Paul, this is a fantastic idea. I like the positive aspect of it, even though when I thought it was going another way towards the end, I was laughing (I thought the idea was going to end with everyone leaving the planet so they didn't have to work in Maya, but that was just my anti-Maya showing through).
I love that it is modular, can reuse assets, ends up telling a story in the end, but how it gets there is loose (which is important if we have a prayer of pulling this off). I really, really love the idea. It actually made me tear up just reading it. On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 10:03 PM, Bk <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I can't sleep and have had an idea. > > I think it would be good to make a visual metaphor of the situation. > I've been thinking that we would need to do something that could be > attacked modularly and allows a huge variety in styles coming together. > What we also have in our favour is that we come from different parts of the > world and all do different styles of work. > So my idea is. cgi on live action plates..filmed on dslr by different folk > around the globe. > > It's based on the wizard of oz. > > We start with one character, leaving a studio and start to walk, then we > cut to another studio with another totally different character style, > walking or moving. > This repeats. It doesn't have to be characters only, we could have a dust > cloud, or an ICE strand tangle. The more variety of cgi oddities the > better. We then cut to more of them moving through different landmarks > around the globe. ( assuming between us we know someone who lives nearby > enough to film them) > There could be Godzilla stomping through New York, an ice tangle going > under the Eiffel tower. they are all going somewhere. It could be as epic > as we can make it. There Could be a car chase, Whatever, as long as they > are moving somewhere with purpose. > Some characters could board a massive spaceship which takes off. Others > could get on a huge ocean liner.They are all making their way somewhere. > It culminates as a huge bizarre crowd of CGI 'things' gather at the door > of a big imposing building. A small character at the front knocks > We cut to text along the lines of "Please save us" > > I know it sounds epic, but that's kind of the point and if we had say 40 > people doing a little bit each and maybe reused old personal assets, it > might be achievable. I could dig Greg Mutt out and probably do a Godzilla > shot in a few days. > > > > > > > On 12 Mar 2014, at 01:15, Sebastien Sterling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If the Piece can be made, then the making off will follow :P, I'm just > exited for the opportunity to play with My/our favourite toy :) > > > On 12 March 2014 01:12, Artur Woźniak <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, like the movie and making off. >> >> Artur >> >> >> 2014-03-12 2:09 GMT+01:00 Sebastien Sterling < >> [email protected]>: >> >> We can make both. >>> >>> >>> On 12 March 2014 00:54, javier gonzalez <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think that is better make something like "Life after Pi", documentary >>>> gender to explain what is hapening and what the comunity wants, also with >>>> random interviews to studios and relevant peoples. 2cents >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-03-12 1:45 GMT+01:00 Jason S <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> I wouldn't necessarily call it a "fight" but more of a "plea" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/11/14 20:37, Emilio Hernandez wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 3D generalist, character->modeling, rigging. mid ICE level. >>>>> >>>>> Comp, editing and VFX here ready for battle. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years experience -Co-Author of "Mastering Maya"<http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Maya-Complete-Perry-Harovas/dp/0782125212> -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES)<http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/>
