[Cinematic] Cinematic Mini-Contest #1

My cinematic is at about 53 seconds and I have the last part not done yet. Might go over just a few seconds but then maybe I will speed it from some point.

My cinematic is about 57 sec long. I have little plot and great special effects.

Some critical error has happened with my map so i have to start over again, well see if i can make my cinematic ready in time

Ok, i think my cinematic goes on from 59-60 seconds lol, starting from where they are walking, to when it starts fading out. This movie didnt use any imported models. I didnt put in music, cause really it didnt need it, just voices. Also my credits is part of the movie , just like.. credits, but the movie ends in the background, hope that doesnt count as time. also i didnt use a loading screen... but i just thought it was about the quality of the movie. not what it looks like on the outside. Its really hard to make a comedy in 1 minute and have a story lol, but here it is... Also i had to delete alot of stuff to make it fit into 1 minute

Just_Spectating, you cinematic lasts 1 minute 33 seconds......

so the credits count as time? or did you count w/o the credits?

No, the credits don't count as time. So btw is it okay if I put the credits in black screen I can use one extra song there? Btw my cinematic is exactly one minute and almost ready! Just have to do some finishing touches.

My cinematic is also almost ready. Need to make preview and maybe loading screen. Still thinking about the skin.

Btw, how many days left? 4? 5?

Just_Spectating said:

so the credits count as time? or did you count w/o the credits?

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I think you are kinda cheating. You are running the credits while the cinematic still plays on . Well, lets see what bob has to say about it.

Yea, I would guess the credits don't count as extra time only if they are run in a black screen or something like that.

My credits don't run in a black screen.But it's not in the main theme of the film.I just put a maiden in a region without any action at all.

I am withdrawing from this contest cause i won't be able to get my cinematic done the way i want it to be in time. I wish good luck to everyone

aww man... this sucks if bob doesnt accept it.

Can I use JassHelper and vJass in my cinematic?

EDIT: Anyway I finished mine. I've attached it to the post.

Consider me in, I know there is little time left but I will try and make this idea of mine a possibility.

Mini-Me said:

I think you are kinda cheating. You are running the credits while the cinematic still plays on . Well, lets see what bob has to say about it.

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Yea, if the credits are playing while something is going on, they count, the credits only don't count if they are playing on a black screen or something like that.

Jaakko said:

Yea, I would guess the credits don't count as extra time only if they are run in a black screen or something like that.

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Yep.

UchihaSasuke.gr said:

My credits don't run in a black screen.But it's not in the main theme of the film.I just put a maiden in a region without any action at all.

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Yours should be fine, because if I remember correctly its just a person standing on a hill, nothing happening. Its only when something actually happens that the credits would start to count towards the time of the cinematic.

And I think its 5 days that are left, and its good to see people have already submited their Cinematics

but my credits are just a lil end skit so you know that the movies over. Like simpsons PLS!! Accept it!!

Bob you didn't answer that is it alright if we can use one extra song in credits without counting them in the one minute time?

Jaakko said:

Bob you didn't answer that is it alright if we can use one extra song in credits without counting them in the one minute time?

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Sorry, must of missed your post. Ok well yea you can use an extra song in the credits, just remember though that nothing can be going on in the background of it.

Just_Spectating said:

but my credits are just a lil end skit so you know that the movies over. Like simpsons PLS!! Accept it!!

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Sorry, but if something is happening, then it counts to the time.

Well, i've got one excelent idea today, but i dunno how it will look ingame, nevermind, 1 min I can solve at one afternoon,

Does somebody know some good 1 min action song? Not fantasy, smtng millitairy

I will test the ended cinematics today!I think they are great!

Restor said:

Well, i've got one excelent idea today, but i dunno how it will look ingame, nevermind, 1 min I can solve at one afternoon,

Does somebody know some good 1 min action song? Not fantasy, smtng millitairy

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You can always mix different songs together. I had to do a lot of editing to get my song down to 1 minute.

Deserted Revenge is quite a good cinematic,but it could have been better.Good spells and idea but poor made.

Well I guess it's my first cinematic.

I made it shorter XD

if its short enough then its my final but pls tell if its still too long '..

When I was testing the time in my cinematic, I made timer that will expire in 60 second. I think that is the easiest way to check if the cinematic is too long. Maybe you guys should try it too?

Yeah,that's pretty good Aeroblyctos.Come one people finish your films because deadline is approaching!

My cinematic is still only around 20 seconds long and I am very presured time wise and still don't have any voice recordings done >_<

Oh why do I always end up making everything on the last few days?

So far I think I have around 16 different cameras or so. Most of the terraining is done and the whole plot is basicly also finished and just needs to be actually made, hopefully I will finish this in time or else it will just be wasted work!

20 seconds?It seems you are working hard on it raging.

Guess I can't do it...Sure I'm able to do something acceptable in about an hour, something always seems to happen. I was doing an All your base cinematic, but while playing Zero Wing, my brother unplugged the computer accidentally. But he has one...

That's sad to hear
Can't you work on a friend's PC?

Hello, yesterday I decided to join this contest. I have a question: Will the deadline be friday morning or friday evening? PLEEEEASE friday evening because I doubt that I get it ready until friday morning!
I'm looking forward to the other contest cinematics (sorry but I'm too lazy to read all 9 pages of this thread - I have to work on my cinematic! )!

UchihaSasuke.gr said:

That's sad to hear
Can't you work on a friend's PC?

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Can't really make a cinematic by working on a friends computer, not a decent one at least, because you wouldn't really be able to spend that much time on it.

Waldbaer said:

Hello, yesterday I decided to join this contest. I have a question: Will the deadline be friday morning or friday evening? PLEEEEASE friday evening because I doubt that I get it ready until friday morning!
I'm looking forward to the other contest cinematics (sorry but I'm too lazy to read all 9 pages of this thread - I have to work on my cinematic! )!

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Glad you hear that you will be joining

ragingspeedhorn said:

My cinematic is still only around 20 seconds long and I am very presured time wise and still don't have any voice recordings done >_<

Oh why do I always end up making everything on the last few days?

So far I think I have around 16 different cameras or so. Most of the terraining is done and the whole plot is basicly also finished and just needs to be actually made, hopefully I will finish this in time or else it will just be wasted work!

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I hope you finish it in time as well

There are 2-3 days left.There's still some time.

I am busy with my project for school that is VERY important and I haven't gotten any more work done since last I posted, thinks are getting really heated up, I might have to cut some things out or slack on something and wait with fixing that up after the contest (if I win it, else I won't bother )

Umm... I'm almost done, just a some tweak's and credits. And I have a question, too. My cinamatic turned out to be 1:10 can I still be in the contest, please?

Yes you can but it will cause you to get minus points from the judge (bob27).

Yea like ragingspeedhorn said, you will loose marks if it goes over 1 minute.

And everyone, one thing you can do if you have a story that you need to tell, to be able to understand the cinematic is just put it in the loading screen. The loading screen won't count to the time, so you can put as much of the story as you want in there.

How many minus points are there for 10 seconds? Pffff..... This sucks......

It doesn't suck.These are rules.Try to cut some scenes.

Nbah said:

How many minus points are there for 10 seconds? Pffff..... This sucks......

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Got a problem then gtfo or stfu, to put it politely. It was clearly stated in the beginning that it is max 1 min.

Yeah just because you have problems we won't change the rules.No offense but,i think you can cut some conversations like I did.

I hope that limit is including tomorrow, I was making terrain whole day and I just finished cameras position. Now just triggering

I'm pretty sure that next day is included.

ragingspeedhorn said:

Got a problem then gtfo or stfu, to put it politely. It was clearly stated in the beginning that it is max 1 min.

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I never asked for the rules to be changed. Oh and btw, you didn't answer my question. Maybe you should read more carefully....

Maybe 1 second = 1 point? Dont know, bob can propably give a better answer.

As for the deadline, useally if only a day is given, no time of day, it means that the ending day is part of the deadline. So if a contest ends at the 15th, it would end at 00.00 of the 16th.

Well, I cut of some things as you guys suggested, and I guess it turned out ok. Going to sumbit, soon. All that's left is the credits and the story. ^_^

Here is my cinematic for the competition. The full game length is 1.26(86-8(information)-20(credits)). But the cinematic itself should be 58 sec long.

Have fun watching and remember to turn speakers on.

I have still so much work left, damn, well I will just have to slack on some points and fix up later, hopefully I will still win

I just want to say that when there is going to be a public poll it will be only fair if people who watched all contest cinematics can vote. To see if they really watched all entries the voters should say what they liked about the cinematics and what could be improved. Okay Bob?