CGTalk - Doug Chiang Talks about Robota!

Gentle Fury

11-24-2002, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by KenM
Very cool. I'm *really* interested in seeing his painting style translated to 3D. Is the trailer itself online yet?:bounce:

i tried to find it, but i dont think its done yet.................i cant wait to see it!!

snikki

11-25-2002, 01:43 PM

Hey y'all

Here's a direct link to the teaser:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/dc_studio/robota/

found it on Doug Chiangs website
Looks amazing.

SAmi

Gentle Fury

11-26-2002, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by snikki
Hey y'all

Here's a direct link to the teaser:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/dc_studio/robota/

found it on Doug Chiangs website
Looks amazing.

SAmi

yeah, i saw that, but there isnt even a speck of animation in the whole thing!!!!

3dfArtist

12-20-2002, 07:13 PM

The trailer is absolutely cool!

I liked the look and the feel of the film. The treatment given to the film is very well.

One forgets after a while that this is a animated film.

The designs were out of this world and hope the screenplay will match to the treatment given to the film.

This film is in my must-watch list.

I have my fingers crossed.

cheers!

The Magic Pen

12-20-2002, 08:17 PM

What was that ?? I mean other then " Hey look some cool CGI " I mean it wasnt any kind of trailer ??? :hmm:

Solesurvivor

12-20-2002, 08:21 PM

this looks absolutely faboulous, can't wait for the whole movie, if there ever comes one :bounce:

12-20-2002, 08:21 PM

AMAZING:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

gigatron

12-20-2002, 09:15 PM

OMG THAT PROJECT IS STILL ALIVE! I was so excited but thaught it died or something since there were no updates on the official site for like a year or so. OMG.

Joril

12-20-2002, 11:45 PM

were talking about this right?
That's ffffffrrrreeaaaaaking awsome!!!!

I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that!!!

I scrolled through this thread and seems like that link is missing.
I'm confused :surprised

RormanKnockwell

12-21-2002, 01:06 AM

Well, maybe it's just because I'm cranky and Scrooge-like due to the Christmas season, but I am very skeptical about this project.

Pretty pictures do not necessarially make for a good movie. If there was a decent story behind this, I think one of the majors would pick this project up, and Doug would not have to keep shopping it around. Even though Hollywood produces a lot of crap, the system will not tolerate a weak story. Allowances must of course be made for hip retro nostalgia (Scooby Doo), and technological gimmickry (Final Fantasy), but other than that the principle holds true.

I'm afraid Robota probably does'nt meet any of the big motion picture studio's criteria. Lucious development art will not suffice.

Joril

12-21-2002, 02:30 AM

Hmm, you're right about the story, it's very classical.
But hey Stories can be re-written, right? Maybe a descent writer should be put on the project too.
"The terrible secret of the robots" Sounds alright though.

zun

12-21-2002, 03:18 AM

Hmm, was it just me who didn't miss the "illustrated book" and not movie at the end of the trailer?

facial

12-21-2002, 05:31 AM

Really cooooooooooool ......... :D

urgaffel

12-21-2002, 06:58 AM

Give me the trailer. NOW!!!

(It looks so sweeet... :drool: )

The3DMan

12-21-2002, 07:56 AM

oh wow! i thought this project had died... great to hear about this

The3DMan

12-21-2002, 07:58 AM

urgaffel... http://www.apple.com/trailers/indep..._studio/robota :drool:

timovihola

12-21-2002, 09:27 AM

This is the actual _animated_ trailer, not the painting slideshow teaser:

Here's a direct link for the people who wish to download it:

http://www.cedryx.com/videobin/robota/robota_cgchannel.mov

chrleon

12-21-2002, 11:00 AM

oh my god!

That is THE most amazing, and feelgood, piece of CGI I ever saw!

RormanKnockwell

12-21-2002, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by zun
Hmm, was it just me who didn't miss the "illustrated book" and not movie at the end of the trailer?

Yes, but he claims in the interview that he would like to see the project develop into a movie eventually. It seems to me that "illustrated book" is the fallback position that you take after a few failed Hollywood pitch sessions. I mean, why produce a full-blown movie trailer to promote a book project? Of course, I could be wrong.

kunlun

12-21-2002, 03:05 PM

i think the last screenshot is quite similar with the Myst(tm) style.

and Myst is my favorite!

urgaffel

12-21-2002, 03:15 PM

The3dman, the animated trailer isn't up on te apple site yet. I've seen those before, about a year ago? Timo got the right one :)

Culann

12-21-2002, 05:01 PM

Doesn't it say at the end of the trailer: 'An illustrated book by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card'? Isn't that the author who wrote the 'Ender' books? I haven't read those, but considering they are quite popular, and the general notion that the man is a good writer don't make it seem likely the project is merely a failed movie. I for one am intersted in the whole venture, book or movie, whatever it may turn out to be. :)

Gentle Fury

12-21-2002, 06:52 PM

a thread i started actually got on the front page.....thats pretty nifty.........but i started this one a couple months ago and barely anyone even gave it any notice........lol

well glad it was appreciated :)

i cant wait for there to be a real CG trailer!!!

RormanKnockwell

12-21-2002, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by Culann
Doesn't it say at the end of the trailer: 'An illustrated book by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card'?

Ahh... I missed that. Maybe there is some good writing behind it. "Ender's Game" was a great book, though "Speaker for the Dead" didn't quite measure up, in my opinion. The only other Card book I read was "Seventh Son", which was a clone of Ender. He's a good writer, but to my knowledge still hasn't topped his early hit.

PhilOsirus

12-21-2002, 09:13 PM

It looks great, and can't wait to see it move. But I feel that the dinosaurs/robots mix is a bad idea. We have seen enough reptilian 3D creatures already (and dinosaurs). Feels like Cadilac Dinosaur or whatever it was called.

But then again it's different than the avarage 3D animated movies we have seen so far, so that's good.

As for a little crit on one of those pics: The one with the waterfalls has waves that are way too big.

Anyway, looks nice, but I hope it will be interesting outside of the visual aspect too.

jtk77

12-23-2002, 01:49 AM

so is this going to be a full theatrical release? Limited release? DVD only? whats the deal on it?
looks rather nice.

or..acualy..is this jsut for a book? no movie at all?

urgaffel

12-23-2002, 12:27 PM

Read the interview on CgChannel, Doug talks about what the plans are there. At the moment it's a book and a cg trailer. What comes next, only Doug Chiang knows :)

Travis

12-23-2002, 07:19 PM

MMM id love to see this go further. Looks like it will have the dark edge that Lucas shied away from after Empire.

Gentle Fury

12-23-2002, 11:36 PM

Travis: I LOVE your avatar!!!!!!

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