Competition Episode DELAYED!!! - Doctor Who Fan Film

So it was only a few days ago we uploaded a blog post talking about how the competition special would be uploaded next month, sadly within those days a few problems have come up, we are still tweaking a few bits in the script, and sadly some actors aren't free now until the end of April, mid May. So it looks like it might not come out until the beginning of June which is a shame.

Harri, Sam & Brandon will filming
on Series 5 in the Tardis Interior

But have no fear, the episode will definitely be coming, its just taking longer than expected. A lot of filming recently has been on the series, we also want the special to be a lot of fun and dedicated to the viewers, including all five of the competition winners sentences.

Brandon, Mark, Sam & Harri
after filming on Series 5

Competition Episode coming NEXT MONTH!! - Doctor Who Fan Film

So back in August we released a short video asking you all to send it unique sentences that we could include in a short Doctor Who Special to come out before Series 5.

Filming on this special will begin this week with the hopes for a late April release, we are also planning to bring out a small trailer at the beginning of April. This short Special will include the chosen five sentences from our winner's video.

In other news, we've been doing even more filming on Series 5, this time taking the Tardis to a train station for a fantastic episode, and quite the adventure. We are hoping another trailer for Series 5 will air at the end of April, beginning of May.

The Tardis, having landed
at the Train Station

Reasons Why Original Content DOESN'T WORK! - Short Film News

So some of you may have seen our new Political Rage Short Film but sadly most of you probably haven't, it hasn't gained mainly views but yet something like our Doctor Who trailer can gain a thousand in less than a month. Why is that?

Here's a list of reasons why we rarely make original content and why it doesn't works:

No One is Searching it:

So the great thing about Star Wars and Doctor Who Fan Films is everyday someone is searching something related to them, meaning there is always a high chance that someone could stumbling across one of our videos, with stuff like Short Films or Original Content (Like Political Rage) Its rare for people to come across these unless you promote them really well.

We Can't Promote Them:

Like mentioned in the previous point, its very hard for us to promote our own content as we are a small amateur film making group, so we don't have the budge to get ads on websites or put up posters around our local city or across the country. This makes it difficult for people to hear about them.

We Are Beginners At This:

Even though our short films and shows have been some of our best work, we are still beginners at all of this, none of us claim to be professionals. So its inevitable that most of our original content will be overlooked by most people

This doesn't mean we won't keep making our own original stuff, it just means that we might not promote it as much as we do our other work, just because normally it doesn't make much of a difference.

Political Rage
Promotional Card

Work on Series 5 is a NIGHTMARE! .... but doable - Doctor Who Series 5

At the moment very little filming has happened since the end of January. This is mainly due to the fact that we are all focusing on how we can improve Episode 1. So far the story is really good, but we want it to be even better! We are currently writing small scenes which could fit in between some stuff. Filming on Episode 2 continues next month, and we estimated that work on Episode 3 should be done by the beginning of June.

A promotional picture
created by Robert J Horsnall

The series is a challenge but very fun to work on, and its great to see such a big flow of ideas from everyone. At the moment we are sadly struggling to put everyone's ideas into the series, hopefully saving some for future stories. It goes to show that tones of people are keen and enthusiastic about this series, we all believe that this will be the best we've ever made.

Filming on a wedding scene

Series 5 is RISKY! Here's why - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

The great thing about a lot of the actors at MB & Homeland is you know they'll commit to the very end. The big concern at the moment is the number of new faces that will be appearing in Series 5. The trouble with new people is they can be very unpredictable, things such as life, work and family can get in the way, making things uncertain. 

Harri & Sam while filming
on Series 5

No one has a contract or is getting paid, so theoretically there's nothing stopping them from just one day getting up and leaving, which causes delays and re-shoots. Luckily nothing like this has happened to Series 5, the re-shoots that we recently did were because of footage we were unhappy with, nothing to do with actors leaving. But it has always been a worry, we don't want to be half way through filming an episode for someone to suddenly drop out. So we are taking extra care. 

This is the main reason for Series 5 not being released until September 2019, it means if anything was to pop up, we have time to recover, and carry on. 

Mark Bray filming Tiegan Chidgey
During a wedding scene

We also don't want to show any footage of the 'Next Doctor' because we are saving all of that for after his debut appearance. This does mean we have a limited amount of promotional content to share, but after the reveal happens, we'l have tons to show.

Sam & Mark with...

Trailer Breakdown - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

So our first trailer for Series 5 is finally out! So we thought to celebration we'd do a breakdown of the video showing all the important parts, as well as anything that you might have missed.

The important parts...

Everyone's talking about it!
The wedding between Abigail & Ethan will
take place during Series 5, confirming their return

One thing that kept cropping up was this diamond, which some
viewers are calling the 'Heart Of Darkness' but what relevance does it have?

A bunch of new aliens and monsters for the series
all appearing to be working together
Plus the return of Alexandra

Two new faces appeared inside the Tardis Interior,
as well as a new actor playing the Vicar

A few things you might have missed...

1) The Deacon has a letter about something?
2) The Doctor appears to be late for the wedding?
3) The Master is using a Vortex Manipulator?
4) Everything has its time... and everything ends

A small detail but something AWESOME!
The brand new Tardis model for Series 5
(Many thanks to Aidan Wilkinson) 

And lastly... "Hello Universe"
First sneak peak at The Next Doctor

Series 5 will undergoing RE-SHOOTS - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

On Saturday 19th, a group of members at MB & Homeland sat down to watch all of the footage that we have so far for Episode 1. Everyone left the screening unhappy with how it had turned out, agreeing that something had to be done. A few days later they came to an agreement to re-shoot 30% of the footage for Episode 1. Which could take up to a week of filming, delaying other plans.

Aaron Hooper & Samuel Moore
discussing filming

The main reason for re-shoots is because so far the plot of Episode 1 isn't the best it could be, and seeing as its the first story, its most likely going to be the one that a majority of people click on. So we want it to be the best we can possibly make it. Everything on Episode 1 is already filmed apart from a small scene at the beginning. So after the re-shoots, it should all be done.

The group after filming on Episode 1

In other news; the first trailer for Series 5 went up on the YouTube channel, revealing the name of the first episode (Origins), the release date for the series (28th September) as well as a small teaser from the NEXT Doctor at the end of the trailer.

Series 5 Promotion Picture