The Martian Invasion of Surrey - Ch 5: In London
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Chapter 5 of my ongoing serialisation of H G Wells's novel War of the Worlds sees the narrative switch to London where the seriousness of the Martian invasion is beginning to dawn on the population. The narrator's brother is eager for news and travels across town to Waterloo intending to catch a train to Woking, only to discover that Woking has been destroyed along with other Surrey towns. Londoners are woken early on the Monday morning with the terrifying news that the Martians are advancing on London and using poisonous gas "The Black Smoke"
In this chapter, I have tried to re-create what central London would have looked like in Victorian times. Serious traffic congestion in our cities is not a new phenomenon - just look on-line at old film footage from the era.
This animated series is made using Lightwave 2020, FCPX, Affinity Photo, Metashape, Makehuman, Logic Pro & Mixamo (for the MOCAP animation), and now software from D-ID.com (for mouth animation)
My apologies for the delay getting this chapter out there. There is a lot of animation here and I have also been otherwise engaged filming a family of Tawny Owls (which will eventually appear on RUclips)
![London 1945 in color, Post World War II [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WPNZZSXqJjQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Every moment of each chapter is wonderful. I was really happy to see another one posted. Keep going. The best version of the book so far. Thanks
As always, excellent work. Every episode is well worth the wait! You amaze me with your attention to detail and atmosphere, the passion and dedication to this kind of a project is inspirational.
Thank you for producing these, you're doing a great rare service to fans of War of the Worlds out there.
Looking eagerly forward to the next!
Interested to see that footage of Tawny Owls too!
I watch your videos
the underfooked man himself
Reddalek make an underfooked part 7 with the correa pods
i hope we see some of the more obscure correa moment like my favorite where it shows a tripod trying to rip off a railroad from the ground and it looks like its really putting its back into it
Another outstanding episode. 👍 So impressed that you used the correct London locations and even showed him following the correct route from Charing Cross ro Waterloo Station, via the Strand. 👍👍👍
You do this better than big companies
How very excellent indeed. Thank-you for another extremely well done installment. You follow the book particularly closely, and I agree with and understand the elements you've left out to move the story along. The background detail is astounding, as is that of the NPCs. Thank-you again - can't wait for Chapter 6.
Been waiting ages for this and the wait was well worth the while. Brilliant stuff as usual. Can't wait for episode 6!
Well worth the wait,can see why it takes so long but don’t rush them.thank you for your hard work I am really enjoying them and telling all my friends to watch as well.
Just finished a binge watch of Chapters 1 to 5. Absolutely riveting. Looking forward to the next chapters. HG Wells would be proud of your production.
The adventures of the journalists brother is a large part of Wells book and completely ignored by all the films Thank you for covering it in your excellent
series I eagerly await every new episode
these are absolutely incredible, thank you so much for making them, it's really wonderful to see what I had imagined when reading the book!
Brilliant, just brilliant. As a fan of War of the Worlds, i think that this is the best version I have seen,
i can see why it took this long for Chapter 5 to come out
the god damn CROWDS
tbh he can just make the crowd simulated, look at how well the buildings are made
The drunk crossing the road to the left at 5:53. 😂😂 Had a few of those nights in my youth.
Funny you should say that. That pub, in Chalk Farm, was one that I and my friends would occasionally visit in our University days (during the '60s), which is why I included it. It is also very near to Regent's Park, where the main character lived. The drunk could have been any one of us!
As always, well worth the wait for these.
I haven't even watched the thing yet I know with your work, it's going to be fantastic.
They should put this on at The Grand Cinema at the Beamish Museum.
Freaking incredible! Keep up the awesome work! It’s just amazing!
I have been enjoying all of these so far. Can't wait to see more!
Excellent work. Please do not stop.
So u take 5 to 6 months to make these perfect to know mate keep up the work
Always great to see a new update from this series
The following statements are both true.
1. There are a number of things that really get my goat, not least the sanitised heat ray going pew pew.
2. This, hands down, no question, the best version ever made.
I cannot WAIT to see the stampede, the torpedo ram and Sunday night in the Thames Valley.
SUPERB.
Can’t wait . Keep up the great work. Best ever 👍🏴
OMG YOUR NOT DEAD1!1!1!
lol why would they be
@@reddalek555 omg reddalek!!1
Reddalek were have you been all this time
He has time to animate or something
@@reddalek555WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
Thanks for your talent and hard work!
2:51 London seems to be experiencing a remarkable lack of women 👀
I thought this project was dead! (Also first)
Me too
Brilliant as always! Been eagerly waiting for the new episode!
YES YES YES YES THE LEGEND POSTED
Hello Kreanke
@@axjagfilms Hello ax
Great animation, and why is it so hard to find these videos on Yutube
So looking forward to a new episode. And not disappointed.
I love these. A few years back I read WOtW again for the Nth time and that time had Google Maps to follow along with all the locations mentioned in the book, which are all real.
i am really glad to see you back :D
This is so amazing and I look forward to every installment. How many chapters do you expect there will be?
I'm about half way through the book, although some of the later chapters may be condensed as they are a bit "wordy" - not good for a silent film. Next chapter has the Martians regaining the offensive and using the Black Smoke - will be finished in a couple of weeks I hope. After that will be the mass exodus from London and the "Thunderchild" encounter, which everyone seems to be waiting for. Thanks for your interest.
When’s the next one! Getting withdrawal symptoms!
Those fighting machines look so authentic !
Can you include the flying machine and the handling machine?
Hi, thanks for your interest. Yes, those machines will appear in the appropriate chapters in due course. They will be based on Correa's illustrations, of course.
Thank you for another chapter!
what is this music 0:26
Where is the music from
How did you ever do this??? It's fantastic!
This is the type of thing i would see on MTV.
The animation is amazing my god
YAAY!!! I love these!!!
SO... are the protagonist and the protags bro gonna have different music?
Chapter 6 now I can’t wait
AMAZING
Immediate like. I love this series
So sad i am late
Idea for next vids
Like in some of Warwick's illustrations, have the render/animation/image have a text in somewhere of the screen wich is the part of the book its based
Thanks for your interest in my project and your suggestions. I am following the book chapter by chapter, including as many of the "set pieces" as my animation skills will allow. I am not sure adding text will achieve anything as anyone with a copy of WOTW can follow the narrative.
@@kevinmccullen1 no problem
This project is amazing and could be the best adaptation of wells classic story
*I WISH YOU ALL MY LUCK*
At last ❤ wonderful !! More !!!
OMG I BEEN WAITING
I have been waiting for you 😏
Why are we seeing what appear to be fluorescent light fixtures at 4:49 at a time when electricity wasn't even in use?
Well spotted!!! Although electricity was in use back then and quite widespread.
Brilliant
Brilliant thanks
No motorcars and no autobus in London around 1904? I have other photographies of that time
An early motor car (a Humber 1904 model) appears in Trafalgar Square and Regent's Park (in the last scene). Although motorised omnibuses were being developed and some were in use, the horse drawn buses were still, at that time, by far the most common. Certainly, archive film footage of London traffic shows only horse drawn buses with the very occasional motor car and these films are what I have based these scenes on. Thank you for your interest.
Part 6 👀 ☺️🛸
Cool!
when will the chapter be out
the next one might be out in the next 3 months considering it took 5 monthed to post this one after the previous one
I love these
Superbly done but I think piano music of more dramatic quality by more sensitive in talented musicians would have been done better back in the day.
I' m waiting for chapter 6
Ah yes the Industrial Revolution
We'll take the car, go to Mum's, kill Phil - "Sorry." - grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over.
How's that for a slice of fried gold?
what will be chapter 6
Thanks for your interest. Chapter 6 will see the Narrator hooking up with a Curate, and the Martians deploying the "Black Smoke". Only just started it, so will be a few months away. It's only me producing this serialisation, and I do have other projects on the go!
sterling stuff,
Pod gang, please rise
Yes
I found this channel a little ago but forgot to comment.
Wheres the tripods
Not every chapter in the book had tripods
@@axjagfilms what parts of the book have tripods in it
@@rgnogstar This chapter sets the scene for what eventually happens off the coast of Essex, when the tripods engage with the "Thunderchild". The narrator's brother is fleeing London and will make his way eastwards and will get on a steamer heading to the Continent as the tripods close in.
The next chapter, however, will return to the narrator currently unconscious on the banks of the Thames. The tripods are re-grouping after their set-back, but return with new tactics - the use of the "Black Smoke". My animation follows the book closely, so get hold of a copy or read it online and you will see in which chapters the tripods are active.
@@kevinmccullen1 will chapter 6 come out with handling machines and the thunder child?
@@rgnogstar Chapter 6 will include the narrator falling in with a curate and witnessing the Martian Tripods using the Black Smoke and Heat Ray to overcome the artillery. Handling machines and Thunderchild come in future chapters
LET'S GO
Look big Ben.
👍
The humans need to find a way to fight back they know a weakness to the martians are the artillery cannons so they need to use those more but there aim is not that good so I don’t know how the humans are gonna fight back air strikes maybe I don’t know
Soo the martian attack London that's called the great martian war
its new
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Nice surprise!👏had forgotten all about it, cheers✌️🪴🤘
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