Another Xtranormal Experiment
Friday, April 24th, 2009I wanted to see how the voice software took words like “Lylab” and “centaur.” Turns out, it handled them nicely.
Archive for April, 2009Experiment with XtranormalTuesday, April 21st, 2009Xtranormal is a website that allows you to create your own short videos out of a script. As a screenwriter, this is a great way to test the readability of your script. The computer actors are not very good and will not add much in terms of gravitas and inflection, but the performance will let you know the general cadence of the language. Anyway, here is the video: Viral Video IdeaThursday, April 9th, 2009If you can make this video, please do so. I don’t have the time or resources to do anything except write about it, and the shelf life for a joke like this to be funny is limited.
OBLIGATORY COMPANY LOGOS FADE IN: EXT – HILLSIDE – DAY CLOSE-UP KID EYES A kid puts on some goggles. KID
Ready? DEEPER VOICE A set of furry arms wraps around the kid. KID
Let’s go. TEXT From the director of Watchmen and 300… …comes the greatest comic adaptation of all time. EXT – HILLSIDE – DAY POV from the wagon going down the hill. The grassy hillside rushes past as a wagon races down the hill. The two voices make kind of a “who-o-o-a-a-a-a” noise as they bounce along. POV looking at the wagon. A boy and a tiger hit a rock in slow motion. Their velocity and force launch them into the air. They scream. Techno music begins to blare. As the two fly through the air in slow motion, screaming, images strobe. SUSIE DERKINS, setting up a tea party. THE MOM, preparing a grotesque dinner. ROSELYN, rolling up her sleeves. THE DAD, gritting his teeth because his car is blocked by DEFORMED SNOWMEN. MRS. WORMWOOD, passing out a test. SPACEMAN SPIFF, fighting for his life. A DINOSAUR roars. Darkness. DAD
Calvin! LOGO – Zach Snyder’s Calvin and Hobbes. EXT – HILLSIDE – DAY The wagon crashes into the ground, spilling the passengers everywhere. FADE TO BLACK. CALVIN
Let’s do that again! |
