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
Artist Website: http://sabrinapenayoung.
Official Film Website: http://virtualopera.wordpress.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?Soundtrack : http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/
Baby Machine from Libertaria (Rough Cut) Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Opening Credits (Rough Cut) Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
2 comments:
Well, I think it's a wonderful project. I am excited for the plot and the fact that it is made with Moviestorm. I may be especially glad to see that artists finally seize softwares like The Movies or Moviestorm to make ambitious and human works. There are a lot of strictly commercial films that have nothing to say to people. Machinima needs artists.
Thanks! :) I think machinima is really the wave of the future. A way for artists to create epic new works in an affordable way and produce incredible results! Libertaria has been an incredible project, almost three years in the making. I think with dedication and hard work, machinima movies can have a meaningful impact in the media conversation today.
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