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Welcome to part 35
The Writer
“I’m back writing this blog after a much needed break – Although to be fair, I didn’t really get away from the many 2b Acting projects that are currently in production. Still, never mind, as I am pleased to be back working on Witch Trinity and hope that you are as excited at the prospect of seeing something after all the talk about this show.
A reminder as to where we left things:
It was October 2011 (a year ago) that we had the idea to produce a show about Witches and use it to explore the many myths and legends by way of an intriguing and engaging story.
I was asked to develop scripts for the first two episodes and to the shock of the production team came up with a visually challenging plot that has meant the company having to invest in new visual effects and studio filming techniques to bring the words on the pages alive. This means you are in for a treat, which is made better as the company then went on to cast excellent actors into the roles and with some remarkable locations they captured the necessary footage during March and August, which is now sitting on the new editing system ready for the magic to begin.
The main premise of Witch Trinity is that Witches are special beings whose purpose is to sustain the life of the planet. They do this by controlling the life of humans – resulting in decisions that govern who lives and who dies. The balance is upset when humans rebel and turn against the Witches, persecuting and killing many. To survive they decide to hide by transferring their powers into a Vessel known as the Trinity – They hide the power of death into a Witch named SHORN, the power of life into a Witch named DELF and the power to balance life and death into a Witch named SERENA. With their powers greatly reduced the Witches are able to disappear from the eyes of humans only surviving in small communities. The earth meanwhile survives as it is able to call and awake the Witch Trinity when needed. This has worked well for the past 300 years. However, our Witch Trinity story starts when the waking process goes wrong and the weakened witches discover ways to get their powers back. This triggers a fast paced roller coaster ride into the world of witchcraft and dark magic guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.
If you are not excited, you should be. I am, as I take the next step into turning the captured footage into graphic novels.
It will be nice sharing the steps I take with you.”
WITCH TRINITY – FACEBOOK LIKES
We are still working hard to gain ‘Likes’ for the Witch Trinity Facebook page. We were surprised by one comment that was posted which inferred that our delay in releasing the DVD meant that we are just engaged in hype and nothing is planned to be released. Having spent a lot of time, money and effort to get where we are we can provide reassurance that Witch Trinity release is not a hype and the Graphic Novels, VODs and DVDs will appear on the market soon. We do however take comfort from knowing that there is a growing demand to see what we’ve done and the more ‘Likes’ we obtain on the page the better as we know then that there is an eager audience waiting.
The journey to the release of the Special DVD
The production team
We are in the Post – production stage for those interested in what happens behind the scene to bring this production alive.
Our break from this project is over and shock horror that in the short time we’ve been away Apple has upgraded the Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 Editing software which means an immediate delay as we ‘get to grip’ with what has changed.
Meeting the production schedule is further complicated as we’ve just found out that we have to share Editing time with 2b Acting’s new production – ‘The 2b Show’, which starts editing in November.
With everyone shouting at us for publicity images it makes it hard to say we are pleased to be back. Who said doing this job was easy!
Stay involved
Visit www.2bacting.com or http://www.facebook.com/witchtrinity to stay connected with our journey from idea to screen.
Witch Trinity – An exciting brand new Graphic Novel, DVD and Internet series, coming soon. Based on truths, myths and legends, the road from idea to your eyes is something worth blogging about…
Note: To keep updated visit www.2bacting.com
Welcome to part 34
The Writer
“I’m taking a much needed break starting this weekend but what many don’t realize is that as a writer it is almost impossible to really break away and shut down as it is sometime impossible to stop the ‘creative juices’ from flowing. At present I am wrestling with the many different ways to represent the characters and story for the graphic novels. With all the new ideas I am in danger of veering too far from the DVD characters and plot line. I blame my restless mind on the post production team as having spent the last two weeks having them show me what can be done with special effects I now have too many choices – I’m like a kid in a candy store.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining, as I am enjoying the creative process tremendously. We have departed from the original storyboard, which although risky, is proving to be the right thing to be doing even thou it is ruining my break.”
WITCH TRINITY – PROMOTION EVENTS
Work has started to arrange promotion events to publicise the sale of the series Graphic Novels. Attendance at the events will be offered to members and those that have ‘Liked’ the Witch Trinity page on Facebook. The events are ideal opportunities to meet some of the Witch Trinity cast and crew and purchase exclusive signed copies of the novels. More details will be posted on the website and facebook page later in the year.
The journey to the release of the Special DVD
The production team
We are in the Post – production stage for those interested in what happens behind the scene to bring this production alive.
We are taken a break from this project as the Writer as away and we leave with the completed post-production systems set up and ready to go on our return.
When we return, we will be working on the first page of the graphic novel.
What this means is we will:
- finalizing page design and frame layout for images
- selecting the key images from the video rushes
- selecting backgrounds for the selected key images
- selecting foreground images – where needed
- Creating images using layers (we are using composite techniques where each image is made up by overlay and merge with backgrounds and foreground images)
- selecting and adding effects to images
- adjusting images size, colour and quality
- adding speech captions and text
- adding graphic novel styling effects
- page approval
This is for just one page. For the four novels planned we have 65 pages. We also have to do the same with moving image sequences that will be used in the App versions of the novels, so there is a lot of work and the break before it all starts is therefore very much needed.
See you when we get back.
Stay involved
Visit www.2bacting.com or http://www.facebook.com/witchtrinity to stay connected with our journey from idea to screen.
Witch Trinity – An exciting brand new Graphic Novel, DVD and Internet series, coming soon. Based on truths, myths and legends, the road from idea to DVD is something worth blogging about…
Note: To keep updated visit www.2bacting.com
Welcome to part 33
The Writer
“I am perhaps enjoying this phase of the project a little too much as I research the various comic formats. Thrown back to childhood it’s been great delving into comic archives and rediscovering what I love about super heroes. It’s also rather timely as Batman, The Avengers and Spiderman have been such big summer block busters on cinema screens around the world making it cool to talk openly about comic heroes and villains, their powers and their battles to save humanity, all the ingredients of Witch Trinity.
What’s all this got to do with Witch Trinity, I hear you ask? Well, for those not following the blog, I am currently involved in turning the first two episodes of the Witch Trinity script into Graphic Novels. Its real fun contriving the words and images that will portray the Witch Trinity characters as larger than life heroes and villains to be remembered and it’s an ideal chance to reveal the fascinating ideas and background that makes up the story given you a little more when you watch the DVD.
Hard research but it is helping and slowly I am creating a comic world for Witch Trinity where you can immerse yourself in the supernatural and experience the legend as it unfolds.”
WITCH TRINITY – WORTH THE WAIT
Promoting the series is proving difficult as there is little information being released by the production team since shooting of the first two episodes ended on 31st July. We wait in anticipation for the release of the Witch Trinity comic which we understand will be at least two months away. In the mean time we are eager to get our hands on the comic promotion frames, promised for early September, which we will be displaying on facebook and the website. Having to wait is never good but then ‘good things’ are always worth the wait.
The journey to the release of the Special DVD
The production team
We are in the Post – production stage for those interested in what happens behind the scene to bring this production to your screen.
Setting up the post-production system has taken longer than anticipated and is unlikely to be completed for at least another two weeks. We have just got the new drives and filing systems sorted out and still need to install and test the new Final Cut Pro X application and check that it works with the other systems.
Work however has started on generating 3D landscapes and scenery for the comic frames and the difficulty there is that the choices are endless.
We’ve also tested the distribution system and have everything ready to release the graphic novels on Amazon and we are looking at other outlets so all good.
There is growing excitement with the work on the comic and we can’t wait to show this new approach to production.
Stay involved
Visit www.2bacting.com or http://www.facebook.com/witchtrinity to stay connected with our journey from idea to screen.
Witch Trinity – An exciting brand new Graphic Novel, DVD and Internet series, coming soon. Based on truths, myths and legends, the road from idea to DVD is something worth blogging about…
Note: To keep updated visit www.2bacting.com
Welcome to part 32
The Writer
“I’m back as writer and really looking forward to the next stage of this exciting project. Why? Works start on turning the images we captured during the shoot into Graphic Novels.
When I invented the Witch Trinity characters they only existed in the dark corners of my mind. The writing for these Graphic novels will therefore be very different to working on the screen script as now the characters are no longer anything I want them to be and I am restricted to working with real faces in defined situations. Will I tell the same story as the DVD? Perhaps not. The characters in graphic novels are generally larger than life as each frame has to convey a message to excite and entertain, to keep readers hooked. A different story then. Should be fun.
However, this scope to change things at this stage does mean pressure and I know that there is a lot riding on how well it is written. If I get it wrong, it will impact on how you view the DVD. If I get it right, I will be creating characters to remember, like Harry Potter or all those super heroes we know and love, which would very much help DVD sales.
No pressure then as I look through the 40 plus hours of video rushes to select the images to bring the Witch Trinity story alive. Hope you enjoy.”
WITCH TRINITY – TOUGH TARGET
We can’t wait to see the Witch Trinity special DVD with the first two episodes and therefore find the news that we have to wait a little disappointing. The news is that the release is timed for when ‘Likes’ on the Witch Trinity Facebook page reach 32,000. This is perhaps not a bad idea as the DVD would then be available to a larger fan base and the wait only helps raise the excitement level as we count up to the release number.
The journey to the release of the Special DVD
The production team
We are in the Post – production stage.
It has been difficult transitioning from shooting to Post production work. There is approx. 40 hours of video that we have to capture from tape and then set up the storage and backup system for the show which requires at least two terabyte memory drives.
We are also updating the editing suite to include Final Cut Pro X to ensure we have the latest features available to meet the ever expanding technical requirements for the show plus upgrading our 3D modeling software to include the best backgrounds we can.
It’s all fun, especially with the never ending demands from everyone that wants to have something from the rushes that they can use or show off.
Stay involved
Visit www.2bacting.com or http://www.facebook.com/witchtrinity to stay connected with our journey from idea to screen.
“All of us are in reality like three butterflies
We’re the fable, in the lover’s oasis
The first came near the candle
The second fluttered its wing near the flame
and said : ‘ I’ve been burned by the fire of love ‘
The third threw himself into the fire
Yes … Yes … This is the meaning of love …”
A poem by Attaar
