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The trailer video was produced by Laura Kaltman. We scripted/wrote it together, and iterated it many times. Laura wanted to make a 16:9 HD video, but the iPad i
by chaimgingold 12y ago
The trailer video was produced by Laura Kaltman. We scripted/wrote it together, and iterated it many times. Laura wanted to make a 16:9 HD video, but the iPad is 4:3, so many of the video captures were done with a special developer Mac version of the app configured to output at a much higher resolution and with custom screen layouts. (The Mac version, otherwise, looks identical—all the same GLSL shaders and GL code.) This enabled us to get big, high quality video for use in the trailer. Storyboards were vital for conceiving, refining, and communicating about the script. These were made in illustration programs.
- chaimgingold 12y ago(Oh yeah, and she used After Effects mostly, I think)
- philbarr 12y agoThanks for the comprehensive feedback!
- chaimgingold 12y agoDeveloping this video was one of the most important parts of explaining the project; from this effort came the web site and other materials. I've uploaded some storyboard PDFs to give some insight into this process. If there's enough interest I could share the 1st revision of the trailer—which didn't work in all kinds of interesting ways. 1st major revision notes: http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Movie%20Rough%20notes%20v1.1.pdf http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Movie%20Rough%20notes%20v1.1... 2nd major revision notes: http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Movie%20Rough%20notes%20v2.pdf http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Movie%20Rough%20notes%20v2.p... Trying to figure out why 1st take wasn't working: http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Trailer%20Notes%20Meta.pdf http://www.earthprimer.com/misc/Trailer%20Notes%20Meta.pdf
- infinite8s 12y agoPlease do share the 1st version of the trailer. Seeing intermediate steps is always more insightful than the trying to back out the decision behind a final product.