Team wanted for arty short

[Dilarus]

Hello newgrounds collaborators!

My name is Sam, I've written a short piece that I believe would make a poignant and touching animation when given the right artistic direction and soundtrack.

In a nutshell it is a 2 minute or so long story of a young girl who is left in the wilderness to die by her mother, we see the young girl struggle for survival in the harsh winter climate and eventually returning to her birthplace to exact revenge. I shan't give away the ending but what I think makes this piece special is the character of the little girl, her motivation and the use of pathos throughout the story.

The piece is called Horsefeathers and is based on a poem, I had originally intended for there to be a narration by a voice actress but it seemed that the story was simple enough to be driven through body language and what the characters seem like to the audience. I am of course willing to take on any viewpoints and am really looking forward to working with artists to create an original blend of visuals and writing.

If you would be interested in working with me on this project you will of course recieve credit as a co-creator and you will be given full artistic license to bring the story to life. Ideally I am looking for examples of your work, even if its something small, but so long as you have the drive to see this through to the end I will be with you every step of the way!

I can provide character sketches and a storyboard if you like as well as a bit of backstory to the characters and my own take on the locations but alas, I have little to no animation skills so will stick to writing for this one.

So if you're at all interested, please reply or PM me and have yourself a great day.

Sam

[Dilarus]

Wow so far I have a few candidates for sound designers so let me add a bit more info for you in particular

I would like an example of your work, obviously, but ideally something relevant, where a particular emotion is being portrayed. Samples of techno/dubstep/videogame sountracks aren't really helpful when picking a designer for an arty piece where pathos is the key word. If you have no such pieces, don't despair! If you can make a short sample piece that describes the following scene I would be glad to hear it:

The opening scene is a night time snowscape, the camera pans down from the stars to reveal a woman carrying her child through the deep snow.

I would like something with a bit of tension, the audience is unsure of what the woman is doing. I had pictured strings but if you think another instrument would work well then let's hear it!

Thank you all for your time and effort so far
Sam

[Dilarus]

We are still in need of an animator if there are any interested, reply or pm me if you want to join us!

[Dilarus]

A sketch of the main character Horsefeathers drawn by myself.

[greyhawk241]

At 2/20/13 11:52 AM, Dilarus wrote: A sketch of the main character Horsefeathers drawn by myself.

Hey there Dilarus, I just saw all of these posts and I must say, this sounds like a fantastic project! I myself am a voice-actor, writer, and Film-director. I dunno how much I could help you out with this project in particular, but, I'd absolutely love to collaborate with you in the future! :D

Good luck in your current and future endeavors.

----Greyhawk241

[Dilarus]

Good luck in your current and future endeavors.

----Greyhawk241

Thanks very much for your support, it is greatly appreciated!
Sam

[Dilarus]

The position of sound designer has been filled!
We have recieved this spectacular piece from nicklseye for the opening to Horsefeathers. Give it a listen!

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  Ominous Snow by nicklseye

  Something will happen. But what?

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The quality of the submissions thus far has been extraordinary! We are still in need of an animator though

Plus here's a few more sketches of horsefeathers :p
(Im no artist, here's hoping someone with more skill than I can take her further)

[aftandil]

the girl, you've drawn, she looks more like teen age, not so little. her proportions and dress looks like she is about 14-15 years old. like oren ishi. everybody knows that teenage girls are dangerous)
so my suggestion . the girl is about 7-10 years, like kick-ass' hitgirl
someone like that

[Dilarus]

She is left as a little girl, then grows up in the wilds before exacting her revenge as an adult,
My bad I should have made that more clear

[aftandil]

She is left as a little girl, then grows up in the wilds before exacting her revenge as an adult,

nothing new or interesting

[Dilarus]

At 2/22/13 05:18 AM, aftandil wrote:

She is left as a little girl, then grows up in the wilds before exacting her revenge as an adult,

nothing new or interesting

Charming

[Dilarus]

We are still in need of an animator guys :(

[Dilarus]

Bump, still in need of a flash animator

[Dilarus]

Does anyone know somewhere I can find an animator?

[HDRevill]

At 2/26/13 07:26 AM, Dilarus wrote: Does anyone know somewhere I can find an animator?

I could help, check out my animations if my style's what you're looking for!

[sanityraptor]

At 2/26/13 07:26 AM, Dilarus wrote: Does anyone know somewhere I can find an animator?

Sorry for the delayed response but i was meant to post my interest in this project quite a few days ago but my student obligations have kept me rather busy.

Though I may not be able to assist you 100% of the time due to my varying uni commitment I will try my hardest to make myself available when needed. Concerning my "style" it would be best to state that i don't have one, at-least not at the moment due to it seems rather pointless progressing myself to a point of sporting around an individual style without at first master the principles of both traditional animation and life drawing.

And it's not really the job of a animator to develop a art style rather to bring life to animate objects/ drawings.

So basically what I am saying is that you have complete control over the overall look and feel of the animation due to you being the creator X director. Just tell me or show me how to draw (animate) and I will try my best to forth-fill that wish to the best of my abilities.

If you have any questions concerning my work or you just want to have a chat in relation to the project please feel free to contact me via the new-grounds portal, i will provide you with my business contact number and email address later on if you decide to give me a shot.

Cheers
Joshua

PS: I have posted below my current-day semi-belated unprofessional improvised CVP x qualifications list.
Please don't judge me :P

Education:
Qantm College Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment (animation) - 2012 - 2015

Qualifications:
Certificate II, III - Information Technology (2011, 2012)
Certificate III - Graphics Design (2012)

Software Expertise:
>Toonboom
>Adobe Flash Cs6
>Adobe Illustrator Cs6
>Adobe Photoshop
>Autodesk Maya 2013
>Autodesk 3ds Max
>Autodesk Inventor x Architecture

Specialties Include:
>2d Character Design
>2d Character Animation
>3d Character Creation

NOTE: This is a alt-account which at the moment does not sport any of my "quality" work.