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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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The Creators are off to L.A.

The creators of MIND’S EYE are heading to the filmmaking capital of the world, Los Angeles, California, to take part in the Los Angeles Web Series Festival, or LA WebFest, running from March 25-27.

The brainchild of writer/producer Michael Ajakwe Jr. (sitcoms Eve and Sister, Sister), LA WebFest began in 2010 as way for webseries creators to come together, meet one and other, learn and share from each other, and screen their work in a more “traditional” setting: The Stage 52 Theatre on the Miracle Mile. Last year, 2,500 people came to the Fest and saw 50 different webseries including Diary of a Single Mom, Ctrl and The Bannen Way.

This year the number of accepted series to the festival is 70. Selected from over 200 submissions, MIND’S EYE is only one of six (6) webseries accepted from Canada. MIND’S EYE will be screened on Sunday March 27th and is also eligible for an award, which will be given out at a ceremony that also takes place on Sunday the 27th.

Additionally, MIND’S EYE creators Thomas M. Gofton and Tom Roper-Brown will take part in a panel called “How We Pulled It Off,” where Gofton and Brown will share (some of) their secrets in how they made a 24-episode fantasy webseries for low five figures. MIND’S EYE was shot entirely last summer at locations in and around Guelph. Post-production for the series, including the complex visual effects, sound design and original score is being handled entirely in-house at Synn Studios.

“We are extremely excited about being recognized for our efforts in the ‘Mecca’ of movie making,” said Gofton. “It’s also exciting to return to L.A., where our journey to produce MIND’S EYE began, having accomplished our goal of bringing our fantasy series to life.”



“It feels great to get recognized for our hard work,” adds Brown. “But really, this is a tribute to all the people that put in so much time and effort and energy into making MIND’S EYE a reality.”

MIND’S EYE is currently two-thirds of the way of through its inaugural season, and a new episode can be seen every Friday at http://mindseyeseries.com/ as well as blip.tv and koldkast.tv. MIND’S EYE will also be having a big screen premiere in Guelph at the Galaxy Cinema's this coming May to celebrate the season finale.

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Best show to recommend to your mother!

The cast and crew of Mind's Eye the Fantasy Series are thankful to Indie Intertube for their award in the category of: Best to recommend to your mother!



If you want to watch the podcast, check it out HERE!



Stay tuned as we prepare our response video in the next few days! Thanks to everyone as well for the top 5 votes for the BEST web series in 2010. Awesome.

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Fantasy Web Series Nominated

The new year brings new accolades for MIND’S EYE. Destini and Shadhavar, the fine ladies of Indie Intertube, have announced their nominees for the first annual Indie Intertube Awards. MIND’S EYE has been nominated for four awards including;



* Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series

* Best Credit Sequence

* Best Show To Recommend to Your Mother

* Audience Choice Awards







The winners will be announced on the Indie Intertube show on Ustream on Thursday January 20th at 8 pm EST. Keep your fingers crossed…



If you want to help us win the Audience Choice Award, you can go to the Indie Intertube site and You may vote every 30 minutes until January 20th 2011, 2PM PST! So please vote for our show and help us win!