Series 4 is Coming!

So I haven't posted news on here for a while but work has continued and I am pleased to inform you that episode 1 of series 4 is nearly finished! It's been a long journey to get this far but hopefully it wont be much longer until you see the episode!

Series 4 is Finally Here!

This special Christmas Episode of Christel Doctor Who offically marks the start of Christel Doctor Who Series 4. Not only is it the first ever episode of Christel Doctor Who to be voiced but it is the first to use Moviestorm as the animation software! The story was written specifically with the transition from the Movies (Stunts & Effects) to Moviestorm in mind and picks up directly from the end of series 3 when the Doctor regenerated. The official synopsis is as follows:

After a violent regeneration the Doctor is lost onboard the TARDIS. As he struggles to come to terms with his new body his old ship fancies a change as well. With the visual cortex in complete overload there is only one option...reboot.



This of course also means that this is the very last post for this blog. It will now remain open to act as an "Archive". From today the Facebook group is now the home of Christel Doctor Who. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have followed the series over the past years.

The Ending Approaches

Because I have been able to step up preperation for the opening of the facebook page I am beginning to strip this blog back to its bare minimum. It will stay here once the facebook page is open, but will not be updated. Instead it will act as more of a referrence point for Christel Doctor Who fans who wish to look at the history of the series. Think of it as a Christel Doctor Who Archive if you will.

I have recently released the names of episodes 4 and 5 of series 4 on the facebook page and I am still looking to build a fanbase on facebook for the series, so be sure to spread the Christel Doctor Who love. Plus, head over there if you wish to know the names of the new episodes.

Facebook Group coming soon...

With the news that ChristelFilms is to close on December 31st I have been fast-tracking plans to get the new Facebook group up and ready. I have initially looked at how to setup a group and should it ready for a dry-run by the end of November.

Don't forget, that the Group will launch officially on December 24th then premiere the first CDW series 4 trailer. It will also feature on ChristelFilms as a final hurrah for the blog. More news soon...

UPDATE

Okay, after a bit more playing, the group is now tentively setup here at https://www.facebook.com/ChristelDoctorWho. Please head over and join and let me know what you think. Link is here as well.

Series 4 Release schedule won't be regular...

As (good) progress now continues on series 4 of Christel Doctor Who I am beginning to get to a point where I can tentatively think about how, and importantly when, I want to release the episodes. I am thinking at the moment that I won't be releasing the episodes on a regular weekly basis.

Instead, I am leaning towards releasing the episodes pretty much when they are ready. For instance, episodes 1 and 2 are a two-part story and so could be released on a Saturday and Sunday of a weekend, with a three week gap to episode 3. Just a thought, more information will follow after the move to Facebook in the new year.

I have a good feeling about this...

 

So here it is...from the very moment that the credits rolled at the end of Return of the Jedi people wondered "what happened next" in the Star Wars saga. We got to find out "What happened previously" with the prequels, and whether you liked them or not, they told the Star Wars story. Now, finally, episode 7 is in Disney's hands and will be released in 2015. 

I really do hope it is episode 7 and that we get to see what happened to Luke, Leia, Han etc after defeating the Emperor. Star Wars was my first love along time before Doctor Who and whilst I am a little worried about the future of the franchise in the hands of Disney I can't help but Nerdgasm at finally getting to see the opening credits roll on the post-vader star wars universe. Admiral Thrawn anyone?

Series 4 filming continues

After announcing that this blog will close down on December 31st I have been hard at work on series 4 of Christel Doctor Who and have now managed to film 4 more scenes for episode 1. As I am yet to find voice actors for the other roles I am still ploughing through the scenes with just the Doctor and Fletcher but I am making good progress now and the first episode is starting to come together. I hope to have a rough-cut of one of the scenes ready to show you pretty soon.

Remember, even though the blog is closing down, series 4 of Christel Doctor Who is NOT! I am working harder than ever on it now and I am really chuffed with some of the stuff that I can do with Moviestorm.

The Ending Approaches...

I have thought long and hard about this decision, but it seems the most logical. I'll come straight out and say it...

On December 31st 2012 Christelfilms.blogspot.com will close down.

I have thought long and hard about the decision and I have decided that I can promote CDW and my other projects to a much wider audience through youtube and facebook, with much less work involved. I posted a while back about my thoughts and I have had time to assess traffic to the site; which is now virtually non-existent. All-in-all this means that I am posting to pretty much nobody and however you look at it, that's a waste of time.

I would like to state catergorically that this DOES NOT MEAN THE END FOR ANY CHRISTEL FILMS PROJECTS. Infact it should be a big boost as I won't have to continuously worry about updating the blog and can get on with filming and editing.

In place of this blog, and on December 24th, I will be launching a dedicated facebook group to keep you regular fans updated and hopefully draw a ton more in. On that December 24th launch I will officially premiere the first CDW Series 4 trailer, both as a last hurrah for the blog and a launch item for the facebook page.

I shall also overhaul my rather messy Youtube account and finish uploading the entire CDW "Back-catalog", which is something that I never got round to.

All-in-all there is a lot to look forward to. With a much less workload-heavy Facebook page to update I can crack on with series 4 of CDW (and hopefully find some more voice actors as well). I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all who have followed this blog and warmly invite you to head over to facebook and follow Christel Doctor Who once I have the page up and running.

This announcement now means that Christel Films is entering a transition phase. I will be spending less time on the blog and more on preparing the Facebook group. I also want to have the entire back-catalouge ready for when the group launches. This post will also stay at the top of the page now, so that everybody knows what is going on. Thank you once more to my dedicated fans I hope to see you on Facebook. 

Christel Films is not dying, just regenerating and moving house all in one go.

The youtube tidy up begins...

I am slowly working my through tidying up my youtube account and beginning to upload the rest of the CDW "Back-catalog". Below should be the embedded playlist for series 3 of CDW. Hopefully the previous series will follow in time. Enjoy.

The future's bright. The Future (maybe) is Facebook...

I have been doing a lot of thinking about the work that it takes to keep this blog updated and produce the numerous projects that I am working on.

Over the last year traffic has pretty much dried up completely to the site and whilst I am grateful for the committed "regulars" that keep coming back I am thinking about moving away from Blogger completely.

My main reason is that Facebook have greatly improved their "Groups" service and I am now following a number of Doctor Who projects on Facebook that are getting a lot of followers and publicity without the tedious task of keeping a blog up to date.

By creating a Christel Doctor Who group I could publicize my projects in much more of an open environment and probably get projects out a lot quicker. Right now, I'm just thinking out loud but I'll keep you posted.