Monthly Archives: January 2013

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Visual Effects Sneak Peek

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One of the big new things about Month of the Novel Season 2 is that due to the science fiction theme, we are amping up the visual effects. Our VFX supervisor, Ben Smith, is working on tests right now, and we wanted to share this one with you.

The first image is Ben’s concept art for a space frigate that appears in Episode 8. The second image is an early test render. When I asked Ben for details on the render, he told me it’s mainly a lighting test, and that he’s still working on the textures and model. Continue reading →

Spaceship Bridge Concept Art

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Rebekah Shafer, our fantastic production designer, did this rough sketch of the spaceship bridge that will be featuring prominently in Month of the Novel Season 2. We’re going for a somewhat steampunk look, while still keeping a science fiction bent.

Spaceship Set Concept

Spaceship Set Concept

If you haven’t seen our Indiegogo fundraiser for Season 2 yet, check it out. We’re getting all excited about shooting this March!

Help Fund Month of the Novel Season 2

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This is the part where we talk about money. Every movie has to be paid for, and Month of the Novel Season 2 is no exception.

We have some funding already, but we’re hoping to find some more so that we can make Season 2 even better. To that end, we’ve set up a funding campaign on Indiegogo.com to try to raise at least $500.

We’ve tried to make the reward levels for pledging reasonable and interesting. Here are some highlights:

  • For any pledge, we’ll put your name in the Special Thanks section of the credits. We believe in thanking even the smallest contributor, so we wanted to make sure that even pledging just $1 was rewarded. Continue reading →

Cast/Crew Interview: Ben Smith

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It’s time for another in our cast/crew interview series. This time, we’ve caught up with Ben Smith to find out more about his role in the show.

Month of the Novel: What’s your role in Month of the Novel?

Ben Smith: I’m writing Episode 6, heading up the visual effects, and playing one of the characters.

MotN: From what you’ve seen of the scripts, what do you like about Season 2?

BS: It’s longer, just as funny (if not more so!), and has a more connected storyline. Continue reading →

Season 2 Costume Concept Art

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Rebekah Shafer, our production designer, is hard at work on Month of the Novel Season 2 costume concept art. Here are the looks for three characters in the Writer’s novel for Season 2.

What do you think? Sound off in the comments!