Dagon - HP Lovecraft

Recommend watching this over at Vimeo :D http://www.vimeo.com/10281182

This is a story adapted from Dagon by HP Lovecraft.

Content credits are listed at the end of the film, with special mention to the pose creator, Del May, for creating so many unique and emotive poses (available at her shop in-world)

A very big thanks to Carlos, the narrator, for being a great voice artist, and also the easiest person in the world to get along with!

The initial idea for this animation/machinima was to create a weird horror film in a noir/comic style using a digital graphic novel format. However, as the film progressed, it took on a life of its own and became more of a traditional machinima film. It is also not nearly as weird as I had imagined.

Techie details: With the exception of the 2 images in the credits, no green screen has been used. Shaky bits are intentional. Pshop was used for the statue texture. No colour filters were used in this film, all colours were achieved within Second Life, including the washed out dream sequence (windlight fog). Shadows filmed with the Emerald Client. The particles of weather/fire/mist/pulsing sun were filmed inside SL.

*At the moment, I think the weakest point of the film is the ending, I do like the crazy episode and the walking shots. I will probably go back and redo the end scene at some point, when I figure out what it needs.

Sound was designed from the freesoundproject.org (available under creative commons). Attribution list here:

docs.google.com/View?id=df8fq6hr_238gc3vjtdn

Texture credits and linkbacks: (will link when I can get deviant art to work for me again).

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Lovecraft
• Dagon HP Lovecraft
• Digital Novel
• Graphic Novel
• graphic noir
• Lainy Voom
• Tracechops
• Carlos Diaz Dagon Animation
• Lovecraft Animation

[sundoshum]

1 persons hand was shaking so much from fear that he missed the like button........

[predx13]

Thumbs up, favorited, this was amazing.

[Gilmaris]

This was very well done, so thumbs up from me. However, speaking for myself, "Dagon" is an incredibly uninteresting and disappointing short story. It builds up a gloomy atmosphere, and is almost about to get me interested, when Howard apparently gets bored with writing and simply says, "then I saw it", plus three sentences to incompletely describe what he saw, and "I think I went mad then". And then a couple paragraphs of filler, before "The Window! The window!" Simply unsatisfying.

[Koich14]

Considering the technical limitations of indie productions, I'd say this is one of the best adaptations ever of any of Lovecraft's stories. Good job!

[creepy609]

nice adaption, i guess itmade sense to use cthulhu instead of dagon in the film!

[obywolf08]

great!!

[MrChoronzon333]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[RaphKittyKat]

Yog-Sothoth that was amazing!!! Azatthoth have mercy!!!

[TheNightsMoon]

lol, he was on fire at one point.

[AlexGoldhill]

@onemisterfranko I always saw it as his insanity overwhelming before oblivion comes to embrace him

[MrGrubbls]

@sundoshum now it are 5 people who missed the like button 

[onemisterfranko]

nice! I suppose Dagon came to get him at the ending, I think thats what's implyed not sure.