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DSO Intro Movie - I need help coming up with the Narration

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#1
avatardso
Nov 17, 2003 16:12:12 OK I have to start on a Intro Movie for Dark Sun Online. Tony Jay has agreed to Narrate the Intro movie for the up coming DSO game. If any of you are unfamiliar with Tony Jay he has played many voice roles in cartoons and commercials. For example he was the Voice of MegaByte from the cartoon Reboot. He also was the voice for the necromaner in The Legacy of Kain series. He also was the voice for the evil judge in the disney movie The Hunchback of Notredam and more.

I am now looking to you Dark Sun fans to help come up with the Naration text that will be used in the Dark Sun Online movie. If your text you submit is used you will recieve credit for your work on the site in in the game credits.

This game is being developed wiht out any funding and is being developed by people donating their time to its creation so you will not recieve any financial credit if your work is chosen.

The Dark Sun Online game is being re-produced by a third party developer and not by W.O.T.C. or any company under Hasbro but has been given permissions to re-create the game from Hasbros Legal Department.

I look forward to reading what you all have come up with. Basically describe the world, its economy, its environment, mysteries etc. Make it sound brutal and unforgiving yet striving to survive a already nearly dead environment.

Be creative!

Thanks,
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www.darksunworld.com
#2
avatardso
Nov 17, 2003 17:35:00 Heres a idea... possibly the intro be a phrase or something from the wanderer himself? Thoughts?
#3
zombiegleemax
Nov 17, 2003 18:29:46 Unfortunately, the actual 'in character' text from the wanderer is rather bland. Not really the best source to draw material from. Sectional, there's some nice stuff, but there's little worth quoting at any length.

A question though. What kind of time length are you looking for? Assuming its for a flashplayer style intro for the website (which tend to be brief at around 25 seconds or so) or an actual in game intro (which tend to be longer at 2 minutes).
#4
avatardso
Nov 17, 2003 18:37:23 It will be for a actual movie video ranging about 2-5 minutes depending. Yea I wouldnt want people to use materials from the books word for wword but rather prases that are inspired by the Dark Sun resource books. Ill post a example intro I have been working on soon to get some feed back.

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#5
avatardso
Nov 17, 2003 18:45:10 Here is a sample of a INtro I have come up with. I used inspiration from the Wanderers Chronical to help me come up with the intro.
INTRO "Revised":
Look around you traveler! The crimson sun beats down from a dust filled sky, scorching the life from everything around you. The very earth upon which you stand trembles before the never-ending quakes. The lands that surround you are pillaged by relentless sand storms which sear away everything from flesh to stone.

Look upon it well, for this is your home. This is Athas, a bleak and dry land stretching from the choking Sea of Silt and the cracked fields of the Obsidian Plains to the Jagged Cliffs that wall off escape into the rest of the world. This place is a brutal and savage land which spawns abominations of life, a formidable fury of fiends driven only to bring much death and greater pain.

The mysteries of what lies beyond the great jagged cliffs may very well present itself soon, for the only salvation in support of the life on the Table Lands lies within the depths of its own discarded past. A time back before the green age, back to when the land was covered by great overflows of water.

I ask you stranger, will you take up the gyth’ka and rise up to help these lands and its life to find its deliverance, or will you sit idly by and care for nothing?

~The Wanderer~

Welcome to Dark Sun Online: The Age of Heroes
#6
gforce99
Nov 18, 2003 8:01:27 sounds good Dave!
#7
zombiegleemax
Nov 23, 2003 21:47:32 After having seen a picture of Tony Jay and being able to put a voice to the name (and a damn fine one at that), my brain went into overdrive.

An intro (one of several, I'll post one or two of the others as I clean them up a bit):

Ahhhhh . . . can you feel that. The burning sun . . . the scortching winds. Its as if the land itself wants to destroy you with everything it has. And indeed, it does.

From the obsidian covered wastes of the Dead Lands, to the Scortched Plateau far to the north, or even the endless reaches of the Sea of Silt. Look around you, Slave. All you will find beyond the City-States is a merciless death brought on by the untold years of destruction and devestation by the Sorceror-Kings who rule these few remaining cities.

You owe the Sorceror-Kings your life though Slave, for they offer protection not just from the ravages of the harsh lands beyond their walls, but also from the thri-kreen packs that hunt out in the vast deserts, ever searching for new prey, and the elven tribes who would just as soon skewer you on a longblade as talk to you. But at what price? Obedience. Complacency. Theirs is a harsh rule enforced by the decadant templars. As gods amongst men, so too are the Monarchs who lord with tyranny over us.

Yet there is hope. Just as I know in your heart that you wish for nothing more in this life but to die a Freeman, all of us on Athas hope that somehow, things will change, that somehow, we too will be free of this oppression. The heroes of Free-Tyr showed us that hope is not a fleeting mirage when they slew the Sorceror-King Kalak and freed the slaves of that city for all time. But we are not in Tyr. And you are still a slave. And I . . . I have only my hope to cling to."

Okay, last few lines rather bite. Let me know what you think.
#8
avatardso
Nov 23, 2003 22:03:35 OK sounds good. Let me know when you post the others. But also please at the end put a name and if possible a position for the person talking. like my example intro was from the wanderer himself. Thanks

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#9
zombiegleemax
Nov 24, 2003 23:20:36 Sorry, figured the name part was a plug in any old name. I can't think of anything that could be from the Wanderer just yet (Tony Jay's voice is just so evil sounding that I can't picture him voicing out a good guy). Then again, perhaps a narration by one of the SKs . . . . *gets back to scribbling*
#10
zombiegleemax
Nov 24, 2003 23:24:52 Testing . . . testing . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . is this thing one *taps mic.*
#11
zombiegleemax
Nov 24, 2003 23:25:07 Okay, there once was a man from Nantucket . . . but you've all heard that one before . . .
#12
xlorepdarkhelm_dup
Nov 25, 2003 8:12:24 Wow, a honest-to-god triple-post of sorts.
#13
jon_oracle_of_athas
Nov 25, 2003 8:14:19 People must learn patience.
#14
zombiegleemax
Nov 25, 2003 9:52:07 Wow, it didn't come up as trible posts until this morning , strange . . . (and yes master, Grasshopper was very patient and did not hammer the submit button). Boards have seemed a little quirky lately.
#15
avatardso
Nov 26, 2003 22:41:43 Mach 2.5 let me know when you have posted your final version as well as your other versions.

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#16
zombiegleemax
Nov 27, 2003 1:39:31 Err . . . that was the final version. Feel free to use, change, alter, adapt, disregard, print and take to the bathroom with you when you run out of t.p., or whichever, with all due expressed and legal permission (same would apply to any others I post in this thread, once I finish any of them).
#17
avatardso
Nov 27, 2003 12:16:03 sounds great. Let me know if you are working on any others. I plan on finally choosing one by the end of next week.

I have yours and a few others sent to me that I will display on our message boards at DSO.

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#18
avatardso
Nov 29, 2003 23:40:16 OK all four submitted scripts are up for vote for 7 days. After the seven days the votes will be counted and the final script will be submitted to Tony Jay for his vocal narration.

http://dso.zidev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=403

You need to be a member of the DSO boards to vote.

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#19
zombiegleemax
Nov 30, 2003 7:48:51 I knew there was something compelling me to sign up a few days ago
#20
avatardso
Nov 30, 2003 7:55:21 did you vote yet?

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#21
avatardso
Dec 02, 2003 17:34:38 Only a few more days left tillt he poll is over. The poll is running for seven days and the winner at the time will be used in the DSO intro movie. Only a few days left so get your votes in!

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#1 avatardso Nov 17, 2003 16:12:12	OK I have to start on a Intro Movie for Dark Sun Online. Tony Jay has agreed to Narrate the Intro movie for the up coming DSO game. If any of you are unfamiliar with Tony Jay he has played many voice roles in cartoons and commercials. For example he was the Voice of MegaByte from the cartoon Reboot. He also was the voice for the necromaner in The Legacy of Kain series. He also was the voice for the evil judge in the disney movie The Hunchback of Notredam and more. I am now looking to you Dark Sun fans to help come up with the Naration text that will be used in the Dark Sun Online movie. If your text you submit is used you will recieve credit for your work on the site in in the game credits. This game is being developed wiht out any funding and is being developed by people donating their time to its creation so you will not recieve any financial credit if your work is chosen. The Dark Sun Online game is being re-produced by a third party developer and not by W.O.T.C. or any company under Hasbro but has been given permissions to re-create the game from Hasbros Legal Department. I look forward to reading what you all have come up with. Basically describe the world, its economy, its environment, mysteries etc. Make it sound brutal and unforgiving yet striving to survive a already nearly dead environment. Be creative! Thanks, Avatar www.darksunworld.com
#2 avatardso Nov 17, 2003 17:35:00	Heres a idea... possibly the intro be a phrase or something from the wanderer himself? Thoughts?
#3 zombiegleemax Nov 17, 2003 18:29:46	Unfortunately, the actual 'in character' text from the wanderer is rather bland. Not really the best source to draw material from. Sectional, there's some nice stuff, but there's little worth quoting at any length. A question though. What kind of time length are you looking for? Assuming its for a flashplayer style intro for the website (which tend to be brief at around 25 seconds or so) or an actual in game intro (which tend to be longer at 2 minutes).
#4 avatardso Nov 17, 2003 18:37:23	It will be for a actual movie video ranging about 2-5 minutes depending. Yea I wouldnt want people to use materials from the books word for wword but rather prases that are inspired by the Dark Sun resource books. Ill post a example intro I have been working on soon to get some feed back. Avatar
#5 avatardso Nov 17, 2003 18:45:10	Here is a sample of a INtro I have come up with. I used inspiration from the Wanderers Chronical to help me come up with the intro. INTRO "Revised": Look around you traveler! The crimson sun beats down from a dust filled sky, scorching the life from everything around you. The very earth upon which you stand trembles before the never-ending quakes. The lands that surround you are pillaged by relentless sand storms which sear away everything from flesh to stone. Look upon it well, for this is your home. This is Athas, a bleak and dry land stretching from the choking Sea of Silt and the cracked fields of the Obsidian Plains to the Jagged Cliffs that wall off escape into the rest of the world. This place is a brutal and savage land which spawns abominations of life, a formidable fury of fiends driven only to bring much death and greater pain. The mysteries of what lies beyond the great jagged cliffs may very well present itself soon, for the only salvation in support of the life on the Table Lands lies within the depths of its own discarded past. A time back before the green age, back to when the land was covered by great overflows of water. I ask you stranger, will you take up the gyth’ka and rise up to help these lands and its life to find its deliverance, or will you sit idly by and care for nothing? ~The Wanderer~ Welcome to Dark Sun Online: The Age of Heroes
#6 gforce99 Nov 18, 2003 8:01:27	sounds good Dave!
#7 zombiegleemax Nov 23, 2003 21:47:32	After having seen a picture of Tony Jay and being able to put a voice to the name (and a damn fine one at that), my brain went into overdrive. An intro (one of several, I'll post one or two of the others as I clean them up a bit): Ahhhhh . . . can you feel that. The burning sun . . . the scortching winds. Its as if the land itself wants to destroy you with everything it has. And indeed, it does. From the obsidian covered wastes of the Dead Lands, to the Scortched Plateau far to the north, or even the endless reaches of the Sea of Silt. Look around you, Slave. All you will find beyond the City-States is a merciless death brought on by the untold years of destruction and devestation by the Sorceror-Kings who rule these few remaining cities. You owe the Sorceror-Kings your life though Slave, for they offer protection not just from the ravages of the harsh lands beyond their walls, but also from the thri-kreen packs that hunt out in the vast deserts, ever searching for new prey, and the elven tribes who would just as soon skewer you on a longblade as talk to you. But at what price? Obedience. Complacency. Theirs is a harsh rule enforced by the decadant templars. As gods amongst men, so too are the Monarchs who lord with tyranny over us. Yet there is hope. Just as I know in your heart that you wish for nothing more in this life but to die a Freeman, all of us on Athas hope that somehow, things will change, that somehow, we too will be free of this oppression. The heroes of Free-Tyr showed us that hope is not a fleeting mirage when they slew the Sorceror-King Kalak and freed the slaves of that city for all time. But we are not in Tyr. And you are still a slave. And I . . . I have only my hope to cling to." Okay, last few lines rather bite. Let me know what you think.
#8 avatardso Nov 23, 2003 22:03:35	OK sounds good. Let me know when you post the others. But also please at the end put a name and if possible a position for the person talking. like my example intro was from the wanderer himself. Thanks Avatar
#9 zombiegleemax Nov 24, 2003 23:20:36	Sorry, figured the name part was a plug in any old name. I can't think of anything that could be from the Wanderer just yet (Tony Jay's voice is just so evil sounding that I can't picture him voicing out a good guy). Then again, perhaps a narration by one of the SKs . . . . gets back to scribbling
#10 zombiegleemax Nov 24, 2003 23:24:52	Testing . . . testing . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . is this thing one taps mic.
#11 zombiegleemax Nov 24, 2003 23:25:07	Okay, there once was a man from Nantucket . . . but you've all heard that one before . . .
#12 xlorepdarkhelm_dup Nov 25, 2003 8:12:24	Wow, a honest-to-god triple-post of sorts.
#13 jon_oracle_of_athas Nov 25, 2003 8:14:19	People must learn patience.
#14 zombiegleemax Nov 25, 2003 9:52:07	Wow, it didn't come up as trible posts until this morning , strange . . . (and yes master, Grasshopper was very patient and did not hammer the submit button). Boards have seemed a little quirky lately.
#15 avatardso Nov 26, 2003 22:41:43	Mach 2.5 let me know when you have posted your final version as well as your other versions. Avatar
#16 zombiegleemax Nov 27, 2003 1:39:31	Err . . . that was the final version. Feel free to use, change, alter, adapt, disregard, print and take to the bathroom with you when you run out of t.p., or whichever, with all due expressed and legal permission (same would apply to any others I post in this thread, once I finish any of them).
#17 avatardso Nov 27, 2003 12:16:03	sounds great. Let me know if you are working on any others. I plan on finally choosing one by the end of next week. I have yours and a few others sent to me that I will display on our message boards at DSO. Avatar
#18 avatardso Nov 29, 2003 23:40:16	OK all four submitted scripts are up for vote for 7 days. After the seven days the votes will be counted and the final script will be submitted to Tony Jay for his vocal narration. http://dso.zidev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=403 You need to be a member of the DSO boards to vote. Avatar
#19 zombiegleemax Nov 30, 2003 7:48:51	I knew there was something compelling me to sign up a few days ago
#20 avatardso Nov 30, 2003 7:55:21	did you vote yet? Avatar
#21 avatardso Dec 02, 2003 17:34:38	Only a few more days left tillt he poll is over. The poll is running for seven days and the winner at the time will be used in the DSO intro movie. Only a few days left so get your votes in! Avatar