Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie

Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie CHATROOM! (Part 02 - Interview with Cast and Creators!)

Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie CHATROOM! (Part 01: Pre Meet-up)

 Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie

LIVE-STREAMING NOW!! X3 Come join us!

Click on this link and go to the LIVESTREAM link to start chatting with us and listen to us! Only 30 minutes before the official screening 

Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie!

 Premiere Night in about 7 Hours!!

So excited!!! XX3 The video has been uploaded on Youtube and is on standby. 

Gonna head off for bed and set about a hundred alarms to wake me up, just in case I doze off in a really deep sleep... lol

Looking forward to your company! It's gonna be a lot of fun interacting with you all on the Youtube livestream!

 Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie - Project officially completed! 

That's right, the 5th June 2016 is the day that I can truly say that this project is at an end - and what an incredible journey it was.

It all started with a tweet from this person , I couldn't thank David enough for it.

So it was from October 2015 that I started reading this web-comic based on David's recommendation. And I was hooked. Read the story as I immediately got inspired to do a mini comic drama of a scene that captivated me, featuring just myself!

Beyond the Western Deep - A MUST READ! I've Just Finished Reading Chapter 2 and...

... all I can say is this.
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HOLY TESQUE, SHIT JUST GOT REAL!!!
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*a-hem*
Man... Today marked a very special day for me. I'm so glad that David pointed this webcomic out because I would have never discovered this gem of a story.
This team of Alex and Rachel (writer and artist) is amazing.
Their storytelling in impecible - from the dialogue/script to the sublime visuals (character expressions, colors, world design), I will tell you now that it is not often that I get to read a graphic novel/webcomic that really captivate my imagination but more importantly, as I've learnt from David (regarding storytelling), I really CARE for these characters.
This dynamic relationship between protagonists Quinlan and Dakkan (as well as their interactions with the rest of the remarkable cast) goes so deep, it's like I've known these guys for years and I only read about them in two nights. What ha


It was only a week later that I decided to make it official. The power of enthusiasm was overwhelming - I just HAD to make a "The Movie" out of Beyond the Western Deep. I just had to. 

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It's official, I'm going to make time for 'Beyond the Western Deep' and give it 'The Movie' treatment much like the NORDGUARD series six months ago!
It's going to be epic as I'll try to combine ALL three chapters (Prologue, Chapter 1 & Chapter 2) together. It'll be a mammoth task but I know it's possible - it's just a matter of finding the RIGHT voice actors to fill in the roles.
So here is your golden opportunity to work with me as a cast member and showcase your talent in voice acting - it's gonna be a lot of fun! 
I highly recommend reading through 'Beyond the Western Deep' before attempting the voices to get a good idea of the story and a


Another week and a half passes by and I was lucky enough to have a team of dedicated voice actors to cast for this project. A total of fourteen cast members (including myself,) have been chosen out of seventy-six auditions. I had a share of the familiar and fresh talent for the cast - exciting times they were as I personally consulted each and every one of them in my own personal time via Skype.

Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie [OPENING!]Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie [OPENING PREVIEW!]

Man, the voice acting team and myself have been trailblazing in terms of progress for this project!
I'm really excited to present this webcomic series by Alex Kain and Rachel Bennett in comic drama format and showcase just how fantastic their story is.
Share this around with those who love stories of kingdoms and conflict, epic fantasy and engaging characters.
This movie is set for release for X-mas/New Year. This will depend on how Alex and Rachel go with Chapter 2. To play it safe I'll say that this will be ready by mid-JAN 2016.
When we hit the premier date I'll host an online gathering so that we can all watch it together and talk about the story and characters created by Alex and Rachel! Just like we had one for the Lackadaisy Audio Contemplation where Tracy J Butler kindly hosted the group chat!
Oh! And of course - HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone! ^^
Narrator voiced by Fai


Time passed and I not only spent time working on the project but I also stayed creative and inspired by illustrating fanart of the series that followed closely to Rachel Bennett's art style.


     

Quinlan Painting Process Quinlan Painting Process
  
  


That was a lot of fun! Need to practice more to get better and faster at it!
Tomorrow, it'll be a little break from commissions - I'll be working on the Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie project. Getting down to more than 10 minutes of audio so far! Woo!
The day after tomorrow I'll start work on the next set of 'painting' commissions - one from Jason Bronkowski and one from :iconstrykeforce2005:!
 Speed Painting Exercise
In preparation for my next couple of commissions (that will require plenty of digital painting), I'm going to warm myself up with a speed painting exercise of what  Dakkan Painting Process Dakkan Painting Process
 
 


A Handsome Otter!
Took longer than I thought for the sketch! lol Dakkan's fun to draw! X3 Time for bed. Will finish the painting tomorrow when I come back from work in the morning!
 

 Red-Oak Bo Staff
I couldn't find a pose on the net suitable to what I have pictured for my next speed painting exercise featuring Dakkan from Beyond the Western Deep (another awesome protagonist to the series)!
So I decided to gra  Hardin Painting Process Hardin Painting Process
 
 


 Role-playing as Hardin? (Hardin's Resolve)
Actually I was in the middle of taking a reference shot for my next Beyond the Western Deep illustration to put more hours into my digital painting milage.
I'll be using this for my next speed painting:


And because I had a spare moment with the camera I decided to recapture the scenes I played in person for the Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie project.



Darkspeeds-as-Hardin03 by darkspeeds
You can listen to the prev  Janik Painting Process Janik Painting Process
It started with off with a quick session of myself posing for photo references.
I pictured Janik holding a thick hardbound book that she carries with her on her early journeys as ambassador (perhaps a Diary? a Travel log? The book of Vulpin politics? Who knows. One thing is for certain, on this illustration I wanted to show her behind a backdrop of desert suggesting that she is near the Vulpin capital of Navaran - Nessa.
Anyways back to the photos - and oh look, guess who reads Usagi Yojimbo? X3
 
I decided to stick with my third photo which is pictured below. I also used ART POSE ap on my I-pad mini to assist me with how the light bounced off the figure from a certain angle and thus creating all the forms of light and shadow to be rendered. These two references will be my primary guide to this speed painting session. 




In December 2015 I commissioned the talented composer to make a theme song for the series - music that was share with the fans and creators of the series!




Beyond the Western Deep - Overture Merry Christmas ~ (Part 1) A Composition To Share!
First and foremost, may you and the family have a festive Christmas holiday!
It's been a crazy month of preparations for the holidays and I'm sure that many of you have purchased gifts for loved ones and written a good ol' fashioned X-mas card to compliment your thoughts and warm wishes.
You will know that I've been working on the an audio production for the past few couple of months based off the webcomic series by Alex Kain and Rachel Bennett entitled: Beyond the Western Deep.

Well it is still in production and I can happily say that I'm halfway through completing the Prologue chapter and Chapter 01 so far - the total audio length comes to 30 minutes long!
I was in love with the seri


And moving into the present I am now at the point of making preparations for Premiere Night (details below) in which I hope to see you guys and gals there soon.

The movie will be a reflection of my journey with the 'Beyond the Western Deep' series and one that I hope will leave you all inspired to start reading and supporting the works of Alex Kain, Rachel Bennett and Jermome Jacinto (who is currently working on 'Songs of the Eastern Sands').

 Beyond the Western Deep: The Movie PREMIERE NIGHT (instructions updated!)

It's been a year in the making and we'd like you to join us for the official premiere of the movie and the after-party!





Visit my Youtube channel and wait for the LIVE-STREAM to appear on the front-page. Click on it and you'll be invited into a chat-room.

The movie (technically it's a comic drama, but it's going to feature voice acting, a theoretical score and sound effects that accompany the transition of visuals) will also be made available on my Youtube channel as a separate video! Click on it to start watching. 

If you have followed the instructions you should have one window of the LIVE-STREAM on standby to chat live with other patrons and one window of the MOVIE to watch in your own privacy. When the movie is done, leave a comment, hit a 'like' or add to your 'favourites' if you wish, then close it and hop back to the live-stream window and mingle around until the after-party.


The AFTER-PARTY will happen at around 9:30PM EST (North America). Most of the cast will do their best to make it there, as well as the creators of Beyond the Western Deep - the webcomic! This is an opportunity for you to have a chat with us, do a Q & A about anything of the series or the movie project and have a ton of fun - in fact do challenge us to do voice impressions of the character's you've seen on the premiere!

I've set to end the live-stream session at around 11:30PM, we've all got schedules to tend to no? 


Nevertheless allow me to introduce the people you'll meet on the evening (no guarantees that we can get all of us but we'll do out best to make it there!):

Producer: 

 
(Darkspeeds as cast director, audio producer and project manager)

Cast:

    
Rory Griffin as QUINLAN

 
Mippa as JANIK (and RHOSYN) 

 
Wolfblade93 as DAKKAN (and CRIM)

   
Fairfieldfencer as KENOSH (NARRATOR and EXTRAS)

   
Darkspeeds as HARDIN (KING DABHEID and EXTRAS)

     
YamatoGuru as ASHTOR

 
Luke Wholey as CLOVIS (and GREENPAW)

   
Limroto as CALDUS (and EXTRAS)

   
Donniegirl12 as FEMALE CANID SOLDIER GUARD (and EXTRAS)

  
Sarge Ray as ONE-EYED ERMEHN 

  
Kiratze as RATHIK

   
Kovabomb as CANID SOLDIERS

     
FunFamilyGame as BEVAN

  
Lauren Clare as EIRA


and of course...!

Comic Creators: 

Alex Kain who is the writer of the series and Rachel Bennett who brought it to life with her illustrations!


Hope to see you all there and celebrate this joyous occasion of a web-comic series I truly admire.


If you got any questions, you are more than welcome to ask them here and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Also! Do spread the word if you're a fan of the series or you are into visual storytelling!