tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47778723929518603262024-03-13T09:04:44.469-07:00Penitentiary Philosophy - Erykah Badu Animated Music VideoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-32729185533195460272010-12-11T08:19:00.000-08:002010-12-11T08:19:07.631-08:00Black Science Fiction<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have been thinking a lot about black sci fi and speculative fiction and the lack there of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been inspired by connecting with some folks in the Black Science Fiction Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am clear there is a market that is hungry for this type of content and that now with the internet we have an unprecedented opportunity to create and distribute some great content that we’ve never seen before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am excited about the future!!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-15940356141732538462010-11-20T14:32:00.000-08:002010-11-21T09:04:49.384-08:00Thanksgiving 2010I am sitting in my office at the Art Institute in Santa Monica and about to go on vacation.<br />
After 10 years I'm going to be moving on in 2 months and I am very excited.<br />
<br />
I spoke to Roger Andrews who I really would love to get on this project.<br />
Check out his dopeness here:<br />
<a href="http://rand247.com/">http://rand247.com/</a><br />
<br />
We may be able to get together in New York on the 29th.<br />
I also got a line on a good student digital painter this week too I need to follow up on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-42812850448212931442010-11-15T09:27:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:27:52.286-08:00Pan African Film Festival 2011I have begun a conversation about creating and moderating a new Black Animation Panel at the Pan African Film Festival in February 2011. I will also be putting together a program of Black Animation and Black Animated Music Videos.<br />
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I intend to have Penitentiary Philosophy completed by 2012 and screen it there. I also would like to support other black animators in producing content for the festival and perhaps doing a contest.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ybhnRnAd9Bi4udga1fbPmKtuHl806Ldpk4VQkBC75ExeamaXCl80ljzP3qszlRRQ0PEWNfttREfex9Zxtv-oYhykTJZYnC559iHWidEueK1vDrqBxp_vTFV8pn2FdaEIiH7LrF15hmmF/s1600/PAFFlogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ybhnRnAd9Bi4udga1fbPmKtuHl806Ldpk4VQkBC75ExeamaXCl80ljzP3qszlRRQ0PEWNfttREfex9Zxtv-oYhykTJZYnC559iHWidEueK1vDrqBxp_vTFV8pn2FdaEIiH7LrF15hmmF/s1600/PAFFlogo.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-25581522138268428082010-11-07T09:04:00.000-08:002010-11-07T09:04:47.394-08:00Concept Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZDD63DIXYflR8d5NVHFyNfkczv3q9L4U6_WTpxfixru613tcT59wdLbjoDJ9feVaz9De86awHf_fErnXSsMCuKrkMJIsvtGklj0ygJqwgvfDhE_tdMxayZSkWmYyt3kmiRKHE_CVRaAK/s1600/chyo_450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZDD63DIXYflR8d5NVHFyNfkczv3q9L4U6_WTpxfixru613tcT59wdLbjoDJ9feVaz9De86awHf_fErnXSsMCuKrkMJIsvtGklj0ygJqwgvfDhE_tdMxayZSkWmYyt3kmiRKHE_CVRaAK/s320/chyo_450.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5aqRAsRnrBrxIFLjS4KAAkhyRX81nP94XSNd2ohYjepCEMXkTUZSl6Zc1YwjZ135BNO7bHhSkBJy3jkOvsM38iBoKEaI63kU6ZuMIXpAC5Hb9FcmWquctqVpTKzHoE_3fH2EH9RWNBQQ/s1600/poe_blood-palace-lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5aqRAsRnrBrxIFLjS4KAAkhyRX81nP94XSNd2ohYjepCEMXkTUZSl6Zc1YwjZ135BNO7bHhSkBJy3jkOvsM38iBoKEaI63kU6ZuMIXpAC5Hb9FcmWquctqVpTKzHoE_3fH2EH9RWNBQQ/s320/poe_blood-palace-lo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the level of concept art I want to produce for the video.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-49547024857151263532010-10-24T22:14:00.000-07:002010-10-24T22:14:57.818-07:00Early 3D Badu Head Studies<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTksi0W3uYC3ipgiyXwvJK3UCMRpr9EKX2ccdRHtuBMR1Iv4SwpX2A8fU5YSRcpvg8lkORlGXgnD81CDiAxi_uOpJBgBVtfw0ugCdwdZFbBUvcuRynZU-nww7culP4BFyoqy4E6GysnWa/s1600/bust2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTksi0W3uYC3ipgiyXwvJK3UCMRpr9EKX2ccdRHtuBMR1Iv4SwpX2A8fU5YSRcpvg8lkORlGXgnD81CDiAxi_uOpJBgBVtfw0ugCdwdZFbBUvcuRynZU-nww7culP4BFyoqy4E6GysnWa/s320/bust2.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HB0X8FaDxWzW_sq-bFylac4EyKbQnE_Np8GsOOHAHedctPr-UV5x4jIrR_oKsjuh7rqj_Jzr17FmwwgnPVHXMzlIaetfWJ5c0QNrXsSeKbqOOWkQuTCnNRR0HKH8SQajHHUL-MeMCxAe/s1600/bust1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HB0X8FaDxWzW_sq-bFylac4EyKbQnE_Np8GsOOHAHedctPr-UV5x4jIrR_oKsjuh7rqj_Jzr17FmwwgnPVHXMzlIaetfWJ5c0QNrXsSeKbqOOWkQuTCnNRR0HKH8SQajHHUL-MeMCxAe/s320/bust1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-44720226550652358742010-10-24T21:54:00.000-07:002010-10-24T21:54:14.738-07:00Next StepsWhat I would like to do next with this project is have some color concept paintings created and revise all the boards so that they are not so rough. I would also like to get some 3D models done of the characters.<br />
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I am really a fan of Unity 3D and am curious about what it takes to make machinima in that program. Building the pyramid enviroment in Unity will allow me to have others explore it in a browser which I think will be really cool.<br />
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Are there any great concept artists and storyboard artists out there who would like to create on this project with me?<br />
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The animatic is now at over 100 views with no comments and this blog has also had about as many views.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-66333236897933879462010-10-15T20:06:00.002-07:002010-10-15T20:06:36.963-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKyobznYeERIc8RINTh0sZqAFJWFMo1NoP8MUuEXhIHswaVuPj-xkIpvGsDZzMxaof4GlC4Ti_NYsedTYcb1OWcwLOCnbYFcOEmXrR3EqW5l_EZx5kJLgGChrcm6OYIf8aTV4SxgDUAGl/s1600/Badu_Pitch_p6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKyobznYeERIc8RINTh0sZqAFJWFMo1NoP8MUuEXhIHswaVuPj-xkIpvGsDZzMxaof4GlC4Ti_NYsedTYcb1OWcwLOCnbYFcOEmXrR3EqW5l_EZx5kJLgGChrcm6OYIf8aTV4SxgDUAGl/s320/Badu_Pitch_p6.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-74668077453915704792010-10-15T20:06:00.000-07:002010-10-15T20:06:11.866-07:00Animated Badu Concept Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLodKB54BigOTcNq4kq0PH4TFshTiNbM7uzFWI33ckqZer7vaSqZIw9TIiWDTtuMU13vvJguWFOh5w24Gp9Pl4L44LDHyt5VhJ9sj33QbeCYLEXCEg7gEZUxHLEeFvGy55k0KDW1dKMoJo/s1600/Badu_Pitch_p5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLodKB54BigOTcNq4kq0PH4TFshTiNbM7uzFWI33ckqZer7vaSqZIw9TIiWDTtuMU13vvJguWFOh5w24Gp9Pl4L44LDHyt5VhJ9sj33QbeCYLEXCEg7gEZUxHLEeFvGy55k0KDW1dKMoJo/s320/Badu_Pitch_p5.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>These are the first concept sketches for the animated Badu.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-60181574364791391052010-10-15T20:04:00.001-07:002010-10-15T20:04:48.323-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxtJDwabDbA8saNTgVFUAiOhUejVRVRQaecJhdIGhj1sYub49QA1Z8KxzGAnHEbo1Jjvon23Ox4dI7nI6s7fbrXCcwdxdDZtQcbRSx9swSov7U2mnUrz45iCnqvNrhMUNi4imnQgIVf2K/s1600/Badu_Pitch_p4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxtJDwabDbA8saNTgVFUAiOhUejVRVRQaecJhdIGhj1sYub49QA1Z8KxzGAnHEbo1Jjvon23Ox4dI7nI6s7fbrXCcwdxdDZtQcbRSx9swSov7U2mnUrz45iCnqvNrhMUNi4imnQgIVf2K/s320/Badu_Pitch_p4.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-39076178774870428832010-10-15T20:03:00.000-07:002010-10-15T20:03:20.525-07:00It Can Not Be Bound By Time or Space...Love Is Eternal Summer 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNslOmgjjj1agl7WI7kv4QEGc08qmY_VFW49jgj6SvZ9uTERFXOHHlc_OCKo_l1jR7iaOcj-Q9oaMTtJbJGcJd895B_ELESiA2RzR9x2zFwaT4Jbj4PMF_wayzX9pSf6iUC11dNxTbY0t/s1600/Badu_Pitch_p3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNslOmgjjj1agl7WI7kv4QEGc08qmY_VFW49jgj6SvZ9uTERFXOHHlc_OCKo_l1jR7iaOcj-Q9oaMTtJbJGcJd895B_ELESiA2RzR9x2zFwaT4Jbj4PMF_wayzX9pSf6iUC11dNxTbY0t/s320/Badu_Pitch_p3.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>These images are from the original pitch book. This is a sketch of a poster image.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-51335861214532763162010-10-06T14:19:00.000-07:002010-10-06T14:19:53.881-07:00Original TreatmentHere is the original treatment I wrote back in 2001:<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ERYKAH BADU</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">TREATMENT</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PENITENTIARY PHILOSOPHY</span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The story takes place in the future, approximately 2027.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a handsome black archeologist, who is studying Egyptian architecture and one pyramid in particular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While doing research he begins to come across images of an Egyptian queen or goddess (Erykah Badu) in statuary and wall paintings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We travel through space and time to when the queen is singing to her love in the far of future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The researcher becomes obsessed with her image and falls asleep exhausted from working all night. In his dream state we build an even stronger connection between the two as the queen reaches out and beckons him to come to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The queen is in a massive pyramid and we can see the way her chamber appeared when she ruled thousands of years before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the explorer awakens her throne is seen as it appears now, cold and overgrown with spider webs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He packs quickly and pilots a shuttle craft to Egypt where he infiltrates the pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a few traps that he must evade, in Indiana Jones – style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until finally he reaches the throne room of his beloved queen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are many splendid jewels and treasures in the tomb of the queen but, he cares for none of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our hero opens the sarcophagi (cryo chamber) as ancient smoke emerges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He reaches inside to embrace and kiss the queens mummified remains, but when he does, energy is released and the queen is restored to life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the queen changes her attire, they both leave the throne room with all the treasure, and ride off into the night.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric T. Elder</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2001</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It still holds true to my current vision. Coming soon will be concept artwork.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777872392951860326.post-30177534073976995012010-09-28T06:20:00.001-07:002010-09-28T06:20:49.273-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLlykGA9GTos0usGrTU5CzNzTgX9cS-z792NrEnOfvX8XPKtM-O0srk1zvIiiMDCzJtzDfzlB8PZOIsXvo_6g1cWZizhM8aIBlRNAJ6g9pok1t48QogJ3j_ZStKX3eQ2W75rjP-pHCEYe/s1600/Badu+Video+Color+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLlykGA9GTos0usGrTU5CzNzTgX9cS-z792NrEnOfvX8XPKtM-O0srk1zvIiiMDCzJtzDfzlB8PZOIsXvo_6g1cWZizhM8aIBlRNAJ6g9pok1t48QogJ3j_ZStKX3eQ2W75rjP-pHCEYe/s640/Badu+Video+Color+Cover.jpg" width="562" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909778156086685678noreply@blogger.com0