THE ZOCALO TODAY – December 2, 2006

For those of you not on the Babylon 5 Script Team mailing list, I did
not want you to miss the latest from JMS – and the Babylon 5: LOST
TALES

December 1, 2006

As I write this, we have finished principal photography on "Babylon
5: The Lost Tales," coming in under budget and finishing a full day
ahead of schedule.

This first DVD, entitled "Voices in the Dark," covers the same 72
hour period of time as Sheridan travels on board a Presidential
Cruiser en route to Babylon 5 from Minbar for a celebration marking
the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance.
One part of the story follows Sheridan as he picks up an unexpected
visitor on the edge of Centauri space, Prince Regent Dius Vintari,
and a warning about what will come afterward delivered by the techno-
mage, Galen. The other part of the story is set aboard Babylon 5, as
Colonel Lochley summons a priest from Earth space to deal with a
problem that may have dark supernatural overtones. The two parts of
the greater story intersect at certain key plot and thematic points,
so that they overlap and complement each other while telling
separate, but simultaneous, stories.

The first DVD is going to require nearly 200 EFX shots, taking us all
over Alliance space, and Babylon 5, which is being redesigned using
the latest CGI technology. The same CGI is being used to create
virtual sets a la Sin City, but on an even more detailed basis, in
many cases integrating them with practical sets based on the original
blueprint designs for Babylon 5.

A number of behind-the-scenes pieces were shot for inclusion on the
DVD, as well as a number of original short pieces that will be filmed
in February which feature glimpses into the future of Babylon 5 and
her characters.

We have set-up a temporary webpage of photos from the shoot from my
personal collection. These images mark the very first photos to
emerge from production.
[http://babylon5scripts.com/TLT-JMS-photos.html]

For more information, keep an eye on www.babylon5.com as well as
Babylon5scripts.com. WB will be integrating the internet as a key
component for promoting B5:TLT and we are pleased to be a part of
that effort.
JMS

Don't miss going out to the website to look at the photos. They are
terrific. It was so good to see Bruce, Peter and Tracy again, as
well as JMS and Doug Netter. Can't wait to see more.

Take care.
Sandy

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