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#1 zombiegleemax Aug 02, 2007 23:18:05	I'd always been having this idea about making a trailer for one of my campaigns, finally i took the step forward and started to prepare it. Today after some hours of work(which mainly consisted about finding the right movies to video edit) i finally finished it As you can think contrary to other fantasy worlds there isn't a lot of material for Dark sun.. so i really have to dig in the depths of a lot of movies.. and here's the result. I know this is not a flawless work.. but i'm really glad with the results considering that i'm not a professional video editor (i just learned how to use the software a week ago) http://youtube.com/watch?v=69HYXPReLxs By the way the text is in spanish because that's my native language.. if you want the details about what's on the text i can write it down later. Thanks for your comments Live Long
#2 elonarc Aug 03, 2007 2:10:07	Looks great. I like it and thereby award you one (1) Poké-point. Can you give a translation of the text in the video?
#3 j0lt Aug 03, 2007 5:03:10	Left a comment on YouTube as well, but that was excellent. Really made me want to play DS!
#4 skullkrusher Aug 03, 2007 5:59:34	great trailer. i`m now preparing to lead my first dark sun campaign and something like this would be very useful. which software did you use?? the movies are: the gladiator, the mummy (mummy 2??), the scorpion king, eragon, maybe star wars.... correct??
#5 zombiegleemax Aug 03, 2007 8:01:05	Thanks for the replies so far: Concerning the texts: Un lugar en donde sobrevivir: ... a place where surviving.. lo es todo: It's EVERYTHING ..y todos aquellos oprimidos saben muy bien..: and all those opressed know very well.... ..que para ser dueños de si mismos: ....that in order to be master of themselves Cualquier cosa vale: ... Everything counts (i'm not really happy about this particular translation because i can't find the exact word).. but it's like those fights where there are no rules. That's the primary idea. "There are no rules" could be another translation Piedad: Mercy.. no está en el vocabulario: it's not in the vocabulary... El Rey Sombra - Nibenay: The Shadow King - Nibenay Profanadores: Defilers y Druidas: ..and druids se encuentran: clash Los espiritus declaran su propia guerra: The spirits declare their own war. FIn...?: The End...?? the movies are: the gladiator, the mummy (mummy 2??), the scorpion king, eragon, maybe star wars.... correct?? As for the question regarding the movies. You missed some: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (for one magic scene),Apocalypto (the Draj scenes),and 300. Regarding the others you were right. In the Mummy movies you mentioned i only used The Scorpion King . And Star Wars one of the last scenes where you can see something flyiing over a Canyon I Used Sony Vegas 7.0 for the video-editing (a real user friendly program). Thanks for your comments and if you want to use it feel free to do so . You can even submit here or in personal message if you want for example to change the texts and put something in english for your own campaigns That's not a problem at all for me, and i can even send you the original with the texts changed for you tu use.(it's 96 mb the mpeg) The Avi after the rendering was 929 MB (almost 1GB) Live Long
#6 terminus_vortexa Aug 03, 2007 8:26:59	That was an excellent trailer! Very well put together!
#7 Oninotaki Aug 03, 2007 13:30:24	Man I loved it! Could I possibly get a copy of it with the texts in english too?
#8 pavek Aug 03, 2007 18:44:00	I hate to be critical, but that was frakin AWESOME!!!! Killer work.
#9 Sysane Aug 03, 2007 19:16:11	While I liked it, there was a tad bit to much in the way of Gladiator clips included. Overall, you did an good job with it
#10 squidfur- Aug 03, 2007 19:24:45	Nice one. I do gotta say that you missed some obvious choices though. Dune anyone? You've got the original movie or either of the 2 mini series to choose from. Troy? Rikus even appears in it, toward the beginning Kingdom of Heaven? You took the song from it but none of the cool battle scenes? (and to note - IMO the Passion of the Christ soundtrack offers a better track...err, track 14 IIRC - titled Jesus Is Carried Down) You could even pick up a rather close rendition of an inix in the last Star Wars (Ep. III), rather close to the scene you already have in there. Rome - an awesome TV series btw You could pick up an air cleric from Chronicles of Riddick, as well as some wicked terrain. Starship Troopers - thri-kreen horde anyone? And let's not forget Gladiator....Ok, so yeah you have it in there, but where's the actual gladiator combat? Some wicked scenes in there totally appropriate (supplemented by the ones from Rome, of course) Oh, and if you can get a copy of the opening scene in Onimusha 3, some awesome stuff in there as well. Also, to make it more in the theme of Dark Sun, I think I'd tend towards editing out a couple of the movie stars, ie. the Rock, 300's Gerard Butler. I think I'd also try sincing the music better to what's happening on-screen, ie. have battle/action-oriented scenes timed to the more dramatic parts of the music, and the slower music timed to the character driven scenes and scenery shots. Now before any of you start rippin' me apart, I wanna say that I like the attempt. I like where you're coming from Soulandbone, and I perfectly understand that you're not a professional by any means. To be quite frank, I would never have the time or energy to put something like this together, and for that I give you props. Just my 2 ceramics.
#11 zombiegleemax Aug 03, 2007 19:37:50	Nice one. I do gotta say that you missed some obvious choices though. Dune anyone? You've got the original movie or either of the 2 mini series to choose from. Troy? Rikus even appears in it, toward the beginning Kingdom of Heaven? You took the song from it but none of the cool battle scenes? (and to note - IMO the Passion of the Christ soundtrack offers a better track...err, track 14 IIRC - titled Jesus Is Carried Down) You could even pick up a rather close rendition of an inix in the last Star Wars (Ep. III), rather close to the scene you already have in there. Rome - an awesome TV series btw You could pick up an air cleric from Chronicles of Riddick, as well as some wicked terrain. Starship Troopers - thri-kreen horde anyone? And let's not forget Gladiator....Ok, so yeah you have it in there, but where's the actual gladiator combat? Some wicked scenes in there totally appropriate (supplemented by the ones from Rome, of course) Oh, and if you can get a copy of the opening scene in Onimusha 3, some awesome stuff in there as well. Also, to make it more in the theme of Dark Sun, I think I'd tend towards editing out a couple of the movie stars, ie. the Rock, 300's Gerard Butler. I think I'd also try sincing the music better to what's happening on-screen, ie. have battle/action-oriented scenes timed to the more dramatic parts of the music, and the slower music timed to the character driven scenes and scenery shots. Now before any of you start rippin' me apart, I wanna say that I like the attempt. I like where you're coming from Soulandbone, and I perfectly understand that you're not a professional by any means. To be quite frank, I would never have the time or energy to put something like this together, and for that I give you props. Just my 2 ceramics. Well thanks for the constructive criticism . To be honest i wanted to develop it even more, but the thing was that it's been 4 months since we last played Dark Sun, and i wanted to surprise my players before this week-end (they haven't even watched it yet). I'm going to show them the trailer next Sunday. Regarding Gladiator the problem was that in my opinion there was a lot of metal in the battles. and even horses if i remember correctly. The only horses that appear in my clip are really far away and you cannot immediately tell that they're indeed there. Another reason was that after some hours of editing i was really tired and all i wanted was just to finish the trailer :P But i have the original file and i will keep it. Maybe some time in the future i will add your suggestions Thanks anyway. Man I loved it! Could I possibly get a copy of it with the texts in english too? Yes !! No problem at all in fact it would be a pleasure. Just send me a personal message indicating me which texts do you want in each box. Specifyiing to me in which box you want that text For example: In place of "Athas" Please put This " ... " In place of "*word in spanish*" please put this:" ....." In five minutes i have it finished and i can share it later via megaupload And as for the others replies.. i'm glad you all liked it
#12 Sysane Aug 03, 2007 20:20:40	Both Mummy movies, the Scorpion King, Hidalgo, and Conan the Barbarian would have been good movies to pull from as well.
#13 squidfur- Aug 03, 2007 20:53:21	Both Mummy movies, the Scorpion King, Hidalgo, and Conan the Barbarian would have been good movies to pull from as well. he did pull a ton from the Scorpion King....and Hidalgo, wtf???:P
#14 Oninotaki Aug 03, 2007 23:31:42	I have to agree a quick shot of the guy that brad pitt kills at the begining of Troy would be a great addition. I also think that a shot of the big black dude in conan the destroyer might be a nice addition as well.
#15 zombiegleemax Aug 04, 2007 0:11:26	Damn ME I'm a perfectionist :P SO i'm taking your respective advices and i will see what can i do about that. I let you know before a week passes on , and i will show you a new changed trailer if by then i decided to actually made those changes. The current version will remain uploaded. I figured that after all the work i did , making some minor changes wouldn't be too hard.. So let's see what can i come up with Thanks Live Long
#16 Oninotaki Aug 04, 2007 3:18:03	Take you time, take your time no need to rush it. No matter how much we may all want to see it:D
#17 skullkrusher Aug 04, 2007 6:04:19	Live Long and prosper waiting for the trailer..
#18 Sysane Aug 04, 2007 9:52:49	....and Hidalgo, wtf???:P Hidalgo had a lot in the way of desert wastes. It actually wasn't a bad movie.
#19 zombiegleemax Aug 04, 2007 14:22:37	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZRPqfsLqs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZRPqfsLqs :P I hope you like the improved version, after watching your opinions i couldn't wait more. I added several new scenes, to accelerate the pace of the whole movie. I missed adding a scene from starship troopers for the thri-kreens but i didn't find it. Live Long
#20 Oninotaki Aug 04, 2007 17:39:51	AWESOME!
#21 zombiegleemax Aug 04, 2007 22:13:29	Thanks , thanks Soon i will be sending the modified files to those who asked. Just be patient.. Live Long
#22 zombiegleemax Aug 04, 2007 23:41:55	?Donde es mi gato's pantalones azul? Muy bueno! Great Work!!! Lots of splicing. You could say, the splicing on the cake...
#23 skullkrusher Aug 05, 2007 3:01:42	Thanks , thanks Soon i will be sending the modified files to those who asked. Just be patient.. Live Long can i join in. ill send you a pm
#24 jon_oracle_of_athas Aug 05, 2007 3:35:53	Impressive. Most impressive! I will show both the original and the revised version to my players today. PS: Which soundtracks does the music you have used come from?
#25 skullkrusher Aug 05, 2007 3:41:23	Impressive. Most impressive! I will show both the original and the revised version to my players today. PS: Which soundtracks does the music you have used come from? a few posts up i think it was said it was from kingdom heaven
#26 zombiegleemax Aug 05, 2007 9:47:05	can i join in. ill send you a pm Sure! no problem Impressive. Most impressive! I will show both the original and the revised version to my players today. PS: Which soundtracks does the music you have used come from? Great. Song number one: Kingdom of Heaven OST - Better Man Song number two: E.S posthumus - Pompeii
#27 Pennarin Aug 05, 2007 20:48:02	Yeah, it's very good! Never noticed how many desert-looking movies exist out there....but you forgot the goa'uld god impersonators from Stargate SG-1! The scene when Ba'al tortures O'Neill, pinned against a grill on a wall, Ba'al letting reversed gravity slam knifes into his body, or acid....Even a few scenes from Stargate Atlantis, like when McKay has his back turned to the camera and he's facing a living cloud of darkness. A few scenes from Red Sonja, of the magically-induced storm-covered sky, and of the green ball artifact would be nice. A few scenes of the inside of Bavmorda's castle throne room, and of her using magic to become immortal at the end of the movie, from Willow. A few scenes from Pitch Black, with the giant moons, and the giant skeletons buried in the sand.
#28 zombiegleemax Aug 05, 2007 21:51:37	Yeah, it's very good! Never noticed how many desert-looking movies exist out there....but you forgot the goa'uld god impersonators from Stargate SG-1! The scene when Ba'al tortures O'Neill, pinned against a grill on a wall, Ba'al letting reversed gravity slam knifes into his body, or acid....Even a few scenes from Stargate Atlantis, like when McKay has his back turned to the camera and he's facing a living cloud of darkness. A few scenes from Red Sonja, of the magically-induced storm-covered sky, and of the green ball artifact would be nice. A few scenes of the inside of Bavmorda's castle throne room, and of her using magic to become immortal at the end of the movie, from Willow. A few scenes from Pitch Black, with the giant moons, and the giant skeletons buried in the sand. The truth is that someone will ever find that i didn't include one or another movie. It's impossible to include them all :P
#29 squidfur- Aug 05, 2007 23:27:22	True, but when you can use a better scene, that perhaps you wouldn't of thought of, to replace a scene with setting contradictions (ie. horses or lots of metal), than I think this would be an option. Don't you?:P
#30 zombiegleemax Aug 05, 2007 23:49:19	I'd really like to see non-clip, CGI Dark Sun, but for that, I'd have to quit my job and devote a lot of time to it.
#31 zombiegleemax Aug 05, 2007 23:53:10	True, but when you can use a better scene, that perhaps you wouldn't of thought of, to replace a scene with setting contradictions (ie. horses or lots of metal), than I think this would be an option. Don't you?:P yes that's true... you can't imagine how hard it was for me to find scenes without horses.. it was impossible after all. Horse has always been the mean of transport in our civilization. with the exception of camels in some ancient cultures, but even there as long as i know there were horses.. and regarding metal i convinced myself that it was maybe just an army of a sorcerer king.. or just the color of stone or something like that :P
#32 jaid Aug 06, 2007 13:58:43	Cualquier cosa vale: ... Everything counts (i'm not really happy about this particular translation because i can't find the exact word).. but it's like those fights where there are no rules. That's the primary idea. "There are no rules" could be another translation i would probably suggest "anything goes"
#33 zombiegleemax Aug 10, 2007 13:34:21	I think it was great. If it could have less metal that would begreat, but it is also understandable how hard that is. Have you tried to do the part where the trees spring up in reverse, that seems like it would make for a defiler scene.
#34 panurg Aug 11, 2007 8:49:12	I liked it a lot and I sent the link to friends of mine, we used to play the setting years ago, and it was always a pleasure! Thanks for the Trailer! More of it!
#35 jon_oracle_of_athas Aug 12, 2007 2:55:34	I showed it to a non-gamer friend and she said she´d see the movie. :P
#36 zombiegleemax Aug 12, 2007 17:32:39	AS i promised: The English Version of My Dark SuN Trailer I hope you enjoy it http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnOZBV102P4
#37 elonarc Aug 12, 2007 18:51:30	Wow...Soulandbone, I give you totally unprecedented three (3!) Poké-Points for this great introduction for the Dark Sun setting. Awesome.
#38 zombiegleemax Aug 12, 2007 19:03:03	Wow...Soulandbone, I give you totally unprecedented three (3!) Poké-Points for this great introduction for the Dark Sun setting. Awesome. Oh my god!! 3 poké-Points!! I cannot believe it!!!! Now all my work pays-off!! Yahoooo! :D hehehe thanks
#39 skullkrusher Aug 13, 2007 12:41:09	few grammar errors surviving IS everything - and mercy IS not in the vocabulary other than this its great
#40 argulfraster Aug 14, 2007 21:05:36	This clip is made of awesome and win. I wish I could do something like this for my homebrew campaigns, but considering their content, they'd be damn near impossible.