Custom intro video for EB-need opinions + feedback

[HFox]

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]

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]

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

[Imperator]

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!

[Caratacos]

Please don't be discouraged ywing. People only want to see the best for EB-- and the best never happens on the first take (and remember-- even with the best it is impossible to please everyone). As long as you are enjoying the creative process (which is the most important thing) it will show through in your work. If you stop enjoying it give us the big finger and say "do it yourself then!"

One thing that came to me after reading what Imperator just said about the "barbarians". You should definitely mention the Averni/Aedui civil war (power-struggle for gaul). Perhaps pose the question whether or not there will be a strong enogh warlord to become high-king/overlord of the german tribes. Similarly whether or not the warriors of the casse will grow powerful enough to demand tribute from all the tribes across the whole island of britain (or avalon or alba or whatever it was originally called) and perhaps even Eire. Talk about the possiblity of uniting the getic tribes to show those darn greeks who is boss. As for the Lusatanians (whatever) i'm not so sure (sorry Sarcasm-- i'm pretty ignorant of them ).

Just some ideas.

[Arkatreides]

I really enjoyed the opening. I thought it was very well done, but as others said could be extended to focus more on other theatres of conflit.

Personally I think that you might as well skip all the battle scenes towards the end and just focus more on the scrolling map. It is somewhat difficult to capture the heat of the battles anyway and to be honest we all know what it does, but the opening really made me want to dig right in and control one of these nations to utter supremacy.

It's good already, don't be let down by (constructive) criticism, but like many great things the first draft is not the final draft!

I hope to see more.

[Obelics]

yes, it seems like the first tryout of somethink that could become really great