Felt like doing a quick update. Been working on Stranded, the series I was talking about. I've gotten one strip done so far and midway through the second strip. The story involves a young prince/soldier being stranded on a uninhabited wild planet with powerful creatures. Strand, the main character must survive and find a way back to his world. He'll befriend some of the creatures and others he'll have to fight. Unfortunately between work and my work ethic the second strip has been dragging a bit. I would like for each strip to be limited to 3 panels but we'll see how that lasts. Right now is mainly set up so it's not quite as big a deal to have limited panels. In fact, it's probably beneficiary because it forces me to economize my storytelling especially with set up. Once again once I get into the meat of the story this limitation may change. Here's hoping for continued motivation.
As far as what I'm watching. I'm working my way through Farscape atm. Man I can't believe I haven't watched this show before, it's really good. It reminds me a lot of the original Star Trek series in that it does the whole adventure planet deal with new aliens each week. Of course the premise is completely different but the plots of many of the episodes goes along with that. I wish it had kept the alien alien idea they had going at the beginning, however with their budget, I'm sure it was easier to have people painted up instead. Other than that complaint I've really dug the show so far.
Watched a little bit of Star Driver, I accidently watched the end first so I spoiled it a little for myself. I went back and watched the 1st 4 or 5 episodes but slowly lost interest. The 5th episode(?) killed the show for me by making the female nurse a "humorous" pedophile. That along with the other bits of fan service exemplified why I don't watch too many new series.
Also went and watched season 1 Alphas. I don't know this show doesn't get much love. I think it's a great show with multidimensional characters. It has had a great story and the powers each character has are based in reality (at least to a degree). Each character also has flaws that hinder these abilities or causes them to be isolated.
Watched some of ROD Tv again, I've tried to make my why through this series a couple of times now but I get stuck everytime. I think my problem is that the character I like least tends to be the major focus and it goes back to the whole Moe/pedophile trend that's overtaken anime (the character is in like 8th grade). Don't know if I'll continue it.
May try and make my way through Zeta Gundam. I watched the original series awhile back and have been meaning to watch the sequel which I've heard is even better. Which is impressive cause I really enjoyed the original.
Last one (I believe at least) started watching Arrow. So far I've been impressed with it. It has the feel of the Nolan Batman movies without feeling liking a retread. The underlying plot of what happened to Oliver Queen on the island is interesting, however, I'm afraid that eventually it will become a bit of a stretch that all these things happened to him. Once again so far I've enjoyed it but since it's the CW i'm a little weary of it still.
So yeah ended up typing way more than I meant. Apologies for bad grammar/misspellings, I'm too tired to care atm so take it as is.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
What was and shall never be
So here we are again. Long gaps between updates haha Sorry about that
So on the creative front, I've been sort of ADD, jumping from one idea to another never really being able to settle down and actually work on one. This is my biggest achilles heel I would say. I've gotten better but I have too many ideas that sound cool but I never get around to fleshing them out. So I may have come up with a solution which is to just draw something, take the idea and just go until I write myself into a corner.
My art skills (or lack thereof) have also hurt my ability to settle down and draw something. As lame as it sounds I'm afraid to work on something cause it might suck and I'd feel like I'd wasted my time. It's weird I'm not like that with photography for some reason. I guess it's because you simply don't have time to worry about it at the time. You're capturing a fleeting instance.
So the idea I'm really really hoping to at least get moving is a Herculoids style series with a space traveler crash landing on a uncolonized world filled with dangerous monsters that he must either coexist with or survive. The concept itself may work very well with the whole making it up as I go. We shall see where it goes. If it goes well I'll have updates in the near future. If not, well keep on truckin'.
On the entertainment front, I've finished X. Final opinion, meh. It could have been really good but it's pretty obvious the series isn't finished when you get to the last 1/4th. Like everything feels rushed because the episode count was running out. Also the concepts they were working with just don't pan out very well. I don't know if I'd recommend it after all. Started Farscape a few weeks ago. Definitely been fairly impressed with it so far. It's not floored me but it definitely has me coming back for more.
Well that's all I got for now. I'll hopefully be back soon with more.
Peace out.
So on the creative front, I've been sort of ADD, jumping from one idea to another never really being able to settle down and actually work on one. This is my biggest achilles heel I would say. I've gotten better but I have too many ideas that sound cool but I never get around to fleshing them out. So I may have come up with a solution which is to just draw something, take the idea and just go until I write myself into a corner.
My art skills (or lack thereof) have also hurt my ability to settle down and draw something. As lame as it sounds I'm afraid to work on something cause it might suck and I'd feel like I'd wasted my time. It's weird I'm not like that with photography for some reason. I guess it's because you simply don't have time to worry about it at the time. You're capturing a fleeting instance.
So the idea I'm really really hoping to at least get moving is a Herculoids style series with a space traveler crash landing on a uncolonized world filled with dangerous monsters that he must either coexist with or survive. The concept itself may work very well with the whole making it up as I go. We shall see where it goes. If it goes well I'll have updates in the near future. If not, well keep on truckin'.
On the entertainment front, I've finished X. Final opinion, meh. It could have been really good but it's pretty obvious the series isn't finished when you get to the last 1/4th. Like everything feels rushed because the episode count was running out. Also the concepts they were working with just don't pan out very well. I don't know if I'd recommend it after all. Started Farscape a few weeks ago. Definitely been fairly impressed with it so far. It's not floored me but it definitely has me coming back for more.
Well that's all I got for now. I'll hopefully be back soon with more.
Peace out.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Bad start
Haha not off to good of a start am I lol. Sorry about that work has been demanding lately so I haven't had the time to really think about any story ideas (seriously at least). So we'll talk tv and movies :D
Just finished watching Secret of the Kells. O.M.G. So beautiful. Don't think I've been that visually impressed by a movie in a while. I also don't think I would've cared for it as much as a kid. It's funny how one's tastes changes as they age. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I loved hyper detailed works as a kid but I did lean towards more realistic. The older I get the less I enjoy that style and enjoy works that twist and exaggerate. Beautiful movie. Highly reccomend.
As far as tv shows go. I've been jumping around a lot, however the last few days I've picked X back up. For those of you unaware it's an apocolypse series from Clamp (creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, designers of Code Geass and many other series). I've heard about the series and had been interested in checking it out. I watched the first 7 or so episodes but lost interest. However, recently my interest picked up again. It's definitely an interesting series and I enjoy a lot of the themes they're exploring. However, it is old school shojo so it has a lot of implied ho yay in it so if that's a turn off (and admittedly I'm not exactly thrilled about it either haha) then I wouldn't check it out.
Well that's all for me for now. I'll return with more later (hopefully).
Just finished watching Secret of the Kells. O.M.G. So beautiful. Don't think I've been that visually impressed by a movie in a while. I also don't think I would've cared for it as much as a kid. It's funny how one's tastes changes as they age. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I loved hyper detailed works as a kid but I did lean towards more realistic. The older I get the less I enjoy that style and enjoy works that twist and exaggerate. Beautiful movie. Highly reccomend.
As far as tv shows go. I've been jumping around a lot, however the last few days I've picked X back up. For those of you unaware it's an apocolypse series from Clamp (creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, designers of Code Geass and many other series). I've heard about the series and had been interested in checking it out. I watched the first 7 or so episodes but lost interest. However, recently my interest picked up again. It's definitely an interesting series and I enjoy a lot of the themes they're exploring. However, it is old school shojo so it has a lot of implied ho yay in it so if that's a turn off (and admittedly I'm not exactly thrilled about it either haha) then I wouldn't check it out.
Well that's all for me for now. I'll return with more later (hopefully).
Monday, September 03, 2012
*Dusts off Blog*
Well hello there. Long time no see. Though no one really reads this thing I figured I'd resurrect it from the dead and use it for personal reasons. Been wanting to write more and this would be a good way to post story ideas and flesh them out as well. Of course I welcome other viewers however I doubt they'll come. If you are here, then welcome, glad you're here, pull up a seat and enjoy the rambling ride.
So with introductions finished lets get to the heart of the matter. Story ideas. I've been ADD'ing on ideas lately. One will grab my attention one day then another the next. At the moment I'm currently debating on working on 12 Shadows/Ghosts idea and The Scientist.
The Scientist idea is about this being capable of reading and manipulating the Universal Equation. Essentially the building blocks of the universe. He is able to manipulate them in a way similar to super powers, i.e. changing object shapes, density, and even make up. However, can't/won't mess with biological beings, for one the code is much harder and two the whole morality thing. The Scientist isn't a warrior by nature so he is less versed in using his powers for battle, however he's been around long enough to pick up a few tricks.
Another ability of The Scientist is that whenever he is mortally wounded, his body will transport itself to another place in time, space, and even dimension. Unfortunately for him, it is very difficult to make his way back if he wants to go somewhere. This problem is the overarching plot of the first part of the series. This won't be a series problem however, it will be resolved eventually and not at the very end.
As far as appearance goes, The Scientist is a young male, with dark black hair which is constantly slicked back, probably 5'10" in height, for a physical reference, I see him looking like Jason Gordon Levitt in particular the way he looked in Inception. However, this was not intentional since I'm pretty sure I've had this idea before Inception. Unless...So anyway appearance. His eyes are definitely unique in that his iris's look like tiny galaxies are in them, in particular spiral galaxies. Other than this feature he looks like a normal human. He dresses like a 50's super scientist. White lab coat, button up shirt, tie, suit vest, and dress pants. Colors may vary.
So after derailing I'll discuss 12 Shadows another day.
So with introductions finished lets get to the heart of the matter. Story ideas. I've been ADD'ing on ideas lately. One will grab my attention one day then another the next. At the moment I'm currently debating on working on 12 Shadows/Ghosts idea and The Scientist.
The Scientist idea is about this being capable of reading and manipulating the Universal Equation. Essentially the building blocks of the universe. He is able to manipulate them in a way similar to super powers, i.e. changing object shapes, density, and even make up. However, can't/won't mess with biological beings, for one the code is much harder and two the whole morality thing. The Scientist isn't a warrior by nature so he is less versed in using his powers for battle, however he's been around long enough to pick up a few tricks.
Another ability of The Scientist is that whenever he is mortally wounded, his body will transport itself to another place in time, space, and even dimension. Unfortunately for him, it is very difficult to make his way back if he wants to go somewhere. This problem is the overarching plot of the first part of the series. This won't be a series problem however, it will be resolved eventually and not at the very end.
As far as appearance goes, The Scientist is a young male, with dark black hair which is constantly slicked back, probably 5'10" in height, for a physical reference, I see him looking like Jason Gordon Levitt in particular the way he looked in Inception. However, this was not intentional since I'm pretty sure I've had this idea before Inception. Unless...So anyway appearance. His eyes are definitely unique in that his iris's look like tiny galaxies are in them, in particular spiral galaxies. Other than this feature he looks like a normal human. He dresses like a 50's super scientist. White lab coat, button up shirt, tie, suit vest, and dress pants. Colors may vary.
So after derailing I'll discuss 12 Shadows another day.
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