Commando Archive
Thread: Garvin, Here's the video...
ps, I'm in there twice!
http://www.pcunltd.com/furplay/swg_suicideispainless.wmv
Mandee
What was your favorite part of the movie? What did you think of the song? what did you like about it? what does the video mean to you? What message do you get from it?
Gimmie some feedback!
PS...can ya guess what my second char is on there?
Mandee
All the praise goes to her...she did an awesome job!
Mandee
Absolutely perfect...and I will definitely make sure it's viewed at the Summit...Thanks!!!
Axzl wrote:
if anyone else wants to see it just put the link in your browser....finally found someone to host it Garvy....lemme know whatcha think....
ps, I'm in there twice!
http://www.pcunltd.com/furplay/swg_suicideispainless.wmv
Mandee
Axzl wrote:
What was your favorite part of the movie? What did you think of the song? what did you like about it? what does the video mean to you? What message do you get from it?
Gimmie some feedback!
PS...can ya guess what my second char is on there?
Mandee
I will give just a bit of constructive critisism, if I may. First off, that was a well-produced video. Good, appropriate song.
Now, I am working with the assumption that this video is supposed to highlight what is wrong with the Commando, and to illustrate how broken we are. However, I don't see anything in the entire video except the flamethrower and the launcher pistol, which I think is a missed opportunity to really highlight our overall weaknesses.Even if you were going for the "flamethrower is our only viable weapon" approach, I think it is even better when you show it in relation to the HAR, grenades, and our shoulder mounted weapons.
Show a clip in there of how the weapon delay affects us. Show the HAR in (bad) action. Show a clip of a grenade toss gone really bad. It might sound a tad bit staged, but I think showing someone incapping themselves with a grenade in a duel rather than the target would be worth it.
The other thing I noticed is that it is somewhat of an "insider" video. We already have an idea of what you are going for. But since there is no dialog in the piece, it is really important that it is very clear that the protagonist is missing, or not doing any damage, or that it is painfully clear and obvious to anyone who watches the movie what the problems are.
Perhaps you could overlay text over the heads of the combatants illustrating in larger font what is happening. (Miss in big, bold text, for instance) If you want to get really crazy, you could enlarge and overlay your HAM bars with a semi-transparent alpha over the video footage. So the viewer is treated to a constant look at just how devastating aKaaducan be [lol by the way]. Or the combat spam. But I don't know what editing software you are using, so I might be taking for granted how much work that might be...
At any rate, it has a lot of feeling to it, but I think it could do a better job of communicating what -- sometimes --is actual absurdity.
SinjenRandall wrote:
"I will give just a bit of constructive critisism, if I may. First off, that was a well-produced video. Good, appropriate song. Now, I am working with the assumption that this video is supposed to highlight what is wrong with the Commando, and to illustrate how broken we are. However, I don't see anything in the entire video except the flamethrower and the launcher pistol, which I think is a missed opportunity to really highlight our overall weaknesses. Even if you were going for the "flamethrower is our only viable weapon" approach, I think it is even better when you show it in relation to the HAR, grenades, and our shoulder mounted weapons. Show a clip in there of how the weapon delay affects us. Show the HAR in (bad) action. Show a clip of a grenade toss gone really bad. It might sound a tad bit staged, but I think showing someone incapping themselves with a grenade in a duel rather than the target would be worth it."
Hehe, look closely and not everyone has a FT...we had some good shots of a few grenades and some other aspects of what's wrong, but due to editing for time and continuity and just general shots not looking as good as some others we had to make a choice...some things you just can't fit in a 2-3 minute timeframe...I appreciate the comment and it's something that we thought of and looked in to and knew that some things we couldn't do...
"The other thing I noticed is that it is somewhat of an "insider" video. We already have an idea of what you are going for. But since there is no dialog in the piece, it is really important that it is very clear that the protagonist is missing, or not doing any damage, or that it is painfully clear and obvious to anyone who watches the movie what the problems are. Perhaps you could overlay text over the heads of the combatants illustrating in larger font what is happening. (Miss in big, bold text, for instance) If you want to get really crazy, you could enlarge and overlay your HAM bars with a semi-transparent alpha over the video footage. So the viewer is treated to a constant look at just how devastating a Kaadu can be [lol by the way]. Or the combat spam. But I don't know what editing software you are using, so I might be taking for granted how much work that might be... At any rate, it has a lot of feeling to it, but I think it could do a better job of communicating what -- sometimes -- is actual absurdity."
She put a big -MISS- in there on one scene...my feeling with the video was that Garvin would use it as a supplement to the entire list of what's wrong....not as a Stand-Alone video...IT's great to watch, I love it! I know what's wrong with the profession too...Maybe those who view the video will inquire as to what's wrong...why the video? Then we can educate those who inquire! We can always go back later and edit and add...but due to timeframes and other aspects I feel that she did a DAM* good job on the video...I thank you for your comments and will use them if I ever get froggy again and ask her to make me another one! hehe
Thanks
Mandee
