- DemoNTraiTz
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Ok, a few tips:
1. Don't use 3rd person camera... ever! it never looks good in non-gameplay videos.
2. Try use dynamic shots: Panning, zooming (try and perfect this as it's hard to do well and make it look good) and still shots.
3. Camera angle; If the main person in a shot is in a state of power, have the camera slightly below him tilting upwards (DO NOT make the mistake of over tilting the camera, that is not necessary). If the main person in a shot is vulnerable or being overpowered have the camera above them tilting slightly downwards (yet again don't overtilt, this also means the camera's height is not greatly affected).
4. Stop moving your camera randomly. Find a nice place to settle your camera that will provide a good view of what is happening and create good cinematography. Try using one thumbstick per shot. Line your shot up so that you won't have to wiggle your camera around to see the action. When using the left thumbstick you should only go forward, backward, left or right. No diagonals. And make it go smoothly, try and keep the thumbstick in a steady position so it doesn't jig about. Use the right thumbstick when you want to either: a) introduce a new scene with a pan of the environment (this should be used in some of the new scenes when a new map is used). or use the left thumbstick when you want to follow something. When using the right thumbstick DON'T use the zoom function. It sucks and is hard to use well. Again, try and keep the thumbstick tilted steadily to assure you have smooth camera movement. Try not to use this too often, and make sure you keep it steady. Fast movements using the right thumbstick is generally bad at your level. So avoid using this in fast moving scenes.
Don't overuse this stuff. Only use them to add to a scene, if it looks better without dynamic camera angles/movement then keep it simple (basically don't use dynamic camera angles/movements if it doesn't look good, or if it looks out of the ordinary).
Oh, and don't use RB or LB at your level, it's too hard to perfect and it's really odd in your machinima.
I might also draw a small storyboard showing some interesting cinematography you could use.
Also, better voice acting, i wouldn't mind if it was overacted, but try and improve on that as well.
Hope that helped.
Sorry about the wall of text :/
[Edited on 01.02.2010 10:31 AM PST]