There’s something quite frightening about your version of the story, a mixture of the Orson Wells version and the original story. You’ve added anonymity with the Martians, the fact that we don’t even get to see them makes them more frightening. The machines are designed beautifully and feel intimidating. I hope you keep this up, this is by far is the most original and best take on the story.
Wow Rhysy, that is such a huge compliment, thank you so much. I'm enjoying this project probably more than any other I've done, as it lets me play with all of my creative interests in a story that I've always loved. The format also allows me to keep it manageable too. If I'd set out to create a film, it'd probably seem too much. But mini episodic is perfect. That said, I do plan to do some longer videos here and there. Anyway, thank you again, that meant a lot.
Hehe, yeah. I'd love to show the vid I made of them up close, but it's way too early for anything like that I think. You barely see all the work I put into the Martian animation here, but it'll come into it later no doubts. Thanks Sas :)
This is what I thought a few days ago. Not all adaptations have to necessarily be 100% of the book, they can have their own twist of perspective with different styles of horror like alien abduction type movies, or they can even be all the same as the book, however, which the story is also expanded and told in different points of view. Great video, I loved how the Martians looked weird, I also want to illustrate my own version in a comic
I think the fact that the most well known adaptions, including Independence day, have all been hung upon the basic concept of the book, but everything else in between interpreted. It's almost expected of this story, and the period spin is what makes it watchable with each version. There aren't many stories that have that range. There have been a few modern Shakespears & classic romance etc. But when it comes to sci-fi, there aren't many stories that have enjoyed such a long and varied life. It's very unique! A comic version would be good for sure! Thanks for watching Onecat! :)
Dread? Look that book is awesome, but since the first chapter is stated than the main character survived the ordeal. And just a few chapter later, it was stated the mankind won, you just keep reading to know how.
@@rapatacush3 Everyone would react differently, I suppose. Also, I find the ending to be the most terrifying moment of the book since it’s heavily implied the Martians could come back.
Yeah. I tell you what, back when I did the walk cycle originally, it took quite a while. It's quite a strange set up. The body up top has to shift gravity around to compensate for the lack of leg on the ground (combined with momentum). It also looked a bit stupid at first. It was only when I added in subtly to the head bobbing on impact that it really started to feel right. Gave it the weight it needed. It's am interesting problem to solve. I'll check your vid later :) Cheers for watching and have a great Sunday!
The movement of the tripods is incredibly difficult to simulate. But I have to say that the way you pulled it off is absolutely brilliant. Did you use any references? As a stop motion animator it has always interested me how the walk cycle works. The closest thing I could find for references of three legged things was amputated cats and dogs that have to sadly live with three legs, foxes too.
Amazing! I love war of the worlds as a concept and many different adaptations have different advantages and disadvantages with their concepts this one is simply amazing set in a time period where humanity is not advanced enough to defeat the Martians but well equipped enough to put up kind of a decent fight this is amazing I can only imagine the battles which would play out in a WOW adaptation such as this the tripod looks so menacing and the Martians actually look cool and mysterious Amazing Job!!
Thank you so much! Yeah, humanity is on the cusp of advancement in this period. I feel the 30s haven't really been explored much, certainly not in this kind of setting. I'm having a lot of fun, and learning some interesting things and hearing all sorts of thoughts from the subscribers. We're barely even started yet either :) I'm currently (still!) working on the next Tripod video. It's a little more complicated than previous ones, so it's taking longer than I'd hoped. But hopefully worth it! The more work I do, the more I have to work on. Onwards and upwards! Or downwards where humanity is concerned :D Thank you again Grim Mann! Gave me the fuzzies!
Lot's of extra detail here that needs to be commended. One, there's an Orson Wells feeling with this, in that the radio segments recapture the shorts in frightening detail and also use the Hitchcock Method of Horror - we don't get to see the Martians much at all for example, so it's left up to our imagination as to how they appear and thus, our own imagination frightens us more. This is a technique WAY underused in modern media who prefer to Show and Tell way too much. Audiences have gotten so... stupefied I guess... as to not have imaginations worth stirring I suppose. Yet you take the risk to tease us anyway, assuming that we are more imaginative and more intelligent than the Industry of Film as a whole thinks we are. Bravo to that. Imbedding terror within the audience's mind is the best way, IMO. I sincerely hope the Martians continue this treatment and are only revealed later when appropriate. H.G. Wells used the Martian anatomy descriptions to simply show examples of how life could be different - but in our age, going back to the roots of old school horror with Alfred Hitchcock-esque tricks is highly praised. Second, I absolutely adore the phonetic rhythm and pattern of the Martian's Horns! 1/4 note, 1/16+1/4 note, 1/4 note followed by a sustained note at the end; the harmony is A, A-A A, D flat The fact that it's repeated and at different octave too, establishes that us, as the listeners and audience, can now identify the Martian's "signal". What I'm most intrigued by here is since there a typical musical pattern to this Horn, I wonder if we will hear a new pattern later, as the Martians may use these Horn signals to communicate military maneuvers? It sounds so bad ass! It's one of the things I loved about the Tom Cruise / Steven Spielberg WotW film is that blasting horn; however that horn was basically no different than a T-rex's Roar. Your horn has purpose, it's communicating SOMETHING but we don't know what. There may be a new Horn sequence that signals the release of the Black Smoke! Bravo sir, I love these so far!
Thank you Nurhaal, that was an absolutely lovely message to read! The horn serves double function as the Martian signalling, but it's also a kind of musical theme. You'll find it litters other videos as a foreboding of the impending attacks, the terror of the Martains that casts a shadow over the thoughts of those in the world under attack. There is an intention to really expand on it, musically at a later date, coupled with a specific event... I have a whole suite sitting in my head that I am yet to get down. But I can already hear it clearly. Time is my enemy at the moment. So many things I want to do! But I'll get to it. Regarding the theme aspect, it features in the Prime Ministers video at the end also. I'm glad that you're enjoying the old school approach to the visuals :) Like you say, there is an obsession in the modern day to remove imagination entirely and show everything in full HD. But just because you can, doesn't mean you should, as the saying goes. I have fully designed the Martians though, and the temptation was so strong to display them. But I knew I couldn't. I have a whole little sequence sat on my hard drive showing them in their quivering awfulness... and I'd so love to share it,...but yet I can't. At least not until much closer to the end, and even then, I will be cautious on what I show and how. Though, I may give a few more glimpses here and there without giving too much away. Buried in the shadows. Thank you again for the lovely message! The musical element is easily missed with all the visual aspect, so it is wonderful to hear someone who notices. I also hope you enjoy where I take that aspect in the future. Without doubt, the black smoke will have a theme of sorts. Those dark days lie ahead!! Oh the sorrows!
Yeah, I've just been checking out a few of your vids, great stuff! Your last one (the 1945 one) is starting to really look good! Keep on! I've subbed, so will see what you're up to :) What are you working in by the way? Blender? Also, another Derbyshire lad! ;) *Waves over the hills 👋 It seems there are quite a few of us out there producing various War of the Worlds stuff. I had no idea before I started posting. Mine all started with jazzing up a theatre production of the radio play last year, and it seemed too good not to carry on. So here it is. Thanks for the lovely comments!
@@waroftheworlds1934 Hey there, yes there is quite a few of us doing our own WOTW content. I am using Blender which I started to learn about 4 years ago though I don't have as much time as I would like to work on it. I have also started to use Da Vinci in my workflow but still have a lot to learn with it. Anyway, I have really enjoyed your content so far, will look forwards to watching more. My 1945 project has kind of been on hold the last few weeks whilst I was deciding where to go with it but was actually diong some work on it yesterday when I found your channel, will hopefully have something to upload soon 🙂
@@CarlosX3D Excellent, I look forward to seeing it when you post :) er:Blender... because it's open source, it's always changing, which can make learning a program quite hard. But it is very feature rich. I need to get back into it and have it running along side Lightwave so I can take advantage of some of the things it offers. Like yourself though, I struggle to find time to learn new things... though I've found that in the last few weeks, I've had to force myself to do that. There's never enough time is there!? Anyways, have a great weekend Carlos ;D
Always nice to see someone actually creating with LW, rather than wasting their life on a forum talking about it 😉Only critique is the dangly bits clipping through the legs 😛
LOL, I was waiting for someone to notice... shush... shush you! It would be you SK :) Yeah, I intend to fix that in the future. I've been finding the bullet settings a bit of a nightmare trying to get the look I was after. The turn around time (allowing for rendering too) meant I just had to let it ride this time. It's surprisingly trickey making dangly bits on a moving tripod. They do all kinds of crazy things, and the calculation time means wasted hours watching a timer. Anyways, that aside, thanks for checking it out! And yes, talk is cheap... better to just do, even if it isn't perfect. I don't worry too much about critique. The audience as a whole don't notice the things we get hung up on. But I do want to get the danglies right... it still bothers me. I'll reapproach it next time it really matters :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Could make a few morphs of the danglies that never intersect the legs wherever they are. (just rotate them at the top to make em swing) animate between the morphs ;) OR use dynamics on just the danglies and save as an mdd, repeat the mdd file at differing speeds for a bit of randomness. The viewer less likely to notice that than clipping.To keep it simple for you, do what you did, but parent a simple geometry tube to the top of the leg where the clips occur (the leg inside, only at the top). Make it a hidden kinematic object, Job done 👍 This vid I made may help you understand what I mean:- ruclips.net/video/ROD6eICPfMA/видео.html
@@SpacialKatana all good suggestions. Thanks :) Morphs for distance for sure. I actually did add a collision object to the top of the leg, but when I was trying to do that scene, it kept flying off. But I think I'd set it to rigid body perhaps. At the time I just wanted to get the scene done and didnt have the energy to work it out. Been a long while since Id done bullet stuff. I'll try that for sure. Fingers crossed! I'm sure you'll be first to notice when it goes right lol. Cheers SK :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Yeah if you want to move (animate)the collision body it has to be kinematic ;) I blow a lot of stuff up, dynamics,particles & instancing are the things I needed to master and I use these trix a lot :) Sometimes, it's just quicker to not use dynamics. I quite often carve a model intop a few 'chunks' and hand animate the explosion, it only takes a few minutes and can look just as good with an emitter throwing out the small parts :) gl hf !
Yeah, I thought I'd do a double bill for a Saturday, especially as I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Thankfully, I'm now totally free in my spare time to concentrate on this, so things will become a bit more regular from here on in (at least for a while... until my family rope me into some other mad project! Ideally, not too soon)
Thanks. I answered this on the other comment, but in case you miss it... I have a great idea for a game after a few similar comments. But it won't be for a while. My work is cut out making the video series for now. Maybe when I get a load of subs, I can start thinking about it. A lot of development work to be done yet :) Anyways, many thanks!
Because the Tripod was originally designed for a very low budget stage production of the Orson Welles Radio play, they were made very quickly. Given a chance to redo them, I may have taken a rather different approach. That said, if you get Spielberg vibes from them, it's not a bad thing. But on the same account, they're also very different. There are only so many ways to make a 3 legged machine without them starting to look a little like each other. Anyway, thanks for watching and the comment!
Have you taken inspiration from the show 1899? The music seems very familiar. I love your work! I’d love to see more video Edit: I realize now that is probably a version of the “ulla” sound but I could be wrong
Honestly, I've never heard of 1899, what's it about? Interesting that this and that would share an aesthetic/sound. Hope they aren't too close, but it's by coincidence if they are. Interestingly, the next video to be released (in a few days) is much heavier on the music, and the general themes are expanded. Fingers crossed you will like it. :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Yea I’m sure I will especially if it has to do with the RAF lol. Honestly the plot of 1899 is extremely different than wotw (ship disappearance show) but it has gritty music that sounds quite alike to the stuff that is in this video. I was just picking up on some random thing lol.
@@ThatNickYouKnow4010 Im always interested in what people pick up on. Everyone sees it with different eyes and ears (and has very different influences). Production can be quite intense, so it can be hard to see the finished item with any kind of perspective. A bit like when you say a word over and over until it starts to sound like total gibberish. :D
@@waroftheworlds1934 lol nice comparison. Take your time making these, I love these videos (and so does my friend that introduced me to this channel) and the vibe the videos give off is very good and encapsulates the mood that I’d usually feel when I was either reading The War of the Worlds or playing the gelato game (which sadly was cancelled) and I’d love to see more. I think my favorite videos so far are the ones with the radio, it definitely makes me feel like I’m actually there. Also the first tripod video is very good, the sounds of the panic and the machine rising at the same time really sent chills down my spine.
@@ThatNickYouKnow4010 That's awesome feedback, thank you! It's funny, the radio videos only get a quarter of the views of the action videos. I don't know if that's because people listen to them less, or play the action scenes several times. I will have more radio segments coming soon. Also a bit of crossover as well, which will be fun. But that's later. Thanks for that Nick, useful to hear :)
I think I'm too small to register in the wider world... yet! I also have no idea how you get an entry on wiki. I'll maybe look into it. Fingers crossed, someone with a bit of internet reach might highlight this series at some point and I'll get a bit more exposure, but until then, it's the slow climb. Really glad you are enjoying it, thank you :)
I'm afraid there is way more to happen yet before we get there! Also, London is going to need a whole tonne of modelling work to be done. Theres only me doing this, and I've got to work too unfortunately. Also, If you jump to London, then the war is almost over. from a story point of view They've only had one fight so far, and that was tiny. Hang in there, there is lots to come.... but I appreciate the enthusiasm :D And I'm really looking forward to those scenes too, hehe
@@tornadochasingsiege I have to keep slowing myself down to be honest! I desperately want to jump ahead to the exciting bits, but then I have to remind myself I'm telling a story. But, I have some seriously fun and epic ideas for battles that I intend to get out there in the coming months. If I can get my ideas on to the screen, it'll be great fun to watch! BIG! Cheers for the understanding :) But we will get there!
Ungovernable terror gripped me. I stood petrified and staring. A big greyish, rounded bulk, the size perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder. As it bulged up and caught the light, it glistened like wet leather. Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. It was rounded, and had, one might say, a face. There was a mouth under the eyes, the brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva. The body heaved and pulsated convulsively. A lank tentacular appendage gripped the edge of the cylinder, and another swayed in the air. Those who have never seen a living Martian can scarcely imagine the strange horror of their appearance. The peculiar V-shaped mouth with it's pointed upper lip, the absence of brow ridges, the absence of a chin beneath the wedge-like lower lip, the incessant quivering of this mouth, the Gorgon groups of tentacles, the tumultuous breathing of the lungs in a strange atmosphere, the evident heaviness and painfulness of movement, due to the greater gravitational energy of the Earth - above all, the extraordinary intensity of the immense eyes - culminated in an effect akin to nausea. There was something fungoid in the oily brown skin, something in the clumsy deliberation of their tedious movements unspeakably terrible. Even at this first encounter, this first glimpse, I was overcome with disgust and dread. H. G. Wells ---------------------------------------------------------- More to come from these beastly terrors!
It's possible, but more likely an element of the ATAT, partially as a nod, but really, I was just messing around at this point in the series and had like 100 subs at most. So I didn't take it too seriously. I never expected it to grow as it has. Hope you enjoyed!
Thanks. In a way, you are watching the making of that movie. I intend to bring it all together at the end and make a much longer piece. It's just a lot of work to get there :)
@@aussierhino8535 No, in fact I've never played that so I'm not even sure which bit you are referring to. I suppose there is always going to be some similarity to these kinds of things, but I can 100% say the sounds aren't from there. But now you have me intrigued about the game! Might have to look that up.
@@aussierhino8535 I searched for it but I couldn't find any reference to it (the game) other than a book (which I assume it is based upon). Interesting title though, quite an interesting concept and play on the name. :)
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There’s something quite frightening about your version of the story, a mixture of the Orson Wells version and the original story. You’ve added anonymity with the Martians, the fact that we don’t even get to see them makes them more frightening. The machines are designed beautifully and feel intimidating. I hope you keep this up, this is by far is the most original and best take on the story.
Wow Rhysy, that is such a huge compliment, thank you so much. I'm enjoying this project probably more than any other I've done, as it lets me play with all of my creative interests in a story that I've always loved. The format also allows me to keep it manageable too.
If I'd set out to create a film, it'd probably seem too much. But mini episodic is perfect.
That said, I do plan to do some longer videos here and there.
Anyway, thank you again, that meant a lot.
Amazing. Once again you blow us away. Great way to show the Martians vaguely as silhouettes near the machine. Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks RedDalek! :D
Its the man himself
Heyyy! Nice, two! Love seeing those friggin' little creeps skittering around under the tripod. 😄
Hehe, yeah. I'd love to show the vid I made of them up close, but it's way too early for anything like that I think. You barely see all the work I put into the Martian animation here, but it'll come into it later no doubts. Thanks Sas :)
This is what I thought a few days ago. Not all adaptations have to necessarily be 100% of the book, they can have their own twist of perspective with different styles of horror like alien abduction type movies, or they can even be all the same as the book, however, which the story is also expanded and told in different points of view. Great video, I loved how the Martians looked weird, I also want to illustrate my own version in a comic
I think the fact that the most well known adaptions, including Independence day, have all been hung upon the basic concept of the book, but everything else in between interpreted. It's almost expected of this story, and the period spin is what makes it watchable with each version.
There aren't many stories that have that range. There have been a few modern Shakespears & classic romance etc. But when it comes to sci-fi, there aren't many stories that have enjoyed such a long and varied life. It's very unique!
A comic version would be good for sure!
Thanks for watching Onecat! :)
Gotta love that tripod design
Cheers! :)
Love this. Very ominous, the way I've always thought the Martians should be seen.
Thanks Ben, and yes I agree! Always good to leave enough for the imagination I think :)
This just perfectly captures the sense of Existential dread the book gives me. This series is unbelievably good.
Dread? Look that book is awesome, but since the first chapter is stated than the main character survived the ordeal. And just a few chapter later, it was stated the mankind won, you just keep reading to know how.
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Everyone would react differently, I suppose.
Also, I find the ending to be the most terrifying moment of the book since it’s heavily implied the Martians could come back.
Absolutely brilliant! Can't wait for more!
Thanks Tempest, and more will be coming! You can't stop them Tripods once they get moving!
Idk why but these machine designs have an eerie feeling to it especially when its night like on 0:01
0:29 finally getting to see the tripod walk cycle sorry that im late im actually gonna upload a tripod walk cycle myself
Yeah. I tell you what, back when I did the walk cycle originally, it took quite a while. It's quite a strange set up. The body up top has to shift gravity around to compensate for the lack of leg on the ground (combined with momentum).
It also looked a bit stupid at first. It was only when I added in subtly to the head bobbing on impact that it really started to feel right. Gave it the weight it needed. It's am interesting problem to solve.
I'll check your vid later :) Cheers for watching and have a great Sunday!
@@waroftheworlds1934 yeah mainly u gotta make the back leg streched out to the back of the body more enable to more of the motion out of it
The movement of the tripods is incredibly difficult to simulate.
But I have to say that the way you pulled it off is absolutely brilliant.
Did you use any references? As a stop motion animator it has always interested me how the walk cycle works. The closest thing I could find for references of three legged things was amputated cats and dogs that have to sadly live with three legs, foxes too.
this is bloody outstanding. Impressive work lad
Cheers! High praise indeed... puts logs in my burner to keep going, so thank you!
All this stuff needs its own DVD as soon as the story is completed.
Magnificent.
Thanks Dee :) I'll certainly try and release it once it's complete, probably with a few upgrades here and there.
Amazing work, I have always loved those kind of videos. Great work!
Many thanks Pix :)
Stunning work, cant wait to see more
Thanks DedRam, more coming up!
I like love this war of the worlds
That makes me super happy, thank you Namning :)
Amazing! I love war of the worlds as a concept and many different adaptations have different advantages and disadvantages with their concepts this one is simply amazing set in a time period where humanity is not advanced enough to defeat the Martians but well equipped enough to put up kind of a decent fight this is amazing I can only imagine the battles which would play out in a WOW adaptation such as this the tripod looks so menacing and the Martians actually look cool and mysterious Amazing Job!!
Thank you so much! Yeah, humanity is on the cusp of advancement in this period. I feel the 30s haven't really been explored much, certainly not in this kind of setting. I'm having a lot of fun, and learning some interesting things and hearing all sorts of thoughts from the subscribers. We're barely even started yet either :)
I'm currently (still!) working on the next Tripod video. It's a little more complicated than previous ones, so it's taking longer than I'd hoped. But hopefully worth it!
The more work I do, the more I have to work on. Onwards and upwards! Or downwards where humanity is concerned :D
Thank you again Grim Mann! Gave me the fuzzies!
Man, analog horror has really come far! Cool vid!
Thanks :)
this is amazing best one yet you should make a game with the models
Thanks Killer :) Well yes, that might be a fun thing to do down the line for sure!
Lot's of extra detail here that needs to be commended.
One, there's an Orson Wells feeling with this, in that the radio segments recapture the shorts in frightening detail and also use the Hitchcock Method of Horror - we don't get to see the Martians much at all for example, so it's left up to our imagination as to how they appear and thus, our own imagination frightens us more. This is a technique WAY underused in modern media who prefer to Show and Tell way too much. Audiences have gotten so... stupefied I guess... as to not have imaginations worth stirring I suppose. Yet you take the risk to tease us anyway, assuming that we are more imaginative and more intelligent than the Industry of Film as a whole thinks we are. Bravo to that. Imbedding terror within the audience's mind is the best way, IMO.
I sincerely hope the Martians continue this treatment and are only revealed later when appropriate. H.G. Wells used the Martian anatomy descriptions to simply show examples of how life could be different - but in our age, going back to the roots of old school horror with Alfred Hitchcock-esque tricks is highly praised.
Second, I absolutely adore the phonetic rhythm and pattern of the Martian's Horns! 1/4 note, 1/16+1/4 note, 1/4 note followed by a sustained note at the end; the harmony is A, A-A A, D flat
The fact that it's repeated and at different octave too, establishes that us, as the listeners and audience, can now identify the Martian's "signal".
What I'm most intrigued by here is since there a typical musical pattern to this Horn, I wonder if we will hear a new pattern later, as the Martians may use these Horn signals to communicate military maneuvers?
It sounds so bad ass!
It's one of the things I loved about the Tom Cruise / Steven Spielberg WotW film is that blasting horn; however that horn was basically no different than a T-rex's Roar.
Your horn has purpose, it's communicating SOMETHING but we don't know what. There may be a new Horn sequence that signals the release of the Black Smoke!
Bravo sir, I love these so far!
Thank you Nurhaal, that was an absolutely lovely message to read! The horn serves double function as the Martian signalling, but it's also a kind of musical theme. You'll find it litters other videos as a foreboding of the impending attacks, the terror of the Martains that casts a shadow over the thoughts of those in the world under attack.
There is an intention to really expand on it, musically at a later date, coupled with a specific event... I have a whole suite sitting in my head that I am yet to get down. But I can already hear it clearly. Time is my enemy at the moment. So many things I want to do! But I'll get to it.
Regarding the theme aspect, it features in the Prime Ministers video at the end also.
I'm glad that you're enjoying the old school approach to the visuals :) Like you say, there is an obsession in the modern day to remove imagination entirely and show everything in full HD. But just because you can, doesn't mean you should, as the saying goes. I have fully designed the Martians though, and the temptation was so strong to display them. But I knew I couldn't. I have a whole little sequence sat on my hard drive showing them in their quivering awfulness... and I'd so love to share it,...but yet I can't. At least not until much closer to the end, and even then, I will be cautious on what I show and how. Though, I may give a few more glimpses here and there without giving too much away. Buried in the shadows.
Thank you again for the lovely message! The musical element is easily missed with all the visual aspect, so it is wonderful to hear someone who notices. I also hope you enjoy where I take that aspect in the future. Without doubt, the black smoke will have a theme of sorts. Those dark days lie ahead!! Oh the sorrows!
Super cool!
Wow I like your videos, it's amazing!!! Incredibly atmospheric and scary ;)
Thank you most kindly Orpheus!
This is great, feel our channels have a lot in common. You are very good at creating a ominous atmosphere. Will enjoy watching more of your content 🙂
Yeah, I've just been checking out a few of your vids, great stuff! Your last one (the 1945 one) is starting to really look good! Keep on! I've subbed, so will see what you're up to :) What are you working in by the way? Blender?
Also, another Derbyshire lad! ;) *Waves over the hills 👋
It seems there are quite a few of us out there producing various War of the Worlds stuff. I had no idea before I started posting. Mine all started with jazzing up a theatre production of the radio play last year, and it seemed too good not to carry on. So here it is. Thanks for the lovely comments!
@@waroftheworlds1934 Hey there, yes there is quite a few of us doing our own WOTW content. I am using Blender which I started to learn about 4 years ago though I don't have as much time as I would like to work on it. I have also started to use Da Vinci in my workflow but still have a lot to learn with it. Anyway, I have really enjoyed your content so far, will look forwards to watching more.
My 1945 project has kind of been on hold the last few weeks whilst I was deciding where to go with it but was actually diong some work on it yesterday when I found your channel, will hopefully have something to upload soon 🙂
@@CarlosX3D Excellent, I look forward to seeing it when you post :)
er:Blender... because it's open source, it's always changing, which can make learning a program quite hard. But it is very feature rich. I need to get back into it and have it running along side Lightwave so I can take advantage of some of the things it offers. Like yourself though, I struggle to find time to learn new things... though I've found that in the last few weeks, I've had to force myself to do that. There's never enough time is there!?
Anyways, have a great weekend Carlos ;D
Always nice to see someone actually creating with LW, rather than wasting their life on a forum talking about it 😉Only critique is the dangly bits clipping through the legs 😛
LOL, I was waiting for someone to notice... shush... shush you! It would be you SK :)
Yeah, I intend to fix that in the future. I've been finding the bullet settings a bit of a nightmare trying to get the look I was after. The turn around time (allowing for rendering too) meant I just had to let it ride this time. It's surprisingly trickey making dangly bits on a moving tripod. They do all kinds of crazy things, and the calculation time means wasted hours watching a timer.
Anyways, that aside, thanks for checking it out! And yes, talk is cheap... better to just do, even if it isn't perfect. I don't worry too much about critique. The audience as a whole don't notice the things we get hung up on. But I do want to get the danglies right... it still bothers me. I'll reapproach it next time it really matters :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Could make a few morphs of the danglies that never intersect the legs wherever they are. (just rotate them at the top to make em swing) animate between the morphs ;) OR use dynamics on just the danglies and save as an mdd, repeat the mdd file at differing speeds for a bit of randomness. The viewer less likely to notice that than clipping.To keep it simple for you, do what you did, but parent a simple geometry tube to the top of the leg where the clips occur (the leg inside, only at the top). Make it a hidden kinematic object, Job done 👍
This vid I made may help you understand what I mean:- ruclips.net/video/ROD6eICPfMA/видео.html
@@SpacialKatana all good suggestions. Thanks :)
Morphs for distance for sure.
I actually did add a collision object to the top of the leg, but when I was trying to do that scene, it kept flying off. But I think I'd set it to rigid body perhaps. At the time I just wanted to get the scene done and didnt have the energy to work it out. Been a long while since Id done bullet stuff.
I'll try that for sure. Fingers crossed!
I'm sure you'll be first to notice when it goes right lol. Cheers SK :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Yeah if you want to move (animate)the collision body it has to be kinematic ;) I blow a lot of stuff up, dynamics,particles & instancing are the things I needed to master and I use these trix a lot :)
Sometimes, it's just quicker to not use dynamics. I quite often carve a model intop a few 'chunks' and hand animate the explosion, it only takes a few minutes and can look just as good with an emitter throwing out the small parts :) gl hf !
YO ANOTHER!
Yeah, I thought I'd do a double bill for a Saturday, especially as I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Thankfully, I'm now totally free in my spare time to concentrate on this, so things will become a bit more regular from here on in (at least for a while... until my family rope me into some other mad project! Ideally, not too soon)
im hoping this is a game or smth bc it looks so cool
Thanks. I answered this on the other comment, but in case you miss it... I have a great idea for a game after a few similar comments. But it won't be for a while. My work is cut out making the video series for now.
Maybe when I get a load of subs, I can start thinking about it. A lot of development work to be done yet :) Anyways, many thanks!
The tripods kinda remind me of Stevens Spielberg's tripods ngl
Because the Tripod was originally designed for a very low budget stage production of the Orson Welles Radio play, they were made very quickly. Given a chance to redo them, I may have taken a rather different approach. That said, if you get Spielberg vibes from them, it's not a bad thing. But on the same account, they're also very different. There are only so many ways to make a 3 legged machine without them starting to look a little like each other.
Anyway, thanks for watching and the comment!
@@waroftheworlds1934 no problem!
Have you taken inspiration from the show 1899? The music seems very familiar. I love your work! I’d love to see more video
Edit: I realize now that is probably a version of the “ulla” sound but I could be wrong
Honestly, I've never heard of 1899, what's it about? Interesting that this and that would share an aesthetic/sound. Hope they aren't too close, but it's by coincidence if they are.
Interestingly, the next video to be released (in a few days) is much heavier on the music, and the general themes are expanded. Fingers crossed you will like it. :)
@@waroftheworlds1934 Yea I’m sure I will especially if it has to do with the RAF lol.
Honestly the plot of 1899 is extremely different than wotw (ship disappearance show) but it has gritty music that sounds quite alike to the stuff that is in this video. I was just picking up on some random thing lol.
@@ThatNickYouKnow4010 Im always interested in what people pick up on. Everyone sees it with different eyes and ears (and has very different influences). Production can be quite intense, so it can be hard to see the finished item with any kind of perspective. A bit like when you say a word over and over until it starts to sound like total gibberish. :D
@@waroftheworlds1934 lol nice comparison.
Take your time making these, I love these videos (and so does my friend that introduced me to this channel) and the vibe the videos give off is very good and encapsulates the mood that I’d usually feel when I was either reading The War of the Worlds or playing the gelato game (which sadly was cancelled) and I’d love to see more.
I think my favorite videos so far are the ones with the radio, it definitely makes me feel like I’m actually there. Also the first tripod video is very good, the sounds of the panic and the machine rising at the same time really sent chills down my spine.
@@ThatNickYouKnow4010 That's awesome feedback, thank you!
It's funny, the radio videos only get a quarter of the views of the action videos. I don't know if that's because people listen to them less, or play the action scenes several times.
I will have more radio segments coming soon. Also a bit of crossover as well, which will be fun. But that's later.
Thanks for that Nick, useful to hear :)
Your videos never cease to amaze! Will we ever get a closeup shot of the actual Martians?
Thank you LGG! Re:Martians... Eventually. They'll remain shrouded in mystery for quite a while though. They like to stay hidden. :)
Amazing, I like it although tried to find out more about it on Wikipedia but nothing, which is strange?
I think I'm too small to register in the wider world... yet! I also have no idea how you get an entry on wiki. I'll maybe look into it.
Fingers crossed, someone with a bit of internet reach might highlight this series at some point and I'll get a bit more exposure, but until then, it's the slow climb.
Really glad you are enjoying it, thank you :)
the next episode you should have the tripods attack london and at the most make it a little longer that usual like 3 minutes at the most
I'm afraid there is way more to happen yet before we get there! Also, London is going to need a whole tonne of modelling work to be done. Theres only me doing this, and I've got to work too unfortunately.
Also, If you jump to London, then the war is almost over. from a story point of view They've only had one fight so far, and that was tiny. Hang in there, there is lots to come.... but I appreciate the enthusiasm :D And I'm really looking forward to those scenes too, hehe
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thats fine
@@tornadochasingsiege I have to keep slowing myself down to be honest! I desperately want to jump ahead to the exciting bits, but then I have to remind myself I'm telling a story. But, I have some seriously fun and epic ideas for battles that I intend to get out there in the coming months.
If I can get my ideas on to the screen, it'll be great fun to watch! BIG!
Cheers for the understanding :) But we will get there!
We are cooked
Martians
Ungovernable terror gripped me. I stood petrified and staring.
A big greyish, rounded bulk, the size perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder. As it bulged up and caught the light, it glistened like wet leather. Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. It was rounded, and had, one might say, a face.
There was a mouth under the eyes, the brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva. The body heaved and pulsated convulsively. A lank tentacular appendage gripped the edge of the cylinder, and another swayed in the air.
Those who have never seen a living Martian can scarcely imagine the strange horror of their appearance. The peculiar V-shaped mouth with it's pointed upper lip, the absence of brow ridges, the absence of a chin beneath the wedge-like lower lip, the incessant quivering of this mouth, the Gorgon groups of tentacles, the tumultuous breathing of the lungs in a strange atmosphere, the evident heaviness and painfulness of movement, due to the greater gravitational energy of the Earth - above all, the extraordinary intensity of the immense eyes - culminated in an effect akin to nausea.
There was something fungoid in the oily brown skin, something in the clumsy deliberation of their tedious movements unspeakably terrible. Even at this first encounter, this first glimpse, I was overcome with disgust and dread.
H. G. Wells
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More to come from these beastly terrors!
0:30 I wonder why the tripods have this Darth Vader like grill at the space between the heat ray eyes
Cooling :) Heat rays are hot!
They look like Darth Vader lol@@waroftheworlds1934
I can hear the at st sound effect
It's possible, but more likely an element of the ATAT, partially as a nod, but really, I was just messing around at this point in the series and had like 100 subs at most. So I didn't take it too seriously. I never expected it to grow as it has. Hope you enjoyed!
You should make a movie about it?
Thanks. In a way, you are watching the making of that movie. I intend to bring it all together at the end and make a much longer piece. It's just a lot of work to get there :)
are those martian soldiers getting ready for battle climbing up into there fighting machines
Indeed they are, and also taking a first look at their new home :)
You should have more views
Cheers Aussie! Well, the subs are growing in leaps and bounds in the last month, which has been great. So fingers crossed, all in good time :)
Aren't the sounds from the war of the worlds game?
@@aussierhino8535 No, in fact I've never played that so I'm not even sure which bit you are referring to. I suppose there is always going to be some similarity to these kinds of things, but I can 100% say the sounds aren't from there.
But now you have me intrigued about the game! Might have to look that up.
@@waroftheworlds1934 it's from an un released game cold war of the worlds
@@aussierhino8535 I searched for it but I couldn't find any reference to it (the game) other than a book (which I assume it is based upon). Interesting title though, quite an interesting concept and play on the name. :)
So did you made animation in blender?
This is all Lightwave. Though I may dip into Blender for a few features at some point in the future.
This looks good but
What is she story of this game ?
It's not a game, it's a series to watch :) But who knows, maybe a game one day!
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