My new concept opening!

mark2929 wrote on 4/6/2008, 9:01 AM
Wheres my video sharing site gone?

Chienworks?

Equipment used
EX-1
Vegas pro 8
Acid
C4d 3D Program
After effects.

I have written a script and to TRY to give a flavour of what it might look like I made a concept opening for the first few minutes. I'm limited by budget scale and signed actors! But hey who cares! So please have a look at my concept/test OPENING.. And maybe leave some thoughts?


http://www.mydeo.com/videodownload.asp?YID=679&CID=177563

edit:
I've corrected the link now!


This was the script.

FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE. SAMS SMALL CAPSULE EARTHBOUND
A Sun explodes. A massive violent explosion. Whizzing
across this landscape. A black capsule "Whoosh” flies
through space. Through warped images. Space the scale of
distance as a horizon disappears into infinity.
Images of strange shapes and ghostly appearance. Like
mirrored reflections and lights. Ghostly contortions of
stars and galaxies as they move slowly.
The universe. Contorted by the capsules faster than light
speed.
A lifeless looking cold frozen body. A light “glimmering”
can be seen as we break through the capsule wall. A voice
can be heard. This V/O is a pre-recorded message and heard
from Sams POV. It can be used as a background to the
journey as required. It can be loud soft or indiscernible.
(The first part though does contain a plot point. The
learning program enables them to later design the new
Battle simulator prototype and for convenience is in
italics.)
DOCTOR BOUGHTON (V.O.)
This is Doctor Boughton Sam. "This
Mission is one way. Your going
Home. Your Destination? Your
Place of birth.
A small drill. Drills into sams head. A clear plastic pipe
with robotic equipment moves down the tube into his Brain.
DOCTOR BOUGHTON(CONT’D)
I’ve made a learning program to
help you operate their machinery.
It’s being adapted to your
Genetic makeup It will enable you
to operate their transportation.
This program will run completely
independent of you and still be
accessible by your conscious
mind. The inhabitants defined by
our Analysis model are at a low
level of technology. But
undoubtably under review by the
Artec intelligence control life
scan systems. Once there your
high alpha wave activity should
lure them in. Our assessments
show this has an 90% probability,
providing of course you stay
unknown until the Artec life scan
systems locate your position.

Once you reach your destination
you’ll know enough of their
customs and knowledge to live
undetected among them.
Outside Sam’s craft flies through the universe. Past gas
Nebulas. Through meteorite storms. Etc. A visual spectacle
of the universe’s wonder.
Sams craft approaches earth and flies downwards. A
different light comes on, and the process of bringing Sam
to waking consciousness begins. Close up of Sam stirring.
DOCTOR BOUGHTON (CONT’D)
If they become suspicious your
not one of them. Isolate
yourself. They are approaching a
more advanced level and can be
unpredictable. Acquire one of
their dwellings and wait. Then
remain hidden and stay away from
trouble.
The V/O Continues until the end of this sequence.
EXT. SAM GETS OUT OF HIS CAPSULE. - NIGHT
Sam’s craft lands on the bank of a lake at night. He gets
out and reaches back in for a bundle. The craft takes off
automatically. He throws the bundle over his back and sets
out for the town. Looking up he sees the moon and across
from it Orion his home. He can see it’s so far away.
EXT. SAM WALKS ALONG A MOTORWAY. - SUNRISE
He walks along a Motorway and past a big sign. Early
morning. sunrise.
EXT. SAM IN TOWN. - SUNRISE
Sam has arrived in town. In front a newspaper stand with a
cafe next to it. Lots of sights, cars trucks. He looks at
the papers and pulls one out he looks at it and we see in
his mind’s eye the learning program deciphering the
language. He pulls out some money looks at the coins
strangely before giving them to the seller who reacts
indifferent to Sams odd behaviour giving him his change.
CUT TO. Sitting in an all night cafe with a bought
newspaper he circles a rented house.

Comments

mark2929 wrote on 4/6/2008, 10:05 AM
Sorry bout this I gave a wrong link earlier! :)

http://www.mydeo.com/videodownload.asp?YID=679&CID=177563

TheHappyFriar wrote on 4/6/2008, 3:17 PM
impressive. very impressive! A great opening. I'm interested in more of the movie now!
plasmavideo wrote on 4/6/2008, 4:54 PM
Mark, the link doesn't seem to be working.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 4/6/2008, 5:01 PM
i had to paste the url in to windows media player for it to work.
DJPadre wrote on 4/6/2008, 7:34 PM
works fine streaming with VLC
kentwolf wrote on 4/6/2008, 8:35 PM
Excellent.

Obviously took a lot of work.
Jim H wrote on 4/6/2008, 9:23 PM
streamed very well for me. Great quality. Loved the cloud scene with the light rays... was that stock footage you were using mostly? or rendered imagery? Sound track was also very well done..same question, not knowing your toolset, is the music stock or do you do it all?

As a trailer, it works.... was not expecting a tutorial.... but a little "making of" would be interesting.
mark2929 wrote on 4/6/2008, 11:39 PM
No. The music is not mine just some help from acid! Well spotted there was some stock footage! I had two weeks off which I devoted to this. (School hols)

A making of? I did think about this as a possibility. If there was enough interest perhaps! What I wanted to achieve with the first few minutes was to get people inerested enough in the rest of the film! I have been encouraged recently by the BBC writers room who read the script and generally liked it. So I'll keep going with this.
mark2929 wrote on 4/7/2008, 1:23 AM
Plasma

I tried it this morning! I think the problem may be traffic.
[r]Evolution wrote on 4/7/2008, 12:01 PM
Whoa!
That's a 60MB download!

I wonder how many people are watching - have watched - will watch?
I would hate to be hosting this thing.

by the way
-- Awesome Video!
mark2929 wrote on 4/7/2008, 3:13 PM
Thanks for those who did watch! and especially who gave comments. Im pleased as a concept idea for the first few pages it worked. Im sure if there was real money cast and crew this could be something that could succeed. Again a huge thanks to all for letting me share this with you.
Jim H wrote on 4/7/2008, 5:19 PM
sync2rhythm , 60 megs is nothing. Consider Youtube lets you upload 100meg files. I have many videos on my server and on vimeo that are well over 100 mb and stream fine. Are you on dial up? I can't remember what that was like - it was over 10 years ago since we got cable (now we're on fiber). Back then you didn't see too many 60 meg files. Now I don't even really refer to watching videos online as "downloading." It's just watching.

Oh yeah, and when I was a boy I used to walk 10 miles to school each way in 3 feet of fresh snow. ... and we carried our lunch in a tin box.
mark2929 wrote on 4/8/2008, 5:40 AM
Plasma I made a lower quality version (Half the size) Here. Should be easier to watch!

http://www.mydeo.com/videodownload.asp?YID=227&CID=178163
mark2929 wrote on 4/9/2008, 2:04 PM
Made a website for it now! There is a trailer there as well. Also the menu buttons dont work yet, but the link in red does.

http://www.freewebs.com/markwilliams/index.html

http://www.mydeo.com/videodownload.asp?YID=679&CID=177563
Terje wrote on 4/9/2008, 3:18 PM
I'll watch this movie based on your trailer. For sure.
mark2929 wrote on 4/10/2008, 11:14 PM
Terje. If there ever is a movie you'll get free tickets to the premiere!