Custom intro video for EB-need opinions + feedback

**ywingpilot** · 03-03-2007, 19:00

http://www.savefiles.net/d/e8w53d4gc22hmy.html
I did an intro video for EB, I just want honest feedback. Like it, hate, just tell me. My grand plan is to add the faction intros as well.

**keravnos** · 03-03-2007, 19:02

Sorry, not being able to download I can't comment. Any way you can upload this to a different site, maybe?

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**Spoofa** · 03-03-2007, 19:20

yeah, upload it at some other place that requires no registration to download.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 03-03-2007, 19:41

I'd like to see it, but it's download is unavailable to me also.

**Obelics** · 03-03-2007, 20:13

downloading it, feedback coming soon...

edit: the only problem is that is downloading 13kb per second... so feedback coming not very soon...

ok here's the feedback:
overall rating: good (but not exceptional)

the first part is very good (the intro)
but the last scenes are a sort of random. For example the scene when the iberian assault infantry throw their astae to the polibian triari seem to be put there just randomly, and the triary advance towards the iberians, not charging, just as suicide cannon foodder, so the scene seems comic instead to be epic.
And the whole film, after you have completed it all, seems to not have a coherent story, just a random view of cut scenes (and this cut scenes are not epic, the best is that with the gallic general marcing, the worst is that with the triari vs iberians, and that of the hetaroi marching, who looks streched vertically).

Sorry if i make some criticism, but you sayd honest feedback, and i liked very much the first part, and the whole think gave me a great excitement, cause im very very thirsty to see EB intro sscenes.
So in the end, id say that it could be an official intro, but it has potential to be better.

Anyway even so, it is better than nothink and id like to have it as an EB intro (the part with the EB map is great, but im not sure on the didascalics, cause im not good on english).

for what they can count, my praises for your effort

EDIT: please if you can do an intro for every faction, do it, there is always time for improvements, and the important think is to have it i think.

**shlin28** · 03-03-2007, 22:29

Great video, but the scene with the Companion Cavalry is a bit squashed me think.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 03-03-2007, 22:41

Originally Posted by Obelics

overall rating: good (but not exceptional)

Second.

**Germaan** · 03-04-2007, 11:58

First impression: I like it. I second the opinion the music is good (i also liked some of the music in RTW ). I d'ont mean that the music in EB Is less, on the contrary it is very good. Because i can play for houres a litle more music in the game would be a good thing ( gives variation ). I think the scenes schould be longer, now they are going to quick after each other. Also leave the text a litle longer on screen to reed them properly. Some scenes could be better like the one with the Triarii and the one with the piramids. But grosso modo good start and valauable effort. Realy nice work.

**HFox** · 03-04-2007, 12:14

This is almost a good promo piece for the project as a whole.

Something that may be nice - For people who dont know what they are looking at....not familiar with EB or even RTW.....some subtitles may help explain what they are seeing.

Agreed some of the sequences could probably be improved on but for a first cut ......I think this is damn good. Definately got me in the mood to play.

**keravnos** · 03-05-2007, 01:04

It is much better than we currently have, granted. However, I do think that its battle scenes left something to be desired. I would advise Ywingpilot to emulate some of the best looking pictures of the competition and maybe even use the generals camera in a horse unit as it is attacking.

A constand scene that comes to mind is a general and his bodyguards attacking a lower quality inf. say "Hoplitai haploi" or "Pantodapoi Phallangitai" and cutting them down like scythe. Be sure to capture the motion of the cavalry unit, 1-2 seats behind the first line, much like this month's screenshot winner.

Other than that, a very nice start. Hopefully there will be more, a LOT more where this came from.

**ywingpilot** · 03-05-2007, 03:48

I will see, what I can do about changing the intro, I have it all saved on my computer

**Imperator** · 03-05-2007, 04:36

I for one thought is was phenomenal!!! I love the way you set it up by panning it across the map- zooming in on certain areas (Carthage v Rome, Seleucid vs Ptolemy) but maybe for the redo spend a wee bit more time in the north than just "the barbarians". I thought the first few battle pics were great- although the two phalanxes fighting in Egypts were less so because the camara was far back from the fighting, I like to see it zoomed it more. The music was beautifully added- I like how you started with RTW music (maybe to remind a viewer it's a RTW game) and then moved into EB music! So here's a handy list of what I thought:

Good:
Music
Order of shots (start on map with flashes of armies, then comes the real fighting! sets it up perfectly)
Clip shots of soldiers (in between map shots)

To Improve:
Text (very simple, just make fewer, longer sentences and you'll be fine)
Battles (all your shots were epic- but not as epic as possible, just try to find even MORE epic shots to show how intense EB is. That's the hard part)

Overall, though, I thought it was bloody brilliant! You are very talanted and I hope and pray you talk to the EB team and make some movies because you really are very good at it!