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Polaris 25 and Mind's Eye

It's TIME!

Coming up this weekend from July 15th - 17th various cast and crew from the fantasy series Mind's Eye will be attending the popular sci-fi and fantasy convention, Polaris 25. In it's silver anniversary year, Polaris has chosen Mind's Eye to host a series of panels as well as present workshops and even attend as official presenters to the official Constellation Awards held on Saturday evening.

Expected guests from the show in attendance; Clair Moran (Young Nadia), Aidan Harris (Young Patrick), Thomas Gofton (Creator/Director and Patrick), Tom Brown (Writer and Mark), Andrew Ellis (Young Mark), Johnny Quinn (The Dolgrath Demon), Susan Leigh Nham (Series Illustration), Aaron Soch (Sound Designer), Nick Montgomery (Director of Photography and Visual Effects Supervisor), David Pickthorn (Series Video Game Graphics Designer and Animator), Wes Wallcott (Series Video Game Audio Engineer and Writer) and Jason Reginer (Series Video Game Programmer).

The Panels at Polaris 25;

Transmedia

Whether Indie or Blockbuster, filmmakers are conforming to a trend that’s not so new to the industry of filmmaking. Transmedia is the art of taking your project from one platform to the next, platforms such as graphic novels, literature and games. Marketing as an artist labelled ‘Indie’, transmedia could be the difference between going to the next level and shelving an old idea. The creator, Thomas Gofton and the crew of Mind’s Eye the Fantasy Series are here to answer any and all questions about this awesome tool, transmedia.

Scheduled day/time: Friday 7:00 PM

Filming on a dime

Ever wanted to make a film? Don’t have the resources? Don’t know how to go from development to distribution? Synn Studios Inc. is an indie production studio from Guelph, Ontario. They can help understand what it takes to make your first project, your second project or your most ambitious project yet. Learn about camera operation, mechanical effects, visual effects and much more.

Scheduled day/time: Sunday 10:00 Am

Mind’s Eye the Fantasy Series

Mind’s Eye is a fantasy series is about the world’s greatest heroes disguising themselves as children in order to protect humanities last hope. The concept of a web series is now the growing future for film and television. In this panel you will learn about the show from how it started to where it’s going next. The first season is complete and we’ll show you everything on how we made it from special effects all the way to wardrobe. If you’ve watched the show, you’ll have the chance to ask some key creators any questions about anything that is Mind’s Eye.

Scheduled day/time: Saturday 6:00 PM

The Indie Video Game Mind’s Eye

Mind’s Eye is a cross-platform fantasy series which is not just a show. We’ve got a video game! This video game has all sorts of interesting facts behind it and we want your opinion. Join the game designer, game programmer and game audio engineer as well as the show’s creator as they present the beta testing of Mind’s Eye the Video Game. You’ll have the chance to give some feedback while playing the game for yourself. Test the controls; see the game’s development and most of all learn some tricks of the indie game trade.

Scheduled day/time: Sunday 4:00 PM

The Saturday evening Constellation Awards Ceremony

Young actors Aidan Harris (Young Patrick) and Claire Moran (Young Nadia) have been specially selected to present this years "Best in technical achievement award." at the 2011 Constellation Awards held on the Saturday evening of Polaris 25.

In addition to the presentation, Harris and Moran are both up for their own awards in the best actor categories for their gender. Mind's Eye has been nominated four times this year including "Best contribution to the Canadian Sci-fi genre."

Stay tuned for more results and follow us on TWITTER or FACEBOOK for more updates as the event goes on!

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Podcast and Film Festival

Back before the show launched the creators of Mind's Eye the fantasy webseries journeyed across the lands to various Comic conventions to pre-promote the show. One of the adventures lead them to a great pod cast group called "Sci-fi Saturday Night". The host team of the show invited Thomas Gofton, creator and star of the show to come on and chat about what to expect from the up and coming release of Season One.



It was a great conversation and all involved had a fun time. Now, almost 6 months later, the folks of Sci-Fi Saturday Night have invited Thomas back for a recap of the first seasons launch as we approach the finale! Episode 24 - Forest for the trees. Tune in here to listen to the pod cast live on Saturday night, April 23rd at 8:00pm Eastern time.

Then, if you still haven't had enough Mind's Eye and you're interested in meeting the creators the show will exhibit several episodes live in a theater at the SharpCuts: Indie Music and Film Festival. The festival takes place in the show's home town and is expecting quite the homecoming. After, guests will be able to meet and greet with the creators and more. The location is the Synnema at 121 Wyndham Street N. Unit 106 in Guelph ON on Webseries Wednesday Night starting line up at 7pm.



Don't miss this one as well as other webseries from all over including the award winning "Out with Dad" and the L.A. great comedy "Night of the Zombie King".

Two great nights and two great Mind's Eye opportunities!

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The Roleplaying Game

The Dreamweavers RPG is now being released for open playtesting. We've gone about as far as we can go with in-house playtesting and feel that we're now ready to get other groups involved.

If you’re interested in helping us playtest the Dreamweavers RPG please contact us Here.

Groups will be provided with a playtest version of the rules, a simple character sheet, and a playtest adventure. We’d like playtest groups to run through the provided adventure at least once, but otherwise you’re encouraged to come up with your own characters and adventures. Now’s your chance to make imagination reality as a dreamweaver, show off your superhuman abilities as a half-blood, or utilize skills and equipment to their fullest as a human struggling to survive in war between powerful supernatural beings.

For more information on the game Dreamweaver, please see Here.

For more information on the story of Mind's Eye, please see Here.

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Mind's Eye Video Game

From the creative minds at Team 7 Productions, comes this new and exciting video game!



For hundreds of years a catastrophic war has raged between the terrifying Daemon and the benevolent Seraphim. Each side is searching for a single human that, according to legend, has the power to turn the tides of battle and put an end to the centuries of conflict.



Illia Fairchild is a seemingly normal 12-year-old boy. He spends time with his friends, likes to create works of art, and stammers when he talks to girls. However, lately, Illia has been troubled by nightmares so vivid that he almost believes them to be real. Are these merely the dreams of a boy with an active imagination; or are they, in fact, prophetic images of things to come? As he goes about his normal life in his quiet suburb, Illia is completely unaware that he is being closely watched by both Daemon and Seraphim forces that are hiding not only in the shadows, but also in plain sight.







Defend the Illia and take on the legions of darkness as you play as one of the mystical Dreamweavers from the popular web series, Mind's Eye!



Use melee attacks to hack and slash your way through waves of lethal enemies.



Tap your Dreamweaver energy to cast powerful spells with devastating effects.



Summon allies to aid in your noble quest.



Collect enchantments and power-ups to amplify the strength of your spells and weapons.



Continually enhance your skills and abilities with the Seraphim upgrade system.



Help Illia realize his destiny as The Chosen One and save the world from falling into eternal darkness in Mind's Eye The Video Game!



This game is set to launch late spring. Stay tuned for more!