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EPISODE 5 IS FUNDED!

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Thank you so much everybody! Our new episode, “Revolution in a Teacup”, is officially funded!

Locations, call sheets, makeup tests, equipment hire, props, costumes, schedules are now all being worked on for the first day of filming where we will be shooting scenes in The Hub in Govan which will act as our PITS office with Simon Weir, Rachel Teate and Ellen Patterson. Followed up by filming at The Tron Theatre where we will be using that to double as the werewolf bar, The Tooth and Claw where we will meet James Payton, Ellen Patterson and Rachel Teate.

Then we can focus on the second day’s filming…

We’ll be posting pictures, videos and updates on our progress on our official website, twitterand facebook!

For now please head to THIS page to catch up on our episodes so far!

Behind The Scenes, Episode information, Funding

Crowdfunding Success!

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With a week to go we’ve hit our crowdfunding target! Thank you to everybody who has pledged, shared and supported our show, we are so very grateful.

Now we can start booking flights, transport, accommodation, sourcing props, locations and more so we can shoot episode 4, “Revolution in a Teacup”, on the 10th and 24th of July. We then hope to release it online (and for free!) in September.

“Revolution in a Teacup” will pick up straight after “In Crimson”, which has been online for the past month. You can watch it here now or below!

Our first official production meeting with Claire Mcguire and Lindsay Dowell from Goldray Productions will take place on the 27th of June where we will sort out our schedules for the shoot and everything else that goes with it!

We’ll be looking for supporting artists to play PITS agents and werewolves in Glasgow on July 10th so keep your eyes open for that.

7 days left to pledge towards our show as the more we raise the more chance we’ll have of filming our next 2 planned episodes this year!

Behind The Scenes, Casting, Episode information

Meet our new cast member – James Payton

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James Payton, best known for his roles in Harry Potter and Captain America: The First Avenger, has joined our cast! James will be playing werewolf activist and bartender at “The Tooth and Claw”, David Brannigan.

James is best known for his performances as Frank Longbottom in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and as Hitler in Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger. He cites Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness, David Niven and Noël Coward as influences. James continues to work in Film, Television and Commercials despite numerous attempts to stop him.

We’ve got 26 days left to raise at least £843 so we can make “Revolution in a Teacup” become a reality so please head over to our Kickstarter page and see what perks take your fancy! Thank you.

Behind The Scenes, Episode information, Funding

The Making of “In Crimson”

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The making of “In Crimson” is now available to watch in the video above! This 20 minute video takes you behind the scenes of the cast and crew shooting and discussing the episode.

36 days remain on our Kickstarter for our next episode “Revolution in a Teacup”, which we hope to film over 2 days in July. To help us click this link, grab a perk and share the campaign!

More news as we get it!

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Revolution in a Teacup – Kickstarter Now Live!

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Help Fund Our Next Episode!

From today until the 30th of June we are running a Kickstarter campaign to raise at least £2000 so we can shoot our next episode, “Revolution in a Teacup”.

Written by James T Harding, the episode picks up straight after “In Crimson” where we find Maya Hedges racing to rescue her colleague from the villainous Cult of Many Faces. Dangerous werewolf Alexis (aka Lycan A202) continues her murderous rampage, only to find herself stopped by Zoe, a troubled vampire who is ashamed of her lineage, who has a mysterious connection to the werewolf. Meanwhile PITS Commander Norris Fletcher finds himself drowning in a PR nightmare with Maya going rogue!

Our guest stars for our new episode includes Sophie Aldred (Doctor Wh0), Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart), Simon Weir (The Acid House) and Rachel Teate (Wolfblood). We hope to announce who will be playing werewolf supremacist David Brannigan very soon…

In return for your pledges we are offering signed scripts, personalised PITS badges, signed posters, DVDs, walk-on roles, signed photos and much, much more!

Without your support we won’t be able to continue our series so please head over to our Kickstarter Campaign to see what we have to offer.

We look forward to welcoming you to our show and we cannot wait to make our next episode happen!

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Cops and Monsters: All The Episodes So Far!

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Episode 3, “In Crimson” is currently sitting at nearly 350 views since we launched it on Monday morning so a big thanks to everybody who has watched it and shared so far! If you’ve not watched it yet, you can catch up on our series below:

We are now in pre-production with our next episode, “Revolution in a Teacup”, written by James T Harding. Following on from the events of the previous episode, Maya Hedges is on a rampage, searching for her friend before The Cult of Many Faces unleashes his horrific forces. PITS Commander Norris Fletcher recruits Grace Mackenzie to hold down the fort to prevent a PR nightmare as tearaway werewolf Alexis is forcefully reunited with her vampire twin sister Zoe. Meanwhile Lady Sheena MacDiarmid, the Queen of the Vampires, steps in to put a stop to The Cult’s plans…

Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who), Simon Weir (Waterloo Road), Rachel Teate (Wolfblood) and Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart) join our cast for our new episode and you can help us make it happen by heading over to our Revolution in a Teacup Kickstarter Page and grabbing a perk and spreading the word!

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

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In Crimson Is Now Available To Watch – Support Our Indie Webseries

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It’s finally here! After successfully hitting our crowdfunding target and shooting the 4th episode of our web-series, “In Crimson” is finally available to watch!

6 Months after Maya Hedges (Ellen Patterson) successfully passed her training, things have not been going well for the new recruit. Struggling to learn the ever-changing protocols for the Paranormal Investigation Team Scotland and balance the working relationship with her ex-boyfriend Martin Carmichael, Maya is feeling the strain. When troubled werewolf Alexis (Innes Anderson) aka Lycan A202 strikes again, it’s up to Maya and Martin to get to the bottom of it, but this is no ordinary crime scene. The Cult of Many Faces is ready to strike and he will take no prisoners…

Co-written by Iain Smith and Fraser Coull, “In Crimson” is the 3rd episode of our volume 1 arc, made up of “The New Recruit”, “Preparing the Weapon” and now “In Crimson”. 3 more episodes are currently being written and we hope to crowdfund the necessary funds to shoot these episodes ASAP.

This is our longest episode to date, clocking in at over 15 minutes! We shot the episode over 2 days in March with our brilliant crew and cast made up of Billy Kirkwood, Innes Anderson, Ellen Patterson, Kenny Boyle, Chris Bain and Karen Bartke.

A behind the scenes featurette on the making of the episode will be available in our future DVD with a shorter version coming to the site very soon.

Episode 4, “Revolution in a Teacup”, written by James T Harding, is in pre-production and we will be raising funds from Monday the 16th of May for 45 days with the intention on shooting for 2 full days in July. Our cast so far include Ellen Patterson, Billy Kirkwood, Innes Anderson, Kenny Boyle, Simon Weir, Mhairi Calvey, Rachel Teate and Sophie Aldred. To find out more about the episode click here.

If you enjoy our new episode and want to help us make the next one, head over to this link to find out more!

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Cops and Monsters – Web Series Updates

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As of today episode 3, “In Crimson”, is picture-locked with our sound designer and composer Robert Newth working on the score for the new episode. Our visual effects artist Gareth Knight has one more scene to do (the illusive scene 7!) and then his work will be done. All going well we can release the episode on May 13th 8pm GMT. Our crowdfunding backers will hopefully get a link before the episode goes live to the public. Keep an eye on your inbox!

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Episode 4, “Revolution in a Teacup” is currently being written by James T Harding and we will be aiming to shoot it over 2 days in July. Our crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds to produce episode will be launched on the 16th of May. We will have lots of cool and unique perks in return for your support. Again all donations go to paying our crew, the cast, special effects makeup, visual effects, costumes, catering, locations, equipment and post-production. It’s vitally important that we pay everybody for their work and talent. As an independent web-series we have been told by Creative Scotland that they will not fund the web series medium so for now crowdfunding is the source for our funding.

Doctor Who star Sophie Aldred, Braveheart star Mhairi Calvey, Wolfblood star Rachel Teate and River City star Simon Weir will all guest star in episode 4 alongside Innes Anderson, Kenny Boyle, Ellen Patterson and Billy Kirkwood. We are also currently casting for the role of Angus Brannigan, a werewolf supremacist who tangles with rogue PITS member Maya Hedges. We hope to announce the casting in the new few weeks.

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Laura Anderson will then be writing episode 5 (Title TBC) which we HOPE to film later this year, again depending on the funding we receive. Show creator Fraser Coull will be penning the final episode of “Volume 1”, bringing to an end this particular PITS story.

Roland Moore and Hannah George are also contributing two spin-off minisodes to compliment the series which we hope to produce later this year or early next year.

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We hope to be attending MCM Scotland this September as part of VidFest for the 3rd year running, where we will be holding a Q & A panel and screening a sizzle reel to introduce the show to new fans and we’ll be at our own stall all weekend with various members of cast and crew selling merchandise to help us make new episodes.

And that’s all of our updates for now!

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Cops and Monsters on Goofie!

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As of Friday the 22nd of April, our web-series became available to watch on the new international streaming platform, Goofie.

Their UK talent scout contacted us and asked if we’d like to be a part of their community and we were delighted to accept. Hopefully it’ll bring in new fans and supporters of the show from around the world.

Meanwhile episode 4, “In Crimson”, is still in the edit and we hope to release it on the 13th of May at 8pm GMT.

Episode 5, “Revolution in a Teacup” is in early days of pre-production and we hope to launch our crowdfunding campaign on the 16th of May for 45 days to raise the funds needed to shoot and edit the episode.

More news as it comes!