Jurassic World Survival finally out in YouTube!

After days of re-shooting, Jurassic World: Survival is finally completed and uploaded on YouTube! Check it out on the site here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA2cEXFxfyo) or watch it below:

Test Screening and Amendments

The film is screened and several amendments are put forward by the lecturer:

• The background is too bright and clearer than the subjects.
• The dinosaurs need to be in their "natural habitat". Use natural lighting.
• The entire film had to be re-shot and shortened into 3-4 minutes.
• Utilize miniature gardens if possible.

Jurassic World Survival completed!

Jurassic World: Survival is finally finished on time! Expecting a YouTube upload by the end of August! Link will be updated once it is uploaded.

The actors and several other dinosaurs that did not make it to the film celebrate the completion of the film.

Editing in progress!

Compositing and adding backgrounds in progress. By the time this post is made, 90% of the film will be complete. In the meantime, color correction and fixing effects are being carried out.

Jurassic World: Survival will be completed before 10 August 2018.

RUANG Trip! ~ 27.7.2018

On July 27, 2018, we took a field trip to RUANG by ThinkCity where they held the Kancil Awards exhibition, where several creative works are being showcased, including the amazing works by The One Academy students and my internship studio, Graph Studio.

The RUANG exhibition hall is located at Jalan Hang Kasturi, which is a stone's throw from the Central Market.

Currently, the RUANG hall is hosting an exhibition based on the Kancil Awards, the national creative competition.

The Kancil Awards' branding campaign showcases fluid designs involving its logo, which was shown in various styles displayed in the exhibition. In this image, the logo appears on a road sign, flanked by another sign reading the award name and a Perodua Kancil.

Exhibition campaigns from senior batches at The One Academy are also showcased.

BEAM is a classical art-inspired installation which uses a camera to capture emotions and make them more enjoyable with customizations.

Our best installation project, Lost in the Moment, utilizes LEDs as a form of visualization when music is played. It works when plugged with musical instruments. The project ultimately won the Merit Award at the Kancil Awards.

A cool-looking interactive storytelling project named Le Petit Prince (The Petite Prince). It uses augmented reality to convey its story.

The exhibition also showcases installation projects made by our class during the client-based teamwork practices. Two are being showcased: Vinda Bender and Tissue-Pocalypse, based on the Vinda tissue brand. Vinda Bender uses Kinect-based technology in a game and won a Kancil Student Award for Best Promo and Activation.

Tissue-Pocalypse is a first-person shooter arcade game created for the campaign.

Innovation of local crafts can also be viewed in the exhibition. The picture shows the shadow puppet art (Wayang Kulit) being stylized into the likes of Star Wars and comic superheroes.

Campaigning art and design portfolios are also showcased, seen here is a project made by a senior utilizing an art style inspired by Pablo Picasso's works.

As a creative award, the Kancil Awards also showcase some of the best short films. The film screenshot shown above comes from a comedic tragedy that shows the importance of 1 ringgit notes.

Some of these films, including the 1 ringgit film, are made by the iconic film studio, Graph Studio. In 2016, I worked there for my three-month internship as part of the study semester. I was also able to spot and recognize my co-workers in the making-of videos!

I have found the trip inspiring and exciting as I have found and viewed several projects that can become inspirations or references to future projects. Although no fan films were showcased as most creative awards vie for originality, the short films can be influential to my future projects.

Editing begins!

Premiere Pro and After Effects editing in progress! The film is expected to be completed in two or three weeks' time. Re-shooting or additional filming may be possible.

Stop motion sequences are being composed in Adobe After Effects. Premiere Pro is used to compose all videos, audio and Chroma keying effects.

Filming week!

Filming of the scenes took 2 days.

Blue the Velociraptor waiting behind plant props. The plant props were obtained at the college's stationery shop.

The chase scene involving Blue, the Triceratops and the Metriacanthosaurus is filmed this week.

Another small dinosaur will become Blue's snack in the film.

A helicopter will appear in the film's ending. In the second movie (Fallen Kingdom), humans have entered the island for a mission: to retrieve the dinosaurs from the island.

A Pteranodon is added to the film for an air scene. The Pteranodon originated from Mattel's Jurassic World Legacy Collection line.

The Triceratops in action.

The Metriacanthosaurus in action.

The Tyrannosaurus bellowing its iconic roar.

Soundtracks for the short

The short's soundtrack will come from the Jurassic Park franchise, all credits to the composers.

Some of them will include:

• This Title Makes Me Jurassic (JW: FK) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l82O8Szw6AM
• The Neo-Jurassic Age (JW: FK) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygF47px6Pfk
• World's Worst Bedtime Storyteller (JW: FK) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBcHb7mNLns - planned to be placed in the Allosaurus' introduction.
• Raptor Repartee (JPIII) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GSPghA-8nc - planned to be placed during the fight between Blue and the Dilophosaurus.

Sound effects for the dinosaurs will also come from the films.

• Tyrannosaurus rex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDh8FLv1AQo
• Velociraptor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahbHMmCKcd4

Title revealed!

The short's title is finally revealed: JURASSIC WORLD SURVIVAL!
Not to be confused with Jurassic Park Survival which is an existing video game.

Jurassic World Survival is all about the title itself: survival of species. It's mainly about how some species struggle to survive life in Jurassic World after the first film.

New Cast members introduced!

During the storyboarding session, few more dinosaurs are revealed to appear in the short!

Baryonyx and Stegosaurus - these dinos will not have major roles. They will be portrayed by the Electronic Baryonyx and the Action Attack Stegosaurus from the Mattel Jurassic World line.

Triceratops will appear in the film, portrayed by the electronic Triceratops from the same line. In the film, the Triceratops will engage in battle.

Metriacanthosaurus - perhaps the last one on the island. The film might reveal what happened to the last of its species on Jurassic World. It will be portrayed by the electronic Metriacanthosaurus from the Mattel Jurassic World line. Metriacanthosaurus, whose name means "moderately-spined lizard", lived during the middle Jurassic in England.

And finally...

The star of the Jurassic Park series, Tyrannosaurus rex! The Tyrannosaurus is the only non-Mattel figure used for the film, being from Hasbro's 2015 Jurassic World line. The jaws of the Tyrannosaurus can be opened by pressing a button on its back. Mattel also made two tyrannosaurs for their Jurassic World line. One of the tyrannosaurs can be considered for the project as it had a more streamlined sculpt. However, it may not be reliable for the project as it could open its jaws by pressing a button on the back of its neck. The fingers operating the figure must not be seen in the film, so the project held on with Hasbro's tyrannosaur.

Filming Day 1!

The production begins today! For the first week, Blue's scenes are filmed first, as it is the main character of the story. Blue is portrayed by the Mattel Jurassic World small Blue figure, as I prefer Velociraptors to be accurately sized based on science.

It will also feature the Dilophosaurus. The Dilophosaurus is from the same toy line as Blue.

The film will also feature the Allosaurus, a large carnivore from the Jurassic period. It will be portrayed by the Mattel Jurassic World electronic Allosaurus. Like the other electronic sound figures in the line, the jaw of the Allosaurus can be moved by pressing a button on its back, making it easy to operate without needing stop motion for it to move.

More scenes and more dinosaurs coming soon! Fingers crossed for the T. rex!

During the filming process, the blue screen and some props are used, as Chroma keying will be utilized in the project via editing with Adobe Premiere. Filming with Blue the Velociraptor and the blue screen proved to be a challenge as Blue has, literally, blue color in its color scheme, and it may blend with the background during the editing process. The green screen is unsuitable for the filming as some of the dinosaurs (including the Dilophosaurus) have green in their color scheme.

DragonCon Entry Announcement

I have chosen the DragonCon Independent Film Festival as the requirements are suitable for me. I am free to do any film (especially fan film) outside the slice-of-life genre that runs under 50 minutes.

I have researched the winning entries for running time, and they range from 3 minutes to 45 minutes. While I was researching, I came across a short film named Citipati that showcases about dinosaurs. The film gave me an idea to try to make a fan film based on the Jurassic Park franchise.

Brief analysis

#1. Fan Fiction Awards

Requirements:
- Fan film in digital format
- Screenplay in PDF
- Poster
- Preview video

Pros:
- Allows making posters
- Free to choose genre

Cons:
- May require screenplay writing


#2. Fan Fiction Screenplay Festival

Requirements:
- Comic Book short film
- Screenplay in PDF

Pros:
- Free to make a film

Cons:
- Film genre is limited
- Prioritizes screenplays


#3. Dragon Con Independent Film Festival

Requirements:
- Fan film in digital format

Pros:
- Also includes fan films

Cons:
- Limits genres

Breaking down briefs, the breaking down way

Breaking a brief into just 16 words:

"Fan film based on creative media such as TV and games with poster and/or screenplay and preview video"

Getting the crucial points by halving the word count to 8 words:

"Fan film with poster, screenplay and preview video"

Halving it again into four words:

"Fan film with previews"

Finally, into two ickle words:

"Fan film"

Selecting the briefs

My strong point is fan films using figures. So far, these competitions are related to my forte:

https://fanfilmawards.com/fanfilm-submissions/ (Fan Film Awards, USA)

https://filmfreeway.com/FanFictionScreenplayFestival (Fan Fiction Screenplay Festival, USA)

http://filmfest.dragoncon.org/submit-to-the-festival/ (Dragon Con, USA)