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Offline Animl-AW

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My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« on: April 01, 2023, 09:53:54 PM »
I'm not sure video is my game, but I gave it a shot, out of boredom.Various clips from community videos.
Of course Youtube distorts the graphics in compression.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLGcVYxMNnU


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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2023, 10:26:46 PM »
I'd move the first 40 sec to the end. 

You will lose 50% with 30 sec of walls of text before you get to the money shots. 

Get them hooked with the action, then once they are intrigued and want to know more, then info-dump on them.

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2023, 11:02:16 PM »
I'd move the first 40 sec to the end. 

You will lose 50% with 30 sec of walls of text before you get to the money shots. 

Get them hooked with the action, then once they are intrigued and want to know more, then info-dump on them.

$0.02.

Prolly right, just dinking around....will prolly edit that out.

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2023, 11:37:19 PM »
I'd move the first 40 sec to the end. 

You will lose 50% with 30 sec of walls of text before you get to the money shots. 

Get them hooked with the action, then once they are intrigued and want to know more, then info-dump on them.

$0.02.

Edited Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk16tla2LjA

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2023, 11:43:10 PM »
They really destroy the quality

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2023, 08:24:06 AM »
Very nice!! :aok
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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2023, 08:57:41 AM »
Looks great! Definitely move the words to the end and maybe add some more explosions. Music is good too.
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Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2023, 09:21:27 AM »
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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2023, 09:21:34 AM »
Thank you for this Animal.  Great job!  Aces High needs content like this to help attract new players.  I agree with other comments about moving the text to the end of the video. 

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2023, 09:28:24 AM »
Looks great! Definitely move the words to the end and maybe add some more explosions. Music is good too.

I did in an edited version, link above.

I’ll prolly put the attack audio back in, just shorter

I recorded a rook horde attack on a base. Very active content.

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2023, 09:54:02 AM »
I did like pointing out the 2 week trial no billing. That’s a good hook for the title card and then I would go right into the most intense action you have for a few seconds and then progress as you did with the rest of the text info at the end and reinforce the week trial. (Sorry for the notes I used to produce radio and website content back in the day)

I am so glad you did this. I have been saving up videos for the same thing but I never have any time to edit them. Maybe when I retire…. in 20 years.

I’m going to share it all over Reddit. Great stuff keep at it!!!  :rock
« Last Edit: April 02, 2023, 09:59:56 AM by Dadtallica »
Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2023, 10:06:33 AM »
I figure, the best way to represent the game is to put it through the community grinder. There will be small tweaks. I’d really love to get more content made with cinematic. NO ICONS, more vehicles and cockpits. VR is more better. I just went through what content is already out there. Prefer to get it before youtube degrades it. This vid is so much cleaner then before upload. Since many came from youtube the down hill slope started before I got it.
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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2023, 10:09:39 AM »
I did like pointing out the 2 week trial no billing. That’s a good hook for the title card and then I would go right into the most intense action you have for a few seconds and then progress as you did with the rest of the text info at the end and reinforce the week trial. (Sorry for the notes I used to produce radio and website content back in the day)

I am so glad you did this. I have been saving up videos for the same thing but I never have any time to edit them. Maybe when I retire…. in 20 years.

I’m going to share it all over Reddit. Great stuff keep at it!!!  :rock

There will be a refined edited version. I just posted it for critiquing before the real edit. Keep the ideas coming. Send me some clips with no icons. :)

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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2023, 10:42:58 AM »
The FM2 sequence seems to me to have too much dark screen time.  Doesn't fit with the other sequences.
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Re: My Attempt at an Unofficial Promo Video
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2023, 11:17:40 AM »
I could send my raw ah video files but I don’t think I ever have any with icons off unless that’s a setting in the viewer lol

A sequence with icons to show the squadron aspect and call signs would be a good feature to showcase. Maybe even a couple quick cut ins of some in game voice chatter.

Not 200!  :rofl
« Last Edit: April 02, 2023, 11:19:15 AM by Dadtallica »
Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!