ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
Local VFX artist as well (not on this show but have a couple of friends on it)
I understand
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First Look at the Live-Action Portion of ReBoot... reboot
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Local VFX artist as well (not on this show but have a couple of friends on it)
I understand
Eric the Red
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I understand on paper it makes sense to use live-action scenes to cut down on it's 22 mins of pure cgi to something more managable but a problem is that watching real life actors back to back with cgi characters will probably make the shortcomings stand out.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Pretty much my thoughts, too.
Da-Kid
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Literally sounds like Code Lyoko...
MrCunningham
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Press release and a screen of the CGI.
About the only thing that reminds you this is Reboot is the Guardian badge.
http://www.corusent.com/news/wow-un...n-next-phase-production-reboot-guardian-code/
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
One of the coolest things about the OG show was how the outside world was a mystery and The User was essentially an analogue for God.
Now the users are just some silly teens. Lame.
Now the users are just some silly teens. Lame.
Shogmaster
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I can only speak for things I designed, but the art director and I both worked on old Reboot (Season 3 for me). We tried to keep things to spirit of the original as possible without rehashing for the Binomes. Let's call it "expanding" the designs. Hack and Slash looked very recognizable when I left off.
Again, I haven't seen their progress since 2014 so who knows how much they changes those designs.
Cheers *pours a stiff one*
Blargonaut
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Cardon
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Cool. Thanks for the insight. I'm a huge fan of the show, I even have the two Art of ReBoot books, so I'm very interested in seeing how the art of the show will evolve since it was so integral in the character of the old series.
Because the '90s were 20 years ago and they're making a show for 10 year olds. 10 year olds can't relate to a show about computers from the '90s.
I loved the original, but given the target audience, I can't blame them. They'd lose a metric shit ton of money targeting us, fans of the original. To much time has passed, they should have done it ages ago, but those are the facts.
Lee Chaolan
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ReBoot doesn't deserve this =/
#teamrebootiscreepy #teamsoislazytown
pirateluigi
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Damn, season 3 was some great stuff. You might be my hero.
As for this show... I mean, I'll give it a shot because I love the original property so much, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Not sure what the source is on this, but the last time someone suggested a high res render on GAF, it was mentioned that all they have left are the master tapes.
Exactly.
I mean the premise doesn't sound bad taken on its own, but it completely misses the point of why people found Reboot interesting in the first place.
Reading this thread and I was starting to worry that I was the only one who noticed Megabyte
Really seems like an in name only thing though. These designs look like Halo 4 crossed with the Max Steel reboot.
Give me something like this
SamuelSupreme
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i REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS
modernmalady
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Have they even talked about where this is gonna air? Is this gonna be on tv? Netflix? Hulu? CRACKLE?!
You're not the target audience.
Sure, but what does the name recognition buy except negative response from old fans? Just call it something else.
LumpOfCole
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I grew up with ReBoot. I'm not sure what this is but it doesn't look like ReBoot at all.
newtypepilot
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childhood ruined NotLikeThis
Then why not call it something else? I thought the point of reboots and remakes was to capitalise off of old fans while attracting new ones?
Kinda like the Gem and the Holograms movie from a while back I don't understand why they didn't just make a fun thing that embraced the cheese. There are zero 10 year olds who care about reboot and only like... a dozen adults who will subject their kids to a reboot of reboot.
The point was thoroughly missed and the art direction for GCI segment looks awful.
ReBoot had a lasting power not because it was cheesy.., But because it was also really good. It was creative, unique, and after the initial run completely stopped talking down and had a really well-executed running storyline that kept you engaged.
"You're not the target audience" is the stock response to when they make a shitty product for children, but it's still a shitty goddamn product and it's gonna die. Fast.
Ironically that GCI shot looks more plastic and poorly lit than 1997 series. Just me?
ReBoot had a lasting power not because it was cheesy.., But because it was also really good. It was creative, unique, and after the initial run completely stopped talking down and had a really well-executed running storyline that kept you engaged.
"You're not the target audience" is the stock response to when they make a shitty product for children, but it's still a shitty goddamn product and it's gonna die. Fast.
Ironically that GCI shot looks more plastic and poorly lit than 1997 series. Just me?
Shogmaster
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Really seems like an in name only thing though. These designs look like Halo 4 crossed with the Max Steel reboot.
Give me something like this
I totally dig this.
Blargonaut
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At least the far superior War Planets remains undefiled
Shogmaster
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Pretty much all of the original look and the characters for the show was designed by British comic book veteran Brandon McCarthy, That name might ring a bell for Mad Max Fury Road fans who sat through the credits.
Myself and others did some minor design work for later seasons. I mainly did things like episode specific Binomes, or sets or props. But my attention was divided among about 3 shows (Reboot S3, Beast Wars, and Weird-Oh's).
Henchmen21
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The irony of this thread. When hollywood was pillaging everything under the sun from my childhood (the 80s), all I ever heard was "but it's not for you! It's for the kids!" Now the shoes on the other foot. Doesn't feel so nice does it. Now you know how us children of the 80s have felt. Sad part is I saw this happening.
Vital Tundra
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How could someone miss the mark soooooo badly? Like damn.
Lol, I had VHS of that when I was a kid. Very enjoyable.
I'm local animation as well (assuming you're in Van). I totally get it. It's a shame when people don't get to see the conceptual process, or when good work can be twisted and morphed into something unrecognizable. But there's an inherent lack of transparency that means maybe the most exciting stuff may never be seen. It's rough, man.
Lol you might have worked there same time as by brother years ago. He was in animation though, not design.
pixelation
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Shogmaster
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I've been back in LA for years now. Did it remotely. Miss Vancouver but I probably wouldn't be able to afford living in downtown like I did back in Mainframe days.
Probably. I remember the turn over in the animation department was really high due to the pressure of the production schedule. Those poor guys worked like enslaved Binomes.
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