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Winter:
--- Quote from: Destructavator on December 22, 2007, 06:29:28 pm ---Okay, here is a "rough draft:"
If desired, I can develop it a little further:
- I can add some additional sounds to the track so it isn't quite so monotonous or repetitive
- Some of the fade in/outs of certain parts I'm a little unsure of
- I could add some reverb effects to the toms, it might sound a little better that way, or a delay effect
- I could do something a little different for when the alien ships appear (now that I look back at it, I see I forgot to add a little intro right *before* they appear like Winter suggested, but I've already uploaded the thing)
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I like where this is going. As you said, it still needs a bit of attention, but I'm already quite impressed with it.
The part between the moon and Earth drags a bit, and seems too fast for what's happening on the screen. A slow-down would be nice, and then slowly speed it back up when the Carriers actually reach Earth. It would also be nice if the Carriers actually did something when they reach Earth. Lights firing/blinking on top, launching little green lights (UFOs) at the surface, that sort of thing. I don't know if you can do it or if it's up to sitters, but visually that section is a bit empty.
The aforementioned little lead-up to the Carriers' appearance would be a good addition as well.
The transition to and music on the title clip are great, thumbs up.
Regards,
Winter
Destructavator:
I might be able to make it look like the carriers are doing something when they reach the Earth, as you said, I'll see what my video software can do. If not, there is an alternative so that sitters won't have to re-render the whole video that was created: If I had additional video clips, just short ones that show close-ups of the carriers, or aliens inside the craft cockpit, I can add layers to the video in my non-linear editor and the final result would look like a movie where the camera jumps from different views.
I can also grab and zoom on sections of the existing video to simulate closeups, but it might not look quite as neat.
My video editing software also includes chroma key FX, so I can add small things into the video in layers (like small ships leaving the carriers, and sitters would not have to re-render the entire thing again).
The fine-tuning of the soundtrack as you suggested should be no problem.
I'll work on the soundtrack first, while people here decide about the video content.
Destructavator:
Okay, I've done some more work on the soundtrack, I think it plays a little better now, and I've made a few changes.
This one's 512x384, so it's a little smaller in size and therefore should take less time to upload - It actually only takes a few minutes for my computer to render video as it's fairly new, but my upload speed from my DSL connection just isn't too great.
It's about 80MB in size, so please be patient for about 45 min while I get it up there...
Okay, done!
www.destructavator.com/public/UFOAI_IntroAnim_1c.avi
Is this one any better?
sitters:
--- Quote from: Destructavator on December 23, 2007, 12:04:28 am ---Okay, I've done some more work on the soundtrack, I think it plays a little better now, and I've made a few changes.
This one's 512x384, so it's a little smaller in size and therefore should take less time to upload - It actually only takes a few minutes for my computer to render video as it's fairly new, but my upload speed from my DSL connection just isn't too great.
It's about 80MB in size, so please be patient for about 45 min while I get it up there...
Okay, done!
www.destructavator.com/public/UFOAI_IntroAnim_1c.avi
Is this one any better?
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Very nice, I like it. :-)
Its for me easy to re-render parts of the animation and create more material to work with.
So if you nee some, let me know.
Willem
Destructavator:
I looked into what my video editing software can do, and unfortunately it is a little limited in creating animations like Blender or other modeling software, so it would be difficult for me to make it look like the carriers are doing more when they reach Earth without additional video content to add in or work with; the software I have is really geared more toward editing movies, cutting and joining video clips, adding transitions and FX, etc. (I actually have Blender and a few other free progs. like it installed on my Kubuntu partition, I just don't know how to use them.)
Before making any new video clips, I'd wait to see what Winter, Mattn, and the others think of this latest intro video, although I have a few ideas for additional, short clips (no longer than a few seconds) that the intro could jump to and then back to the main video:
- A shot of an alien hand pushing buttons/controls on a console with a display screen showing a picture of the approaching Earth (A view from inside one of the alien ships, in other words)
- A close-up shot of a single carrier opening its doors to deploy some ships toward the Earth
- A brief view of an alien face (mostly just the eyes) as an alien inside one of the ships stares at the instruments and controls in front of them and the Earth on their display screen.
There are, of course, many other possible shots that would look good, these are just off the top of my head - I will say that if the final intro had more than just the same camera view continuously, it would make the intro movie look a lot more interesting.
I would only need such additional short clips by themselves, the software I have could easily insert them intro the main video track and there would be no need to re-create the main video clip.
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