Halo-8 Press Release
The most eagerly anticipated event is Halo-8’s introduction of the star playing Cassie Hack in the upcoming Hack/Slash illustrated film.
The actress, who is also appearing at SDCC for a panel promoting another genre-series she stars in, will join creator Tim Seeley and director Matt Pizzolo at Halo-8’s panel Saturday 7pm in Room 9.
The Hack/Slash illustrated film is currently in production. It mixes comic book sequential art with 3D CGI and, in a new twist for Halo-8, rotoscoped animation of live-action performances.
“Cassie is a great role and there are a lot of established actresses who’d love to bring her to life. We feel really blessed by the actress we’ve selected to take on the role–not only is she a fan-favorite but she herself is a fan of Tim, Cassie, and Vlad” said Pizzolo, who is directing the film and designing its visual style. “With Hack/Slash, we’re working more with green screen and roto-style animation, so this actress will literally be taking on Cassie’s skin.”
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In the past, actresses including Megan Fox and Kat Dennings have spoken publicly about how they’d love to play Cassie Hack, and a Twitter campaign #AllisonScag4Cassie trended for Warehouse-13’s Allison Scagliotti to win the coveted role.
– Halo-8 Comics, Animation & Creator-Owned Transmedia
[Sat 7:00-8:00, Room 9]Halo-8’s panel this year will focus on how technology and transmedia can disrupt comics in a way that is beneficial to creators.
Pizzolo will demo Halo-8’s EtherFilm technology, which merges film, comics, animation, & more into a new platform of interactive, transmedia storytelling.
The panel will also discuss the success of the creator-owned Godkiller, which had one of the broadest releases for a creator-owned property this year through accounts ranging from Best Buy & Hot Topic to Comcast & Time Warner Cable & Verizon FiOS to Playstation & Xbox & Netflix & Hulu to movie theaters. Godkiller’s unique release included availability in 80-million homes through cable-VOD and was watched digitally (thru rental, subscription, or ad-supported) nearly 20,000 times in the past two weeks alone even though it’s been more than a year since the initial release. This approach can serve as a blueprint for creators interested in using technology to reach exponentially broader audiences.
The panel will reach its climactic conclusion when Tim Seeley presents the star of Hack/Slash.
About Halo-8 Entertainment
Halo-8 Entertainment (www.halo8.tv) is a film, comics, & transmedia studio that marries art with technology, producing and distributing daring, creator-owned media reaching audiences via massmarket, cable-VOD, movie theaters, and digital platforms.
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