guernseyfreak Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Hey Guys, Simon here... I haven't posted anything in a long time as I have been way too busy with my latest creation, 'Against The Author, The War of the Worlds'. I'm just posting to say that production of this A:M motion picture is going great and it will be expected to be released about Winter 2005, or at the very latest, Summer 2006. For anyone out there who has never really heard of Against The Author Before, here is a description: Against The Author, The War of the Worlds is the latest creation from Simon Productions. It is a story that follows 3 young characters having to battle an army of 10,000 mindless killing machines. But, this story has a twist; The characters don't always follow the storyboard! They tend to do weird things that aren't in the script, like, for instance, argue with the narrator, join the good guys even if they're bad and battle along-side, over and even through the credits. This hilarious action adventure story will tell the tale of what happens when the camera is rolling, there is no script and the narrator helps the bad guys! And, for anyone out there who doesn't want tor read all the post, here is a quick trailer we made for the movie a long time ago, it is probably out of date, but it gives you guys a chance to see it in action, so, you can see it at my site. Post any comments here or check out the site at The Against The Author Webpage Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 I've been watching this project for awhile and I think the story idea is very creative! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 wow, thanx. It's great to actually ahve people out there who even know about the new motion pic. Let alone think it is creative. Thanx again. Any other comments or critique is welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 LOL! I just want to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Seriously. How far have you gotten? Just out of curiosity. If you want you can post some pictures of some of your progress! I eager to see how this has been going. Thanks by the way for that music site you posted a while back, I'll probably be using some of that for animations and such. -Robert Lazzarini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 I agree. And is it just you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Right Now we are not releasing any animated scenes to anyone untill the trailers are released. But, I would be happy to post a few screenshots of progress for you guys, just let me find them and I'll post them right away. To Starwarsguy, no, it is not just me working on this project, I am just directing and head of animation. I am working with a group of about 20 others including Rebecca Torrey with storyboard, Erica Rivera with Music Design, Jonathon Guild with vocal recording sessions, and so on... Well, I'll guess you will see in the credits! Bye the way, xade, i never remember posting any music site, so, thanx anyway, even though i don't remember! I'll post the images as soon as i can find a good set to post!!! I just attached a toon render of one of the scenes. The movie isn't in toon render, but i rendered it like that to see what it looked like. I'll go look for some more pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Yea, I thought you posted the music site in response to a question about where you got the song for your trailer, but whatever. That's cool too. Thanks for the picture! Can't wait to see more! -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Looks pretty neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 A-HA! I Found it! I knew I saw it. You posted it here: Your old post. Way back when in September. That was a while ago. Anyways, Keep up the pace. I wanna see the finished product! -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Here are some older pics... This picture you have most likely already seen. It is the most widely known of the already created screenshots and was one of the first released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamagica Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 It may be too late, but I think the characters look a dust mite too similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 This is a holgraphic view of the loading program. The loading program is where the characters get loaded into the story, kinda like the martix It was created simply by taking a klieg light, adding volumetircs and apply a cell turbulence to the light. This craetes a laser like effect. Just a little experiment for the movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Ya, I designed all the characters to look simalar due to the fact that they are in a game, and all game players look alike someway or another! But, if possible, I am designing the characters to change over time, and by the end of the movie they should be all independant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 I'll try and post more images by tommorrow if possible. Any other critique is welcome by anyone, not just jamagica and xade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacktaich Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Actually all the characters look alike because they are all based on the "Eddy" model on the CD. Great job though, huge undertaking. I like that laser idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Pretty much! Here are some of the characters pictures... This is Ben... This is Jon... This is Alex... There are alot more, but I can't post them all. Just visit my site if you want to see all of then. But, as you can tell, they were all based on the Eddy model! I Based it on the Eddy model because I can handle lighting, scenes, and animation, but I am terrible at modeling characters! But they are still all different characters, even if they are all based on 'Eddy'! Any other critique welcome on my website or the character pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyfreak Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Good news! My website has just been updated. It now includes a video trailer/test page, a texture gallery and even a small games page for those who get side-tracked easily! Anyways, enjoy the new website. AgainstTheAuthor.com Any critique is welcome on website and the trailers/video test or texture pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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