oBsCuRe StUdIoS

Who needs an Oscar when you can win Prestige?

Obscure Studios is holding the first Annual Prestige Awards (date and time to be determined, so stay tuned for details)! These awards are just for Obscure Studios, to show our appreciation for the talented men and women who made the last year of productions possible.

So, here's the part you need to know: we have an online ballot set up on the Prestige Awards page on our website - www.obscurestudios.net, which you can only reach if you're logged in. If you're already a site member, you'll have no problem getting in. If you're not a member, it literally takes two seconds to become one.

On that page, enter your nominations for the best of the best from Obscure Studios' 2008 and 2009 productions. Then, we'll have a good ol' fashioned awards ceremony.

If you have any questions, please comment here or email us at obscurestudios@gmail.com.

BE EXCITED!!!!

Happy Halloween, my fellow oBsCuRiAnS!

You're really in for a treat (andmaybe a trick or two) in the next couple days - because Obscure Studioshas not one, but TWO Halloween-themed films ready for immediate release.

The first in our extravaganza of fright and mayhem is "Persona" - a psychological thriller about a murderer loose in a small mountain cabin. Who is the killer?

and then we are proud to present "The Fremont Tapes" - a documentary about a band of survivors of a deadly mutated virus and their struggles to survive.

We can't tell you anymore than that, but let me assure that our conclusion of the Month of Horror will quite literally knock your socks off. So, stay tuned here, on Facebook, and on our YouTube channel!

In Bismillah news, filming has begun and we hope to have the pilot episode out as soon as is humanly possible with our workloads. Keep checking back here for further updates!

Peace out!

Hello, our loyal fans! First off, a few apologies are in order. There have been a number of technical difficulties (see "The Camera's a Toaster!" below) that have utterly consumes, chewed, and swallowed all of our creative endeavors from the past couple months. Things like "Kayak Jousting" and "The Cold Dark Hand of Oblivion" that desperately need to see the light of day. But our camera simply refuses to give up the footage. We're working to fix the problem and ask for your continued patience.

Now, you may be wondering about the strange and mysterious symbol on the page above. It is, in fact, the title of our newest web series, written in Arabic calligraphy. Pretty cool, huh? The show is called "Bismillah" and it is a dark, gritty tale of life, death, politics, faith, technology, prejudice, and the torturous demise of human civilization in the not-so-distant future.

The script is written, the cast has been selected, costuming has begun, and set construction is about to commence. We're a little behind schedule, but we wanted to get it just right. You, our devoted fans, deserve nothing less. So, sit tight and we'll have some new entertainment for you soon!

Take it easy!

Attention, all you crazy Obscure Studios fans! All great things come to an end, and Reilly's Dorm is no exception. It has been a wicked cool ride and we are incredibly flattered (and downright surprised) by your enthusiasm for the series.

In the coming week, we will be releasing the final blogs in the saga that is the life of an underachieving college student named Reilly. All of your questions will be answered, secrets will be revealed, and the school year that refuses to end even in mid-July will come to its inevitable conclusion!

You can keep up with the final blogs on our Facebook group, on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/obscurestudios, and on our website - http://www.obscurestudios.net! On our website, you can also find our discussion forums, photo albums, short films, and exclusive behind the scenes content! Not to mention that you can buy our t-shirts to help pay for future Obscure Studios productions.

The final blogs of Reilly's Dorm. You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Hey all, just wanted to keep you in the loop vis a vis our exciting Obscure Staff Retreat this past weekend. Sure, we hung out by the river and tanned and totally forgot about the retreat thing for a little bit, but some work was done. I promise.

While enjoying the sunshine in Sedona, AZ, our dedicated staff mused over where the city cages its resident artists, the strangeness of the McDonalds with turquoise arches (instead of the typical golden ones), how we would very much like to murder the man who thought that roundabouts where a brilliant idea, how cute little kids were when they ran around convinced that every rock formation contained a giant fossil, how expensive the food in town was, and how a lizard would react to being assaulted by the papparazzi (needless to say, Russell Crowe could learn a thing or two).

After those orders of business were taken care of and my tan was reaching a perfect golden brown, we did some actual work. Most of it was boring, but even the boring details are all leading up to an exciting plot to draw you away from useful Internet pursuits, such as researching a for that big paper due in the morning or paying your bills.

This fall, Obscure Studios is proud to present a science fiction series guaranteed to blow your mind. More details will be coming soon, but for now, revel in the nerdiness we are about to unleash. If you're feeling particularly brave, wallow in it. That's right. Get it between your toes. Doesn't that feel good? Like mud in Oak Creek down at Sedona.

Anyway, check out our photo album from the retreat, a video update on our videos page, and keep checking this blog for all the latest and greatest OS news. Cue rumor mills to begin to churn.

Peace out!

I would have loved to come on here and give everyone some juicy-licious news about one of the latest projects the obscurity has been working on, but unfortunately for us all the stupid camera has decided to be a dirty dirty monkey and hoard the footage all to its lonesome.

Picture it now! Kayak-jousting! A monumental production that left the actors injured, fatigued, and hungry, if not a little more than suggestive, that never took flight all because a camera decided not to apply to that convenient store clerk position and spent the rest of its miserable life as a slacker in its parents' basement.

You dirty dirty whoopknacker of a cinemator!

Perhaps, one day far from now, the camera will die a horrible death (or at least get a little roughed up in a dark alley) and the top secret "lost" footage will finally be revealed, but until then, you'll all just have to sit there at your computer with your toweled robe and bag of potato chips and wonder:

"What the frak was on that Lost Footage??!!!!!!!"

Sleep is a precious commodity. It is vital, and when it is absent from one for a long enough time, it does things to you. Case in point: I'm witness to some of the most abnormal behavior on my sofa.

Things you've only seen in your dreams...

Hey there everyone!

Just thought I'd clarify some points about the last blog. I guess you could say that I have a short atten- so anyway, I guess that most of you missed the purpose of the last blog, so this is my

Redundancy Blog!!!

So to recap....

The second sentence of the post was perhaps my "thesis" of the blog. Within its confines contained the essence of the seasoning of my madness. Now I forget exactly what that was...

Moving on.

Last night oBsCuRe ViPs went to see the new remake of an old classic: STAR TREK!!

Yes, indeed. We saw it, and I must say it certainly whetted our appetite for various new genres that we will be taking a crack at in the near future.

Scifi, horror, drama, and more... 

Though certainly made popular through the comedy of Reilly's Dorm, 

oBsCuRe StUdIoS' crew is cornucopic with pulsating talent. 

Soon to come are a plethora of summer blockbuster hits!

Keep tuned for more updates and sneak peeks.

My apples peel themselves!

Oh thanks you almighty and venerable Xenu! Finals are nearly over for many of us which, for oBsCuRe StUdIoS, means that we have way more free time on our hands. Yay for those who follow the obscurity like cocaine!

So, just to kick things off, I'll tell you all what this means. Finals are the time of the semester when students become irate, cranky, lazy, and altogether unpleasant. Some people deal with their overwhelming stress and anxiety by brooding secretly in a dark corner listening to Creed, or some crap like that. Anything emo will do. However, though this group of deadly doom-sayers is definitely diabolical, they are few and far to find, being they spend every ounce of free time sleeping or walking from class to class plugged into an iPod with their head facing the ground. I would like to issue a warning to avoid groups of these people conglomerating together, as the storm clouds that gather above their heads could result in fairly severe lightning strikes, or at least finding a dead hamster in your backpack with a poorly written, and obviously forged, suicide note. Moving on.

These back-bent creatures also have cravings for mozzarella tuna, iced milk, and other combinations of foods. Pizza will taste good dunked in soda, and the attitude that junk food also "ages like fine wine" seems to be popular. No wonder dorms are cesspools of diseases...

This is uncomfortable. Let's move on.

The time of finals brings out sides of people previously described with words like "timid", "sane", and "who are we talking about again?" Normal human beings suddenly become irate, cranky, and altogether unpleasant. Be warned of extremely severe mood swings induced by even the slightest mention of anything educationally related, when not in an educational/institutional setting.

Having set forward these points, I come to a rather bold conclusion. There is a condition far more deadly than the swine flu spreading the country, and I am afraid that, if left unchecked, it could leave most of the country severely pissed off, and that's just lame.

Are you ready? You might want to take a seat. It's a condition I have termed "PMS", or "Procrastination Make-up Syndrome". It results from putting off all the books your professors have asked you to read over the course of the semester until the week before the final exam, which your professor has indicated is comprehensive and will contain 50% of its content from assigned readings, which you have neglected to do so you could "recharge your batteries from that crazy night of partying". Approximately a week or so before finals, PMS kicks in with ostensible symptoms, notably those listed above.

If you suspect that you, or someone you know, has contracted PMS, isolate that person and try to placate their wrath until the proper authorities arrive.

For more information, you should contact www.pms.org.

I hope you all become aware of this epidemic sweeping the nation, and you all take some time to enjoy the fine weather!

Peace out!

You thought we were busy during the school year. You ain't seen nothin' yet, my friends. Summer is fast approaching and we've got more big plans to take advantage of the time. We've got some great stuff coming your way - you might want to bookmark this site.

This past month, we tried our hand at a film competition. Our entry, "Drive-Thru Chapel" didn't win, but it still received good reviews and a few hearty chuckles. It will soon be available in its entirety here on Obscure Studios, but more importantly, we've developed a taste for longer films, like a shark develops a taste for blood...just slightly less sinister.

This summer, our line-up tentatively includes:

Sweet Potato Fries - an absurd, surreal comedy about one man's quest for the perfect steak.

The Gospel of Murray - a satirical comedy that follows the bizzare life of a novelist with a compulsive lying disorder.

The Covenant - a dark drama about a Death Row inmate and a priest and their struggles with life, death, morality, and faith.

and if there's time, The Third Degree - a film noir suspense thriller about the Mafia cover-up of a man's murder and the private investigator who risks his life to expose the conspiracy.

We've got the talent and now that we have the time, you, our loyal (though sadly demented) viewer, will be in for a cinematic tour-de-force. Keep checking back here for updates and our calendar for release dates.

Also, be on the lookout for stellar performances, because in just a few months, we'll be asking you to choose the best actors and actresses of the past year. Thank you very much, you've been a beautiful audience! Rock on!