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Post by Ola Schubert on May 23, 2007 7:54:58 GMT -5
Hi there!
During this month I have been thinking alot about what kind of tool would suit me best. I have been waiting for Flash CS3 to take a giant leap forward as a animators tool, but I am a little dissapointed. So I am turning my eyes towards Toon Boom and Moho, as well as Flash of course. But I realise that if I am going to make a really high class animation, Flash is not the program I should be working in, especially not with pixel graphics. As I am about to start animating I have come to understand that those programs togeather will probably be the best way to achieve what I want.
Anyway, I have been reorganising the first chapter quite alot, and I think it will turn out much better than the original plan. I have been working on the beginning that will include a nice camera zoom. On top of this I am also looking around for music, I have turned to old swedish folktunes just to see if I can find a nice theme to work with. If you have any ideas, please let me know.
The story have become far more complex than I ever thought it would, and that is only good. I am a perfectionist when it comes to my own work, so you will have to be patient. This only makes the film even better.
I will give you some updates on the forum when I have some things to show you guys.
See you!
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Post by Esn on May 23, 2007 18:54:55 GMT -5
I will try to help with your search for music, though this is a bit difficult since I've never heard a Swedish folk song (only Norwegian and Icelandic, from the area). Still, most good composers will be able to switch styles to an extent. You could take a look at the Newgrounds audio portal Classical section. There are some trully wonderful composers working there, even though the audio portal is a poor, neglected part of Newgrounds and is broken in some significant ways (for example, its voting system is a far poorer judge of quality than the flash portal's and much more open to vandalism). Here are some examples of my favourite composers (that give some indication of their work). If you like what you hear, you could contact some of them... Forest of the Unnamed by Simon-F (a wintry-sounding piece) Prelude no. 4 Adagio Sostenuto by Winterwind-NS (one of the best classical composers on NG, especially of reflective piano pieces) Liberi Lunerum by smartpoetic (I just heard this recently; it seems like its style might fit into the film) Other very good composers include Bosa and MaestroRage, though I think their styles might be a bit less suitable (maybe not). Anyway, it may be a good idea to just listen through some of the stuff in the top 50 and see if you like anything (and the 50 below that, too, because the voting system is a bit unreliable). Other than that, I don't really know, and I expect that you know more than I do (it's your country, after all). Thanks for keeping us all updated! And yes, one of my songs is currently in that top50, which shows what an unreliable thing it is.
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darren
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Post by darren on May 23, 2007 21:39:33 GMT -5
I've never heard of Toon Boom or Moho.
As I don't know how professional those two animation programs are, maybe this next one I'm suggesting now is not as professional.
Nevertheless, you might want to look up the program, Blender --> http://www.blender.org\
For the musical aspects of the film, I think it will be pretty easy for you to decide what kind of music to use, as you can easily listen to different composers to find a specific style of music that suits your taste; not just purely folk tunes. For example, you can turn to country or symphonic, etc...
Hope I helped. =] Thanks, again, for keeping us informed! =D
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Post by Esn on May 23, 2007 23:19:56 GMT -5
Hmm, I think Blender is a 3D animation program, though. Though since Ola does seem to have some 3D elements in there, he might find it useful. There's an upcoming commercial feature film called "Plumiferos" that uses Blender, and it looks pretty good. As for the music... again, I'm not quite sure what Ola is after (perhaps he isn't fully sure himself yet). You could try and see if there's any suitable public domain music in Sweden. A lot also depends on the cost; the reason I mentioned the Newgrounds composers is because there are some very talented young artists there at the beginning of their careers who would likely be very excited to contribute to such a project. Simon and Winterwind, particularly, seem to be consistently good composers whose styles may fit the film. I noticed that Simon has mastered a variety of different styles (Hungarian, Russian, and Spanish are what I've seen so far) and would likely be able to make a good imitation of a Swedish folk song style. Also, there's Lee Miller from the Brackenwood forum. He composed the end credits to "the Yuyu".
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