comments on 1858 great controversy movie

I liked the video very much. I wish it was longer. I wanted to show it to the Sabbath School class I teach.

Thanks for putting it together.

Thank you for what your doing. I thought it sounded to much read. Can it be more like a dialog. How about quoting the Bible verses re: Lucifer. Try to share it with
Amazing Facts, It is written, Voice of prophesy for feed back. We sure need something like this. May God bless.

Thanks for the comments everybody. I will do my best to make this book into a 3D animation, probably going to India to learn some 3D software package like 3DS Max or Maya or Truespace etc. Then i need to hire around 5 dedicated people who want to see this book get into movie form, then make it. It will take a long time without doubt.
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What i envision, is something that is unlike the standard “movie”, and instead, something more like a “moving-picture book”. Yes, it needs to appeal to the senses, but more importantly, it needs to lead to the book.
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Last weekend in Chattanooga, i met someone who has a booth at a flea market giving away Spirit of Prophecy books. He said many people who come by cannot read, so that made me more determined than ever to get this book into moving-picture format

I have watched chapter one. I am impressed by the simplicity. I reaffirm my previous comment. A moving picture book is my ideal because the words are the most important aspect. One suggestion, the music is too loud and distracting. It could be made less obvious. My preference: words first (audio and text), second pictures and last music. Music should be supporting not dominating.
In the future maybe there could be an interactive aspect, e.g. click on a picture for more information.

Thank you for your comment Anon 50. This shows one major reason why i’m trying to get this 1858 Great Controversy book to the people, because most of us SDAs are not reading this book, and do not know that Satan DID repent. The video’s words are all directly from the book.

Well Nathan Ming! You have given me encouragement today
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Here is an animation that really gave me hope that PERHAPS i can make one myself too It is called “Pilgrim’s Progress”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwlf8g0ofFo
Their web site is here:
http://hopeanimation.com/
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India is where most of the “grunt work” is done for all the 3d animation movies today. There is a studio in India that has gone out and done an entire movie in 3d. It is as good technically as anything in America or anywhere else.
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But i have been in India before, and know it is hard to get dedicated SDA people there who really have a vision of what can be done, and will work on a steady basis. They do exist tho
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I’m really not concerned about competing with Pixar etc. at all. I just want something that people will watch, and be affected for good. I had an elderly lady come up to me the morning after showing her the Pilgrim’s Progress movie with tears in her eyes saying she wanted to re-dedicate her life to Jesus, and serve him more. Wow! And you know, people who don’t like Christianity will not be amazed into the truth by even a higher quality than they have ever seen before. Yet, having said that, i do want to do the best i can, so that Christ’s name will be seen with a good light. We should do all we do with all our might. I believe when that is done, the Holy Spirit will be sent to move hearts.
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Distribution is a big, big problem. I’ve been in contact with the HopeAnimation people, and that is their problem too. I don’t see any way to make this profitable, and would basically just make it to be freely distributed, unless someone has a better idea.
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I’m sure you already know, too, that to make a complete animated movie in Maya or 3dsMax etc. will probably take at least 2 years, and that is if you are working almost 24/7, and are highly skilled in the art and software. Then the rendering time…… So many variables.
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Any advice etc. would be appreciated.

Dear Daniel,
Thank you so much for the link to hope animation. Just reading their story of a couple of guys doing this stuff in their bedrooms gives me new life to maybe give this thing another shot. I am watching right now as we speak cnbc special on the game industry.Things seem over the pass couple of days to encourage me to continue to press on the idea I have of becoming good at the animaion gig.
Thanks again.
Nathan

Lorraine, if you look at my main web site -
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www.earlysda.com
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you can see this first chapter of the 1858 Great Controversy in flash animation, and also the audio and of course text for the entire book. The text is in many different languages to download. Currently i’m in Thailand, still trying to get it spread, and hopefully today i can meet some Chinese people who may be able to provide contacts for a Chinese-version translator. Your prayers are desired for this, and also for my dream to make this entire book into a 3D animation. Any comments you have on it are appreciated.