Award-winning composer and published author Sabrina Pena Young composes works heard in Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe.
In this exclusive guest blog post, Sabrina tells the tale of the story behind the virtual opera and why she chose Moviestorm.
"I've been wanting to create a film for a long time, and Moviestorm had the
perfect tools that I need to make my dream of a sci-fi animated opera a
reality.
Sabrina's work has been performed at venues like the Beijing Conservatory,
the International Computer Music Conference, Miramax's Project
Greenlight, the Athena Festival, the New York International Independent
Film Festival, Art Basil Miami, Turkey's Cinema for Peace, and
Pulsefield International Exhibition of Sound Art.
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The story behind Libertaria
In 2011 I started writing a story about a young geneticist that worked in a cutting edge facility that absorbed the energy from the ill and dying to make a new serum that rejuvenated the younger, healthy populace. In the short story, the scientist, orphaned at a young age, discovered that one of her test subjects was actually her mother.
The short story evolved over time and instead o ffocusing on the scientists, the young girl was placed in the genetics factory herself, escaping it to discover her addict father runs the resistance against the factory. With a hundred twists and turns, Libertaria tells the story with true operatic drama and sci-fi energy.
Libertaria is an opera for the Digital Age. Created with virtual characters in a computer-generated environment, Libertaria is easily disseminated through the internet and simple DVDs. An animated opera offers a lower cost than a full live production, although there has been acoustic versions of songs like Lonely Mother’s Cry.
In the end Libertaria is a groundbreaking opera experiment. Creating an opera for a fraction of a budget, an opera that requires no rehearsals to enjoy, appeals to the masses, and has a diverse cast of characters reflecting the global nature of our culture.
Libertaria questions our current sociopolitical reality and the actions of the government, it questions war and even family.
Libertaria challenges musically and ideologically and will change our time.
Production for Libertaria was entirely online. The cast auditioned
virtually through Music Xray and other sites, the animators worked
together using Moviestorm, communication continued through e-mail and
facebook."
Why Moviestorm?
"I enjoy using Moviestorm because it is very intuitive, affordable, and
easy-to-use. As someone with a film and music background, it was easy to
jump into animation head-first using Moviestorm's excellent tools and
simple platform.
For my film Libertaria: The Virtual Opera I
needed to use a program that could quickly lip sync over an hour of
original vocal music, and Moviestorm was up to the task with the help of
talented Moviestorm animators like Kera Hildebrandt.
The easy
integration of Moviestorm footage with third-party software like Final
Cut and the use of settings like Cel Shading helped Libertaria: The Virtual Opera
have a distinct graphic novel with epic visual effects for a
micro-fraction of the cost.
The Moviestorm community is invaluable and
incredibly supportive, even volunteering time and talents towards
production. Moviestorm made my dream a reality. I look forward to using
Moviestorm for many years to come."
More information
What: World Premiere Screening of LIBERTARIA: THE VIRTUAL OPERA, by Sabrina Peña Young
Where: Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 1
When: 3:00 P.M., Saturday, October 5th
Cost: $10 Donation. FREE admission for students (w/ID).
Contact: Call the church office at 561-585-1786 or email shoreclare@aol.com
Further links
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo
Soundtrack :
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4
Opening Credits (Rough Cut) Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdNH5rxpsQ
