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The Process Diary|Discussion Point 03-09 Episode
Welcome to this week's discussion point. It's a small mixed-bag of subjects, all things I have been thinking about over the past fortnight or so.I've been shifting my research from story construction and myth to science. This is mainly because I wanted to see the plausibility of my inciting incident. This research has led me to a TV series, and a book, both by Carl Sagan.CosmosPale Blue DotThe book contained a quote which inspired me to revisit the notion of religion,. I wondered what a future religion based on science, and one based on quashing scientific knowledge might be like. It also made me question what struggle I would think worth telling. This inevitably stems from my own personal bias, and a speak a bit on that.Story gets a revisit too. I've been writing both the pilot, as well as incidents which lead up to the story. But some incidents cannot be revealed until certain points in the series. I talk a little bit about the relationship between inciting incident and climax. It took me a little while to get this right. I feel as tho searching for a lesser story - that of Marcus searching for his daughter - was beginning to feel like a cheap substitute for the bigger picture. Ultimately, we want to know how and why the moon was destroyed. By putting the destruction up front, this sets up the ultimate climactic scene in the audiences mind where we know the moon may be restored, and the world saved.Here on the blog, I wish to share a few designs I have been "signing off" on. The first are the Mason Corp uniforms. Here is the chart of minor variation, but with the ones I was leaning towards highlighted:FromPublic AlbumFrom left to right: a high-rank director uniform; David Winfield's uniform; a spare; Marcus Blair's Miner uniform.FromPublic AlbumI've been working on the Winfield character some more. I want him to look clean cut; I imagine he will be blonde. He will have an approachable look, like someone who could very well be "the public face" of a product or company:FromPublic AlbumFromPublic AlbumFromPublic AlbumI have begun to model this character, but you won't see that for a couple of weeks.Speaking of the WIP videos: I have been getting a few comments on theVimeopages in regards to the videos in which I document the modeling process. If you would prefer to see a bit more of this, please leave a comment on this post, or email me at:flawedprefect@gmail.com. I will be glad to comply.Finally, a couple of shout-outs toShilo McCleanof the Sydney ACM SIGGRAPH for inviting me to speak on the subject of "The Working Artist". (Where it mentions "industry artists" - that's me!)Sydney ACM SIGGRAPHDigital StorytellingNext week, stay tuned for a special Brainstorming session with Marcello. We speak more on world building and begin to put flesh on the bare bones of the pilot. I will be releasing some more concept art (some even by 'Cello himself) on the blog.Download Lo FiSubscribe to iTunes Feed
[ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:22:00 +0000 ]
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