The first chapter of The Magellan Affair is ready for viewing!

In Chapter One: Bourbon and Betrayal, down-on-his-luck private eye James Mortimer Stone is hired for a case that’s clearly too good to be true.

The Magellan Affair is a no-budget retro sci-fi noir filmed almost entirely on bluescreen in Brandon, MB. It’s a black and white mix of Bogart, Buck Rogers, Blade Runner, and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. The feature will be released in serialized webisodes every couple of months throughout 2009.

I’m planning on posting project updates, production stories, and other tid-bits at least once a week from here on in. While there are YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, and Digg pages for the film, I’m still going to make this blog the main spot for up to date info. 

It’s been an absolute blast pulling together something of this calibre with local talent from a place you’ve probably never heard of. I’m eternally grateful to Derek Gunnlaugson, Adrian Kuryliw, and Curtis Wachs for all their help over the last few months. And as always, kudos to the Bob.

Coming Soon! Chapter Two: Crashing the Party

Stone drags Roxie to Wainwright’s lavish, high society shindig, where he begins to discover just how out of his depth this case is going to get.