Hapori Tohu Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 It's been a while since we've had an update from everyone's favorite LEGO/Bionicle artist, Christian Faber. But this week, the silence has been broken! Feast your eyes on a range of concept sketches and 3D models both old and new, all centered on the earliest stages of the Bionicle story. The most interesting portion of this new blog post is probably the storyboard sketch of the animated sequence that was, for many, the very first presentation of the Bionicle legend. Interested? Of course you are. <a href='http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-bionicle-legend-told-in-stone-and.html' target='offsite'>Click here</a> to unleash the nostalgia.View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Argh! My brain hurts from nostalgic memories! Anyways, all of those sketches look pretty cool. I especially like that Mata Nui tale storyboard. Edited October 19, 2012 by FrozenFlash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 These bring back a lot of good memories from 2001. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Dude, I remember those CD's. I probably still have mine somewhere. Man. Those were the days. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kohran Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Interesting stuff, especially the storyboard of the stones vision. I could practically hear the music from the first MNOLG clip in my head as I looked at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleo Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) I love those sketches, possibly even more than the animation itself. The storyboard is exceptionally nostalgic, and I finally made the connection of a sinking Mata Nui and the Matoran moving on top of him to the Great Spirit Robot. Edited October 19, 2012 by Paleo Quote Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 It looks like the MNOLG cutscene may have been based directly off of the first sketch - a lot of the camera positioning is the same. Interestingly, though, the animation on the CD for which the storyboard was made is very different, taking the story and showing it all from the same angle. Quote believe victims. its actually not that hard, and youd look kind of bad if you were to, say, side with an abuser because theyre your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble Tehurye Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Nostalgia rush!Good old Mata Nui theme. :)What I found to be a special treat was the one image of Whenua telling the legend to Onua. What's special about this is that this image is one of a group that were released in the back of the instructions for the Bohrok sets. There were about a dozen tiny images, each telling a small story about a typical event on the island during the Bohrok invasion. They were fun, colorful, rare, and tiny. For a long time, all we had were very low-res scans of them.But now, this is a relatively very hi-resolution copy of this previously tiny and rare image. You didn't get many computer graphics with the Turaga in them, and this is a very neat scene.And with Onua being my favorite Toa Mata, and Whenua being my favorite Turaga... It's a real treat. Edited October 19, 2012 by Tehurye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary TNT Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Interesting stuff, especially the storyboard of the stones vision. I could practically hear the music from the first MNOLG clip in my head as I looked at it.Same here. I miss my childhood so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Sea (Alaki Nuva) Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Believe it or not, I actually never saw the original video, unless you count the MNOLG cinematic. Looking at these pictures, the scenes where Mata Nui's stone topples over and the Matoran stones cluster on top of it strike me as incredibly well-executed foreshadowing for the 2008 reveal. Quote It is not for us to decide the fate of angels. Dominus Temporis, if you're out there, hit me up through one of my contacts. I've been hoping to get back in touch for a long time now. (Don't worry, I'm not gonna beg you to bring back MLWTB or something. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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