Forge Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 A funny webseries with a fresh social media twist, The Monday Knights follows a group of young gamers who escape the drudgery of daily life through their imaginary Dungeons & Dragons-inspired world. Our Napoleon Dynamite-meets-Lord of the Rings adventure comedy is set both in the characters' real world and within their game world (using vibrant computer-generated environments). With our backers' help, we’ll be able to realize the groundbreaking social media idea that we're really excited about: A website design that gives viewers the ability to directly influence the show’s story as it unfolds. You can read more about it on their Kickstarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 They just added a bunch of new levels to the Kickstarter, allowing you to pledge to own certain props after they are done filming. Should you be interested that is. 6 days left to get $1,150 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 4 Days, $820 to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 The Kickstarter campaign worked!!! We now have a trailer available to get you psyched. Also, watch for the first episode April 21st. Or, if you're in Portland, come to the premier and see the first SIX episodes! Feedback is appreciated, as this will be an interactive series. Thanks. Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Looking forward to the first episode. Looks like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The first episode is available for viewing! Episode two is almost there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 You can watch it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Chapter Two is available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Chapter Three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'll have to check this out soon. I watched the first and enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 I must say, I am loving it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Allright, Chapter Four is up, and Five is very close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And BAM! Chapter Five. Any feedback is welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Chapter 6, everyone! Chapter 6 is ready. Enjoy a pint of ale with our heroes at the Chubby Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Finally caught up with the series. I am enjoying it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ding ding ding. Episode 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I don't know if any of you are still watching, but if you are....here is Episode 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 There are at least a few of us watching, as we discussed it in chat the other day. Thanks for posting the new episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Cool, glad to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Okay, everyone, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Episode 9. I know it's no DKR or Spiderman, but I put some work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Episode 10 is up. I'm working on the sound for 11 right now and I think it has the potential to be fairly epic. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Looking forward to see how the story finishes. I've read some about the production. What all do you use for post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 My brother, the director, does all of the CG in Cinema 4D. Editing is done in Adobe Premier, mostly. I've been doing all the sound in Adobe Audition with a little help from Audacity. For episode 1, we set up a bunch of orange dots on the green screen so that the camera could be moving during shooting and still match the 3D background, but as you can probably see, actors crossed the dots many times and they are visible in the final product. Now my brother is doing nearly every (green-screen) camera movement in post. Also, starting with episode 7, he got a lot of backgrounds from Worldworks Games, so a lot of the backgrounds are actual images from awesome boardgame pieces, which adds a lot. Post is a ton of work, but it is so cool to see an episode transform to its final stage. Everytime I get the rough cut, I think we really messed up and it's going to suck, but once everything is added it seems to come together. I just talked to my brother, and it sounds like the next project will not involve a CG world. Way too much time. If you've stuck with us this far, I don't think you'll be dissappointed with the ending. In fact, the final two episodes are probably the strongest. We poured a lot of resources into 11 especially. Thanks for your support, guys, and for giving us a space to share our work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Very cool. I own a video production company so I always enjoy hearing what others are doing. I think it has looked pretty good so far. If you do it again I recommend using green Xs instead of orange circles. As long as there is contract between the colors it has worked a lot better for us when tracking green screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thanks for the tip, Chosen! I don't really understand how the greenscreen keying works, but I'll pass it along to my brother. What kind of video production do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I do mostly corporate work, but some spots. I do very little fun stuff like The Monday Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Our centerpiece episode, Chapter 11, was posted tonight. I feel really good about it. The sound work was monumental, but I got it all done in a couple days (not including the recording work I did ahead of time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Very cool episode. Definitely most fun since early in the series. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reederfaceguy Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Here is the final episode of season 1. Thank you all so much for letting me share our series on your site (and for the great advice in chat regarding my Pathfinder campaign. It's going great). I'll be lurking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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