A few things to report on the series front! I know many of you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of episode Three, which I promise is coming! However, there’s much more in the pipeline for the Phaylen character. While many are familiar with her rather iconic and, shall we say, explosive beginnings, some of the original episodes from the first season of DiVAS will be leaving the internet proper sometime in August for good. This only includes the first 3 Episodes of the series first season.
But, why you may ask? The answer is quite simple. They’re being remade. After three years behind the camera it is glaringly obvious that the first outings of the DiVAS series do not adequately represent myself as a filmmaker, nor are they complimentary to the rest of the series in terms of production standards or quality. Another critical factor in this decision was this: Early on when we were all just beginning, we were stumbling around in the dark. We didn’t know much about Machinima or video production, or more importantly, the law! Truth be told, in early episodes of DiVAS we used music we didn’t exactly have the rights or permissions to use, and while YouTube has been kind enough to let them remain active as long as the rights holders can monetize them, it is no longer conducive to the statement I’d like to make, or the impression I’d like to leave as the creator of the show.
For a long while I’ve wanted to remake them. Over a year ago Evie and I had both expressed our desire to see them redone in a manner that more appropriately exhibits our growth and potential as filmmakers. The revision also provides full ownership over the Episodes as all the content will be self-created rather than containing audio tracks from other sources. OH, ladies and gentlemen, if we only knew then. But that’s what this journey is about. Growth and experience. Now it’s time to take that and revisit, revise and re-imagine Phaylen’s origins.
These three episodes will be removed from all outlets beginning in August and will not reappear in their new incarnation until after the DiVAS season 2 Finale in November.
Hi Phaylen,
Glad to hear the news and I can’t be more in agreement in your new productions. I am as aways a fan of your works (this is not any payback for your review on my works) but rather I found your works when you made that review (really wanted to let you know that). yes the music issue it is very important to keep it safe (prevent copyright problems or at least keep the copyright respect). With no rush I am expecting that “new” wave of divas productions.
Really glad to meet you.
Phalen, I can understand your wanting to remake the first three episodes to improve the quality and, perhaps, the content, however, I do want to say that my friend and I have very much enjoyed watching your beginnings and seeing the progress that each episode brings. We can see improvement with each episode as your talent grows. It would be a shame to lose that. Another consideration you might want to take into account is that, should you remake episodes 1-3 of season one, will that make episode 4 seem like a step backwards? Either way, I love what you do and anxiously await any new releases.