Roxë15 is in the can!

We did it! Principal photography of the science fiction short film Roxë15 is now complete! Click on the slate to see us in action at the shoot….

Action! Peek behind the scenes of the Roxë15 shoot: http://bit.ly/rx15flickr

Next stop, post-production….and we could definitely use your help. If you didn’t have a chance to contribute toward production of this hot piece, please contribute toward post-production. ANY amount is extremely helpful and most appreciated. Support a new voice in indie film!

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Meet the Character: Dr. Elliot Robinson

Roxë15: A sci-fi short film project. Meet another character from the upcoming sci-fi thriller.

MEET THE CHARACTER: ELLIOT. Meet Dr. Elliot Robinson. Roxë’s mentor…and a visionary researcher who’s out of options. He’s a little obssessed with Roxë, but a LOT obssessed with success. Elliot is lost in the sea of cutthroat scientists gunning for the top spots, but his work with Roxë’s is his lifeboat.

MEET THE ACTOR. Erik McKay is a native New Yorker whose credits include “As the World Turns,” “Law & Order,” “Sex in the City,” as well as numerous theater productions and independent films.

Support a new voice in American sci fi.  A small contribution will help us cross the finish line. Strength in numbers!    http://bit.ly/roxe15short

Meet the character: ROXË

Meet the woman at the heart of ROXË15.

MEET THE CHARACTER: ROXË. Meet Roxanne Patricia Jones, better known as Roxë. Quirky spitfire. Edgy cyber-geek. Egghead on a mission. She’s a brainiac virtual reality programmer who makes her living as a bartender. In a future where technology is the new money, Roxë is writing her ticket out of struggle by creating a revolutionary new software. The Mind Expansion project is her road to a better life — unless it destroys her first.

MEET THE ACTOR. April Matthis is a native Texan who has made NYC her home. Her theatrical credits include The Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, NY Theater Workshop, Soho Rep, HERE Arts Center, The Magic Theater (San Francisco), and the North Caroline Stage Company. She has also done independent film projects, and you may have seen her as the very satisfied Mrs. Hunter in a national TV campaign for KY Kissable Sensations….

Support a new voice in American sci fi. A few dollars from you will help us cross the finish line!  http://bit.ly/roxe15short 
 

COUNTDOWN TO A NEW BREED OF SCIENCE FICTION: Roxë15

Roxë15: a sci-fi short. Shooting April 2013….
Yours Truly, Writer|Director. Nicole Sylvester, Producer. Featuring April Matthis, Donna Duplantier, Erik McKay, Graham Powell, Daniel Moser, Michael Jay Kaplan.

If you’re ready for something new in indie film, look no further.

NYC, 2051. Roxë is an edgy but brilliant virtual reality programmer working on the project she hopes will change her life. Things are good, until her software is infected with a virus. They go from bad to worse when the virus comes after her.

We’re in the homestretch, shooting April 7 & 8 in NYC. We’re raising final funds that will help us cross the finish line and bring a fresh voice to indie film! Give what you can. Small donations are HUGE.

Check it out:  http://bit.ly/roxe15short

Not exactly sci-fi, but….

Flipsides of the Black Musical Experience explores opera and punk in Segment One. (Creator/producer: Celia C. Peters)

…it is from yours truly. Catch the pitch clip for my music documentary mini-series, Flipsides of the Black Musical Experience. Digging deep: this mini-series looks at the little-known stories of black artists who made their mark in unexpected genres. Unconventional musical masters marching to the beat of their own drums. (Per our licensing agreement, this link will only be available to the public for a short time —- watch it while you can!)

And BTW, Flipsides of the Black Musical Experience is looking for a production home….interested parties, contact: artisticfreedom2k5@gmail.com. Rock on.

EROTIC ENCOUNTERS OF THE ROBOTIC KIND

Cyber-sexy anyone? These ladies look *ready*.

Get your mind right, because virtual reality sex is closer than you think.  Oculus (maker of the Rift VR headset) is brewing up some nasty with Sinful Robot (a producer of adult virtual reality experiences). The two companies are developing a “fully immersive erotic encounters” experience speficially for the Rift headset, which has full 3-D vision and high-tech movement sensors. Gamers and cyber-geeks from coast-to-coast have been raving about the Rift ever since they could get their hot hands on it. (All I know is that if the graphic up above is any indication of what’s in store, there BETTER be some sinful robots of the male persuasion!)

Could this replace The Rabbit?

According to the makers, the point of this is not scoring points or winning….the point is pleasure. (And, who can’t appreciate the option of hassle-free lovin’?) So if the thought of getting freaky with artificial intelligence gets your juices flowing, just be patient—Oculus and Sinful Robot promise that what they’re creating is going to put you in “the center of the action, the ecstatic epicenter of play.”  I have two words for these people: Bring. It.

It’s Alive! The World’s Oldest Digital Computer Is Back

So you think your computer is old? Ha!

Over sixty years young: the Dekatron.

Meet the Harwell Dekatron. It’s world’s oldest programmable digital computer and the UK’s National Museum of Computing has revived it.

The Dekatron was created in the early 1950s for the UK Atomic Energy Research Establishment. And unlike today’s computers, the Dekatron was built to last: it did its thing for 20+ years.

You’ve probably noticed that computers keep shrinking as they get more powerful. Well, here’s where it all started — this big clunker is about the size of a Hummer and has all the juice of a pocket calculator.

We’ve come a long way, baby.