THE KICKSTARTER IS UP!

It's finally here. After numerous hours of video editing, designing, and sitting under my desk lying on my back talking to Amazon customer service because midway through the call my phone went low on batteries, I have finally posted the Theta kickstarter.

When we picked up the series again, we evaluated our old mistakes and what we'd have to do to avoid them again. We have to get new voice actors, maintain the quality of our original episodes, but the one thing that has delayed us more than anything was our hardware, which will cost us heavily. So we've decided to take the risk and go with the crowd-funding website kickstarter to help pay for this equipment.

We've worked for more than a year on scripting, plotting, designing, and planning this world and this series, and yet only a month and a half of working on a kickstarter page will bring it to life.

This is our first step. Theta is only just beginning.

Check it out here.

Kickstarter Sent

We have sent the kickstarter, but keep in mind, it will not be up until it has gone through review. Fingers crossed it will be less than nine days.

Dear God, I've gotta extend a thank you to Amazon customer service for bearing with me for like two hours.

Kickstarter will be up Soon

Our kickstarter page is entirely finished, but I'm currently waiting for my account to verify. This thing says that'll take a while, so who knows when I'll be able to post it. Sigh.

On a positive note, that gives me some time to tighten the page.

Update - Why the Kickstarter Delay?

Okay I intended to make a video update, but all our efforts on that have pretty much been converted to the kickstarter video itself, as it is pretty much our top priority right now, since I have to go to Portland by next week, that means we'll have to post the kickstarter as soon as possible.

So let me clear up, why the delay?

Because at the time we mostly wanted to post it to get it out into the matrix. But considering that we only have one shot at reaching our goal, I decided that it would be practical to make it count. I evaluated the exact minimum amount we need to finish the series ($902 USD), and I really wanted to make the page stand out from others, and map out what we're going to do in the way of updates. Now, let me clarify. As proof of concept, we need lots of clips from our voice actors, and a lot of characters haven't' been casted at the time, which is why we've recently posted the voice acting alliance page and have begun scouting on Youtube, and recieving lines from some of our current voice actors. We also needed to evaulate what we could do for rewards realistically, while still making it tangible and worthwhile.

All that remains now is to finish that video. As soon as its done, we'll post the kickstarter and link it here.

Our VoiceActingAlliance Audition Thread

And we're off! The race has begun my friends. We have posted our thread for Theta on voiceactingalliance.com. With the scripts ready, and every character defined, we figured, why wait?

Check it out here.

URGH!

I'm trying to figure out the right time to make a video update right now, but I overslept, I look like crap, and my mind is totally blank (been working on this image for the kickstarter for like two damn hours). I stayed up till 6:00AM rewriting Episode 9 and I'm losing my damn mind!

Anyways, I'd love to tell you all what's up. But I'd rather save that for the video update. In a nutshell I'll be detailing when we will most likely post the kickstarter and why the delay.

I need to be more consistent with these posts. I better get on that video update.

-K

Kickstarter Delay

Alright, so there I was, the page was finished, the video was rendering, and the moment I posted it my clock would start ticking, and we would either make funding, or we wouldn't.

I'm not entirely sure why I wanted to post it on the third anniversary of Theta. There wasn't any expectation nor anticipation, and rightfully so, I hadn't done anything in a while. The point I'm trying to make is we're not ready yet.

We'll continue updating the blog of course, with voice acting auditions, with new screenshots. And we'll announce the kickstarter at least a month before it goes online.

Thanks.

- Kurt

Update 10/16 - Zero Days Until Kickstarter - Eep...

Video is taking FOREVER. Holy crap this computer sucks. Let this be evidence we need that kickstarter asap.

Update 10/15 - One Day Until Kickstarter

One day left. All footage for our kickstarter video has been uploaded to my computer for me to edit. I am so tired I can't even say anything witty... I think I'm gonna go to sleep now. NO. Must finish video. That's it, I'm taking an adrenaline shot.

Screenshots! - Four Days Until Kickstarter

Been doing more extensive work on the page and the video (looking for the software to make it convincing is a stretch).

In the meantime, here's a preview of what we've been working on. Screenshots based on some scenes from the upcoming episodes, of some old characters, and some new.

We promise that staring at these for an extended period of time will do no damage to your retinas.

Halo Reach © Microsoft Corporation. Theta was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Halo Reach. It is not endorsed by Microsoft and does not reflect the views or opinions of Microsoft or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Halo. As such, it does not contribute to the official narrative of the fictional universe, if applicable.

Update (10/21) - Five Days until Kickstarter

Oh man. These last few days have been an endless series of emails, skype messages, freeware, and lots and lots of typing. We've completed a rough draft of our kickstarter, including what we'll do in the way of rewards, stretch goals, risks and challenges, what images and formats we'll use, and so on. Hopefully we'll have completed an excellent page before my carpal tunnel syndrome kicks in.

- Spark

At Last ...

Hello and welcome,

After many hardships, technical difficulties, and extensive writing, we are finally here with the official blog for our web series.

To anyone just visiting, Theta is an original online sci-fi web series, distributed on Youtube and made using the Halo series. It follows a humble policing team who serve what little humanity is left on Youth, the only planet hidden from the hostile aliens known as the Razon. When they discover a stranded legion of this enemy, a hunt begins, and Theta must battle monsters both alien and human to protect the only home they know.

The series was first launched on October 26th, 2010. And as of today the first episode has a total of 81,865 views. There has since been three successors each released a month apart. And unfortunately after the third, we stopped producing the series.

Last year, we decided to pick up the series and see it to the end. The writing process has recently come to a close, with over 350 pages worth of script written. Unfortunately during this time our computer that operated all the hardware and software we needed broke, and we lack the funds to replace it properly. To do this we will be launching a small fundraiser on kickstarter on the third anniversary of Theta, October 26th 2013.

If you're an old fan and you're still following us, thanks for sticking around, we'll make it worth your while.

More updates to follow.

Stay tuned.

- Spark and Mysty

Our Youtube Channel

Halo Reach © Microsoft Corporation. Theta was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Halo Reach. It is not endorsed by Microsoft and does not reflect the views or opinions of Microsoft or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Halo. As such, it does not contribute to the official narrative of the fictional universe, if applicable.