Hi, there.

Interplanetary is now available on DVD from Shock-O-Rama Cinema! Order it from Amazon.com today!


I've retired the "Everybody on Mars is Dead" blog. If you'd like to read the latest Crewless Productions and Interplanetary news, please check out the "Tacos and Beer" blog.

The official Interplanetary website is at http://www.interplanetarymovie.com".

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Interplanetary: 1999.

Here's a little homage to the groovy opening credits from the Space: 1999 television show (featuring footage from Interplanetary, coming soon to DVD!).



You can see the original Space: 1999 credits sequence here.

Catching up with Lisa.

My latest interview with the rockin' Lisa Mason is now available on her radio station's website.


The link to the interview is near the bottom of Lisa's bio page in the "Lisa's Links" section.

Thanks again to Lisa and the Eagle for the interview!

InterplanetaryMovie.com.

A few months ago, I complained that I couldn't register the domain name "InterplanetaryMovie.com" because someone else already owned it. But that someone wasn't using it.

The domain registration in question recently expired, and thanks to a heads-up from Trap, I was able to purchase it from name.com.

So www.InterplanetaryMovie.com is now the official URL for Interplanetary, as it should be.

Next mini-project... coming up with a clever "corporate" site for "InterplanetaryCorp.com."

Finally, a web site.

I've finally built a (very simple, admittedly) web site for Interplanetary.

You can see it now at: http://www.crewless.com/interplanetary/

Soon, http://www.InterplanetaryCorp.com will be pointing to the new site as well.

Cases.

Got 100 clear DVD cases from Uline.com for about 41 cents each after shipping, tax, etc. A good price, I think, and I'm very impressed with the quality of the cases.



Recommended, if you don't mind buying in bulk.

Also, one of those cases in the photo is stuffed with the "Mark II" festival screener cover art.

Teaser redux.

While our buddy (and Hide and Creep DP) Robb Rugan puts the finishing touches on the "official" Interplanetary trailer (which is awesome--can't wait for you guys to see it), I thought I'd clean up the old "teaser" a bit and post it to Vimeo.

Interplanetary Teaser Trailer

I think the picture quality on Vimeo is a (small) step up from YouTube. You can also view the teaser at Vimeo's site in "HD."

Screener season.

We finally have Interplanetary in good enough shape that I've started submitting to festivals (two so far!). If it's time to send out screeners, that means it is time for DVD and cover art design.

Here's a (grainy) photo of the "Mark I" version of the disc and case that went out to a fest last week...



Props to Ted Speaker, who designed the Interplanetary Corporation "Mars Base Two" logo that inspired the screener artwork.

Anti-climatic.

So, the big Wrath of Con Interplanetary sneak preview was kind of a bust. Only ten or so people attended, and six of those were members of the crew. And one lady walked out after a particularly violent bit. Which is kind of cool in a way.

Even though the audience was small, the reaction to the 20 minutes of footage gave me some ideas for improving it. And we got to spend two days at the beach not working. Not a bad way to spend the weekend.

En route.

On the way to Wrath of Con. Pretty happy with the footage. Worked on it as much as possible before departure. We'll see how it goes over tomorrow.

Blogged from iPhone.

Tick tock tick tock...

Sly stopped by my place at lunch to re-record some dialog. So that means all of the elements are in place for the weekend 20-minute Interplanetary preview at Wrath of Con.

Now, if I can only get said elements properly assembled in time...

Wrath of Con Preview details.

Looks like the IP preview will play between 12 and 2 p.m. on Saturday...

http://wrathofcon.org/index.php?option=com_content
&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=54

URL.

Finally secured a URL for Interplanetary: InterplanetaryCorp.com.

Some jerk already bought "InterplanetaryMovie.com." I say "jerk" because whoever bought the URL isn't doing anything with it. I thought about trying to buy it from the current owner but decided it isn't worth the effort.

Eventually, InterplanetaryCorp.com will take you to the Interplanetary web site. For the time being, consider it a shortcut to take you to the good ol' "Everybody On Mars Is Dead" blog.

More grabs.

Grabs and synopsis.

Looking forward to a time when Interplanetary is done and being promoted on the festival/home video/whatever circuit, I've been working on this synopsis...

Nine men and women, employees of Interplanetary Corporation, live and work on Mars. Their days aren't particularly interesting, much less exciting, until they are assaulted by a murderous band of strangers and a seemingly unstoppable alien creature. Do these attacks have anything to do with the Martian fossil recently uncovered by one of the employees? Will the rapidly increasing body count adversely affect Interplanetary's stock price? And can anyone survive long enough to fill out the inevitable paperwork?

... and picking out some frame grabs...

The OmegaCon Preview.

Courtesy of edit ninja Ted Speaker (and VO ninja Kyle Holman), here is the Interplanetary preview we showed at OmegaCon Saturday night.

EDIT: Link removed (see below).


This is kinda massive for a trailer (three minutes plus), so I'm only posting it for a limited time (let's say through April 1). After that we'll trim the running time to something more reasonable and re-post it. In the meantime, enjoy the long cut!

Post-Con.

So OmegaCon was kind of a bust as far as Hide and Creep was concerned -- the midnight screening didn't happen due to a scheduling mix-up. But we did get to show off the kick-ass Interplanetary preview that Ted Speaker put together, and local artist Katie McClung finished the awesome Interplanetary poster just in time for the Con.


Like I said, awesome.

Since they're printed one-at-a-time from a four-color silkscreen process, each poster is unique. Katie signed and numbered the first 25, and I'm considering selling a few of them for $20 each to help recoup some printing costs (silkscreen technology is old-school, but not inexpensive). If you'd like your own poster (the first official Interplanetary collectible!), let me know.

I'll post Ted's righteous Interplanetary preview for a limited online engagement sometime soon.

Also, as I'm way behind on "Things..." and "Other..." articles, I hope to post several of those this week. Stay tuned.

Thanks also to Mia for posing for Katie's poster.

OmegaCon movies.

Courtesy of Lee Thrash, who put together the OmegaCon film fest, here is the Saturday Con movie schedule.

• 8:00 AM: Frankenstein vs. the Monster From Blood Cove


• 10:00 AM: Point of Fear


• 12:30 PM: Shorts (First World, Subject J, Heartbeat)


• 2:00 PM: Torment


• 4:30 PM: Yesterday Was a Lie


• 7:00 PM: Scream Farm


• 9:00 PM: Like Moles, Like Rats


• Midnight: Interplanetary Sneak Peek


• 12:04 AM: Hide and Creep
  

More on OmegaCon.

I gave OmegaCon the briefest mention a few days ago. I can't tell you much about the Con you can't read on their web site. Which kind of sucks, since they don't really have any info about the Con film festival. I do know they're showing Hide and Creep around 11:59 PM on Saturday, and it will be preceded by a 3 minute, 12 second Interplanetary preview that I am rendering out to DVD as I type this.

I'm very excited about the preview. Ted Speaker edited it, and it makes me smile. To say any more would give too much away.

Looks like passes are $15 for a day and $40 for the whole weekend. The day pass is a bit expensive just to see our new preview. But if you catch a couple of other movies and other fun Con stuff, it's a bargain.

I'm also hoping to unveil the Interplanetary movie poster, courtesy of awesome local artist Katie McClung, at the Con. Katie has been working like a madwoman on this thing, and it's looking to be pulp-o-riffic. Barring any complications with the silk-screening process (old school!) we'll have a few of the posters with us this weekend.

If anybody makes it to the Con, email me and I'll try to catch up with you for a drink (hopefully we can find a bar within walking distance).

OmegaCon.

Looks like Crewless Productions will be present at Birmingham's inaugural OmegaCon, including a midnight screening of Hide and Creep and a special Interplanetary preview. More details later...