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22/12/2013

The entire 1st season of Unicorn Hunters!

UNICORN HUNTERS: S1 E1 - THE DREAM TEAM. SERIES PREMIERE: Meet the "dream team" of cryptozoological reality TV as they begin their search for the most elusiv...

26/05/2013

The latest post at Merninja.com in which I talk about unicornhunters.com

An epic feature-length sci-fi space adventure film with lots of aliens, spaceships, robots and laser guns that go p’chew.

24/05/2013

The uni-truck will be cruising around Phoenix Comicon all weekend.

21/04/2013

Second day of filming. Our actor did a perfect job. Blazed through seven pages of tongue-twisting dialogue in less than an hour... I couldn't have asked for a better performance... Only to find out that I screwed s**t up on my end. Now I need him to come back and reshoot half of it. Grrrrrrrrrrrr....

20/04/2013

First day of shooting on the "web series." We got some great stuff and some hilarious performances... And we even finished the day ahead of schedule. Great job by our actors! Thank you so much!

15/04/2013

"Shifting into High Gear" at Merinja.com

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Merninja.html

An epic feature-length sci-fi space adventure film with lots of aliens, spaceships, robots and laser guns that go p’chew.

13/04/2013

First read through of the script today for the new web series. Fantastic job by everyone. We have definitely assembled a team of incredibly funny people. Kudos!

11/04/2013

Two....yes, as though one is not bad enough...TWO new web-series in pre-production from your friends at Merninja Productions! Cast...check, locations...check....magical flying space reindeer....check. First official script read-through this weekend! We are thoroughly exhausted and the fun has only just begun....Keep checking for updates and periodical silly blogs by Rob.

04/01/2013

See the finished ship (along with some backstory) here:

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/12/29_The_Resistance_Cargo_Fighter_Ship.html

This week I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at the latest ship in the Last of the Earthmen universe. This ship will be used by two of the resistance fighters at the beginning of the film.

04/01/2013

The Resistance ship:

Check out how it was built here:

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Merninja.html

21/12/2012

Blame it on the Mayans... and Kris Kringle.

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Merninja.html

An epic feature-length sci-fi space adventure film with lots of aliens, spaceships, robots and laser guns that go p’chew.

15/12/2012

The D'trun fighter ship is done! Check out the latest production post at Merninja.com

27/08/2012

Sole Defender: 5000 AD -- Building a starfighter (so my son can save the planet earth from evil space invaders)
http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/8/26_Sole_Defender__5000_AD_-_The_Star_Fighter.html

In Sole Defender: 5000 AD, there is a scene in which Jacob and I are in the cockpit of a spaceship discussing the eminent battle. We filmed our dialogue sitting in patio chairs at a table with plastic cabinets behind us. Needless to say, it didn’t look very spaceship-like. The film is a comedy.....

12/08/2012

The Blooper Reel for Colony of the Damned is now online. http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/8/12_Colony_of_the_Damned!_-_BLOOPER_REEL.html

The gag reel for Colony of the Damned is now up. WARNING: If you haven’t seen the video yet, be aware that the Blooper Reel does contain spoilers.

05/08/2012

IT"S ALIVE!!!! Colony of the Damned has officially taken up residence on the web. If nothing else, hopefully it's good for a chuckle.

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/8/5_Colony_of_the_Damned!.html

It’s never a good sign when someone apologizes for their video before it even comes out. And for those that have been following this blog, you’re probably tired of hearing me rant about all the things I screwed up and all the rookie mistakes I made while filming Colony of the Damned. But for those...

29/07/2012

Things are happening at Merninja Productions! http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/7/29_Colony_of_the_Damned_release_date_and_more!.html

It’s been a busy week. So here’s a quick rundown on where things are at. Yesterday, we finished filming Chris’ scenes for both Colony of the Damned and Sole Defender: 5000 AD. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you much about those scenes as it would involve spoilers. However, I can tell you that the ...

22/07/2012

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/7/22_Sound..._Good.html

This week I spent all of my time editing the sound for Colony of the Damned. It was time well spent (although probably a bit boring to talk about in a blog post).

15/07/2012

(more) post-production fixes http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/7/15_Fixing_it_in_post..._(cont.).html

Let’s see... Where did we leave off? Oh, yes... I was attempting to fix the plethora of f**k-ups I did while filming Colony of the Damned.

09/07/2012

Fixing it in post... part 1 http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/7/8_A_Computer_and_a_Gallon_of_Mountain_Dew__part_one.html

Last week I talked about all the things I screwed up while filming Colony of the Damned. Now it’s time to start the slow tedious work of trying to salvage it.

24/06/2012

How my kids spent their summer vacation: More family filmmaking... http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/6/24_Family_Filmmaking__The_Sequel.html

Sole Defender: 5000 AD is the second short of our two family-filmmaking projects. While Colony of the Damned featured my daughter, Cayce, as the lead – Sole Defender put my son, Jacob, at the center of the story.

17/06/2012

Zombie home movies...http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/6/17_Zombie_Home_Movies.html

Earlier this week we went up to Christopher Creek to film our little zombie short, Colony of the Damned. While it was a nice family getaway and a wonderful break from the inferno that is summertime in Phoenix, we were confronted with some challenges movie-wise.

10/06/2012

Fun with PVC... http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/6/10_Fun_with_PVC.html

We’re getting ready to head up to the cabin this week to start filming the Colony of the Damned short. In the meantime, here are a few DIY builds I did with some leftover PVC pipe.

06/06/2012

Fun for the whole family... http://sfnetcast.com/SFNetcast/In_Production.html

Go behind the scenes and follow Merninja Productions as they make an epic indie sci-fi adventure film with a less than epic budget.

31/05/2012

DIY Robot Monster http://www.merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/5/26_Robot_Monster.html

As I’ve said before, one of the key things I want to do with Last of the Earthmen is pay homage to the great (and not so great) science fiction films and TV shows that have inspired so many fans of the genre. Again, most of these ‘tributes’ will be taking place in the background, apart from the mai...

17/05/2012

http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Entries/2012/5/13_Takin_the_DTrun_Spaceship_for_a_test_drive....html

Last week we finished the build for the D’Trun flagship. This week I thought I would throw some pics up so everyone could see it in its natural environment -- rather than just setting there in our living room. So...

28/01/2012

New blog post and pics from the set of Last of the Earthmen at: http://merninja.com/Merninja/Production_Blog/Production_Blog.html

Follow along on our journey to make an epic feature-length sci-fi space adventure film with lots of aliens and spaceships and robots and laser guns that go p’chew.

01/01/2012

merninja.com is up and running. Follow along as we try to make an epic feature-length sci-fi film... with practically no budget.

10/11/2011

grrrrr....