AWESOME Xyrick! Cant wait to hear =D!

Here is a recording from Xyrick
Here is a noise reduced , quieter version

We will get a better recording method worked out for the final production.

Xyrick greate job! I really like the quite version, It seems like it would fit very well in the production. It kind of remimds me of Other worlds By Makoto Shinkai

~Slaka

I came across this random generator site that might be helpful if anyone is stuck with names or stories or character designs or whatever.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Warning: use with caution if you are a procrastinator


PS. love the track xyrick, wish I can play or write songs as well as you do

Gee tnx everyone..XXD
wait for the other one. its not that great though..

Hey, if we go ahead with the whole space thing I was thinking about music to go with it and I think a Coldplay ( X&Y) feeling would go well. Certian parts in their songs have that space voyage feeling. (I am talking the subltle sounds, if you ignore the singer and guitar).

~Slaka

That can be done. I will start work on an electronic track from your suggestion.
I am also working with Xyrick to get his next track online.

I've posted the Project Goals on the main page ->

Project Goals(Clarified):
Total Time - 5:00 minutes
Scenes (# of layered, complete backgrounds) - 35
Cuts (single scenes that make up the movie)- 45, Text Cuts(?)
Average Cut time - 6 sec
Repeat Cuts (repeating the same cut, perhaps in a flashback) - 0-3
Layers Per Cut (individual layers that will be animated/scrolled) - Up to 5?
2D Hand-drawn Animations Cuts (simple frame/frame animations)- 10-12
Complex Hand-drawn Animation Cuts (cuts that will require substantial work time)- 5?
3D Animation Cuts - 15
Music Tracks (individual songs) - 3-4

For Comparison -->
She and Her Cat (Stats):
Total Time - 4:45
Scenes (Sets) - 70
Cuts - 75 + Text Cuts
Average Cut Time - 3 sec
Repeat Cuts - 4
Layers Per Cut - up to 6?
2D Hand Animation Cuts - 15
Complex Hand Animation Cuts - 6
3D Animation Cuts - 14
Music Tracks - 2

Ettoo .. I have noo idea what those goals mean ..
What keywords should I feed to Google to find out more?

Hahaha Super :P. Cuts are within scnes (example)Cockpit angle1 :cut: close up on face :cut: cocpit angle2 Etc. He is just laying out a basica overall idea of animation etc. Giving us a reacable longterm goal, so that we can set short term goals. =D

~Slaka

We are moving a little slow..
By this weekend, I will have a few assignments to hand out.
These will be backgrounds, designs, and effects that we will most definitely need.

The biggest hold-up right now is the story / storyboards.
If there are no objections, I will work to finish up the story.
Please provide feedback as much as possible.

Also note, even though each of you has a title, you are free to help outside of your area.
Example: Writers can also work on backgrounds, etc.
A little away from the process, but this may speed things up a bit.

This is somewhat of a test group, so things may be a little slow until we get into the routine.

I'm back in action. Will let you set the story direction, cibo, and just check for technical accuracy and such stuff. If you want, I can do a bit of storyboarding.

Also note, even though each of you has a title, you are free to help outside of your area.

Excellent idea. Since some of us are new to such things, getting a chance to play around might be a better way to gain experience and find out what we're good at.

Here are a few items to start working on--->

Backgrounds:
3 or more Space fields - Large format, square or rectangle( 1)
3 or more Orbit views of Earth in Daylight, different perspectives (not full view)( 1)( 2)( 3)( 4)
2 or more Orbit views of Earth in Darkness (city lights), different perspectives( 1)
Closeup Orbit view of Earth (day/night)- long format (5x1 ratio?) This is a partial surface map of the planet
Sun - Full distant shot - Shall we just use a lensflare?
Orbital Sunrise concepts

Foregrounds:
Ship interior, Cockpit (full screen, with room to scroll)
2 or more views of Ship exterior, at least one full view
Ship exterior with and w/out damage and debris
Ship interior wall with and w/out damage
Semi-distant Debris - Distant ship w/debris, smoke, etc.
Alarm lights for ship interior
Ship control panel with Master Alarm, etc. - lights that will animate
A nice collection of references
1, 2, 3

Character:
Selphina face closeup
Color Selphina sketches with 2 or more color schemes
3 or more full body views of Selphina floating
Selphina's Forearm with Oxygen and RCS Fuel meters(1st person view)
Selphina floating silhoette, several perspectives

Voice samples:
If you can record yourself, try out a few lines of a character you could play (english).
* Final story to be posted soon..



Keep everything on separate layers; this will help during the animation process.

-UPDATE-
Let's try this process:
Create a concept with low detail, send cibo a link or post it in the forum.
From there I'll let you know to go ahead with a finished version, or any changes that are needed.

I feel more comfortable doing natural things, so ill start working on the background starfields, planet views etc. Are these supposed to be full detailed, colored, presentable pictures? Or just concept color schemes with low detail?
Concept type w/ colour

~Slaka

More Music from Xyrick:

Song 1 - Original
Song 1 - With added effects

Melodious - Original
Melodious - With added effects

Hey thats really good, nice effects :D. I personally think the second one would be really amazing with a violin leading :).

~Slaka