This is the first of our two part finale that will conclude with ‘The Long Goodbye’ on October 4th.
We had the screening for cast and crew on Saturday night and it was lovely to bring the series to a close with everyone who worked on it. People who we are enternally indebted to. The sheer exhaustion of finishing has been helped by the nice feeling of accomplishment in completing the series and telling the story we wanted to tell. It was a tough, long haul and we learnt many lessons, and indeed probably would do it completely differently but it was worth it. Which is really all that counts.
If you believe in the Pinkertons then you’ve probably seen their campaign popping up around the place and their website has been spruced up too. Here’s some photos from the campaign as taken by Ross Costigan, who has provided fine acting, photography and directing throughout the project. Enjoy!
Oh, and keep an eye out for the Episode 7 teaser trailer which will go online this Sunda
We’ve just got our hands on the title cards for the upcoming Vultures finale. As is usually the case, Paddy Dunne has done another sterling job in representing the episodes in a fine display of design and fancy lettering.
Our idea for the Attack Of The Pinkertons title card was to go a little Manga on the look. And of course, pink. Which is quite befitting of the storyline in which the Pinkertons finally open shop and start their campaign to take over our little unnamed town. Our remit for this episode was to load up on the action and of course, we’re suckers for Manga so we thought it’d be a nice look for what’s shaping up to be our most violently cartoonish episode.
The title card for The Long Goodbye is a little more noirish and does a good job of evoking the sense that this is the final hooray for Vultures. We went a little 40’s noir on this as the episode itself has plenty of smoky bars, subterfuge, femme fatales and indeed, goodbyes.
Attack Of The Pinkertonsgoes online on Sunday September 20th. The Long Goodbye will follow 2 weeks later when it brings all matters to an end on Sunday October 4th.
I’ll be posting a few bits and pieces here in the run up but as usuall, all things Vultures can be found over on www.VulturesPI.com
We’ve kept up the idea of using the trailers to bridge the gaps (and there have been long, long gaps) between episodes. But this one is kinda short and sweet. Which after the last few talk heavy trailers is a nice change. Although the Dragnet thing is very overdone at this stage, it was something we really wanted to indulge ourselves with. So here it is!
‘Attack Of The Pinkertons’ is just abouts finished and we’re still beavering away on its sister episode ‘The Long Goodbye’ which will be taking a bow 2 weeks later on October 4th. And that’ll be us done. But instead of me going on about it, here’s the synopsis from the website: “Entitled Attack Of The Pinkertons, the episode sees the newly unemployed gentlemen detectives of V.P.I. reacting badly to the Pinkertons opening for business. Unemployed and underground (well, in Tennyson’s house), Vultour and McGrain are intent on eluding the clutches of their old friend Natalie Blaise. Tennyson however is looking for a peaceable resolution, no doubt with a strong mug of scald and a chat involved. However, Natalie Blaise doesn’t seem to be open to dialogue. The Pinkertons are making their presence felt. And people are getting hurt. Can V.P.I. regroup and fight back? Will Natalie Blaise emerge from the shadows to explain herself in a long winded villainous fashion? Or is she merely just misunderstood? And what will Tennyson do to fill in the unemployed hours?
All these questions and more will be answered when the action packed denouement of the Vultures series goes online on the 20th of September.
All will be finally resolved two weeks later when our final instalment The Long Goodbye brings the series to a close on October 4th.”
This episode is probably the one we’re least complainy about. The first couple of episodes have suffered from all pratfalls associated with doing something as a part time project but with the last 3 episodes we’ve had a chance to refine it and get closer to what we want to achieve.
We’ll be ramping up the promo campaign for the two final Vultures episodes in the coming weeks. Ideally, we’d have Pinkertons attacking people on the street but we’re not too sure what the legalities of that just yet.
