Return-Path: Received: from mail-lb0-f173.google.com ([209.85.217.173] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5075141 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 18 May 2013 19:32:57 +0200 Received: by mail-lb0-f173.google.com with SMTP id t10so5407288lbi.18 for ; Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=uv9N44xotpKZXNDKCcC6ToxFxw47zAFF0Lv/OwFVuZk=; b=yoqTo+VssqvPRLB7Xkzj750fvoClhNoOO4Mzk0LT1sn83YPxl4YfP6UeKqPaRGJFno p0UbHiovwA0XSa8lCGbUTE/wLrpffconFzW5oqwRQo4KeioiLT/U1pis4jLCL09Yqcsv DeU5BdKEAbVjsHQ3VxTThAi/3ulVDoADCRYWnAoVcePVhlyzfcpvrkq6F+L974bzlciW VR3ONCTMWv2t0ymDtH44hDpOh0BSm9h5OU/MIgfcNR/UwMUjWpjdfuJxqeaNAuzT9wwf lx9pqXMlHkgjUzi8PUTPGYYVZ0pB5nVdPd5SZbVZcmmbw7lCa2Mfh2BOED/jij+4icwV neSQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.138.5 with SMTP id qm5mr24066546lbb.2.1368898924776; Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.14.39 with HTTP; Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 19:42:04 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Story Boarding From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0112c2202514ef04dd019e8b --089e0112c2202514ef04dd019e8b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You're totally right Teddy. In fact, the project has been living with me for 6 years, at various stage of preproduction and even with a real french animation company at one time (but I said no 2 weeks before the company got almost bankrupt and choose to save it's only current project). And the plan is to produce a 10 minute demo of it to go get more funding, like Kickstarter and governmental money for instance. Meanwhile I've got some creative ideas on how to get some extra funds, like selling the scripts for exemple, maybe tutorials too, and other not AE related, but this won't be enough to do the whole thing. Maybe getting some sponsorship from hardware / software companies could help things running more smoothly, I'll make sure to give it a shot too. The cool thing is, because I already spent 6 years on it, finding out that I'm more motivated than ever to do it after so much time, and finding out that my 2 partners in crime involved from scratch also are, it makes me confident that we'll be able to produce something out of it. Using Story Boarding to get a rough cut at each screenplay revision along with the designs being imported in AE gives a very cool impression of moving forward at a nice pace, even with my poorly recorded voice over for all the characters. It keeps people motivated, let's hope it'll stay that way for a good run. Cheers, Seb 2013/5/18 Teddy Gage > Thats awesome, and good luck! > > That being said, Ive seen or been involved in several projects like this, > especially when I was starting out. Sadly most of them failed. I would > highly recommend starting with a short film of 10 - 15 minutes first, as = a > proof of concept. If you can pull that together not only will you learn a > lot about your ideal workflow, but you can use it to sell your idea for > more funding. Think kickstarter. Jumping right into a feature film you ca= n > get lost and lose focus on the scope of the project. A feature length > animation is an incredible undertaking even for a fully equipped team of > fifty people, let alone one person, no matter how intense their motivatio= n > and focus. Ambition is great, but stay realistic about your goals. My 2c > -tg > > > On Friday, May 17, 2013, S=E9bastien wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> sorry for the bit of self promo but hopefully, there also some >> interesting stuff in this mail. >> >> For the promo part: I've just released a new script that let's you impor= t >> a screenplay right inside After Effects. This is a script I'm developing >> for my own movie project (a bit more about that in a sec) but willing to >> push it forward beyond my own scope. You can check it out here: >> http://aescripts.com/story-boarding >> >> Now about that movie project. After following Stephen van Vuuren Imax in >> a basement film project, I've decided to make my very own feature film >> length animation movie, not I'm my basement, but in my living room. I've >> been saving some money for it and I'm deep through preproduction, >> finalizing the fourth draft of the screenplay, getting the first designs >> and building custom tools for AE as it will be solely done in AE, PS and >> other Adobe CC apps. >> >> I was wondering the best route to go to get some additional funding, and >> I've found that for now, I could do it that way: release on aescripts al= l >> the new tools I'm developing, and re-invest all the money I make from it >> right into the project, to help pay for licences, plugs, gear and more >> importantly, to be able to pay my friend and lead designer for a few mon= th >> in full time. >> >> So any dime you spend on my scripts ( >> http://aescripts.com/authors/s-z-0-9/sebastien-perier/) will go toward >> what I call my life project, and I hope to have it done and release it i= n >> about 4 years. Yep, will be a long run. >> >> Script Boarding is the first tool specificaly designed for this project >> that I release, and worry not, I won't bother you here with every script >> I'll release, that was a one time shame attempt for spotlight. >> >> Hope you'll like it, and hope to show you the progress as my journey in >> the wonderfull wolrd of self funded and self produced goes on. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Seb >> @yenaphe >> >> -- >> S=E9bastien >> >> >> Maison d'=E9dition fond=E9e en mille neuf cent deux mille douze >> overlook-publishing.com >> ** >> > > > -- > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn > > --=20 S=E9bastien Maison d'=E9dition fond=E9e en mille neuf cent deux mille douze overlook-publishing.com ** --089e0112c2202514ef04dd019e8b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You're totally right Teddy.

In = fact, the project has been living with me for 6 years, at various stage of = preproduction and even with a real french animation company at one time (bu= t I said no 2 weeks before the company got almost bankrupt and choose to sa= ve it's only current project).

And the plan is to produce a 10 minute demo of it to go get = more funding, like Kickstarter and governmental money for instance. Meanwhi= le I've got some creative ideas on how to get some extra funds, like se= lling the scripts for exemple, maybe tutorials too, and other not AE relate= d, but this won't be enough to do the whole thing. Maybe getting some s= ponsorship from hardware / software companies could help things running mor= e smoothly, I'll make sure to give it a shot too. The cool thing is, be= cause I already spent 6 years on it, finding out that I'm more motivate= d than ever to do it after so much time, and finding out that my 2 partners= in crime involved from scratch also are, it makes me confident that we'= ;ll be able to produce something out of it. Using Story Boarding to get a r= ough cut at each screenplay revision along with the designs being imported = in AE gives a very cool impression of moving forward at a nice pace, even w= ith my poorly recorded voice over for all the characters. It keeps people m= otivated, let's hope it'll stay that way for a good run.

Cheers,

Seb



2013/5/18 Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Thats awesome, and good luck!

=
That being said, Ive seen or been involved in several projects like th= is, especially when I was starting=A0out. Sadly most=A0of them failed.=A0I = would highly recommend starting with a short film of 10 - 15 minutes first,= as a proof of concept. If you can pull that together not only will you lea= rn a lot about your=A0ideal workflow, but you can use it to sell your idea = for more funding. Think kickstarter. Jumping right into a feature film you = can get lost and lose focus on the scope of the project. A feature length a= nimation is an incredible undertaking even for a fully equipped team of fif= ty people, let alone one person, no matter how intense their motivation and= focus. Ambition is great, but stay realistic about your goals. My 2c
-tg


On Friday, May 17, 2013, S= =E9bastien wrote:
Hi everyone,

sorry for the bit of self promo but hopefully, there also some in= teresting stuff in this mail.

For the promo part: I've jus= t released a new script that let's you import a screenplay right inside= After Effects. This is a script I'm developing for my own movie projec= t (a bit more about that in a sec) but willing to push it forward beyond my= own scope. You can check it out here: http://aescripts.com/story-boarding

Now about that movie project. After following Stephen van Vuuren = Imax in a basement film project, I've decided to make my very own featu= re film length animation movie, not I'm my basement, but in my living r= oom. I've been saving some money for it and I'm deep through prepro= duction, finalizing the fourth draft of the screenplay, getting the first d= esigns and building custom tools for AE as it will be solely done in AE, PS= and other Adobe CC apps.

I was wondering the best route to go to get some additional = funding, and I've found that for now, I could do it that way: release o= n aescripts all the new tools I'm developing, and re-invest all the mon= ey I make from it right into the project, to help pay for licences, plugs, = gear and more importantly, to be able to pay my friend and lead designer fo= r a few month in full time.

So any dime you spend on my scripts (http://= aescripts.com/authors/s-z-0-9/sebastien-perier/) will go toward what I = call my life project, and I hope to have it done and release it in about 4 = years. Yep, will be a long run.

Script Boarding is the first tool specific= aly designed for this project that I release, and worry not, I won't bo= ther you here with every script I'll release, that was a one time shame= attempt for spotlight.

Hope you'll like it, and hope to show you the progress a= s my journey in the wonderfull wolrd of self funded and self produced goes = on.

Cheers,

Seb
@yenaphe<= br>

-- S=E9bastien


=A0 Maison d'=E9dition fond=E9e en mille n= euf cent deux mille douze
=A0 overlook-publishing.com


--
Animator & Editor
www.teddygage= .com
Brooklyn




--
S=E9basti= en


=A0 Maison d'=E9dition fond=E9e en mille neuf cent deux = mille douze
=A0 overlook-p= ublishing.com
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