Animation Short Recruitment: Moon Warrior (Assistance needed!)

[Luis]

Hello, I realize that not many people here know me, but I wanted to make an announcement all the same since some of you may be interested in helping me on this project (yes, you will get credit in the final version). For my traditional animation class final, I will be required to submit a minimum of 30 seconds of footage, illustrating what I have learned over the semester... It must have a music track and/or voice acting.



My goal is to create a 2-2:30 minute one-shot action story. Its a little one-shot story that has been floating around in my head for a while now. Its about this quiet, sort of out-of-place warrior known simply as "Moon Warrior" (Not a reference to sailor moon or anything, I just named her weapon a Moon Hammer so that's the only thing that comes to mind to name her) who for some unexplained reason is in charge of guarding a shrine floating in the sky. She is resting by herself for what seems like eternity when she looks up and sees the Sky Spirit (think flowing robes, clouds around him, etc.) who declares that the shrine is an affront against himself. Moon Warrior stands up and engauges in combat with him, much hammer swinging and lightning bolt launching ensues. Throughout the combat there are short cutscenes that explain why she is there and why she is now alone. Finally the fight scenes eventually end, we are left with Moon Warrior in a similar state as before, simply waiting for someone to challenge her again



I have chosen two pieces composed by "Two Steps From Hell"

Action Period Music: (Spirit of Champions) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rm9mIneSVA

Ending Credits Music: (Undying Love) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ZkxaV7fQQ



What I am looking for is:

1. Voice actor for the Moon Warrior herself (Don't worry, she doesn't have a lot of lines)

2. A digital cutscene specialist (I'm not very savvy with the programs at UTD yet)

3. Japanese language consultant (to make sure I am drawing the japanese letters correctly, and to ensure that I am properly translating them)

3. (optional) Colorists to painstakingly colorize my sketches!

4. Reviewers for the final product



Please just leave a post here if you are interested, and like I said, you WILL receive credit for your work. Thank you in advance, and I hope we can make an awe-inspiring product by the end of this semester.

- Luis

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Script

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Key: [text] (dialogue/spoken lines) {actions}

Title Screen:

[Moon Warrior]

[Concept, Art, and Story by Luis Jimenez]

[Music by Two Steps to Hell]

[and Revennaras' Epic Scores]

Opening Scene:

{Moon Warrior is leaning against the Sakura tree outside the shrine when she stands up, grasps her moon hammer and looks up to her right}

Voice: (They reached forth to the sky, and grasped at the nothingness)

Moon Warrior: (Those that bear the Moon Hammer bear the weight of the shrine itself upon their shoulders)

{Sky Spirit appears}

Sky Spirit: (Then I looked, and beheld that they were as nothing at all)

{Moon Warrior runs toward him}

Flashback Scene:

{overlooking the entire floating island}

[This place was meant to be a place of paradise, where mankind and the spirits of the sky could join together in peace]

Present Scene:

{Moon warrior Swings- - then Performs Downward Strike-http://www.mediafire.com/?mky7t5z85goglf2-}

Flashback Scene:

[We came here with that one dream, a dream which my parents and older siblings carried with them through their lives]

[And Deaths]

Present Scene:

{Sky Spirit dodges and begins to cast a spell, forming lighting between his hands}

{Moon Warrior Stabs the end of the Moon Hammer into the ground before her and forms runes in her hands}

{Sky Spirit attacks, a lightning bolt falling from the sky and interrupting Moon Warrior's counter spell, causing her to cry out in pain}

{Moon Warrior rushes out of the smoke and nearly slices Sky Spirit with the blade on her hammer}

{Sky Spirit throws a lightning punch which Moon Warrior deflects}

{Moon Warrior Then jumps back and completes the counter spell}

{flashes to black}

Moon Warrior: (Here I will remain..)

Moon Warrior: (For the Fight will continue...)

Moon Warrior: (Until I too am gone)

Credits:

[Moon Warrior]

[Concept, Art, and Story by Luis Jimenez]

[Voice Cast]

[Moon Warrior - Ryu, Renny]

[Sky Spirit - Luis Jimenez]

[Music]

[Two Steps to Hell and Revennaras' Epic Scores]

[Special Thanks For:]

[Colorizing by Renny]

[Cutscene Effects by Renny]

[Japanese language consulting by ]

[Pre-completion Reviewed by Mister Want, Ryu]

[Ryu]

Ooh, this sounds interesting. ^^
I can definitely help you do a final review. 
Also, I know how to color a bit, but whether or not I can do this depends on how much needs to be colored... How many sketches are you planning on having, and what's the deadline?

I'm also interested in the voice acting, but I have quite a low voice for a girl. (Maybe I could do that one line that 'Voice' says? XD)

[Luis]

Oh, a low female voice would be awesome. 

She's quite a tough girl, not your average female anime lead character by any long shot (unless you are used to watching shows like Shikabene Hime). So yeah, a deep voice is fine. Try out the lines if you want and email me the sound files so I can properly lip-sync (timing is crucial!)

The date of the rough final is about nine weeks from today, with the completed version set two weeks later (that's a total of 11 weeks for the mathematically challenged) I know that's quite a while from now, but I want to really polish it out well so I need all the time I can get.

I'm shooting for around 700-1000 unique frames (I haven't actually finalized any just yet other than backgrounds so the estimate is based on other people's frame count) in the finished project, and around 2:00 of screen time.

[Mister Want]

You can put me down as a reviewer.

[Renny]

I could help with coloring and I could give it a go at digital cut scene if you give me more about what needs to be done there.

I could help with reviews as well some voice acting if you still need (In English, German)

[Luis]

Alright, I will sign you up for colorist then, thanks Renny! Should I send you the individual frames that need colorizing or should I send you the complete movie file for colorizing?

Mostly what I need in terms of cutscene is:

1. Title screen opening animation (letters appearing, sliding to different blocks of text)

2. Basic transitional effects such as fade to black, cross-fade to white and black, slide, drop, narrowing from below and above to black, narrowing circle with fade to black

3. Credits scrolling

I could use another person other than Ryu (assuming she officially agrees to provide voice acting) just in case something unexpected turns up, so I will sign you up as well ^^" I will just be needing English voice acting. (Although it would be cool if we could get someone fluent in english and japanese.)

[Renny]

Send me a few pictures at a time and I'll get them colored. Maybe you should send me a pic and let me do a trial so I can get to see how you want it colored....

I think i could do the cut scene if i concentrate a little more than i do normally

Sorry that i cant speak Japanese.... 

[Luis]

I'll scan the one finished picture that I have and send you it ASAP, then the others as I finish them (it will probably take me a few days to get the others since I am focusing on getting a scene done by this Weds for class.)

[Renny]

I'll be waiting then... Keep us updated