Tum0spoo - nope, I haven't posted the script over here yet. it is posted in the forums that Moddex set up, however!
Gizensha - I understand what you're talking about, but I doubt we'll be able to even find adequate voice acting for every character only at the DC forums; if only because there are so many characters! also, I want to apologize in case my remarks sounded insulting or anything. it wasn't intended
I know this... I appreciate and understand what you're saying. However, I was planning on doing this on my own for a long time. I came here to try to find enthusiasm, help, and the blessings of DCS to continue with this project. If it's a choice between a high quality finished product, or a sense of ultimate ownership as a community, I can see both options as being desirable. However, I do side with high quality, at the moment. I was the one who instigated this and planned it out, and the only person I'd hand over control to would be Dana or Moddex, simply because that's who I would trust. I see this as more than something we're doing for fun - I do want to view this as something that could be professional. I don't want it to reflect poorly on Ozy and Millie, or DCS, or... well, myself, to be quite honest. That may be egotistical of me, but if my name is involved with something, I want to know that it's really good. It's the truth.I'm simply saying that, as an unprofessional project that's being done for fun, while quality is desirable, I can't help wonder if it's more desirable to have as good a quality as we can or more desirable to have a feeling of ultimate ownership, as a community? Both are valid directions, I suppose, I'm just throwing this up before it spirals into something you didn't originally intend.
Yeah, I think it is the right 'nice' to pursue, frankly. I don't see why we shouldn't aim for the highest quality theoretically obtainable. I want to have something created that would be enjoyable not just to fans of Ozy and Millie, but to everyone - including those who have never heard of it before. Besides, it's not like I've actually gotten any help from anyone else other than at Define Cynical. I haven't even posted about this project anywhere else (excluding Moddex's special forums).High quality is nice. "This is neat because my little community did that without any help from outside" is also nice. (a collective form of the individual "This is neat because I did this without any help from outside, basically). Considering I'm thinking that any animation of this nature would mainly entertain us, I can't help but wonder if the highest quality theoretically obtainable from an amateur project is the right nice to persue?
In fact, I haven't even gotten quite the response I was hoping to have from here. I've read that a lot of people would love to see this completed, and that's awesome! And I've also read how people would love to help out, but they don't know how, so I should contact them if I need them - that's also great, but a little tough for me to...uh...organize, for lack of a better word. And at one point I think I had around 7 writers willing to help out, but there have only been two people who have written drafts for the script yet, excluding myself. I think we've got something great so far, but apart from that, there hasn't been anything else I've seen come to fruition from the other fans here. Not counting the voice acting, which in the long run, is a very small part of the creation process, and while desperately needed, isn't a big concern of mine right now. If I'd have gotten a bigger constructive response from the fans here, then maybe I'd have a more optimistic outlook on a project that was created solely "by fans, for fans" of O&M.
I'd love to have this be a fan-based DC community project, as long as everyone is actually willing to really dig their heels into it!
I know a lot of people have valid reasons (like...um, life!) for not being able to help, and that's OK. But unless I get a lot of people from here instantly willing to give 125% of themselves to the project, I want to know that there are other places to turn for help on the project, in addition to DC....but anywho...
sorry for the rant. I've been having these feelings build up for a little while now anyways, and this was an opportune moment to rant about them. don't take it critically or as me being harsh, please. after proofreading this message again and again, I still feel that this is the best way for me to word the feelings I've been having.
