Hello. After the last Linkin Park Association trailer I made last time was pulled I have been wanting to get another one there. So today I just thought I would make a quick one, and maybe if you all like it I might polish it up a bit more and make it better. So here is the trailer, enjoy and remember that it was a half an hour job. [video=youtube;eRTuAg1eIXI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRTuAg1eIXI[/video] You can improve the quality to a maximum 1080p!
That's pretty good. The only thing I could think of that needs to be fixed is the text. Instead of having it just appear, I think it would be better to have it blend in a little. It won't look as choppy, then.
yeah. cool! all i'd change is the text... as okami already said. and i'd make it bigger and another font, that looks a bit more... uhm... special. hahaa... you know what i mean? but great job.
Okay. Thanks for your two comments. I will be sure to work on the text, but I'd like to hear what some of the staff think before I edit it and re-upload.
It's better in the fact that it isn't similar to The Armpit anymore. The problem with the last one is that (while not intentional) the last one was very similar to The Armpit, and we got a bunch of limp fanatics commenting on the trailer and trashing it. This is a different concept, which is good...however right now it's far too plain. I think you may need to experiment with more "clips" (instead of just one), and do some special things with the text. Maybe even be more descriptive, like say how many visitors we get on our boards etc. Even though this isn't done by the staff [and therefore isn't an "official" LPA release], I am still thankful to see our members actively engaged in promoting us. Means a lot!
I am not sure if you'd like to, but if you wrote new a new script thing then I can for sure make a much more improved and experimental one. I have the next two weeks to make it happen.
I'll talk to staff. I'm not sure what we actually were thinking of in regards to a trailer. I'm not sure if Keaton or someone else in staff was already making one. I will see. Thanks again for supporting us!
Yes, I agree with Derek. Be more descriptive regarding high value features of the site such as "X# visitors", "X# members online daily", "X# photos', talk about the staff, up-to-date news, growing forum community, or crowning achievements. You could even use those examples near the end and have them synchronized with that last part of the linkin park track so that every time there is "hard-hitting" sound the text displays a high value aspect of the site. Make it build up and flashy until finally the main title arrives. Be more artsy with the text by adding dripping paint spots relating to the current art design of the site. You can make the text get bigger as they appear. Yea, the text could be applied to the video using a transition drawing effect...like as though someone is drawing or painting it on the screen as you watch it in real time. Edit: speak of the devil! I found this a moment ago and it has almost what i was envisioning to a degree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhiQ4gCRMLk&feature=player_embedded
I watched that, and got an inspiration to do one for the LPA. I might re-do this one and make it more awesome, like that one.
Just make sure it's very different. Even though this isn't something being done by the LPA staff and we aren't connected to it, anything that says our name is indirectly tied to us and if a video is too similar to something else...it can really hurt our public image. So while this isn't made by us, and isn't an official LPA trailer, please make sure whatever you do is your own imagination and as original as possible.