Back on Track! Blu-Rays are in a machine going da-domp da-domp!
8 months ago – Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 04:00:35 PM

Blu-Rays are in the machine going da-domp da-domp!

So, after a seemingly endless array of unnecessary and catastrophic errors, which, although supposedly simple, would take us a while to resolve, in what may be a historic first for us, we've finally got everything working. Essentially, our manufacturers were sending us proof discs with a defect that wasn’t actually present in our source ISO file.

THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM AFTER ALL. Except, on the blooming machine they used to create our Blu-Ray proof. Honestly, sometimes you just couldn’t make it up. And every time we produced a new proof, we'd have to FEDEX a drive with the source files because they wouldn’t just download them. Not that it made any difference, again, because the blooming issue was with their proof maker.

Argh! You can probably imagine me as Arlo the Torturer, screaming!

FINALLY, we're on track, and the manufacturer is making our print run an EXPRESS order. That should mean we'll have them ready to ship to our lair in the USA within eight working days.

At last!

I know, right? So, in the meantime, I'm 99.9% sure we've got every other reward just sitting here, itching to get posted out. So, when these bad boys show up on our warehouse inventory dashboard, they'll be going out FAST. I will give a heads-up to folks, in case there are some last-second, crazy address changes we need to know about. I'll also be directly accessible on FB for you to reach out in person, if there are issues or emergency details I need to know regarding the address for your order.

And... one more thing

Physical Media forever! It was an annoying niggle but it's sorted now. We'll be wary with our manufacturer next time, to ensure these niggles don't repeat themselves (well, as best we can!)  

Argh so annoying (slight delay... but just a slight one)
9 months ago – Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 06:29:06 PM

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Where are we now?
10 months ago – Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 04:27:42 AM

Where are we now? 

So, this is a quick update! The Printers have our master disc files, and they're currently in production. This should mean that we will have them in 2 - 3 weeks getting shipped to our warehouse in the USA. 

From there, it will take another few days for the warehouse to inventorise the stock, and have them ready for shipping. If we're lucky, that should mean we'll be shipping these bad-boys by the end of the month. But, for sure they'll be shipped in first half of March at the very least. 

Other Rewards

As for the other rewards, they're all getting gathered up and ready. Now, we're not putting out rewards like t-shirts or the mystery film etc until we're shipping the main blu-ray. So, in other words all the rewards will go out at the same time. 

That's about it guys, I mean we're pretty much ready to go, whenever the stock is produced and arrives. I'll post another update in a couple of weeks, but that update will be largely the same as this one except just confirming the schedule is on track! 

Onwards to Glory!
10 months ago – Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 01:48:33 PM

Onwards to Glory! 

Greetings to our courageous friends and allies and everyone wonderful in between! Allow me to post you an update on the glorious effort to complete all of our goodies for 'The Slave and the Sorcerer' campaign. 

So, at the moment the main priority is to get our Blu-Rays produced. We did unfortunately have a two week delay. However, as of Monday morning our Blu-Ray replicators will receive a sacred USB with the magical digital goodies needed for the discs. At the moment the packaging and other goodies have been printed (they just need their darn discs!)

The VHS tapes arrived! They look gorgeous, and it's so cool to see a giant box of tapes in the storage room. We have these thick black retro cases as well. Now, we just need to get the inlays printed, and slid into the packaging which we'll aim to do this week. They'll get posted however, when the Blu-Rays are ready. Same goes for the Digital versions (everyone gets their copy at the same time. BUT... they won't have to wait very long.)

Apart from that... t-shirts, nub-nub goody bags, and a host of other stuff has arrived. 

In all honesty my friends you should be receiving your movies by the end of February and no later than March. 

On a personal note

I just want to add how immensely proud I am of our film, and the artists that have worked so hard on it. It's really everything I hoped it would be, from the music, to the grade, to the performances. It feels raw and authentic, without any meta-ness to spoil it. I'm already stoked for us to work on the sequel together but one step at a time! 

Big Hugs to you all, and do please pass the word to your friends that folks can get copies of the movie here! 

Also, do please pop me a follow on Twitter to keep up to date with this project and other films I'm working on right here! https://twitter.com/LawrieBrewster

MAJOR UPDATE & Get your name in the credits offer!
11 months ago – Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 07:53:22 AM

Get your name in the credits!

Big News folks! Firstly, here is a preview link to the end credits of "The Slave and the Sorcerer" where everyone can check that they have been credited properly. 

REMEMBER this is only for pledgers who specifically pledged for our thank you bundles or producer rewards! 

This credit list shall become locked in 48 hours. The EPIC music is just one of 3 tracks provided by our friends 'Throne of Iron' and as you can hear... it's freakin' bad ass. 

Can I still get my name in the credits? 

Yes, you can. If you'd like to be added to the thank you credits, then for one time only you can purchase a credit here on our backer kit store. 

UPGRADE for Credit in the movie

Can I still be credited as a film producer? 

Absolutely. We have a range of producer credits available on our Backerkit store too. We will refund you the difference, based upon the value of your previous pledge to our campaign as well. You can get them here. 

Associate Producer

Co-Producer

Executive Producer

VHS Credit Confirmation

Please check the list below for our list of VHS specific thank you credits. We'll need folks to confirm their names or any corrections during the next 72 hours. 

Marked in bold are two backers, we need to get in touch with us with the names they'd like to be credited with! 

Michael Hickey

Joel Casser

Jack Pullman 

Jay Trefethen 

Iain Gray

Daniel Neff

Robert McIntosh

Richard Hele

Erin Pekar

Norbert Franz

Kevin J Thomas

Jeffrey J. Ellen

Ryan Chornaby

John Robinson

Sebastian Fudali

David Guiot

Bruce Todd

Ross Braid

Zachary Sandlin

Siddhartha Barnhoorn

Daniel Watkins

Erich Reichenback

Nick Miles

James Latzer

Lucas Renard

Andrea Zimei

Pete Leggio

John Fakouri

Robert Borthwick

Dylan King

Geoff Tucker

Joe Connor

Joe Gillis

Entheogen Publications

Christopher Riddle

Lars Enzweiler

Ryan 

Brett Erik Johnson

Thilo-W. Finger

Sam Barclay

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Jon Vangdal Aamaas

Tom Mitchell

Johann Ingi Albertsson

Matthew Tyrrell

Craig Poliner

Geoff Pickering

Joseph Russo

Erin Pekar

Jason Carney

Kevin John Thomas

Gregory Hunt

Markus Rutters

Ross Braid

Zachary Sandlin

LynnMarie Panzarino

Ryan Watkins

Extras Extras Extras! 

In the meantime we've finished the movie, and we're currently wrapping up the Extras content for our packs. We've got BTS, Interviews and other goodies. I also expect to get our Seduce Thy Maiden out this month too! 

Interviews work in progress.

More Updates to Come! 

Have a great Christmas folks, and rest assured we're working our asses off so that we can get the master-disc ready, for dispatch to the manufacturers by the end of the month. I'll update again with what the ETA is for printing the discs etc, but realistically we're looking at February for dispatch!