Development > Artwork
Intro animation
Winter:
--- Quote from: Psawhn on August 21, 2007, 08:10:24 pm ---I think what would really be neat is if we could have a writer who could come up with a script for the intro (Hrm, I wonder who? :) ), and also have someone who can sketch up storyboards. (I do have a small graphics tablet, but my art skills aren't that great.)
--- End quote ---
Hey, I'd be happy to write a script, but it would probably end up a bit too . . . extravagant. ;)
The easiest way to do it is for someone to step forward and say, "Yes, I will animate the intro," at which point we can figure out something that's both well-written and doable.
Regards,
Winter
Winter:
Okay, I've written a very simple opener script that I think would make a nice lead-in to the game. More extensive animation can be easily tacked on after the logo is displayed.
Script:
CLOSE-UP: Taman face, eyes slightly narrowed, on a backdrop of golden afternoon sky. Gradual zoom out to see the whole body, holding a plasma rifle, and a landed Harvester UFO behind it. Before fully zoomed out, camera circles 180 around the alien to reveal the human city in front of it. For two seconds the city is pristine. Then blue light flashes against the buildings, and a pillar of smoke starts to rise into the sky. Sounds fade in of plasma and gunfire, explosions, human screams of terror.
The Taman hefts its rifle and starts to walk towards the city. It suddenly pauses and assumes a relaxed shooting stance; screen fades to black as plasma firing sounds and human screams commence. UFO:AI logo appears.
Regards,
Winter
Mattn:
yeah - that would be cool
BTAxis:
The logo in the animation should seamlessly (or a good approximation thereof) connect with the loading screen. In other words, the loading screen should also display the logo. I don't like the current screenshot that's there, it's not appropriate.
Psawhn:
Here's a very quick sketchup of the first part of Winter's script. Very quick and very sketchy, that is. :P As you can see, I don't have much in the way of art skills :P.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/Psawhn/UFO-AI/ufo-ai_intro_a-1.swf
The second part (actually animating the Taman) is beyond my skills right now, haha.
Edit: One idea that's sort-of been going around my head are TV news on the attack of Mumbai. It would be dawn/dusk, with the city smoking and in ruins behind the reporter. Plus, the reporter would be speaking Marathi (an Indian language).
I have some Indian friends I could maybe pester to get some news recordings of :). It might have to be Gujarati or Punjabi, though - depends who's willing to do it, haha. :D
(Or Chinese - I have some Cantonese-speaking friends, too.)
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