Video Reviews 2... Silent films


AwesomusPrime

 

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I liked the idea, that another member had for video reviews and would like to try my hand at it...

But I don't like talking on a mic, so here's the deal... I'll make your arc into a silent movie! I'll edit it with text cards sharing my reactions as I go through it... I'll even add film grain, and do portions in black and white if you want (obviously I'll want to show custom baddies in color...).

I love video editing and can use the practice, I will make your arc look good... and give you an honest review.


 

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Feel free to use any of mine. This ought to be amusing.


 

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Alright, thanks for stepping up. I'll pick one of them and get to work on it.


 

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Hm, neither of my arcs are particularly suited for the silent movie style but it still might be interesting to see what your take on them is. They're both in my signature. Blitzkrieg is a 45-50 hero arc starring Malta while Soldiers of Fortune is a 30-35 villain arc starring the Sky Raiders and a custom group I created.

It should be interesting to see the silent movie version of these arcs, heh.

EDIT: I will say that Blitzkrieg has the superior story, though, if that means anything.

EDIT2: However, Soldiers of Fortune is probably more interesting to play, so take that how you will.


My arcs:

Title: Blitzkrieg
Arc ID: 3416

Title: Soldiers of Fortune
Arc ID: 4431

Title: The Rikti Accession
Arc ID: 278757

 

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I'll offer mine up to, why not. Any of the three in my sig.


 

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Sounds like lots of fun. Feel free to use any of mine, whichever strikes you as most cinematic.

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All of your arcs are great Police Woman, but I think we gotta go with the Nazi one Now with less Masterminds right?


 

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I want in on the ground floor of this, both of my arcs (181165 and 71532) are yours for the taking.


 

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Any of mine would work for this, but "Two Households Alike" (126582) is probably the best fit.


Current Blog Post: "Why I am an Atheist..."
"And I say now these kittens, they do not get trained/As we did in the days when Victoria reigned!" -- T. S. Eliot, "Gus, the Theatre Cat"

 

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All of your arcs are great Police Woman, but I think we gotta go with the Nazi one Now with less Masterminds right?

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Sure, if that's the one you like! With it being a silent movie, I'm now totally picturing a CoH version of Triumph of the Will. Is that bad?

Anyway, yes, I reduced the mastermind count a lot - only bosses should ever be masterminds now.


@PW - Police Woman (50 AR/dev blaster on Liberty)
TALOS - PW war journal - alternate contact tree using MA story arcs
=VICE= "Give me Liberty, or give me debt!"

 

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Throw mine on the pile - I'd love to see your take!

EC


 

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I know you've already played through them, but I would love to see The Lost Choir in sepia tones, scratchy lines, and set to ragtime.


 

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Oh man, I hope you do a run through of Rise of the Drakule or Return of the Revenge of the Son of Drakule Part 2: First Blood as a silent movie. As pseudo parodies of B Horror movies, I'd love to see them as silent horror movies a la Nosferatu.

If you do run through those, however, make sure to bring something that can solo Elite Bosses.


 

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All of your arcs are great Police Woman, but I think we gotta go with the Nazi one Now with less Masterminds right?

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Sure, if that's the one you like! With it being a silent movie, I'm now totally picturing a CoH version of Triumph of the Will. Is that bad?

Anyway, yes, I reduced the mastermind count a lot - only bosses should ever be masterminds now.

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Well... it's actually my least favourite of your three arcs, but I think it works best though I might try the Teen Tita... I mean Phalanx one too.


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I know you've already played through them, but I would love to see The Lost Choir in sepia tones, scratchy lines, and set to ragtime.

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I'll try and get around to it... somehow I think the last mission would be the final boss music from Final Fantasy XI though, it just seems appropriate.


Okay, I'm gonna edit this post in a minute and make a Queue, thinking about this idea I think the review will actually be seperate from the movie... it'll be a playbill or movie review, and I reserve the right to add dailog to make the story make sense for my character this won't be anything major just a few lines to sorta set the tone.

I'm gonna actually do my own arc first as a test before I do everyone else's, and because I need some promotion .


I need to produce films for:

Lazarus - Any Arc
Police Woman - Any Arc
Mekkanos - Either Arc
theHedoren - Copper Legion
Deathbug - Any
AwesomusPrime either 181165 or 71532
Venture- Two HouseholdsAlike 126582
El_Condor - Any
Mr_Squid - Super Rikti Relgious Mega Arc of Awesome and Death... AKA The Lost Choir
LaserJesus - Drakule thingy


 

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Sounds like a cool idea. Please add Tales of Croatoa ( in my sig ) to your list.


131430 Starfare: First Contact
178774 Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name ( 2009 MA Best In-Canon Arc ) ( 2009 Player Awards - Best Serious Arc )

 

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Sounds quite interesting. While I currently only have one arc finished, I'd like to see how it would look in this style *points at sig*


 

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I know you've already played through them, but I would love to see [my arcs] in sepia tones, scratchy lines, and set to ragtime.

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They're listed in my sig.


 

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With it being a silent movie, I'm now totally picturing a CoH version of Triumph of the Will. Is that bad?

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Yes its bad. Leni Rifenstahl's documentery is still studied for its skill and technical ability to produce propaganda. No one admires it for its content.

And that's why I still find "Axis and Allies" disturbing and disquieting. It is unrelenting and sytematic in presenting a total Nazi victory, while making the player a participant.

Novels, comics, some film and TV, have used a Nazi victory as setting or background for their stories. But the victory is never total. It never should be.

Each of your missions grinds an Ally under its bootheel, till the USA falls too. Then it ends... stops short.

I wonder if there's a relevant trope here. If not I'll coin it: The Nazis must never win, period. To not understand this is to not comprehend the true evil Nazis represented.


 

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This is going to be delayed a little bit. been in the middle of a move here and my desktop is still at my Grandma's place. I'll let you guys know when I got the first one done.


 

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ooh oooh ooooh! *waves*

Please please please review "Kiss Hello Goodbye" in black and white with film grain. Please!


Story Arcs I created:

Every Rose: (#17702) Villainous vs Legacy Chain. Forget Arachnos, join the CoT!

Cosplay Madness!: (#3643) Neutral vs Custom Foes. Heroes at a pop culture convention!

Kiss Hello Goodbye: (#156389) Heroic vs Custom Foes. Film Noir/Hardboiled detective adventure!

 

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just an update to let everyone know this is still in the works... I've been very side tracked and not able to play much of late. Hoping to sit down and capture stuff this weekend.