Proposal

- I am David Guerrero, etc etc
- resume

- team
-why is agood project

WHAT: a short film (0.40min - 1 min or so), done in CGI, with 3D scanned movement and models.
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Starting from an idea I found making my last project: "We sought an intersection between a scientific replica and a stylized, science fiction creature, reaching a point where reality meets fiction". Speculative, science fiction story showcasing an encounter with the new configurations that will appear in urban spaces in an immediate future. In a future where delivery and business has the priority in public spaces, model reclaims her right to make use of her home city (WIP)
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- For the proposal, we will show blocking (in UE5), concept art, styling, team, casting, storyboard if needed
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It will be registered in the copyright office in Madrid, defining each person´s role in the creation of the video.
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Income possibilities:
- Models, clothes, scans, etc. Could be posted in online platforms that sell 3D elements to be used by 3rd parties. Each item would generate a passive income to everyone involved in its creation.
- maybe short film festivals, or could be used as a pilot film for future commercial projects
- Grants given by Epic to projects made with Unreal Engine, the software I will most likely use for this video. We could expand the project and get the grants. Project would need to be as safe and not aggresive as can be for this, since the company won´t sponsor suff that´s too edgy or problematic
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TEAM

Director, CG Artist - David Guerrero

Casting, Styling - Lucía Lomas

Soundtrack - Louis Carnell

Storyboard - Ángel Palomeque

Concept art - María Fominaya

Consulting, clothing pattern - Aaron Moreno

Animation. Several options:

· We could opt for motion capture, which will be done by Raised by Monsters in Madrid, most expensive option
· We could opt for keyframe animation
      · We would need to record an actress for the performance reference
      · We would need a keyframe animatior
            · Elaina Scott
            · Hyojin Kim

TONE AND STYLE

· The short will have a mildly dystopian character.

· For the cinematography, it will follow a filmic, grounded camera treatment with static or slow camera movements. The editing will be linear, maintaining the progression of the character through the scene.

· The soundtrack will be composed by Louis Carnell (previously working under the name Visionist), London-Based musician whose style connects deeply with the ambience of this short. His records have an ethereal, emotionally heavy quality, using both electronic and classic tools.

Link to his Apple Music (under Visionist)

Link to his Apple Music (under Louis Carnell)

Link to his Spotify (under Visionist)

Link to his Spotify (under Louis Carnell)

· The starting point for the short was the Balenciaga Fall 21 campaign, which used Unreal Engine. I also was interested in the filmic treatment of the CG episodes of Love Death + Robots, proving that independent animation is more than ready to create adult, complex experiences. The third pillar would be the production design of "Children of Men" (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006); wich hosted a 2027 version of London. Rather than showing otherwordly looking structures and technology, the film shows a partially updated London, with futuristic elements coexisting with historical and current ones. It makes that science fiction London it more connected to the world we already know, offering a plausible, organic evolution of the city we are familiar with.
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· The main reference for the spatial progression of the short will be this video below, found on Instagram. The location and the architecture of the space matches perfecly with the idea I had.

· We will use Standard lenses for the cirtual cameras (35mm - 80mm), with occasional telephoto, if necessary.

WORKFLOW

· Unreal Engine 5 was chosen for the high rendering quality in real time, allowing a fast workflow and offering great space for experimentation inside the virtual environment. Furthermore, the use of Metahumans will be useful for a small team, since it offers a custom character already rigged and ready for animation or retargetting, with a high fidelity facial rig that can showcase complex expressions.

· The main character will be built using Metahumans, with a photogrammetry of the model to serving as base.

· Props and environment will be built in Maya; using Substance Painter, Photoshop, and Quixel Mixer for texturing.

· The animation software will depend on the method we decide on, being motion capture or keyframe.

CASTING

· Our first Option is Muriel Seiquer. Se has modeled for Balenciaga (in campaigns and runway), amongst other internationally recognised brands. link

STYLING

· It will have a futuristic character, without going too far from current fashion, taking films like Akira and Ghost in the Shell as reference.

· The clothes will have a protective, survival quality. These are pieces that will be necessary in urban environments with atmospheres that have turned harfmful for human´s eyes, skin, and respiratory system.
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· It will be composed of small, independent brands: Greg Ross (US), Mowalola (UK), Emeerree (ES)

· Both Greg Ross and Emeerree often craft their garments using repurposed vintage pieces, fitting a DIY, end of the world vision for products. In the future, where production has passed the breaking point for what the environment is capable of enduring, It would make sense to work with whats already available, rather than creating more items.
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· She will wear a pair of current Airpods Pro (2022) to connect her with the present moment. Could be either because, although it is situated in a future, she´s still using old technology; or because headphones' design hasn´t evolved that much.

SCRIPT

INTRODUCTION:
needs to show place
Not only place, but the conditions that make the world be like that.
Needs to introduce hints of that world
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Can be with insert shots of cameras, signs, etc
Maybe a signal that points that you need to adapt to the drone? Lower head sign
Signs in different languages at the same time, written vertically
As model enters the space, after walking down the stairs, show model looking at cameras, and cameras moving to look at model
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Show insert shots of environment to place model in the spaceIntroduce setting: the underpass, ambient shots
Introduce action: shots of cameras, insert shots, intro shot of model. Then model walking and drones passingIntroduce problem: drones pass, record, model has to dodge them turning her head/ upper body

MID ACTION:
- switch to camera from POV drone, keeps recording her
- needs to build tension. Drones hit on her, we see reaction. She needs to put her head down and move around to avoid the drones
- At one point, she sets one drone aside, then other, this time more aggressively.
- After 2 or 3 drones pushed, she pushes one harder, which loses control and crashesMaybe she drops AirPods in the crash, she reaches down to get them (AirPods 2022, could make the bridge between now and future), she could be using older technology

ENDING - SOLUTION
- model punches drone, drone falls, change from POV
- After breaking drone, time slows, marking gravity of the action.
- She stands still, looks around her
- Reaction from rest of drones: they look at model, forming a concentrical group of gazes, they stand still and back up slightly - They back a little , model backs a little too
- Model continues to walk, drones get back to their route
- As she walks, we notice drones completely avoid model
- After defeating drones, mode continues a few steps
- Suddenly, one step makes the floor go bright. As they go, the floor and walls lights following their movement, feeling like the room has come to life. They have entered a public installation of sorts, that ends up lighting the entire hall for a few meters. Has to feel like the white room in THX 1138. They finally exit that lit area feeling confident
- Ending shot of model underexposed, silhouette visible, with back walls lit in white, silhouettes drones passing, evading her. Back shot, walking away.
Take this Akira scene as reference: https://youtu.be/5d9JsqXZP1M

- Maybe open, camera just pans out from the broken drone?
- or model could just move forward and finish her journey. Sliding through stairsFaintes (amaga) the drones, drones back up and empty the tunnel.
- Continues, exits the station sliding down the automated stairs
- Could also show drones evading someone in the background
- Notes: the seamless switch to drone POV was nice idea. Don’t make change obvious, camera just changes normally and is later revealed that it was from drone’s view

Short beginning about drone following. From POV drone (wide angle). We don’t know, just see camera movements. We see the character punching/ hitting the POV camera. The model has punched/ hit the drone with the hand, camera changes, we see the drone in the floor, broken. The character continues and exits the hallway sliding through mechanical stairs. See “ When drones attack compilation” in YouTube.

LIGHTING

· References for color, intensity, direction, and position of lights in the scene.

SCENE DESIGN

Liminal space. A passing zone, undefined, could be anywhere, anytime. Vague enough, but very stylized. Should have an open zone, connecting with the exterior. A corridor - plaza hybrid, channel for human traffic and meeting. Probably during the day or sunrise, you should be able to see the exterior a bit

· It will be accesible through stairs at the entrance (taking the evolution of the action in the video as reference), and the exit will be flat.

· Will be based in the tunnel shown in the video below, the entrance to the Hakone Open Air museum in Japan.:

· The tunnel will have an open space at the entrance and the exit, as well as on the top sides. The exterior will be visible from inside the tunnel through the entrance/ exit, and the top openings will allow sunlight to partially light the walls.
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· The tunnel will be entered through a set of stairs, and will end in a wide, open exit.

· The space will have a futuristic feeling, but that also could exist in current times. It will take the Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki as main reference, since it´s aperfect example of contemporary architecture merged with ancient ways of constructions, almost as if an UFO landed on Stonehenge

· There will be an emphasis on the texturing of the space. We will able to see the patterns that the concrete forms, as well as the brick patterns in the floor, There will be a combination of different pattern flows and materials, some more raw than others.

· The floor will be composed of cobblestones, and the walls and ceiling will be made of concrete, each with a differnet hue and polish.

· Below are lighting references. It will have big halogen lights on the top, and maybe some secondary signaling.

· The light will be cold (closer to bue than yellow), industrial, and moderately bright

ENVIRONMENT DETAILING

· The main lights will be long, horizontal LED lights. They will have a protective metal cage around them, and will be hanging from the ceiling, or inserted in it