You may have noticed it’s been a while since we’ve checked in. That’s because ever since you helped us reach our Anamnesis Kickstarter goal on New Year’s Eve, we’ve been working non-stop to make this web series a reality.

In January, we wrapped pre-production, which included locking down dozens of locations across Southern California and planning out every single shot of our ambitious shoot (during which we filmed 4 episodes simultaneously, often completely out-of-order).

In February, production on Anamnesis began. After a whopping 24 days of shooting, we’re in the home stretch: 10 more days to go! All the while we’ve been posting daily behind-the-scenes pictures on our Facebook page, and just released a new Anamnesis Production Diary, which you can check out below:

In April, the real challenge (and fun) begins: putting it all together in post-production. We’ll keep you posted as we start cutting together the episodes, mixing the sound, crafting the visual effects, coloring the picture, and scoring the music. In some ways, the bulk of the work is still to come: on a project like Anamnesis, so much of the story is shaped and perfected in post-production.

As this project has developed, we’ve come to realize we’re effectively making a feature film, split into four parts. The scope of the whole thing is rather massive, and we think it’s going to be unlike any other web series out there. We still have weeks and weeks of work ahead of us before this thing is finished, but to give you a little sample of what’s to come, check out these stills from the footage we’ve shot:

You can also check out the First Look Teaser we released last month if you haven’t already.

Thanks again for all your support—we’re so excited about the series and can’t wait to share it with you!

–Alex, Ryan, and Michael

Our site’s been pretty quiet lately, but that’s because since we started shooting the first four episodes of Anamnesis a month ago, we’ve been going non-stop! We’re now halfway through our 33-day shoot, and it’s been an incredible experience so far.

We started out in Oceanside, CA at an incredible beach house….

…shot on location in Los Angeles…

…went back to the beach…

…and finally finished off this week with a shoot at a hospital set at Silver Dream Factory in Anaheim.

And finally, if you haven’t seen it already, check out the First Look Teaser for Anamnesis, featuring some of the footage we’ve shot this month.

This weekend, we’re back to non-stop shooting with four days on location in Santa Barbara.

Stay tuned!

Imperfect will be screening at the San Diego Black Film Festival this Sunday, February 3 at 2pm. For more info and to buy tickets, click here (scroll down to the last screening–Imperfect is playing with a feature called “Generation Me”).

Anamnesis will be screening at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose on the following dates:
Friday, March 1 @ 11:59pm (midnight show!)
Sunday, March 3 @ 12:30pm
Wednesday, March 6 @ 1:30pm

Members of the Anamnesis cast and crew will be in attendance at the March 1 and 3 screenings. If you would like to join us at Cinequest, buy your tickets here! Hope to see you there!

–AC

It’s been quiet on our site for the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been crazy busy here at Finite Films. Since we surpassed our Kickstarter goal on New Year’s Eve, we’ve been scrambling to finish up pre-production by the end of January in time to launch into our ambitious 30-day shoot (we’re shooting the first four episodes of Anamnesis back-to-back). Get a peek at what we’ve been up to in our latest Production Diary!

Last night, we officially kicked off the Anamnesis shoot. It was exciting getting the “Finite Family” back together on set for the first time in half a year! Stay tuned for many more updates from the set of Anamnesis during the month of February.

For now, I’ll leave you with some nifty iPhone panoramas from our most recent location scouting trip. Hope your 2013 is off to a great start!

–AC

Last night we blew past our stretch goal of $13,000 on Kickstarter, ending our fundraiser at midnight with $15,122.03! This means that we’ll be able to produce an Anamnesis Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack as a free bonus for those who pledged $100 or more!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your generosity has made Anamnesis: The Series possible. Stay tuned for updates as we move into production!

Happy New Year from Finite Films!

We’ve had an incredible week on Kickstarter, blowing past our original goal of $10,000! With less than three days left (our fundraiser ends on New Year’s Eve), we’re announcing a new stretch goal: $13K by 2013!

Reaching our stretch goal of $13,000 will allow us to produce an Anamnesis Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack featuring the first 4 episodes of the series! It will be included as a free bonus for those pledging $100 or more.

Let’s push for $13K by 2013!

Yesterday you all gave Finite Films an incredible Christmas present by helping us reach our Kickstarter goal of $10,000! Thank you so, so much for making Anamnesis: The Series possible!

But it’s not over yet. We still have a week left on our Kickstarter campaign, and while reaching our goal will make this series possible, every dollar we raise from here on out will make our production that much better. If you’ve been waiting to donate, you can still pitch in! You can also help us out by continuing to share our Kickstarter page with friends and family via Facebook, Twitter, etc.

For the next day only, we’re also offering the chance to win a special Christmas Bonus Perk! If you donate $50 or more by 11:59pm (PST) on December 25th you’ll be entered to win a signed copy of Are You Dreaming?—a comprehensive guide to exploring lucid dreams!

Thanks so much for your support! We hope you have a relaxing and wonderful holiday!

P.S. For a little holiday cheer, check out our short film, Mistletoe!