And...that's a wrap on Dark Matter 2015! Just in time too as I simply cannot spare another Saturday what with the holidays on deck. I have banking to do, presents to pick up, and dog harnesses to buy before our Monday morning road trip to Montreal. It's hard to believe that, same time last year, I was…
December 17, 2015: Dark Matter production! And the return of Cat T-Shirt Thursday!
The onscreen greeting awaiting us in Warden Treihan's office on Hyperion-8! Playback mayhem courtesy of this man, Dark Matter playback operator Patch Whiteside. Cat T-Shirt Thursday returns! Best Boy Andy Gondek partakes in the grand tradition. As does 1st Assistant Camera Marcel Janisse. And stand-in Alyssa Pawlak. 10 Shows to Binge Watch Over the Holidays. Check out #7:…
December 16, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 is going to be epic!
Only two more days to go on Amanda Tapping's directing tour-de-force and I miss her already. She's is going to deliver one hell of a second season premiere episode and, quite frankly, it's bittersweet. Sweet because it's sooooo damn good and will cause many heads to explode. Bitter because you'll have to wait until summer of…
December 15, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201! Production continues!
It's hard to believe, but we're looking at only three more days of production on Episode 201 before we break for holiday hiatus. Director Amanda Tapping has been all-systems-go and is set to deliver one hell of a season premiere. With an assist from stunt coordinator John Stead, today's on-set action was simply...Wow! Tomorrow, it's…
December 13, 2015: It’s BEEginning to look a lot like Christmas!
"He loves to dress up!" - Akemi on Bubba and his silly festive outfits. I was somewhat dubious but have to admit that he does seem to enjoy all of the attention/sympathy he receives when he's out for his walks. Lulu, on the other hand, prefers to go au naturel, running and hiding under the coffee…
December 12, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 Day 4! Yes, on a Saturday!
Finally, the weekend is here! For most of us. But, for director Amanda Tapping and the Dark Matter crew, it was...not quite! Their weekend doesn't begin until tomorrow because, today, they were back on set shooting Day#4 of Episode #201. Executive Producer Paul Mullie and Director Amanda Tapping all smiles. What better way to spend a Saturday?…
December 11, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day 3!
Got your pass key? Great! Welcome to Hyperion-8 Galactic Detention Facility. Please leave your cell phones at the door. The blue screen view out the hotel room. Quarters for two of our, uh, "guests". An interesting set of doors. Can't wait to see them in action. LBW captures Professor Bartok's lecture on me mechanics of…
December 10, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day #2!
Today, we were back on Hyperion-8, shooting Day 2 of Episode #201. Moon-base! Mooooooon-base! First scene up called for some major reinforcement of the corridor wall to withstand the, uh, "actor action". But director Amanda Tapping had it all figured out. We're heading this way in the coming days. Please observe the regulations and mind…
December 9, 2015: Production begins on Dark Matter season 2!
I'd set my alarm for 6 a.m. but actually got up a half an hour earlier at 5:30 a.m. Technically, I'd been awake even earlier if you counted the numerous times I woke up to anxiously check my alarm clock between 3 and 4 a.m. Even earlier still if you counted that 2:00 a.m. text message…
December 8, 2015: Last day of prep on Dark Matter Episode 201! Snow Monkeys!
Pictured above, director Amanda Tapping and 1st Assistant Director Brandon Tataryn oversee this morning's production meeting for Episode 201. Today was the last day of prep for our season 2 premiere as principal photography is scheduled to commence bright and EARLY tomorrow morning in the: INTERIOR - HYPERION 8 - MINIMUM SECURITY - QUARTERS While…
December 7, 2015: Final days of prep on Dark Matter Episode 201!
It's the final days of prep on the Dark Matter second season premiere. This morning, I attended and 8 a.m. stage walk-thru with VFX Supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson and the rest of the gang. While Lawren was discussing the green screen challenges with Director Amanda Tapping, Director of Photography Craig Wright was running some camera tests of the…
December 4, 2015: Counting down to Dark Matter’s second season!
Production on Dark Matter's second season commences Wednesday, December 9th with the ever-awesome Amanda Tapping at the director's helm. Amanda has been BUSY these last few days, scouting, meeting, selecting, and generally prepping her vision of our big season premiere. The cast and crew are thrilled to have her back! As we barrel toward our first day…
December 3, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 prep continues! Goodies galore!
Interrogation room - concept illustrator Sanford Kong Our old stomping grounds, The Raza! Hyperion-8 tech room scan via artist Victor Mare. Reading materials on on tablet via 1st Assistant Art Director Kelly Diamond. Guess the book! Meanwhile, the sets are coming along nicely... Warden Treihan's office. Hyperion-8 corridor. Solitary. Kudos to the Dark Matter Art and Construction departments. Al-most…
December 2, 2015: Dark Matter Season 2 Playback-in-Progress!
A couple of days ago, I gave you a sneak peek at the graphics-in-progress for our season opener: https://josephmallozzi.com/2015/11/24/november-24-2015-dark-matter-graphics/ Well, today, I give you these same graphics-in-progress progressed compliments of 1st Assistant Art Director Kelly Diamond with the assist from artist Victor Mare: *** *** *** *** More to come!
December 1, 2015: We’re going to space jail!
Awwww. One of the pictures sent in from Mrs. Faversham's first grade class over at Admiral Farragut Elementary on Torren-5's third moon. Prisoners are a resourceful bunch. And, occasionally, violent. Arts & Crafts classes offer them a great venue for their hidden talents. Some of the Do's and Don't's on Hyperion-8. Missing: "Bathing caps must be…