I am so sorry to be behind on my Guild episode commentary, the last several weeks has been a total whirlwind of travel, conventions, signings, and filming Eureka (another blog post on that soon enough! 
) Looks like I’m 3 episodes overdue! So without FURTHER ado, I’ll dive in! (more…)
Yay, it’s out! and 8 minutes long…wow. Really long. We got it in under 8 minutes for turning in (our sponsor Sprint’s short pre-roll pushed us over the 8 minute mark, promise! ), but still, an epic-length Guild episode. In fact, this episode was, for a few drafts, 2 episodes. I had a cliffhanger after Vork quit, but then in looking at the script, I felt like the audience would be bored in the same location for three continuous episodes, so I cut MANY pages out to combine the two, definitely the right decision.
We were under crazy pressures during this shoot, about a day short to really get down what encompassed these first 2 episodes. We didn’t have a million options in the cutting room due to the pressed time, so director/editor Sean Becker was awesome in putting everything together, it was a big challenge and the end result is great. I think there were some good performances in this episode, especially considering how MANY actors there were in the scenes. I especially love what Mike Rose (Valkerie, the fopish character) does with the little he is given, he’s so funny in Legend of Neil and in his MANY online projects, and adds a lot to a character that could have been very much in the background. Bruiser’s impromtu dance was so out of left field that it makes me laugh no matter how many times I see it, and of course Fawkes (Wil) has a smug arrogance that is PERFECT in its infuriatingness.
Also Venom, my friend Teal Sherer, does some hilarious stuff in the scene with the Gamestop manager. She is quite a good friend of mine and I was so excited to write her a role for her in the show. She pulls off this “fake acting” bit beautifully, and it was definitely hard to not laugh when she was steering around in front of Vork.
My favorite line of the episode is Vork’s, “Control your steed, woman!” It made me laugh SO hard when I wrote it, and Jeff is so funny.
Hope you all enjoy!
Such a special day today. June 28, 2009, for it is the great Felicia Day’s birthday. Another year, another birthday. But what was she doing this time last year? June 28, 2008 read all about it! A handful of guild fans decided to band together to wish you, Felicia, a special happy birthday. Then forced me at nerf gun point to hijack your website and post it. I SWEAR! Without further ado, please enjoy this little video, put together and edited by The Guild and Felicia super Brazlian fan Dani.
Please leave your comments and birthday wishes below.
Edgar and the Guildies from the Community
I’m crazy swamped, but I wanted to post a little something about The Streamy Awards, a fantastic night to celebrate web video! I commented to a friend of mine, “It’s like we became the cool kids for one night!” All the web video people dressed to the nines, all these Hollywood people lined up to get into our party! Crazy!
I was honored (and a bit flabbergasted) to win Best Actress in a Comedy (over some hilarious women I admire) and The Guild took Best Comedy Web Series and Best Ensemble in a Web Series. WOOT! Full list of winners at the Streamys website. We couldn’t have been in the running without our donors, it’s quite an honor to have been supported through Season 1 by viewers, so my most heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who donated, or linked the video. It’s a real democratic win I feel The Guild cast had a great time too, it makes me proud to have created something that makes my actors get recognized, LOL.
Dr. Horrible racked up MANY awards, as it should have! I was very torn during the whole process, especially with the Audience Award (which was of course taken by Dr. Horrible! ), so I tried not to personally promote one project over another, even though The Guild is my baby. My conscience is cleaner for it. And Joss and Neil were there in person to accept their awards, with Joss’ wife Kai and Maurissa, one of the writers of Dr. H. They all rock and I love them so much! For me, Dr. Horrible was the reason that web video is blowing up, pure and simple. Without Joss going outside the system and getting mainstream attention, web video would never be where it is today, I truly believe that.
There are many pics of the event (Here’s the Official Flickr Photo Collection for The Streamys.) Thanks to all who tuned into the live stream, hopefully the video will be posted soon to link the acceptance speeches etc. Below is an interview I did with Kodak that was very nicely edited before and after the awards. I will never forget that night, it was an amazing experience. Now…back to work
This Girl Does It All – The Fabulous Felicia Day from Mary Rambin on Vimeo.
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