RobertoOrtiz
06-30-2005, 01:09 PM
This week we will go into the movie biz.
Imagine you have been contracted to work on REMAKES of a classic SCIFI TV show or movie.
“War of the Worlds”
"
An early science fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction) novel, The War of the Worlds (1898 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1898)), by H.G. Wells (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.G._Wells), describes the fictional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) turn of the twentieth century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century) invasion of Earth by aliens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien), from Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28planet%29), who use laser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser)/maser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser)-like Heat-Rays, chemical weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon) (the Black Smoke), and mechanical three-legged "fighting machines" that could potentially be viewed as precursors to the tank (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank). After defeating the resistance the Martians devastate much of eastern England, including London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), before being unexpectedly killed by terrestrial diseases, to which they have no immunity.
The book has been viewed as an indictment of European (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe) colonial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism) actions in Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa), Asia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia), Australasia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia), and the Americas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas). Justification of the conquest of non-European peoples was usually along the lines of might-makes-right; i.e., the Europeans had vastly superior technology and so must be naturally superior people and so are perfectly justified in taking the lands for themselves. This argument gets flipped on its head with the arrival of comparatively technologically superior Martians who, according to the colonizers' own arguments, must therefore have every right to subjugate Europeans.
Wells seems to have taken great pleasure in the fictional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) devastation of locations where he had spent an unhappy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness) childhood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children). The book has been adapted as a famous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%28radio%29) radio drama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama), as a movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film), and as a bestselling concept album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album), all of which have played some part in maintaining the public's interest in the original novel.
WIKIPEDIA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%28novel%29)
YahooImages (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=war+of+the+worlds&sm=Yahoo%21+Search&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t)
by
SUPERVLIEG
We will try to post one of these topics once a day for your enjoyment.
These are the rules:
* Post only your FINAL piece on this thread, based on the topic on the thread.
* RESOLUTION : The image can have any aspect ratio up to 800 x 600
* They can be done on any medium.
* If you wish, you can add a brief text description about your piece.
* Only original compositions. No "tributes" or plagiarizing, unless is it an integral part of the challenge.
* The topics will be posted every day between 10:00 - 12:00 am US EST.
* The artist also has to post total length of time it took (Thanks Clanger for the idea) and program used.
* Only final pieces can be posted on the thread. They must have been done AFTER the topic has been announced.
* Any piece caught breaking the rules will be taken off the thread.
* The topics will be picked at random from the list on this thread
(The author will be given credit). So guys keep them coming.
*You can add multiple entries, but please dont post WIP (Unless you intend to update them). NEW RULE!
* Ill post ANOTHER thread to quantify and track WHO has participated the most on these threads.
Good luck
-Roberto
PS To submit your topic ideas and suggestions go to this thread:
>>Link<< (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145003&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)
Imagine you have been contracted to work on REMAKES of a classic SCIFI TV show or movie.
“War of the Worlds”
"
An early science fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction) novel, The War of the Worlds (1898 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1898)), by H.G. Wells (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.G._Wells), describes the fictional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) turn of the twentieth century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century) invasion of Earth by aliens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien), from Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28planet%29), who use laser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser)/maser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser)-like Heat-Rays, chemical weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon) (the Black Smoke), and mechanical three-legged "fighting machines" that could potentially be viewed as precursors to the tank (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank). After defeating the resistance the Martians devastate much of eastern England, including London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), before being unexpectedly killed by terrestrial diseases, to which they have no immunity.
The book has been viewed as an indictment of European (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe) colonial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism) actions in Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa), Asia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia), Australasia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia), and the Americas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas). Justification of the conquest of non-European peoples was usually along the lines of might-makes-right; i.e., the Europeans had vastly superior technology and so must be naturally superior people and so are perfectly justified in taking the lands for themselves. This argument gets flipped on its head with the arrival of comparatively technologically superior Martians who, according to the colonizers' own arguments, must therefore have every right to subjugate Europeans.
Wells seems to have taken great pleasure in the fictional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) devastation of locations where he had spent an unhappy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness) childhood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children). The book has been adapted as a famous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%28radio%29) radio drama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama), as a movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film), and as a bestselling concept album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album), all of which have played some part in maintaining the public's interest in the original novel.
WIKIPEDIA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%28novel%29)
YahooImages (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=war+of+the+worlds&sm=Yahoo%21+Search&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t)
by
SUPERVLIEG
We will try to post one of these topics once a day for your enjoyment.
These are the rules:
* Post only your FINAL piece on this thread, based on the topic on the thread.
* RESOLUTION : The image can have any aspect ratio up to 800 x 600
* They can be done on any medium.
* If you wish, you can add a brief text description about your piece.
* Only original compositions. No "tributes" or plagiarizing, unless is it an integral part of the challenge.
* The topics will be posted every day between 10:00 - 12:00 am US EST.
* The artist also has to post total length of time it took (Thanks Clanger for the idea) and program used.
* Only final pieces can be posted on the thread. They must have been done AFTER the topic has been announced.
* Any piece caught breaking the rules will be taken off the thread.
* The topics will be picked at random from the list on this thread
(The author will be given credit). So guys keep them coming.
*You can add multiple entries, but please dont post WIP (Unless you intend to update them). NEW RULE!
* Ill post ANOTHER thread to quantify and track WHO has participated the most on these threads.
Good luck
-Roberto
PS To submit your topic ideas and suggestions go to this thread:
>>Link<< (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145003&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)