THE HIVE COMPLETES THE MOTION COMIC “THE ALCHEMIST AGENDA”,WHICH WON THE $100,000 AMAZON STUDIOS TEST MOVIE CONTEST

The Hive has completed the exciting feature length motion comic The Alchemist Agenda, an Amazon Studios winning production (Amazon Studios). The Alchemist Agenda is based upon an original script by Marty Weiss. The motion comic is a full length motion comic created from original artwork and was produced by Marty Weiss as well as The Hive’s Yesenia Higuera and Benjamin Price. The Hive (www.hivedoes.com) created the artwork animation and post production services on the feature.

The Alchemist Agenda is the story of a nautical treasure hunter who discovers a WWII U-boat off the coast of New York; he sets out on an international pursuit to discover the formula to alchemy with a beautiful professor who has a secret agenda of her own.

All artwork for “The Alchemist Agenda” has been created specifically for the project. Motion Comics are a unique medium in which to tell the story and create a specific style for the film.
 

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“The complete 90 minute motion comic was started from scratch and finished within 3 months. It was an exciting challenge finding the right style of artwork and complete full post on the project in such a short amount of time” said Yesenia Higuera, producer, editor and post supervisor on the project. “As far as we know, there has never been another full length motion comic feature that was created from original artwork” said producer Benjamin Price of The Hive. The goal of the motion comic was to create a blueprint for the film version. Everything from the sound design to the final edit was carefully crafted.

The newly formed Amazon Studios (http://studios.amazon.com/) is looking to make commercial motion pictures based on scripts and movies submitted by budding screenwriters and filmmakers. They have a first look deal with Warner Brothers. “We are excited to introduce writers, filmmakers, and movie lovers to Amazon Studios,” Roy Price, director of digital product development for Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “Full-length test movies will show stories up on their feet and attract helpful feedback at an early stage. We hope that Amazon Studios will help filmmakers experiment and collaborate and we look forward to developing hit movies.”

The winning scripts and movies will be chosen based on commercial viability, according to Amazon, and judged by a panel of people in the business, including Bryan Singer, “The Usual Suspects; Ivan Reitman, “Ghostbusters”; Jack Epps Jr.,”Top Gun” and “Dick Tracy”; Mark Gill, former head of Miramax; Mike Werb, “The Mask” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”; Michael Taylor, “Bottle Rocket” and “The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper,” to name a few. (Credit: Amazon Studios).

The Alchemist Agenda was written by Marty Weiss who won Amazon Studios first scriptwriting competition in November 2010. Weiss became known for creating comedic and highly visual commercials, directing hundreds of national and international image campaigns for major Blue Chip brands and TV Networks before segueing into longer form projects. The motion comic version of the script is a test film that was judged by Amazon Studios and won the “Best Test Movie Award” of $100,000. In additional to winning the cash prize the project has the potential be made into a live action feature by Warner Brothers.

The Hive was founded in 2009 and specializes in creative film editing, motion comic animation and transmedia content for multiple new media distribution options. The Hive has provided post services for Deacon Entertainment in conjunction with the Department of Education and Laureate International University. Founding Partner, Yesenia Higuera, previously edited The History Channel’s documentary “The People Speak”.
 

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