We're not a studio, but it sure sounds cool!
No, BEE isn't dying but i'm making a sub clan thats just for animation because there are alot of talented modelers, animators and 2d artists here. Swholli and I wanted to make some animated vids and movies(which we made 1) but its really a pain to do all the modeling and animating yourself. It doesn't make the shot look too good either because I often get lazy and make some quick models or not make them at all. Here's how to join:
AnimatorFor this job you have to be using blender 2.46+. Because that is where the scene and lighting will be set up.
You should have atleast some experience with it and you must show an example vid or save file that you made.
ModelerDoesn't matter which program you use for this job, but the file must end up in either a blend,OBJ,LWO or a 3ds file.
If your program can't export to any of those files(Which probably means it sucks) then you can't join.
The model must be clean,not jagged and shouldn't have too many uneeded polys. But this doesn't mean you can't
make the model high poly. It doesn't mean you can have 20 000 polys on a single chair either. You have to balance, because
the more polys are in a scene the longer it takes to render.Send DarkStar a pic or a save file of a model that you created.
Texture ArtistThis is an important job, because an animated video isn't going to look really bad if it doesn't have atleast some textures.
A solid colour doesn't count as a texture, its just a colour. Texture as in a high res picture that will make the model look better
A good site for textures would be CG Textures.com. We need somebody who can either edit some
of those textures or make their own completely from scratch that will match the scene. Sometimes they're going to have to be repeatable,
such as ground textures or walls. This isn't an easy job.Again, send DarkStar an example.
Special FX CompositorThis is for people who can edit maybe explosions on top of a scene, or some fancy letters poppin up somewhere or lay some other stuff and greenscreen
things, basically all the special effects. And once again... send DarkStar an example.
Sound DesignerThis is basically sound effects and such, because sound effects make the video alot more realstic, things like placing something on the table
or knocking something over. All that, you can mix music also but thats not the main concern. We have lots of music.
Voice ActorThis is also an important part, you need to speak with enthusiasm. I suck at it myself but you have to try. You should also have a descent mic so
we can hear your voice clearly without any noise in the background. Send DarkStar an example voice clip to apply.
RendererFinally, rendering. This is probably the easiest job there is because you don't have to do anything. But you have to sacrifice some computer time,
meaning you can't run any massive programs or games. Because rendering uses whatever your computer can handle. You can still surf the internet and run
minor games but It'll slow your computer down. Its an important job though because we want to have the shots rendered quick but also look good. So having
multiple people will speed things up. The animators or whoever will set the scene up to how many frames to render and what file. You'll just have to select the output and click the ANIM button. We'll explain details on how to do it to you personally later on. A descent computer is required for this.
Members:
DarkStar[3894] - Modeler, Animator, Editor
Swholli[1090] - Voice Actor, Texture Artist
Comm. Flathead[3727] - Producer/Vice Pres.
Bogo[?] - Voice Actor
Gen. 62[?] - Sound Designer
Antallion[1677] - Renderer
Super Yoshi Bro[3127] - Texture Artist
Simon[?] - Voice Actor
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Released Films:
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In Progress:
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