Sword of War: The Battle of David and Goliath
Budget: $25 – $50 USD
Hi, my name is Seth Sipe. I'm the Art Director for the 2D Animated Project - Sword of War: The Battle of David and Goliath. But what is that? You might think this is an iteration of a story you already know - but what if, like many, there is more to story than you actually know...
Our iteration is based upon the battle recorded in the Bible: 1 Samuel 17. We’ve derived this telling from the creative aspects written by Cliff Graham in the prelude of his book: Day of War. The tone of this narrative is in- line with the unapologetic intensity of Cliff Graham’s work. The narrative structure is similar to anime. We see the motivations of our two characters, David and Goliath, through the use of flashbacks and dreams. This allows us to remain within the tense situation of the battlefield, and yet creatively explain the narrative. Of all the themes we chose to focus on, the biggest is not the battle of an underdog but a battle of gods. And the clear winner is Yahweh in all His righteous fury.
If you type in David and Goliath on YouTube, then you’ll find links to videos like “The Bible” from the History channel, “God’s Story: David and Goliath”, “Beginner’s Bible: David and Goliath”, and of course: “Dave and the Giant Pickle” from VeggieTales. While some of these are considered classics to the trained viewer and some are even biblically accurate (you may even know a few), the one thing they are lacking is the honest brutal truth of the story; from the grotesque violence to God’s intense, righteous rage. These aspects of the story should be the first thing you see when you google David and Goliath. Upon completion of the film, we want Sword of War to be the best creative iteration of this story told today, so that when you search David and Goliath you will see “Sword of War: The Battle of David and Goliath”.
We envision making this project into a thirty minute short film, but first we plan to make a small minute and a half teaser demonstrate a taste of what the film will provide to its audience. With this, we plan to pitch to studios and investors in the hopes of being picked up.
If there are any animators with strong anime or 2nd character animating style as well as other animators or artists in interested in helping us make this minute and a half teaser, then we are willing to listen and see your skills. If you are impressed by your talent and skill, we are willing to pay for your service for 80 hours of work a total of $2000.
Let anxiously wait to see what you bring to the fire!
Our iteration is based upon the battle recorded in the Bible: 1 Samuel 17. We’ve derived this telling from the creative aspects written by Cliff Graham in the prelude of his book: Day of War. The tone of this narrative is in- line with the unapologetic intensity of Cliff Graham’s work. The narrative structure is similar to anime. We see the motivations of our two characters, David and Goliath, through the use of flashbacks and dreams. This allows us to remain within the tense situation of the battlefield, and yet creatively explain the narrative. Of all the themes we chose to focus on, the biggest is not the battle of an underdog but a battle of gods. And the clear winner is Yahweh in all His righteous fury.
If you type in David and Goliath on YouTube, then you’ll find links to videos like “The Bible” from the History channel, “God’s Story: David and Goliath”, “Beginner’s Bible: David and Goliath”, and of course: “Dave and the Giant Pickle” from VeggieTales. While some of these are considered classics to the trained viewer and some are even biblically accurate (you may even know a few), the one thing they are lacking is the honest brutal truth of the story; from the grotesque violence to God’s intense, righteous rage. These aspects of the story should be the first thing you see when you google David and Goliath. Upon completion of the film, we want Sword of War to be the best creative iteration of this story told today, so that when you search David and Goliath you will see “Sword of War: The Battle of David and Goliath”.
We envision making this project into a thirty minute short film, but first we plan to make a small minute and a half teaser demonstrate a taste of what the film will provide to its audience. With this, we plan to pitch to studios and investors in the hopes of being picked up.
If there are any animators with strong anime or 2nd character animating style as well as other animators or artists in interested in helping us make this minute and a half teaser, then we are willing to listen and see your skills. If you are impressed by your talent and skill, we are willing to pay for your service for 80 hours of work a total of $2000.
Let anxiously wait to see what you bring to the fire!