July F-Art battle

It might be tricky to make every in-game possible ánd keep it interesting enough... especially if you don't have the a lot of knowledge of the in-game possibilities.
I play..but not intensively .
So I went with elements of CoH instead, knowing that íf I would be so lucky to win, I'd have to make adjustments .

Speaking of adjustments... I made a tiny one. As I'm not sure if crey use baseball bets *giggles* So I just went with thug. Keeping it open for suggestions

*goes to wait patiently for the other entries*

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
- coXso - It was a memorable time filled with art!

Dang. I sense doom. I've been planning so much for a work trip that I haven't got started on my poster, and with 11 days to the deadline I'll be in six different cities. Worst part of it is not the likelihood of failure, but the likelihood of failing to be in the running for a Samuraiko trailer. Waaah!

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Originally Posted by DarthDelicious aaaaand done! Well with the poster part that is. Click for huge full detailed version! (may take a bit to load) The written trailer will follow within a few days. *waves* DeeDee Edit: The trailer! -Show PG13 warning shortly then fade to black. -Fade in to text: DeeDee productions and Dreamworks Pictures present -Fade in to a silhouette of Neko taking a hot shower. The doorbell rings. - Fade to black and fade in to text: in association with Paragon Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures -Fade in to a nervous looking Montague Castanella handing Neko an envelope. Neko has wet hair and skin from the shower and is wearing just a towel. VO: Good intensions do not always get you what you want. -Fade in to Neko with her hands on her hips looking angrily at Mysterious Mike. They are standing on the street between some warehouses. Neko says: “Stop following me around, I can take care of myself!” Mysterious Mike then steps forward and plants a fist in a thug’s face, over Neko’s shoulder. The thug was about to smash Neko’s head with baseball bet but is now knocked back by the blow. “I can see that.” Mysterious Mike answers dryly. -Fade in to Mynx with a naughty look in her eyes, gently, stroking a claw over Neko’s cheek, saying: “All you need to do is ask nicely.” -Fade to black while VO: Sometimes you have to cross the line. -Mysterious Mike thrashing his fist violently into the ground, causing such a ripple that the 7 vile looking arachnos soldiers are thrown back. -A strong pose of Neko rapidly turning a dagger in each hand, ready for action. -Fade to black while VO: And do something stupid. Fade in to a Neko and Mysterious Mike close up, a destroyed building on the background. They are almost kissing when Neko suddenly turns around, throwing her sweeping hair in Mike’s face and walks away, leaving Mysterious Mike gaping after her. -A burning building collapses. -Neko screaming as she’s overpowered by an arachnos fortunate. -Fade in to a an overlook of a destroyed city. - Fade to black. - Title Neko’s Mischief then fade in the words Coming Soon - A sudden shot of Lord Recluse doing a massive attack toward the camera. - Black and fade in to the logo’s of DeeDee Productions and Dreamwork Pictures. - Fade to black.

Here's my entry. It's based on a story I posted on the forums a couple years ago:



The character in the poster are identified in the comments on my DA page.
http://battlewraith.deviantart.com/a...ster-243887921

Trailer:

1. Ominous music. Fade in view of Paragon City at night. Cut to fade in to view of the exterior of an arachnos base at dawn.
2. Medium closeup of Arbiter Clarke (male) seated in a room. Holographic projections of data floating in the air in the center. Arbiter Murakami (female) visible in background.

Clarke begins to speak, becomes voice over: "In a group of five, just five, you have two--possibly three non-human entities. One of the five is a villain, an actual criminal.

[After he says "group of five" scene changes to a conference table, Hypercube in background to the left and Supercreep visible on right--space in between. Mere Mal Faire materializes in the empty spot as the others turn to look at her. On "one of the five" closeup of Purple Twilight smiling]

3. Motion graphic of the camera flying along the edge of a war wall. Suspense music.

VO: A city of heroes.

4. Cut to closeup of SuperCreep catching a knife blade between his palms.
5. Cut to medium shot of Hypercube blasting a group of zombies away with a force beam.
6. Cut to long view of Mere Mal Faire at the bottom of a giant arena space looking up at an army of robots clamoring down the sides towards her.

4. Continued motion graphic from #3 above. The camera starts to move faster, the shape of the wall curving.

VO: A city of evil.

5. Shot of a young woman from the rear as she stumbles upon a group of Vahzilok surgeons huddling over a body.
6. Medium closeup of lead Vahzilok rising and shouting "Get her!"
7. Cut to undead woman with glowing eyes beckoning in a hallway and moving backwards into shadow out of sight.
8. Cut to Arbiter Murakami in night widow armor swinging a whip-like weapon in the mist. Purple twilight suddenly emerges from the mist, spinning through the air as she dodges the whip.

9. Continued motion graphics from #4. Several war wall lines converging as the camera flies over them.

VO: A truth concealed.

10. Cut to establishing shot of Purple Twilight's safe house, a victorian mansion, floating in a blue void.

11. Cut to distant view of the main characters standing over a person on the ground. In the distance a massive bronze colored metal sphere approaches. The camera shakes as it lowers to the ground and begins rolling towards them, looming over them as it approaches.

Clarke's Voice in VO: We've got to either get these people immersed or break them apart somehow. If they pull back the curtain, the whole thing could unravel.

12. Cut to closeup of Van Vogt smoking and saying: Which of those will I have to kill?"
13. [aggressive music] Downward View of Mere Mal Faire, charged with crackling energy, pulling herself out of a heap of twisted metal.
14. Close out of Mere yelling "YOU WILL DIE!!!"
15. Quick long shot of Mere Mal Faire's tiny form launching a huge bolt of lightning towards an immense robot.
16. Motion Graphics continued from #9. The Camere pulls back and the war wall lines turn to form the title: Demon at the Gate.

VO: Demon at the Gate [ominous/mysterious music]

17. Cut to medium shot of Purple Twilight standing in front of a wall of energy. She says "Mere, don't look at it." Fade to black.

Mere Mal Faire VO: "Purple what are you going to do?"
Purple Twilight VO: "I'm going to write your name in the book of heaven."

18. Screen remains black. End credits in white text.

Wwow. Its like a nuclear bomb went off and I am struck deaf by awesomeness!

ANOTHER amazing entry that brings the super-art-sauce!

Whoooof! Well done, BattleWraith!

Thanks DJ

Love the poster and the trailer. Way to bring it!

Awesome work BW!!
I love the "gate" at the bottom and how it flows into the credits! That's a nice detail.
Very much well done indeed!

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
- coXso - It was a memorable time filled with art!

Blargh...Battlewraith's is awesome.

Would still love to do an animated trailer for a 'City Of' movie. Either that or promo trailers. Using my characters

Good luck to those in the running ^^

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

Only a couple days left. Would be great if you can find the time to finish, Airhead, even if you need a "little extra time"?

To remind the entrants of the kind of stuff I can do... I discovered (while working on my 2nd I21 teaser) that I can, in fact, fit a Rikti dropship inside a hospital so I can create an explosion large enough to engulf a building...

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

What for your wanting to blow up Amerikatt with a Ritki spaceship? What Amerikatt ever do to you??????

Last minute-ers... it's close to the last minute. So get your post on!

just a note, its highly likely that I will not make the deadline this time due to real life (again). Its okay, tho - it was never about winning, even tho I massively appreciate the votes (they continue to give me a warm feeling inside!). I just wanted to compete and improve - and I did!

If I manage to get something at least post-worth by an hour before D.L. I'll post it. If not, I'll post after just for fun. (and, honestly - I did start weeks ago - but got stopped cold by things out here that don't wait for fan art, 'cha kno?)

I thank you all for the encouragement, for the great art, and especially you Bubba for running this contest in spite of all the grief!

May the best art win - but you're all winners in my book!

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Note: this is not my original idea but I wanted to get something in before the deadline that wouldn't be too taxing.
For typing brevities sake FI= fade in FO=Fade out etc.

FI: A backshot of a skinny frail looking scientist in his lab tinkering with several vials of liquid. FO
FI: close up of his face shows him to be clearly insane (one of the crazy looking villain faces)
He thrusts his hands into the air in a "Eureka I've done it!" gesture.
He then grabs two vials and mixes the contents but before he drinks it down he goes into... FO
FI: dream sequence of himself drinking down his concoction and suddenly there is a weird shift and his body outline spreads out in waves on either side of him (one of the costume change emotes) and POOF there are now two of him. They give each other the thumbsup and both start to spread out/shift again POOF there are now four evil scientists. POOF now eight. FO

FI: there is now a small army of cloned scientists running about committing various crimes (robbing banks, stealing purses, pummeling Statesman, throwing a barrage of snowballs at pedestrians in the middle of summer... you know truly evil stuff ) ending with a shot of all of them doing a simultaneous victory emote. FO
FI: day dream has ended and he is now just about to drink his concoction when over his shoulder a portal opens and out of it spills a mass of Rikti!
Flash to a view of a Rikti firing his pulse weapon at the scientist and him being blasted through the air. He lands in a heap and the Rikti proceed to blast everything.

The attack ends and the Rikti all retreat back through the portal except for...
The portal dissappears and as the camera sweeps across the now ruined laboratory it spots a lone Rikti monkey.
Zoom in: The monkey holds a vial of liquid in its hands and quickly drinks it down and shatters the glass on the floor. It doubles over and POOF it begins to multiply rapidly. FadeToBlack.

beat: CITY (word or part of the official logo if possible appears on a black background)
beat: OF (appears beneath it)
beat: MONKIES!
the words "Coming Soon" scroll across.
Screen goes dark for an instant and then briefly shows a scene of Atlas Park beseiged by waves of monkies. After a second or two one runs past turns to face the camera/viewer and launches himself at it/you.
Screen blackens just as it's face/teeth fill the screen.

One --> Artz Giveaway <-- To Rule Them ALL!

I will settle this. ORANGE FTW! - Ex Libris

Is there a trailer Chris?

Soft enchanting music plays over a black background.

Fade In from center, Penny Yin alone mending her father's store. Whispers are heard and she looks around for the source of the voice. Clockwork Gears are seen moving about the store, Fade Out.

Cursive text:
A girl with a great gift and new to learning how to wield it.

Clockwork robots patrol the outside of Yin's store. They then drive away a group of Lost ruffians as she directs.

The music turns dark and haunting.
Cursive text:
A great mind locked in a primitive body, a dark past hangs over him like a storm cloud.

Fade In, Sepia Tones, The Clockwork King battling Blue Steele. A fallen Clockwork army surrounds the pair. Blows are exchanged, Blue Steel strikes a final triumphant hit, the King falls slowly, Fade Out.

In Color, The Clockwork King in his hideout, minions work about him quickly and busily while he stands hunched over. There is an empty space about him to emphasize the feeling of being alone.

The music changes pace, picks up in tempo and fullness.

Suddenly, he looks up and turns around, then makes a gesture with his arm and the Clockwork minions rush away in the pointed direction.

Cursive text:
He would try to lock her away...
Back at Yin's storefront, from behind, a large shadow stretches out to cover Penny. Zoom In[/i] on Penny's wide eyed expression with a quick Wipe Out.

Cursive text:
But she... would set him- free.
Uplifting music with similar tones from the opening score.
Fast fade in from black, zooming out and away from the Clockwork King, his court assembled all around. Quick Scenes then follow of Penny with the Clockwork and/or their King of her telling tales, explaining things, laughing and looking happy. Fade Out.

Music fades.

VO: Penny: He's really quite sweet.

Cursive text:
Friendship has no boundaries.

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Alternative funny taglines:
A tale of friendship, robots and mind bullets.
A brain in a jar and a psychic girl... what could go wrong?
Googly eyes has a whole new meaning.

LOL!!! Great entries you two! Both made me giggle out loud.
Fun concepts! And again great art Liz. To bad you couldn't finish yours CR .
Will you finish your original idea at some point (once your arm starts to behave properly again that is)?

*pouts at Airhead and Defiance Jones and waves a fist at real life for not making them able to make the deadline this month*

But yeah... will eliminations now happen, Bubba? As two (if they did not use their points in time that is) failed to submit an entry?
It could result in having no participants by the end of the year .

I just noticed.. "Voting will begin by Wednesday July 27th," but it doesn't say when it ends .

Also is there a new theme yet for next month?

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
- coXso - It was a memorable time filled with art!

Was super tired and went to bed early last night. There will not be an elimination unless either Defiance Jones or Airhead submit an entry within the extended deadline using their points. I'll have the vothing thread and next month's theme posted later this afternoon when I get home from work.