For 32-year-old Spencer Ooi and his team at the Silver Ant Art Lab, it was the desire to elevate the status of the country's animation industry that kept them spirited and united during the gruelling production of the trailer for "Saladin".
"Saladin" will be a 13-episode 3D animated series about Salah al-Din Yusuf bin Ayyub, who led the Muslims during the Crusades.
Ooi, the chief concept-director, and his team were given three months by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) to come up with the six-minute trailer for the series, which was unveiled at the launch yesterday of the MSC Creative Multimedia Content Initiative in Cyberjaya.
The launch was in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Multimedia Super Corridor.
The trailer shows a dramatic battle scene between Saladin's troops and his enemies at sea, with breathtaking fire and water visual effects, and a haunting locally composed soundtrack.
"Our greatest challenge was in establishing the look and feel of the characters, which would set the tone for the production of the rest of the episodes," said Ooi.
According to Kamil Othman, vice president of MDEC, "Saladin" will add to the "curriculum vitae" of Malaysia's creative industry and help local animation companies secure overseas jobs.
"Nobody really has faith in the animation industry here, but we hope 'Saladin' will change that," Kamil said.
He said MDEC would release two pilot episodes of "Saladin" by year's end and the rest of the series by 2008.
The Star/Asia News Network
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Where are those series? Have they been released yet. I really need them guys.
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