Sound mix is almost done! VOD will be available in a few days!
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, May 02, 2019 at 12:38:08 AM
Here's another "behind the scenes" look at Flysound, the company doing the sound post-production on Secrets of Blackmoor. You can see why we hired them. They are serious about sound! (Somebody get the phone!). They just sent us the latest draft of the sound mix, and we are 99% there.
Once we get the final sound, we'll be able to marry it with the completed video and get those VOD codes out to everybody who is supposed to get one (by early next week!). After the screening on Wednesday, we'll be able to see if there are any tweaks or corrections needed (it's hard to miss mistakes when they're on the big screen), and then we can get those DVD's and Blu-Ray's made. We can also update the VOD file if needed.
Thanks for your support!
Chris and Griff
DCP (Digital Cinema Package) Testing
almost 5 years ago
– Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 12:19:19 AM
Just got back from doing our DCP (Digital Cinema Package) test at the Sie Film Center in Denver.
It’s looking good!
Our friendly neighborhood cinema expert, Randall Harper, nailed it on the first try (he provided 3 samples - the first one was what he knew was the winner, the other two were just in case). If you make films, save Randall's addy: https://www.randallcinema.com/
This will enable us to make DCP’s, VOD’s (Video On Demand) and DVD’s from the same file (sorry, no VHS, or Kinetoscope ;)).
Almost there!
Thanks,
Chris and Griff
Post Production Update, and World Premiere Screening date
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 12:52:52 AM
Here's some behind-the-scenes shots of the crew at Flysound working on the sound post-production for Secrets of Blackmoor. We're getting close to the release of the VOD, DVD's, and Blu ray's for our Kickstarter supporters, and working on that DCP (Digital Cinema Package) for the World Premiere screening in Minneapolis on May 8th as part of the Twin Cities Film Festival Insider Series. (Tickets available here).
Since the DCP and VOD use the exact same file, we'll be able to deliver your VOD access before the World Premiere screening - so you'll be the first to see it.
Meanwhile, Griff and Ivy are busy editing in the animations of many of the photos and documents (covering footage), Chris has finished the post-color work, and is now focusing on the credits - we've got about 200 "Special Thanks" to put in for those at that reward level. There are some interesting names in there - we love it!
Thanks for your support!
Chris and Griff
Color Work is Nearly Complete! Here’s a “Before and After” Video.
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 02:02:50 AM
The color work for the film is almost done. Here’s a video of the “Before and After”. For those of you who saw the online videos or the GaryCon screening, the faded, flat look of the raw video will be familiar. Hopefully the (almost finished) look of the “after” will be surprising. Although that first shot of John Arneson (Dave Arneson’s father) still needs a little work. We’re almost there! We greatly appreciate your support!
Cheers,
Griff and Chris
It's Time to Get Flat!
about 5 years ago
– Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 01:50:39 AM
A lot of what happens in film making doesn't really help us show you that we are making great strides toward a completed film.
We have all of our interview clips selected and it's time to collapse everything onto one layer as we prepare the video we will send to our colorist Michael Lauter in L.A.
I tend to be a really sloppy editor, as I like to see lots of stacked layers on a timeline. I use that to navigate through a project. The little clusters of things show me where things are, and my edits end up looking like games of Tetris - call it a quirk of mine. :P
However, like Tetris, it's time to remove some rows, so we can "win" the game (unlike Tetris, there's a clear victory condition in filmmaking that ends the game)
The image doesn't really tell you much, but it's a big step forward.
Up next will be the dialogue and narration all prepped to send to Moscow for Alex to do the sound design.
It is exciting to think that we've gotten a chance to work with people all over the world on this project.
Cheers,
Griff
