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Message from Kristina Hess
Hi Everyone!!!!
The wait is ALMOST over! Wanted to drop in with a promo photo in good faith that we are moving forward with our new series titled “Chained” – we have more Poster Promos on the website as well! We shot our teaser trailer promo this past Sunday and are still editing a few different options as we speak – I’m SOOOOOO STOKED at how awesome it came out!
I’ve been swamped with emails asking for cast members and ya’ll are going to hate me, but I can’t tell you just yet (cue the awwwwww’s) – the reveal trailer will be a pleasant surprise for a LOT of you (I hope lol) and I’m hoping to get that out within the next week or so! Since it’s my first solo production, I want to make sure I don’t rush anything.
[Note, most of the cast is revealed in the video below]So now the BIG news: we are looking to potentially launch this series in a different way. We are looking to use Patreon.com to create a subscription base for our releases. Basically, in simple terms, this is like an on-going Kickstarter where people can subscribe and donate monthly to keep productions (and other companies) running. Each subscription amount has PERKS attached which keeps people excited about the projects and get to be a part of the growth of the project and, in this case, a female-owned production company (an action company to be more specific, which doesn’t exist in Hollywood yet to my knowledge). PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE ME ON THIS, we are still in development for the releases, BUT, I’m thinking that our episodes can be released at the lowest contributor of a very small amount per episode since I will be marketing to every viewer on the planet if I can. NOW, I would love to try this out, but I have zero experience with it, so it may or may not work. There’s a reason the SHIP producers have their price-point, so this may be a shot in the dark and fail miserably, but I want to give it a true try. If we can get enough people to jump on board and be as excited as we are about the project to fund each episode, make sure everyone is paid and keep producing, then we would be so stoked to keep it at that pricing level (which we like to call contributor level). So what does that mean? It means potentially all of our episodes could be super inexpensive with options of contributing higher for cooler perks to add!! We’re looking at 15-20 min episodes as of right now at 1-2 releases per month. Again, please don’t quote me, I’m still trying to do my research on it and look at the pros and cons, but I feel I won’t know until I try and see the numbers.
So that leads me to open up some questions for ya’ll. The more feedback I can get, the higher chance that we can all work together and create some great material! What would be some cool perks ya’ll would be excited to see as options for other contribution levels? As of right now, I have some options that include: Behind-the-Scenes videos, photoshoots, Skype sessions, Custom endings/costumes/ideas, live feed of filming on set, questions for each cast member/crew, Associate Producer credit, Skype session with our writers/creators to have input on storyline, raffle for custom ideas, and a fan package that gives you a monthly DVD of the episode and personalized photo of a cast member. Are there any other things you think would be cool to have as a perk for higher contributor levels? [Note: Below in the auxiliary comments, she has figured out some of the contributor levels and prices]
I really appreciate ALL the feedback and couldn’t do this without you all! Please don’t forget to sign up for the “Chained” Newsletter at www.ChainedtheSeries.com and visit our new company page: www.OmniRisingProductions.com. Again, I’m humbled at the wave of support and am SO excited to see what everyone has to say <3
Go to the SHIP members lounge for special updates: http://www.chainedtheseries.com/ship-members
Also- I created an FAQ section on our website for those of you that are wondering how the Patreon platform works. http://Www.ChainedtheSeries.com/campaign
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Say hi to the ladies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3HBiG5tlY
Sister Kristina explains it all for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SX7PEZ3EjM
Girl Power erupts like a fiery volcano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmhBX7i7uWc
The Itchy and Scratchy Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-fQwprz5o
The two-hour live stream of filming the pilot episode a couple days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQu97TqttU
-Brittany will be taping her Q&A video for you (see below). Amanda Santella (Tiffany Chase) will be the next Cast Member doing a Q&A video, so be sure to get those questions in on the website as well so she can answer them. [Note: I posed a couple questions for her, really hope she answers them!]
https://vimeo.com/163940692
You can literally get your name mentioned by an actress if you contribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GxcZA2qlk
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Some auxiliary comments from Kristina. How is she so amazing?
-Our series is based on human trafficking and a fight club that feeds it, so you will definitely get the sense of humiliation and slavery mixed with very strong females etc. Our villains will be very different character-wise and our leads (9 females) will all have a very different story and character. We are trying to ensure that each episode has its share of peril and girl power. There will be some that will show the “breaking” of the characters and that will be torture-heavy. But the writers are trying to hit every check box per episode to the best of their abilities..Let’s just say we are basing a lot of the idea around Spartacus and the gladiators... We’ve built an entire world on this concept of an underground fighting ring, but the girls are not there by their own free will – We’ve mixed in the element of human trafficking. Our head honcho is Dante, think Fortune 500 CEO mixed with a Cartel feel. He runs the entire organization and there are other Kingpins so to speak that own their own “clans” of girls. My writers are coming up with a concept story that will be available soon where we will explain a bit more without giving away the entire story. Dark, sweaty, dirty and gruesome is what we’re going for. The series will have a sort of Sin City/Fight Club vibe to it looks-wise. [As for the pilot trailer], yeah, I was going for the realism of being captured and the severity of having to fight for your life. We will have males involved in later episodes. Props/weapons will be introduced as well later in the series as potential upgrades, etc.
-This will be a brutal series, so it will encompass TONS of elements including belly punching for sure, low blows, AOH, chains, bondage, torture, etc. I got your back ya’ll!! lol
-Yes, this is the super heroine genre but we won’t see any of the girls with powers just yet. We are diving more into the origin story first which is going to encompass lots of peril and girl power elements mixed with torture. Think of XMen before they knew of their powers. I’ll have a synopsis to be able to send you guys once my writers get it to me...As of right now, we are focusing more on the backstory and setting up the series. We are looking to have the characters upgrade in some way by having sponsors or something of that nature that will change their appearances down the road – so costumes are not OUT of the mix, just not in the now just yet. I want to make sure we don’t underplay the necessity of having the viewer grow attached to the characters as they will be sticking with us for a while in the series.
- The best part of this whole new platform is that the fans will have opportunities to help us with costumes!! Since we are starting with origin stories, there is a lot of time to develop characters and find the best costumes/looks for them. As for continuity issues at CtL, I for sure can’t say I was perfect so I am sure there were mistakes in some episodes towards the end – I was wearing way too many hats which unfortunately led to my missing things here and there (not an excuse, just an unfortunate occurrence), but I also want to ease anyone’s worry that this won’t be a very meticulously shot series as I want my first solo project as a producer to SLAM DUNK!
-Basically I am trying to make our episodes almost free for everyone to enjoy, but have to figure out a way to keep funding more episodes to keep going...my pricing structure isn’t going to be like the norm for this genre with the $1/min platform. Basically the way this is going to be structured is you will get the video for contributing, which would essentially be the same as you paying for it when it releases (but at a cheaper price). Does that make sense? I feel once the campaign begins, you will see the platform and understand that it’s not necessarily like Kick-Starter, but moreso a new way to get the videos...ALSO – after speaking with my creators, I think for those who choose not to subscribe through Patreon and want to still purchase the episode, the episode will be priced at the standard pricing structure of $1/min (making the films in the $15-$20 range). So instead of the $10 on Patreon, it’ll be $15-$20 (depending on length) AFTER the episode is released, possibly a month after public (Patron) release.
-I want to make sure everyone is aware that only contributions of $10 or more will get you a downloadable link to each episode. As of right now, this is the only way you can purchase/contribute to our episodes. Anything under will only get small perks but does NOT include the episode (unless you win the raffle). Just wanted to make sure that was clear so no one misunderstands anything.
-It will incorporate both f/f/ and f/m, but MAINLY f/f as of right now. The way Patreon is set up is you would contribute to each episode and when they release you will get a video download just as you did with theSuperheroines. There are going to be some perks that enable certain levels to get the videos on an early release schedule as well, As of right now (and things could change, this is still a brand new area for me) we will only be releasing 1 episode per month, so your contribution would go towards the newest episode each month. So a short answer to your question, yes, you would have to wait until the release to receive the episode. I’m hoping once I launch the campaign (hoping in the next 24 hours or so), the site itself will answer a lot of your questions.
-ALSO – I am also creating a SHIP Lounge, members only, on our site as a thank you to you all for being so supportive of our cast over the years. This is our way of giving back and providing you with exclusive videos, updates, etc. I’m setting it all up right now so will post the link as soon as it’s completed (I’m working like a mad woman today trying to get everything done lol ONE WOMAN MACHINE over here) lol. {Note: you can now link to it up at the top]
-1) As of right now, our pilot episode is going to be FREE to the public to view. I haven’t figured out if I’m going to have a subscription for the SHIP Members on the website yet for exclusive content, etc or if I’m just going to have the perks available through the Patreon Campaign. I’m trying to gain a subscriber & support base on there so it’ll help us continue the series. If I don’t get a good subscription base, then we’ll have to re-adjust the platform, but I’m trying to keep these episodes available for free for everyone and the contributors are able to get cool perks that I think will be incentive for them to stay on
2) The writers are ironing out the entire season as we speak and I know there is talk about upgrades in costumes etc.
3) This series is targeted to potentially be able to pitch to networks like CW, Netflix, etc, so we can’t have anything of that [hardcore] nature. It may be considered rated-R material due to some language and violence, but not necessarily “Skinemax” with sexual content.
4) I haven’t spoken with Samantha [Bogach] as of yet, but we are on good terms so it’s possible [she could be included].
[Note: I personally made mention of hopefully including Samantha and Kristy Dowe Burgeson. Guess we'll see.....]
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Our photographer is gathering some of the cast to do a giant photoshoot in June for the wallpapers and POTENTIALLY a calendar with bikini/beach shots and more so, stay tuned!
oh I'll be back you can count on that 
