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9/23/2000
Writer's Note: In an office tower in Hawaii, an team of computer animators from around the world is at work on a fully computer-generated movie based on the Final Fantasy series of video games. I visited the web site, and left my gossamer mark. The site is located here...
Did you use the Flash version or the HTML version?
•FLASH version
How would you rate this site from 1 to 10?
•4
What do you like most?
A clean look. Easy to navigate and avoids many of the time-consuming perils of "over-Flashing," if you will. And while I'm sure the director won't read my comments, I like being able to send them.
What don't you like most?
The out-of-focus look is bothersome. There's a fun sound effect attached, and it's nice to get feedback when you position the mouse, but all said it detracts from the flow of information.
What would you like to see on the site in the future?
Artwork. I think that's what has us all interested at this stage (there's still a lot of time before the movie gets released--for us anyway).
Any comments to the director?
"They said it couldn't be done in a major motion picture... they were right." The second half of this opening line from the original U.S. commercial for Final Fantasy VII upset me terribly. The raw beauty of the shots would have taken me to that movie, price unheeded--had there been one. I'm sure you felt much the same way. I'll get right to the point: as head of your team, you have more story-telling power at your fingertips than any other man alive. Only an excess of caution can stop what has been begun.
Touch the Toast