Natural Selection 2 News Update - Indie Booth the Movie
Hugh
CameramanSan Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
CameramanSan Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
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In half of the video, let you know when I finish!
Edit: Epic video is epic, a toast to UWE and the community!
And, having been around for a while now, the last 10 seconds got me pretty good. Thanks guys for sticking it out and delivering a great game for us. You'll always have a fan.
haha. Yeah good job Hugh and team at UWE....I want more though! MOAR! :-D
Keep it up!
This is actually incorrect! We took every single one we could chop out of the booth :) You just didn't see how many bits of wood I had in my bag Chops :D
That must've been awkward when going past the TSA (the weird people)
but
I LOVE YOU HUGH!
you are such a talented guy!!!
keep on working in that business! ns3 to come ;P!!!
Indeed.
Great work you guys! You shouldn't have been worrying about people not playing Natural Selection 2, we all know
its too awesome not to play. Truly inspiring stuff. Keep it up! :D
First of all, what kind of camera are you using?
Many shots were blurry and out of focus. If you are using autofocus then turn it off and learn to manually focus each shot. Zoom right into the subjects eyes and then focus, and then zoom out to frame your shot correctly.
Many shots were overexposed and blown out. It can be difficult to have the correct exposure while filming against a window like you did in many situations. Again, make sure you use manual exposure settings rather than the auto mode. You can also try and use an ND filter (many cameras have one built in) to try and reduce the light intensity. In an ideal situation you would be able to close the blinds and shut out all daylight and then use a lighting kit. Even without professional lighting equipment you can still prevent the shots from being over exposed by avoiding windows where possible. Film against the wall and have the window at your back so that the scene is evenly lit and no parts are blown out and overly white. Don't be afraid to move the furniture around in order to get a better shot.
Note: Try not to have your subjects sitting right up against a wall. It is better to have some space between the subject and the wall so that when you focus on the subject the background is out of focus and a bit blurry. This helps to give your shot some depth and highlight the subject.
Framing - When interviewing someone it is best not to place the camera below or above their eye level. Keeping the camera at eye level gives the most natural look. Also make sure that you (as the interviewer) are also sitting at eye level, so that your subject isn't looking up or down when making eye contact. You should try and position your subjects slightly off to the side (rule of thirds) and you (the interviewer) should sit on the opposite side so that the subject is facing slightly towards the space. (e.g. <a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/12/18/world/middleeast/18lede_karroubi/blogSpan.jpg" target="_blank">http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/1...bi/blogSpan.jpg</a> ) Also, make sure their eye level is about 2/3 up in the frame. If their eyes are in the middle of the frame there is often too much empty space above their head (like your interview with Charlie at his desk). Try not to have plants or any big distractions directly behind your subject, it can often look like it's growing out of their head xD (your interview with dushan in the office was a good example of framing a shot well)
I don't know if you have a tripod or not, but when panning you should try and move a little slower and smoother (this can be hard to do handheld though) Also, try and have a start and an end frame where you are focusing on something rather than just panning randomly. You can also sometimes use movement within the shot to lead the viewers eyes in that direction (e.g. following a person or a car moving in that direction)
That's it for now. Keep making videos :)
EDIT: One last thing: Sound! The microphone is sometimes positioned too far away from the subject and it sounds quite echoy. It would be better to have a tie clip mic or give the subject a mic to hold rather than using the one on the camera.
When u said TSA i was thinking NS2 TSA lol. It finally clicked 4 minutes later.
tight ending as well.
excellent.
Don't give up and keep aiming high, your dreams will come true, your almost there!
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i know about filming quite a few things too (im studying actually) and i can say that i agree in most of the points he mentioned. however, there were mostly great shots and the final result is superb great editing. congratulations hugh!
I agree, the editing was really well done. I am a total perfectionist so I tend to always focus on things that can be done better. I hope I didn't come across too negative.
I know it was a little barebones but you made excellent use of the space and made it extremely inviting.
People were walking over and playing your game constantly.
I only went Saturday but I kept swinging by the booth and you guys were so busy talking to everyone.
i think i caught a glimpse of everyone ...all at different points of weariness and excitement.
Some of you managing conversations with multiple people.
Did you guys rotate and take naps?
(Me and my buddy ran into NS2HD in the food court ...and he claimed he was sneaking off for one)
Great great exposure guys.
They changed their name to Trans System Federation (TSF) now because of those guys :P
<!--coloro:#696969--><span style="color:#696969"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->I was hoping the F would stand for Frontiersmen though :(<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
I want those NS2 T-Shirts, Especialy Max is wearing :D Dont wash it :D
Also Max mailed me to fix crashes, haleped me to how dump file and gonna be done in Build 206 he said.
GJ GUYS !
Some decent points there Wilson, I know Hugh is more of an 'in game camera man' and will appreciate your feedback. I too am just starting out with a bit of low budget video production and probably have similar kit to Mr NS2HD over there in San Fran. The focusing issues are probably due to it being a DSLR without auto focus on video.
Myself, I am using a Canon 550D (t2i in the U.S). It has <a href="http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki" target="_blank">Magic Lantern firmware</a> installed on the SD card which opens up a whole world of extra video features not available with the standard firmware (please, please get this if you havent already but spend some time learning its functions). Have been using a <a href="http://www.rodemic.com/mics/videomicpro" target="_blank">Rode Pro shotgun mic</a> but lapel mics are definately better for speech. Also worth noting is the <a href="http://www.b-hague.co.uk/hague_mini_motion_cam_steadicam_type_camcorder_stabilizer.htm" target="_blank">Hague MMC stabiliser</a> to take that natural bounce out when filming on the move or getting slow pans without a tripod.