George Lucas would periodically check in on the status of the games his company was making, lending creative input and advice. The developer I talked to sighs, and agitatedly says, “In one viewing of Fracture, [Lucas] said it looked really good, but he didn’t like [Mason Briggs’] name. We’re like, ‘What do you mean, George?’ He responded to the effect of, ‘It doesn’t really fit. When he jumps on stuff, he moves pretty fast. I like B.J. Dart.’
“So everybody’s like, ‘No, he’s gotta be f—ing with us.’ He’s absolutely not. So when something like that happened – in the middle of the campaign, mind you – we have to go back through that entire naming convention again… from scratch.” From that second session, Jet Brody was born. Coincidentally, Jett is the name of Lucas’ son.
A similar situation arose with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’s protagonist, Starkiller. “[That name] was only supposed to be a nickname or call sign, not a proper name from the beginning,” a former LucasArts employee says. The development team hoped that Lucas would give Vader’s apprentice a Darth moniker, which at the time, was something that didn’t happen often.
“The team threw a Hail Mary to George, saying the game would have more credibility if the apprentice had a ‘Darth’ title,” a Force Unleashed team member says. Lucas agreed that this situation made sense for Sith royalty, and offered up two Darth titles for the team to choose from. “He threw out ‘Darth Icky’ and ‘Darth Insanius.’ There was a pregnant pause in the room after that. People waiting for George to say ‘just kidding,’ but it never comes, and he just moved on to another point.”
Team members involved in the decision to not use these ridiculous Darth titles could not be reached for comment, but three LucasArts employees believe an excuse was made to push the Darth title to the sequel. By the time development on that title commenced, the names were long forgotten by Lucas and weren’t muttered by the development team again. Starkiller remained Starkiller in the games, but was also named Galen Marek in the greater Expanded Universe fiction.
From this Game Informer article. George Lucas might be some kind of madman? (via monzo12782)
aries: dark vader
taurus: yoga
gemini: obi 1 cannoli
cancer: 3pco
leo: prince lilo
virgo: light saver
libra: hand single
scorpio: dark paul blart mall cop
sagittarius: luke skyscraper
capricorn: tobacca
aquarius:r2b2
pisces: star trek
meridart-deactivated20180416: 24 is too old and I should have an steady job already or I'm still fit to pursue a proper art career? It's an obsessive thought that won't leave my mind and I always end up not knowing where to start at. Thank you and sorry for the long ask 3/3
Hi there! First off, there is NO age limit on your dreams. There is no set schedule or deadline. Everyone is different and they each forge their own path in the world.
If you want to focus on concept and storyboarding, do it. It’s my recommendation to have a portfolio for each as you may be using different portfolios to apply to different positions. It helps keeps things easy to view, and lets them focus on your skills for that position.
For example– you should have a portfolio specifically geared to storyboarding for a storyboard position, a concept portfolio for concept, and you get the idea :)
I hope this helps– please don’t let your fear of not having an art job by a particular age, control you. Don’t let it occupy your time. That would be better spent focusing on making your skills better and your portfolio better. You will ALWAYS keep getting better as long as you try.
Knowing where to start at can seem daunting, but maybe try this, as I found it worked for myself. Take a look at your work. You wanted to focus on concept and storyboarding, so start putting together two collections of work. One for each of those disciplines. Now you have your work sorted. Once you build a basic portfolio for each, you can now see where you stand.
Once you have a basic portfolio, you can now improve upon them. When you create new work, keep these portfolios updated and you can remove old work that is no longer up to par, and put in your awesome new work. Rinse and repeat. Keep only your best work in there.
If you cannot find an art related job, there is no shame in taking another job for the time being to make sure bills are paid. You have to ensure you can take care of your basic needs :) When you’re not working, you can study, and improve upon what you love doing. In doing that, you will improve your skills, and abilities. With this, you can improve upon your portfolio. It can be a bit of a process, but I did that for 4 years after I graduated. Eventually, it paid off. My work got better and I was able to get work in my field.
I hope you can free your mind from the fear, and use that power to help drive your passion for your art. I always thought of it this way: I can either mull over it, or actually get up and do something about it.
There is no one path to get somewhere in the industry. That’s excellent. As long as you keep working at it, you’re making progress. There is no age limit; your skills are what matter. There is no shame in taking a job in something like retail and such, to ensure you can support what you love to do. Your dreams are worth it. Your passion for your art is worth it. Along your journey, you might discover talent you never thought you had. The arts are surprising. You can make progress as long as you keep working at it.
You’re rad. I know it, and you know it. Go take a look in mirror and remind yourself of it. And remember– it’s always a work in progress because you’ll always be able to learn and get awesomer :D
I hope this helps! Let me know if I can elaborate on anything :)
psa: artists: please do not do not do not DO NOT submit pitches to Tokyopop or apply for their POP comics app.
They’re at it again and hilariously bought a shillpiece from Vice, which is filled with the funniest revisionist history lies (claiming to have been the first to introduce the AKIRA comic to America is my favorite, because fuck Epic/Kodansha/Dark Horse amirite)
Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.
About My Work
I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at www.lemon-inc.com.
I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.
January 7, 2016 18:55
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