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Cinematic Contest #1 Results
By: Purgeandfire
By: Purgeandfire
Contestants:
Notes:
- It is possible to get +5 bonus points for imported sounds. This is not an actual grade so it won’t be 5/5, it would be +5.
Aeroblyctos – Battle Theme
Storyline: 7/10
There wasn’t much of a storyline revealed. But I could realize that it was basic orc vs. human, and human vs. orc battle. I’ll give you points for that.
Conflict: 12/20
The conflict was pretty clear. Two races want to kill each other, and the commanders were just weird. The commander part was the creative part, but the rest wasn’t very original but it was kind of interesting.
Plot: 9/15
The plot was simply just, a bunch of units fighting. But it did have good series of events as it changed the units and had the commanders in different areas. Pretty good.
Climax & Resolution: 14/25
The resolution wasn’t that great and there weren’t many suspenseful climax points.
Music & Sounds: 9/10
The music was fantastic, but you didn’t have many other noises.
Other Sounds: +5
The imported music was fantastic, clearly matched the scene, and it kept the mood flowing.
Coding: 3/5
There were a couple of leaks, which may have explained the lag. But it was organized neatly so you get some props for that.
Terrain: 6/15
The terrain was alright, but it wasn’t all that great. Cliffs shouldn’t be used many times in my opinion for cinematics. The terrain had alright terrain but there wasn’t much atmosphere or weather. But you did have some weather and alright terrain so you get some points.
Special Effects, Battle Quality, and Cheesiness: 15/35
There weren’t many special effects and the battle quality wasn’t all that great, but this was barely cheesy. You’re lucky it wasn’t Kraft’s cheese; you would get 0 points for that. ^^
Other: 3/5
The stuff was repetitive and some of the stuff was lame. But others were pretty good. I think more sounds could have been used and some special effects would really light up the battle.
Entertainment: 34/50
It was pretty entertaining. The humor was the main part that won you those points because all those stuff were oh so true. ^^ Due to repetitiveness, lack of certain stuff, and long fades and a couple of other things, you lost a couple of points. But this was still pretty entertaining. Good job!
OVERALL SCORE: 117/185
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Jonadrian619 – Contest Party
Storyline: 7/10
I guess you could say the party was the storyline. Pretty creative.
Conflict: 10/20
The conflict I guess was multiple, but meh. You still get points for it. Because one of the problems was the outtakes, then the fart contest, then the beer contest. But I wouldn’t call those exactly conflicts but it is close. So you get points.
Plot: 10/15
The plot was good. I liked the series of events and it was interesting. There was just a problem with consistency and other stuff such as that.
Climax & Resolution: 12/25
The climax wasn’t all that great. For the outtake thing, there wasn’t a climax point, but that doesn’t matter. At the fart area, there was a small climax but it was kind of predictable with only a little suspense; yet it was funny and cool. The most climactic part was probably the brew place but I didn’t see the end. And the ending wasn’t that great. I don’t like to press ALT+F4 either.
Music & Sounds: 7/10
The music and sounds weren’t executed that well, but it was smart to have some of the sounds you chose which perfectly fit in. Good job!
Other Sounds: +2
I guess the farts and the cheers were good. But there weren’t music imports. +2 points.
Coding: 3/5
The coding was alright and organized but, it has a couple of leaks to fix.
Terrain: 10/15
The terrain was pretty nice, but there wasn’t much variation at points and it was crowded in the outside but real empty in the inside. I think you could of used imports and made it less “shaped”; if you know what I mean.
Special Effects, Quality, and Cheesiness: 20/35
It had nice effects, quality, and it wasn’t very cheesy. I liked how you consistently kept it flowing well and not overcrowding the areas with effects.
Other: 3/5
Some of the stuff were predictable and a tad bit confusing. I didn’t like how it ended also and how you had to click Alt+F4. It should also have better cameras. It was plain.
Entertainment: 32/50
It was pretty entertaining but it had its flaws as explained in the “other” section. I liked how you used the Blizzard sounds but it still could have been better.
OVERALL SCORE: 116/185
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RED BARON – Adventure
Storyline: 18/30
The storyline was pretty good. But it was kind of flat because having an adventure isn’t that much. How the story went though, was pretty leet.
Conflict – 14/20
The problems they faced were pretty good. I like how it was consistently having a conflict.
Plot: 11/15
Some stuff weren’t finished but the plot was consistently interesting and pretty unique.
Climax & Resolution: 14/25
I didn’t notice any climax points and the resolution where the footman just floats up isn’t all that great.
Music & Sounds: 5/10
The sounds weren’t executed well. When you played certain music, I was confused because barely anything happened.
Other Sounds: +0
There weren’t any imported music.
Coding: 3/5
There were a couple of leaks but it was organized nicely.
Terrain: 9/15
I liked the terrain on the island, but the water’s cliffs were plain.
Effects: 6/10
There were nice effects, but it was lacking a bit.
Other: 4/5
I loved the dialog idea. But it took me a while to view every single dialog.
Some were unfinished which annoyed me; but it was still nice. Maps’n’mods once had a cinematic contest hosted by Warnicro I believe, where you must create a dialog cinematic and there were a couple of entrants. I viewed them all and I loved them as well as yours.
Entertainment: 38/50
It wasn’t very entertaining when I had to view it over and over again but the conflict was consistently going and it made it interesting. I still had curiosity for what would happen so that is a thumbs up. I’m still very appauled by the dialog idea. Some areas, where they talked a lot weren’t great though.
Technical Note: -10 Points
You did not give proper credits to all people and you didn’t finish the map. That is -10 points. (-5 Points each) I am truly sorry, but those are the rules.
OVERALL SCORE: 112/185
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Diablo-dk – Court Theme
Storyline: 9/10
Very interesting. I loved how it conflicted with me. Lol… Anyways, a court trial…. Extremely creative. In fact, I don’t think I’ve every seen it before!
Conflict: 17/20
Very interesting, I loved the conflict. A court trial, where the peasant has to defend himself. It wasn’t what I suspected.
Plot: 15/15
Very nice plot. The series of events were fantastic with almost no flaws. It also revealed itself about what happened and everything
Climax & Resolution: 20/25
The climax points built a lot of suspense. I liked it a lot. The resolution was good also. I thought that it would end after the “doh” guy (^.^) got sent away, but I guess not. Very nice. There was just not too much suspense and the end occurred quite quickly. Woot! I won!
Music & Sounds: 6/10
It had a very creative use of the sounds along with imports but there wasn’t much music. Next time, try to add some music to keep the flow going. M’kay?
Other Sounds: +4
It had many creative sounds and stuff, but it really needed music. M’kay?
Coding: 5/5
Extremely superb JASS coding. It was filled with mostly natives but there were a couple of BJs here and there. When starting sounds, I believe you should use KillSoundWhenDone. It takes a sound handle which of course is the sound you started. Also, some useless BJs are called such as “StopMusicBJ”.
Terrain: 8/15
The terrain matched the setting, which is why I gave you most of your points. But the terrain needs to be less flat, it needs tile and doodad variation, and atmosphere with some weather or imports would do great works to your terrain.
Special Effects, Quality, and Cheesiness: 28/35
The special effects were pretty nice. I don’t mean actual special effects, I mean effects in general. The quality was superb. It didn’t lag or anything and it was nicely detailed. It wasn’t very cheesy, neither was the humor. Good job!
Entertainment: 50/50
This was one of the most entertaining cinematics I’ve ever watched; despite the terrain. The coding was excellent, it didn’t lag, and it had an excellent plot. That just makes a truly awesome cinematic. I couldn’t help but give you 50/50 of this. Everything tied together so perfectly.
OVERALL SCORE: 162/185
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Jaakko – Story
Storyline: 39/40
Extremely superb and awesome; I haven’t seen any cinematic about Brahn or anything near your storyline.
Conflict: 17/20
Very nice and superb; the conflict matches the storyline and is very good.
Plot: 10/15
Awesome, but there are a couple of strange events that occur.
Climax & Resolution: 18/25
The climax built suspense, but the resolution was strange. I didn’t understand how they got a disco ball in there. 
Music & Sounds: 8/10
The sounds were good. But the music didn’t follow all that well and some of the voices weren’t loud and clear.
Other Sounds: +5
Nice imported sounds. +5
Coding: 2/5
There are many leaks in the code.
Terrain: 14/15
Extremely nice terrain; the only flaw I could find was that HappyTauren’s pine tree was used a lot in the forest. The lordaeron summer tree; that is.
Other: 3/5
The cameras weren’t executed that well and some of the events were strange and odd, yet funny. There was also a little repetitiveness in the terrain.
Entertainment: 47/50
It was very entertaining. Some parts made me get bored though because it was just a little boring. Still, I loved to see all the effects and suspenseful stuff and all the models and everything. It was all very well put together. Good job!
OVERALL SCORE: 163/185
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RESULTS:
- 1st Place - Jaakko
- 2nd Place - Diablo-dk
- 3rd Place - Aeroblyctos
Rewards will be given soon!
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