Hey Guys,

To all those that helped bring fire to DRAGONS, here is a reminder.  The Chicago Comedy TV Pilot Competition is tomorrow night!  As we mentioned last update, DRAGONS is one of five nominees to be judged for a cash prize and future opportunities.  The jury includes TV executives from CBS, Fox, Comedy Central and also representatives of some of the industry's top talent agencies.  Come help cheer DRAGONS on, we would love to see you there!

DRAGONS shows at 7pm at the Chicago Cultural Center Theater, 78 E. Washington St.  Tickets available at the box office on the day of the show for 10 bucks.  Box office opens at 3pm and is located at the door of the Theater on the second floor.  Follow the link to the competition web site for more info.

http://www.witsendshorts.com/tv2011.htm

Hello Again Everyone,

Although it has been a little while since we've chatted, there have been no idle hands in the DRAGONS lair.  We've been grinding away and have a bunch of news to share from all our work.

First, we are honored to announce that DRAGONS has been chosen as a nominee for the Chicago Comedy TV Pilot Competition.  The competition is Friday July 29th at the Chicago Cultural Center.  DRAGONS is one of five contenders that will be judge by industry executives from CBS, Fox, Comedy Central plus others for prizes and additional opportunities. We are super excited and hope you come out and root DRAGONS on with us! Follow the link below for all the details.

http://www.witsendshorts.com/tv2011.htm

Second, check out the new website.  We recut the episode, put up a new trailer, posted character bios/backstories, and put our sites on Mountain Lion Mountain.  Thanks to Dan Jaquint for all his help and skills in making this happen.

http://www.dragonstheshow.com/

We also realized that we goofed up and left a bunch of Kickstarters out of the credits.  A big apology to anyone who was left out.  We fixed the issue so check out the new edit with all your names on display as a sign of your generous help.

Once again thank you so much for your support,

DRAGONS

Check out what you guys made happen. Here is the link to the DRAGONS pilot episode.

http://www.vimeo.com/14569502

Also, thanks so much for everyone who came to the premieres in Michigan and Chicago. It was great to finally stand DRAGONS up and see how it walks. You guys made it so fun. Here are some pictures from the Chicago premiere. Hugs

Whether it's by bike, boat, tank, catapult, jetpack, or sneakers, get to Chicago this Sunday. DRAGONS is hitting the big screen for a Chicago Premiere. We want everyone to see what you guys helped make possible so bring all of your pals and their friends too. It's time to let this eagle fly!

address:
3511 W. Lyndale St.
Chicago IL

when:
Sunday August 29th at 7:00pm

With your help DRAGONS has come to life. We have finished slicing and dicing the footage and are ready to let DRAGONS loose. DRAGONS will be premiering at the Darkhorse Brewery in Marshall MI at the 1st Annual Artdeck Show Friday July 30th. The Art Deck Show will be exhibiting one-of-a-kind skateboards done by various local and national artists that will be sold in a silent/live auction. All proceeds will benefit the Marshall skate park. What a great event to introduce DRAGONS to the world.

The pilot episode turned out great. Here is a link to the teaser to give you a taste of what it's all about.

http://www.youtube.com/user/davidlukasik#p/a/u/0/6BSO-CAXIvE

We would love for everyone to come and check out DRAGONS, support your local skate park, visit with pals, listen to some live music and hang out for a great cause.

DRAGONS Premiere and 1st Annual Art Deck Show
Friday July 30th 7pm-10pm
Darkhorse Brewery
511 S. Kalamazoo Ave.
Marshall MI 49068
http://www.darkhorsebrewery.com/content.asp...

Stay tuned for news on a Chicago premiere and the launching of the Pilot episode online. We are very excited to push this baby bird out of the nest to see how it flies. We'll keep you posted.

We've turned into an assembly line sending out a bunch of Dragons gear. We hope it conveys the thanks that we feel towards all of you that helped out. We are still looking for a few folks' information so we can send along the goods. Check your past emails for a backer information email that lets you pass along your address, t-shirt size, etc. so we can send our thanks. If you can't find the email just message us here on the Dragons kickstarter page.

We are puzzle piecing all the footage together as we speak and are pumped up at how it looks and feels. Below is a link to a rough collection of clips. The edit is loose, the sound isn't polished, and the image isn't timed but it works as a good preview of the footage. Hope you guys are as excited as we are.
We'll talk soon,
-Dragons

Dragons preview:
http://www.youtube.com/user/davidlukasik

After five days of amazing shooting we wrapped on Dragons over the weekend. Our adventures had us climbing trees, smashing a car with crowbars, cutting pineapples, sketching wanted posters, skating hills, punching bellies, battling ticks, aiming sling shots, building bonfires, stick fighting and so much more. As we told the story of Dragons, we built our own story along the way. Below are a bunch of pictures of that journey. Once again, thanks so much for helping bring it all to life. We'll keep you updated on the editing as we puzzle piece it together.

We just completed day one of shooting for the new and improved pilot episode of Dragons and we got great moments. Everything from Bruce's trance dance to Paul's belly punches were out of the park funny. Here are some pictures below. Thanks again for making it possible. We'll drop another update soon.
-Dragons

We blasted through the pledge goal with a couple days to spare. Everyone's generosity has been heart warming. Thank you all very much again. In the next couple days we will be contacting you individually to line up getting you some Dragons gear as a token of our very big thanks. We'll talk soon and thanks for helping Dragons breath fire.
-Dragons

Hey guys,
Here are some of the design ideas that our buddy Ben Reed put together for the t-shirts, stickers, pins, and skateboards. Noah, who plays the character Vince, sketched all the drawings. They make me laugh every time I look at them. Once time expires on our kickstarter count down we'll be contacting everyone for shirt sizes, and addresses. Thanks very very much for your support. I've got fingers crossed that we'll meet our goal. Thanks for helping us get this far.
-DRAGONS

Hey guys,
Here is a very big thanks so far. All the support pumps us up big time. Thanks to all. We are also excited that DRAGONS has been chosen for the project of the day here at Kickstarter. Pretty cool. Here is an electronic hug to go with another thank you.
We'll talk soon,
DRAGONS