So a brand new website for the film, some new videos, facebook page and twitter amongst other things but more importantly.... What's happening with the movie?

Well the answer is...we're getting there. It's been a long journey for sure but one which is very much nearing completion. The reason it's taken so long is actually a pretty straightforward answer. It's simply a really huge project, with no funding behind it. That means that the only way it can be completed is by all of the team giving up their spare time between the gigs that pay their rent on any given day. That's not to say that we aren't working on the movie constantly, in fact quite the opposite. There is something happening on the film every single day right now. Whether it's visual effects shots being worked on, elements of the score written, sounds designed or additional dialogue recorded, today the movie is moving towards completion every hour.

So what is done and what's left to be done?

Well the hardest part to complete was the actual filming, taking place in London, New York and Los Angeles in over 50 locations with a couple of hundred of cast and crew over several years. First of all we filmed all of the scenes that the script called for and began the editing process which itself took over a year to get the first complete edit. However at that point it became apparent that the story was not really working on screen the way that we had hoped and extra filming was going to be required. We didn't undertake this lightly as we had just come through several years of filming to even get to this point. However there seemed little point in spending all of that time and so much effort from so many people to get a movie that was only "sort" of working. We owed it to ourselves and everyone who had worked on the movie to make the best film we could.

Some of the extra filming was pretty ambitious and to get it all done took two further separate filming blocks. However with the filming complete it was immediately apparent it was worth it, we'd solved the problems and the film was starting to look like how we'd imagined it. Again the long process of re-editing the film began but this time at the end of the process we had a feature length story that represented what we had set out to do.  Watching the full length edit now you finally get to see the true scope of the film and how much fun the story is.

It was a frustrating time, until we had completed this second round of filming and editing we couldn't move forward on any of the other elements of the film. There was little point in spending weeks creating visual effects for scenes that we didn't even know for sure would be in the film. The same restriction applied to writing the score, designing the soundtrack or recording additional dialogue. Now, however, all of that is finally underway.

Visual effects are now being completed literally on a daily basis. It's incredible to see the film's huge space battle coming to life and gradually all of the blue and green screen footage being composited into it's intended background. Equally the films soundtrack is now coming together, you can hear clips from the orchestral score in the First Look documentary here on the site. The sound design has started, creating the original sounds that will bring the aliens and technology of LVJ to life. The additional dialogue that is needed to be recorded from the actors is now being scheduled and will be completed shortly.

What else is happening?

So as we move closer to completion we have turned our attention to what to do with the film when it is completed. After all there is little point in making a movie that no-one gets to see. This is why we have been spending time preparing the new website, social media sites and behind the scenes videos. We want to share the making of the movie with as many people as possible and hopefully make some new fans in the process. This is also the reasoning behind the new webshow, LVJ Encounters. As well as being an ideal way to continue the LVJ story with an exciting fun new show, hopefully it's also a great way to introduce a lot of new people to the LVJ universe. After all, if you're going to spend 10 years creating a story, you might as well make it as expansive and engaging as you possibly can.

Worth the wait?

So we're on the final straight. Whether you have been with us since the early days or have just discovered LVJ, we hope you'll stick with us a little longer. We promise it's going to be worth it and a lot of fun.