FFXIV mock movie trailer

[Keftenk]

Mhm! I actually had a lot issues just pushing this video specifically out to the public. I record with uncompressed film (for a few reasons), so the project was scaling in size very quickly. Think it was up to some 37 gigs by the time I was done. Anyways, as has been noted, a lot of the filming took place at different stages in FFXIV's development. Mainly pre-1.21, and post 1.21. That can be seen slightly in the video.

There's a severe lack of syncing, mainly because I wanted to rely upon my linkshellmates to record, so that they might also be in the video some. However, that alone proved to be one of the biggest issues. Getting people out in significant numbers provided an extreme challenge, so what little filming I did get ended up having to be the material I was working with. Some of it wasn't fitting, but I had to make it work anyways.

Suffice it to say, by no means would I let all the praise go to my head on this. I appreciate it, but I understand completely that the trailer in question is by no means the most amazing thing made in XIV's history. But the fact that people are enjoying it none-the-less is enough for me, at this is just a hobby.

Anyways, feel free to check out my more recent project. Still has it's shortcomings, but I addressed a few other critiques given in the past.

Oh no, I understand the process completely lol. Start small, don't try and tackle giant projects at once. Even simple story boarding is going to help you a ton down the road. It doesn't have to be super detailed, it's after all a side/fan creation, but having direction before hand is always best. This will allow you to visually think of how you might need to take the shot or record the video, etc.

I didn't want to be the downer of the thread, it's a good attempt and I think most, scratch that some know that it isn't this amazing piece of work that will bring the masses to FF14. It's all understandable. It obviously could be improved dramatically, but that's what practice is for. Practice makes perfect as they say.

A tip for you that I used in school quite often, select the music first and just listen to it over and over again, piecing a string of events or story along in your head or on paper. It's incredibly difficult to pull this off with footage only to then find music that you want to use. Knowing what music you have before hand will help you plan some of your shots, for instance when the music is mellow you don't want a horde of beastmen being slaughtered. When it's being powerful and creating a sense of drama, use footage that would convey this silently. You wouldn't want a panorama of your character during this moment.

[Endemerrin]

A tip for you that I used in school quite often, select the music first and just listen to it over and over again, piecing a string of events or story along in your head or on paper. It's incredibly difficult to pull this off with footage only to then find music that you want to use. Knowing what music you have before hand will help you plan some of your shots, for instance when the music is mellow you don't want a horde of beastmen being slaughtered. When it's being powerful and creating a sense of drama, use footage that would convey this silently. You wouldn't want a panorama of your character during this moment.

Yeah, that's how I've always made my videos. More often than not, though, I grow impatient if the rate at which the film is progressing isn't up to speed with what I'd like. Seeing as it's just a hobby, some times I just throw stuff at it to make it work and call it a day. Not going to get any better doing that, but, eh.

The "Soul of the Adventurer" captures this a lot, though. I thought out each scene in advance and did my best to sync up the heated combat and powerful moments in film with the strong movements of the piece. Give moments such as the scene with Cid, or the Shield Bash that much more "umpf". Or the scenes with White Mage syncing over the more gentle and peaceful movement.

[Keith_Dragoon]

Keith approves, it gives me that feeling I got watching player made FFXI vids like these.

FFXI Epic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35w9G...watch_response

FFXI Reccolection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov3-K2aRwQY

FFXI Remember: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47sYP_cr22s

Those 3 were the main videos that kept me playing FFXI for going on 10 years now. I think I can say that yours will be the same for FFXIV so keep up the good work.