Val Gameiro, founder of Ideal Scene Productions and independent filmmaker, is pleased to announce that the web series 7 Shades Of Lenity is being released to a worldwide audience.

The science fiction series is a cautionary tale about a dark future, not unlike that portrayed by George Orwell in 1984.  “It is a cautionary tale, shot and taking place in Austin, Texas, a few years from now,” says Gameiro, “after a conglomerate of unscrupulous banking families took control of the government and declared martial law. The story follows the lives of 9 main characters and how they fight the system to restore Freedom. Think of it as Heroes meets Orwell’s 1984.”

With the unofficial release earlier of the first installment, the series rapidly started gaining a worldwide following from across the United States, Israel, Russia and Portugal, Gameiro’s place of birth.  This country served as a major source of inspiration for the series, says the filmmaker:  “I want people to think about where the world is going, and where we are now. In my Portugal, we had a fascist dictator named Salazar, and shortly after that the Communists took over, so I know how crazy a government can get, and how power-hungry men can get.  This is my way of helping remind people as to what can happen when they relinquish control of their lives to someone else.”

And perhaps more importantly, he adds that he wants viewers to realize that they can do something about the state of things.

The series was shot with cinematographer Terrel J. Melton (who worked on the feature “Strings,” which was also shot by Austin filmmakers) on a Panasonic HVX200, and is being edited on Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects software.  All the locations were either outdoors or donated, with the exception of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel where the scenes with the Governor, played by Pamela Denise Weaver (on the board of the Austin Actor’s Conservatory, a SAG group) were shot.

The episodes, of which four more will be released in the coming months, are written in the vein of Heroes, where viewers follow each storyline for a short amount of time before moving on to the next one.

To watch the series visit http://www.7shadesoflenity.com where you can subscribe for future releases.

This is a supernatural western story with a very important message.

Performance will take place on June 6th, 2010 at St. Edward’s University, Ragsdale Center, Jones Auditorium, from 4-6pm.

It’s free and open to the public.

Many people’s lives could have been saved if they only know how to defend themselves.

Most of the time, you can’t wait for the police – you have to count on yourself.

The 2nd Amendment is your native right to self-defense from those who would deprive you of dignity, liberty or property.

We want to thank the Cast and Crew who helped make this an actuality:

Cast
Pamela Denise Weaver – Mom
Marisa Cabral – Daughter
Salvador Cabral – Thug #1
Robert Cabral – Thug #2
Jared Camarata – Driver

Crew
Angela Shrewsbury – Cinematographer
David Pencil – Composer
Val Gameiro – Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
Rita Quinn – Writer, Director, Producer

We’re very proud to be helping out at this Austin-unique event in March 2010.

We’ll be filming some music events, and it promises to be a lot of fun.

For those technically inclined, we’ll be shooting with the Panasonic HVX200 (our baby, right after our doggies Bella and Mia), and the Firestore FS-100 100GB firewire drive, which allows up to 468 minuteso f 720p footage (P2 PN).

Rita Quinn Photography (our “wife” company) will also be participating doing photography work, of course.

Austin rocks!

We have created 2 websites for the series:

www.7ShadesofLenity.com – dealing with cast, crew, storyline, interesting tidbits, etc.

www.ProjectLenty.com – dealing with the actual story, from the main villain’s point of view (Dr. Helgesson)

You can see part 1 here, or on youtube.

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