Gunsmith wrote:
Loona, tell us your idea for a trailer.
Sorry about the late reply, I've been away for a couple of days.
It's more like a couple of possible ideas:
- there's the catching-up-on-the-lore one - I've e-mailed the Youtube lore guys I mentioned to see if they accept submissions, as handling stuff through them could provide more exposure, but no garantees, that account seems to get contributions from people involved or several other existing Youtube shows - either way, I could take a crack at a script, and maybe not have to fit into the minute requirement, and try to come up with enough screenshots and footage of relevant moments from the plot-relevant games so far
- the "cool moments" one - I would have to check hours and hours of videos to put some together, so a shared effort could be more efficient, if several people could pitch in with favorite moment from matches they've watched and liked. I only just got started by checking the oldest thread in this forum's KoFXIII video section and the latest cyberfanatix news post:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPbfkQi ... age#t=117s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Ryo defends from a jumping attack with one of his parries, from which he pulls of (cancel?) a Zanretsuken, managing to juggle a few more hits off that
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0k-wL8t ... ded#t=234s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Leona reacts to a projectile by using her aerial super, which flies so close to the projectile on the way to landing I can't tell if there's invencibility there or a real close call
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0k-wL8t ... ded#t=238s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - same match, different moment: Leona anti-airs with a Moon Slasher, and from that juggles into a Grand Saber which then leads to an EX V-Slasher super for extra flashiness (a similar thing happens earlier in the video, the the enhanced super just looks cooler); I didn't know that juggle was even possible, which was a neat touch
Basically, reacting to stuff by doing impressive-looking stuff one way or another, it's a bit less boring to watch for me than combo videos, at least. I'm pretty sure I've seen better in the one stream I've watched, so there's probably a lot better stuff out there, I just don't think I can find it all on my own.
- a more mixed concept, which could be handy for people who've been out of touch with the series and may not have realized the games never stopped being made and how much they've experimented and evolved throughout the years, trying to use footage from older games that have the characters from XIII (ideally, also only resorting to the stages that were remade for XII, but I don't think there's a legit way to get FF1 footage of Hwa Jai in the PaoPao Cafe stage, for example...) in it to then follow them up with flashes of how they've turned out in their latest iterations (also ideally, with transitions as smooth as in
this Ryu video that covers several games he's been in).
Basically, start by covering the characters from oldest to newest with footage of their games (regular matches - assuming the focus is on the fighters, considering the likes of Athena and Ralf - , maybe intro and intermission stuff if relevant) in release order, showing glimpses of how they are and what they can do in XIII (maybe also a brief glimpse of their XIII artwork too) before moving on to the next one, and probably ending with a short compilation of cool moments.
To tie everything together, maybe have a silent written narration with a double meaning, that of constantly training, fighting, experimenting, putting your skill to the test, falling and getting back up again, always evolving and being stronger for it, and that of all the games SNK has released throughout these past 20 years, all the different things they tried in them, all they've learned, the things that worked, those that didn't, how they managed to stick around even despite bankrupcy and are still experimenting and learning, and at this point their latest work is something you'd probably enjoy.
As something fan-made, the narration probably shouldn't be in the 1st person, maybe 2nd or 3rd... it's a rough idea, so I'm still wondering about details like that, while thinking about bits and pieces or the whole thing:
*FF1 intro with Terry looking over South Town* "All those years ago you decided to take on the world"
*more FF1 footage, making sure to also involve at some point Andy, Joe, Hwa, Raiden and Billy - maybe with some plae-shifting* "you were rough around the edges, but you knew how to handle yourself; it was a small yet dangerous world you took on, but you weren't alone"
*equivalent XIII footage of the previous matchups* "you've gotten better since then"
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the AoF1 intro scene with the portrait breaking and Yuri dissapearing from it* "we were worried for you"
*AoF1 match with King, preferably showing off some zoom, power charging and usage of supers* "but you surprised us in every possible way"
*quick KoF XIII footage with Robert, Ryo and King, preferably showing off more recent moves* "and you still do it to this day"
*FF2 footage with Mai and Kim, maybe with the little pre-match screen with the globe saying "conquer the world" in it* "you've travelled the world since"
*KoF XIII footage with Mai and Kim in it - maybe showing off Mai's stance because the response to XII sadly reminded us that people respond way too much to that* "and seen impressive sights"
*AoF2 footage of Yuri and Takuma in Takuma's stage* "yet you never forgot your early lessons"
*KoF XIII equivalent of the above* "you've changed since, but your basics are solid as ever"
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FF Special footage of the dream match against Ryo, or at least just the versus screen before that* "not settling for your modest successes, you dared to dream higher"
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KoF94 intro* "so the world welcomed you to prove yourself"
*94 footage of Kyo, Benimaru, Daimon, Ralf, Clark, Athena, Kensou and Chin, preferably at some point using dodging and power charging* "and you did, always learning and you too had things to teach"
*KoFXIII equivalents* "people knew they had to start paying attention to you - you were becoming the elephant in the living room"
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glimpse of rugal's statues* "but you knew all too well you weren't the only one"
*Kyo/Iori footage from 95, preferably in Iori's stage* "but for now you had other business to take care of"
*KoFXIII equivalent* "some of which never seemed to go away"
*96 Leona, Vice and Mature footage, preferably involving some rolling* "and some of which taught you important lessons"
*KoFXIII equivalents* "which you still use to this day"
*the KoF logos with years in them go by in quick yet readable succession* "you've been at this for many years"
*KoF99 footage of K' and Maxima, maybe some of the previously mentioned character, preferably using stuff like strikers, the backward roll that then goes forward again, Counter and Armor modes* "long enough to see technology change, and to try some new things yourself"
*KoFXIII equivalents* "not all of them lasted, but it was worth trying"
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Kula appears and fights in KoF 2000* "you don't want to be frozen in time"
*Kula fighting in KoF XIII, preferably with moves she didn't have back then* "not in this ever changing world"
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Zero Cannon nuking South Town in KoF 2000* "you were at the top of your game, but sometimes that's not enough"
*whatever from 2k1?* "you got hit pretty hard, and it wasn't always pretty to watch"
*2k2 footage* "but you got back in shape quicker than anyone would have guessed"
*2k3 footage of ash, shen and duo lon, maybe starting with intro footage of ash* "maybe not at your best ever, those were strange times"
*KoFXIII equivalents* "but you were certainly on the right track"
*XI footage of Liz, maybe a bit of her ending with Ash showing off purple flames* "maybe not as often as before - you had to pace yourself if you wanted to to greater things"
*XIII Liz, maybe flameless Iori or Ash using his NeoMax with purple flames in it* "to make some big steps forward"
*XII footage with Raiden in the very least, maybe Liz or Mature while at it, maybe using stuff like that game's counter-into-combo system* "slowly but surely"
*coolest XIII footage you can toss in* "to the place where you really want to be"
Nothing set in stone, but this sort of stuff has been ticking at my head throughout the weekend, might as well try and write it down here, even if it's not a final version - sounds like a compromise between the 1st 2 proposals.
