Upcoming Productions & Update

Enough with the downer news dominating the blog. Time for some good news!

~ First order of business, our beloved Butler will be winding down by the end of this month. I have four days off from the "day job" coming up (see: the job that pays bills :)), and I intend to work on From the Ashes over that time. We do have one more fun Butler event planned, but more on that in the future when the details are ironed out.

~ Following that, the long-awaited Shangri-La WILL BE COMPLETED. No other project will be started until it's finished. It's time for it to see the light. Leading the cast are Black Butler's Dylan Spencer (William T. Spears) and Samantha Ylagan (Lizzie and Alois Trancy) as leads, Sora and Miu.

~ Our Pre-Production Announcements has changed. Two previously announced productions are on hold due to circumstances. PW: Turnabout Goodbyes has had some casting issues that we'll get figured out soon. The long-awaited Part 3, however, should be released following Shangri-La, featuring Erik Copper (For the Love of Stella/Shangri-La) understudying Phoenix Wright.

Now, before we announce the new project currently listed under Pre-Production, I'd like to make some things official. We currently have two voice-actors who have attained "Legend" status among the group, both for having been with me since the beginning, Jason Marnocha and James Hall. Today, I have made the decision to expand that. Two of my voice-actresses have been with me for a long time now, and performed in just about every project that I've put out there for the masses. Please join me in wishing well to our newest Legends, Rina Adachi and Pam Larson. Rina and Pam have been with me since I debuted our very first project, Turnabout Reminiscence. Rina first joined on for that project. Pam was actually cast as a replacement in the unreleased Chronicles of Arkham. They have been there for every project since, sometimes playing multiple characters and on a moment's notice. Well done, ladies, my thanks and best to you always.

Finally, break out the trumpets! It's time for the new project official debut! Ladies and gentlemen, 3DF Productions is proud to present it's newest production...

* - Belongs to Parker Brothers/Hasbro

Based on the Paramount 1985 film, 3DF Productions will be taking on a fan-audio production of Clue. Casting decisions are currently underway, and many of your favorite VAs from past productions are in talks, including James Hall, Jason Marnocha, Dylan Spencer and Curt Rose. Further casting notices and announcements to come. As always, 3DF is not associated with the original creators, Parker Brothers, Hasbro, Paramount Pictures, et all. We're fans, a group of fans who love what we do and make no profit off of our work.

3DF Downtime Update

Hey there, 3DF fans.

It had been brought to my attention tonight after someone tried to listen to For the Love of Stella that the links had become unavailable. This is due to many of our projects being turned off by 4Shared, due to the music that was used in the Black Butler projects.

The issue has been taken care of and all projects are now currently up and running. I want to once again make clear, however, that I'm running a non-profit group. We make absolutely no money off of our projects. We are not out to hurt anyone. I credit all sources and point listeners in the direction of finding those sources to support them. Music in our projects is turned down low and constantly has sound and voices playing over it. However, if anyone has a specific issue, please come to me about it. I will gladly adjust anything that needs to be so. Anything to keep the hard work, time, and love put into this group's work available for all.

Once again, all projects are working again. Streaming is currently unavailable on the majority of projects outside of the Post-Production Podcast. Only the main Black Butler projects and In French can be streamed. The Story of Will the Reaper can still be seen over on YouTube. I once again thank you for your understanding.

Post-Production Podcast: SPIDER'S INTENTION

Post-Production Podcast
Ep. 3 - "The Spider's Intention"
~ DOWNLOAD HERE ~

Date Recorded: 3/25/12
Guests: Curt Rose (Claude), Samantha Ylagan (Alois), Faith Kelter (Director)
Host: Dylan Spencer
Closing Scene: BLACK BUTLER: The Spider's Intention

It's that time again, for another episode of the Post-Production Podcast! This evening, Curt Rose joins us for another round of fun, and Samantha Ylagan makes her P3 debut as we discuss 3DF's take on The Spider's Intention, based on the Black Butler II OVA of the same name. Topics include Sam's get-to-know-you, the wicked-fast creative process behind the project, the bleak future of Season 2 for 3DF, and...the "knock off" master and butler call out the original pair. ;)

DISCLAIMER: As always, 3DF is all-fun non-profit. We are not associated with Yana Toboso, A-1 Pictures or FUNimation. We do this alongside our fellow fans out of respect and adoration of the original.

FOR THE LOVE OF STELLA: Audio Edition

~ Download the full audio here
~ Read the story on deviantArt or Fanfiction.net

~ BONUS FEATURE: "Stella" Gag Reel (WARNING: Contains spoilers for "Stella" and the anime.)

3DF PRODUCTIONS

presents

FOR THE LOVE OF STELLA: 

The Audio Edition

~ Adapted from a fan-fiction by Faith Kelter, based upon characters appearing in the Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji series by Yana Toboso.

~ RATING: PG-13 for mild language and content. Discretion is advised.

The stunning artwork above is by the lovely Simply-Psycho on deviantArt. Please go visit her page here!

CAST

(In order of appearance)

GRELL SUTCLIFF

Curt Rose

STELLA

Samantha Ylagan & "Miles Sebastian"

RONALD KNOX

Vick Valentine

ALAN HUMPHRIES

Sukisho

ERIC SLINGBY

Jason Marnocha

QUENTIN HOWSHAM

Steven C. Phillips

WILLIAM T. SPEARS

Dylan Spencer

PIERCE

Erik Copper

KAT

Pam Larson

LUCI

Rina Adachi

Grell's CONSCIENCE

Curt Rose (S1) & Faith Kelter (S8)

MARY

Pam Larson

ALICE BROOKS

Rina Adachi

UNDERTAKER

James Hall

VICAR

Curt Rose

MUSIC
~ Kuroshitsuji & Kuro II Soundtrack
~ "Piano Bars," Sauver Mallia JRT Music Tele Music BMI SACEM
~ "Nearer my God to Thee," as heard in "Titanic"
~ "Bird," Yuya Matsushita


SOUND
~ Various from the anime
~ SoundDogs.com
~ FreeSound.org


DISCLAIMER: 3DF is a non-profit voice acting group. We are not associated with Yana Toboso, Square Enix, A-1 Pictures, or FUNimation. The only thing I claim is the story, but it would've been nothing without this great series. We make NO money off of this; this is solely a group of folks who love the series and what we do. Please, show the original sources some love and support. The manga books are available at your local bookstore; the anime is available on DVD and via streaming on must major video websites.

Premiere! BB: The Spider's Intention

Kuroshitsuji & Characters © Yana Toboso, A-1 Pictures 


~ Download full audio here!

Welcome to the estate of the "Queen's Spider," Alois, the Earl Trancy. At first glance, it appears to be the home of a young nobleman. But what lies inside is a dark past, an unstable soul...and an entire staff of Demons to nurture it, led by Alois' butler, Claude Faustus.

The Spider's Intention is based on the Season 2 OVA of the same name. Please note that it might contain spoilers for Black Butler II. But, at the same time, it makes a rather wonderful prelude to the anime-exclusive tale.

CAST
(In order of appearance)
Alois Trancy - Samantha Ylagan
Claude Faustus, his butler - Curt Rose


The Triplets
Timber - David Kelter, Jr.
Thompson - Curt Rose
Cantebury - Dylan Spencer

Hannah Annafellows, the maid - Rina Adachi
Luka Macken - Samantha Ylagan

SOUND EFFECTS
SoundDogs.com
FreeSound.org
The episode

MUSIC
Kuroshitsuji II Original Soundtrack

TRANSLATION
From the subtitles by "ppngai" (Please step forward!)

DISCLAIMER: 3DF is not associated with Yana Toboso, Square Enix, A-1 Pictures, or FUNimation. We are a group of fans who love the series and wish to share that love through our non-profit projects. That's right, no mula made. None. We do this for fun. We even encourage listeners to support the original source, as Black Butler II comes out in North America on April 3rd. Show it some love.

BLACK BUTLER: The Spider's Intention

Kuroshitsuji & Characters © Yana Toboso, A-1 Pictures


3/16 UPDATE: Our fan-presentation of The Spider's Intention will officially premiere on Monday, March 19th.

With Black Butler "Proper" slowly winding down, 3DF is starting to feel the Finale Blues. We have the upcoming For the Love of Stella coming up very soon, but some of us wanted one last hurrah with the series. And quite literally overnight came Black Butler: The Spider's Intention.

Based on the Season 2 OVA episode of the same name, The Spider's Intention is a short story that focuses on the anime-exclusive members of the Trancy household. If you thought the Phantomhive Estate was madness, just wait until you see a day in the life of a boy that has an entire staff of Demons.

The cast includes Samantha Ylagan and Curt Rose as Alois Trancy and his Demon butler, Claude Faustus; Rina Adachi as Hannah Annafellows; David Kelter, Jr. as Timber; and Dylan Spencer as Cantebury. Sam also voices Luka Macken and Curt plays the third triplet, Thompson.

Advisory: Please be aware that Season 2 is rated TV-MA as opposed to the TV-14 of Season 1. While this episode is rather tame, 3DF still strongly encourages discretion for language and content.

As always, 3DF is not associated with Yana Toboso, Square Enix, A-1 Pictures or FUNimation. We are simply a group of fans who love the series and do this entirely for fun, not profit. Black Butler II will be released in North America by FUNimation on April 3rd, and is currently available for pre-order. This episode, as well as another 3DF favorite, The Story of Will the Reaper, are part of that beautiful package. Show them some love and get a copy!

Post-Production Podcast: Jason Marnocha & Rina Adachi

Post-Production Podcast: Ep. 2 - FROM THE ASHES, Pre-Release
DOWNLOAD HERE
Date Recorded: 2/4/12
Guests: Jason Marnocha (Sebastian) and Rina Adachi (Ciel)
Host: Dylan Spencer
Co-host: Faith Kelter
Closing Scene: BLACK BUTLER: The Tale of Jack the Ripper


In the newest edition of P3, the 3DF team gets together on short notice to help pump up the excitement for the upcoming finale of "BB Proper", BLACK BUTLER: From the Ashes. "Butler" leads Jason Marnocha and Rina Adachi join Dylan and Faith for some very short questions and lots of chattery. Subjects include who really gets the credit for introducing Faith to Black Butler, Ciel becoming a director, cats, Halloween, and the further adventures of "Man with Cart."

DISCLAIMER: As said, 3DF is all-fun non-profit. We are not associated with Yana Toboso, A-1 Pictures or FUNimation. We do this alongside our fellow fans out of respect and adoration of the original.

WILL THE REAPER: Visual Edition - HOW many? O.O

*~ Photo belongs to A-1 Pictures ~*

A while back, I made a "visual edition" of 3DF's fan audio of The Story of Will the Reaper, the OVA from Kuroshitsuji Season 2. It's our most successful audio yet, probably due to the fact that, for a while longer at least, it's the only available English version. If you haven't heard it yet, go to the left side bar, and click the link. The visual edition is there as well.

[PS: In April, FUNimation is releasing Season 2 in North America on DVD, and the OVAs are a huge reason why I want to get it. So as with all 3DF projects, show your love for the original sources as we're just a bunch of fans who love what we do. I think it's currently available for pre-order.]

But anyway, I made a visual edition using the audio from our project and still imagery of the episode. Why still imagery as a lot of folks have complained about? For the following reasons:

1) 3DF will always, first and foremost, be about audio and listening. We have stated that we fight for the art of audio-drama, a media that has become lost in a sea of films and television. With still imagery (pictures over audio), a viewer still has to pay attention to the audio itself. The pictures are an added bonus.

2) Video dubbing is NOT easy, and I applaud professional and amateur voice actors who have done it. I made a full motion video dub once for Gyakuten Kenji 2, and it was the biggest pain in the rear ever. Not to mention, for Will the Reaper, as a radio-play style audio that took necessary liberties in adaptation, it doesn't match up directly to the video. A visual edition is a bonus from 3DF, a treat. And that's what it was always meant to be.

3) With all the insanity going on about YouTube and copyrighted materials, doing an actual video of the dub would probably not go over well. I go out of my way to constantly say "We're NOT making money off this! We just love what we do." It would kill me to put so much hard work into a project only to see it taken down because bots and suchery found matching material and doesn't know the different. Still imagery alone takes many hours between picking screen captures and then editing it all together in a crappy video editing program. To do so much work on a video itself only to see it taken down or silenced...I wouldn't be a happy camper.

With all this said, however, I'm quite honored to say that Part I and Part 2 of Will the Reaper have received over 10k and 12k views. And frankly, that's pretty damn epic. If you're one of those viewers, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. If you haven't seen it yet, please, go take a listen and watch!

A Christmas Gift 2011

Forgive any jumps/skips/volume issue. I am a victim of WMM. Evil. Pure evil. I lost this 3 times before I kept it more simple.

A little something special for all of our listeners and fellow VAs. Thank you for you continued support of our work this past year and here's looking forward to much more in 2012!

3DF PRODUCTIONS
A CHRISTMAS GIFT 2011

Directed/Edited by
Faith Kelter

Featuring appearances by
David Kelter, Jr.
Steven C. Phillips
Samantha Ylagan
Curt Rose
Dylan Spencer
James Hall
Jason Marnocha
Faith Kelter
Dave Kelter, Sr.
Denise Kelter

"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
From PEANUTS by Charles M. Schulz

Grell Art: "Playing Secret Santa"
by SweetLittleVampire
sweetlittlevampire.deviantart.com

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman"
SoundDogs.com
R.E. Morgan; DogCom Music Publishing; BMI

"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
SoundDogs.com
Craig Riley; SI Publishing; SOCAN

3DF is a non-profit voice acting group. We are fans doing it for the love of audio drama and the great sources we base our projects on. We are not affiliated with any of the corresponding companies: GYAKUTEN SAIBAN (Ace Attorney) belongs to Capcom; KUROSHITSUJI (Black Butler) belongs to Yana Toboso and A-1 Pictures. We bow down at their feet, and make no money in the process of doing so. All love, no mula.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

"Butler" Ep. 20 Fan-Dub Excerpt

3DF's Black Butler "Proper" series, as it's come to be known in the cast, is drawing to a close.  The finale, BLACK BUTLER: From the Ashes, will conclude our presentation next year.  But there's quite a jump between Rewritten's last episode, #18 and Ashes' first episode, #22.  I highly suggest checking them out.

[...] "But Faith, we love the 3DF cast, and can't wait 'til next year for more!"


Oh, well, in that case...



Some of the lovely folks in our cast have gotten together to not only perform an epic scene from Ep. 20, His Butler, Escaping, but they did it with visuals!  As usual, though, please be aware that Black Butler contains material that may not be suitable for all viewers, and this is certainly not an exception.

In this scene, Sebastian has been taken captive and brought to the Tower in Ciel's place after the boy earl is accused of drug trafficking.  After some time, a familiar enforcer greets him to offer him a deal...and administer punishment if need be.

Starring the voices of Jason Marnocha as Sebastian Michaelis, Lord Randall and the dungeon master; Krystal Donahue as Angela Blanc; and Rina Adachi as Ciel Phantomhive.  It was edited by Jason, and is hosted at Krystal's voice acting YouTube page.  (Please see the sidebar for links.)