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http://www.archive.org/details/Speed_Demos_Archive_PROMO_Awesome_Games_Done_Quick
We've got LQ, MQ, HQ, and IQ available (thanks nate). So go get it, and then go forth and post it places! Seriously, if you have a youtube, screwattack, *insert any other video hosting site* account, host this video there. Let's get the word out!
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I'll dispense with my usual prose-y thread beginnings and get right to the point. We need a promo vid, and in a hurry.
I've had an idea for a song choice for a while now, and here it is:
On the video I'm thinking from the start to ~2:30 (yes, way longer than last years), as a plus and minus though the mp3 on the guy's site isn't identical (Link to that here, get the English version, what's in the video starts at 1:38 on the mp3). On the plus side the GlaDOS sample at the end is gone, on the minus side the beat through that last stretch doesn't sound as good IMO. Regardless, this is the best idea that I've had, and we need to run with something here. If people hate it and somebody else is sitting on an idea, by all means throw it out there, but we can't spend too much time in discussion as we should have a finished product together by Dec 15th at the absolute latest , and it's not like we're done when we pick a background track.
What else is there? Clips and text of course. A rough idea of what I'm thinking for this track (timestamps correspond to the youtube vid).
0:00 - 0:30: Text talking about last year's marathon and how it went really well (over 11K for charity!). Clips from games that were in last year's event and will be in this year's.
0:31 - 0:44: Text saying how not everything was perfect. Clips from last year's event where things don't go ideally (no huge mistakes, but errors that will be noticeable to most).
0:45 - 0:47: Text: "And while everything didn't go according to plan. . ." Clip has to be glitchy shredder after stage 2 in TMNT.
0:48 - 0:51: Same text as above, clip Wart's weird death from SMB2.
0:52 - 2:15: Text: "We're doing it again!" to start, from there play the bigger and better angle. Stress more hours and more games from more generations. Highlight big series with multiple games (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania). Highlight a few bigger standalones too, though maybe not in the actual text (thinking a "Many - many - more" series probably with Chrono Trigger and . . . two others). Mention that there's giveaways available towards the end. Finish with "SDA proudly presents".
Clips: Lots of them (this is where help is really needed). Clips should from games we're playing (duh) be ~7 seconds or less (might consider one or two longer ones, but 7 seconds is pushing it as is, 3-5 is about ideal). Clips don't necessarily need to showcase a super amazing trick, but should showcase good play, something that'll make the average viewer that knows the game go "nice"). Obviously, if we run with the showcasing big series idea (which I think we should) we'll need clips from games in those series. I'm thinking ~8-10 seconds per series and probably 3 each for the "many, many, more" bit, so if we run with what's listed above that's about half the time of the block right there.
As for specific clip ideas, the only one I really have in mind is deflecting fireballs back on Mundus 2 in Devil May Cry for ~1:19 - 1:22, I'm admittedly biased though.
2:16 - 2:30: Three cards, 5 seconds each. First one showing our eventual banner (need one of those too >_>), 2nd showing PCF's logo and a little blurb saying 100% of all donations go to them, 3rd with January 6th 2010, http://speeddemosarchive.com, See you there.
So that's what I've got. Let me know what you think. Obviously need help with the clips, and if anyone wants to offer text suggestions I'll glady take them.
*********NOTE ON SUGGESTING CLIPS**************
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT follow my shoddy example in this post and say "this part in that one vid for that one game." Take the time to clearly spell out which run, segment, and a time stamp for what you're suggesting. Definitely don't have time to hunt these down with vague directions.
We've got LQ, MQ, HQ, and IQ available (thanks nate). So go get it, and then go forth and post it places! Seriously, if you have a youtube, screwattack, *insert any other video hosting site* account, host this video there. Let's get the word out!
___________________________________________________________________
I'll dispense with my usual prose-y thread beginnings and get right to the point. We need a promo vid, and in a hurry.
I've had an idea for a song choice for a while now, and here it is:
On the video I'm thinking from the start to ~2:30 (yes, way longer than last years), as a plus and minus though the mp3 on the guy's site isn't identical (Link to that here, get the English version, what's in the video starts at 1:38 on the mp3). On the plus side the GlaDOS sample at the end is gone, on the minus side the beat through that last stretch doesn't sound as good IMO. Regardless, this is the best idea that I've had, and we need to run with something here. If people hate it and somebody else is sitting on an idea, by all means throw it out there, but we can't spend too much time in discussion as we should have a finished product together by Dec 15th at the absolute latest , and it's not like we're done when we pick a background track.
What else is there? Clips and text of course. A rough idea of what I'm thinking for this track (timestamps correspond to the youtube vid).
0:00 - 0:30: Text talking about last year's marathon and how it went really well (over 11K for charity!). Clips from games that were in last year's event and will be in this year's.
0:31 - 0:44: Text saying how not everything was perfect. Clips from last year's event where things don't go ideally (no huge mistakes, but errors that will be noticeable to most).
0:45 - 0:47: Text: "And while everything didn't go according to plan. . ." Clip has to be glitchy shredder after stage 2 in TMNT.
0:48 - 0:51: Same text as above, clip Wart's weird death from SMB2.
0:52 - 2:15: Text: "We're doing it again!" to start, from there play the bigger and better angle. Stress more hours and more games from more generations. Highlight big series with multiple games (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania). Highlight a few bigger standalones too, though maybe not in the actual text (thinking a "Many - many - more" series probably with Chrono Trigger and . . . two others). Mention that there's giveaways available towards the end. Finish with "SDA proudly presents".
Clips: Lots of them (this is where help is really needed). Clips should from games we're playing (duh) be ~7 seconds or less (might consider one or two longer ones, but 7 seconds is pushing it as is, 3-5 is about ideal). Clips don't necessarily need to showcase a super amazing trick, but should showcase good play, something that'll make the average viewer that knows the game go "nice"). Obviously, if we run with the showcasing big series idea (which I think we should) we'll need clips from games in those series. I'm thinking ~8-10 seconds per series and probably 3 each for the "many, many, more" bit, so if we run with what's listed above that's about half the time of the block right there.
As for specific clip ideas, the only one I really have in mind is deflecting fireballs back on Mundus 2 in Devil May Cry for ~1:19 - 1:22, I'm admittedly biased though.
2:16 - 2:30: Three cards, 5 seconds each. First one showing our eventual banner (need one of those too >_>), 2nd showing PCF's logo and a little blurb saying 100% of all donations go to them, 3rd with January 6th 2010, http://speeddemosarchive.com, See you there.
So that's what I've got. Let me know what you think. Obviously need help with the clips, and if anyone wants to offer text suggestions I'll glady take them.
*********NOTE ON SUGGESTING CLIPS**************
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT follow my shoddy example in this post and say "this part in that one vid for that one game." Take the time to clearly spell out which run, segment, and a time stamp for what you're suggesting. Definitely don't have time to hunt these down with vague directions.
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