Concerning the show piece. Before we start pitching, a small exercise might be good, just to get people thinking and pumped. What is being envisaged here, is effectively an ad.
Would people post links to the most Awe inspiring ads they have seen, i don't just mean ads made with softimage. stuff in and around a minute. On 12 March 2014 02:27, Perry Harovas <perryharo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <p...@bustykelp.com> 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 < >> sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com> 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 <artur.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, like the movie and making off. >>> >>> Artur >>> >>> >>> 2014-03-12 2:09 GMT+01:00 Sebastien Sterling < >>> sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> We can make both. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12 March 2014 00:54, javier gonzalez <javi09warr...@gmail.com>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 <jasonsta...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>> 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/> >
