongoing season. File download link is here.  Enjoy!  There are some audio glitches (the volume levels go out of whack

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-10197498997445008792009-10-19T21:37:00.000+01:002009-10-19T21:37:15.423+01:00

Well, I took the plunge and shelled out for iClone 4 today.  Now all I need to do is learn how to use it ;) I have been holding off on changing engines for a while until I was sure what I wanted to do could be done, and I think iClone 4 is as close as it can get right now to the potential for what I need for the future. Episode Six principle shooting is now complete; I just need the last lot of

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-9250577083924675682009-10-14T17:45:00.000+01:002009-10-14T17:45:07.274+01:00

Back to the grind then, now :) And for some reason, I've been invited on The Weekly Look this Saturday on TMOA, to talk to my chums Chris and Norrie about script writing... they must be desperate for a last minute guest this week ;)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-75909617498146154402009-10-12T22:25:00.001+01:002009-10-12T22:25:48.294+01:00

The Day After The Night Before... And so it ends.  The First Ollies Show... what a night! Hopefully everyone had fun; we had a few shocks, some expectations and a great time was had by all, I hope! Needless to say, not everything went according to plan.  The Old Git (Mr K4 himself) bust his arm in two places on Saturday and was in a great deal of pain, yet (consumate professional that he is,

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-10374635265800634762009-10-11T14:52:00.002+01:002009-10-11T15:12:35.468+01:00

THE FIRST ANNUAL TMUNDERGROUND  OLLIES AWARDS From approximately 9:40 am Eastern (3:40 in the UK, 4:40 in Europe) we'll be streaming music from movie soundtracks - mostly from familiar movies - guess them all, win a prize! (not really) At 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm in the UK, 7 pm in Europe, 4 am in Melbourne Australia, and 1 am in Perth, Australia, Norrie and The MGMKid will present the Ollie Award

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-40188573040308955612009-10-08T19:21:00.001+01:002009-10-08T19:21:39.608+01:00

It's coming.... Yes, the premiere awards ceremony of the year is approaching; the First Annual TMU Ollie Awards will be hitting an internet stream near you this coming Sunday (11 October). This weekend, Roger and Ken will be playing host to the awarding of these prestigious awards to those film makers, directors, voice artists, modders, writers, composers, etc, etc, that have sufficiently

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-35807149637940063392009-10-05T01:05:00.001+01:002009-10-05T01:38:49.610+01:00

Chatnoir's "Death in Venice" I can't say enough good things about this; suffice it to say it's a masterpiece of machinima by two people who (should) need no introduction. I can't do it justice in any amount of words (in my opinion, to do so would belittle it); you MUST watch this movie.  It's simply exquisite; nuff said.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-48919669584166071292009-09-22T23:02:00.000+01:002009-09-22T23:02:27.279+01:00

Jesus... What with work, real-life, The Ollies, slipping back into online gaming a little (D&D Online, now free, so have dabbled in that a little.  Don't think it'll hold any concerted interest for me long-term, but the missus does like to dip her toe in the water from time to time...), I seem to have had little time to do much of anything... Except, of course, beavering away on Episode Six,

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-19427197255960909532009-09-06T22:44:00.000+01:002009-09-06T22:44:45.952+01:00

THE OLLIES 2009 OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS "(Listed in no particular order) Best Picture Saving Grace by Sisch; Temporary Night by Nukester; The Shadow over Innsmouth by JosephKW Best Director Sisch; JosephKW; Nukester Best Actor GoofParade; AnotherNewDawn; K4 (Tinman) Best Actress Sisch; Dulci; Ellie; Bella (It was so close for 3rd place we decided to split the last one rather than make a snap

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-11571853148200209492009-08-22T16:35:00.005+01:002009-08-22T20:42:54.904+01:00

Episode Five is out at last.A new update to the Odyssey website as well, giving some background detail to the episode (as there are for the others). And, I'll be on R&K Sunday night (once again... one day I'll get that pesky Ken to take this chain off my ankle...), discussing the events of Ep5 and where it takes the Odyssey universe.Two more episodes to go in Season One...

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-22764311426823911302009-08-10T14:52:00.002+01:002009-08-10T14:57:41.512+01:00

Been a while since I last updated; with the TMU birthday celebrations, work, working on Episode Five and so on, it's been a bit manic :)Any road, Tom and I launched the first Annual TMU Awards this weekend (named "The Ollies", in honour of the great reviewer of TMU days (thanks to K4 for the idea)).Nominations are being sought from all registered TMU Forum members; there are 45 categories up for

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-64970033172158884762009-07-12T10:59:00.003+01:002009-07-15T22:13:46.184+01:00

Finally got around to stitching all of the Finale pieces together into one long movie; it clocks in at 1hr 35mins all told!Uploaded it to BlipTV but (after taking nearly 8 hours to get it on there, due to several issues), it failed to convert to Flash, so I can't embed the buggering thing anywhere :(Oh well; it was more of an experiment to see how it worked out than anything else, so no biggy.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-54148205251082893692009-07-08T22:49:00.006+01:002009-07-11T11:50:41.443+01:00

Work proceeding slowly on Episode Five... slowly but proceeding :) Done some initial shot work on Episode Seven for the exterior scenes and some mod work for Season Two.New content added to the Odyssey Website (moved to ANOTHER host due to potential issues); check it out if you're so inclined :)Should be appearing on Roger & Ken this coming Sunday to discuss "Castaways", so don't be afraid to

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-74470506252722995632009-07-04T16:49:00.006+01:002009-07-05T22:33:16.253+01:00

Odyssey: Episode Four is released.An Odyssey Aid Team, on their way back to the ship after delivering medical aid to a distant colony, is forced down on an unexplored world.There, matters are complicated by their need to work with some unexpected “visitors”; a situation which is not made easy by the feelings of the Aid Team’s commander, Lieutenant Commander M’raal...Please enjoy and comment!Now

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-39350438655813112892009-07-02T15:00:00.002+01:002009-07-02T15:04:31.684+01:00

Odyssey Season Two Writers WantedIn order to “spread the load” a bit next season, I’m looking for 2-3 outside writers who fancy taking a crack at an episode or two to free up some time for me to concentrate on other projects and not drive me mental trying to do 7 scripts in advance again! Plus, it gives the series a “shot in the arm” to introduce new ideas, concepts and a fresh pair of eyes to

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-88472536488065063642009-07-01T23:12:00.001+01:002009-07-01T23:13:57.557+01:00

Quick visit to say that the teaser has been released for Episode Four, "Castaways".(Scuttles off to carry on slaving over a hot keyboard...)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-63645300575529025462009-06-27T15:08:00.002+01:002009-06-27T15:10:55.517+01:00

Finally made some time to create the new Odyssey website; there's not a lot on it at the moment, but it will be added to over time as Odyssey develops.Episode Four (formerly Episode 5) continues to develop; had all the lines in from everyone now but the wife (who is completing hers over the weekend), so it may come out earlier than expected.Well, that's enough waffle; back to work!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-33016676033781284772009-06-22T01:24:00.003+01:002009-06-22T01:36:18.910+01:00

So much to do, so little time...Working on not one but TWO Odyssey episodes at the moment (due to not knowing which one I'll be able to get out first; Episode Four is the next one slated, but due to RL issues, one of the regular cast may not be able to complete their lines before the "deadline" date. As a fall-back (and because I already had all the guest lines in and the two regulars who were

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-27931160954572915232009-06-05T17:17:00.000+01:002009-06-05T17:19:15.566+01:00

Bah, humbug.Ok, so it's not Christmas, but the sentiment is there.Dragged away for the weekend to a wedding, and not getting back til late Sunday night... and then back to work Monday morning. Oh joy; exactly how I wanted to spend my 2 days off...Oh well... I shall catch you wonderful space cadets later no doubt!

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-16944793693673050202009-06-03T23:46:00.003+01:002009-06-03T23:52:30.235+01:00

For anyone who missed the prattle about Roger's acting and appearance in Episode Three, Ken's complaints about the lack of airtime Carpenter gets, writing the characters based on the actors, some bumpf about upcoming episodes and a little sneak info on Blackstar Rising, you can catch the download here.

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-15161082928889429192009-05-30T10:36:00.006+01:002009-05-31T01:01:44.872+01:00

It's the last day of May, and Episode Three is out and about at last.Had some major issues with the sound in this one; the volume goes up drastically for some reason at around 30-35 minutes in, and is generally not great all through. No idea why; I didn't do anything different to every other time I've exported, so am forced to conclude my dinosaur of a PC is starting to give up the ghost again (

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-37625613144908257522009-05-24T01:35:00.001+01:002009-05-24T01:37:16.033+01:00

The trailer for Episode Three, "Sins of Blood, Bonds of Honour" is out now at TMU.(Scurries off to continue work on the episode...)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-60164511506816663322009-05-22T01:19:00.002+01:002009-05-22T01:24:13.426+01:00

The Neon Age (A Cyberpunk/Dystopian Background)As mentioned in the comment on the last post, this beast is an example of the "brainstorm" documentation I have knocking around on my PC. As I'll never get around to using it, I thought I'd post it here for dissection, examination or just perusal, as you will.Bear in mind it was written to be used as a player handout for a campaign that never

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-49597444430175397572009-05-20T23:57:00.003+01:002009-05-21T02:53:27.804+01:00

Beware; tiredness may lead to bad spelling! ;)Beavering away on Episode Three (just awaiting the final lines from 2 cast members now to embark on putting everything together so, provided they arrive in time, I can get it all completed next week while I'm off work :)).WotW script completion next week, too (hopefully; need to get back into the rythm of that writing again, as it's different from my

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-5013635843479342752009-05-18T20:09:00.002+01:002009-05-18T20:21:14.471+01:00

All done.Season One is completed script-wise, and the scripts have winged (wung? I dunno!) their way out to the regular cast and guest stars a plenty.Got some mighty fine talent lined up for future episodes (again, massively thankful for the assistance of some great VOs who've come onboard to do, in some cases, widdly little parts to help out, which is great, ego-boosting and (as ever) humbling!)

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-75632077350115228902009-05-10T01:50:00.002+01:002009-05-10T02:06:42.467+01:00

Star TrekWent and saw the new Trek movie today...Was impressed with it; as mentioned elsewhere, it will no doubt have Trekkers up in arms due to the playing around with canon, but I thoroughly enjoyed it (don't go to the flicks as much as I used to anymore; little time and am very picky about what I go and watch (due to it costing nearly £7 bleedin quid a chuck for a ticket these days, and that's

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-2557969082690781512009-05-07T20:01:00.006+01:002009-05-07T20:11:36.725+01:00

Well, as I've had a load of VOs back for Ep3, I've embarked on starting to put the next episode together already. Got the effects shots done and out, ready for dropping in, and did the first sequence I can complete with the VOs available last night.Bleedin Kwis; already done ALL his lines for Episode 3, 4 and 5 (and, bearing in mind he does FOUR seperate roles in Episode 5, the fact he rattled

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-40647222127189231062009-05-03T17:41:00.003+01:002009-05-03T17:43:49.590+01:00

I don't often post or follow live-action fan films, but this one made me make an exception; and I'm glad I did.The Hunt for Gollum is based on the happenings "off stage" during the first part of Lord of the Rings; a fan-made movie which took 2 years to make and cost £3,000... and it looks sensational.If you're in any way a fan of fantasy or LotR in particular, do yourself a favour and check it

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-88578006500428347282009-05-01T21:40:00.002+01:002009-05-01T22:08:11.454+01:00

New month, new blog post...Finally cracked Episode 7 (in a marathon 2 days write-a-thon), so at last Season One's scripts are all in the bag, baby! Just awaiting cool-off and "Eagle Eye" check, final edit and brush-ups and they can be safely put to bed.It's just a matter of making em all, now... Work commenced on my CQ script (which is coming together pretty well at the moment); should be a nice

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-69585145078699354412009-04-29T14:15:00.003+01:002009-04-29T14:22:56.960+01:00

Wooo-weee! It's out, and it's a doozy!Yes, that Master of Macabre wows us all again with the release of his adaption of HP Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth"; a tour-de-force Mythos tale that is, in my opinion, Joseph's best work to date!With some incredible visuals, a solid script, great performances from the main cast and some damned fine ambient music and effects, this is a stunner. The

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-44960377802362760602009-04-26T16:01:00.002+01:002009-04-26T16:08:31.673+01:00

At last; the Episode Six script is completed in first draft and off to my checking guy for first looky-loo. In the meantime, the double length season finale Episode Seven is underway and upto page 11 as I type. The blockage I had with Episode Six which stymied me for weeks has been blown out the airlock at long last, and hopefully now I can get back on track and crack out what I was trying to

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-86116093130038753032009-04-25T14:58:00.003+01:002009-04-25T15:06:53.164+01:00

Bah...Why "bah", you say? No, I haven't suddenly turned into a sheep overnight (sorry Norrie :P), but have been beating my head against a brick wall for some time now with Episode Six. I just can't get the premise to work properly. So, after some serious thought, I've plumped for extending the plotline for Episode 7 backwards by an episode (purely because, being rational about it, with the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-66099587971750219192009-04-24T13:14:00.001+01:002009-04-24T13:16:11.903+01:00

Roleplaying and how it translates to the Machinima HobbySpurred on by the comments on my last post, I thought I’d wax lyrical about the fine art of Roleplaying in this blog entry, and how it made a huge impact on me, both as a writer and a machinima director.As with most people who got into the hobby, I first stumbled across the delights of RPG when I was a wee laddy at school and the Games Club

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-64161312899613416022009-04-23T17:41:00.002+01:002009-04-23T17:55:28.824+01:00

Episode Two complete and out; some pre-prod done on Episode Three (all the actors now cast for that); all actors cast for Episode 4; all actors ready for Episode 5. One of the guests confirmed for Episode 6 and a slew of people to approach for the two part Episode 7/8 season finale. Just have to complete the scripts now! Episode Six first draft is about 1/3 written (after three false starts, I

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-65074190178401748032009-04-18T13:18:00.007+01:002009-04-19T15:46:20.266+01:00

Phew! Episode Two is completed at last and should be uploaded in the next couple of days; final checks to do and then I can render it out. Then onto finishing Episode 6 (well, rewriting it, to be frank; since I took a break to do some shooting, I've had a much better idea for the penultimate episode, which still keeps the focus on the character of Leyland, but challenges the character in a much

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-85912284252013376172009-04-14T18:06:00.003+01:002009-04-14T21:41:23.239+01:00

Well, Fourth Wall Break is out (a little disappointed it hasn't got as many views as I thought it might... and the seeming lack of interest in the contest itself is very disappointing, which is one reason why I made it (Dulci's come up with a very cool concept, that should have sparked a lot of entries... or so I would have thought); it seems to have been missed in the sudden scramble people have

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-65310760189696840082009-04-13T01:18:00.003+01:002009-04-13T01:24:19.612+01:00

Oh well, I decided to put my creativity where my mouth is and came up with THIS for Dulci's Machiniwhat? Contest.The opening and end sequences were done in Moviestorm (purely because I needed something that was different from the main Movies footage to contrast the two; I did toy with using real-life footage, but then figured that anyone looking at my ugly mush for more than 5 seconds would

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-79614302026988243982009-04-05T00:56:00.003+01:002009-04-05T01:03:27.531+01:00

Ok... got the script done, the VOs in from all but one of my actors, the middle section shot and all but one lot of VOs inserted; got the top and tail sections completed in MS... just the final VOs to enter, complete editing and out she comes!Can't post any screenies other than this one or I'll give away the story (what there is of it!), so here's a little "peak-ette" at my Moviestorm debut (as

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-5362702845799072962009-04-04T13:55:00.002+01:002009-04-04T14:01:34.413+01:00

Busy on the Episode Two front, so not had much chance to jump on here and scribble any old drivel down as usual. I've decided to "branch out" a tad from sci-fi for a short which I'm entering into the Machiniwhat? Contest (the concept sounded great when I thought of it and anyway, if nothing else, it allows me to spread my wings a bit from sci-fi for once into the realms of low comedy (VERY low;

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-82298148901336701352009-03-19T20:22:00.003Z2009-03-19T20:47:42.864Z

The Writing Process II: Doing the Donkey WorkOk, based off what we've already covered, we have the basis of our story outlined. We have a pretty good idea where it's going, and we're now ready to start, right?Yes, we are! :)The big thing about writing is you MUST DO IT! There's no magic way for it to get done if you don't sit down and actually put pen to paper or finger to keyboard; no-one else

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-10055704361581072202009-03-12T00:32:00.002Z2009-03-12T00:56:46.909Z

Blog Two: The Writing Process: Part OneOk, so... we have the initial structure of what we want to achieve in the episode scrawled down... we have the 6 questions answered (or, at least, we have an idea what the answers are, even if they aren't fully formed yet), and we're ready to launch into the writing, right?Well, yes and no...Ok, so now you're confused, right? Well, we're NEARLY there;

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Blog One: The Idea IIOk, so we have established in yesterday's opener that Leyland's character has been a little one-dimensional upto now, so we're going to "plump it out" a bit in this episode. We've given him a very bare family background (happy, supportive parents and maybe a sibling)... we've established that the continuing story of the "behind the scenes" political situation is going to be

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-6120805336964785632009-03-09T22:59:00.003Z2009-03-09T23:23:23.644Z

The Anatomy of an Episode - Part OneOk, as a kind of experiment (and also a good indicator to anyone I can eventually entice into writing for Odyssey :P), I thought I'd start this "mini-series" of blogs about my own writing (and shooting) process, in the hope that it's useful to those of you who shoot and write yourselves, to see how someone else's "creative process" works.It might sound a little

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-45679745938276424952009-02-28T16:05:00.005Z2009-03-07T01:11:29.264Z

At long last, it is out.Episode One is up and running (after about 4 false starts; bloody Veoh and Vimeo... major pain in the arse getting it upped).Work to recommence on the Episode 6 script and prelim work on Episode Two underway in advance of the arrival of VO lines, so end of March is the next slated release date (though, if I can get everything back and done before then, Stigmata will be

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-8135229538879418862009-02-22T13:27:00.006Z2009-02-28T11:12:11.630Z

It's Sci-Fi Sunday!Yes, despite being on 3 weeks in a row, Ken has foolishly asked me back on TMOA again, in the illustrious company of K4, Capt'n Strider and Uber, to discuss Sci-Fi in machinima and it's popularity. Looking forward to chewing the fat live on air with my Skype compadres (I just hope for the listening public's morals that we keep it tamer than we usually get when yattering across

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30 minutes of completed footage in the bag for Episode One; with a bit of luck and a following wind, I should get the rest of the principal photography completed this weekend. Then, it's just effects work (this episode is quite heavy on it), soundtrack insertion, checking run, remounts if necessary and export. We shall see how things go...More later; for now, I have to go to work (bah!)...

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-90932286918692899872009-02-14T09:15:00.004Z2009-02-14T09:21:07.657Z

Happy Valentine's Day!So, in honour of this particular day, go sit down and watch Temporary Night by Nukester and see what TM can really do in the hands of a dedicated director! It's a full length movie, but don't let that put you off... it's a superb story, with some top drawer acting and an exquisite score. You'd be better off watching this with your loved one than dragging yourself off down

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-34170521137406725372009-02-12T21:44:00.002Z2009-02-12T22:02:41.752Z

Writing for fun and others...With Part One of War of the Worlds coming out this Friday (all being well), I am driven to think about how we approach writing for others, as opposed to ourselves.For writing my own scripts, I tend to go very very light on the stage directions, mainly because a) I'm a lazy sod and can't be bothered to write it down :P, b) I find it distracting from the flow of the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-14469448889874376462009-02-08T13:55:00.003Z2009-02-11T00:38:53.783Z

Busy, busy, busy... it's all go Chez Cave at the moment :)Brief waffling appearance (complete with dodgy mic) on TMOA last week, and again this week with my observations on Magix and maybe FXHome VisionLab.Episode One filming going well; coupla remounts needed upto now but it's all going pretty well.Not much else to say at the moment. Have seen some rough cut footage from War of the Worlds Part

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-30631298707754321732009-01-25T14:54:00.002Z2009-01-25T15:04:20.430Z

Finally beat out Episode 5 and sent it for proofing; slight writing break to sort some mods and do a little bit of initial filming to recharge the batteries, then full speed ahead with Episode 6 and the season finale... then onto Part Three of War of the Worlds.Once that's out of the way, Secret Project #2 onto the desk in conjunction with Secret Project #3, and filming begins in earnest on the

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-83370878104717160352009-01-22T22:36:00.003Z2009-01-22T22:42:25.581Z

Have broken the back of Episode 5 at last and it's flying along (phew :P); two more scripts for that and Season One writing is completed. Then comes the task of putting it all together :)VOs coming in thick and fast from the guest cast for Episodes One and Two; regulars slowly filtering them in (end of the month please, people :P)."Secret Project #1" completed and sent off to the "requester"; "

Killianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655334905248889603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335570402109253360.post-20642840648312494782009-01-21T17:40:00.002Z2009-01-21T18:13:30.375Z

Busy time of year coming up at work, so time to update this bloggette will be limited for the next few weeks, so I'd best make the most of it :)Hunting still for a M'raal (got a certain someone who has expressed an interest in possibly doing the role, so am awaiting a response)... some more roles for Episodes 2-4 outlined and 3 more episodes in the pipeline to write.Episode 5 is being

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