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Hey guys!Here's a scratch project detailing the history of Utopia's Production! Press Space to move slides.
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ReleaseEpisode 1 Part 1 of Utopia: The Mutant has been released! This is not to be confused with Utopia: Reborn, a separate project I'm working on for more mature Utopia fans. If you missed the premiere, click this button to watch it on the site: And watch the trailer here:
The knowUtopia production on the ORIGINAL script [The Mutant] has continued! There are currently no plans to animate Utopia: Reborn, a retold more mature version of Utopia. As of now, the original version is being animated and produced After a nearly two year hiatus, I've decided to work on Utopia again, since I had given myself a long enough break. As you can see, the level of detail in Utopia has been boosted significantly, with better art, lighting, shadows, sound design and mixing, and music.
Utopia: The Mutant Release This Year.
My excuseHey guys, it's been almost 3 years since I first claimed to begin making Utopia: The Anime. While this is true, I haven't been able to get my hands on a graphics tablet yet, so all I've done is storyboard and plan. However, between now and January (when I graduate), I plan to invest in a wacom bamboo tablet to actually begin animation. The script and story is nearly complete, and the novel will tie-in with the novel. The MangaOn the side, I've also been working on a manga for the Utopia novel (which I restarted around 3 times due to changes in art style). The official updates for this will come out soon. Scratch game/ Age rating?I've scrapped all plans for a scratch game of Utopia, due to the fact that Utopia's age rating has changed drastically;
Originally, Utopia was planned to be a "dumbed down" version of George Orwell's "1984" novel, but as I researched and read into the novel I realized that was not possible. The rating of the original Utopia was somewhere between PG and PG-13, but now I'm looking into an R rated Utopia (similar to animations likely seen on YouTube by Hyuns Dojo). Thanks for reading, and thanks for sticking with Utopia all these years! Now there's a novel???!Yes, there is a novel now! I hinted at it last year, but I now have it out to read on Wattpad, and it will be updated daily! What's it about?It's pretty much the anime, but in novel form. You can read the book and still be entertained when the anime comes out. Here's the summary: As a companion novel for the UTOPIA: REBORN anime [ www.thenewerahasbegun.weebly.com ], UTOPIA: REBORN is a comic/ novel that is written by Kip Sanders to help watchers understand the origins of mutants and the full story of Pandora. Seventeen year old Joel lives with his mother and brother, Abram, in District 3, one of 5 communist districts in the country of Pandora. He is half mutant, whereas mutants are species who are like humans but have enhanced abilities. One day, he is sucked into the "The Brotherhood", a rebel society lead by teenagers like himself. He soon finds himself sucked into the tragedy of the Great War, a war that had been taking place for over five years, with The Brotherhood against the treacherous Utopian Task Force. Where do I find it?Thanks for reading! Bye guys!!!
The utopia storyboard is being worked on!!!!Yes, finally, after long months of preparation, the Utopia storyboard is FINALLY in the works. I've drawn maps of the opening cutscene and laid out actions, and now I have a storyboard in the works. That's all for this update! See you next month!!!
New Animation programHey guys! This is Kip, aka DonnyCraft here, telling you all abou Utopia's new animation program, Macromedia Flash 8. It's rating has been bumped up from PG to PG-13 and it will no longer be available on Scratch, but instead YouTube.
See Full Announcement here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/95252679/ Thanks for reading!!! Website updates!I've updated the website! Yes, there's nothing on here anymore. But that's because I'm doing a huge rewrite on the script of Utopia, and some of the things on the old site didn't make sense to add into the new script. I'm also going to organize more and do a lot more for this blog! New SCript!To me, the original script of Utopia was dark, but it was too jumbled for me. So, on account of that, I've decided to make a new script and focus more on story. The look of Utopia is also changing- instead of animating with vector using rotation mechanics and what not, I'm going frame by frame. Meaning, Utopia will take longer to make. Why would I do this, you ask? Well, I'm going to find a team of animators to help me out. If I had a ton of animators and more time, Utopia could have been out by winter.
Anyway, that's all for this post! Prepare for Utopia: Reborn and Utopia: Reborn Unrated edition! Apologies!!!I haven't posted here in around 2 months!!! Utopia is not dead! Currently, I am working on the animation (alone, xP ) and compiling everything together. There are always updates on my scratch page ( @DonnyCraft ) and if you can't reach me there you may be able to reach me by commenting here on the blog post!!! Thanks!!! Soon, I will be making a "Making of Utopia video" that contains the making of Utopia, with actual footage of me and a sneak preview of episode 2!!! It will be available to supporters around August 2015, and available live when Utopia releases!!! INSPIRATIONI realize I've inspired many people to make their own animes, and that has made me really happy! I'l like to personally thank the scratchers who have been inspired by Utopia, as that warms my heart and makes me want to keep making this a reality. Thank you, guys!!! ConclusionThe official release date of Utopia is disclosed, but it will be released either Winter of 2015 or Spring of 2016, given that I finish all the animation this summer. If it's to be released during the winter, a "December 25th, 2015" Release is possible, and if it's released in spring, a "March 22, 2016" release is more possible. These dates aren't final, but they are around when I want to release.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask below. Thanks!!! See you soon!!! ~Donny Craft First off:Hey guys! Please comment on the blog post correctly, by putting your Name or email (or scratch name) in the first box and your Words in the second. I can't give out prizes if your Name box is full of your words!!! Second off:We have a new voice actor for Tammy! Her name is Emily (Em for short) and she is a friend of Scorpia's! To talk to her, ask @ScorpiaUKScratch. _________________________________________ THIS MAY, UTOPIA ANIMATION WILL BEGIN!Utopia Animation hopefully begins this month! I have not recieved any scripts from Tammy or Jole or Commander O'brien yet, so when they come it, animation will begin for real!!!!
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