Festies! (film festival besties) At the Nashville Film Festival. Film is a collaborative medium. You need other people to help you make your movie. From actors to crew, and the better your collaborators are the better your movie can become. But networking sucks. It’s kinda like online dating ... a numbers game and can feel... Continue Reading →
The Rewrite Never Ends (and The Return of the Squishy Studios Blog)
Hey everyone, Nathan here! I'm embarking on a big new project next year, a feature film that I'm looking to make on a micro-budget, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to resurrect this blog. Not just to take you on this ride, but to share the lessons learned. Let me know if... Continue Reading →
Trailer for “Voyage Trekkers To The Rescue” PSA Spoofs
Happy Official Space Holiday Eve! Enjoy this first look at the series of PSA spoofs, in partnership with STAND, Arizona 's statewide anti-tobacco youth coalition, that we'll be releasing in late January. http://www.standaz.com http://www.voyagetrekkers.com
Crowdfunding is a Full-time Job
If you've looked into starting your own crowdfunding campaign, whether it's Kickstarter or Indiegogo, you've probably heard the phrase that running one is like "a full time job." What they usually don't elaborate on is that your new full time job is marketing and PR. Let's talk specifics because I always find that more valuable... Continue Reading →
Voyage Trekkers The Movie – Campaign Launched!
The comedy web series about the worst starship crew in the galaxy is turning into a movie! It's been a long time in the making, we've been writing the script for over a year now, but I'm proud to finally announce that we're making a Voyage Trekkers movie -- and our campaign is now live... Continue Reading →
Voyage Trekkers: Live!
Okay, so we did something a little nutty ... but hey, that's what life is for! We joined forces with the National Comedy Theatre of Phoenix to create a live, half-hour, improvised episode of Voyage Trekkers with audience participation. Commander Powell (Logan Blackwell) and Dr. Rena (Gabrielle Van Buren) visit an alien world, fraught with... Continue Reading →
Logan Must Make Star Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56u8n9c9IbI Our new short film, "Logan Must Make Star Wars", is now on the YouTubes! (well, actually, it's been up for a week or so, I'm just a lazy blogger). It was a hell of an experience, as all these 48 hour movies are. We were honored to win Best Story, Best Directing, and Best... Continue Reading →
Voyage Trekkers Nominated for IAWTV Award
We're happy to announce that Voyage Trekkers has been nominated by the International Academy of Web Television for Best Makeup/Special Effects. The IAWTV Awards is an official web television industry awards ceremony created by content creators, for content creators. The awards will be held at CES in Las Vegas on January 7th. Congratulations to our... Continue Reading →
The Charitable Anthology Is Now Out!
The Thunder Frog Studios Charitable Anthology, featuring the 10 page Voyage Trekkers comic, is now on sale! We're proud to be apart of this amazing project, which feature stories from other cool web series, because all profits benefit the Children's Hospital of Seattle. So not only do you get to have a physical Voyage Trekkers... Continue Reading →
Voyage Trekkers – Season 2 Finale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1QKUxt5aWI The Season 2 Finale is finally here! We really through the kitchen sink at this one, we wanted to make it as epic as possible. There's literally four times more CGI ship effects in this single episode than in the entire season combined ... we recorded the score with a live orchestra (the NAU... Continue Reading →