#reichsman

[emeraude-coh]

City of Heroes Rebirth, the server I volunteer with, is having an event where our Weekly Strike Targets are all activities that reward one of our new challenge enhancements! But that's not why I'm posting this -- I'm posting this because I took the screenshots used here and I like how they came out. You'd be surprised how hard it is to get decent lighting in City of Heroes.

(full disclosure -- I only took the screenshots, I didn't do the rest of the graphic design!)

[talenlee]

Game Pile: Playing Factions in City of Heroes

Game Pile: Playing Factions in City of Heroes

City of Heroes Homecoming - Forms and Factions

Watch this video on YouTube

Over on City of Heroes Homecoming, we got given a new way to personalise your character, and that means more ways to represent different ideas. These new costumes, Prismatic Shards, let you transform your character wholesale into a character that looks like a member of an enemy faction, which you could collect to represent a shapeshifting character who picks a lot of forms and disguises. What you can do, what I want to do instead, is use these character transformations to represent different types of character concept where they distinctly transform into a single form that represents a form they use in combat.

For me, one of the most interesting things in a roleplaying space is something in that world to be connected to. It’s like a faction or a house or an organisation, things that you can point to and say ‘you know that?’ as a starting place to tell your story. That’s how these tools excite me, particularly, and I thought I’d do a quick rundown of some of the major factions to give you an idea of the kinds of vibes, and also, take a chance to talk about the lore of this game that occupies a lot of my brain. You like long lore videos? Let’s see.

First up, I’m going to skip over some of the factions where a transformation costume is probably slightly less interesting than the costumes you can make yourself with the existing character creator, powers and auras. That means we’re flying past

Cage Consortium

The Cabal

Knives of Artemis

Legacy Chain

Malta Operatives

Praetorian Resistance

Scrapyarders

Syndicate

Warriors

Wyvern

I’m also skipping over the Fifth Column, because the Fifth Column are actual Nazis following the Reichsman. The Council get covered by that too, even though they, modelled on Italian Fascists, are the Nazis you get on wish. And I mean there’s a whole conversation about the gangs like the Hellions, Outcast, Skulls, and the Trolls, about how you can reinterpret them in different ways to make them more about the interesting narratives of what it means to belong to a gang in a superheroine setting. On the other hand, more than one of these gangs requires you to eat a human corpse, or worse, so it’s not as simple as ‘maybe the gangs are good, actually.’

There are also some characters I’m simplifying in terms of being monsters, who you can use for general, not-necessarily-the-same-faction style. That covers Arachnoids, Banished Pantheon, the Circle of Thorn’s Succubus, Hellfrost and Demon, and the Cimeroran Cyclops and Minotaurs. Hydra also kinda belong here because you just look like a great big oozy monster.

Also, finally, there are a bunch of costumes that let you turn into some kind of kinda-generic robot, with different degrees of complexity. This includes the Arachnos BCU, Clockworks, Longbow Mender, Warworks BCU, and the Sky Raider Jumpbot. These all let you slot into their factions but it also could be useful for making a character who’s meant to be a hijacked or reprogrammed or rogue robot.

Plus, I’m skipping factions I personally find a bit boring.

Arachnos

We have a bunch of information already about what it means to belong to Arachnos. What the experience is like. The Arachnos Veteran Archetypes (Spiders and Widows) have plots about how this organisation has some big principles, but literally none of them stick to it. It’s a lot more like a dysfunctional corporate government, where people can get periodically shot. Going rogue is so likely there’s a faction of them.

Carnival of Shadows

We have some idea of what it’s like to be a Carnie, and what the Carnies can do. This is great! For a start, there’s a vision of the Carnies as a member of a single, telepathic network of hive-minded partygoers, but also we see some signs that that hive mind breaks apart and has rogue elements in it. Also, Carnies seem to just do things for fun.

As far as powers you can represent, they can wield weapons, they have an association with throwing fire, and the mistresses can wield psychic powers, dark powers, and illusion powers. Lots of range there.

Circle of Thorns

Setting aside the monsters (above), the Circle of Thorns characters are essentially a kind of soul parasite; the most low-tier member of this faction, the newest and most fresh-faced one, is someone who was still recruited a millenium ago. If you’re playing one of these, you probably want to have a good handle on the lore because you’re essentially representing an ancient asshole who eats people. There’s an element of a kind of plant vampire vibe here. The Thorns as exist tend to have dark powers or elemental powers, so there’s a lot of options there across all archetypes.

I wouldn’t, they have stupid hats.

Coralax

The Coralax are a sort of parallel of atlanteans and deep ones. They have some cool powers in game, but if you play with thorns or spines or psychic powers, you’ll probably have something that looks good with them.

Crey

Crey are a business, which means that you probably don’t have true believers working for it, for the most part. The whole point of Crey is that it’s an amoral company and the greater evils of what they’re doing are being done by people who make decisions and most of the people in the way are just people who are doing a job.

Devouring Earth

The devouring earth are cool looking nature monsters; big crystals, big rocks, big mushrooms and my favourite, the devoured, which are stompy tentacle monsters. They’re symbiotic, they transform humans to make their horrible forms, and there’s a lot of concern about them from the perspective of the Praetorian culture.

Drudges

I think given that they’re basically Dr Who Ghost Cops, the Drudges are probably something your character is, and the non-Drudge looks are probably them in disguise, rather than the other way around.

Freakshow

The freakshow are a gang of self-augmenting gangsters who use a drug called Excelsior that messes with your brain and keeps your from rejecting gungy mecha parts. Look, you kind of live the Freakshow life.

Goldbrickers

The goldbrickers are a gang of thieves and heisters operating out of Cap Au Diable in the Etoile, whose whole business functions out of a chocolate factory. They’re developed more in Homecoming content, but the basic idea is a techy gang that uses super-science to steal from super-scientists and Arachnos.

Lost

The Lost are a group of transformed humans who develop psychic powers and have access to chunky Rikti weapons. They tend to rely on homeless people to recruit, hence their trashy aesthetic. I particularly like the Prelate as a vibe for a threatening kind of monster-person, since we know they can disguise themselves as humans.

Nemesis

The Nemesis army is a group of clockwork soldiers (and possible actual humans? It’s never made explicitly clear in a trustworthy way). This is rich for rogue agents, because we know their programming gets glitchy and weird. Also, the warhulk is a cool big chunky suit that you could play as a character having stolen or hijacked one.

Paragon Police

ACAB, but also the hardsuit is a special mention. You have to dial your height and skin tone in pretty carefully because there’s a visible chin here, but the hardsuit is a sweet mecha look. These hardsuits in the conventional setup use energy melee attacks and blasts, so they tend to look good doing those moves.

Rikti

Spoiler note, but the Rikti here are a sort of humanlike alien. If you’ve played through the story arc you’ll know more, but you are, odds are good, going to see and deal with the Rikti and learn what they are. Rikti have a distinct manner of speech and wind up being, in part, allied with us, so there’s room to play a cool Rikti using these costumes. If you like the Riki axe or swords for the weapon-wielder characters, this is a way to play with them. If you want the gun-and-sword mix, you might have to go for a type of blaster. There is also a bunch of psionic powers here, if you want to build off that.

Conclusion

This is just a crash course on what these factions are and how you could integrate into them with your heroic or villainous characters. Is it super important? is it an indepth vision of the factions? Is it going to matter to the audience at large?

Hell if I know.

But I had fun making it~!

Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!

#GamePile #Games

[yoshimickster]

So I finally watched the second half of “Freedom Fighters the Ray” and...WOW-

-they didn’t even TRY to mesh the continuity with the Arrowverse! I mean, apparently the Reichsman had a Chancellor who lead them, but he was NEVER mentioned in the “Crisis on Earth X” cross over, the only leader they had was Black Arrow. Don’t get me wrong, its a fun animated special and I still like Crisis on Earth X, but they could’ve done better at continuity.

[sn0wdrift-a]

❅❆❊❅❉   @anansixpowered

          It was a cause for celebration, defeating the Reichsmen that had tried to take Earth1 as their own. Though Frost was a bit off footed when a few of the people she had fought alongside had wanted her to come with them to celebrate on a night out in town, before the separate teams were to part ways back where they came. Being on friendly terms with heroes was something that Frost had not quite gotten a grasp on. Probably the reason why she found herself gravitating towards the other odd duck,  Heatwave a.k.a Mick Rory, in this large gathering of heroes. Or was it that he was gravitating towards her? He had seemed a little fixated on her since her arrival back at the wedding.

          Lucikly, Frost had found a buffer. A teammate of his and one of the ladies that she had helped get onto the Reichsman’s Waverider to disable it. Vixen, Amaya Jiwe.     “ What are you drinking? ”     Frost inquired, her voice echoed lightly on distorted chimes,  as she approached the woman, leaning her weight against the frame of the bar that she had her back towards, elbows resting upon the counter top. 

[wesonerdy]

WBTV is bringing 15 series to San Diego Comic-Con next month, including The Flash, Supergirl, and Black Lightning, plus new debuts like Manifest! Check out the full #WBSDCC schedule.

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Television Group

  Friends, the San Diego Comic-Con season is upon us and the countdown has begun!

Warner Bros. TV is kicking things off by sharing the full slate of the series they’re bringing to SDCC 2018. 15 of the WBTV’s fan-favorite shows are making their way to San Diego this year, including:

Arrow’s Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Colton Haynes, Echo Kellum, Juliana Harkavy and Rick Gonzalez

Black Lightning’s Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin “Krondon” Jones III, Damon Gupton and James Remar

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Matt Ryan, Jes Macallan and Courtney Ford

The Flash’s Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes

Legacies’ Matthew Davis

Manifest’s Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh

Riverdale’s KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Mark Consuelos, Casey Cott, Skeet Ulrich, Mädchen Amick, Luke Perry and Vanessa Morgan

Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood and Katie McGrath

Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins

  Starting on Preview Night (Wednesday, July 18), WBTV will host a special world-premiere pilot screening of mysterious new drama Manifest, a brand-new episode of The 100, and the world premiere of Season 2 of Freedom Fighters: The Ray.

During the rest of the week, the studio’s 2,400-square foot, multi-level booth (#4545) will once again be a must-visit destination on the convention floor, with autograph signings for each series will take place on the day of each panel. (WBTVG follows Comic-Con’s ticket drawing/wristband distribution procedure for all signings. Visit Comic-Con.org/CCI for more info.)

See below for more details and the full schedule!

  WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

6:00–10:00 p.m. Special Sneak Peek Screenings (Ballroom 20)

Manifest: When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent, but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From executive producer/writer Jeff Rake, and executive producers Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke and comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny. The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur. From Compari Entertainment and Jeff Rake Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Manifest premieres Monday, September 24 at 10/9c pm NBC. Become a fan of Manifest on Facebook at facebook.com/NBCManifest, and follow the show on Twitter at @NBCManifest.

The 100: Over the last four seasons The 100 have fought to survive against unimaginable odds, only to see the world end for a second time. Season five begins six years later, with our heroes still separated: Bellamy’s team in space, Clarke (Eliza Taylor) on the ground, and hundreds trapped in the bunker below. But when a massive prison ship descends upon the last survivable place on earth, The 100 must come together to reclaim their home. As two armies converge on one valley, alliances will shift, friends will become foes, and the march to war threatens to destroy all that’s left of the human race. Can our heroes break the cycle, or is humanity doomed to repeat the past? In this epic battle for survival, one thing is certain: there are no good guys. Based on the book series by Kass Morgan, The 100 is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Jason Rothenberg, Dean White and Leslie Morgenstein (The Vampire Diaries). Starring Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan, Christopher Larkin, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles and Henry Ian Cusick, the series airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW. Become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/CWThe100, and follow the show on Twitter at @CWThe100.

Freedom Fighters: The Ray: All his life, Ray Terrill has fought injustice, dreaming of making a real difference like his older brother, a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan. One day, he stumbles upon a dying superhero from another Earth and is stunned to find that this superhero looks just like him—because it is! The dying Ray Terrill of Earth-X transfers photokinetic energy to this Earth’s Ray, making him a superhero – THE RAY. However, Ray quickly learns being a Super Hero isn’t all hanging muggers from streetlamps and fighting giant robots. As the evil Nazi New Reichsman of Earth-X, led by Overgirl, close in, The Ray must learn to harness his powers by coming to terms with his true self, even if that means also finally coming out of the closet to his parents. The fate of Earth-X depends on it! Based on the DC characters, the animated series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Blue Ribbon Content, Warner Bros. Television Group’s digital studio. New episodes stream on CW Seed, starting July 18.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

  FRIDAY, JULY 20

10:00–11:00 a.m. Young Justice: Outsiders Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Room 6DE) — The fans have waited long enough and it’s time for a first look at one of the most highly anticipated shows of the year.  In Young Justice: Outsiders, the teenage Super Heroes of the DC Universe come of age in an animated world of super-powers, Super-Villains and super secrets.  This time, the team faces its greatest challenge yet as it takes on meta-human trafficking and the terrifying threat it creates for a society caught in the crossfire of a genetic arms race spanning the globe and the galaxy.  Join producers Greg Weisman, Brandon Vietti, art director Phil Bourassa, voice director Jamie Thomasson and members of the voice cast, Troy Baker and Stephaine Lemelin as they give you an inside look at what it means to be an outsider.  Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Young Justice: Outsiders is coming soon to the DC Universe digital streaming service.  Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YoungJusticeDC and follow DC Universe on Twitter at @TheDCUniverse.

10:15–11:15 a.m. Inside The Big Bang Theory Writers’ Room (Ballroom 20) — Join The Big Bang Theory writers and producers as they return to San Diego to take you inside the biggest moments of season eleven, and behind the scenes of television’s smartest comedy! From the engagement to the wedding, and all the moments in-between, find out what goes into making the hit series each week, and how the writers keep things fresh after more than 250 episodes! Join the show’s executive producers and writers as they take you inside the Writers’ Room for a lively discussion and special video presentation. From Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, The Big Bang Theory returns for season 12 this fall, airing Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS. The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eleventh Season is available now on Digital, and will be released this fall on Blu-ray™ and DVD. Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheBigBangTheory and follow the show on Twitter @BigBangTheory.

12:30-1:30 p.m.  DC Super Hero Girls Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Room 6DE) — The DC Super Hero Girls universe continues to expand with new original graphic novels Out of the Bottle and Search for Atlantis and an all-new animated action-comedy series featuring fresh character designs and storytelling from Emmy®–winning producer Lauren Faust (Super Best Friends Forever, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends).  The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara, alongside their Super Hero friends have much more to deal with than just protecting the citizens of Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged Super-Villains of the DC Universe.  After all, being teens is tough enough, what with school, friends, family and the chaos that comes with managing a social life.  But add super powers and a secret identity to the mix, and things can get a lot more complicated.  Join DC Group Editor Marie Javins for a sneak peek at upcoming books, and producer Lauren Faust and other members of the creative team for a first look at this upcoming series.  DC Super Hero Girls is coming soon to Cartoon Network.  Follow Cartoon Network on Twitter at @CartoonNetwork and DC Super Hero Girls on Instagram at @dcsuperherogirls.

12:45-2:00 p.m.  World Premiere of Hulu’s Castle Rock (Ballroom 20) — scape the summer heat for a chilling world premiere screening of the first episode of J.J. Abrams and Stephen King’s psychological horror series about the hometown of some of your favorite nightmares.  You’ve read the books, you’ve seen the movies, you know the characters, but you’ve never heard the story of Castle Rock.  Following the screening, join the creators and executive producers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason (Manhattan) along with stars Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgard (It), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness) and Jane Levy (Suburgatory) as they discuss the most tragic and disturbing town in America.  Prepare to sleep with the lights on.  From Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Castle Rock premieres Wednesday, July 25 on Hulu.  Become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/CastleRockHulu and follow the series on Twitter at @castlerockhulu.

  SATURDAY, JULY 21

10:00-11:00 a.m. Unikitty! New Episode Premiere and Q&A (Room 6DE)–– Your favorite character from The LEGO® Movie, Unikitty, is bringing her joyous kingdom to Comic-Con!  Make sure to bring plenty of sparkle matter, positive vibes and all your questions as producers Lynn Wang and Ed Skudder, animation director Anna Hollingsworth and the voice cast, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Eric Bauza, H. Michael Croner, Roger Craig Smith will be there to share a brand-new episode and answer your questions.  Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Unikitty! airs Fridays at 6:30/5:30c on Cartoon Network. Follow Cartoon Network on Twitter at @CartoonNetwork.

11:00–11:45 a.m.  Black Lightning Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20) — Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) made his choice: he hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, he must return as Black Lightning — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.  Join series stars Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin “Krondon” Jones III, Damon Gupton and James Remar and producer Salim Akil for an electrifying look at season two!  Based on the characters from DC, Black Lightning is from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah Schechter. Black Lightning returns to The CW on Tuesday, October 9 at 9/8c. Black Lightning: The Complete First Season is available now on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.  Become a fan of Black Lighting on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CWBlackLightning and follow the show on Twitter @BlackLightning and the hashtag #GetLit.

‪12:00–12:50 p.m. SYFY Panel: Krypton Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Indigo Ballroom) — After a mind-blowing season one finale that saw Krypton’s history drastically rewritten, the future of Superman has never been in greater jeopardy. Join series stars and executive producers of SYFY’s hit series as they discuss the many surprises of the first season and provide an inside look into what fans can expect in season two. From Warner Horizon Scripted Television and executive produced by David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Dark Knight trilogy) through his Phantom Four banner, along with Cameron Welsh, Krypton is based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by DC.  The series will return in 2019 on SYFY. Follow the show on Twitter at @KryptonSYFY.

1:00-2:00 p.m. Manifest Pilot Screening and Q&A (Indigo Ballroom) –– When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely in New York after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. Join executive producer Jeff Rake (The Mysteries of Laura, The Tomorrow People, Boston Legal, Miss Match, The Practice) and series stars Melissa Roxburgh (Valor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies), Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time, Thor), for an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny.  Manifest premieres Monday, September 24 at 10/9c on NBC and is produced by Compari Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television.  Become a fan of Manifest on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NBCManifest and follow the show on Twitter @NBCManifest.

2:00–2:50 p.m.  Legacies Exclusive Video Presentation and Q&A (Indigo Ballroom) –– Continuing the tradition of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, Legacies is the third installment of this supernatural series about witches, vampires and werewolves.  The story follows 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, daughter of Klaus Mikaelson along with Alaric Saltzman and his twins at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted as they come of age in the most unconventional way.  Join executive producer Julie Plec and series stars Danielle Rose Russell and Matthew Davis for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A.  From My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, Legacies premieres Thursday, October 25 at 9/8c on The CW.

3:30–4:15 p.m. Supergirl Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20) —  Season three saw Supergirl stop Reign and the other Worldkillers’ threat to humanity and our planet, and in the process, Kara was shocked to find her mother Alura alive and living in a salvaged Argo City that survived the destruction of Krypton. Reconnecting with her past caused Kara to realize that her true home is now here on Earth, where big changes are taking place for her and all of her friends in National City – and also, it appears, for a doppelganger in Russia! Season four promises to be full of surprises, action, adventure and lots of big revelations for Supergirl, Alex, James, J’onn, Lena and Brainy.  Join the series’ cast, Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood, Katie McGrath and Jesse Rath and executive producers Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller and Sarah Schechter for a special video presentation, followed by a Q&A where they’ll discuss what’s to come and more! From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Supergirl’s fourth season will premiere in its new Sunday 8/7c time period on The CW starting October 14.  Supergirl: The Complete Third Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on September 18. Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheCWSupergirl and follow the show on Twitter at @TheCWSupergirl.

4:15–5:00 p.m. Arrow Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20)—There has been no shortage of close calls for Oliver Queen when it comes to protecting his Super Hero identity, but in the season six finale, he was finally backed into a corner and forced to reveal himself to the world as the Green Arrow. Now, Oliver will come face-to-face with many of the criminals he placed behind bars, as he makes a new home for himself at Slabside Maximum Security Prison. Oliver will find himself vulnerable in a way unlike ever before when a mysterious new enemy begins to unravel his work as Green Arrow, challenging him to redeem his name or risk losing everything. Join series stars Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Echo Kellum, Juliana Harkavy, Rick Gonzalez and Colton Haynes and executive producer Beth Schwartz at their annual Comic-Con panel to be among the first to learn more about what this means for Oliver and the rest of his team. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, Arrow will return to The CW on Monday, October 15 at 8/7c, and Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 14. Become a fan of Arrow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CWArrow and follow the show on Twitter at @CW_Arrow.

 5:00–5:45 p.m. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20) — After defeating Mallus by cuddling him to death with a giant stuffed animal named Beebo, the Legends were ready to ease off the gas. That was until Constantine arrived to inform them that, in solving one major problem, they have created another, much larger one. When the Legends let time crumble in order to release and defeat Mallus, the barrier between worlds softened. History is now infected with “Fugitives” – magical creatures from myths, fairytales, and legends. Having been expelled throughout time by people like Constantine, these Fugitives are now returning to our world in droves and making a real mess of things. So when all hell breaks loose, who ya gonna call? That’s right, the Legends! Join the cast and creators of The CW’s zaniest Super Hero series – stars Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Matt Ryan, Jes Macallan, Courtney Ford, showrunner Phil Klemmer and producer Keto Shimizu – at their annual Comic-Con panel for an in-person look at what makes this time-traveling crew tick. From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will return to The CW on Monday, October 22 at 9/8c, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Second Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on September 25. Become a fan of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CWLegendsofTomorrow and follow the show on Twitter at @TheCW_Legends.

5:45–6:30 p.m. The Flash Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Ballroom 20) — Matching wits with The Thinker, who by season’s end had harnessed the powers of all twelve bus metas he created, stretched Team Flash to their limits, but with the help of some new allies, Barry Allen (aka The Flash) and company were able to put a stop to the Enlightenment and save Central City once again. However, with the arrival of Barry and Iris’ speedster daughter, Nora, who arrived from the future admitting to having made a “big mistake,” things are anything but status quo. Will parenthood be the challenge that finally slows The Flash down? For answers to this, and all your other Season five questions, please join the cast and creators of The CW’s highest-rated series – stars Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Hartley Sawyer, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Danielle Nicolet and executive producer Todd Helbing – at their annual Comic-Con panel. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, The Flash will return to The CW on Tuesday, October 9 at 8/7c. The Flash: The Complete Third Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 28. Become a fan of The Flash on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CWTheFlash and follow the show on Twitter at @CW_TheFlash.

  SUNDAY, JULY 22

10:30–11:30 a.m. Supernatural Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Hall H) — Join the series’ stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert and executive producers Robert Singer, Andrew Dabb, Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner in Hall H to answer questions about the shocking events in last season’s intense finale, as well as what’s in store for the 14th season of this exciting series, when the show will reach the rare milestone of 300 episodes! Fans will also be treated to an exclusive video presentation featuring series highlights! The 14th season of Supernatural will return to The CW on Thursday, October 11 in its 8/7c time period. The series is produced by Kripke Enterprises Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Supernatural: The Complete Thirteenth Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on September 4. Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Supernatural and follow the show on Twitter at @cw_spn.

11:45a.m.–12:45p.m.  Riverdale Special Video Presentation and Q&A (Hall H) –– Following yet another drama-filled season and shocking season two finale, don’t miss Riverdale when it returns to San Diego for its third appearance at Comic-Con – this time in Hall H!  Join Archie and the gang as they continue to dive into the secrets that loom and keep emerging from the shadows in a town that once seemed like a quiet, ordinary place. The circumstances surrounding Archie’s arrest kick off the drama of season three as the gang tries to #FreeArchie and Hiram Lodge continues to flesh out his plans to control not only Riverdale, but the ever growing SoDale.  Based on the characters from Archie Comics and produced by Berlanti Productions (The Flash, Supergirl, Blindspot, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) in association with Warner Bros. Television, this one-hour drama is a bold, subversive take on the surreality of small-town life.  Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Mark Consuelos, Casey Cott, Skeet Ulrich, Mädchen Amick, Luke Perry and Vanessa Morgan and producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater.  Riverdale’s season three returns Wednesday, October 10 at 8/7c on The CW. Riverdale: The Complete Second Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 7. Become a fan on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CWRiverdale, and follow the show on Twitter at @CW_Riverdale.

  For additional information about WBTV’s SDCC plans along with real-time updates during the convention, follow on Twitter at @warnerbrostv (official hashtag #WBSDCC) and visit http://comiccon.thewb.com.

Also make sure you’re following the official Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for WBTVG series, talent, and producers: http://comiccon.thewb.com/wbtv-social-media-contacts/.

  Warner Bros. TV Unveils Comic-Con 2018 Line-Up (#WBSDCC) WBTV is bringing 15 series to San Diego Comic-Con next month, including The Flash, Supergirl…

[adamci1]

Research of editing in terms of film language

Editing has one primary purpose, to convey the footage already shot in a visually appealing and intriguing manner that keeps the viewer interested in what they are watching. Of course there are variations and outliers based on this principle but for the most part editing can be simplified to this as as a post production film technique.

Editing within film is a complex technique that can take on various styles, arguably the most difficult as well as the most prolific style falls under the title of “invisible storytelling”. This is a style of editing borne from the classic Hollywood style of filmmaking, in which the focus is on making the onscreen action and story seem as natural as possible while still keeping the viewer interested through the use of seamless cuts that go unnoticed by the viewer.

An avid use of this style of editing can be seen in the works of Stanley Kubrick, while in comparison the use of montage style editing is rife in the works of Alfred hitchcock. Montage editing of course leaning towards obvious, fast paced cuts that intentionally make it obvious to the viewer that they are watching a film and not a reflection of real life, often used to build tension or build atmosphere within a scene.

Reichsman, E., 2017. What Is Film Editing? | Arts | The Harvard Crimson. [online] Thecrimson.com. Available at: <https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/9/15/filmediting/> [Accessed 8 January 2021].

[slimysuckers]

New Freedom Fighters info

“All his life, Ray Terrill (Russell Tovey) has fought injustice, dreaming of making a real difference like his older brother, a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan. One day, he stumbles upon a dying superhero from another Earth and is stunned to find that this superhero looks just like him—because it is! The dying Ray Terrill of Earth-X transfers photokinetic energy to this Earth’s Ray, making him a superhero – THE RAY. However, Ray quickly learns being a superhero isn’t all hanging muggers from streetlamps and fighting giant robots. As the evil Nazi New Reichsman of Earth-X, led by Overgirl, close in, The Ray must learn to harness his powers by coming to terms with his true self, even if that means also finally coming out of the closet to his parents. The fate of Earth-X depends on it!”

Source

[cwsupergirlgifs]

If you paid attention to the excellent teaser trailer for CW Seed’s animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray, then you have a solid idea of what awaits The CW’s live-action superhero series crossover this fall. That story occurs on an alternate planet known as Earth-X and features the villainous Reichsman, which includes Overgirl, the Earth-X version of a Nazi-fied Supergirl. Other supervillains include evil Nazi counterparts of The Flash and Green Arrow. That all makes much more sense once you’ve witnessed the new poster for the upcoming crossover, “Crisis on Earth-X.” 

The new poster, courtesy of Arrow star Stephen Amell, has a fantastic design that pits our favorite DC superheroes against alternate versions of … themselves! That’s a nice spin on the crossover narratives that have previously pit our heroes against each other and alien invaders. As EW reports, production begins on the crossover today. An additional EW report also has a casting announcement for The Ray, a new superhero to the lineup who will appear both in the flesh in the crossover and in animated form in his own CW Seed series. “Crisis on Earth-X” arrives November 27th and concludes on November 28th.

[bh-52]

If you were doing something for Earth X: who would you put on the New Reichsman's roster?

I'd keep Dark Arrow, Overgirl, Blitzkrieg, Prometheus & Siren X, then add Bane, Vandal Savage, Deathstroke & Black Manta. + exterior alliances with the likes of Black Adam, General Zod & Sinestro.

[movizark-blog]

First Look at This Year’s CW Superhero Series Crossover Special Revealed!! Check It Out!!

First Look at This Year’s CW Superhero Series Crossover Special Revealed!! Check It Out!! #Arrow, #BrandonRouth, #CaityLotz, #CandicePatton, #CarlosValdez, #ChrisWood, #ChylerLeigh, #CW, #DavidRamsay, #Dc, #DominicPurcell, #EmilyBettRickards, #FranzDrameh, #GrantGustin, #JeremyJordan, #KatieCassidy, #KeiynanLonsdale, #LegendsofTomorrow, #MaisieRichardsonSellers, #MehcadBrooks, #MelissaBenoist, #NickZano, #StephenAmell, #Supergirl, #TheFlash, #VictorGarber, #RussellTovey, #TheRay

If you paid attention to the excellent teaser trailer for CW Seed’s animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray, then you have a solid idea of what awaits The CW’s live-action superhero series crossover this fall. That story occurs on an alternate planet known as Earth-X and features the villainous Reichsman, which includes Overgirl, the Earth-X version of a Nazi-fied Supergirl. Other…