Signposts.

There is some signposts that signifies when a project of mine is in the works.

One of them is me putting together a playlist of songs that I feel will get me into the mood to write. It's the soundtrack of my project if you will. I have already done that and I will share the 'Cloudale' ost (official sound track) when I am done.

Another signpost is that I start writing a character bible and an outline. Whilst the outline is not done, the character bible is.

And finally we come to the above signpost. A teaser created by my company Apocryphic Visions. Nearly all my projects have teaser videos. 'The Woods' has one, 'Run' has one and 'Hauntings' as well, 'The Mansion' actually has two. Believe it or not the only project I have completed that I did not do a teaser for was 'Homecoming' mainly because what I had in mind was a bit too ambitious and I don't have the means to create it yet.

However this blog is about 'Cloudale's teaser. I believe it is subtle but I think it works. This teaser is also my first attempt and doing some animation and it worked out okay... LOL I am no Pixar but it got the job done.

So more about the actually teaser itself. The music is 'Postcards from Far Away' by Coldplay from their 'Prospekt's March EP'. I liked the dream like quality of it. It's kind of sucky because when I get around to uploading this on YT, I will have to change the song so I don't get music claimed. It's a shame but at least the original/ directors cut can be viewed here.

The 'Cloudale' logo is very straightforward as well. I ran with the cloud motif and the covering of a sun, foreshadowing dark days of drama to come.

I also used a quote from one of the characters just like how the 'The Woods' trailer did with "Do you think something is out there" (thanks for the v/o work wifey) line. The context of the quote will become more apparent as you read the novel itself.

It occurs to me it's ironic that I am talking about signposts when Cloudale is an actual destination that we will all be heading towards soon. I guess in the end... everything is... wait... no... I use that too much. Hmm. Okay. Trying again.

All Roads Lead to Cloudale...

ahh better.

pP