While I was back in the office, working on this latest script, production on season 3 continued at the Ishida Palace in Kitchener, Ontario Zairon. In tribute to Dark Matter's latest biggest bad, here are some family portraits c/o the spectacular Roxanne Borris, 1st Assistant Art Director/Graphics... Emperor Ishida Tetsuya Empress Ishida (Li Na) Katsumi Emperor Ishida Hiro…
December 5, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 12 of 91!
Commander Delaney Truffault means business! The Raza's spooky underbelly. Media day with Tanavi Patel and Yael Tygiel. The costumes department has something in the works for the Ishida court. Liz celebrates her birthday with red velvet cupcakes and overtime! Check out this gorgeous render of the Ishida research station. Back home, Lulu has apparently really…
December 2, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 11 of 91! Quiz Ian Brock!
Pictured above: Production Designer Ian Brock - mastermind of the Dark Matter art department and everything from The Raza's to Hyperion-8 to the Ishida Research Facility...and so much more. Under Ian's guidance, our art department has been tearing it up (figuratively speaking) in season 3 and, with so much going on, I thought it would be the…
December 1, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 10 of 91!
We are wrapped(ish!) on Episode 304 and have started production on Episode 301. By the time New Year's rolls around, we'll have three episodes in the can(ish!). Today, we were shooting in the bridge and the infirmary - while prep continued on Episode 302. AND we got a pizza truck! While I was outside perusing the…
November 30, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 9 of 91!
Day 9 of 91! Holy crap! We're practically 10% done on Dark Matter's third season. And I'm not yet 50% done on its scripts. Help me, Obi-Wan. You're my only hope! When I'm not writing scripts (or eating or sleeping), I'm in prep meetings for Episode 302 with director Bruce Mcdonald et al. Today, we enjoyed the…
November 29, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 8 of 91!
What does an Executive Producer do? Well, in the case of Jay Firestone, he sells a show, puts together the financing, then helps craft the creative. Director Ron Murphy getting it done in the infirmary. Jesse stands in for the upright stand and monitors. Temperature control in the containment chamber. Inoculation tool of the future.…
November 28, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 7 of 91!
Today, we started prep on Episode 302! Director Bruce McDonald is back in the saddle - flanked by desperadoes Chris Binney and Robbie David. Production Designer Ian Brock gives us a guided tour of the new sets-in-progress. Bruce hangs out in the tech room (and possible future cargo hold?). You shall not pass!!! Our "heavenly"…
November 25, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 6 of 91!
One week down, eighteen to go! We are blazing through production on Dark Matter's third season - which is both exhilarating and terrifying considering there are still plenty of scripts still to be written. Thank goodness for weekends, the Christmas holidays and, later this season when we're up against it, the hours between 10 p.m. and 5…
November 24, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 5 of 91!
This entry marks ten straight years of uninterrupted daily blogging. I celebrated today by going in to work! The only thing Akemi loves more than baking is baking for the Dark Matter crew. This morning, it was breakfast rum cake with butter rum glaze. First blocking! Our finished "not clock". An moment of reflection before the…
November 23, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 4 of 91!
PRODUCTION BEGINS ON DARK MATTER’S THIRD SEASON Following the season 2 finale that saw the crew of The Raza scattered and presumed dead, Dark Matter’s third season opens a compelling new chapter of the spellbinding series. Joining the cast this season are Ayisha Issa (12 Monkeys) as Solara Shockley, Mishka Thébaud (Bitten) as Adrian Maro…
November 22, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 3 of 91!
Yes! As many of you pointed out in the comment section, yesterday's post marked the 10 year anniversary of this blog. As I wrote on that very first day back on November 21st of 2007: "Here I sit, watching the battery recharge on my new HD camera (less than an hour to go!), making final…
November 19, 2016: Submit your questions for Roger Cross, Dark Matter’s SIX!
What better way to kick off the start of production on Dark Matter's third season than a fan Q&A with actor Roger Cross. Other cast members have already fielded your queries here on this blog: Melissa O'Neil Anthony Lemke Alex Mallari Jr. Zoie Palmer Melanie Liburd And now it's time for Roger, one of Canada's busiest actors,…
November 18, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 1 of 91!
Our brilliant Production Designer, Ian Brock, gives today's sets (3 in all!) a last look-through before heading off to oversee construction of several more sets! Have to convince him to do a fan Q&A this season. The "guest quarters" on the Volkov-Rusi ship. Check out the attention to detail, the small touches... The Art Department…
November 17, 2016: Are you kidding me?!
Allow me to paint a picture if I may... You're asked to put on a show. Say, a juggling demonstration. You pick out four tennis balls and practice until you've got it down pat. Then, on the day, you discover that one of your tennis balls is missing. But the show must go on and…
November 16, 2016: Dark Matter Double Production Meeting!
Last night was the Dark Matter season 3 cast dinner and, as I predicted, we didn't eat until after 9:00 pm. And, yes, I did eat. Again. But only to be polite. Since I'd already had supper, I limited myself to the corn soup appetizer, the lamb ribs, and a spoonful of Zoie Palmer's chocolate-orange pudding dessert.…