Hey there Waypoint community, I’m David Sampson. I’m the boss over at Inebriated Ninja Productions, I can guarantee that you’ve never heard of me. Anyways, we’ve been working on a Machinima called ‘Weapons Of War’ set in Halo Reach. The first episode premiered on New Years Day, and we’re aiming for weekly releases. I figured I’d just grab your opinions on it, and tell me how I can improve the series as I go on. Keep in mind this episode is deliberately quite light on plot, its just an establishing episode, to introduce some characters.
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I have recently started creating a machinima as well, although still new to it I receive a lot of constructive criticism on how to improve the quality of the episodes. I feel that its useful for us to give feedback on the videos.
Pros:
The episode caught my interest from the beginning and was able to maintain it from Private Oblong who is a optimistic -Yoink-, which most machinimas need for comic relief.
I liked that the voices had they radio effect to simulate radio communication.
The transitions and camera sway was very smooth and created a sense of quality for viewers.
I also liked the array of characters, which allows for more development as the series continues.
The script was nicely written and the voice actors work great together with it.
Cons:
I’m not sure if it’s just Reach or the recording hardware you use but the colors seem a little distorted. (It could also just be me )
The transitions when you are switching scenes seem a little sudden/clunky. Only two of them I noticed, when Crye went to powerhouse delta and the ending. You could try a smoother fade out/fade in.
There was actually very little I didn’t like about the video, it was very well done and has a lot of potential.
The color balancing was something I’ve always had issues with, simply because of my capture card. So I spent the last 9 hours or so figuring out a way, and I think you’ll find the levels in episode 2 a bit more to your liking Thanks for your feedback! This is my favorite feedback so far.
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Thanks for your feedback! This is my favorite feedback so far.