sepehr
11-08-09, 04:25 PM
Hello everybody,
My name is Sepehr and I'm working on a Master's thesis short film called "The Legend of Arad". It is a live action short film in style of 300 with a lot of visual effects and room for creative work!
Priest-sword2.jpg (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)
The Story
Legend of Arad is a story of a forgotten son who returns to his supposed place of birth, only to find himself unwelcome. He is captured as a defyer and is brought to the king for "purification". His soul must be purified before Marduk, the God of time. But Arad survives to become something that he can never forgive. The story takes place 4500 years ago in the lands of Sumeria, only a few centuries after the birth of civilization and the destruction of the tower of Babel.
Arad_and_King.jpg
It is a time when the people of Sumer and Akkad have forgotten their past. The only thing they remember is that they have been praying to the hand of their king; believing the hand to be the shadow of hand of Marduk, the God of the world. It is the hand that rules their army and it is the hand that brings rain. The hand of the king, the holiest thing on face of the earth; what connects their mortal world to the lands of Marduk. They have made great sculptures of the hands of seven legendary kings of the past to keep the memories of their glorious heritage alive forever. Among their oldest beliefs is a deep dread of handless people, those who are considered defyers. The cursed who rot the pillars of society and power. The defyers are often banished, tortured or killed, infants and adults alike. No one can remember the origin of this fear...
Soldiers_with_Arad.jpg
The process
The film was shot on green screen stage at the end of summer. We have been fortunate to have some great talents and industry professionals in our cast (http://film.cgtal.com/cast.htm), crew (http://film.cgtal.com/crew.htm) and advisors (http://film.cgtal.com/advisors.htm). Since summer we have been editing to come up with a short and solid cut and start the best part of film making: visual effects!
We have around 50 shots that are heavy duty VFX shots or totally CG. We have started to work on some of those shots but the post-production is really demanding and I thought to post it here and seek some help!
CastleComingOutOfStormB.jpg
What we are looking for!
And it all comes the creative part now!
We are looking for people who are interested in:
CONCEPT DESIGN
ENVIRONMENT MODELING
The architecture of Arad's world is dark and visceral. And that's where the magic of zBrush can let us create such a fantasy world.
The goal!The goal is to come up with a solid short film with stunning look, something new and creative, get into festivals, open new doors for everybody who joined the project. Make something that we can be proud of and will land us great job opportunities! And that's the beauty of synergy and team work.
Please check out Legend of Arad website
http://film.cgtal.com
And let me know if you are interested in joining us!
Thanks,
Sepehr
My name is Sepehr and I'm working on a Master's thesis short film called "The Legend of Arad". It is a live action short film in style of 300 with a lot of visual effects and room for creative work!
Priest-sword2.jpg (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)
The Story
Legend of Arad is a story of a forgotten son who returns to his supposed place of birth, only to find himself unwelcome. He is captured as a defyer and is brought to the king for "purification". His soul must be purified before Marduk, the God of time. But Arad survives to become something that he can never forgive. The story takes place 4500 years ago in the lands of Sumeria, only a few centuries after the birth of civilization and the destruction of the tower of Babel.
Arad_and_King.jpg
It is a time when the people of Sumer and Akkad have forgotten their past. The only thing they remember is that they have been praying to the hand of their king; believing the hand to be the shadow of hand of Marduk, the God of the world. It is the hand that rules their army and it is the hand that brings rain. The hand of the king, the holiest thing on face of the earth; what connects their mortal world to the lands of Marduk. They have made great sculptures of the hands of seven legendary kings of the past to keep the memories of their glorious heritage alive forever. Among their oldest beliefs is a deep dread of handless people, those who are considered defyers. The cursed who rot the pillars of society and power. The defyers are often banished, tortured or killed, infants and adults alike. No one can remember the origin of this fear...
Soldiers_with_Arad.jpg
The process
The film was shot on green screen stage at the end of summer. We have been fortunate to have some great talents and industry professionals in our cast (http://film.cgtal.com/cast.htm), crew (http://film.cgtal.com/crew.htm) and advisors (http://film.cgtal.com/advisors.htm). Since summer we have been editing to come up with a short and solid cut and start the best part of film making: visual effects!
We have around 50 shots that are heavy duty VFX shots or totally CG. We have started to work on some of those shots but the post-production is really demanding and I thought to post it here and seek some help!
CastleComingOutOfStormB.jpg
What we are looking for!
And it all comes the creative part now!
We are looking for people who are interested in:
CONCEPT DESIGN
ENVIRONMENT MODELING
The architecture of Arad's world is dark and visceral. And that's where the magic of zBrush can let us create such a fantasy world.
The goal!The goal is to come up with a solid short film with stunning look, something new and creative, get into festivals, open new doors for everybody who joined the project. Make something that we can be proud of and will land us great job opportunities! And that's the beauty of synergy and team work.
Please check out Legend of Arad website
http://film.cgtal.com
And let me know if you are interested in joining us!
Thanks,
Sepehr