Project AirLex

Forum down...

2006-10-21T11:57:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

Aceboard is apparently having some trouble with their servers, but I hope that it will be up soon!

New forum!

2006-09-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

Maxime has made a forum for us over at projectairlex.aceboard.com! ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER ON THE FORUM! I will email all of you about this news as it is going to be one of our main tools for communication and work! See you on the forum!

Need help...

2006-09-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

I need someone to be in charge of all things technical except the blog. For example, if we need a forum (which we do), this person will make one for us and things such as that! So, if you think you can handle that or if you know someone, please contact me! And please, 2 posts down, put your info there if you have not already! We NEED people to do so!

Well...

2006-08-16T19:20:00.000-07:00

I thank the 4 people who have posted their info and anyone who checks the blog even with lack of updates. I am making a forum with different sections for each department. This will make things easier, as people can contact the departments themselves. But, again, if one does not check the blog, they will recive no information unless I decide to send emails to everyone! I found an interesting article in my local newspaper about a guy who created an animation short and was spotlighted in the Twin Cities Black Film Festival. I would like to see if I can contact him and add him to our team! Anyways, things should pick up soon, I will be able to talk with some of the crew in my area and we can get the ball rolling! STAY TUNED, STAY TUNED, STAY TUNED!!!

Directory coming soon!

2006-07-29T19:14:00.000-07:00

I do hope soon hasn't lost its meaning yet :/

Anyways, we are still writing the script and such! Normally, in movie production we would have that before the project even started, but due to the fact that we wanted EVERYONE to be able to have a say in the matter of the story, this is not the case!

I am going to have a meeting with some of the writers, mainly Kylesmil, and we are going to create the "official summary"!

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I really have to create the directory on a day when I have LOTS of time, seeing as everyone's email and AIM screenames are SOMEWHERE in my email or on my computer. So, I would really appreciate it if you helped me out and posted your email and/or AIM in the comments of this message. And I mean EVERYONE. The writers, designers, voice actors (only have about 2 so far), ect. ect. ect.!

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On another note, I may recomend a movie to everyone once and a while. I know that whenever I see an animated movie such as Monster House (see it, it's good for a CGI movie) I feel motivated to continue to work! So, in doing so I hope it has the same effect on you!

Whoo, exclamation marks!
STAY TUNED!

A Little Music (while we continue to (slowly) work)

2006-07-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

News on MY position and other stuff...

2006-06-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Well, after much frustration on trying to prepare and working for the animation of the movie (I'm talking myself, not anyone else) I have decided to give up most of my writing influence on the movie and set animation as my main objective. Kylesmil (that is his AIM, by the way) and the other writers are now in charge for most of the story! Kylesmil and I are going to be gone for about 2 weeks soon, so I will try to give out as much info as I can before I leave. I will also put up a directory of the staff so that everyone can communicate with each other WITHOUT going through me. I am also going to see if we can get a little help from any CalArts students! That would just be awesome! I will work while I'm gone, of course. As frustrating as it may be sometimes, I absolutely ADORE animating and drawing. So, stay tuned this weekend!

Vacation time for everyone but the writers...like me...T_T

2006-06-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

Well, as the topic says, everyone can still relax for a while. Except for the writers. You should still practice your jobs though. I have been busy with start-of-summer stuff, and now have much time to work. That is all.

The REAL important post...

2006-05-17T10:06:00.000-07:00

Alright, here is the assignments so far in no particular order:

Myself - Producer/Lead Animator/Director
Gardenghoul - Original Idea
Air - Producer/Animator
Kylesmil - Lead Writer
SNTW - Animator
Maxime - Head Of Design/Animator
Izra - Designer/Writer/Storyboarding/Advisor
Laurent - Musical Director
Sophie - Assistant Musical Director/Writer
Jack - Art Director/Storyboarder
Andrew - Assistant Animator
Hookavah - Action Writer
Everett - Head Storyboarder/Writer
King Billi - Assistant Writer
Spatula Sam - Designer
Juli - Writer
Andres - Production Manager/Writer
Vez - Model Designer/Writer
Maxime 2 - Designer
Electric Freddy - Writer

And most people not mentioned that gave ideas on imdb.com are considered writers.

If I missed anyone, PLEASE email me and tell me so that I can give you you assignment. I am busy so it is likely I did. There will be more people added to the list soon as I still receive replies from people looking to help. And remember, this movie needs EVERYONE to be made. There is no one that is more important than another person is this project. We are all all considered equal in talent. If you severely disagree with the job I have given you, you may send me an email saying why and giving me evidence of why you should be switched to something else.

As for the summary, I am looking for a way that I can give it out to everyone without it being absolutely public. Like if there was somehow that I could give everyone a password through email. Please give me some suggestions.

Not too much new...

2006-05-09T13:48:00.000-07:00

I'm still busy. I'm trying to finish the whole plot, characters, settings write up, but it's going VERY slowly. But, you guys can think of it as more time off. I will have more time when summer starts. Of course, there is no way that the write up will not be completed by then, as Kylesmil and I are not THAT slowed down.
On another note, the comments for my posts are now available to everyone and not just Blogger members. Please put any of your questions, comments, ideas and such in there so that I do not have 3 different places to check everyday. But as I said before, please use this time to prepare at what you do best. I will assign your jobs by what you have told/shown me. So, for example, if you said "Oh! I can do the storyboards!" and/or you have given me some of your drawings, I will most likely assign you to storyboarding or rarely animation and design.

More updates to come!

The post you have all beeen waiting for...

2006-05-03T14:50:00.000-07:00

OK, so it's not actually the post you have all been waiting for. This post is just to say I have been VERY busy, and am trying to get things done and give everybody their jobs. I will try to do this as soon as humanly possible. Meanwhile, I ask everyone to practice what they will most likely be doing. Storyboarding, Animation, Character Design and all that jazz. If you have any questions (I mean questions, not to tell me to hurry up >:O), feel free to email me and I will try to get back to you.

And the winner is.....

2006-04-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

The Iliad Story! Thanks for all the suggestions, and please continue to help out with the project! Sorry I haven't been able to update, as I have been busy with animation and color testing. I will post them as soon as I figure out how to post animated gifs on here......but I WILL post one of Maxime's sketches, which may I say is GREAT.
While we are on the topic of people's work, please check out Izra's webcomic at....well.....ummm...the computer I'm typing on doesn't have it bookmarked......BUT I will find it tomorow on my other PC.

Maxime, Kylesmil, Izra, and I are currently working on the design of the charcters. Looks like Laurent is going to be doing the music for the movie, and we may have a new helper or from now on I will refer to them as "members". There will be more polls in the future, so keep watching and helping!

Poll, new helpers, and a new story...

2006-04-05T15:18:00.000-07:00

First off, I would like to welcome the new helpers!

Nicholas,
Maxime (another one, we will say Maxime 2 for now),
Laurent,
and ElectricFreddy.

The first 3 were "referred" by Maxime.

And now for the new idea from ElectricFreddy!

It makes fun of generic school movies:
"Billy is the most popular guy in school and he's the best player in the local rugby team. (The sport doesn't realy matter.) A criminal called Donny wants to bribe Billy so Billy would lose the half finals on purpose. Donny wants him to lose so he could bet lots of money on the game. Billy feels that he can't betray his coach, Fonzy, but his fear leaves him no choice. Instead of participating in the game, Billy goes to a bar where he meets a beautiful, yet very dumb girl, and they immediately fall in love. The next day Billy arrives at the rugbyfield where the team practises. Billy explains everything that happened to Fonzy. Fonzy forgives Billy and tells him he has to prepare for the finals. Billy is shocked, because he thought the team would never win the game without him. Donny is very mad and his gang kicks Billy unconscious as a final warning. When he wakes up, he sees his new girlfriend who thinks that Billy wastes too much time on rugby. Billy must decide between the love of his life and rugby. Fnally he decides to break up with the girl to continue his rugby career. He wins the finals and gets shot by Donny with a bazooka."

Interesting ending, ain't it? :D
And so, I have added it to the *fanfare* STORY POLL!
So head on over to it at:
http://quizilla.com/users/AirLex/polls/2308844/Story_Ideas_Poll/

The news for today.....

2006-04-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

Well, I suppose I better give some examples of the movie ideas that have come up so far. Please reply and tell me which one you like the best so that I can decide which one to go with, because I like them all! They are all untitled so far:

1. A rebel teen is given a pendant (perhaps something else) by his father, and is then forced to go with his mother (they are divorced) on a airplane to (insert far off country here). What they don't know is that a villain is looking for this pendant, because there is something special about it. And so he tricks them into abandoning the plane and they become stuck on an island with a video game obsessed child who grabbed the mother's leg and a girl whom the boy met on the plane and didn't want to crash with the plane. This idea is by Kylesmil and myself.

2. In ancient Greece, a young man is slacking off and trying to win over a girl who rejects him because he is not doing anything with his life. And so he joins the greek army not knowing that the head honcho is her father, who strongly dislikes him. And so, he and the main character go to Troy for the Trojan war, and while everyone is fighting, he is still slacking off. And then, on there way back, guess what? They are stuck in the middle of The Iliad! And so the main character is put in the way of danger through various positions that the (let's call him the Captain) Captain assigns him. This idea is mainly by Gardenghoul, with the original idea by me.

3. (This story has just been suggested by Maxime, so it has not been developed very much.) A story about racism in the time around the Civil War. Maxime would want the villain to be "as complex as Frollo from 'THOND'". This idea is by Maxime.

I will soon create a poll to see which one is the most popular at the moment.....

So far.......

2006-04-03T16:07:00.000-07:00

These people have helped so far (First Names or Usernames:

Kylesmil
Izra
Gardenghoul
SNTW
Air
EilishMG0988
RPGgirl
mooky_7_sa
tdickinson-1
Holafireball
spatula_sam
Andrew
Jack
Maxime
Everett

If I missed anyone, I'm REALLY sorry! I'll put you on the list later!

Welcome!

2006-04-03T14:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Project Airlex blog!

After waiting for those Disney quality movies to return, I just couldn't stand it. What happened to the deep classic stories, the awesome music, and the creative character design? And what's with the constant computer animated movies? I really didn't mind them at first, but as the years went on, a realized something.....THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME. It does not matter if it is cheaper for them to use such tools. People miss the good old days of hand drawn animation! People like me! And so, after practicing cartooning and animation, I decided I would gather a team of creative and talented people together and we would make our own! And so you see our aim. Of course, I don't expect the quality of animation that professional studios produce. But think of all the cartoonists, animators, writers, and music artists on the internet or even in your own neighborhood! Gather them together and what do you get? Project Airlex! AirLex comes from AirLex Animations, the team my friend Air and I had created for flash movies. While flash movies isn't exactly my strong point, other methods of movie making are. And so, I will post updates on the project as it progresses, and anyone is welcome to help.
If you are interested, contact me at hackdaapprentice@gmail.com.