Planetfall
Project Overview
Sci-fi Political Thriller/Comedy Short Film
I've been writing this for a while, so here's a logline:
Generation after exile from Earth, on a colony ship only one month from planetfall, a second robot crisis erupts. A vain Overseer's public purge of suspected androids escalates into a nationalistic witch-hunt.
I've been playing a lot of Fallout (specifically New Vegas) and Alien Isolation, and I ended up writing this story.
The style is like this puppet style stop motion type animation. The characters are controlled by sticks, and made out of clay. It kind of fits into the themes of the story.
The screenplay is (right now) 47 pages long. So I'm thinking it'll be around 47 minutes, which is quite ambitious. I'm hoping to finish it in around a month, however I said that about my last project and it took way longer (and that was only 8 minutes). That's kind of the main reason I'm moving into 3d.
This project is my first time with 3d. I have to come to terms with the fact that 2d just takes too long, especially for something this big. I'm hoping 3d animation is quicker. The whole time I was writing this, I was thinking that this was going to be quicker. However, upon rendering the cover image for this project, it took a whole minute.
This isn't long necessarily, its just that at 24fps a 45 minute video, at that rate, would take 45 straight days to render. I wanted it to look like puppets, and try to fake the look (kinda like the lego movie with stop motion) but I may have to make some sacrifices to battle my arch-enemy: time.
After a whole day of tweaking, I've gotten the render time down to 30 seconds, which is better. This scene in particular is quite full of objects and lights, and is using ray-tracing (because of the mirrors and windows in frame). Not all scenes will be this busy, so I'm hoping the render time of 30 seconds is just an upper bound. There is also a lot of geometry, such as a dynamic wrinkles for clothes, which I might scrap to lessen render time. And if it's still too much, there's always render farms.
Thanks for your time.
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An audio engineer who can compose the music for the short film.
- english
*Say something you think would fit*
This is one of the main characters, with around 61 lines.
A pompous and vain man who cares more about his image than the robot crisis. He is the elected leader of humanity and wants to be adored by his constituents.
- english
- american
- film
- male adult
- aristocratic british
- animation
Dammit! The public will eat me alive if they find out about this!
What the fuck is the meaning of this!? You all know damn well this is the time I take my break!
For humanity’s safety against a potential second robot crisis, new monitoring measures will be enacted to protect against android infiltrators.
This is one of the main characters, with around 33 lines.
Persuasive and opportunistic, Nora Primmley is the CEO of ExployTech, and aims to profit off the robot crisis.
- english
- animation
- british
- female adult
- american
- film
You really think these things will plot their takeover on the streets? No, they hide behind closed doors! And if we can’t open those doors, there’s no hope for us.
My company has the means to collect the personal data and messages from every person on board this ship and find out exactly who is a robot and who is not.
Thaddeus, an overseer doesn’t need to worry about that. I had it sorted.
This is one of the main characters, with around 30 lines.
Minister Meekins is a nervous yes-man to the Overseer, he fumbles under pressure, and believes that any measures to combat the robot crisis are temporary.
If we have eyes everywhere, we’ll know if anyone acts suspiciously or machine-like in any way.
Um… W-We have until planetfall before the androids contact the Machine Lord, sir.
This was all supposed to be temporary. Until planetfall, remember?
This is one of the main characters, with around 28 lines.
- english
- male adult
- american
- british
- animation
- film
It should be our highest priority to purge this ship of any androids.
I can’t believe that idiot was voted in over me.
Treating our citizens like criminals is the only way??
This is one of the main characters, with around 51 lines.
A brash, jingoistic officer, Krill was recently promoted from maintenance patrol. He is proud of his family legacy, which fuels his zealotry, and wants to kill as much robots as he can to honour his grandfather.
- english
- film
- male adult
- british
- male young adult
- american
- animation
My grandad died to get the survivors of humanity on this ship, and we had robots on it this whole time!?
We’re not gonna stop until we- Oh shit, its five! See you tomorrow.
You care more about what people think of you and how much money you make then actually keeping them safe.
This is a secondary character, with around 13 lines.
A news anchor, who is especially critical of the Overseer and his measures to fight the robot crisis.
- english
- female adult
- female young adult
- film
- american
- animation
- british
Breaking. With only a month until arrival at New Eden, humanity is closer than ever to rebuilding on a world free of the Machine Lord.
As the countdown to planetfall continues, Overseer Ines has implemented additional measures to address the ongoing robot crisis.
Honestly, this is one of the dumbest thing Thaddeus Ines has done in office, other than the bowling incident.
This is a secondary character, with around 10 lines.
The replacement to the original news reporter, who pushes propaganda and loves the Overseer.
- english
- american
- film
- british
- animation
- male young adult
- male adult
With only two weeks to planetfall, our great overseer has already destroyed and burned twenty-two confirmed androids!
Our great (and sexy) Overseer assures his constituents that the remaining androids will be decommissioned before arrival on New Eden.
Planetfall will commence in thirty minutes!
This is a secondary character, with around 16 lines.
A robotic infiltrator, sent by the Machine Lord, to stow away with humanity until they arrive at New Eden.
- english
- film
- british
- male adult
- american
- animation
I’ll never tell, blood-bag!
I don’t wanna go out like that, man.
He sends 101 of us to infiltrate the surviving humans and wait until you find a habitable planet. Your… New Eden.
This is a secondary character, with around 18 lines.
The Captain is the head of the Overseer's police force. Blunt and short-tempered, he is stretched thin due to the robot crisis.
- english
- film
- animation
- male adult
- british
- american
Alright, you’ve probably heard the news about the androids.
Get the fuck out of my office.
Me?! What the fuck are you two doing here?! You’re supposed to be out searching for the last android!
This is a minor character, with 2 lines.
- english
- american
- british
- film
- animation
- male adult
Overseer Ines needs to do something! We spent years searching for New Eden; we can’t let the robots take it!
I know I’m not an android. I know my family aren’t androids. Yet, we’re all forced to sit in our homes while officers, who are supposed to be out looking for these machines, instead watch us 24/7.
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- american
- female young adult
- film
- british
- animation
- female adult
I don’t feel comfortable in my own home anymore.
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- male young adult
- male adult
- animation
- british
- american
- film
Hey, I’m not complaining. I put on a good show in the shower.
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- british
- female adult
- animation
- film
- american
Oh my god! IT’S AN ANDROID!!
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- animation
- film
- male adult
- american
- british
Aaaaaaaggghhhh!!!!
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- film
- american
- male senior
- animation
- male adult
- british
Why is AI everywhere I go?
This is a minor character, with 1 line
- english
- british
- animation
- film
- female adult
- american
Oh, Thaddeus, it’s gorgeous! How did you pick it out?
This is a minor character, with 1 line.
- english
- animation
- film
- british
- american
You’re under arrest on suspicion of being an android. Please co-operate.
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