We are so excited to bring on an amazing Executive Producer to the PURE pilot episode - John Titchenal! Thank you so much, John, for coming on board and supporting our project. We look forward to working with you and can’t wait to develop a fantastic episode with your generous help.
John has also produced projects including “Judas Kiss” (also starring our lead actress Julia Morizawa), “The Dark Place,” and “Don’t Be Afraid of the Light.” You can learn more about these other projects by visiting John’s IMDB page.
We recently met up with our stunt coordinator, Noel Vega (The Deadliest Warrior, Call of Duty) and are very excited to get into rehearsals and choreography with him.
Speaking of which, in case you missed it during our campaign, check out this behind-the-scenes vignette of lead actress Julia Morizawa training at the National Wushu Training Center with Coach Matthew Osborne, and sharing about her past experiences as a competitive gymnasts and stunt-doubling for Lucy Liu.
Here are a few film stills from the rough cut of PURE!
The rough cut is complete, and we are currently planning and prepping for the rest of post-production. We anticipate one day of pick-ups, and the remainder of post includes things like CGI/visual FX, color correction, ADR and sound design, and music. In order to fund post-production, we have spent most of 2019 applying to filmmaking grants and finishing funds. Most of these opportunities are tedious processes, often not announcing their finalists and winners for many months. But we are optimistic and doing as much prep and post as we can do on our own while we continue looking for financing.
In the meantime, we are going to begin distributing some of the hard-copy perks from our crowdfunding campaign starting in the next few weeks. So if you are expecting a One-Sheet, Character Portraits, and/or Autographed Script Pages keep a look-out in your inbox for instructions that will help us get those to you. Larger perks such as the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Digital Portfolio, and Producers’ Books require us to finish post-production first, so those will be distributed at a later date.
If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to say “Hi!” please don’t hesitate to email us anytime at [email protected].
Thanks to you, last weekend we shot two days of principal photography on Episode Zero of PURE. We had a fantastic time shooting on location in Idyllwild, California and cannot wait to show you how it all turned out. Here is a little behind-the-scenes sneak peek:
But we still have a long road ahead of us. Following a short break for the holidays and the New Year, we will be jumping right into post-production. We’ll keep you posted on our progress, and, as always, don’t hesitate to reach out and say “Hi” via social media, Seed & Spark, or at [email protected].
In our most recent update at www.journeytotheannex.com, our lead actors Briggon Snow and Julia Morizawa go to their first official fitting with costume designer Kumie Asai. The core team continues pre-production based on our shiny new script, while director Cate Carson is getting the whole show together with all our department heads and key producer J. Everley is busy magically stretching our budget as far as it’ll go.
Our lead actors, Briggon SnowandJulia Morizawa, have both been nominated for multiple Audio Verse Awards for their performances in the audio drama podcasts “The Bright Sessions,” and “The Big Loop.” Briggon was also nominated for his work in “My Neighbors are Dead.”
This #femalefilmmakerfriday we’d like to take a moment to re-share this brief promo video of our lead actress Julia Morizawa, who has been seen in TV shows such as SCANDAL and SEAL TEAM, and heard in audio dramas including THE BRIGHT SESSIONS, THE BIG LOOP, WOLF 359, EOS 10, WITHIN THE WIRES, THE AMELIA PROJECT, and more!
This #femalefilmmakerfriday we’d like to take a moment to re-share this brief promo video of our lead actress Julia Morizawa, who has been seen in TV shows such as SCANDAL and SEAL TEAM, and heard in audio dramas including THE BRIGHT SESSIONS, THE BIG LOOP, WOLF 359, EOS 10, WITHIN THE WIRES, THE AMELIA PROJECT, and more!
For the final day of our campaign, we will be hosting a 24-HOUR LIVESTREAM. Yep, you read that right. 24-hours. Of us. On camera. On the internet. The livestream will run from Wednesday, August 15 at 10:00 AM PST through Thursday, August 16 at 10:00 AM PST. We’ll be sharing the links via email and on social media. And don’t worry, it won’t just be us. We have some awesome guests lined up! Here’s a peek at some of our friends who will be joining us:
Lauren Shippen (creator of “The Bright Sessions”)
Justin McLachlan (creator of “Eos10”)
J.T. Tepnapa (filmmaker w/ Blue Seraph Prods.) & husband Adam Browne will be mixing us PURE-inspired cocktails
Richard Cardenas w/ the podcast “Interview with a Nerd” will be recording an episode of his show with us
Shaina Vorspan will join Julia Morizawa for a sneak peek into their new audio drama “American Comedy Horror Story”
Brian K. Hillard and Sage Porter visit from Crusades 22 to discuss their work in VR therapy for veterans.
And more!
Be sure to follow us atwww.journeytotheannex.com to receive the details, links, and updated schedule for the livestream as it develops.
Thank you to everyone who contributed this past weekend to make our Dollar4Dollar Rush a HUGE SUCCESS! We received 63 new pledges totaling $2,056.00 in 3 days. And our generous anonymous donor has promised to matched that amount before the campaign is over.
We are nearing the end. We are approaching the FINAL 72 HOURS. Our campaign MUST end on Thursday, August 16, at 10:00 AM PST. And here’s what needs to happen (at the time of writing this update):
We need $7,624 to be Greenlit. Seed & Spark requires us to reach at least 80% of our goal or else we receive zero funding.
We need $14,624 to be fully funded. Although we are fully prepared to finish shooting our pilot episode in the event that we only make 80% of our goal, this is the ideal amount to cover our production budget and the campaign costs.
We need 64 more followers in order to unlock the next level of filmmaker perks, which include equipment rental discounts and professional consultations.
Watch our lead actress, Julia Morizawa, discuss training and getting into shape for the role of Red; as well as her experiences training at the National Wushu Training Center, as Lucy Liu’s gymnast stunt double in “Charlie’s Angels 2,” and growing up as a competitive gymnast.
Thanks to The BGB Studio (the acting studio where I train) and photographer Ellyn Jameson, I got to take this ridiculously goofy photoshoot. And, yes, all those stuffed animals are mine.
Here are a few film stills from the rough cut of PURE!
The rough cut is complete, and we are currently planning and prepping for the rest of post-production. We anticipate one day of pick-ups, and the remainder of post includes things like CGI/visual FX, color correction, ADR and sound design, and music. In order to fund post-production, we have spent most of 2019 applying to filmmaking grants and finishing funds. Most of these opportunities are tedious processes, often not announcing their finalists and winners for many months. But we are optimistic and doing as much prep and post as we can do on our own while we continue looking for financing.
In the meantime, we are going to begin distributing some of the hard-copy perks from our crowdfunding campaign starting in the next few weeks. So if you are expecting a One-Sheet, Character Portraits, and/or Autographed Script Pages keep a look-out in your inbox for instructions that will help us get those to you. Larger perks such as the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Digital Portfolio, and Producers’ Books require us to finish post-production first, so those will be distributed at a later date.
If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to say “Hi!” please don’t hesitate to email us anytime at [email protected].
Thanks to you, last weekend we shot two days of principal photography on Episode Zero of PURE. We had a fantastic time shooting on location in Idyllwild, California and cannot wait to show you how it all turned out. Here is a little behind-the-scenes sneak peek:
But we still have a long road ahead of us. Following a short break for the holidays and the New Year, we will be jumping right into post-production. We’ll keep you posted on our progress, and, as always, don’t hesitate to reach out and say “Hi” via social media, Seed & Spark, or at [email protected].
In our most recent update at www.journeytotheannex.com, our lead actors Briggon Snow and Julia Morizawa go to their first official fitting with costume designer Kumie Asai. The core team continues pre-production based on our shiny new script, while director Cate Carson is getting the whole show together with all our department heads and key producer J. Everley is busy magically stretching our budget as far as it’ll go.
From the creator of The Bright Sessions, comes an all-new Luminary Original Podcast called The College Tapes. Listen to the adventure in real time starting September 30th, only on Luminary.
IN THE FALL OF 2019, THE ORIGINAL TEAM OF THE BRIGHT SESSIONS GOT TOGETHER…
…to reminisce about our time spent making the podcast. On our five year anniversary, we want to share this retrospective with you! Since beginning in November of 2015, The Bright Sessions has spawned two spin-off podcasts, The AM Archives and The College Tapes, as well as a book series with Tor Teen.
The Bright Sessions began as:
LAUREN SHIPPEN - creator, writer, director, editor, voice of Sam, and the sound designer until Episode 17
JULIA MORIZAWA - the voice of Dr. Bright
BRIGGON SNOW - the voice of Caleb Michaels
ANNA LORE - the voice of Chloe and creator of the original artwork
