[Cinematic] A chronicle of old (cinematic)

[Pharaoh_]

Hey all,

been working on a cinematic recently and I decided to publish it.

(P.S. No, I am not back )

 

[Rheiko]

Holy shit, this is cool >:3
you make it by yourself, Pharaoh?

(P.S. No, I am not back )

-_- lol

 

[Heinvers]

WoW, I'm greatly pleased by what I saw. Seems interesting:3

 

[Pharaoh_]

Holy shit, this is cool >:3
you make it by yourself, Pharaoh?


-_- lol

Well, taking credit for this, when other people made the models, is not anything I support. But since I know what you mean, yes, by myself.

WoW, I'm greatly pleased by what I saw. Seems interesting:3

Thank you!

Next one will be about a siege.

 

[GhostThruster]

very nice indeed. good to have you 'not back'

 

[Heinvers]

I expect nothing but epicness from the next cinematic oh great Pharaoh.

 

[tobyfat50]

So this is your infamous cinematic! Let's have a critique now.

First I'll start with the cinematic itself, looks stunning from what I saw. The video is ok without excessive effects and pointless camera shaking, good job on that. How did you edit it? Is everything made only in warcraft or did you add some video editing magic?

The terrain, is great, really feels like it fits in the cinematic. Nice sky and environment attempts, I can see that you spend some time working on the terrains. I noticed there are a few terrain meshes there as well?

The lighting is good considering you made it with glows and fog.

Nice sound, Who Voice acted?

Something that got me confused is the story, had to watch the video a couple of times since it wasn't clear to me who was the enemy. You lack a description, could share more light on what's actually going on. It's not really hard to figure out in this type of short film but the description practice is welcome, some people read it. I might confuse people with my own cinematic now that I think about it. Episode one was simple but in ep 2 I think I'm not really making sense so I'll have to describe the story. Oh well it's episode 2 I can have some plot holes.

Over all it seems like a badass trailer for a Lords Movie and the abrupt camera transitions ~much~ it like a glove. The wow model animations are robotic but it adds well enough to the trailer sensation. Wish it was a bit longer and I'm looking forward to your next work.

Your work is appreciated.

Edit: Never mind what I said about the story, makes perfect sense, I was just tired when I watched it.

The only problem I see is format, you could of croped the movie and give it a appropriate HD format, the black frames don't do good.

 

[Pharaoh_]

@Heinvers, thanks a lot for your valuable comments
@tobyfat50, everything is exclusively made in WarCraft III, nothing else.
I was the voice actor, but if you ask me, it's not my best shot.

Initially I wanted to show more of the enemies, but the character models lacked a lot and decided against it. When you see those mermaids swimming in the mid-air, these creatures are recruited by the enemy. The enemy base is when the line "the enemy's power is growing unprecedentedly" comes in. The region is called "Lands of Kan'mer". I will introduce more story in the next cinematic.

As for the WoW models, god, I wish I had other models to work with. I try so hard to find models that do not resemble the typical WoW-ish look.

Hint: Next cinematic will be made entirely on Starcraft II!

Thank you so much for your input and thank you so much for your amazing models!

 

[tobyfat50]

The voice acting was somewhere between not bad, actually bearable and going somewhere close to decent.

I'll be waiting for the sc2 version.
*Major tip on sc2! If you are to make a cinematic disable the terrain completely! It's the only thing that makes the game lag. That is if you want to have the largest far view possible. For more info research about sc2 fps!

 

[Heinvers]

I noticed that too toby (one of the reason why I stay put when it comes to SC2). If it will be in SC2 then I won't be disappointed. Well, I'll be waiting for that. Btw it;s good to see that you're still around.

 

[Pharaoh_]

The voice acting was somewhere between not bad, actually bearable and going somewhere close to decent.

I'll be waiting for the sc2 version.
*Major tip on sc2! If you are to make a cinematic disable the terrain completely! It's the only thing that makes the game lag. That is if you want to have the largest far view possible. For more info research about sc2 fps!

Since I am not that familiar with the editor yet, how will I disable the terrain and at the same time... terrain?

 

[tobyfat50]

Play with the editor first, that is the most important step!

 

[AngelicNephilim]

I had already commented on the Youtube video myself but, all I can say is, I am impressed. Very much so indeed.

~AngelicNephilim

 

[Pharaoh_]

WiP voice-over for cinematic #2: The Siege!

The upcoming one will focus a bit more on the lore and blend with the current events, slowly unveiling the plot.

View attachment CineNarr.mp3

 

[Heinvers]

wow, such great voice, simply wow. It's pleasant the least to say. It brings a kind of immersion into the story. It makes you anxious to see the cinematic right now

 

[Pharaoh_]

wow, such great voice, simply wow. It's pleasant the least to say. It brings a kind of immersion into the story. It makes you anxious to see the cinematic right now

Thanks a lot!

Here's a WIP from a sorcerer in the siege.

I still need to modify some filters of his armor, because they are not correctly set up. tobyfat50 has been helping me so much, I owe him a lot for his precious help!

 

[tobyfat50]

That looks alot better. Some ambient occlusion would help it a notch more. AO

 

[Pharaoh_]

WIP from the first scene. There are still a few modifications I want to make (such as try a custom skybox, add wind effect), but this is the first draft.

 

[Heinvers]

Quite nice so far. Yes some effects would be needed.

 

[tobyfat50]

Pretty nice looking mountains, how did you make the materials? Is it composite?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Pretty nice looking mountains, how did you make the materials? Is it composite?

Nope, it's one texture only!
Now I need to place some dead/snowy trees on the sloped areas.

I'm almost done with the first part of the recording, it's all about polishing at this point.

 

[Heinvers]

Good. So you will release the 2nd chapter soon or is it still far from that?

 

[Pharaoh_]

If I figure out why I am getting certain issues with a few models, I will eventually make it faster. Although exams are coming up, I am still working on it.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Just a heads-up, I am still working on it. The narration will be changed, as I made up a new (similar) script and even if I have created the first 11 seconds, I will still remake them completely.

I am currently waiting for a custom-animated model from a company on a mesh specifically created for the project!

Here's a sneak peek of the mesh:

 

[Heinvers]

It looks pretty sexy so far? Is that a human witch or something? Will you give her gloves and maybe some glowing tattoos?

 

[Pharaoh_]

She's not human, only in anatomy. She's the reincarnation of evil (in rpg terminology she would be a necromancer)!
And no, that's the final version, I didn't wanna overdo it.

 

[Pharaoh_]

4 animations are ready, but as the cinematic progresses, I will likely need more. I am in the process of integrating facial expressions. I was going to do it with custom software, but I am not sure of its price, given that it will be out in August.
I have attached her walk animation, which looks a bit corky, due to the capturing output and the fact that I have lowered the Time Scale a bit.

Currently, I am receiving help from Delphinium1987 from SC2Mapster with custom particle effects.

 

[Heinvers]

I have attached her walk animation, which looks a bit corky, due to the capturing output and the fact that I have lowered the Time Scale a bit.

Indeed. That's because her legs are too draw towards each other and her hands look a bit forcibly moving. The arms could be a lil' bit leaned backwards to give her a more feminine movement. (I guess you already fixed that).

 

[Pharaoh_]

Indeed. That's because her legs are too draw towards each other and her hands look a bit forcibly moving. The arms could be a lil' bit leaned backwards to give her a more feminine movement. (I guess you already fixed that).

Thanks for the input. I am not very fond of the whole animation, but I really like the rest. I have contacted another 3D animator and I will possibly request a small modification. The anatomy of the mesh is somewhat masculine on the shoulders, but I kind of like it, since it gives a more confident and determined personality.

 

[Chaosy]

I got no idea why I haven't noticed this earlier. Even though the cinematic didn't make much sense to me

Spoiler

(because it was 1 min duh )

but very well made either way, epic voice.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Thank you very much. I actually need to rework the voice over, because the "K"s are too harsh, but I won't, since I am working on the actual cinematic now. This was a small idea of what's coming. The action scenes will be a pain, but it's SC2, so, who cares ^^

 

[Chaosy]

That sounds amazing compared to my shitty voice anyway. That's not really an achievement though. Upload it to youtube so we who are stuch in the past with wc3 can watch it ^^

 

[Pharaoh_]

The new one or the old one? What voice are you referring to, the video's or the new narration? I got confused

 

[Heinvers]

I agree with Chaosy, the 1st episode could be uploaded on YT. I forgot, great voice btw.

 

[Chaosy]

Ehm the sc2 one?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Yeah, of course I will. It's easier this way. I will also include a zip in the post to download the video directly.

There will also be some Q&A of ideas (will not use any of them, unless I find them really intriguing, just to see how interested people are) with a prize! Shhh

 

[Chaosy]

Did someody say treasure?

Hidden

 

[Heinvers]

with a prize!

I'm wondering what kind of prize

 

[Pharaoh_]

I hope it's something exciting (I know I'd find it) to you. I will reveal it with the release of the first part

 

[Binsu]

What did I just watched? It's not a plain Warcraft III cinematic, it's a work of a great man/woman (I don't know which of those two), a masterpiece I must say!

To be honest, I liked what I have just watched. It seems to be a trailer of some sort to me and that voice acting is just too damn good and probably, the best I've heard.

The terrain looks good too but I think those grass on the start looks a bit spammed or is it just me? The camera movements are smooth as well and the transition to different scenes and such.

Great job as always, of course it's you who made it, you got the skills!

 

[Pharaoh_]

Thanks a lot for the compliments
I am a male, hehe!

I am still creating the first scene of the first part. Making a cinematic usually puts me off of my original ideas of the environment and actions, but I will try my best to incorporate everything.

 

[Binsu]

Thanks a lot for the compliments
I am a male, hehe!

I am still creating the first scene of the first part. Making a cinematic usually puts me off of my original ideas of the environment and actions, but I will try my best to incorporate everything.

I see, lol. Well, I'm really happy that you're on to improving it. Good luck with this!

 

[Pharaoh_]

The cinematic has been featured on warcraftmovies.com.

 

[Heinvers]

Anything new about your cinematic so far?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Thanks for the interest, Heinvers.
Unfortunately I have not worked on it for a month now. However, tomorrow I will make the recording all over again, after having changed my mind about it.

I will have more free time this year in the university (since I am not attending any lectures), so I will get this going pretty soon.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Since I am no longer using this sound file for the cinematic (has two grammar flaws & a distinct pop of sound), consider this a preview. I had uploaded it a while ago, but then decided to post a shorter version.

Still, it accurately describes the story of Naera (it's just shorter).

 

[Heinvers]

It gives me goosebumps when I listen to it. Good job, oh and keep it up.