Smile You're On Camera

"Smile, You're On Camera". Spooky has been fun to work with in the art world recently. This picture connects onto a few others, the idea originating from an old concept I once discussed with a friend. The concept is roughly labeled "Skakdi Invasion-Human ship" in my idea book; recently though I've thought of some better back story and possible name for this concept. I've been calling it "Podeastrian" lately.

Lisa Ohenery, a pod engineer, and Rick Williams, a medical officer, wake from cryogenic sleep when the ship alarm is set off, reasons unknown. Pod 12 cargo ship, the vessel they worked on had been lost in space for 10 years due to a malfunction in the guidance system. Only two people needed to man the pod, but during sleep it went off course and stopped somewhere east in the Rian solar system. Upon waking from sleep they go to find what set the alarm off, only to discover the ship had been out of service for ten years and was being used to store treasures of alien origin. Who and what used the pod for storage is unknown, but when they go to the security room to check the security systems, Lisa has a rude awakening when she sees something moving on an old monitor screen, the camera showing something in one of the lower floors which suffers damage. More disturbing is that as they look at the screen, the creature stares at the camera menacingly, as though it knows they're watching, showing signs of intelligence which sends a shiver down their spines.

In summary, the idea was a what if for some reason Skakdi or Makuta were on an abandoned ship/space station belonging to Humans. Suppose two people are the main characters of the story and they have to find their way around or off the ship while avoiding rather dangerous aliens. Kind of like Alien, but with Bionicle creatures as the monsters. Thrown into the concept was the idea of Toa also coming to the ship for something the Skakdi are after, and the Human characters are helped by them at some point.

"Smile, You're On Camera is a concept scene where the two characters make it to the old security room, and on the screen the old camera in one of the run down halls shows Hakann staring up at it, his gaze so sinister the viewer feels like they've been seen, realizing the creatures on the ship are intelligent life forms. (Trivia on the view, it was inspired off fan art of camera views from things like Five Night's At Freddy's. Again, weird inspiration from something I don't even play).