Dark future animated

[Deszaras]

As I am making a CG series based off my dark future fan fiction {DL link http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/dark ... ullfic.doc , character bios http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/darkfuture.html} I will be using this thread to provide updates and post my progress while also casting voice actors.

So here goes:-
Dark future autobot shuttle 3D model


VA casting {if you wish to apply send me an email with an attachment of a recorded sample of your voice saying 'I am {insert character name here}'

autobots
ultra magnus
rakx
Maximus Prime
grimlock


decepticons
shadow stalker
galrauch [< VA already cast]
lord vulcan [< Va needs to be similar to the voice of the darkness from the darkness video game.]

[Deszaras]

Maximus prime fully transformable model low detail version
Robot mode

Scale when compared to average human

[Deszaras]

Some more maximus prime images
sitting in command chair [part of one of the environments]


with sword

[Time Traveller]

By his track profile, he looks like he turns into a British Mk IV tank. what's his alt?

[Deszaras]

By his track profile, he looks like he turns into a British Mk IV tank. what's his alt?

Well its supposed to be a hi tech fururistic assault tank(with four treads, two each side). {the remote controlled sponson weapons are not yet on the 3D model[but you can see the mounts on the shoulders and lower legs.}

[Silverbolt]

what style voice are you looking for with Rakx and Maximus Prime..

is there a fiction already with them I can listen too?

I have a really good "non leader/main hero voice" I have been working on
(a character like Hotrod or hotshot not the leader but still a main character)

I'll send you that...

Jon3point0 does a great UM it's almost JUST like Robert Stack from the movies look him up on youtube.


okay after looking... how do you pronounce Rakx? like Racks?
and put Sure Shot in it!

[Deszaras]

what style voice are you looking for with Rakx and Maximus Prime..

is there a fiction already with them I can listen too?

I have a really good "non leader/main hero voice" I have been working on
(a character like Hotrod or hotshot not the leader but still a main character)

I'll send you that...

Jon3point0 does a great UM it's almost JUST like Robert Stack from the movies look him up on youtube.


okay after looking... how do you pronounce Rakx? like Racks?
and put Sure Shot in it!

Rakx is pronouced 'racks'. Send me some voice clips, if there not suitable for maximus prime and rakxs you may get cast as one of the other Tf's present in the fan fic. {the above is for episode 1 only}

The fic includes the following characters {designs and specifics may change during the development of the 3D models}
starter autobots:-
http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/charbio.html
starter cons
http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/decepticons.html
Predacons/maximals {bios never got written for most of these unfortunately, so they are viable to creative adapatation except for inferno and galrauch who did get bioshere on this page }
http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/miscbio.html
Also included as part of the fic are the gathering:-
http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/darkadditions.html
and the Iron warriors:-
http://lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/newd ... files.html

So theres a lot of voices and such to be cast. When the project is in a more complete shape I may have to wander over to one of the larger TF sites and see if I can get a bit of help. (Only a handful of TF's in the fic are typecast with accents. Predacon scorponok needs to have a texas accent while Iron warrior Red Baron would ideally need a german accent for example.}

I hope to get the maximus prime model finished to high detail as well as finishing the Lord Vulcan model by the end of the week. {as I don't have much free time to work on them} Then I can do an animation test of the pair having a little disagreement {basically a fight involving there alt modes to begin with, then both transforming and sparring with there close combat armament. }

[Time Traveller]

I'm interested in voicework too, Desz... I speak some German, so i've got a wicked german accent (several, in fact, I did a bunch of diff. German NPC's for an RPG i ran...)

Send us some lines to read, what kinda chars you want, and I'll happily record a sample. (as soon as i knock out this cold)

[Silverbolt]

I have this little sample online already I do a good g1 ironhide. The rest of the vid sounds forced.
I have a few much Better clips of me as the dinobots at home.
I have a pretty good home studio with effects but I didn't use it for this vid this is dry.


here's a working link..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnyxkZfeWAM

[Silverbolt]

I will have you something tomorrow!

[Deszaras]

Any and all voices will be considered. {I'm not biased towards anyone and have a lot of voice actor places to fill.

As for maximus prime. An update

Sponson weapon {Multiple missile launcher, triple linear laser, plasma cannon and rangefinder is present on each one. Maximus possesses four of them.}

Robot mode image with sponsons added:-

{there has been a slight alteration to this model since I took this little screenshot. He now has a raised black coloured autobot symbol on his chest which doubles are a floor for the assault ramp on the front of the vehicle mode. }
And lastly a vehicle mode pic showing the four sponsons fully armed with missiles as well as the missile rack on the top of the tank also being full of missiles and you can see the large bore solid shot demolition cannon embedded into the vehicles hull.

[Silverbolt]

the additional weapons look good...

be sure to check your email... subject will read dark future auditions.

[The Last Autobot]

This series looks very ambitious, Dez, can't wait to see how it turns out...

[Deszaras]

Lord Vulcan animation model minus his head.{head still a WIP}
This model has a lot more detail than Maximus prime as every white vent would normally be expelling a light blocking black fog.

{note his scythe and one missile launcher are in his hands which possess fully posable digits compared to maximus primes claw fingers. Some of the other Dark future character feature even more extreme variations on the design of there 'hands'}

^More wing detail.

^Wireframe showing fingers gripping the scythe.

^Wireframe of the current 3D model

Scale pic showing Lord Vulcan next to Maximus Prime.

Vulcan has less bulk but ends up being taller they possess around the same mass overall though.

[Deszaras]

More Lord Vulcan 3D model pics
Jet mode:-



WIP claws:-


Lord Vulcan now possesses a head:-

[Time Traveller]

this surely must require enormous amounts of patience!

[Deszaras]

this surely must require enormous amounts of patience!

not that much, its about the same amount of patience you need to do a good quality custom figure.

ultra magnus

gun

[Deszaras]

Episode 1 VA casting update. {to audition simply send a recorded voice sample of either 'I am [insert character name here]' or a few lines of dialogue for that character taken from the fan fic as an attachment to an email and then send it to my email addy. with the title 'dark future auditions' also label the file name after the character you are auditioning for.}

autobots
ultra magnus
rakx
Maximus Prime {<VA cast, Silverbolt your maximus prime voice was pretty much perfect.}
grimlock {<VA cast}


decepticons
shadow stalker
galrauch [< VA cast]
lord vulcan [< Va needs to be similar to the voice of the darkness from the darkness video game.]

[Deszaras]

It has been brought to my attention that Dark future episode 10c of the fan fiction is missing from the word document. you can view it here though
lordvulcan.esmartdesign.com/darkfutureepisode10c.txt

[Silverbolt]

Sweet

that Ultra Magnus model is dead on! love it!