Alas, Los Angeles

[Atin]

Entry Date: August 10, 2176.

I remember back when I was young and my parents would tell me fanciful stories about the apocalypse to scare me. I would spend hours playing video games that placed me in post apocalyptic worlds and I had to "learn" how to survive, as if the designers even knew what life after the apocalypse would be like. Upon looking back I realize how ignorant much of my generation was in using our resources wisely. The majority of us grew up getting everything we wanted and never thought we would have to learn to survive on our own. Most people don't remember how the war started, all we remember is when the moon stopped and our world became tidally locked. Then there was the period of mass confusion, people fleeing the side of our world that would soon be covered in ice and trying to find room on the side that would slowly be burned to death. In many ways the countless who perished had it easy, they would not have to go through the wars and death that took place in the immediate aftermath of the Great Shift. Now the earths population is just a fraction of what it once was. The majority of the population lives in the small "Comfort" zone in between the desert and eternal ice. There existence is a pitiful shadow of what they once had, enslaved to a few warlords they must work endlessly to make enough food to survive. Then there are the few people like me. Whether we were forced to leave the "Comfort" zone or left on our own free will our lives are the same: Survive.

Edit: Behind the Scenes

Alas, Los Angeles Behind the Scenes: Photo Shoot by Âtin, on Flickr

An overview of the setup for the photoshoot.

Alas, Los Angeles Behind the Scenes: The Road & Town by Âtin, on Flickr

A picture of my new (to my knowledge) road technique for forced perspective. There is also a closeup on the town and surrounding scenery.

For the Nov BBC contest over on the Brickarms Forums.

I knew as soon as it was announced that this months theme would be sand that I was going to build an apocalypse scene (apocalypse and sand go together like peanut butter and jelly). I also knew that there would be a ton of other apocalypse scenes so I had to figure out a way to make mine unique. My solution was Forced Perspective. I also decided to find a new reason why the world would turn into a barren wasteland and I decided to use the world becoming tidally locked.

Brickarms/Non Lego:

Machete, KAR-98, Glaive, 2 Mono-pods and a Bi-pod

Photoshopped road sign

If any one is interested I will be adding photos showing how this was done tomorrow.

Enjoy!

~Atin

Edited November 29, 2010 by Atin

[Fugazi]

This is a great scene, both technically and artistically! It would be nice if you had a side or top photo to appreciate the true depth of your MOC.

Good luck for the contest!

[The Soup Nazi]

Oh yes, I saw this on flickr about 2 minutes ago. I like how you did the forced prospective thing, and the Los Angelas sign is a great touch.

[XimenaPaulina]

Excellent forced-perspective shot Atin! Very artistic indeed. Great job on the landscaping details as well as the skyline backdrop. Best of luck in the contest!

[Tobbe Arnesson]

More! I want more!

Both from the MOC and from the story!

Best of luck in the competition!

[Legostein]

Hello!

It's always a challenge combining system scale and micro scale. You did a fantastic job with your scene here. Furthermore the brick-built sky is another highlight for me as I am a fan of pictures where you see bricks only.

Cheers,

~ Christopher

[Atin]

Thanks for the support and "Good Luck" wishes guys! A lot of people have been asking (On here, Flikr and the BAF) for behind the scenes photos so I updated my post and added them. Thanks again!

[TheWarden]

Stunning and very technically impressive! The "behind the scenes" shots help a lot to explain how you did this, thanks.

Good luck in your comp.

[Big Cam]

I absolutely love what you did with the perspective view, that is really cool.

I could see this scene being in a movie no problem.