The Blasto Blog

BLOG ROLL

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:29:00 +0000

Looking for a new comic book or sci-fi blog to check out? We've got a great list over at the Mercury-Atlas blog at http://themercurymen.blogspot.com

Daryl Karameikos and Steve Guttenberg

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:56:00 +0000

Daryl from Captain Blasto, also known as Aaron Kleiber, gets a break from the indie world of filmmaking to act on a REAL set...with catering! He's acting alongside Dancing with the Stars celebs Steve Guttenberg & Sabrina Bryan, and Spin City's Richard Kind. You can follow him on Twitter @aaronkleiber and see his pics from the set at http://twitpic.com/photos/aaronkleiber

Congrats Aaron!

DVD's are coming!

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:40:00 +0000

One of the most frequent questions I get is, "Can I buy this series on DVD?" We can finally answer YES!

We've got a VERY small supply of DVD's of the ORIGINAL CUT of the series, including over ONE HOUR of extended and deleted scenes. We'll be posting them for sale soon, so don't be a stranger round these parts.

Get The Captain Blasto Poster!

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:47:00 +0000

We're finally proud to release the Captain Blasto poster for sale! It's an 11 x 17" print of the high flying hero hurtling through space in dynamic color. And it's only $8.99.

ORDER HERE

UPDATE: We've added t-shirts, including a replica of Colin's Blasto costume (without cape unfortunately). See the shirts HERE.

The Mercury Men Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:48:00 +0000

The Mercury Men trailer is finished, and only a few short days from release! Keep your eyes peeled.

Also, if you're a subscriber to Captain Blasto on YouTube, iTunes, Blip.TV, or simple RSS, you'll automatically receive the new trailer.

Captain Blasto Production Design

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:24:00 +0000

Blasto's recent Streamy Award nomination for Art Direction and Cinematography has inspired me to give a little behind-the-scenes look into the Captain Blasto production design, a subject that is always highly discussed at screening Q&A's.

Captain Blasto is the story of Colin Carter, a teenage boy so enamored with the adventures contained within the pages of super-hero comic book, he begins imitating the traits and story of its titular fictional character. Since Captain Blasto was created specifically for our film, his character design, along with several issues of his comic book series would need to be custom illustrated. This wasn't too much of a stretch since I had plenty of practice drawing Superman multiple times a day back in high school.

Captain Blasto rough sketch, done in the style of Joe Shuster's early Superman designs.

Captain Blasto w/ vintage coloring.

Custom made comic book prop (cover).

Custom made comic book prop (inside page).

To visually display Colin's love of the character, we canvased his bedroom with custom made memorabilia spanning decades, including posters, famous magazine covers, statues, and a 1950's Blasto actor autograph.

Notice the above LIFE magazine cover (first photo of set) is inspired by this classic photo of Kirk Alyn, the very first actor to play Superman in the old movie serials.

A few minutes of a fake cartoon were even produced in a 1970's animation style, inspired by the Super Friends.

Captain Blasto and the style of his comic book inform and influence nearly every aspect of the film's design, from Colin's costume to the comic book panel editing of various scenes throughout the film.

The comic book panels even include the classic advertisements!

Get the advance MERCURY MEN poster

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:33:00 +0000

The advance poster for THE MERCURY MEN is now on sale! You can get this classically styled advance poster (inspired by the great film designer Saul Bass) by visiting:

http://www.cafepress.com/themercurymen

Updates on The Mercury Men

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:07:00 +0000

For production stills, storyboards, and cast bios from the upcoming series THE MERCURY MEN, please visit:

http://www.mercuryseries.com

Only A Few Days Left to Nominate Blasto

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:54:00 +0000

Time is running out! There's only a few days left to nominate Captain Blasto for the Streamy Awards! Please take a moment to visit http://streamys.org/nominate.shtml and nominate Captain Blasto and it's team for any and all of the categories you deem fitting.

A Look Inside The Mercury Men

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:31:00 +0000

Get an inside look at the production of the upcoming series, THE MERCURY MEN.

Visit http://www.mercuryseries.com

Become a facebook fan at http://tinyurl.com/8dehxk

Follow the series on twitter at http://twitter.com/themercurymen

Nominate Captain Blasto

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:11:00 +0000

You can nominate Captain Blasto for a Streamy Award, given to the best of web series entertainment by the International Academy of Web Television!

Simply GO HERE and add your nomination to Best Comedy Series, Best Directing Comedy Series, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Original Music, and Best Artistic Concept in a Web Series.

A Real Faked Burglary

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:34:00 +0000

This guy tries to go shopping wearing the classic burglar panty hose over his head and gets a FANTASTIC response.

Second GEN Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:34:00 +0000

Did a followup interview with Stephanie Carmichael for the Girls Entertainment Network. You can check it out by clicking HERE.

Stephanie and the girls of GEN have been great supporters of the series from the very beginning so make sure to drop by and comment.

Contest Winners

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:46:00 +0000

Congratulations to ROB UPCHURCH and JENNIFER MATASEK, winners of the Captain Blasto Poster Contest! There homes are now better decorated than yours.

Blasto Review on Tubefilter

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:31:00 +0000

Brady Brim-DeForest posted a great article about Captain Blasto over at Tubefilter, a site which covers web television and new media. You can read it HERE.

100 and Counting...

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:03:00 +0000

Captain Blasto reached over 100 followers on Twitter this morning. You can follow the series on Twitter at http://twitter.com/captainblasto.

Blasto Poster Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:33:00 +0000

We're running a special contest in cooperation with the fine folks at Extra Life and you can win yourself a signed Captain Blasto poster!

PRIZES: TWO(2) winners will receive a 23×35 CAPTAIN BLASTO POSTER, signed by Christopher Preksta and Aaron Kleiber (Colin & Daryl).

HOW TO WIN: Watch the series, answer the following THREE (3) questions correctly, and email your answers to CHRIS@CAPTAINBLASTO.COM with the subject line “BLASTO CONTEST.” TWO (2) winners will be selected at random from correct entries. You are only permitted ONE (1) entry. Multiple entries will be ignored. Entries will be closed at 11:59 PM on Thursday, November 20th. Winners will be chosen on Friday, November 21st.

QUESTIONS:
1) During their first burglary, WHAT COLOR WALKIE TALKIES do Colin and Daryl use?
2) WHAT BOWLING SCORE does Daryl boast?
3) HOW MANY foam bricks does the crew throw at Captain Blasto?

Episode Eleven - Blasto No More

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:56:00 +0000

Another Great Picture

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0000

While vegetables dress up as Indiana Jones...Indiana Jones dresses up as a vegetable.That is Han Solo ladies and gentleman.

Digg Captain Blasto

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Digg Captain Blasto and help spread the word! If it get's enough "diggs" it'll hit their front page. Simply click the link below!

digg story

Pass it Along

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:45:00 +0000

Enjoying the Captain Blasto series? Then help us pass the word along BEFORE the series reaches it's end! Here's two easy ways.

Embed an Episode
Visit http://www.youtube.com/blastoseries to grab your favorite episode and share it on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or your own blog.

Pass a Link
Simply share http://www.captainblasto.com in your Facebook or Twitter status.

Many thanks, and as always, thanks for watching!

Episode Ten - The Brave and the Bold

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000

Where is Episode 10?

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:32:00 +0000

We've been flooded with emails and comments asking where Captain Blasto Episode 10 is. I'm here to tell you it is on it's way. The production team has been on location shooting an entirely new series which has made it difficult to maintain the Blasto schedule. But rest assured it will be here within the next few days. Thanks for your patience!

Episode Nine - Secret Identities

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:58:00 +0000

Captain Blasto on The Clip Show

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Preksta) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:38:00 +0000

The Clip Show, a fantastic web show that showcases popular online video clips and series, gave a GREAT review of Captain Blasto on their latest episode. They ranked the series a 12 out of 13 on their classic rating system. Thanks Jim and the Clip Show crew for spreading the word!

You can see the episode HERE. (The Blasto review is roughly halfway through.) I suggest checking out this show regardless.

SHOW NOTE: Now that power has been restored, Episode 9 is on its way! Thanks for your patience.