Raiden News

Unfortunate Delays Again

Posted by: Mark @ Wed Jun 23, 2010 5 am

Well, just when it seemed Episode Three was on track, Windows Update of all things threw a wrench into the works by corrupting my main workstation's network access.

For roughly the passed three weeks, my main computer--and the only computer I have that can run Moviestorm--has been without internet access. Since Moviestorm requires an internet connection to open, I have been unable to use it at all during the passed three weeks.

I finally found what seemed to be a workable solution, but tonight, after internet access was restored to my main workstation, another round of Windows Updates installed and broke it again. I've been trying very hard to fix it again, but so far I have not had any luck, and it looks like work on Episode Three will be delayed even further.

I am desperately searching for a solution. I am very upset over this and am dieing to be able to get back to the creative process. In the mean time, hang tight everyone.

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New Actress

Posted by: Mark @ Tue May 11, 2010 8 am

With all the hosting troubles and technical difficulties, at last I have some good news. The role of Dr. Sarah Carson has finally been cast!

Episode Three should now go into production as planned. Hooray.

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Technical Delays on Episode Two

Posted by: Mark @ Sat Mar 27, 2010 3 pm

As some of you may remember, I've been having ongoing problems with my video editor hanging and crashing on me. For the most part the problem is sporadic, and merely slows things down. However, these crashes sometimes cause bigger problems, like corrupting the project file or simply happening often enough that progress grinds to a halt.

I've been trying to get through to technical support for days, but no luck yet.

Unfortunately, this has significantly delayed the episode's release. I meant to have it finished a week ago, but this problem has been persistently getting in my way. I'm still trying to finish the episode, slowly but surely, and I hope that once I get through to tech support I'll be able to get the problem resolved so no future episodes suffer delays for this reason.

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State of the Website and an Actress Withdrawal

Posted by: Mark @ Fri Mar 05, 2010 1 am

Unfortunately, the actress cast in the roles of KERIA and CELIA has withdrawn from the project. Those roles are now open to recasting. Audition instructions in the VAA thread.


Elsewise, you may have noticed sporadic downtime, the Raiden site being unavailable. Regrettably, this seems to be a side effect of some hardware work my hosting service is doing. There isn't really anything I can do, except get assurances that this level of downtime is not the intended normal working order, and that the service should be more stable in the near future.

As you've probably noticed, the download functionality of this site is still in development. I am happy to report that I have solved a respectable portion of the problems with getting that set up, but there are still quite a few more things that I haven't been able to figure out yet. I'm working on it, but right now, my priority is Raiden itself, and getting more episodes out.

Speaking of that, now that Episode Two is nearly ready to go into post-production, the need for an actress to play SARAH is becoming dire, as the character features prominently in Episode Three.

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Remaining Cast Openings

Posted by: Mark @ Mon Feb 01, 2010 4 am

With Episode Two well on the way, there are still remaining characters who have yet to be cast. The characters still in need of a voice are:

Sarah Carson
Heather Fisk
Mairie Malah

Philip Tagart

Of these, filling the role of HEATHER is the most urgent as she has lines in Episode Two, whereas the others don't show up until Episode Three. Visit the VAA thread for details and audition instructions (as always).

As for Episode Two, I'm still waiting on lines for the three characters(excluding Heather) that I haven't had lines turned in for yet. Ironically, these lines are spread over most of the scenes resulting in only one of the episode's eight scenes having a complete set of lines, currently.

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The First Episode

Posted by: Mark @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 2 pm

It, at long last, is done. That's right, folks, the first episode is done!

I'm still playing with the settings for the final encoding, but Episode One should be up no later than tomorrow.

For now, the download code is not functional, so I'll be releasing the stream concurrently. Once I get Episode One out, finishing that code, and wrangling in the VAs for Episode Two, will be the top items on my to-do list.

Now if you'll excuse me, I haven't slept since Monday.

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Some Good News, Some Bad News

Posted by: Mark @ Sat Dec 26, 2009 2 pm

The good news is, all the lines for Episode One are in, except for Trevor's. The VA playing Trevor had to withdraw from the project due to circumstances in their own life, but every other scene in Episode One is now in production! Finally.

I'm considering voicing Trevor myself, and am prepared to do so if it comes to that. I'm going to finish as much of the rest of the episode as I can before I resort to that, in the hope that a new VA will audition in the meantime.

Now, the bad news is that several VAs who didn't have lines in the first episode, have seemingly dropped off the face of the earth. I've given them ample time to reconfirm their roles, one of which is a title character, but unfortunately they seem to be gone.

As such, the following roles are once more open to auditions.

Zya Raiden
Heather Fisk
Sarah Carson
Mairie Malah

Trevor Reynolds
Phillip Tagart

For further information and instruction, visit the VAA thread.

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Back up and Running... Mostly

Posted by: Mark @ Sat Nov 21, 2009 10 am

So I'm back, and I've got Windows 7 running (seemingly) smoothly. Moviestorm's all installed and (again seemingly) working great. Still have to get my hands on the latest version of Sony Vegas Pro, and install a myriad of other lesser programs, but I'm diving into production right away, and am just waiting on lines and the last few roles to be filled. Everything is in place for the first episode to get made.

As you may know, I've been trying to average each VA getting one important part and one background part. In good news, JILL has been cast. In bad news the SARAH / ALEX pair remains bereft of a voice. Head to the VAA thread to audition for the part(s)!

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Taking the Plunge

Posted by: Mark @ Tue Nov 17, 2009 7 am

Unfortunately, the problems I've been having with my computer have reached a breaking point and I've decided to go all in and rebuild my system with Windows 7 before doing anything else. I'm currently in the process of backing things up on my external hard drives and once that's done, I'll be somewhat incommunicado for a short while.

Wish me luck.

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Player Fixed, Production Started, Actresses Needed

Posted by: Mark @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 7 pm

The flash player has been fixed and now plays properly. I've fixed up the code and that part of the site is now officially working as intended.

So, with the website ready and the new Moviestorm release out, we're going ahead despite not having a full Roster. Nobody says scenes have to be made in the order they end up having in the final cut. In fact, that's how the pro's do it, after all.

The following roles in the Season One Roster are currently available.

Dr. Sarah Carson
Heather Fisk
Jillian Chaen
Alexandria Pearson

Head over to the VAA for specifics and audition instructions.

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