Brightsword Productions Site

Some of you may already know this but, in case you don't, Brightsword Productions finally has a website! It can be found at http://www.brightswordproductions.com/.

Thanks for hanging with us and we'll hopefully have some new stuff to share soon.

Rolling!

 The good news has finally arrived! David Hamilton is back and better than ever! We did a spotting session last week, and have some radical overhauls planned for the score. All in all I think it will be an improvement. I look forward to seeing what he'll come up with.

Thanks for reading! Until next time.

We Live!

 Just a quick update to say that we're still here and moving forward. The CGI is slowly but surely coming together, and David projects that he should be able to resume composing on or about the 12th of this month.

Thanks for following! Until next time.

Hiccups

Well, it's kinda sad to say that the latest news on Othersight is the crash of the editing computer. Fortunately the graphics card seems to be the culprit so hopefully it will be up and running soon. Meanwhile David plugs away at his considerable musical workload, and Catherine (CGI dep.) is at this moment refining the wing structure on one of our CGI elements. Nothing big, but progress.

Thanks for reading! Until next time.

'Twas a Moving Experience

Hello, everyone! This is just a quick update to say that my family and I are moving! As a result, there won't be a blog post next week, but the week after we should have news of the results of our next casting session and the week after that, hopefully a music update for Othersight. Thanks to everyone, and have a great week!

Ooo... Shiny...

Well, as promised, here's a couple pictures of the new toy/tool we have hanging around. 

Apparently you can monitor everything on this computer, including its internal temperature. Also, you can program the light display on the case. That... was considered a default option. :-D
On another note, David expects to be able to start working on the score again by mid-late September. Woo!!!

Ah... Technology

So, our first big piece of news for Othersight in a while. The computer for our animation work showed up today! In conjunction with its impressive raw power, it is also huge! The box it came in is about half my height (at 6'1".) The unboxing has yet to come, as there are a few quite pressing matters, which will be revealed over on the Brightsword Productions blog.

Thanks for reading!

News!!!

Hello everyone! After a week with no news we do have a spot of progress. The new computer system is on order. Woo! It should dramatically help with rendering the texture maps and such for our CGI. Also, we filmed a couple cutaway shots this week. Lastly, it appears that David is making good progress on his other projects. Here's hoping it keeps up. :-)

Thanks to you all! Have a great week.

Becalmed

 We’ve hit something of a stalemate here lately due to needed computer upgrades (tech moves way too fast :-s), a composer needing to actually make a living composing  : O (don’t worry, he’ll be back though), as well as generally being done with the cut and having most of the tweaking finished. It doesn’t leave us much to do at this exact moment but we are definitely expecting things to speed up as we come closer to release date.

We are making a bit of progress with Gatewalkers & Brightsword Productions if you want to check out our other blog, just a bit mind you. :)

Happy Independence Day!

Here we're taking a moment from the usual holiday rush to wish all our friends out there a happy Independence Day! Enjoy your time with friends and family, okay? See you all next week!

A New Preview

Hello everyone! Just a quick update on the music. The pace has increased, we are scored up to the 31 minute mark, but in 2-3 days David will have to switch over to a paying project for a little while. We will keep you apprised of that. For now, the updated track for scene 000. Enjoy!

 Othersight OST Track 1

Stunts: The Basics

  In this project news lull I thought it would be beneficial to my fellow filmmakers and the generally curious if we talked about the basics of stunt work. First up: The Fall. Easily the most important part of stunt work, learning how to hit the ground without injuring yourself. This is the technique that we used to train our team, and it is also used in martial arts academies across the country.

First off, stand with your feet fairly close together.

Cross your arms over your chest.

Tuck the chin.

Bend

and lower yourself straight down...

...roll onto your back and break the fall by slapping out. Remember to keep your chin tucked; the inertia of the roll will try to make you crack your head on the ground.

 Note that you must make contact with the palms first, not the elbows. Trust me, taking it on the elbows hurts.

As time goes on, you will be able to do it faster and less rigidly, but this will help your body remember the core principles

Well, there you have it. I hope that was instructive. Thanks for reading! 

P.S. Now the standard disclaimer. The individual takes full responsibility for any injuries incurred... Brightsword Productions and the Othersight team will be held harmless... etc, etc. and so forth.