Animation: Narrative Workflow

The year is 2112. The world megadon is living under the tyranny of the federation, whom the priests that reside in the temple of syrinx rule absolute, the censor everything you see and hear, without any questions. One day a farmer finds a miracle in a cave near the waterfall, a guitar. He tunes and learns how to play the guitar and is overcome with the music. He decides to show it to the priests, he believes that they will praise his name for letting people make their own music. However, at his presentation, he is met with rejection, as the priests dismiss his idea, as it "doesnt fit the plan". They destroy his guitar and tell him not to annoy them further. The man stumbles home, having no words to say, he falls into a deep sleep. Where he is met by an Oracle, which shows him life free from oppression. Now, having seen what his life "could be", he feels that he has become without purpose. He heads back to the cave and mulls for weeks. In the end, he decides tha

Here are the member of the band Rush, top as they are in present day, and below as they looked circa the albums release in 1976. I think it would be nice to pay homage to the band and have them as characters in the animatic, They could perhaps be the elder race, as in their early days they dressed very eccentrically so having them in their original clothing could give a nice look. i also think when the main character is seeing the work of men with a free mind. I also think it would be nice to incorporate the album imagery to the animatic as well, as the symbols are iconic amongst the bands fans, as well as prog culture as a whole. the symbols represent the oppression of the people in this world, and the naked man in front of the federation star is the single man, helpless to stop the machine, i could incorporate the idea of the federation being a machine into the work, perhaps the star could become a cog, although this is very reminiscent of previous  works. The star could also