From now on, I'll be trying to keep up the practice of uploading a new blog post and some sort of new content at least once a week until release time. Hopefully.
Weeklies
The idea of this is to keep everyone who's supported us all this way 'in the know' as it were. It dawned on me that although I have been working on the film a fair bit lately, I haven't actually posted anything since, well, last year really. If I can post something once a week, then you know things are getting done, and I know I have to get things done. Win-win. The weeklies will probably be posted on a Saturday, since Saturday was and always shall be Primeval Day. And Doctor Who Day. Basically, just Saturday-Night Sci-Fi Day. But it fits well enough.
The idea of this is to keep everyone who's supported us all this way 'in the know' as it were. It dawned on me that although I have been working on the film a fair bit lately, I haven't actually posted anything since, well, last year really. If I can post something once a week, then you know things are getting done, and I know I have to get things done. Win-win. The weeklies will probably be posted on a Saturday, since Saturday was and always shall be Primeval Day. And Doctor Who Day. Basically, just Saturday-Night Sci-Fi Day. But it fits well enough.
Writing
Over the last week, I've begun writing the second draft of Revelations, and, while it is certainly far from finished (10 pages in), I'm rather proud of it so far. Why did we not hear about draft one, I hear you ask? Well, it was crap, to put it bluntly. I got about 6 pages in and then had to softly smother it with a pillow while whispering, "you are no child of mine."
But we're back on track now. While I don't want to give away the whole plot, the basic premise is that a girl finds what appears to an exact copy of herself lying in a field at the edge of some woods, and has to somehow work out what the hell's going on. Of course, we, knowing that this is a Primeval short, can take a good guess at what the hell's going on, but let's not spoil it. This short will try and focus more on the time-travel aspect of the series and less on the 'monster-of-the-week' style (though do not fret, there will be plenty of monsters), as well as perhaps offering a few ways of tying up loose ends left by the cancellation of the show.
Over the last week, I've begun writing the second draft of Revelations, and, while it is certainly far from finished (10 pages in), I'm rather proud of it so far. Why did we not hear about draft one, I hear you ask? Well, it was crap, to put it bluntly. I got about 6 pages in and then had to softly smother it with a pillow while whispering, "you are no child of mine."
But we're back on track now. While I don't want to give away the whole plot, the basic premise is that a girl finds what appears to an exact copy of herself lying in a field at the edge of some woods, and has to somehow work out what the hell's going on. Of course, we, knowing that this is a Primeval short, can take a good guess at what the hell's going on, but let's not spoil it. This short will try and focus more on the time-travel aspect of the series and less on the 'monster-of-the-week' style (though do not fret, there will be plenty of monsters), as well as perhaps offering a few ways of tying up loose ends left by the cancellation of the show.
Whatever
In addition to writing the screenplay (something that I am currently doing simultaneously with this thanks to the wonder of multiple tabs and Google Drive), I've been creating a bit of artwork to reflect better the nature of the film. The first I can really show is the new cover photo for our Facebook page (which is pictured at the top), featuring Stumpy the Albertosaurus and some rather fetching CGI Northern Lights. I'm not saying there are Northern Lights in the film, but there are Northern Lights in the film, and hopefully it all seems rather clever and not too implausible. Hopefully.
As well as that there are some other bits and pieces that I'm not prepared to share yet, such as concept art for our new Mystery Creature (which I'm rather excited about but don't want to ruin for everyone) and some snazzy revised anomaly effects. Stay tuned for that (and more!) in the next month or so, as well as more updates on the screenplay. If you've made it this far then my thanks go out to you for wading through the wall of incoherent text that has spewed forth from head and onto the metaphorical page. That metaphor seems like a good place to end.
PRIMEVAL QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"We are not flatmates. And if I ever find your sock in the bread maker again, you're fired."
In addition to writing the screenplay (something that I am currently doing simultaneously with this thanks to the wonder of multiple tabs and Google Drive), I've been creating a bit of artwork to reflect better the nature of the film. The first I can really show is the new cover photo for our Facebook page (which is pictured at the top), featuring Stumpy the Albertosaurus and some rather fetching CGI Northern Lights. I'm not saying there are Northern Lights in the film, but there are Northern Lights in the film, and hopefully it all seems rather clever and not too implausible. Hopefully.
As well as that there are some other bits and pieces that I'm not prepared to share yet, such as concept art for our new Mystery Creature (which I'm rather excited about but don't want to ruin for everyone) and some snazzy revised anomaly effects. Stay tuned for that (and more!) in the next month or so, as well as more updates on the screenplay. If you've made it this far then my thanks go out to you for wading through the wall of incoherent text that has spewed forth from head and onto the metaphorical page. That metaphor seems like a good place to end.
PRIMEVAL QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"We are not flatmates. And if I ever find your sock in the bread maker again, you're fired."