Late but hopefully worth the wait... D_R's GOING ROGUE Trailer
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Posted on: 2010-09-24 15:23 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Awesomesauce as always!!
Stick my vote down for Game On, though, love the song and the video as well 
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
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You do excellent work that's very appreciated & really reaches a different audience than the dev work, but I understand completely. The deadline of an issue's release puts you under a lot more pressure & you DO see something official paralleling your work. Doing other videos (NO RETIREMENT 4 YOU) would probably be less pressure and maybe even give you some more creative freedom. |
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
*long pause*
Ummmm... *long long LONG pause* Actually... umm... I've been giving serious thought to focusing on music videos, parodies, etc, and actual storyline vids, and umm... ... not making trailers for the game anymore. I mean, look at the GR trailer they did (and not the CGI one) - it was really, really good! Good music, it covered all the bases, gave a good flavour of the game (there's that British spelling again). And the exposure my videos give the game isn't nearly as widespread - the devs post a video, and within 24 hours it's everywhere. So my videos are sort of redundant, when you think about it. Don't get me wrong, I still love doing them - I just feel... kinda extraneous. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Go for it!
...Just remember- when I win the lottery, I'm still funding your CoH feature-length film.
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I have over thirty videos on my list to make for COH alone - retirement is not in my future any time soon.|
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
You do excellent work that's very appreciated & really reaches a different audience than the dev work, but I understand completely. The deadline of an issue's release puts you under a lot more pressure & you DO see something official paralleling your work. Doing other videos (NO RETIREMENT 4 YOU) would probably be less pressure and maybe even give you some more creative freedom.
Go for it! ...Just remember- when I win the lottery, I'm still funding your CoH feature-length film. |
I wonder how much it would take to actually MAKE a CoH feature-length film. Need a script, need music, voice over work, plus the actual PLAYING/CODING time to make the thing...
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
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MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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Now Michelle...|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
*long pause*
Ummmm... *long long LONG pause* Actually... umm... I've been giving serious thought to focusing on music videos, parodies, etc, and actual storyline vids, and umm... ... not making trailers for the game anymore. I mean, look at the GR trailer they did (and not the CGI one) - it was really, really good! Good music, it covered all the bases, gave a good flavour of the game (there's that British spelling again). And the exposure my videos give the game isn't nearly as widespread - the devs post a video, and within 24 hours it's everywhere. So my videos are sort of redundant, when you think about it. Don't get me wrong, I still love doing them - I just feel... kinda extraneous. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
If you didn't have the RL things that delayed you getting the I18/GR trailer out, I'm sure you would of had it done either on or shortly after GR launched. If it isn't any clearer: We enjoy your work!
To be bluntly honest, it almost doesn't seem like a Issue has been released with out a trailer done by you. You make rather good presentations and they come off rather well. Don't sell your self short on that.
Thank you for the time...
@Travlr (Main) / @Tymers Realm (Test) 
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If you ever want to do a co-project with this thought in mind I would be happy to cobble together a full-length version of City of Oz (since Wizard of Oz is public access for parody now.)|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
I have over thirty videos on my list to make for COH alone - retirement is not in my future any time soon.
I wonder how much it would take to actually MAKE a CoH feature-length film. Need a script, need music, voice over work, plus the actual PLAYING/CODING time to make the thing... Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Also wouldn't mind doing a feature length Wretch Task Force, Blue Steel Task Force, Nemesis Strike Force or the like. And any of those could be musicals... heh.
I'm full of it! Er... Ideas that is. I just don't have any talent (whatsoever) in the video side of things. Just an offer. I've seen your scripts (and stories) and know you don't really need any help in that department.
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
That's just The Artist's Curse talking. All artists have it. It's that self-doubt that your work isn't good enough. You've consistently put up excellent work, while the official videos have only really been anywhere near that level for I11 and I18.
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Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm
Now Michelle...
If you didn't have the RL things that delayed you getting the I18/GR trailer out, I'm sure you would of had it done either on or shortly after GR launched. If it isn't any clearer: We enjoy your work! To be bluntly honest, it almost doesn't seem like a Issue has been released with out a trailer done by you. You make rather good presentations and they come off rather well. Don't sell your self short on that. Thank you for the time... |
I don't care if it gets me modsmack'd. It's TOTALLY worth it!!
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Parody is fair use anyway.
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Wizard of Oz is public access for parody now.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
Woot! Just saw the vid and it was amazing as usual and THANK YOU for including that lazy... err... Praetor Bobcat, because she is still a Praetor in our hearts. *whispers* "was that good enough... can you get your claws off my shoulder? *gulp*"
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I loved CITY OF OZ, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get through filming the Wretch Strike Force without giving myself heart failure from laughing like an idiot the entire time. But making either one would be terrific fun.|
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
If you ever want to do a co-project with this thought in mind I would be happy to cobble together a full-length version of City of Oz (since Wizard of Oz is public access for parody now.)
Also wouldn't mind doing a feature length Wretch Task Force, Blue Steel Task Force, Nemesis Strike Force or the like. And any of those could be musicals... heh. I'm full of it! Er... Ideas that is. I just don't have any talent (whatsoever) in the video side of things. Just an offer. I've seen your scripts (and stories) and know you don't really need any help in that department. |
And then there's my current to-do list...:
THE MUSIC VIDEOS
- Accidentally in Love (Jo and Leo music video)
- And So It Goes (Posi and Tava music video)
- Beat Up the Scum (music video)
- Believe (Sister Psyche music video)
- Blood Red Skies (Maelstrom music video)
- Breaking Me Down (Synapse music video)
- Faint (Manticore music video)
- Game On (music video)
- Hello (Blake music video)
- Hey a Movie (videographers music video)
- Homeward Bound (Dawn Patrol music video)
- Locking Up the Sun (Star Patrol music video)
- Overcome (Blake music video)
- Personal Archvillain (music video)
- The Day the Whole World Went Away (Dark Astoria music video)
- The Dying of the Light (Rikti War music video)
- They Won't Go When I Go (Statesman music video)
- You Know My Name (Star Patrol vs Longbow music video)
THE PARODIES
- CoVIDEOHELL - The Musical (parody)
- CoVIDEOHELL Vol 1 (parody)
- CoVIDEOHELL Vol 2 (parody)
- CoVIDEOHELL Vol 3 (parody)
- Fusionette's "My Energy" video (parody)
- Ghostbusters (parody)
- James Bond (parody)
- Jo Does Apple (parody)
- The Most Interesting Man in Praetoria (parody)
- The PUG video (parody)
THE COMMERCIALS
- Jade Magistrates commercial (commercial)
- Nexus (commercial)
- Star Patrol commercial (commercial)
- The "Meet the X" series (commercial)
- The Course of Superhero Romance (commercial)
- The War Witch TF trailer (commercial)
- Worlds of Wonder ad for COH (commercial)
Must win the lottery... must win the lottery... even getting three million in the bank means at 3% interest an income of about 90k/year, which would allow me to make videos for a living.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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A "Meet the X" Series would be interesting to see. That is something maybe you and Steelclaw and work on. It just sucks the our characters don't have lip movements...|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
THE COMMERCIALS
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And I wouldn't mind seeing a TCSR trailer either.
Thank you for the time...
@Travlr (Main) / @Tymers Realm (Test)
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The "Meet the X" series is a quick commercial for each of the archetypes. Back on the old forums, someone had started a thread on doing this type of video for each archetype, and people posted some hilarious suggestions. Eventually we had a mini-script for each of the archetypes, so I went ahead and saved the entire thread to my computer - thank God, because the thread didn't survive the forum transition.|
Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm
A "Meet the X" Series would be interesting to see. That is something maybe you and Steelclaw and work on. It just sucks the our characters don't have lip movements...
And I wouldn't mind seeing a TCSR trailer either. Thank you for the time... |
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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Ok, I finally went and saw the "official" CoH:GR trailer.|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
*long pause*
Ummmm... *long long LONG pause* Actually... umm... I've been giving serious thought to focusing on music videos, parodies, etc, and actual storyline vids, and umm... ... not making trailers for the game anymore. I mean, look at the GR trailer they did (and not the CGI one) - it was really, really good! Good music, it covered all the bases, gave a good flavour of the game (there's that British spelling again). And the exposure my videos give the game isn't nearly as widespread - the devs post a video, and within 24 hours it's everywhere. So my videos are sort of redundant, when you think about it. Don't get me wrong, I still love doing them - I just feel... kinda extraneous. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
I liked yours better.
probably because it was longer.
They were both very well done.
But, I just liked yours better.
I want you to keep making Issue trailers.
Don't make me get Leandro to convince you. Because I will.
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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So... kinda like the Team Fortress 2 "Meet the" archetypes series?
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
The "Meet the X" series is a quick commercial for each of the archetypes. Back on the old forums, someone had started a thread on doing this type of video for each archetype, and people posted some hilarious suggestions. Eventually we had a mini-script for each of the archetypes, so I went ahead and saved the entire thread to my computer - thank God, because the thread didn't survive the forum transition.
Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
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Yep - ours are a bit parodyish of the quirks of our ATs, but the same general idea. |
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
So... kinda like the Team Fortress 2 "Meet the" archetypes series?
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Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
Finally got around to watching the vid . . . awesome, awesome, awesome. At first I thought the cuts in the beginning were too fast until I realized that it all worked more for the music and the "feel." The music fit the piece so well. The only very minor criticism . . . . a different font might add a little bit -- even the "CoH" font -- as plain block font isn't adding anything.
And I agree -- while the official trailer was good, I liked yours better.
I love spoofs, so "Most Interesting Man" is my vote.
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Video walkthroughs are nice... I guess I was just hoping for more narrative. Also, screen caps of menu systems shouldn't be in a video, IMPO. They don't do much to relay a message except to people who already know what they are, and look overly complicated to a layman (in regards to the Tips interface).
Also, using plot point spoilers in a video screen cap also is, well, spoilerific. Showing off Praetoria is one thing, but divulging plot points just to show off some spiffy game mechanic is a little frustrating. If you had to use any screenshot of that mechanic, it should have been the obvious "Join the Resistance" or "Stay Loyalist" moral choice in the tutorial, because anyone who's read any press release or the GR web site will know that's coming anyhow.
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There are two "COH" fonts, I've discovered. There's Red Circle, which is the font that shows up a lot in vids for COH, and then there's Avenir, which is the 'block' text that COH uses for a lot of stuff on the website (especially the Issue banners and stuff). I was torn on which to use, and went for the 'cleaner' of the two. I suppose an argument could be made either way.|
Originally Posted by Local_Man
Finally got around to watching the vid . . . awesome, awesome, awesome. At first I thought the cuts in the beginning were too fast until I realized that it all worked more for the music and the "feel." The music fit the piece so well. The only very minor criticism . . . . a different font might add a little bit -- even the "CoH" font -- as plain block font isn't adding anything.
And I agree -- while the official trailer was good, I liked yours better. I love spoofs, so "Most Interesting Man" is my vote. |
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Originally Posted by Obsidius
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Video walkthroughs are nice... I guess I was just hoping for more narrative. Also, screen caps of menu systems shouldn't be in a video, IMPO. They don't do much to relay a message except to people who already know what they are, and look overly complicated to a layman (in regards to the Tips interface). Also, using plot point spoilers in a video screen cap also is, well, spoilerific. Showing off Praetoria is one thing, but divulging plot points just to show off some spiffy game mechanic is a little frustrating. If you had to use any screenshot of that mechanic, it should have been the obvious "Join the Resistance" or "Stay Loyalist" moral choice in the tutorial, because anyone who's read any press release or the GR web site will know that's coming anyhow. |
Re: narratives, not really sure what to do with that one. I don't think my earlier trailers have been more (or less) narrative than this one - but as so aptly proven above, I can be wrong (in which case this will be moron moment #163828 for me).
And I do appreciate it when folks point out stuff like this - I can't improve otherwise. As long as it's not just "u suck" - that's not exactly an informed critique of what I did wrong and how I might improve.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
I apologize for the atrocious behavior of the one fanboy for another MMO who disliked your masterpiece. It is these people who make Westin Phipps cry!
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TO THE END!Villains are those who dedicate their lives to causing mayhem. Villians are people from the planet Villia!
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Originally Posted by cursedsorcerer
I apologize for the atrocious behavior of the one fanboy for another MMO who disliked your masterpiece. It is these people who make Westin Phipps cry!
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No, no, no - Obsidius is entitled to make his opinion known... not the least reason of which being that, unless my memory has really gone south, he's been on the Sinclair Syndicate Film Crew for quite some time. (Issue 11, I think? I-12? Somewhere in there...)
And let's be realistic here - consider the size of the playerbase. The people who actually WATCH my videos are but a TINY minority of the playerbase. Therefore, it only stands to reason that there will be at least an equal number of people who watch my videos but DON'T like them, and orders of magnitude more who don't watch them and don't care.
But I am all for making Westin Phipps cry, that sanctimonious hypocritical lowlife *******.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
Fantastic job, Samuraiko!
The Dark Blade
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I'd like to change my vote for the next video, please.
My choices are:
1) Tribute To Chris "BackAlleyBrawler" Bruce
2) Most Intresting Man In Praetoria
3) CoVIDEOHELL
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