Cinematic Contest #3 Ideas

[bounty hunter2]

So cast your votes people:

Themes:

Historic Event
Sad/Agony/Sorrow

Should we make it into a teamed cinematic (More people work on one cinematic)?

Yes
No

Don't vote the field: "Teamed cinematic? (Don't vote this!)", I will neg rep for that. Seriously.

 

[leet.firefox]

lol, Lord of the Rings

How about a mix of a few different themes?

 

[bounty hunter2]

... As? It could be, any ideas on that? Futuristic LOTR 80 days around Middle Earth. xD Duel in Ancient Rome.

 

[leet.firefox]

Action Romantic Ancient Rome

Horror Duel Futuristic

Modern Suspense

 

[bounty hunter2]

It should rather be something more general. If the theme is ancient Rome, it has to be connected with it, just a bit. That's quite a wide theme.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

- Duel

...Don't we love to see duels? And please, no future. Many of us hate future based things. And also movie or book based things are bad. Themes like battle(which is over used), love(we already had one) or comedy are good ones because then you can choose if you are going to a lotr cinematic or a star wars cinematic for example. It gives a lot more!

I'm not saying one of those themes are good. It was just an example.

 

[leet.firefox]

Has there been a sad theme?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Sad theme could be cool, I think.

Something about sorrow. I would join.

 

[leet.firefox]

Yes, If somebody could make a cinematic that actually made somebody cry that would be amazing.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Well... The cinematic should be at least 30 min long, because first you need to know about the character little.

 

[leet.firefox]

Sounds like a plan
Get to it
=D
.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Thirty minutes is way to much. 15 minutes would be fine I guess.

 

[leet.firefox]

2 hours should be sufficient
but rry.

When will the next contest be coming around?

 

[bounty hunter2]

I'd really like one to start one soon, thinking about hosting if I can participate. More ideas and more people to vote say anything would be great.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

I don't say we should make 30 min cinematics, or even 60. I just say that I think(remember it's only my opinion) that it will take about 30 to 60 minutes to know a little about the character. Because you need to know the character a little so you could cry.

Yeah, yeah, whatever. I don't make any sense anymore. But I think sorrow cinematic would be good.

 

[bounty hunter2]

True, I was thinking the same thing. The character would need to die eventually or something, but if you don't know him, then nothing.

 

[leet.firefox]

Hmmm, true. Maybe the "making the viewer cry" thing is a little much.
But I still say a sorrow, or tragedy theme would be cool.

 

[Wolfhelm]

Could we make it so there is teams or partners?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Indeed. I like the theme, and I haven't seen this kind of theme before.

If this is going through I'm definitely in. And this time I won't leave like last time...

 

[leet.firefox]

So teamed, Sad cinematics.
I'm totally in as well.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Well, I'm really bad with teams(I always fail with Kitabatake, expect TNW), so I hope you could also do the cinematic alone!

 

[leet.firefox]

Well of course. There are probably just as many users who would rather do it alone.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Also theme "Party" could be cool.

 

[Linaze]

Sorrow could work.
Party would suck.

 

[Septimus]

Hmm, sound interesting. I could be the judge...

 

[Avator]

Idea's I like:
Sad story: It's perfect! I've had an idea for a plot for Cecile a long, long time ago, and it requires a completely new way of cinematic making to achieve the emotional touch. If I join, I'm going to try out making the cinematic with it.
Teams: With this new way of making it, I could use some help of a skinner and maybe a terrainer as well. If it's a team-made cinematic, I'd be thrilled to join!

Idea's I don't like:
Very, very long cinematic: The idea of a 30 minute long cinematic is WAY too long. Leave alone an hour! I can live with 15 minutes I guess, but it shouldn't be a requirement. You can easily tell the background story with text. On top of that, where the hell would you find the space to terrain area's for a cinematic of half an hour?! That's insane.
If you want to make a 30-60 minute cinematic, that's fine by me, but don't make it a requirement.

 

[leet.firefox]

So this Sad theme seems to be working for everybody correct?
Any ideas on when this will start?

 

[Avator]

Please search for contestants first. Right now it's just you, me Aeroblyctos, bounty hunter2, and maybe Linaze.
Also, I'm in the modeling contest, so it would be nice if I could complete a submission for both this contest and the modeling one

 

[leet.firefox]

water_Knight and Leeroy say they are also interested.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I wouldn't make it teamed. Definetly. I'd make it a sad theme and that's all.

 

[Bob27]

I would be interested in joining this contest if it was hosted.

Any a sad/sorrow theme sounds great, but I really don't like the idea of having it in teams. Theres no need to have teams for a cinematic contest, as everything can easily be done by one person.

 

[CMarket]

Well, a theme I had in mind is a historic event, perhaps? Maybe not better than a sad theme per say but wouldn't it be good to reenact Napoleon's life? Or maybe Cortes' victory over the Aztecs? The Boston tea party? Or even Shaka Zulu's story? Just a thought. As I said it might not be the best idea but I sort of like it.

 

[leet.firefox]

I sorta like it too
But a main highlight of these contests is their promotion of creative freedom. If the theme was a historic event that would leave little to the imagination, as any deviations from the course of history would probably result in a loss of points for historical inaccuracy.

 

[CMarket]

True, but people will need to select good historic events and, furthermore, the best parts of said event to reenact. I mean, a cinematic that displays Napoleon's finally days(on that island) will be done badly, unless it becomes a psychological thriller where his suffering and paranoia are displayed.

The problem with this idea is that there is room for too many sub-themes. You can create an epic battle, a duel(well, sort-of), a story-based cinematic and a thriller. Hell, even a love story.

 

[leet.firefox]

A love-story involving a dying, paranoia-filled old man?

And another thing with a historic theme is that you will always know how it will end, which takes much of the intrigue out of the story.

Sure you can add your own little touches here and there to spice things up, but overall the story will be too predictable to keep the viewer as entertained as if he/she was watching a story that they had never heard of before.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I made a poll, I like the historic event theme, anyway vote! Don't vote the question, I'l neg rep you. Seriously...

 

[leet.firefox]

Don't vote the question, I'l neg rep you. Seriously...

lolwut?

Edit: Dammit I forgot to vote for Yes or No.
Let it be known I vote: No

 

[CMarket]

And another thing with a historic theme is that you will always know how it will end, which takes much of the intrigue out of the story.

Highly unlikely, unless you pick a theme like World War 1. In fact, you can even learn something here. For example, if I make a cinematic about Shaka Zulu, will you know how it ends? Do you even know who Shaka Zulu is?

I'm sure you've heard of Monte Zuma, but do you know how his story ended? Probably not(not saying you in particular are uneducated in this field, I just made a general reference).

The thing is that if you make a historic event you will most likely chose either something from your country's history(I know I have tons of material for that) or you will make a story about one of your favorite historical characters. Either way it will include some research and only the general idea of who the selected character/country was will be known. The details are generally not common knowledge which is why people will learn from your cinematic.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I do like the historic event theme as I said, but I somehow like the freedom I have with an open theme such as sad/sorrow. In the historic event I'd have to stick onto one.

 

[Avator]

I agree with CMarket. Most people probably know about the characters, but don't know the complete story. You can give them a new point of view on the story or tell parts that aren't known by everyone.

Nevertheless, my vote goes to Sad/Sorrow/Agony with Teamed cinematics!

 

[CMarket]

True, but you still have some freedom. If you create a cinematic about Jasenovac, or some other concentration camp you can make a thriller, or maybe even a horror(if you play it out good).

You can make epic battles in almost modern warfare or the battle of Little Big Horn, or even the battle of Thermophile.

You can make good diplomatic stories, or maybe biographies of someone where you can even include a love story.

You can even make it sad-themed if the main character dies.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Indeed you could, and it could be great, however I like to have more freedom and creativity and create a story of my own.

True, you do need a lot of creativity to create a historic event and make it look good, thrilling and exciting, however the story is pre-written and that's what took my vote.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Bah. Real history events don't fit to the wc3. However, sure you can make one from theme sorrow.

I think sorrow should be the theme. Just because it gives you a lot bigger area to make cinematic. You can do either real or just your own story.

 

[Bob27]

I voted for sad/sorrow. Historical Events is a good theme, but in my opinion sadness/sorrow will allow for more creativity then historical events, and like bounty hunter said if the theme was historical events all the stories would be pre-written.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Okay, so how is this going? I would like to start making the cinematic already with the theme "sorrow".

 

[bounty hunter2]

Most probably I'l post it today or tomorrow, I just need to see what the other mods will state.

 

[Gilles]

Should be good to go tomorrow.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Great. I will wait for the rules before starting to do anything.

 

[Septimus]

If history, I would make 300... jk.. XD

I would love to be the judge...

 

[CMarket]

Shouldn't you wait 5 more days, until the poll closes on the 4th of April? I mean, it's still a close race and 5 days might change the theme.