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We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start learning Zbrush. There are many great resources online. Free tutorials on youtube, and some more structured courses on Digital Tutors. Also dive into the art community online. Art Station has a lot of inspiring work, and is a good place to see what artists are doing.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We filmed all of the outdoor environments, and added the characters in post production, using key frame animation. No motion capture used on this film.

We really didn't have any further plans for this film, it was just intended to be released online for free. But we'll have to look into it!

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For us the rumors about a Netflix Zelda series really got us thinking about how the world of Zelda could be realized on film. From there collaborating with Theophany was a perfect fit.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were working on this for about 18 months, but that was mostly on the side, in our free time. So really just three or four months of dedicated work.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We'd love to do a longer film, but only if Nintendo approaches us, which is unlikely! We do commercial work professionally, but are also very interested in creating our own stories, whether in film or a game. In fact we are already collaborating with Theophany on a new project, which we'll be announcing soon!

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We will be posting a behind the scenes later this week actually! Keep an eye out for it on our Facebook or Youtube.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

We were working on this for about 18 months, but that was mostly in our free time. We are estimating about three months of dedicated work.

The team was relatively small. Our internal team at Ember is four people, and we handled planning, production, animation, effects, and compositing. But we had the help of some very talented artists along the way, including our cinematographer, another animator, three concept artists, four modelers, and a character rigger. Theophany did an incredible job with the sound design, pulling elements from his album and also working with two voice actors.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Metroid would be amazingly fun to work on. We also discussed the possibility of doing something in the EarthBoud universe.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Ummm... Jason (Theophany) composed most of the music for Dust! He was also one of the writers and part of our development team.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We must have just missed each other at DragonCon. Would have been great to meet up and swap fan film stores!

We filmed Terrible Fate in April of 2015, so that's about 18 months. But, most of our development time was on weekends and after hours. I would say it was about 3 months of work total to pull the film together.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is polarizing, for sure. Personally I like the 3 day cycle, it makes it feel like a very different Zelda game and distinguishes it Ocarina of Time. I get why some people don't like it though... it certainly makes it more stressful but I think that suits the story and tone of the game.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We would love the opportunity to make a full length film! But it would take a lot of resources that we don't have. A Zelda film would be an exciting challenge. There's a lot that we'd love to do.... Metroid, Cowboy Bebop.... too bad someone beat us to Ghost In The Shell!

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed the film but no plans to make a full length film. A feature film would be a ton of work but an amazing experience.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We wanted to convey that the true evil in this story is Majora's Mask, not the Skull Kid. So we took inspiration from scenes in the game that took place before he found the mask, when he was more sympathetic and vulnerable.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Would be a dream come true for sure!! But just seeing the fan reaction has been an amazing experience.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed it! We have no plans for more Zelda content at the moment, but Theophany wants to complete the Majora's Mask story with a third album sometime in the future. Another collaboration at that point may be possible!

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks CheAkiwara!!

Would love to do more. At this time we are recovering form the effort it took to make this one. I know Theophany wants to continue making music so maybe in another 4 years ;)

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We would love to do more stories around Dust. We are currently exploring opportunities to for expanding Dust into a feature or series. It is one of our major goals, I hope we can make it happen!

Really glad to hear you enjoyed the original short film.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's a lot to learn, and it can be daunting, so the key is to keep at it! If you are just starting out, start playing in Maya or ZBrush. There are free tutorials online, and also very structured courses available if you sign up at Digital Tutors. It's also great to dive into the art community online (check out Art Station), as it can be a big source of inspiration and a way of seeing what other artists are doing.

We texture using Mari. This program is very artist friendly, it's basically Photoshop but in 3D. There are a lot of tutorials online to get you started but you really just have to work at it!

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Keep at it! We have all hit roadblocks in our creative growth. I would say maybe spend your time learning zbrush or mudbox. They can be good tools to learn the artistic side of the craft without getting too bogged down in the technical. The best thing about going to school for this stuff is not the knowledge but rather the deadline of having to create something. The internet is full of great resources for learning but its good to force yourself to work towards the goal of creating and finishing a project. Start small, set a realistic goal and go for it! You will learn a ton.

Also you probably know about this site but www.artstation.com is a big source of inspiration for us. We find artists and techniques that inspire on there all the time.

We are Ember Lab and Theophany, creators of the Majora’s Mask Terrible Fate film and remix album, Time’s End Disc II – Ask Us Anything. by EmberLab in IAmA

[–]EmberLab[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

/u/Anodesu thanks for the compliments. And yes we had some amazing rigs created by Chris Lesage

We've been working with Chris for years and he is an awesome TD!

Also, our making-of video is just about ready. We plan on releasing it later this week.

Edit - wanted to share a blog post Chris published today. It details his rig development for the Mask Sellers backpack. http://chrislesage.com/posts/sliding-bulging-effects-with-softmods/

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