We’re excited to announce that “Expansion Time” is now streaming on MSN!
Episode 2 will be up across all platforms; Xbox, MSN and Zune, starting next week for the 12 week season run.
Please go to our community site, Facebook page or Tweet @theguild if you have feedback, we love to hear from you! Zune downloads will be available today as well, and Xbox silver members can download in HD as well. Enjoy!
Creating worlds is a passion, and one that writer and director Jennifer Thym enjoys. When she entered the film world in July 2008, the investment banker turned filmmaker decided to take a novel approach to reaching her audience. “With LUMINA we wanted to go beyond the conventional format of short film,” says Jennifer Thym, “and create an online fantasy series with wonderful potential for interactivity with its viewers.” As theatrical and DVD sales fall around the world, viewers are increasingly turning to the web for entertainment. “The online audience is already there. To me, it’s about connecting to them with an engaging and beautifully told story.”
“LUMINA will open your minds cinematically, and the story will open your hearts to the impossible,” says producer Sommer Nguyen.
LUMINA stars actress and model JuJu Chan, who also stars in the new RTHK reality show on poverty and is the winner of Miss United Nation International Ambassador 2009, Miss United Nation China, Miss Congeniality and Miss TVB People’s Choice for Miss Chinatown USA Pageant 2009. Michael Chan, star of the viral hit Wall Street Fighter IV, and Vince Matthew Chung, winner of The Amazing Race Asia 3, co-star.
The series features music from around the world, including songs from groundbreaking music collective The Enigmatic Army, American college circuit favorite Tim Be Told, and China Global Battle of the Bands winner Killer Soap. “Good music is integral to drawing viewers into the story, and I’m honored to have collaborated with such talented musicians,” says Jennifer Thym.
LUMINA the Web Series premieres with a double webisode release on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The accompanying press conference will include a screening of the first two webisodes and an exclusive Q&A session with the cast and director.
WHEN: 5:00 pm, Tuesday, September 8, 2009
WHERE: Scirocco, 1/F, 10-12 Staunton’s Street, SoHo, Central Hong Kong
For all inquiries, please contact:
Jennifer Thym, Director
RockGinger Limited
Mobile: +852 9546 9489
e-mail: jen@rockginger.com
FORMAT:
Original English language web series filmed on the RED ONE, 2:1 aspect ratio, shot at 4K resolution and mastered at 2K+.
DURATION:
63 minutes total running time.
SCHEDULE:
The first season consists of nine webisodes, four to eight minutes each, and will be available free to view starting Tuesday, September 8, 2009, on the website luminaseries.com. A new webisode will be released every Tuesday.
GENRE:
Fantasy thriller/suspense.
SYNOPSIS:
Lumina Wong (JuJu Chan) is beautiful and works far too much; although she lives in a city of millions, she still feels lonely and isolated. Late one night, Lumina has a chance encounter with Ryder Lee (Michael Chan), a handsome young man from another world that she can only see in mirrors and darkened window reflections. She revels in the fantasy relationship until mirrorspy Eben Sanchez (Jacob Ziacan) comes into her life, warning her of the treacheries of the people of the Dark Realm. Soon Lumina must choose between the safety of the world she knows and the deadly allure of the unknown.
CAST:
LUMINA WONG — JuJu Chan
RYDER LEE — Michael Chan
TEDDY WAITS — Vince Matthew Chung
EBEN SANCHEZ — Jacob Ziacan
LAETITIA RICOU — Emilie Guillot
ELIZA CHAN — Shell Z. Zhu
JAMES WESTON — Lawrence Jacob Milman
SERENA FONG — Kate Sullivan
DITA SAUNDERS — Aisling Kinsella
DAMIEN WU — Simon Yin
LADY SIUHUA HAN — Lorea Sola
LORD AMAURY DE LING — Spencer Douglass
YURI THE THIEF MASTER — Jaime Cham
TRAM MIRRORSPY — Lucas Griego
SECURITY GUARD — Jayson Li
Talk to the Dead with the Emily The Strange Talking Board — a classic magical, mystical parlor game! Comes with limited edition special comic book — The Odd.I.See — 48 full color pages of classic stories plus one all new exclusive tale. Also includes planchette (but no candles).
Emma, Cleo and Rikki are sixteen year old girls growing up on the sun-drenched beaches of the Gold Coast. Emma’s confident and athletic, Cleo is slightly insecure and awkward while Rikki is the aloof and smart new girl.
Because of Rikki, the girls find themselves stranded at sea one day, floating towards the mysterious Mako Island. The three urban girls find themselves exploring the eerie jungle-covered island before becoming trapped in an ancient cavern under a volcano. Discovering an underwater channel, they decide to swim to safety. As they enter the pool, the light from a full moon illuminates the water, creating a mysterious glow.
Emma, Cleo and Rikki get off the island as fast as they can and back to “normal” life. One by one, however, the girls discover life is never going to be normal again: ten seconds after they touch water, they turn into mermaids. After further experimentation, they find they have supernatural powers: Emma can freeze water, Rikki can boil water and Cleo can turn a drop of water into a bucketful and mould it into any shape.
The girls enlist the help of their friend Lewis, who considers himself a scientist, and he attempts to discover the secret behind their transformations.
Everyday situations turn tricky as the girls struggle to cope with their newfound powers, which have numerous advantages and disadvantages, while also trying to keep them a secret from everyone else.
We’re just back from both the San Diego Comic-Con and G.I. Joe-centric JoeCon. We loved getting out there to meet those of you who attended, especially hearing about which Shout! CDs and DVDs you have or wish we’d release. It was great fun for us, and we just want to thank you for stopping by.
If you don’t want to miss out on the things that happen at Shout! between newsletters, find us on Facebook and Twitter. We update both throughout the day… every day! Come on, we know you want more…
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the DVD release of Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara — NEW PEOPLE Artist Series, Volume 1 on September 15th. The DVD will carry an MSRP of $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN and will be distributed in North America by VIZ Media.
Produced by VIZ Pictures, the NEW PEOPLE Artist Series is an intriguing collection of documentaries that each highlight a renowned modern Japanese pop artist who utilizes unique world views and inspirations to create captivating works of art. The series is an extension of the NEW PEOPLE entertainment destination, located in San Francisco, which brings the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North America through film, art, fashion, and a variety of specialty boutiques.
Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara was directed by Koji Sakabe and captures the journey that the artist, Yoshitomo Nara, took during the creation of his exhibit, AtoZ, in his hometown of Hirosaki, Japan. The film is notably narrated by Aoi Miyazaki, an up-and-coming Japanese actress who appeared in the acclaimed manga-inspired film Nana (VIZ Pictures). Yoshitomo Nara’s work has captured the attention of the international art world and his cartoon-like girl images with characteristic big heads, chubby-faces and slanted eyes have become icons of the artist’s style. His paintings and sculptures have been auctioned at Sotheby’s and his sculpture, Light My Fire (2001), sold for over $1.1 million.
“We are very pleased to launch the NEW PEOPLE Artist Series with Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara,” says Seiji Horibuchi, President and CEO of VIZ Pictures and the founder of NEW PEOPLE. “This film documents Nara’s creative process and how he tapped the talents of many fellow artists to help bring this exhibition to life. The people, the experience, and the works of art all come together in this film and culminate in the grand opening of the AtoZ exhibit. Art aficionados as well as fans of Japanese culture will delight in this intimate portrait of one of the most talented modern pop artists working today.”
We first launched this range last month at the San Diego Comic-Con. At that time, we were only able to offer a Bronze option, as we had a few unresolved issues to sort out. Fortunately these issues have been resolved, so we are now able to offer these sculptures in both Bronze and Faux Bronze.
The edition size for the Faux Bronze is limited to only 300 worldwide. Customers will also receive a beautiful 22 page hard cover book written by John Howe, Richard Taylor and leading sculptor Daniel Cockersell. The book contains original sketches from John as well as a series of stunning photographs of the sculptures and the sculpting process. You can preview a few pages of the book here! Click on the corners to turn the pages.
For those customers who have already ordered the Bronze option, there is further good news; our pricing will reduce as we are now able to spread the initial sculpting costs over a much greater number of pieces. Check the pricing on the bronze version here.
We hope you’ll take this unique opportunity to enjoy and cherish the The Art of John Howe.
We wanted to remind you that “Weird Al” Yankovic’s digital-only EP Internet Leaks drops today!
It contains the T.I. parody “Whatever You Like,” the Doors pastiche “Craigslist” (featuring Ray Manzarek on keyboards), the Jungle Cruise homage “Skipper Dan,” the Charles Nelson Reilly tribute “CNR”… and the brand new song “Ringtone”!
You can download it RIGHT NOW at iTunes and everywhere else that digital music is sold!
And if you haven’t seen the “Ringtone” video yet… you can watch it right here!
And if you’d like the RINGTONE for “Ringtone”… you can get it here!
We’re so excited to announce that Episode 1 of Season 3 of The Guild is now on Xbox Live for Gold Members!
This premiere will be exclusive to Gold members for 1 week, and then be wide for Silver members, MSN streaming viewers and Zune downloads on September 1rst. After that episodes will roll out simultaneously on all Microsoft portals.
And for everyone’s enjoyment, we have posted a Season 3 trailer, SPOILERS if you don’t want to watch!
Coming off of the record-setting first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network announced today it will premiere a full slate of 22 all-new episodes for season two of the critically acclaimed and top-rated CG-animated series from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. The special one-hour season two premiere event of Star Wars: The Clone Wars airs Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m. (et/pt).
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has emerged as one of the preeminent animated series on television, combining the expansive scope of the Star Wars saga with exciting weekly adventures. During its first season, premiere episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network (Fridays at 9 p.m.) ranked #1 on all TV with boys 6-11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a thrilling, weekly 30-minute “mini-movie” created by the talented artists at Lucasfilm Animation.
Fierce battles, expanded storylines and ground-breaking animation raise the stakes in Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Rise of the Bounty Hunters. The lives of the Jedi become more complex as secret and forbidden relationships are revealed and a new breed of villain enters to take advantage of the wartime turmoil. Season two introduces these lawless rogues into the fray along with a host of new characters, locations and creatures. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Star Wars universe, The Clone Wars is bigger, bolder and more intense than ever before.
Watch as Hyrule breaks out into song in this brand new and very special Legend of Neil musical episode. See if you can tell which character’s singing voice is voiced by Maurissa Tancharoen of Dr. Horrible fame. And buy some t-shirts so I can pay rent.
And for those of you asking. We’re working on mp3s for download from the musical. Hang in there, but keep posting comments about it on atom.com so that they see it and know you want it! I know you want it… awww yeah!
