Thursday, September 13, 2012

Children of the Night - Preview

Hi all!  Lion Here!

    With all of what is going on, we decided (Spirit and I) To offer all you patient fans something to sink your teeth into.  A little preview of what's to come when we finally get it all done.

Let us know what you think! :D


-Lion

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Annoucement!

Greetings everypony, Lion here with an annoucement.

Some of you might remember that I mentionned a slowdown in the production of CotN.  I can now say why:

My talents as an animator have been drafted for the animated parts of the Bronycon Documentary by Michael Brockhoff and Lauren Faust with Tara Strong and John DeLancie.

While I am superduper excited at the opportunity to work with all those great names, it also means that instead of a slowdown, Children of the Night will have to be put on hiatus for a few weeks while I give the Bronies and Pegasisters around the world the best work I can possibly give.

Hopefully you understand that it is a great opportunity for me both as a Brony and an animator.  I cannot share what I am doing on the documentary however... but from what's been done so far and with the reaction to the work that's been done, everyone's really happy with it!

Thank you all, and trust me when I say: Children of the night will be completed!  Just a bit later than we thought ^^;

I'll try and keep the blog alive with some info left and right that we have not talked about yet but it will be a difficult task.

Thanks again for your incredible patience with us.. it shall be rewarded, I promise.

-Lion

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Second-to-Last killer shot

But not the last shot to be done!

Greetings everypony!

    Lion here with the mandatory progress report!  Some of you stumbled upon the stream in which I started that shot.  Well, it took a long time to do.. a LONG long time.. for many reasons.  One of which might be seen as a bad news, but trust me, it is not.  

    Something appeared in my workplate.. something I could not, in my right mind, refuse.  But despite it's awesomeness, it also means that Children of the night will be going at half speed.  I'm technically the only one with work still left to do (If Spirit starts to animate, I'll still have to go over her work and slow down my own shots for tweaks. Plus she'd have a steep slope to climb) and I'm doing it as well as I can.  Not to mention I'll probably have to animate that little intro that popped up.

   Of course, flash does not always cooperate but that's not news.  So here's a little still frame of that shot as it will appear:





Enjoy everypony!

Cya next update!

-Lion

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Voice Actress found!



Hello Everypony!

Thank you to everybody who sent an audition. We received more than we expected, and it has been very difficult to choose between the candidates.

We are really touched for the support and great attitude that you guys are showing towards our animation project. 


I am really happy to announce that we have finally found a voice for Gari!


The name of the actress that will be playing Gari is SARAH WILLIAMS  (again, I have to say, it is been really difficult to choose between the candidates, due to the amazing good quality of the recordings we received).

:iconEllybethe:

I have tried to reply to everybody who sent an audio file, if  you didn't receive an email from me, I am really really sorry  and I thank you from here.

Now it is time for me to get back to the drawing board.  There 's just much to do!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Looking for a voice actress


Hello Everypony!

We are presently looking for a voice actress for "Children of the Night".
She will be voicing a cheerful, yet tired mare.(adult Gari is telling us the story, reading a dusty old book in candelight, the moment is solem, and full of the memories and emotion of an eternal "child". (Think a little bit of the Childlike empress from "The Neverending Story").


Here you have some examples of how she generally behaves and interacts:




If you are interested, please, send a voice demo with the following phrases to

yodevorogintonics@gmail.com

"One day, the youngest one, sadened by our daily struggles,  proposed to form a new colony where all of us would grow strong and happy(this said with actual excitement).  But the eldest one forbid it."

What we are looking for is someone who can really pull off a good acting and build a character through her voice. Good recording equipment will be a must, because we cannot really work with something from a mono microphone with low quality and the average sound problems.

In order to keep this agile,I plan to listen to audtions for a week and then make a decission to pick which would fit best.

The chosen candidate will be announced on the blog as soon as we find the voice we are looking for.

If you have a nice voice and want to be part of the project, we would love to hear you!


Spiritto

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

More Progress!

Greetings Everypony!

Lion here with another little progress update!

Yesterday was a second attempt at streaming an animation production for Children of the Night and I must say, it was a success!  Not only did I get to answer some questions directly but I now have a recording to help out other animators.

The start was lost due ot Flash bringing Procaster down with it. But There is still close to 2 hours of video available, which I'll embed here for you!

Watch live streaming video from lionheartcartoon at livestream.com

This shot is the last one that needed to be animated from the Orphanage sequence.. the sequence that is a good 45 seconds of animation by itself.

I'll try and do more streams in the future, too!  I can be found on Deviantart and Twitter, where I usually announce a stream.

Till then, enjoy this little video that shows we are NOT slacking :D

Lion, Signing out.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Music of the Night


Hello there everypony!


Tonight I am bringing you something really amazing.

Remember the music post that I made some time ago?  Well, some musical talented friends have sent us some amazing versions of "Come Little Children", so amazing, that it would be a shame not to share them!

So, with their permission, here I bring you some music of the night:

Let's start with this awesome orchestral version, the NIGHT WALTZ, by Wiimote-hero-iii in deviantart, my jaw hit the floor when I heard it.

Children of the Night Waltz

This other version has a very special feeling, mysterious and a notch more sad than the original one. I simply love it. It evoques a moment of loss, or at least, that is what I picture. This was submitted by a mysterious person called " The Waltzing Cat"


The,Waltzing Cat; Children of the night

And last, but not least, this super piano aarangement that  Chloe Quigley sent a while ago. It is way better than the one I did, and that is an inspiration.

Children of the Night, piano


I am still astounded by the generosity and spontaneity of  the fellow artists. What I love about music, is that each piece has a part of the author, expressing a different and unique feeling every time that makes me picture new stories when I listen anew. A gradious Waltz, a touching loss and an elegant and swifty piano huming.

I recall the WillyKit lullaby (new thundercats series) and I wonder if "Come Little Children" can be switched from sad  into happy. Maybe I should try next time. But before that, there is a video to finish.