Hi all. I'm (temporarily) back, just long enough to post this topic. I'll get my rant out the way first. feel free to skip to the next paragraph at this point if you wish .

right now, I'm loggin in from my dad's work place (over 1000 workstations each with it's own IP address!), so i won't normally be able to respond to anything in this topic; on this forum. so, please respond with any comments and stuff in the new music video forum. If bitebug unbans my IP, i'll be able to access this from home, until then, this will just have to be the long way. No, it's not some kind of crafty plan to get me back on the forums, i've been planning this since the first time i completed BG&E, and now i actually have the resources to carry it out.

Anyway.
Below is a direct Copy/Paste of the text from the original of this thread from the Rev forums.

"This could be really big. I know that there is already a music video post, but this is something a bit different.

History:
I downloaded Blender - a completely free Modeling/Rendering/Animation package, a few weeks back. Mostly just out of curiosity, seeing as how a few people recommend it to me. I spent a weekend looking through some of the tutorials and messing around with this new package, and i was able to pick it up in such a short time, i really astounded myself.

Since then, and between other projects such as learning photoshop, I've been modeling in blender and creating some primative models and animations, such as a chess piece, a winter scene and spiked mace through the tutorials, andsome other random junk. Most of this will appear on the new Music Video forums at some stage or another.

Now, onto the important stuff!
Recently, I've embarked on a project to create music videos using blender. All sorts of music videos relating to BG&E. This is where you come in. "You" being the forum comunity and the BG&E obsessives. I will, during the process of creating my videos, also create some templates from which to work with. You can then edit and animate these in Blender, and use them to make your own environments, videos, animations, or whatever takes you fancy! The beauty about Blender is that it takes only a few hours to learn and get to grips with, yet it's diversity and flexability mean that you can create brilliant models and animations at an astounding rate. Even if you just want to recommend some songs to make the vids for, and your ideas as to how it should go, that's a contribution!

Resources
First off, the BG&E Music Video forum. You will need to create an account and log in to access it; this is mostly down to guest viewing and posting restrictions, as well as a few other insignificant reasons. Here, you will find updates on the models that i make, environments, textures and the like. Also on the forum, you can find a Blender resource topic that covers the vital links such as tutorials, the Blender package itself, which is about 6meg in size, and some other stuff as well.
you can also download Blender from the server list here.

As of now (Friday, May 27th), the project is in it's absolute infancy. I'm about 2 weeks into the project, only having done about 4-5 hours tops. that's why there is barely anything there at the moment. This is a long term project involving a whole lot of effort on my part, and a bit of BG&E passion and time from the community.

Good luck to all who choose to participate. Whether it's a mere dream or a ture possibility, I would like to see this go far... "

You can also see the latest model render here. it still needs a helluva lot of work, but i'm getting there. cya round peeps!

So, you just want to make music vidios for BG&E? Sounds cool. Good luck to ya!

Life is fun, live it.- Thiendrah

ok! well, i think for some reason, either i have been unbanned or my IP address has changed. So, i can now update this forum as well as the others!

here is the latest pic from my efforts of recreating the Jade model:


it obviously still needs work (especially around the eyes), and i obviously still need to make a body. the next stage (and the most difficult so far) is jades hair. yes, unfortunetely this is pretty much the extent of my progress so far, but now that my exams are out the way, i should hopefully have more time to spend on my modelling projects.

I'm starting to model the alpha sections model, and i have already finished the Dai Jo. i've begun to do an environment, but they are not really my speciallity, it seems. the best i can hope for is that Sev agrees to help me out. he seems willing enough (thanks again forthe offer Sev ), and i recon he would be good with the landscapes.

You can always check out the latest updates on the BGEMV forum shown above.

dude, you should get poser... it's your best bet for rendering people.

hmm... maybe, but have you seen some of the stuff blender is capable of? have a browse through some of the stuff that is on this site. the stuff that you can produced from any system is only as good as the interface allows you to be.

but, i will check out this "Poser".. see if it's any good. i still recon blender for the win.

anyway, as an update on the MVs, i've taken a short break this week. i have been up to my hairline in stuff to do this week and i needed a break from blender anyway. still, i'm going to have another go at the model this evening, as well as properly starting the Alpha model. that should be fun.

So you're making music videos? Sounds cool. I should start those dialogue file compilations... ^_^

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I should start those dialogue file compilations... ^_^

huh? do what now? o_O

yeah, i'm making templates mostly. they can be animated really easily by other people should they wish to make any videos for themselves. i'm going to make some music videos myself, but that is the bit that comes later.

really, the models can be used for anything. any manner of animation. it just depends on what your imagination can turn up...

What complications are we talking about? How many, what are they, and can you still make the music videos? Please answer these questions in that order.

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Originally posted by Thiendrah:
What complications are we talking about? How many, what are they, and can you still make the music videos? Please answer these questions in that order.

Heh, in the "Mystery that is Double H..." post I was going to start doing dialogue compilations. Just another summer project. ^_^

Good luck with that,Shanui!

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Originally posted by Thiendrah:
Good luck with that,Shanui!

...I will need that...

Why, is it that hard?

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Originally posted by Thiendrah:
Why, is it that hard?

Well, from a dumb kid's [mine] expertise [which is none], I've got to listen to each dialogue file individually to find out what it is. I'm recording the ones I think I can scrape together down in a document, and then... compile? LOL. I might add some soft background music...

Ok, guys, looks like i've been banned again. no idea why this time either. seriously, bitebug. this is becoming a real inconvinience what with all the work i'm trying to do for the Revloution here. i'd appreciate it if you just let it go.

anyway, seeing as this account is going to get suspended too, i would like you all to post any comments you have on the BG&E Music Video Forum and if anyone wants to sign up to be a part of the music videos, you're welcome to join. you can either sign up to the forums or drop me an e-mail at theonetrueyuri@hotmail.com . I could also use suggestions for how to make the models look better, and how you think i could improve them in your eyes. Please enjoy the progress and feel free to check out the teasers as they get updated.

*sigh*

*hands bitebug a gun and kneels before him, head bowed*

adios,dasvadonya,sayanora,goodbye and good luck uglyphil.

Uglyphill - your original the_true_yuri account has been restored - please, check your e-mail, with the address you have registered under that account.The_true_yuri .

jasminam, I love you sig. very pretty.

Aw, thanks !

You're very welcome. You're obcesed with Tomb Raider aren't you?

Well, wouldn't really call it an obsession, but yeah - I LOVE Tomb Raider aswell as Lara Croft ...
Now - back to topic - Thiendrah, if you wish to ask me anything more, feel free to PM me ...