Halo Reach Movie info (inc test video)

Dude... you will have more quality and sound to the end film right? Because this.. it looks very low quality, and it does not even have sound.

 

Alright. Got a little worried there.. The Defiance project is going smoothly, I have all the set pieces done and the script is almost done. I will start recruiting body actors today also.

 

Later, like I said in da message, we will talk about this, but if you want I can act as the pilot, and drop in and out of the machinma.

 

Aspect ration isn't quality, its how wide the picture is and often SD capture cards record in 4:3 then people stretch it 16:9 which makes the picture awful. Make sure you change the setting on the capture card software rather then after recording it in an editor.

Your filming could use a little work, try to make the movement smoother and don't shoot scenes like that all in one take, break it up and have more angles. If you're going to be using moving shots make sure you slow down movement of the camera (Helpful hint: lower your sensitivity to 1 and lower camera speed)

As for sound, don't torture yourself in final production and use copyrighted stuff because its a kick in the balls when all your hardwork is ruined do to youtube's copyright policy.

But as for aesthetics everything looks great. The map itself is perfect for what it looks like you're doing. Remember to take it slow, a good machinima shouldn't be made in an hour - take it slow and you'll be rewarded.

 

Exactly the points I wanted to highlight, lower your sensitivity like Blood fire said, it works wonders, and don't try to do everything in one take, as it may require different sensitivity settings. If you're thinking about filming this, remember the rule of thirds and all the camera angles available at your arsenal (just google camera or photography angles). Some basic ones are up (look practically straight up), down (same as previous, but look down), and through (look through an object to capture the scene behind it.

The second point I want to illustrate is DO NOT use copyrighted music, especially if it's going up on youtube. You can do one of two things for music. A) You can use free music without royalties, also know as stock audio or stock music, or B) find an independent artist willing to to let you use their work.

Here's a google search for free stock audio: stock audio - Google Search

You can also try soundcloud.

On another note, I want in on this project. I want to be involved in the writing; I don't want to write the script, I'll leave that up to others with fresh ideas, but I have studied english literature and films my whole life so I would be glad to do some editing.

My experience:

Scriptwriting
Creative Writing
Technical Writing
Currently am working towards my English degree
Been writing and revising for 12 years

 

You can also use Halo music, as currently you can always use it for free.

 

Good work, in 480p it is much, much better quality.

EDIT: WE NEED ALOT MORE PEOPLE FOR THE SIDE PROJECT, DEFIANCE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED SIGN UP AT ORBITALDROPPRODUCTIONS.WEBS.COM

 

you forgot me on your List thingy

 

We didn't forget you, we removed you.

Remember when you said my machinima would burn? Yeah, no.

Get out of this thread.

 

We never really talked about voice acting? Will you be hiring your own voicers or what? For the Defiance project, I really want to cast my own voices.

 

I have a few forgers that may be able to help with that.