3 DAYS TO GO STRETCH GOAL!! (Project description below)
Hello everyone,
Having now passed the £2000 mark we welcome the suggestion made by many to set a stretch goal and have decided to offer the following :
If we reach the £2350 mark or more before the end of the campaign anyone who has or will pledge £25 or more will receive a rather unique perk on top of their existing or newly selected reward. A fantastic high quality photographic A4 image of our realistic "CCTVIRDS". The print will be signed and dedicated with your name on it. See samples attached below and visit the "Photography" section on www.cctvylle.com to select your favourite photo.
Hope you find this rare opportunity of interest,
Luca & the cctvylle team
THE AIM OF THIS CAMPAIGN
Raise enough funds to produce and print issue #02 (third episode after #00 and #01) of CCTVYLLE comics - First mini-series.
But what's CCTVYLLE?
IT ALL STARTED WITH A DREAM
Inspired by a dream I had a few years ago, CCTVYLLE™ is an imaginative exploration of the future of surveillance systems and the inevitable consequences of an extreme and grotesque use of technology. Sometimes even an apparently innocuous invention can lead to unforeseeable changes in society. In the dream, I saw a tree with dozens of strange creatures perched on it. The scene was as fascinating and chilling as arresting. Suddenly I realized I was seeing a possible future. – Gianluca Bonomo
Public/Mass surveillance is an extremely current concern and social issue, even though the vision of CCTVYLLE suggests a rather dystopian future we really want to engage with free minds. Lets visualise the possible outcomes of a sequence of apparently innocuous events and inventions. Lets face reality.
COMICS AS PART OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART PROJECT
CCTVYLLE is a multidisciplinary project including fine art, photography, comics, animation work and more. While fine art and photography present the vision following a non-narrative criteria comics aim at developing stories based partly on actual facts and partly fictional.
CCTVYLLE body of work is created by Gianluca Bonomo with a collective of artists from around the world. The comics are written by Diego Blanda with art by Salvatore Porcaro, Gianluca Bonomo Deborah Allo. All fine art works shown below were created by Gianluca Bonomo with Chanon Treenet and Stefania Cordone.
The project has been so far produced by Daniel Lloyd and Luca Visual Fx ltd with Chiara Mangiaforte as production assistant. The web site is www.cctvylle.com.
THE NARRATIVE
Set in London of a not too distant future, CCTVYLLE™ narrates the dramatic and controversial consequences of living under the suffocating control of thousands of super-smart hybrid birds belonging to a government-run agency. The hybrids embody half machine and half animal (bird), consisting of a very sophisticated cctv-like camera build that boosts an intelligent cybernetic chip while the bird’s wings, bones and tissues are organic. The hybrids or “cctvirds” are often remotely controlled by appointed operators whose duty is to constantly patrol the town preventing and reporting crime. Like for any technology or powerful invention, the borderline between use and misuse is very thin and often does not exist. Within a short period the hybrids become so dominant that no picture or view of the city is without them.
CCTVYLLE comics highlight the stories of people whose lives become irreversibly affected by an overly paranoid and controlling system and takes us through a dramatic and exciting journey to discover a new world of ordinary and extraordinary heroes.
MEET THE PROTAGONISTS
The 3 main characters are Sean, Damien and Claire, however with issue 02 a major new character will show up. We'll tell you her name soon and will show you what she looks like. What a strong woman she is!
While the ones mentioned above are people siding for the resistance against the government's agency, which released the legions of hybrid birds in the skies of London, there's another character who actually works for it. That's commander Reese Creek, a clever and yet ruthless man in his early 50s who is determined to please his mysterious bosses who rule from high above.
Reese's nemesis are Sean and her unique female friend who will appear with next issue (the issue 02 that we hope you'll help us to produce). Sean is a man in his mid 30s, a chap with a dodgy look but with the mind and heart of a real hero. Strong, determined and full of experience he's trying to get the trust of free minds like Claire, (an artist and activist) and Damien, a young guy with the unusual gift of foreseeing things to come.
I can't wait to show you what Sean and his friends are going to do once they organise an effective resistance against the oppressing regime. A regime based on a new form of subtle fascism.
CCTVYLLE COMICS FIRST SERIES
CCTVYLLE first mini series includes a total of 5 issues, 2 of which have been already published. You can see various examples of art works in this page. We have so far received amazing reviews, both the story and the art works have been incredibly well received and we are determined to keep the standard as high as possible, regardless of the limitations of an independent production. We would be really happy if you could examine carefully our work and decide to support us with the production of issue 02 (The third of the 5 issues of the mini-series). We will work meticulously on every detail of the comics in order to deliver outstanding results, which you, as a backer can eventually feel proud of. We are extremely confident of the outcome we can achieve and should this campaign be successful, we will share with you the various steps of the production up to the publication of CCTVYLLE comics issue #02.
You can also follow the project and the various steps on Twitter (@CCTVYLLE) and Facebook. Thew web site is www.cctvylle.com
WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT CCTVYLLE COMICS?
Here there are a few quotes and reviews about CCTVYLLE comics.
Interview 1 (Comic Conventions)
Interview 2 (Broken Frontier)
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PAGES FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES
A FEW SAMPLES FROM OUR FINE ART PRODUCTION
Some of these prints can be yours in either A3 or full size depending on your pledge. We can show you even more art work on request. Should any of you chose to pledge £1000, the original work included in the reward must be chosen among the following (titles): Trio, The Eye Pole, Peacock, The Eye, Gallery, which you can preview below. All prints will be delivered without frame, however, the unique original art part of the £1000 reward will be sent complete with frame (To get an idea of the frame see image in the "Reward #12" at the bottom).
REWARDS AT A GLANCE
Please note: All signed prints will be signed by Gianluca Bonomo, creator and leading artist of the project.
REWARD #1 - "I'd give you £1000 if I could!" backer - Pledge £5 or more
If you already own any of these please read about alternative rewards in the perks list on the right hands side column.
REWARD #2 - Fan pledge - Pledge £15 or more
If you already own any of these please read about alternative rewards in the perks list on the right hands side column.
REWARD #3 - Fan pledge - Comics Prints Only Pledge £15 or more
REWARD #4 - Fan Pledge Plus - Pledge £25 or more
If you already own any of these please read about alternative rewards in the perks list on the right hands side column.
REWARD #5 - Print Lover - Pledge £50 or more
REWARD #6 - Print Lover Plus - Pledge £75 or more
REWARD #7 - Prints Collector - Pledge £100 or more
REWARD #8 - Video-maker / editor supporter - Pledge £100 or more
REWARD #9 - Prints & Art Collector - Pledge £150 or more
REWARD #10 - Patron - Pledge £200 or more
REWARD #11 - Benefactor - Pledge £300 or more
REWARD #12 - Queen / King - Pledge £500 or more
REWARD #13 - Goddess / God - Pledge £1,000 or more
COST BREAKDOWN
Risks and challenges
With the publication of the first 2 issues of CCTVYLLE comics we have tested and learned how to get the job done without compromising quality, which is of paramount importance to us. Being in charge of the whole project allows me to have freedom of decision and I'm always ready to tackle contingencies and unforeseen delays. We want to make sure that backers start getting their rewards right away, therefore, should this campaign be successful, we intend to send finished comic issues, art prints and any other perk selected by all backers right after we receive the funds and while production of issue 02 is in progress. Eventually we'll send you your digital or printed copy of issue 02 as soon as it is printed.
As one of the artist involved the most challenging part for me is colouring the comic pages in such fine details, it'll be a great honour to have backers looking forward to their copy of the new issue 02 and I'll do my very best to complete and send it over to you as soon as possible.
The fact that we have successfully published the first two issues of CCTVYLLE comics should reassure you about our ability to complete the project …
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