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the SOUND stage of Quest for Steel
It is half the picture. There is something very calming about undertaking sound work for Quest for Steel. I am enjoying creating a...

Simon Roptell
Aug 3, 20202 min read


Varik and the recordings of the unconscious.
Ended the last week directing actor Morrison James who expressed interest in being part of Quest for Steel earlier in the year and I was...

Simon Roptell
Jul 1, 20201 min read


Constan the Terrible
Some times you wish you had more pages for an actor. Michael Frost "Frosty" came by my way when I was casting for another role. I liked...

Simon Roptell
Jun 22, 20201 min read


The Erased
like you . . . during quarantine ! The Erased inhabit the majestic foyer of the Cave of the Gods. They have no feature, utter no sound...

Simon Roptell
May 8, 20201 min read


COVID19 SHOOTING: THE ZOMBARTAN
I am very fortunate to have finished principle photography and filming of all the actors before the pandemic struck. The last role “The...

Simon Roptell
Apr 16, 20201 min read


Cheyne Stoking arrives.
Cheyne Stoking quickly became a favourite on my media sites appearing as an illustration I would doodle with makeshift Heavy Metal album...

Simon Roptell
Mar 31, 20201 min read


Decavious and . . . it's a wrap for the players!
I began casting and principle photography for Quest for Steel back in late 2018 and knew I would be casting and filming way into 2020. I...

Simon Roptell
Mar 11, 20202 min read


Art: the comic, the conceptual and the fan art.
Art and design plays a very big role in Quest for Steel. From the very start it was important to get the style right. Was it to be a...

Simon Roptell
Mar 3, 20203 min read


The Evolution of Krassikus
Ken Welsh: An actor prepares. Actor Ken Welsh and I were planning to work together a few years ago when I was casting The Top Secret...

Simon Roptell
Feb 11, 20202 min read


The village people
The men and women of Amazora I love dialogue and characters. Seeing a spoken scene evolve is one of the many joys directing brings. But I...

Simon Roptell
Jan 20, 20202 min read


So, where did Quest for Steel come from?
40 is the best age for realising something important: You don’t need to make what they want you to make, you can now make what you want...

Simon Roptell
Jan 14, 20203 min read


Kremla Zar
Casting the last warrior girl. Australia has a very small population but big enough for its very dry continent. (I am writing this during...

Simon Roptell
Jan 6, 20202 min read


PREVIEW FEAUTURETTE
Not a trailer..not the actual feature film... What is better than a trailer of a 2 hour and 15 minbute film? A 4 minute and 45 second...

Simon Roptell
Jan 6, 20201 min read


The Nasty Tale of Kurigahen
and it is nasty... Kurigahen is one of my most favourite characters in Quest for Steel and I am someone who loves all the characters in...

Simon Roptell
Dec 16, 20192 min read


ITS A WRAP FOR COSTUMES
MAFALI POTTELI and the costumes of Quest for Steel Dino De Laurentis Flash Gordon, Filmation's Masters of the Universe, Gwendoline and...

Simon Roptell
Dec 10, 20191 min read


Devokore: Richard Mutschall
Who do you get to play Hell's Warrior? To play the part of the Sea People's most terrifying soldier I had to look for someone who evoked...

Simon Roptell
Dec 2, 20192 min read


Devokore
Hell's Warrior You didn't think that in a film where everything is pushed up to 11 there was not going to be a heavy metal style bad guy,...

Simon Roptell
Nov 20, 20191 min read


King Mhett the Third
Egyptian kings make fascinating subjects. Sure there has been and are many autocrats that employ cruelty for self-serving means, but...

Simon Roptell
Oct 16, 20192 min read


ACTOR SPOTLIGHT: Nick Barker Pendree.
I have always loved character actors. Superstar type vehicles or traditional leading roles in movies and drama have really never excited...

Simon Roptell
Oct 2, 20192 min read


NOW CASTING: Kremla Zar
Kremla Zar is the younger sister of the Elf, Elvar Zar. She is also a warrior student of the Order of the Bo. In the story, she plays...

Simon Roptell
Sep 23, 20191 min read
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