When the Rendering Gets Tough

Barrett and his team of wonder experts created this make-shift rendering node. For those of you who don't know what 'rendering' means; think of the hair, the skin, the metal, the surface of creatures objects, and things. They all need to look real for the audience. That's what rendering does. It is the process of generating an image from a model using computer programs.

Rendering demands a great deal of resources from computers. If the computers lack sufficient power then rendering is slow and often halts production. This challenged the Daniel CGI designers.

So when the going gets tough talented professionals like the ones on our team could figure it all out.

They used a series of old computers from wherever they could find to add power for rendering the characters you will see in the Daniel Movie. Pretty cool and smart!

The Script

By Jim Hague (Scriptwriter)

So far the script is good enough to present to potential hosts and talking heads. It took quite an effort for me to finalize for presentation. Barrett and Brian both gave some input and gave it their blessings.
Because this is a documentary, I wrote the script using the 2 column format. The left column serves as a guide to the director, and the right column guides the animators and the host.

In a regular narrative, I would have used the typical line-by-line format.

Here is a sample of the first page of the script.

ACT I – A Man Named Daniel FADE IN: EXT. CLOUDS - DAY Clouds in motion. Camera pans over clouds like an airplane EXT. CITY OF BABYLON - DAY Camera dips below the clouds and we see a bird's eye view of BABYLON. (1)TITLE: The ISHTAR GATES IMAGE: The ISHTAR GATES (2)TITLE: The HANGING GARDENS IMAGE: The HANGING GARDENS TITLE: The BABYLON CANAL IMAGE: The BABYLON CANAL (3)TITLE: Military in battle VIDEO: Military in battle

HOST (V.O) Mankind has an inherent need to believe that the future will be better than the present. The realities of war, poverty, and unequal distribution of wealth make our existence difficult... sometimes unbearable. It's human nature to look to our leaders, kings, and governors who offer hope. Hope is essential for the human race to persevere. The Book of Daniel was written to all people of all nations. It is a book about perseverance... It’s a book about hope. Host (V.O) CONT’D Babylon. One of history’s greatest and most mysterious empires. (1)Its architecture was pioneering and well ahead of its time. (2)Its structures would rival even those of today’s modern cities. (3)Its legendary military reigned as the most powerful on earth conquering nations at will.

This is only page 1 of 50 pages.

Other excerpts include:

(7)One was the mighty King Nebuchadnezzar, a brilliant military strategist, visionary city planner, but ruled with an iron fist to shape one of the greatest empires in history.

(8)The other was a simple man of God.

(9)Who rose from slavery and became second in command of Babylon.

(10)He was known for his visions of future events...

(11) and dream interpretations.

(12)Was he one of history’s great prophets, predicting the rise and fall of future emperors 100s of years in advance?

(13)Did he foresee the coming of the Messiah?

(14)Is the Book of Daniel nothing more than an encouraging fable? Did he actually predict the future course of mankind?

(15)What lesson does the story of this man teach us?

(16)This is a story of one of the most important yet least understood books of the Bible.

(17)This is the story of DANIEL!


Have questions? Email me a jimh@fellowshipstudios.com

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