[Fozzy]

I was watching the final fantasy film the other day and i thought it would be great if there was an animated freespace film, the scp has developed beyond what anyone could have imagined and that gave birth to the freespace upgrade project who have the talent to make models for an animation.

I would like to write a script for an animated freespace film, with your help. which could be turned into an animated film. this could be a fun project which could be entered into small film festivals and would be somthing great to have on your CV when applying for jobs in the TV/Film industry.

Edit: i am not thinking of anything to big, about 20 mins long to start with

If this project takes off then it would be quite a few months before any animation could take place, the first thing we have to do is come up with a plot line (remember that even tho the film is set in the FS universe it will be marketed to people who have never played FS).

thinks that need sorting first:
1) alpha one needs a name. (i like "Aken Snipes", a good homage to FS).
2) good plot line that anyone can understand.
3) an idea for an eyecatching opening sequence.
4) what sort of film its going to be. comedy/Horror/Thriller/Action Adventure, etc....

[redsniper]

Why not shoot for just 5 mins first. Projects like this always take far more time and effort than predicted.

[Hades]

FS movie would be more like a Horror, action, and shooting.

[Fozzy]

Why not shoot for just 5 mins first. Projects like this always take far more time and effort than predicted.

true, ok what would the story line be.

i quite like the idea of somthing like this...
http://web.archive.org/web/20010208163221/www.interplay.com/freespace/stories/story1.html
thanks to goober for digging this story up and posting it in the Art forum.

it hasnt got that many models in it and it could be adapted so outsiders to the FS scene could understand it

[lenard27]

Why not shoot for just 5 mins first. Projects like this always take far more time and effort than predicted.

Yeah, I seem to remember seeing in the Sky Commander and the World of Tomorrow special features that the guy who made it started out doing it himself and after like 3 years and 6.5 minutes done. So even with more than one person helping, it's going to take some time.

Back on Topic, I think it should be s Sci-Fi/Action Combo. With maybe a dash of Horror added for taste.

[redsniper]

I'd be willing to lend my (limited) modeling skills to this endeavor if it looks like it could actually go anywhere. I can't make any guarantees as to quality or timeliness, but I could sure give a heck of a try.

[Dark Hunter]

[totally off-topic]Which FF film were you watching? Spirits Within or Advent Children?[/totally off-topic]


Anyway: I think this would be quite interesting. Though I do agree with it taking forever: I had to do a ~5min. film for class, and it took forever to edit correctly... and that was with a professional-level program (the school provided one for the class), not some lesser stuff like Windows Movie Maker.


If you wanted to be lazy: you could just use the FS1 intro for an eye-catching opener... or would that be against the copyright laws?

[Thor]

as the Film School Drop Out in residence, I'd be willing to help where i can. 

[Mobius]

1) alpha one needs a name. (i like "Aken Snipes", a good homage to FS).

Alpha One doesn't need a name. It would be stupid. Alpha One is each player of FreeSpace 2. His name is English/German/Polish/Finnish/Italian/Greek/Latin[insert all nationalities] and Elvish.

Are the cutscenes of Wing Commander Saga created by the team? We can come out with something similar.

[Snail]

We should try something simple first.

[Mobius]

I also think we can try to improve original FreeSpace 2 cutscenes. Bosch's ones seem simple and can be done, what do you think?

[falco]

I think this film is a good idea. But we need to test it first. A small 5 min. movie that will show us if we can do it.

[Mobius]

As I said, the WCS team came out with nice cutscenes. The community can create small cutscenes, I'm sure of it.

[Fozzy]

I also think we can try to improve original FreeSpace 2 cutscenes. Bosch's ones seem simple and can be done, what do you think?

i think re-doing the FS animations will be a great idea, that way anyone who is intrested in animation can learn more about it before the short movie is made.

i took a look at pixars website, they use simple models in animation and then use somthing called "renderman" to render them, looks like a possibility...

https://renderman.pixar.com/products/whatsrenderman/index.htm

[ShadowGorrath]

1. Alpha1 doesn't need a name - it'll spoil a part of 'fun' from playing FreeSpace2 and watching the film .

2. The plot line ... I don't know about that .

3. FS1 intro ! j/k . But something similar would work .

4. I would advice horror-action-adventure and etc.

And at first I would also advice to make it about 5 min long . Part movie , part trailer . Maybe more people will become interested then and would be willing to help for the bigger film .

Just my idead . I don't know nothing about making films and etc. , though I edit videos in windows movie maker .

P.S. I'm watching this topic now 

[Snail]

How about making it not a film, but a kind of series released in 20 minute episodes, so it doesn't become a stagnant project (and even if it does we can see some of the stuff in it too).

[Mobius]

I can see great hopes, but nothing real. Is there something here able to create a FreeSpace based minifilm?

[Snail]

5 minutes itself is a stretch, but there is a possibility if people concentrate on it (which they probably won't and we'll all forget this thread existed ).

[Mobius]

Just contact the WCS team. If they can't create the film themselves, they can give us precious hints about importing models and stuff like that

[Fozzy]

Just contact the WCS team. If they can't create the film themselves, they can give us precious hints about importing models and stuff like that

whats the WCS's link?

it defently wont hurt to ask what programmes they use and see what "hints" they could give us. I.E. tutorials on animating and links to animating resources.