General Strategy

1. All spaceship and exterior scenes will be 3D animation
2. Not use any 3D characters, instead use space suite

Inside the spaceship

Outside the spaceship

This will allow us to not worry about creating realistic human models and properly animating them, especially facial expressions.

It will also allow us to work with an actor to create a believable performance. This can be done by shooting all the actor's performances in an Ironman HUD style shots:

We can potentially have a Picture-in-picture shot. Where we can have the HUD shots in the corner of the screen, while the animated footage is playing. Then we can cut to full screen of the HUD whenever it is appropriate.

Spaceship exterior

Spaceship interior

The interior will need to be modified and expanded to fit the requirements.

Pre-Production:

1. Organize the pre-production team.
2. Write and polish the script – I’m making a couple of changes to it. But I think I’m just gonna go with what I have, since it’s simple enough.
3. Breakdown the script: Figure out all the props (or 3D assets) needed.
4. Create a storyboard and plan out all the shots in detail.
5. Collect 3D assets or model them
6. Rigging
7. Organize the production team and Cast actors
8. Setup 1 or 2 rehearsals with the actors

Production:

1. Schedule the live shoots
2. Rough layout
3. Animation
4. Effects and Lighting
5. Rendering

Post-Production:

1. Editing
2. After effects work
3. Sound design
4. Sound score
5. Polishing

Tasks

Details

• Meet and greet
• Details about the project
• Target
  • 168
  • CGI bros
  • Omeleto
  • DUST
  • CGI meetup
• Goal
  • Get coverage
  • Build viewership
  • Move on to do more shorts
• Strategy
  • Design to be simple shoot
  • Challenge in the acting
• William == Casper == Jonathan
• Music working on getting a composer
• Currently building up the team

July 12th, 2021

• Status update
  • Show them the newest clip
  • Get their phone numbers in case I need to reach them.
  • DP - secured
  • Working on makeup. If I can't get the makeup, can Laura take care of her own makeup
  • no on set sound required for on location shoot
  • Filming locations:
    • Coquitlamish area
    • Maple Ridge for second day (or first)
  • Are they flexible with switching the days
• Character Notes for read through. Go over it and exchange notes
  • Amelia
    • Over achiever
    • Mischievous likes to prank people. Light hearted.
    • Able to handle tough situations
    • Feels responsible for her husband
    • Doesn't like asking for help
    • Can get focused on tasks
    • Her role on the mission is computer expert and part of the maintenance crew
    • The way it works is they are woken up every once in a while to carry out maintenance duties
  • Jonathan
    • An artist/photographer
    • Highly empathetic
    • Loves Amelia deeply that he was willing to let her go so she can pursue her dreams
  • Casper
    • Artificial intelligence based on Amelia's personality
    • His programming gets him to calculate and improve his own "personality"
    • If this were to continue as a series, Casper will become the primary villain. Becomes tyrannical and tries to control the crew/thinks he knows how best to run the mission/other? (think I-Robot)
• Gather notes from them.

Notes: