The crew of the Chimera is made up of men of all, ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds; it is the story of their growth and change as they navigate the trials that come with service on an isolated, military spacecraft. Some episodes will also depict military vessels with only female officers and crew.

The Story

His family on the brink of ruin, Lt. Commander Marcus DeVol takes command of the destroyer/escort starship Chimera in a last attempt to restore his status by running down pirates and blacklisted vessels for prize money. It's a "safe" job by military standards, but a change of orders just before cast-off will send Marcus and his crew far from home and into very real danger.

Marcus has few illusions about his purchased commission. An academic, he is untested as a leader, and his curious mix of officers and crew regard him with a wary eye. Like Chimera herself, they've been pieced together based more on Marcus' tight budget than their experience and reliability. Many of them are foreigners with pasts who have joined the service for a clean slate. Some are more competent than others; few of them have seen real combat.

In the course of their mission, they will encounter both friend and foe, and venture into uncharted territories whose occupants each come with their own strange agendas. Marcus and his crew will soon be tested by combat, by uncertainty, and by fear, as every leg of their journey and every encounter brings a new set of unknowns and challenges. Into The Void is a journey deep into the blackness of hostile space, where nothing is certain.

 

The Show

Into The Void  is, first and foremost, a story of characters, of military men far from home and cut off from family and loved ones -- imagine a submarine movie, set in space. We've even made a deliberate effort to strip down the tech and avoid the usual gimmicks. No aliens, no laser guns, no holographic interfaces, no fusion reactors... and NO SHIELDS -- these guys are going to have to rely on heavy armor, countermeasures, and strategy to survive. Chimera is not a wealthy vessel; her crew is making do with both limited provisions and materials during their perilous mission. There will be action, but it will always be in service of the story.

Why Fund Us?

"Machinations Entertainment" is a husband and wife team. While we've been able to create the assets and infrastructure to produce the show, we need to be able to pay our actors, crew, and artists for their contributions to the project.

 

Impact and Ambition

Every episode of INTO THE VOID will be at least 20 - 30 minutes long, with the pilot clocking in at at least 60. This gives us the space to tell complete stories within episodes, rather than relying on ten or more 3-minute installments to form a whole. These sound like grand ambitions, but the strides of digital technology are making shows like this more and more possible every year. The entire show will be shot on green screen and composited into virtual sets, a technique long since common to feature films and becoming steadily more so on television. We've already built the 11 sets needed for the pilot episode, as well as all the ship exteriors. We've storyboarded the entire episode from start to finish using digital dummies on the completed sets; everything from lighting to lens lengths to camera placement/movement to physical onset measurements has been figured out. I just have to shoot according to the plan, drop the footage in, and tighten up the edit.

 

We've searched all over and found nothing like what we're trying to do. With this show, there's a chance to make a real splash on the internet with an absorbing, broad-scope, low-budget show aimed at intelligent, thinking adults, yet entertaining for just about anyone.

 

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