News about upcoming and current releases from Forward Momentum Productions.

And here it is. the Sea of Stars preview special! The inside skinny on the upcoming series and a bit of background on the impact of the Yamato/Star Blazers anime.

Send questions and all other feedback to us through the form located on the website.

-Dev, the Duct Tape Bandit

News about upcoming and current releases from Forward Momentum Productions.

This time around, it's the Knights of the Old Republic: Outcasts wrap-up special. Some funny stories from the production of the series, what was done and why, and some general insights now that the initial Forward Momentum Production has drawn to a close. Oh, and the gag-reel, of course.

Send questions and all other feedback to us through the form located on the website.

-Dev, the Duct Tape Bandit

For those not entirely up on the Star Blazers/Space Cruiser Yamato anime series, we present this documentary episode. It focuses not only on the TV episodes of Star Blazers, but incorporates the movies "New Voyage", "Be Forever", and "Final Yamato" which are only available in North America on subtitled DVD. All of the original series is available on DVD from Voyager Entertainment.

The documentary is read and acted by the cast of the upcoming "Sea of Stars" audio drama, and features both classic music from throughout the series, and several audio cuts from the first two seasons of the English TV episodes. This is a great way to re-familiarize yourself with the back story of this classic anime.

Runtime: 01:45:13

CAST (in order of appearance)

Eric Olp - Announcer
Mark "The Encaffeinated ONE" Kilfoil - Narrator
Jim Perry - News Anchor
Devin Cox - Gammilon Voice and Credits
Andrew Gilbertson - Earth Politician, Reader for Simon Riggins and Dr. Sane
Ducky Patterson - Dr. Hewit
Joe Harrison - Reader for Derek Wildstar
Jason Ramboz - Reader for Steven Sandor

CREDITS

The documentary was written produced and directed by Devin Cox, of Forward Momentum Productions.

Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato) is created by Leiji Matsumoto and Yoshinobu Nishizaki. The English adaptation of the same, "Star Blazers" is copyright Voyager Entertainment

Music for the production is drawn from "Original BGM Collection Space Cruiser Yamato" Parts 1-3 and 5.

Audio cuts from the actual series "Star Blazers" drawn from the "Quest for Iscandar" and "The Comet Empire" DVD box sets available through Voyager Entertainment.

DISCLAIMER

The Argo: Sailor of the Stars, is a non-profit fan production produced for the enjoyment of the fans. All rights to Star Blazers, Uchuu Senkan Yamato, or any other copyrighted materials herein, including any unoriginal music and sound effects, are reserved to their original creators. No infringing claims are intended.

LINKS

Forward Momentum homepage:
http://forwardmomentumproductions.com

The Star Blazers web page (where you can order DVDs of the original series):
http://www.starblazers.com

Amazon, where you can import the BGM CDs
http://www.amazon.com

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SPECIAL THANKS

This project was thrown together at literally the last moment. While its been in the hopper as it were for about six months, it was written in a hurry, cast even faster, and recorded very quickly. I would like take a moment to thank the cast for doing an extraordinary job.

-Dev

The adventures of the Star Force don't end here...

Coming soon from Forward Momentum Productions,
Sea of Stars: A Voyage of the Space Cruiser Argo
an original fan audio drama

The final confrontation, a last stand against the night, the end of everything, or a new beginning?

((Note: Episodes 1-5 of Knights of the Old Republic: Outcasts can be found through Starwarsfanworks.com))

Episode Seven Cast

Narrator: Nathan P. Butler
Aeron Rhade: Hazen Nester
Master: Nathan P. Butler
Renn Falani: Jim Perry
Liana: Catherine Rinella
B4: Devin Cox
Master Quinn: Melissa D. Johnson, a.k.a. Mippa
Master D'yarn: Aaron Manns
Kara Tao Vanden: Sarah Moore
Sith Troop Commander: Aaron Manns
Sith Bridge Officer: James Wadsworth
Captain Hyridan: Andrew Gilbertson
Lord Venaar: Nathan P. Butler
Admiral Gren: Alan Smithee
Gliderwing: Devin Cox
Selene Bladedancer: Melissa D. Johnson, a.k.a. Mippa

Episode Seven Crew:

Original Story: Jennifer Wilson and Devin Cox
Script writer: Devin Cox
Technical Director/Chief Engineer: Devin Cox

-Star Wars created by George Lucas
-Knights of the Old Republic created by Dark Horse Comics/Bio Ware/Obsidian Entertainment
- All music for Episode Seven of Outcasts composed by John Williams for both Star Wars trilogies, aside from the BGM heard during the destruction of the Dragon, which from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny" and Kara's song, which is from the anime ".hack/sign"
-All sound effects and other foley from public domain or royalty free sources found online.

Links:

The Outcasts Webpage:
http://dev.starry-night.com/outcasts

Forward Momentum Productions Website:
http://forwardmomentumproductions.com

Star Wars Fan Works: a great repository of links to audio dramas, radio shows and parodies.
http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/index.html

Galactic Senate: A Star Wars forum with a large fan audio section
http://galacticsenate.com/

Kotor Fan Media: Another great site with tons of fanfic and fanart from both games
http://www.kotorfanmedia.com/

Episode Six Cast (in order of appearance):

Narrator: Nathan P. Butler
Aeron Rhade: Hazen Nester
Aeron's Master: Nathan P. Butler
Renn Falani: Jim Perry
Liana: Catherine Rinella
B4: Devin Cox
Master Quinn: Melissa D. Johnson, a.k.a. Mippa
Master D'yarn: Aaron Manns
Kara Tao Vanden: Sarah Moore
Sith Guards: Devin Cox
Sith Bridge Officer: James Wadsworth
Captain Hyridan: Andrew Gilbertson
Lord Venaar: Nathan P. Butle
Human Senator: Garreth Bowley
Rodian Senator's translator: Devin Cox
General Resh: Jim Perry
Carth Onassi: Devlin James

Episode Six Crew:

Original Story: Jenna Wilson and Devin Cox
Script writer: Devin Cox
Technical Director/Chief Engineer: Devin Cox

Credit Where It's Due:

-Star Wars created by George Lucas
-Knights of the Old Republic created by Dark Horse Comics/Bio Ware/Obsidian Entertainment
-All music for Episode Six of Outcasts composed by John Williams for both Star Wars trilogies, aside from the BGM for Carth's speech, which is darn from a symphonic album based on the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny" (phew!). At least that track was also performed by the London Symphony Orchestra...
-All sound effects and other foley from public domain or royalty free sources found online.

Audio Drama Vs. Short Story: What was done and why...

-Episode Six is the second half of Chapter Six with a lot of new material. Mostly scenes featuring the Jedi. Aron's arrival on Solara, his report and his conversation with them en route to Corruscant are all either new material, or new takes on original scenes.
- Music in this episode was very important. Beyond the use of the "Return of the Jedi" theme for Kara's escape, you may notice a familiar theme used for the reunion scene, it's the same music we used to establish the feeling of Kara's farm. I like the idea of reinforcing the idea of the Wanderer as Kara's home now.
- Back when Jen and I were witting the original story, I was listening to a lot of the vocal music and BGM from "Gundam Seed" and it informed a lot of the scenes in the later chapters. The song that inspired Kara's armor and lightsaber upgrade was called "Vestige," Kara's line about a vestige of Selene going with her is an intentional nod. Music from the anime also found it's way into the scene in the Republic Senate...
- I love how Aeron matures in this episode. Hazen really, REALLY rocked.
-Jim Perry is the world's biggest Carth Onassi fanboy. I wish I'd known that before casting Carth ^^;;
-Appologies for Kara's stomach...

Links:

The Outcasts Webpage:
http://dev.starry-night.com/outcasts

Forward Momentum Productions Website:
http://forwardmomentumproductions.com

Star Wars Fan Works: a great repository of links to audio dramas, radio shows and parodies.
http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/index.html

Galactic Senate: A Star Wars forum with a large fan audio section
http://galacticsenate.com/

Kotor Fan Media: Another great site with tons of fanfic and fanart from both games
http://www.kotorfanmedia.com/

-See you at Episode Seven, the series finale!