Altered Vistas

Altered Vistas Productions are fan endeavours produced for love, not money. No profit has been made, or will be made, from the creation or distribution of our films (in fact, quite the reverse). All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. Altered Vistas Productions are in no way a substitute for official BBC Doctor Who merchandising.
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		Last update 1 July 2009 Welcome to the Altered Vistas website, which is devoted to creating animated amateur films about Doctor Who and his adversaries. We've got lots of exciting projects lined up through the coming months (and probably years). Please read all about them, perhaps consider getting involved, or at the very least write a review to let us know what you think. For more information about what we are and what we do, see the pages under the heading About Us.


	ALTERED VISTAS REACHES TWENTY!




		Altered Vistas has reached its twentieth animated release (and including extras that’s over fifteen hours of solid viewing, plus two extra hours of music), and, to mark the occasion, we have revisited our very first production, Genesis of Evil, and created a brand new, fully animated version. ● The soundtrack has been extensively overhauled and extended, with new performances, new sound effects, enhanced and extended music and a completely new mix that makes the best of our increased experience. ● The original sets have been thoroughly retextured and relit, and sometimes completely rebuilt, to get the best out of our new rendering software. ● All of the characters have been remodelled from scratch in Cinema 4D to take advantage of advances in 3D character design. ● All of the dialogue has been lip-synced. ● Even the Daleks have been rebuilt to look their very best. Included on the disc alongside this new version are a wealth of extras: ● I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek. How could we get rid of this little slice of 1960s pop hell? Complete with our original video! ● The Story of TV Century 21. A documentary looking at the lavish children’s comic where the Dalek were published for 104 issues. ● The Chronicle Years. A second documentary placing the comic strips in cultural and historical context - or a feast of nostalgia for anyone old enough to remember the 1960s. A trip back in time for everyone else. All this for the price of a blank CD and return postage and packaging! Click here to order your copy now.


	IN THE COMICS - THE SECOND DOCTOR!

To celebrate our twentieth release, we are very pleased to announce a brand new article in our In the Comics series. Now you can read about all of the comic strip exploits of the Second Doctor. Lavishly illustrated with almost two hundred panels of artwork and comic covers, with a full synopsis and comment for every story ever professionally published, plus box-outs detailing the Second Doctor’s companions, this in depth article should tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the comic strip adventures of the late 1960s.

● Marvel at the zany plans of the cloth-faced Cybermen!
● Gasp at the insane schemes of the evil, vengeful Quarks!!
● Wonder at the ethics of the ray-gun toting, spider-blasting, invention-crazed Second Doctor!!!

There have also been extensive revisions to other titles in the series to make them as up-to-date, thoroughly cross-referenced and accurate as possible. So far, we have tackled the Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Daleks and Cybermen, and articles on Doctors One, Four, Eight and Ten are already on the cards. We want this to be the very best resource for Doctor Who comic strips on the internet.


	SITE UPDATE

As is traditional upon a new release, we also have a number of updates to the rest of the site. This time round that includes a gallery of images from Genesis of Evil (new version), a DVD style cover for the release, a CD style cover for the release and a disc label for the release, plus a clip from the production on our Theatre page, as Yarvelling unveils his latest creation, and we have some new wallpapers on our Wallpapers page (strangely enough) as I reveal my latest creations. There are also a generous helping of new reviews of various productions for you to enjoy. As always, thanks to everyone for sending these in - they are hugely appreciated.


	THE LEGEND OF KAWA THE BLACKSMITH

As some of you may be aware, I have spent the last year and a half working on my first commercially available animated feature film in partnership with Havi Ibrahim and the Goodwin Development Trust. The Legend of Kawa the Blacksmith is the world’s first animated CGI Kurdish film (but don’t worry as the disc contains a fully lip-synced version in English) and tells the story of the most famous Kurdish legend, the story of Kurdish New Year.

King Zohak, ruler of Mesopotamia, is cursed by a demon named Ahriman. The curse causes two giant black snakes to grow from his shoulders. Unless the snakes feed, Zohak will be tormented with a terrible pain, but the snakes will only eat the brains of children. As children are snatched from all across the land, the sun refuses to shine and Mesopotamia is plunged into an endless night. Can one man, who has already lost six of his seven children, hope to defeat the might of Zohak?

The film is now available to order on Region 2 DVD from Amazon, HMV, Play.com, Asda Online, Tesco Entertainment and Borders. Each disc contains a full version of the film in English (featuring voice work from Altered Vistas’ Richard Dadd and John Ainsworth amongst others), a full version of the film in Kurdish, subtitles for both films in both languages, a 35 minute Making Of documentary and a picture gallery.

You can find further details about the film on the Splash Animations website, or go direct to the online stores by clicking any of the logos below.


	SHADOW OF HUMANITY STILL AVAILABLE!!!

We are very proud to announce the release of Shadow of Humanity - part fourteen of the Dalek Chronicles, and our nineteenth visual release. This fully animated adventure authentically recreates the original comic strip printed on the back pages of TV Century 21 way back in 1966.

What happens when a Dalek rediscovers the beauty of the natural world? The Emperor, Red Dalek and Black Dalek are about to find out, as a new sickness sweeps through the Dalek city on Skaro.

If they cannot stamp out this terrible rot, then the Daleks could be destroyed, their supremacy finally at an end.

The disc also comes packed with bonus features:

• The second part of the Give-A-Show projector slides.
• An up-to-date look around the Cardiff Exhibition.
• A trailer for the penultimate Dalek Chronicle.

All this for no cost - just send a blank CD and return postage and packaging to one of our dubsites and they will send you a copy of the production. If you have ordered with us before, then please ensure that your usual dubsite is still available. Order your copy here.

You can also download covers to fit DVD and CD-style boxes, together with a disc label for the production by clicking here.

THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!

We hope you enjoy this site and the steadily increasing number of productions that are available. Your comments, suggestions and reviews are, as always, extremely welcome (more than that, they're essential to our continued existence), and you can send them to: empire639@msn.com. We're always keen to offer the best that we possibly can.

Best Wishes,

Stuart

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