The Land GrabBefore I start this I'd like to mention that this girl I'm sitting near just opened her Coke Zero bottle and it exploded. We're talking Diet Coke + Mentos explosive. The Coke-spout had to have been 8 feet high. I have no idea how she managed that.
Most of you probably don't know that I've been doing machinima (or at least attempting to do machinima) for over a year now, and the series I've been working on the entire time is FINALLY getting going. Over a year back I helped write a short film with some guys I hung out with that was about British/North American relations, and thought, "Hey, I could write a series like this." What resulted was a script ...
The Land GrabBefore I start this I'd like to mention that this girl I'm sitting near just opened her Coke Zero bottle and it exploded. We're talking Diet Coke + Mentos explosive. The Coke-spout had to have been 8 feet high. I have no idea how she managed that.
Most of you probably don't know that I've been doing machinima (or at least attempting to do machinima) for over a year now, and the series I've been working on the entire time is FINALLY getting going. Over a year back I helped write a short film with some guys I hung out with that was about British/North American relations, and thought, "Hey, I could write a series like this." What resulted was a script full of slapstick comedy and RvB ripoff characters that I called "Land Grab."
Fast forward to about 6 months ago.
I had now joined RT.com via Grifball, and had actually finally managed to get some voice actors for the series. I had improved on the script somewhat, but it was still pretty rough. At some point I mentioned the storyline in the Film Making and Machinima forum, and people took interest and liked it. Within a month or two we had two trailers out (
one veritably bad, but
the next one a whole lot better). I was all ready and set to get episode 1 underway, but as it turns out my best voice actor (the President in the second trailer) was incredibly unreliable, and he held up production of the video to the point that some of my other actors became disinterested as well. Back into the slump I went.
One day a month or so ago I decided I was trying again. I designed a website (still in development, but not too rushed on that), asked for help on the script from a few prominent machinimators and community members (Kroze and Fjahad), and listened to their very harsh advice. I rewrote, reformatted, and essentially redid the entire series thus far, and hired new, reliable voice actors that I had been able to rely on for months, and in some cases years.
And 2 days ago I sent them the first 3 scripts to read and record from. I already have 3 characters' lines' back, and I'm very happy with the results. I also just finished episode 4 (the script, that is).
I'll try not to give too much away, but here's a general plot summary:
In a world just ravaged by a global nuclear war, there is news of a completely untouched oasis somewhere in Central America, constituting the entire liveable area left on earth. The countries of the world gather their last handfuls of soldiers that remain alive after the conflict, and deploy every last man with a gun in an attempt to claim the paradise. The story follows the struggles of the Canadian and American mini-armies (5 Canadians and 4 Americans) on their way to the paradise, right up to their destination, all the while being followed by the mysterious E-BUTT-1 robot, who's allegiances are unknown but feel somehow sinister. The series bears witness to the changes in lifestyle and personality that the devastation of a nuclear world war leads to, and the stories of the soldiers who remained human through it all.
It's an Action Comedy Drama so to speak, with a bit of all three thrown in. Plenty of battle, light-heartedness and suspense are present, and we hope you all enjoy it. Hopefully presenting episode 1 in early February.
Along the way I may need a small part voice actor or two, so keep an eye on my journal and the
official thread if you'd like to help out at some point.
