Yoyorast Island v2 Movie/Trailer Contest Poll

[Hunter]

Hard decision between Ganon's and Lateks'. They both had weak and strong points. I chose Ganon's though.

[Limited]

Well, since the guys put effort into the making of the videos, I thought I'd put effort into commenting on their work. Top 3 comments are in order I thought they came in, ones after are in any order.

Wish I could vote for more than 1, top 3 were great.

Firstly, I had a basic set of requirements, that I thought would make a great video.

• Introduces the map well.
• Good overview shots of map.
• Explains all gametypes.
• Not too fancy with effects.
• Fitting music, i.e. no heavy rock mixed with slow, gentle camera action.
• Shows off new vehicles/weapons/gameplay elements.
• Feels like a map trailer.

My winning vote goes to Ganon, it was a tough decision, Lateksi your video was fantastic too, Rosco yours was great also. If I could, I'd make you all winners.

Ganon
Loved how you introduced the map by showing different areas of map
Great use of the pinup girls, regardless of how you acquired them. Great idea.
Fantastic way of showing the 3 game types.
Camera movement was stunning throughout.
Great text.
Music worked well
Showed new gameplay
No link to website, but had halomaps in description
Wasnt over the top with effects which was good.
Made me want to actually play the map, felt like a real trailer to a map.


Lateksi
Fabulous shot of the map straight away.
Very informative, loved it.
Showed previous map which I liked alot, showed progression.
Advertised Halo CE, always good.
Visuals looked awesome, did you put post video effects on it or something?
Shows footage of different gametypes.
Shows off the new vehicles
Shows off new gameplay elements.
Had website, not who made it.

Rosco
Good intro.
Great camera angles
Shows off new vehicles
Shows off different gametypes
I feel there was too many video effects.
Music fitted nicely
Had chat text, BUT did remove the hud on bits, which I liked alot.
No website and no credits which was a bit annoying.
Very informative, talked about new features
Liked it alot.

Siliconmaster
Great intro
Music fitted brilliantly.
Fantastic camera angles
Credit
Informative
Talked about new features
Massive shame it wasnt fully finished, would have been an outstanding video.

C0reInside
Rather short and to be honest didnt introduce map well at all.
It only had one angle of the map, which most of the time was blocked by a banshee, I know you tried your best without dev, couldnt you have gone back to 1.08 temporarily?
Music didnt fit with what was going on.
No mention of gametypes
Pretty basic.

DPeDroiA
Partly introduces map with a bit of history.
40 secinds in and the video effect is still on, wasnt really too happy about that
Text was basic
Stood onto of the tower for too long.
Music didnt really fit.
It did show off different bits of game play.
Had an overview of map

joLTYGUY
Music didnt really fit.
Didnt introduce the map
Didnt show a website link
Rough credits in video (showed the credits walll)
Didnt show gametypes
Was pretty basic.

Kenshin
First shot of a map in video, and it wasnt even Yoyorast Island....
Clearly stated gametypes available.
Showed new gameplay features.
Good aerials of map
Had a link to the website
Credits
Music suitted pretty well.
Overall it was good.


tythespy
No real intro
Too much slayer, 6 minutes worth.
It did show alot of game types though but wasnt even in time
Had website name
Singular, wtf did you mean by that?
Felt like more of a montage than a map
Credits say you used halo no text, yet I saw a TON of text, wtf?

M00kz,
Too much video effects
Whined too muchWithdrew from contest, hense the short review.

[CrAsHOvErRide]

Ganon

Camera movement was stunning throughout.

You can't really talk about camera movement there but yeah it looked nice.

[Limited]

You can't really talk about camera movement there but yeah it looked nice.

If your implying he used an app for it. Then thats even better. Love it when people use apps for things, especially when I helped on it :P

[p0lar_bear]

Well I'll repost my reviews again since others are anyway...

C0reInside - Sorry man, you didn't put any effort into it at all. A good trailer needs more than just a jerky 30-second view of the island.
DPeDroiA - More of a montage of random kills than a trailer highlighting the map. The jerky camera, awkward direction, video filters, and 8 minute length made it hard to watch.
Ganon - This was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for in a trailer. Good clips, good music, great camera work and direction, gives what's needed without excess.
joLTYGUY - No direction, just a bunch of random clips thrown together with random music. While it shows off the map, it just doesn't do it very well.
Kenshin - Pretty good stuff, just feels like there isn't enough... while I applaud the idea of the bumper-cam on the warthog, it just doesn't work with Halo.
Lateksi - "Right here. Right now." is definitely a great tagline for v2. The direction, music, and quality was great, unfortunately it was too much like a ownage montage.
rec0 Rosco - The beginning what with fading to and from v1 and v2 was trippy and fuckawesome. Unfortunately, subtitles. Videos can't really multitask that well, it felt like you were trying to explain the map while showing us a not-really-ownage montage.
Siliconmaster - This had potential. Yet it's unfinished. Ouch.
t3h mookz - Your final iteration feels too much like four videos slapped end-to-end, and the second two videos feel too much like ownage montages. Yes, yes, we know you're MLG dawg.
tythespy - Sorry man, I can't even watch vimeo on this shitbox.

[tythespy]

Thanks everyone for the comments

Limited, I seen the word Singular and seen the def- extrordinary, remarkable, unusual, different. The meaning of the word is great for the video, but yet it didn't fit into the title that well. I used halonotext while filming my gameplay for the first week (some footage shown) and while using fly cam (mid-intro). I'll get it cleaned up.

I plan on re-editing this video and making a second video for the next yoyorast video contest. I had fun doing this video and I'll push more people to make their videos.

[Matooba]

Why not offer runner ups a few modacity perks? Like maybe a slightly larger sig, some rep or something like that?

[Higuy]

Very awesome video's guys! Congrats on finishing.

I liked Ganon's and Lateskis trailer. Both very good, I even had some trouble deciding which one to choose even though I was in Ganon's

Ganon's :
Cool animations in the beginning (though it got a bit boring during the posters moment )
Nice camera angles, and showing alot parts of the maps.
Synced very well with music
Showed all gametypes perfectly.
Nice choice of music, made me look it up becuase I've never heard it.
Made we want to go play the map.
Suggestion : Add more fp clips.

Lateski :
VERY NICE intro. I simply love all of it, and especially when he says "CTF" when your in the hog and the gameplay starts.
Nice choice of music, made me look it up as well.
Clips were nice, but sometimes they got boring. (I think this could have been fixed by having some flycam work during action parts.)
Overall nice and showed lots of parts in the map

Both were very well done. My vote went to Ganon. Sorry Lateski

[Limited]

Thanks everyone for the comments

Limited, I seen the word Singular and seen the def- extrordinary, remarkable, unusual, different. The meaning of the word is great for the video, but yet it didn't fit into the title that well. I used halonotext while filming my gameplay for the first week (some footage shown) and while using fly cam (mid-intro). I'll get it cleaned up.

I plan on re-editing this video and making a second video for the next yoyorast video contest. I had fun doing this video and I'll push more people to make their videos.

Fair enough, I just personally see the word singular as meaning 1, single. And obviously, this is version 2, but yeah I see what you mean.

[Rosco]

Ganon's mastered the flow of what a trailer is... Rosco's could done better if it was more like a trailer.

Oh well, the videos for the most part, were all really good. Props to all who put effort into the contest!

It would of done better if this community played the map more buddy.
Thanks p0lar, I loved working on the intro, shame I couldn't really finish it off which is why the next song is sloppy.
Also, subtitles. These motherfuckers were such a difficult decision. I wanted to do a voice over but I don't have the stuff to record on pc. The gameplay in the second song was just a general fight scene, I wasn't trying to do a montage
I used about 4 effects in that video.

Also on another note - my buddy and I are going to do a series of reviews soon, so if you'd like to see some subscribe on this channel:

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