Cinematic Contest #6 - 5 minutes free theme

[RED BARON]

Holy hell, things is happening while IRL is consuming my time, and I who mostly checked back to ensure my hat, and others was changed. Damn.

Hmm well, if luck (and time) is with me, I'll give it a go.

 

[APproject]

I agree with Archian, extension should be limited to few days, a week would be quite unfair as some people rushed to do their work on time while others would relax and have a whole week extra.

Give it a shot, Baron, looking forward to that.

 

[RED BARON]

Give it a shot, Baron, looking forward to that.

Thanks
First on the agenda; to see if I can even recall how to make a map

 

[Arad MNK]

Do they look like real brothers now?

WIP 20

 

[APproject]

The child looks better, much better, but the head size difference looks really odd. It is normal for kids to have big heads compared to the rest of body, but not for adult's physique, such as Villager has. I guess the child needs his head scaled down, the easiest fix I suppose.

 

[leventopoulo]

Even 3-4 days would still be appreciated.

 

[Warseeker]

Wait for me... I'm coming!! I will probably finish my cinematic in this 27th december2015, but where shall I post it?

 

[TwoVenomous]

Do they look like real brothers now?

WIP 20

the child might gives me nightmare

 

[Heinvers]

Do they look like real brothers now?

WIP 20

Remind me again why haven't you just used two villager models, smashed some Stanakin trademark skins on them using re-wrap option from a modelling program? 'would've looked miles better than the current endeavor.

That child model marks the very chill of sanity from strike one.

 

[APproject]

but where shall I post it?

In previous contests it was enough to attach your map to the post saying it is your final entry, I think it is okay to do this way again, yet some of guys suggested it is better to upload in the map section, in this case just drop the link to it in your post. I guess both ways are really okay.

Haven't seen you around for a while, TwoVenomous, good to see you again.

 

[Tickles]

Holidays are going to keep me very busy over the next week, so this is a rough outline of my cinematic. I still plan to finish the underwater terrain and add more events in the space area.

 

[Deleted member 238226]

Holidays are going to keep me very busy over the next week, so this is a rough outline of my cinematic. I still plan to finish the underwater terrain and add more events in the space area.

beautiful. just beautiful.

 

[kari0003]

Holidays are going to keep me very busy over the next week, so this is a rough outline of my cinematic. I still plan to finish the underwater terrain and add more events in the space area.

Really nice, moving story!

You could maybe fix the dance of the jellyfishes, it seems a bit unnatural at the start.

 

[Tickles]

Will do. Thanks

 

[RED BARON]

Holidays are going to keep me very busy over the next week, so this is a rough outline of my cinematic. I still plan to finish the underwater terrain and add more events in the space area.

The ice-bear pup walks backwards into the water - it that on purpose? As it looks rather unrealistic, thus clashing with your style. There is also a slight issue with its walking animation speed when it exits the cave.
Other than that, I like the mood it tries to set and your experimentation with appearance/scene.

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

Anyone knows how to make a floating text with some degree of transparency? I couldn't find any results searching the web.

BTW That's a cute lovely cinematic there Tickles Good job!

 

[APproject]

Truly unique cinematic, Tickles. It really plays your style and looks really good and smooth. From my personal point of view I perhaps would like to see more zoomed in action rather than from a far perspective, also few scenes could use more camera angles instead of one long pan. But that's minor in my opinion, showing events from far gives that feeling of how small the cub is. Well done, looking forward to the final product.

 

[Radicool]

Well done Tickles. You cinematic is great! Did you compose this music yourself? Is this a synthetic orchestra or did you perform the piano piece yourself? Very surreal.

 

[Tickles]

Anyone knows how to make a floating text with some degree of transparency? I couldn't find any results searching the web.

BTW That's a cute lovely cinematic there Tickles Good job!

Thanks And you can give it transparency if you disable its permanence. If the text was created with transparency, then disabling its permanance should instantly give it its transparency.

The ice-bear pup walks backwards into the water - it that on purpose? As it looks rather unrealistic, thus clashing with your style. There is also a slight issue with its walking animation speed when it exits the cave.
Other than that, I like the mood it tries to set and your experimentation with appearance/scene.

Originally I was going to have the cub slip and then slide into the water, but I ended up having him backing away from the wolf instead. I'll see if I can make it flow more naturally.

From my personal point of view I perhaps would like to see more zoomed in action rather than from a far perspective, also few scenes could use more camera angles instead of one long pan.

Yeah, I felt like I was repeating too much of that like I did in the last contest. Lazy Tickles is lazy, but luckily there's still time to pry him off his lazy butt and do better camera work!

Well done Tickles. You cinematic is great! Did you compose this music yourself? Is this a synthetic orchestra or did you perform the piano piece yourself? Very surreal.

Thank you! And I wish I could make music like that myself, but I'm still learning. It was made by Lucas King. I just cut a couple of his songs into parts to fit them into different scenes.

 

[NightStalker]

Originally I was going to have the cub slip and then slide into the water, but I ended up having him backing away from the wolf instead. I'll see if I can make it flow more naturally.

I think you can just add a custom stand animation, which makes the cub stand on its knees then with triggers just loop move him backwards?

 

[Naze]

Beautiful cinematic! I really liked the contemplative, touching, slower style. Excited about your final work

 

[RED BARON]

I think you can just add a custom stand animation, which makes the cub stand on its knees then with triggers just loop move him backwards?

Or reverse the walk animation.. or while it might seem cruel.. kill it and use a trigger to "slide" the body into the water.

 

[Arad MNK]

Wow, one more week and I have another minute yet to create... This is gonna be tough.

 

[Anitarf]

It doesn't HAVE to last five minutes, you know. If you can make it work in 4 minutes 30 seconds that's just fine.

 

[APproject]

I almost managed to fit mine into 4:59, had to cut on few seconds though, but it did no harm, and it still feels very short. I also added over a minute of crediting, it was okay for previous contest so I guess it will do this time as well. So in all its 6+ mins.

 

[Chaosy]

and it still feels very short

You don't say. That's the reason I didn't develop my submission further. I realized the 5 minute rule. It's like trying to write a good book with 50 pages.
Sorry to say but most good books are at least a few hundred pages.

 

[APproject]

Well, there are some great world accepted novels with under 50 pages. But yeah, I believe to fit in 5 minutes one has to grasp a story background which is already known to viewer (for example, my plot of plague epidemic in europe, or Warcraft plot), this way one can move directly into actions so there is no need for introductions, therefore it saves several minutes. Will post a video of my entry next week, so perhaps some useful suggestions will help to improve it in the remaining days.

 

[Arad MNK]

I know it doesn't HAVE to, but the whole thing is incomplete... Yet I did 30 seconds yesterday. And It HAS to be ready until Tuesday. So:

Submission = Tuesday

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

I don't think I can finish it by the deadline. But still I'll try my best, though it's very unlikely.

 

[APproject]

I guess we will have 4 submissions for sure, that's 2x more than in previous contest, hehe. 6 submissions will be a miracle in my opinion. Try your best, Loner, don't let us down.

 

[Radicool]

Who are our contestants?

Likely/Confirmed Contestants

Aproject
Twinkles (Submitting Glistening Heart)
Radicool
Arad MNK
DatnessX (Submitted Resident Evil)

Maybes

Proxy
Loner-Magixxar
Chaosy

Have I missed, or misrepresented anyone?

 

[Flux]

Who are our contestants?

Likely/Confirmed Contestants

Aproject
Twinkles (Submitting Glistening Heart)
Radicool
Arad MNK
DatnessX (Submitted Resident Evil)

Maybes

Proxy
Loner-Magixxar
Chaosy

Have I missed, or misrepresented anyone?

The amount of incorrect spelling of usernames in that post is too damn high.

Also, I doubt Chaosy would join.

And I think Warseeker will join.

 

[Radicool]

The amount of incorrect spelling of usernames in that post is too damn high.

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:-(

 

[APproject]

I was planning to post a video next week, but screw it, it is almost a next week. So this is currently my final product, suggestions and critique is appreciated, so that it can change until the deadline. Nudity has been approved by Archian. Watch HD!

Special thanks to DivineArms for his amazing voice acting.

 

[RED BARON]

I was planning to post a video next week, but screw it, it is almost a next week. So this is currently my final product, suggestions and critique is appreciated, so that it can change until the deadline

Is there a particular reason you fade to black, with a door sound, instead of having the door open, then fade? That doesn't create the most logical transition to the next scene. As it is now, the scene kinda stops during the fade to black.

In the scene with wagon, one of the doctors walking encounters some small rocks, that clearly passes through his foot. I would adjust the rocks to avoid that problem.

The crying lady near the wagon is too still. For the amount of crying she should move more.. all I can judge that she is doing now is some very faint movement of her arm.. Given that the scene lingers on her, it becomes noticeable.. Making some slight head movement, or similar would be enough.

I like the red cross painting and the detail with the paint brush.. but what is that wood square just below the windows next to the "painting doctor"? It doesn't align with the rest of the building, or at least not the windows.

When the doctor falls to his knees, it appears as if the sound is delayed. The crying and sound of the staff? (Realized now that it was the mask) hitting the ground only sounds after the cut, thus making an odd pause between the cries.

The last doctor carrying the body has hit hands go above the hands of the corpse, before exiting the scene and the running woman following them has a wrong looking running animation speed (noticeable feet slip).

The final scene with the dying doctor, unsure if its intentional, but if he is still supposed to look alive, he needs to move a little, not just be a prop. Its fine after the other person shows up and he moves his head.

All of this are details and suggestions for improvements, the overall story is an interesting premise and not something I've seen in a wc3 cinematic before.

Naked female, that surprised me

 

[APproject]

Thank you for your take on this, Baron. It does have those little detail flaws, I may try to adjust those.

Is there a particular reason you fade to black, with a door sound, instead of having the door open, then fade?

Yeah, I have to use this trick to avoid doors going through the doctor, at the same time doctor had to be close enough for his hand to knock. Moving him back wouldn't look good in my opinion.

but what is that wood square just below the windows next to the "painting doctor"?

It is just a wooden box. I did not align it with the rest just for the sake of reality, people place things not aligned, mess is natural.

hitting the ground only sounds after the cut, thus making an odd pause between the cries.

Another trick to avoid falling mask animation which had to be done.

but if he is still supposed to look alive, he needs to move a little,

Yeah, perhaps some slight movement would be okay, but he just leans back, looks at nothing in the distance, thinking about what awaits him, he is frozen in the moment with his thoughts, that was the prime idea behind this.

 

[NightStalker]

Who are our contestants?

Likely/Confirmed Contestants

Aproject
Twinkles (Submitting Glistening Heart)
Radicool
Arad MNK
DatnessX (Submitted Resident Evil)

Maybes

Proxy
Loner-Magixxar
Chaosy

Have I missed, or misrepresented anyone?

You have missed me but I'm unlikely to be able to finish now even with an extended deadline if it was done.


And APproject your work is amazing, I only wished it was longer so you could have explained the story in a better and detailed way but only 5 mins is accepted Details and custom animations are great. And the voice acting was done great as well and the music was good too maybe not too capturing but it was good. I would rate it 5/5 10/10 (I would rate it a perfect 5/7 LoL Brendan )

 

[Arad MNK]

4.55 Seconds!!! Should polish everything in a day...

 

[Archian]

Remember to submit the map:

How to Enter

• Each entrant shall submit one (1) map which has been designed from the World Editor in either Blizzard's "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" or "WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne" products.
• You can use whichever World Editor add-on, as long as the cinematic can be played in the standard version of "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" or "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne" products.
• To submit a map, submit your entry in the official contest thread. This requires a Hive account, so you must be a member of our community to participate.

 

[RED BARON]

Also consider me a maybe.. a very maybe.

Thank you for your take on this, Baron. It does have those little detail flaws, I may try to adjust those.

Glad you could use them.. it is all just minor stuff.

Yeah, I have to use this trick to avoid doors going through the doctor, at the same time doctor had to be close enough for his hand to knock. Moving him back wouldn't look good in my opinion.

Understandable.. But I would just be ignoring fire safety rules, which I safely assume weren't applied back then, and have the door open the other way.

It is just a wooden box. I did not align it with the rest just for the sake of reality, people place things not aligned, mess is natural.

I yea, I notice the bench now.. due to it slightly intersecting with the bench and matching the color of the house I didn't notice that the box was placed on the bench.

Another trick to avoid falling mask animation which had to be done.

But couldn't you still have the crying continue without the longer break?

Yeah, perhaps some slight movement would be okay, but he just leans back, looks at nothing in the distance, thinking about what awaits him, he is frozen in the moment with his thoughts, that was the prime idea behind this.

Yea, its just the utter lack of movement makes him seem more dead than alive. Admittedly that also lead me to maybe get another possible ending out of it, where it is not another doctor coming in, but death himself - thus his sudden ability to move.

 

[Radicool]

Likely/Confirmed Contestants

APproject (Submitted The Struggle)
Twinkles (Submitting Glistening Heart)
Radicool
Arad MNK
DatnessX (Submitted Resident Evil)

Possible Contestants

Proxy
Loner-Magixxar
Chaosy
RED BARON
NightStalker06698

I was planning to post a video next week, but screw it, it is almost a next week. So this is currently my final product, suggestions and critique is appreciated, so that it can change until the deadline.

Looks great. Impressed with all your custom animations. You've done well to paint a picture of the time, but I feel your cinematic could have developed the main character a little more, perhaps by involving him in some kind of other epidemic related activity which expresses this. But hey, it's 5 minute cinematic so its hard to fit as much as you want in these things. You've done really well

 

[APproject]

But couldn't you still have the crying continue without the longer break?

What do you mean? The mask fell and instantly he started to cry, or it is something else in your mind?

Yea, its just the utter lack of movement makes him seem more dead than alive. Admittedly that also lead me to maybe get another possible ending out of it, where it is not another doctor coming in, but death himself - thus his sudden ability to move.

But in reality it is easy to stand frozen, I mean in reality human can stand without moving at all, almost frozen as a photo, just very very slight movement to sides that are barely visible, but in WC3 I guess some more movement is needed. As for the ending, I think dying is a bit cliche, so I avoided that. Instead, since sickness became more visible on him, Searchers spotted him being sick, so it is all over already. When Searcher comes and sees the sick or the dead, you know what is going to happen. This ending was more of symbolic idea.

Looks great. Impressed with all your custom animations. You've done well to paint a picture of the time, but I feel your cinematic could have developed the main character a little more, perhaps by involving him in some kind of other epidemic related activity which expresses this. But hey, it's 5 minute cinematic so its hard to fit as much as you want in these things. You've done really well

Thank you. Indeed, main character could have been developed more deeply. What I had in mind at start is the portrayal of one of attempts to heal the sick, which would show how desperate and ridiculous times were. I had in mind at least 2 victims to be visited, at least one with healing attempt, but since it was 5 minutes - it was really impossible. 10 minutes would have made a big difference.

Remember to submit the map:

Of course. Will do in 2016.

 

[Arad MNK]

I'm afraid I might not be able to submit it on Tuesday, but on Wednesday (Polishing takes much more time than expected) but still there is a chance to submit on Tuesday (tomorrow).

P.S. Great cinematic, APP!

 

[leventopoulo]

Likely/Confirmed Contestants

APproject (Submitted The Struggle)
Twinkles (Submitting Glistening Heart)
Radicool
Arad MNK
DatnessX (Submitted Resident Evil)

Possible Contestants

Proxy
Loner-Magixxar
Chaosy
RED BARON
NightStalker06698


Looks great. Impressed with all your custom animations. You've done well to paint a picture of the time, but I feel your cinematic could have developed the main character a little more, perhaps by involving him in some kind of other epidemic related activity which expresses this. But hey, it's 5 minute cinematic so its hard to fit as much as you want in these things. You've done really well

I might join but I might miss the deadline. Hoping it will be extended but I gotta know soon.

 

[RED BARON]

What do you mean? The mask fell and instantly he started to cry, or it is something else in your mind?

Apparently something else was on my mind or youtubes... Was certain I heard him cry before the mask fell, but now that I just re-watched it.. he didn't. So forget it

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

Any news about whether is there going to be an extension to the deadline or not?
2 or 3 days would be great.

And here is another WIP.

Hope this helps!

-----------------------------
Update:
BTW, my project's name is "The Legend of Lost Brothers"

 

[APproject]

Are you sure you won't be able to finish it on time? Almost 6 days remains, that's a decent amount of time, of course it all depends how many hours you care to spend on it. Nice WIP by the way.

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

This has been my schedule for past couple of days.
Wake up
Breakfast
Edit
Lunch
Edit
Dinner
More Edit
Sleep!
And I'm currently skipping my job!!
Clear enough?
Still I haven't reached the main battle part which takes a LOT of coding and custom animations!
Of course my problems are mine alone, but 2-3 more days is not a big deal I guess!

 

[Arad MNK]

2-3 Days won't help me, today is the last day of me in the hive for 2 weeks (exams -__________-).


P.S. Uploading today! only 4 more things to do!

EDIT: The list is becoming bigger and bigger... Damn.

EDIT 2: Uploading.

EDIT 3(!): Takes too much time...

 

[Warseeker]

Good luck to the participent of this contest! Sorry I thought I join but it's not an easy project maybe next time, I couldn't finish it in time