Well here we go, into the maelstrom as it were, many terrible and horrible things lie in wait for the Defenders as they careen into their final confrontation with the Ethos controlled Malco! Difficult decisions will have to be made and loyalties will be tested and in the end the future of Rados will hang in the balance.

There are some very exciting episodes to come, episode 48 “Mel on my mind” will be a nice comedic interlude before the storm clouds gather in 49 “Complications”. In episode 50 ,“Nightfall” our heroes will learn of the origins of Rados and the heavy price that comes with that weighty knowledge, a knowledge that will destroy one of our main characters! Finally in 51 “Twilight” Rados will be plunged into the chaos of war as a massive army of Sigil Slayers led by Lady K seeks to destroy the remaining defenders and claim the icons. One of the defenders will betray their friends and Rados in this dark hour. Episode 52 “Di-Gata Dawn”, is a truly epic conflagration of destruction as the Ethos controlled Malco makes his final bid for power with one of the defenders at his side!
It promises to be a very exciting finale to an excellent season of Di-Gata Defenders and leaves me asking “Will anyone survive!?!?!?”

Here’s a look at some cool designs, board panels and script pages from these epic last episodes!


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Hey Guys, there have been a number of requests to see the original bible that I used to pitch Di-Gata Defenders, well this is going to be the first public showing of that document!

First a little history: Nelvana was doing a pitch session for a project called the Funpack, which was to be a creator driven series of 5 min interstitials. I wasn't initially going to pitch anything until a colleague prompted me on the train. I didn't have anything I thought would be good for this type of format but I decided that i did have a great idea that I thought they might be interested. So I spent the next 2 weeks putting together a bible and at the end of it I had to go into a room with 4 executive big wigs and I had 15 min to prove to them that my idea was great. to make a long story short, it worked and I spent the next year developing the idea with a script writer name ken Cuperus.

You will notice some very big differences between the initial pitch and the final DGD's show and you will also see some things that didn't change. All in all I feel the show is a major improvement over the initial idea but that it still contains the important essentials.

If I were to give anyone advice on pitching and creating a bible for an idea it would b this:

1. Communication is KEY! You want the idea to present itself as concisely and completely in a short a time as possible! Don't clutter it up and don't get too involved right off the bat. What is it that is interesting and unique about you're idea? Make sure that THAT is front and center. If you can't gfet someone excited about this idea in 5 min, then you never will!

2. Stay true to your inspiration, make sure you know where the defining moment in your life or kernel of excitement for this idea comes from and know where it lives! Visit it often and throw away anything that doesn't reflect it!

3. Familiarity is good. If there are familiar elements in your idea that people can relate to or other shows that will help them get an idea about your show, that's good BUT it shouldn't be the front and center, that has to be your hook. The HOOK (what is unique and original) is the focus, familiarity helps you relate that unique idea and make it easier to grasp.

Without furthur adieu, the original DGD bible:

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Rados is a land with a wealth of mystery and secrets waiting to be unlocked, if you're willing to face the monsters that lie in wait! In the second season of Di-Gata the Defenders face a new enemy, the dreaded Ethos. (Don't worry Order of Infinis fans some of those sinister guys will be back as well) As the Defenders come closer and closer to an apocalpytic battle with this anchient evil they also delve furthur into the secrets of Rados and the very source of the Di-Gata Stones!

Some of this arcane knowledge will change our heroes in ways they can't even fathom and will unleash powers that could potentially plunge Rados into eternal darkness. Be ready to unearth these secrets with Seth, Mel, Erik and Rion but watch out for the monsters!

Here some of the mysterious people and guardians the defenders encounter!

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Hey Everyone, the design crew here continue to churn out some fantastic stuff for upcoming episodes! These images are from ep’s 27-31 and all I can say is that stuff gets crazy after 26!

These drawings are from a training dojo that contains many secrets. An ancient teacher of Di-Gata Defenders, gives the Defenders a tour!

This is the entrance to the Dojo, looks like it’s seen better days!



This is inside the Dojo, lots of carvings and ancient secrets on these walls!



This is a carving that Tzur interprets for the Defenders and offers them vital information for their quest. Can you quess what it is?



This is a wraith of one of the Ethos, a race of evil Di-Gata Vampires!



This is a hide out of some nasty villans!



A new defender? Maybe!



My favourite! Robotus in SPIDER MODE! How cool! I wonder if he can spin a web?



That’s it for now, next time I’ll see about putting up some script and board samples!

*art by Greg Collinson, Dave MacDougall and Sasa Radosavcevic

Hey!

Things are really moving along now, we got lots of scripts on the go and we are doing some really great preliminary designs for the new shows! There are some really cool things happening in the 2nd season with some cool new bad guys and some of our old baddies undergoing some interesting changes! Brackus especially becomes very different; let’s just say that the Defenders and him are going to be quite close!

Anyway onto the cool stuff - here’s some new designs for some upcoming episodes. Hope you like them!

This is a design for a potential character in season 2.



I just wanted to include this drawing because I thought it was funny! Min-Robotus cracks me up! LOL



Can you recognize any guardians in here?



This is kind of like a zoo but with a twist!



And finally here’s a monastery that Adam talked about in episode 10. Do you know its name and somebody who’s “staying” here?



That’s it for now, next week I might post up some storyboard pages or an excerpt from a script!