Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Stefano Massaron

#21

Oh, yeah! I you keep up to your intentions, this will be one of the most dramatic pictures around this challange, lasers vs. desperation!!!

#22

Hmmm. I’d suggest adding some water at the bottom, but I don’t know how would it go with the POV and your intentions.

#23

Hmmm… could be a very good idea! My POV, so far, is far (ehm) from settled, so that’s not a problem. Until now, I was thinking of not showing the ground-level at all. But, maybe, some pools of dead water…

Thanks for the feedback. I’ll give it a serious thought.

Stefano

#24

ma guarda un po’ un Interista addiritura… lol

Hi Stefano…ideas anc concept looks interesting… I think I will wait some progress to clearly identify the idea that you will have. Until now all looks really interesting !

jdd

#25

Doublecrash, I like your concept. My suggestion is just start modeling, so that with your each
updates I will get a clear picture.
Keep going:thumbsup:

#26

yeah, go Inter, we’ll win the Champions League! :slight_smile: Then, if the Red Sox won against the Curse, we could win too, huh? :smiley:

@jddog, madshooter: Yep, I’ve begun modeling to block out the shapes and the general look. I’m done with the sketches. Thanks a lot for the feedback.

Stefano

#27

Hi.

The more I think about this, the more ideas flow. That’s good :slight_smile:

So, I’m thinking about the real Story of this. Read next post for it.

Stefano

#28

1984 is one of the most influential book I’ve ever read. It influenced my view of things when I was young, and it continues to do it now that I’m not young anymore (I’m 38).

Basicly, I realized only in these days how much I owe to Orwell for the idea of this challenge, so I thought of jutting it down for clarity.

In 1984 (the novel, not the year, LOL), the Prolets are a mass of unconscious people, sheepishly indoctrinated and kept “anhestesized” (sp?) by things like lottery and food-cards and so on. Only the members of the Party are part of the real showdown.

But I always thought like the protagonist of the novel, in his desperate final hopes: “the solution is among the Prolets”. Their sheer number could beat the hell out of the Party and the Big Brother, if only they will become conscious of their incredible overwhelming force.

This is not the place to explore the Marxist “envelope” of this concept, but I always thought that I’d like a whole lot to see the Prolets uproot the BB. :slight_smile:

So, conceiving the story behind this image, I unconsciously (at first) tried to realize this old desire of mine. The more I thought about it, the clearer become the connection with 1984. So:

  1. What if the Prolets stopped being just sheep and become asking for more?

  2. What if the Party underestimated the sheer power of their number?

So, this will be a depiction of the Prolets revolting. That’s why I thought to bring this picture (the last concept sketch in the thread) into the image: maybe on the side of the skyscraper, maybe torn out by hordes of ravenous poor people that just had enough b**shit to eat.

That’s why I’m planning to use an overt quote of Orwell’s novel. These are the slogans that are printed in humongous letters on the facade of MiniTrue (Ministry of Truth) Palace.

War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strenght.

Stefano

[Really sorry for my bad English. I’d love to explain what I have in mind in my mother tongue, but…] :wink:

#29

as far I can see, I choose the point of view of the first concept, the building look strong and the riot idea is great. Maybe it will be dificult to achieve the feeling or make all that elements, (people, ships, building, props), for what can I see theres a lot of them. anyways good luck and I’ll keep looking your progress!

#30

Thanks a lot Plague!

I’m not here to win, I’m here to learn using XSI with a fantastic project like this challenge is and I hope to learn a lot from other participants. Right now I’m preferring the low POV (didn’t understand if it was what you meant) because I like the idea to have the Palace seem very huge and… because I want the POV of the viewer to be with the assaultants.

I’ll begin modeling soon.

Thanks a lot for your feedback, it’s really really appreciated.

Stefano

#31

Edited (previous post)

#32

strength is spelled wrong. looks good though.

#33

Ooops…

thanks a bunch! :slight_smile:

S.

#34

This is the correct image.

blushing away for the night LOL

#35

Here it is.

#36

Hello Stefano , im glad that you pass by my thread , thanks fot the comments , yes we are in the same boat hehe learning xsi.

The concepts and you last update looks quite interesting . Ill keep an eye in your work good luck mate:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

#37

How about not using the eye? IMO, it’s too tied with the novel.

#38

You have a good point here, Erlik. Right now it’s just a concept, I’ll see how it fits into the picture. In my mind, the slogans are quite distant, so maybe the lettering only will have more impact. Thanks a lot.

Stefano

#39

Yes! :slight_smile: I’m really surprised of the possibilities of the package. I’m transitioning from Cinema4D via MayaPLE.

I’ll keep an eye on your thread too. Thanks for the support!

#40

Hi everybody!

I’ve begun to model the scene. Added the pillars and the overhead street and some external elevator shaft on the Palace.

The pillars will be very important because they will host the layers of barracks of the poor people attacking the Palace, and from the barracks will depart the ladders, ropes, hooks etc they will use during the attack.

Every floor of the Palace will be different, following the idea I had at the beginning: very cluttered near the
ground, clearer and clearer as it reach the top levels.

Still learning XSI, so I wasn’t able to convey that grey-oh-so-elegant-GI-look… have still to figure out how to :slight_smile:

Thanks for your attention.

Stefano :slight_smile: