This being the first post, I'll try to keep it short lest I wear out my welcome in a bloated, rambling introduction. Firstly, a little context: I have just entered my third and final year of study in the Bachelor of Digital Media, at the Southern Institute of Technology. To put it in simple terms, I am a film student.
My film/animation classmates and I have each set up our own blogs for the purpose of tracking our individual progress, focusing firstly on our 3rd year collaborative project.
Traditionally, the 3rd year film and animation project has been in the form of a short film such as Charlie Floyd's Visionarium created by our friends at Electric Shoelace Productions.
'Charlie Floyd's Visionarium' Teaser
Several of this year's team had a hand in making CFV (myself included - in fact, if you watch the behind-the-scenes you might spot my, uh... small cameo role. NB: There's a story behind that, but perhaps I'll leave that for another time!).
BTS 'Charlie Floyd's Visionarium'
This year marks a departure from the short film collaboration - in it's place we will be aiming to create a cinematic for a video game. In addition to the cinematic, we are also planning to develop a "playable pilot" of the game - the exact nature and scale of this will be a decision for a later date. This is something which has not been attempted, as far as we know, by any other educational institution in the country. It's fair to say that many of us were a little uneasy about breaking from convention. It will no doubt prove to be a worthy challenge, however our initial trepidation is rapidly giving way to mounting excitement. As with any pioneering venture, there are bound to be many pitfalls ahead, but with a willing and able crew, the rewards of a job well done are a prospect worth savoring.
Game on!
