The Midnight Screening of the first Master of Day 419 went well early this morning. While the late hour and participant conflicts made the last First Master screening an intimate affair, those who participated had a great time. The film was hosted in a private Sorenson 360 screening room and then the Q&A was moderated in a special Adobe Connect meeting room. Having watched the taped version of the meeting, it’s easy to see that director Jeremy Hanke was relaxed and having a good time with contributors like Julie “Jojo” Stratton, crew like cinematographer Nate Eckelbarger, and marketing team members like graphic designer Craig McDaniel.
In addition to exploring new places the Jenna storyline will go in the upcoming Depleted Feature, Jeremy used the evening as a time for Nate Eckelbarger to unveil a sneak peak of the upcoming limited edition Day 419 screen print posters, which will be available to fans who help sponsor the crowdfunding effort for the Depleted feature. Additionally, it was revealed that a special limited edition Day 419 DVD will be available for those who contribute that will be only available through this crowdfunding effort. (No word as yet as to what all will be in this limited edition, but I understand that it will be a must-have for all true Depleted fans.)
Additional news was brought about different versions of Day 419 that will likely be available and the episodic release of Day 419, which will allow people to pay a small fee to watch it in its entirety before all the episodes have been released.
In between talking about Day 419, the World of Depleted, and the Knights of Xeno, there was a lot bonhomie about movies and video games, most of which I hadn’t heard of, but which seemed to be sticking points for the participants!
In the end, the showing finally wrapped up just after 3 AM and a good time was had by all. For fans who’d love to see some of the elements of this session, I’m told that a few of the elements will be going to the YouTube page for everyone to enjoy. More on that as we know it!
