Vlarion 1 - The Elemental War

Vlarion 1 - The Elemental War · 08:29 PM

Finally, at long last, after much delay, through much anticipation, at the end of the road, at the 11th hour, in the final stages, on the brink of completion, I ran out of adjectives and released this movie.

This is the product of just over a years' worth of work. What started as a fairly non-work-intensive plan to add a new polish to an old series in preparation for the completion of Alternate Vlarion 4 has exploded into a full-blown feature-length film. Instead of basically doing the Squaresoft thing and adding a few minutes of cool stuff to the beginning and end of an ancient work, I scrapped the original file entirely and started again from scratch. Why? I guess because I'm insane and probably have some creative OCD thing going on.

A pretty ridiculous amount of detail has been put into every aspect of this project; character designs, environments, direction, artwork, pacing, characterization, sound design, the works. I've learned a hell of a lot about Maya, Photoshop, preproduction, sound editing, and moviemaking in general while working on this project, so the process of making this film has been gradual and labored.

In completing it, I have a lot more confidence about how to not only use v3dmm well enough to complete the series at a much faster pace, but how to plan and build a multimedia project that I care about, how to manage ideas that I've wanted to bring to full fruition since I was fifteen. Creating something that lives up to what I've thought about and obsessed over from a storytelling standpoint for as long as I have has been incredibly instructive for future multimedia endeavors.

This project is, in a way, six years in the making. It's the product of a naive kid obsessed with RPGs and storybuilding channeled through a 21-year-old developing and trying to find his own voice in storytelling, direction, and artistic design. I hope you enjoy.

(Short version: IT'S COOL WATCH IT)

AVI VERSION (courtesy of Demented Ferret, Pirate Balloon):
http://psychoholiday.com/3dmmsh/vlarion/index.php
Not the ideal way to see the movie; occasional frameskips, mild compression, and slightly-off-sound-syncing at a couple spots, but if you don't have v3dmm, or can't get it working, or your computer's not fast enough to watch this, or whatever, here's the streamable AVI. This link may go down as bandwidth requires. Requires Flash 8!

GOOGLE VIDEO stream:

(For larger window: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...70679&hl=en-GB)

The fonts are here: http://www.lockntoad.com/homyguyz/vlarionfonts.zip
Sorry for the seperate download, I finished the movie on Travis's computer after testviewing it and didn't have them handy.

Official Soundtrack
http://v3dmm.com/sounds/aaron/Vlarion1soundtrack.zip
48.3 MB
50:49

Digital Taco · 06:19 PM

pretty good movie!

Pogo · 03-01-2006, 01:54 PM

Damn, damn, DAMN! I'm in college now. I can't even download the damn ZIP. Fecking filter

James McCloud · 03-01-2006, 01:58 PM

Oh awesome.

edit: Sweet.

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 02:02 PM

FIND THEM IF YOU CAN (HIDDEN IN MOVIE)

James McCloud · 03-01-2006, 02:03 PM

Ahh! Download does not work!

Salter · 03-01-2006, 02:04 PM

Dragged myself awake to say...
This turned out very very awesome. You could definitely tell that you took a lot of care to make it work and make it great.
I'll post more when I actually get up, but, yeah....
AWESOME MOVIE!!!

Pogo · 03-01-2006, 02:04 PM

I found 2 already in the trailer
Edit: ONE OF WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ABOVE. ooooooohhhhhh

Salter · 03-01-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advamc

Ahh! Download does not work!

uh oh, he has a point! Mirror?

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 02:09 PM

And hitch #1 has been hit. REUPLOADING.

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 02:19 PM

FIXED

James McCloud · 03-01-2006, 02:23 PM

Is it just me, or is it not?

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 02:27 PM

Try:
http://v3dmm.com/movies/aaron/Vlario...ntal_War.zip?a

Salter · 03-01-2006, 02:27 PM

Just you, I think. Mine's now at 90kb/s Aaron

James McCloud · 03-01-2006, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Haynes

Try:
http://v3dmm.com/movies/aaron/Vlario...ntal_War.zip?a

Thanks.

edit: Mine's at 250 kbps.

Demented Ferret · 03-01-2006, 02:30 PM

sahkjHDkjhsakfsdkhf.

I want home, NOW. Faking sickness, brb.

Dash · 03-01-2006, 02:44 PM

Wow and only like 200 hours late aswell.
*downloading*

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 02:52 PM

200 hours of love, baby.

Dominator Dan · 03-01-2006, 02:56 PM

* downloads *

Mousenator · 03-01-2006, 03:01 PM

So when is Vlarion 2 coming out? Huh? HUH??!!!

Slade · 03-01-2006, 03:02 PM

Will edit with short review after watching.

(Basically, * downloads *, but that's a gay thing to say.)

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Jon Barton · 03-01-2006, 03:05 PM

Will watch now Aaron. Check back here in an hour for a review link. Good job sport.

Aaron Haynes · 03-01-2006, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mousenator

So when is Vlarion 2 coming out? Huh? HUH??!!!

20 posts before this happened. Travis owes me five bucks.

Will Cheyney · 03-01-2006, 03:26 PM

Awesome! Downloading right now!

Denny Betterman · 03-01-2006, 03:28 PM

Here, have a mirror, it'll be finished uploading in like a year!

http://www.twistedeye.net/movies/Vla...mental_War.zip

Nah half an hour, I just felt like rhyming

03-01-2006, 01:33 PM	#2
Digital Taco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,216	pretty good movie!
	Last edited by Digital Taco : 03-01-2006 at 06:19 PM.

03-01-2006, 01:54 PM	#3
Pogo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,228	Damn, damn, DAMN! I'm in college now. I can't even download the damn ZIP. Fecking filter
Pogo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,228

03-01-2006, 02:04 PM	#7
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,958	Dragged myself awake to say... This turned out very very awesome. You could definitely tell that you took a lot of care to make it work and make it great. I'll post more when I actually get up, but, yeah.... AWESOME MOVIE!!!
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,958

03-01-2006, 02:04 PM	#8
Pogo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,228	I found 2 already in the trailer Edit: ONE OF WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ABOVE. ooooooohhhhhh
Pogo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,228

03-01-2006, 02:27 PM	#14
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,958	Just you, I think. Mine's now at 90kb/s Aaron
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,958

03-01-2006, 01:58 PM	#4
James McCloud Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,214	Oh awesome. edit: Sweet.

03-01-2006, 02:02 PM	#5
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	FIND THEM IF YOU CAN (HIDDEN IN MOVIE)

03-01-2006, 02:03 PM	#6
James McCloud Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,214	Ahh! Download does not work!

03-01-2006, 02:09 PM	#10
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	And hitch #1 has been hit. REUPLOADING.

03-01-2006, 02:19 PM	#11
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	FIXED

03-01-2006, 02:23 PM	#12
James McCloud Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,214	Is it just me, or is it not?

03-01-2006, 02:30 PM	#16
Demented Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 16,248	sahkjHDkjhsakfsdkhf. I want home, NOW. Faking sickness, brb.

03-01-2006, 02:44 PM	#17
Dash Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,358	Wow and only like 200 hours late aswell. downloading
Dash Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,358

03-01-2006, 02:52 PM	#18
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	200 hours of love, baby.

03-01-2006, 02:56 PM	#19
Dominator Dan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,564	* downloads *

03-01-2006, 03:01 PM	#20
Mousenator Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 474	So when is Vlarion 2 coming out? Huh? HUH??!!!
Mousenator Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 474

03-01-2006, 03:02 PM	#21
Slade Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 9,390	Will edit with short review after watching. (Basically, * downloads *, but that's a gay thing to say.) ()
Slade Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 9,390

03-01-2006, 03:05 PM	#22
Jon Barton Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,103	Will watch now Aaron. Check back here in an hour for a review link. Good job sport.

03-01-2006, 03:26 PM	#24
Will Cheyney Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,063	Awesome! Downloading right now!

03-01-2006, 03:28 PM	#25
Denny Betterman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,531	Here, have a mirror, it'll be finished uploading in like a year! http://www.twistedeye.net/movies/Vla...mental_War.zip Nah half an hour, I just felt like rhyming