Justin Leeper ([info]taintmonger) wrote,
@ 2007-09-12 10:44:00
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The numbers
Yes, the hate continues -- which I've become quite desensitized to at this point -- but at least the numbers are impressive:

36 hours after upload...

On YouTube:
10,646 views
#40 - Most Viewed (Today) - Entertainment
#38 - Most Linked (Today)
#12 - Most Linked (Today) - Entertainment

On GameTrailers: (where the compression isn't as harsh)
9,995 views
Featured user movie

Some of the things people complain about (besides it sucking, being gay, or me needing a life):
My facial hair
I didn't have the wrist-knife apparatus brandished by the game's star
The slow (i.e. REAL-TIME) speed of the fights
The fast speed of the credits
The Queen looks like my "mom"
The set looks like it's out of Ninja Gaiden
The fact that I have all my fingers (unlike the game's star)

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[info]222b
2007-09-12 08:00 pm UTC (link)
Ok, the beard thing is going too far. Your beard is fucking fantastic.

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[info]r_pad
2007-09-12 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Who shot this? I think more than half the problems are the shooter's fault.

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[info]taintmonger
2007-09-12 11:27 pm UTC (link)
He's shot stuff for Bob before, and is apparently a working, professional camera guy. I know not all the angles were perfect, but the set was designed like a stage, which limited things.

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[info]r_pad
2007-09-12 11:37 pm UTC (link)
Did he do the lighting?

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[info]taintmonger
2007-09-12 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Yes. There was some really cool lighting filters he used, but I did notice it was much darker on close-ups. He should've adjusted. Keep in mind we had a crew on ONE. Bob and I helped, but talent can only do so much. The guy Bob had for AD never showed up or even called.

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[info]r_pad
2007-09-13 04:57 am UTC (link)
Hmmmmm, I think the camera guy was just lazy or he's not very good. If you spend a little time between shots adjusting the light, the payoff is tremendous. I've worked with one-man crews (not one-man gangs) in the past and have had nice results. Were you guys tight on time? That's the only excuse I'd buy.

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[info]taintmonger
2007-09-13 05:08 pm UTC (link)
We were tight on time if you figure we had to shoot all that in one night. That's four fights, basically, plus long intro/outro. Shooting you and Ruby talking games or something is apples to oranges with shooting this scripted scene, I imagine.

::shrug:: I'm done defending Aaron. I don't see much problem with the videography. If there was, it was about not having an AD present to follow the pick-up list, or me not accounting for needing a better shot of me stabbing the queen, for example (though I didn't have any idea what the set would be when I wrote it).

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[info]r_pad
2007-09-13 09:23 pm UTC (link)
"Shooting you and Ruby talking games or something is apples to oranges with shooting this scripted scene, I imagine."

That doesn't matter. Bad lighting is bad lighting. You can make a good looking video with a VHS camera if the lighting is done well.

In addition to lighting properly, I would have used two cameras--one on a tripod and one handheld. This way you'd have more footage to use and the freedom to make quicker cuts, which would have addressed people's complains about the "slow" action.

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[info]taintmonger
2007-09-13 09:26 pm UTC (link)
Talking to Bob last night, I think my editing really attributed to the "slow" action. I basically showed EVERYTHING from the script onscreen, instead of skipping to the meat. Of course, that says nothing for the fact that people are used to sped-up fight scenes.

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