Announces pair of worlds first Virtual Reality and AugmentedReality TV series with STASYS and Kaze: Ghostwarrior
Dalton Industries Inc.and Declaration Pictures Inc., announced today that the companies will partnerto produce two, all CG, action/drama series for Augmented Reality and VirtualReality targeting devices including the Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR and Sony'sProject Morpheus VR headset for the Playstation 4. The two productionsrepresent firsts in the entertainment world by focusing on these emergingmediums across desktops, mobile devices and gaming consoles.
DeclarationPictures Inc., secured the motion-picture, TV and additional format/mediumrights to Amadhia Albee's Kaze:Ghostwarrior Universe in Junemaking the announcement July 4th, at Anthrocon 2014(http://kazeghostwarrior.com/kaze-ghost-warrior/) stunning the growing and dedicated fan baseof the original short film from 2003.
Dalton Industries and DeclarationPictures recently debuted a teaser trailer for the new series at Eurofurence onAugust 20th, 2014 in Berlin, Germany duringthe opening ceremonies to a standing room only crowd of over 2300 conventionattendees. The series will continue to tell the story of Kaze; a samurai sword wieldingtiger who has come back from the dead to seek revenge on those who have takencontrol of the mythical realm of Tijira.
STASYS; to be produced along side Kaze, is a sci-fi adventure that takesplace 200 years in the future set amongst the backdrop of humanity's first pushoutwards to other star systems. Dalton Industries Inc., President Kelly LeeMyers, an award-winning 20+ year Film/TV visual effects veteran, will beleading production of both properties serving as Executive Producer, with Albeefunctioning as Creative Consultant on Kaze.
Myerssays, “Making Stasys and Kaze available in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality willposition us as pioneers in these mediums. Consumer interest in these areas isat an all time high and with recent hardware advances and product announcementsfrom global technology leaders including Oculus, Samsung and Sony the emergingmarket demand for quality content specifically produced for these platforms isset for explosive growth. The crowd response to the Kaze teaser we showed in Berlin was overwhelminglypositive."
"Currentand future fans of Kaze and Stasys are also avid gamers and technologysavvy." Myers added, "Thecrossover market potential for these two properties is huge. Every one of thosefans has a smartphone, many have PS4 consoles and will specifically buy Sony'sVR headset or both to watch the shows in VR. Almost all of them have a computerfor gaming or home entertainment which can be used with the Oculus VR headset,an Augmented Reality head mounted display or watch the shows in conventional2D/3D formats. We are hitting every medium possible. That's the opportunity forus."
Pre-productionfor both series will begin in the fall of 2014 with voice casting scheduledshortly there after. First episodes are slated to go into full production inthe early months of 2015. Dalton Industries Inc. will provide technologysolutions and facilities for both productions while Declaration Pictures Inc.,will also be handling merchandise and additional transmedia product developmentand distribution for Stasys and Kaze:Ghostwarrior.
About Dalton Industries Inc.
Dalton Industries Inc., conducts research and development in the Visual FX, Games and Digital Content Creation industries. Founded in 2003 the company has worked on a variety of feature film, television and game productions creating pipelines, CG art and provides supervision and consultation services in these areas. It produce tools, both hardware and software for users who work in these industries, leveraging its knowledge and experience into commercial products. It has for the last two years, been researching and developing products for the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality mediums.
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