The Great Tree

Durin Mephit · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:

Filming with Zardoz is going pretty well, when Zardoz isn't crashing. The last part then will be to get a little Laxman in the Nexus. for that... going to need Ashtar's Special Help.
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Zardoz · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:48 am Post subject:

Sorry, I had too much vino with dinner . . .

Razz

Durin Mephit · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:15 am Post subject:

You were great, Zardoz.

These videos are going to kick so much rear-end, people won't feel their hineys for weeks.
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Cycreim · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:14 am Post subject:

Good game, Marten. I'm seriously looking forward to seeing this episode finished. Very Happy

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Professor Askew · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:46 am Post subject:

Okay, I've finally caught up with this thread. Judging by the number of poasts I made it seemed as if I was up to speed....but I wasn't. lol. Much of the time I was depressed over the situation with my PCs. Speaking of which, my lock-up issue was finally resolved earlier this week by yanking out one of my video cards. So, now I am free to play games with no time limits/lock-ups. Now I have to work backward and figure out why it won't work with 2 cards in SLI mode. But, I can do that at my leisure.
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Ashtar · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

By your command exalted one Smile

Just give us the word and we will setup a Nexus gathering plus give Laxman the proper duds.

Ashtar
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

I am now happily assembling Episode 1 in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. Very Happy

It lets me put dropshadows on titles, so that you can read them on bright or dark backgrounds. Just the thing that I needed.

I will post the first preview of the revised work after I get the opening title image from Daedalus.
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

Okiedoke. I'm going to make this public now.

First a few points:
* The script is almost finalized. What is represented here for the opening dialogue is not exactly the final wording but it is close.
* Tonight I will send out the script to translators.
* Tonight, as long as the power supply doesn't fail again (ask Ashtar), I will film the remaining scenes I need for Episode 1 on the Great Tree shard and proceed with further assembly. I have _got_ to get moving on this beyond the point where this video stops.

QT7 format: http://marten.treeweasel.com/UntilUru/Ep1Test7a.mov

The Zardoz and Phil scene will also be in this episode - but after getting through the Sharper scene.
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Rils · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

That is the awesomest piece of Uru movie magic I've ever seen. That one dude in the Riven shirt and Red Toque(tm) is absolutely fantastic, wherever did you find him?!

Rolling Eyes

Seriously, I can't wait to see the rest. My only comment so far is in regards to the opening. I love love love the cinematography right there, but the phrase "Years ago, the DRC..." It's been, what, in the realm of about ten years or so? "Years ago" makes it sound significantly more than that, like, oh, 80 or 400 years ago. I don't know if that's part of yer "not-final wording" or not... Maybe you could say "Initially, the DRC..." or "For several years the DRC..." or "For 10 years the DRC and their Restoration Engineers worked without distracton" (or however many it was). I kinda like that last one.

Just my .02.

~Rils
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janaba1 · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject:

wow!!!

Durin Mephit · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:25 am Post subject: Ep 1 Credit disclaimer

I need a short, straight to the pont way of saying "The scenes you've just seen are recreations of events from Uru Prologue, accurate to the best of our ability and knowledge. Volunteers replace the roles of explorers who could not represent themselves."

I feel we need something better than what I just wrote. Something that won't give the translators a headache when converted to French or German.
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Moiety Jean · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:45 am Post subject:

Actually I think this is pretty good.
Most of my ideas make it longer, and match what the movies often say in their disclaimers at the end.

Here's one, though:

"These events from Uru Prologue have been reenacted [or recreated] as accurately as possible. Volunteers stand in for explorers who could not reprise their own roles."

Eh! Confused

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janaba1 · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:56 am Post subject:

my suggestion:

"These events from Uru Prologue have been recreated as accurately as possible.
Volunteers replace the roles of explorers who could not represent themselves Wink

jana