Alicion Q&A: Episode 1
Summary
TLDRIn this Q&A session, Mad forers Pro discusses the progress of his Alon Channel, revealing plans for the long-awaited chapter 2 and sharing insights into the mecha series' inspirations, including '80s and '90s anime. He expresses his passion for mecha, hints at the story's Cold War setting, and discusses his creative process using Moon animator and Blender. Mad also addresses the challenges of animating fight scenes, shares his favorite characters, and offers advice for aspiring directors, emphasizing the importance of starting with an idea and evolving it.
Takeaways
- ๐ค The video is a Q&A session recorded with a PlayStation Eye Toy due to lack of a quality microphone.
- ๐ The creator apologizes for the delay in releasing the Q&A and mentions being busy with other stuff.
- ๐ Chapter 2 of the series has been delayed but is expected to be released this year.
- ๐ฅ The director is considered an antagonist in the series, although not the main one.
- ๐ค The series is influenced by '80s, '90s, and early 2000s Mecha anime, with many references and Easter eggs.
- ๐ The creator has been involved in Roblox filming since 2018, with the series properly starting in 2019.
- ๐ The world of Alon is described as being in a Cold War era with a split world having to unite against a common enemy.
- ๐ฌ Alon was initially planned as a movie but was turned into a series for better pacing and storytelling.
- ๐จ Moon Animator is primarily used for animation, with Blender used for designing specific elements.
- ๐ถ Influences for the series' tone and fight scenes include heavy metal music and movies like Rocky.
Q & A
What equipment is being used to record this Q&A?
-The recording is done on a PlayStation EyeToy, as the creator does not have a quality microphone.
What is the creator's plan for the release of Chapter 2?
-The creator plans to release Chapter 2 this year and will keep the audience updated on the channel.
Who is considered somewhat of an antagonist in the series?
-The director is somewhat of an antagonist due to his role in the story and his actions, but he is not the main antagonist.
What inspired the creator's love for Mecha and giant robots?
-The creator's love for Mecha began around 2001 when they discovered Transformers, and it grew with their interest in Mecha anime during college.
How long has the creator been involved in Roblox filming?
-The creator has been involved in Roblox filming since 2018, officially working on the series since 2019, but has been involved in similar projects for about 13 years.
What resources are crucial for creating Alions in the series?
-Creating Alions requires a lot of resources and specialities due to their powerful and deadly nature.
Which software does the creator mainly use for animation?
-The creator primarily uses Moon Animator for animation and uses Blender for designing the Nephilim and their various types.
What are some of the creator's favorite Mecha series influences?
-The creator has included references to '80s, '90s, and early 2000s Mecha series, including Evangelion, Mobile Suit Gundam, Macross, and Patlabor.
How does the creator plan to structure the Alion series going forward?
-The creator aims for future chapters to be around the 20-minute mark to maintain pacing and avoid filler content.
What advice does the creator give to aspiring directors in the community?
-The creator advises aspiring directors to not be afraid of their ideas, even if they initially seem silly, and to go ahead and create their projects.
Outlines
๐ฎ Alon Channel Q&A and Upcoming Plans
The speaker, Madforers Pro, addresses the audience in a Q&A session for the Alon Channel. He apologizes for the delayed Q&A and mentions recording with a PlayStation due to the lack of a quality microphone. Madforers Pro discusses the long-awaited release of 'Chapter 2', which he plans to release this year, and hints at an antagonistic character, the director, who plays a complex role in the story. He expresses his love for mecha series from the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s and mentions including Easter eggs and references to other mecha series. The speaker also shares his preference for piloting a powerful mech called the Elion with the legs of another mech, the Uzu Rex, combining the best of both designs. He talks about his history with Roblox filming, starting in 2018 with Alon and his unofficial 13-year experience in the field. The Alon's world setting is compared to the Cold War era, with the world uniting against a common enemy, the Nephilim. Madforers Pro emphasizes the value of Alon technology and its resource-intensive production, hinting at the Alon's power and deadliness without giving away too many spoilers.
๐ Influences and Personalities in Alon's World
The speaker continues by discussing his love for mecha and giant robots, tracing his interest back to 2001 when he first discovered Transformers. He delves into how he got into mecha through anime during his late teens and college years, mentioning influential series like Evangelion, Mobile Suit Gundam, Macross, and the film Pacific Rim. Madforers Pro recounts his idea to create a Roblox mecha film when he realized no one else was doing it, initially considering a reboot of an older series called Revenger. However, due to rights issues, he decided to create a new story with a mech named Alon. He also talks about his animation process, using Moon animator and Blender for designing the Nephilim, and his reluctance to spoil too much about the mysterious Nephilim. The speaker shares his initial plan for Alon to be a movie but later decided a series format would be more suitable for pacing and storytelling. He ends this section by discussing his favorite Godzilla films and his busy schedule in the past year, which limited his work on Alon, but he plans to release more Alon content this year, including a manipular chapter narrated by Jack Callaway, voiced by Raven Acura.
๐ฌ Advice for Aspiring Directors and Alon's Future
Raven Acura asks for advice for new or aspiring directors. Madforers Pro encourages them not to be afraid of their ideas, even if they seem silly or embarrassing at first. He emphasizes the importance of starting with an idea and seeing the progress made over time, using a quote from Eminem to underline the encouragement to create and share work, despite initial reception. The speaker also mentions his goal for Alon, aiming for at least one chapter per year, and possibly two if feasible, considering his work process and other life commitments. He expresses his preference for quality over quantity and invites others to help with animation or join the Alon Discord server. Madforers Pro discusses the influence of music, particularly from albums like Dio's Holy Diver, on the animation and fight scenes in Alon, as well as the influence of films like Rocky on the storytelling. He lists a variety of movies that have influenced Alon's writing and shares the challenges of animating fight scenes, mentioning a prequel idea that will be different from the main chapters.
๐ฎ Gaming Inspirations and Upcoming Projects
The speaker lists his favorite games, including a variety of genres from Metal Gear to Mortal Kombat, and praises the Vortex Security Declassified series by Raven Acura as the most underrated Roblox series. He discusses the narrative, characters, and world-building in the series, expressing excitement for its future developments. Madforers Pro mentions potential future projects, including a prequel for Alon, more updates to the Alon series, and possibly returning to streaming. He also considers re-releasing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 with voice actors and improving the animation quality of the first fight scene to match Chapter 2's standards. The speaker thanks the audience for their support and mentions the importance of their encouragement in continuing the series, giving a special thanks to Rink for editing the video. He ends with a humorous note, acknowledging a question he forgot to answer about a hypothetical scenario involving a character named Alice and her daughter.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กMecha
๐กRoblox
๐กAlon
๐กNephilim
๐กCold War
๐กQ&A
๐กAnimation
๐กInfluences
๐กChapter 2
๐กCommunity
๐กVortex Security
Highlights
Microphone test and introduction by Mad forers Pro in the unfur office for clar HQ.
Apology for the delayed Q&A and mention of recording with a PlayStation eye toy due to lack of a quality microphone.
Plans to release chapter 2 of the Alon Channel this year and to keep the audience updated.
Discussion on the presence of an antagonist character, the director, who plays a complex role in the story.
Inclusion of '80s, '90s, and early 2000s Mecha references and Easter eggs in the series.
Preference for piloting the Elion mech due to its power and the Uzu Rex for its unique transforming ability.
Mad's history with Roblox filming since 2018 and the unofficial 13-year experience in the field.
Description of Alon's world as being in a Cold War era with a common enemy forcing factions to cooperate.
The significance of Alon technology and the difficulty in creating Alon mechs due to required resources and expertise.
Mad's long-standing love for Mecha and giant robots, tracing back to early exposure to Transformers.
The inception of Alon as a Roblox MEC film out of a personal desire to see such a film and the inability to find one.
Plans for future Alon chapters to be around 20 minutes for better consumption and consistency.
Personal influences from Power Rangers, Japanese Spider-Man, and other media on Mad's work.
Use of Moon animator for the series and Blender for designing Nephilim creatures.
Intention to release more Alon videos this year with a focus on quality over quantity.
Advice for aspiring directors to not be afraid of their ideas, even if they seem embarrassing initially.
Mad's goal to release at least one Alon chapter per year, with the ideal being two chapters.
Influence of heavy metal music and films like Rocky on the fight scenes and pacing in Alon.
List of Mad's favorite games and high praise for Raven Acura's Vortex security Declassified series.
Upcoming plans including a prequel project for Alon, updates to the classa studio, and potential streaming.
Consideration of re-releasing chapter 1 and 2 with voice actors and improved animation quality.
Transcripts
okay microphone test one two hey
everyone how's it going this is mad
forers Pro here and as you can see I'm
in the unfur office for clar HQ coming
soon by the way today we're going to be
doing a Q&A for the Alon Channel and
again I do apologize that the Q&A came
out later than expected I kind of got a
little bit busy of other stuff but
without further Ado let's get right into
it
oh and I should also mention I'm
recording this on a PlayStation ey toy I
don't have a quality microphone and
honestly this is the other thing I have
so yeah without wasting any time let's
get into the first few
questions when it's done know it's been
like 2 years since chapter 2 but I do
plan on getting it out this year so
please stay tuned keep an eye on the
channel and I'll try and keep you guys
updated with
it sing any antagonist in the future
there's only like one character that
kind of plays somewhat of an
antagonistic role and that would be the
director like he isn't the main
antagonist and he's not really meant to
be an antagonist but in terms of his
role in the story and how he kind of
Acts he is somewhat of an antagonist in
terms of actual human antagonists I'll
let the series speak for itself
but i' I've always been like a big fan
of ' 80s '90s and even early 2000s Mecca
Plus I've also included quite a few
references in Easter eggs other Mecha
series that I love some that might be
obvious some that might not be obvious
but F and through Al is just my love
lettuce of
Mecca I'm here going to go with like the
Elion which is one of the most powerful
mechs in the series but I also want to
go what to Pilot the Uzu Rex because the
Uzu Rex also known as a tank henin it
can transform into tank legs and because
of that kind of like a Transformers
ideally I would pilot an Alon with the
legs of Uzu Rex so The Best of Both
Worlds I'd say how
long technically for like 13 years if
you consider like the work I did for
Raven aro's first field day of
Destruction and the vortex security
series moving forward but I properly got
into Roblox filming 2018 when I first
started working on Al on and I only
really got around filming it like in
2019s officially 6 years but I guess
unofficially 13
years uh I describe alon's world going
through its Cold War era like kind of
roughly around the time of the 1980s the
world is kind of split into two but
since the Nephilim have like returned
they kind of have no choice but work
together to defeat this common enemy
they don't 100% trust each other and you
know once that threat is gone they'll
just go back trying to kill each other
but overall I'd say cold war s setting
and in terms of like valuable resources
I'd say the alion for technology to make
alion themselves because roughly it's
hard to make one it has a lot of
resources and specialities that are
required to actually make an Alon Plus
without going too much into spoiler
territory alons are very [ย __ย ]
powerful and are very [ย __ย ] deadly so
yeah there's
that I'd say I've always loved like
Mecca and giant robots but I'd probably
maybe say around 2 2001 when I first
discovered Transformers so a very bloody
long time but I think I truly truly got
into Mecca when I started get into anime
when I was in like my late teens and I
like kind of an interest in seeing like
Mecca anime but I didn't get around to
seeing like proper Mecca anime until I
was like in my first year of college
with I guess Evangelion and mobile soup
Gundam Macross and Pat lever also there
was pacific room which was bloody bloody
brilliant
movie one day I asked myself why isn't
there a Roblox MEC film I came his
realization that you know if no one else
is going to do it I might as well do it
and originally I on was going to be a
reboot of an older uh Roblox series
called Revenger and Revenger was Batman
mixed of Iron Man but with like the
Revenge reboot I was considering making
at the time the suit was got to like
change sides just so he can like fight
giant monsters and whatnot sort of an
Ultram man type of thing but more Mecca
orientated but since classa didn't have
the right to use the character or the
permission to use the Revenger character
I kind of decided I should just like
scrap that idea keep the design and
write a totally like new story is Mech
and named it
alion longer in the future I'd say kind
of nether my main goal is to like sort
of make the alion chapters going forward
be around 20 minute Mark just so could
be a bit more consumable and you know a
bit more consistent when it comes to
like writing the stories I'd rather not
jeopardize the pacing of that episode I
don't really see the point adding filler
or taking away some scenes if it will
ruin the pacing
personally sets it I guess kind of I did
used to watch Power Rangers when I was a
kid and I've also seen like Japanese
Spider-Man which was I guess both fun
and hilarious and I've also seen the
film and love the film GA 2 dark hero
which is like an adaption of a Japanese
manga called biob booster Anna gber that
film is Power Rangers of blood and gore
oh and also the main protagonist is
played by David hater which we might all
know is the same guy who voices Solid
Snake and this film came out before he
even played Solid Snake which is bloody
insane so if you have a chance to see gy
2 dark hero I'd say give it a [ย __ย ] and
watch it is good [ย __ย ] movie who is
your faite character I'd say I have like
free favorite characters uh firstly
let's get Alice out the way you know
she's a very sort of shy and love type
of character who is living up to her
father's Legacy prove herself but is
under like a lot of pressure she has
like a heart of gold and despite how
cold she may come across she is
genuinely decent person who is like kind
of lost as much as I could say about
spoiling uh Rand Doo he has a really
really good character AR you know he
kind of starts up as a bit up his own
ass and a bit silly I'd say but he does
change as the series progresses the
director I'd say he's a man with like a
a lot of unresolved issues that one big
event is damaged and broken man that is
dealing with the loss of his best friend
can't like let that go he's a man who
kind of closes himself off you know he
has so many layers upon layers and in in
a way kind of has some things in common
with Alice they're both dealing with
this grief in different ways and they
shaped them differently considering the
difference between their age and how
well they've known her
father
I am using Moon animator mainly because
that's what I know and that's how I
started the series with I only really
use blender just so I can design the
Nephilim and all the different types
that it do appear in the series in terms
of Animation it's mainly all Moon
animator I don't want to spoil or give
too much away about who or what the
Nephilim are all I will say is that the
name Nephilim is associated with giants
keep that in mind that is all I'm going
to say
that's originally I planned for Alon to
be a movie just like this one film and
in terms of like the length of the story
I've written and how detailed it is I
also thought it would be better off to
tell the story as a series instead of
like free movies because in terms of
pacing and the structure of story a
series would like honestly would work
better than a bunch of films if you ask
me I've only seen three in my life so
far that being the original which was
Bloody brilliant well-made terrifying
thought provoking movie then there was
the '90s one made in America Pard of me
the design uh that Godzilla like [ย __ย ] in
that movie uh the CGI has Aid horribly
and overall it's not that great and I've
also seen like what was it 2014 Godzilla
I'll be real of you it just wasn't my
cup of tea let's say
yeah I've been very busy last year so I
didn't get a lot of time to work on Alon
stuff aside from like the few clips and
scenes that I've shown on the channel
before mainly because of like work and
IRL [ย __ย ] but yeah I plan to do a lot
more Al on law videos this year I'm
going to try and make them at least like
B monthly yeah the next one
I am working on is for the manipular and
it'll be narrated by Jack Callaway who
is going to be voiced by none other than
Raven Acura keep your eyes open for that
one when that comes out I'll try to get
it out this month but no guarantees if a
going to come out this month it may come
out in February but you know we'll
see chapter 2 in terms of the animation
the storytelling aside from like one or
two scenes and the world build building
I'd say chapter 2 of alion is like
probably the best one I've
made going uh yes this one's from none
of than Raven Acura I've already
answered most of this question but do
you have any advice for like uh newer
directors or up or inspiring directors
like out there in the community I I do
actually um don't be afraid of what you
come up with even if it's an idea you
tell yourself start stupid it's it
sounds stupid ra sorry um just start
with it and go from there you know it
may it may it may be embarrassing to
look back upon but at the same time it's
just like it's worth seeing the progress
you made so go out there make your idea
thing even if it doesn't end up being
good it's like hey living the
satisfaction you've got it out there
because you don't get another chance
yeah cuz like Eminem said y this was
something he said during a interview I
did with him honestly it was just a fun
like little interview and you know it's
[ย __ย ] beautiful it's very encouraging
cuz we do get a lot of let's say go the
way to kind of [ย __ย ] on you and what you
make even if it's your like first work
but don't be afraid just go out there
and make it of course Raven NE here is
just a very very lovely man like and you
should subscribe to classr like right
now honestly I'd love that to happen but
the goal with alion try and at least get
like one chapter out per year but if I
were to like sort of stretch that goal
maybe at least two chapters out per year
but at best with the way my work process
goes one chapter per year would be ideal
two chapters per year would be you know
the dream as stated a few times before
you know there's a lot of other stuff
that goes on in my life like work and
that kind of like prevents me from
working on alion full time keep in mind
I am like the only person animating it
as of right now I do plan on hiring a
few more animators to help alion out
quicker but if you like know anyone or
you're willing to like offer help on
animating a few scenes for Alon feel
free to like message me or even like
join the class our Discord server to
show your work and I guess help out and
support but honestly I don't want to
overwork myself I don't want to overwork
other people and I prefer quality over
quantity so best I can say is try and be
patient with this because I just do this
for fun
when doing stuff for the manipis I kind
of took influence from Do's Holy Diver
it's such a good [ย __ย ] album and the
music in that is like [ย __ย ] awesome
and I guess mostly heavy metal stuff
like tone and the pacing of like how
some of the fights like pan out even
like some Metallica or Ramstein like
kind of influenced the workflow when
animating or just coming up with like
fight scenes even like the rocky films
have like also played a bit of influence
in down toe Earth moments whereas like
more human side of you know this
Underdog trying to get his way to the
top definitely play influence in like
alion's writing in terms of I guess uh
Al's story
arc that's going to be a difficult
question so I'm just going to list off
like a bunch of movies the first Rambo
movie first Rocky movie The Dark Knight
End of Evangelion the Blade Runner
movies especially the second run but the
first movie is a [ย __ย ] five Spider-Man
two bloody brilliant like Peak superhero
Cinema alongside like Logan everything
everywhere all at once like just a very
clever fun well-written movie uh CB B
the movie [ย __ย ] good anime film Hot
Fuzz hilarious Sha of a dead also a good
movie bat [ย __ย ] funny Dune part one
Inception [ย __ย ] love my Nolan films
alongside interstella jinro like a very
sort of sad but beautifully made made
anime film The Batman Terminator 1 and 2
like good movies Civic room like Best
Western made Mecha film ever shame it
never got a sequel I might be like
forgetting a few others but this is just
like the ones I can think of off the top
of my
head that would either be the Nephilim
attack scene from chapter 2 or the scene
where bralo has to fight the manipular
Nephilim in chapter 3 most fight scenes
are quite difficult to animate
personally you know kind of requires a
lot of planning and I guess
storyboarding and even just trying to
translate what you kind of have in mind
onto paper for you to understand how
it's going to like work out in a 3D
space I guess it's kind of a challenging
process but also like quite a fun
process at the same
time I do have an idea of say a prequel
for Alon wit laws the first time
humanity and an Nephilim ever fought or
like the first Contact period of that
story do it in a more experimental style
I don't want to give away too much on it
but you'll see something this year it's
going to be different to what you see
with the chapters and the law videos but
I think you guys might like this
Direction with what I'm doing with a
prequel so you'll just have to wait and
see so I'd say back when I was like
still in high school I wanted to make a
Transformers movie in Roblox but as you
can imagine with moon animator being
non-existent at the time it was quite
impossible so I quietly dropped the
project and I also thought about doing a
sequel series to uh Raven acura's Vortex
security series like the original one
not the Declassified one the old series
ended with Vortex security endgame and
uh spoiler alert at the end of endgame
Rick talvi dies the character Jim Logan
ends up becoming the new protagonists I
thought of making a series called Vortex
security new game which follows up on
what happens after end game and just
kind of goes on his own adventure
basically all right I ran out of ideas
LOL uh I have a few favorite games so
I'm just going to list them off like in
no particular order day is X the Metal
Gear series the armored Core Series the
Mortal Kombat series Doom 1 264 and 2016
halflife 1 Halo 3 Halo Reach and Halo
free ODST Call of Duty Black Ops The
Sims Saints Row 2 Left for Dead Steam
Fortress 2 Titanfall 2 ultra kill Star
Wars Battlefront 2 and lethal company as
of right
now Raven acura's Vortex security
Declassified series like I cannot
express how Bloody brilliant the
classified series is the most underrated
Roblox series of all time if you're like
interested into like military drama or
Thrillers and whatnot the Vex security
series is the [ย __ย ] you know it's like
similar to Metal Gear uh sakario bit of
Blade Runner in as well you know with
like the narrative and the characters
and the world the stuff he is planning
for like the later films the E has a lot
of good [ย __ย ] written for it and I'm
super excited to see where it's all
going to go go subscribe to classa right
now and watch Vortex security and I
repeat do not skip s if you look down in
description or maybe an annotation
somewhere it'll take you to a link to
actually see as intended from Saxton to
the most recent episode of black Sparrow
but I've linked up here or in the
description is there any exciting news
in the future quite a bit there's that
like Al on prequel project that I spoke
of uh me and Raven Aur plan on doing a
lot more with like the classa studio
place whenever we do updates to it keep
an eye for that either in the server or
on our Like official YouTube channels
and whatnot I I am also considering
doing like a few shorts set in the
vortex security universe that you know
kind of expand and follow the world of
Vortex security with other directors too
and I even plan on like going back to
streaming as well because honestly
streaming was actually kind of fun and
if I could do either like a building
stream or an animating stream or you
know maybe a Mech themed gaming stream a
few other people I think that'll be fun
I'm considering re-releasing chapter 1
and chapter 2 but with voice actors it's
a little bit farfetched but I am going
to be or have someone reanimate the
first fight from it just so the
animation quality will be on par with
what you see in Chapter 2 anyways thank
you for watching the video special
thanks to all 125 of you for subscribing
and keeping an eye on the Elion Channel
like I said in the last few videos I
wouldn't be making this content without
you and your support and encourage M
like really motivate me into actually
working on the series and I deeply
appreciate all you guys being here
special thanks to rink for like editing
this video and uh wait wait I just
noticed there's one question I forgot to
answer and for some reason it's on the
announcement post for the Q&A it reads
me first how do you feel if Alice has
daughter name U rushia and want her to
Pilot the ER
from DTX what will you
do I can't answer
that I don't know I won't answer that I
don't know the answer to this one there
[ย __ย ] in the urinal
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son
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