HideoK said:
Really nice job editing this piece. This could serve as some good promotional material for the game. You had a lot of good beats in the music timed to cuts of explosions and light blasts in the game. I like how you explored some of themes of the game through your narration to tell a story as well. Did you record your entire playthrough to get this footage, or did you seek out specific moments to fit to your narration? Do you have a background in video editing? Well done! |
Glad you enjoyed those details. :) The amount that we were able to communicate through narration is a bit limited (it's only around 200 words, whereas when I write about a game it averages 1000 words.) However, it's intended to work in conjunction with the music and images, so yeah. It's my first try anyway, and it was fun putting it together. I have been to a film college for a Diploma before, so do have some education in video editing.
While playing through, I focused on recording the main story cutscenes. After beating the game, you could adjust the weather, lighting, etc. And then I went around recording some side activities (like the graffiti), and also some fighting. The good thing about the game is that you can turn off the HUD and also the in-game music. These settings just makes the captured footage look better and easier to use. Some games you can't do this, and wouldn't be as nice for this kinda video.
After getting tons of footage, it's just a matter of piecing everything together like a puzzle (which is what editing is like most of the time).
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