Vid: 'Serenity Horror Trailer'

POSTED BY: dreamsofthespider
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 04:10
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DREAMSOFTHESPIDER

Sunday, March 5, 2006 4:48 AM

my fourth advert for Serenity is complete!

Go here: http://tzegha.livejournal.com/3165.html for my ramblings on making the vid and the link, or use this direct link (right-click and save) http://www.dreamsofthespider.com/fanvids/Serenity/SerenityHorrorTraile
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WASHBURNEFAN

Sunday, March 5, 2006 8:37 PM

well now... I'm thoroughly freaked out.

Hahaha! Mine is an evil laugh... Now die!

DREAMSOFTHESPIDER

Sunday, March 5, 2006 8:39 PM

I'll take that as a good thing!

RIVERRULES

Sunday, March 5, 2006 8:43 PM

brill though the theratrical one is by far the best out of the noes i have seen though very very good i give you that

I CAN KILL YOU WITH MY MIND..........

CHINDI

Sunday, March 5, 2006 8:53 PM

these browncoats are a mighty Creative bunch!

most impressive and thanks for sharing...

Chindi

NEEDY

Sunday, March 5, 2006 9:00 PM

Wow, that's great

if there's one criticism (and this is a minor niggle), I think the part where the 28 days later music kicks in would have worked better without dialogue and sfx - just the music to make it more eerie
Other than that, its fab

I'm gonna have to check out your other vids now

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SIGMANUNKI

Sunday, March 5, 2006 9:12 PM

Wow, just wow. That was excellent! Thanks for sharing

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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki

DREAMSOFTHESPIDER

Sunday, March 5, 2006 9:59 PM

thanks to everyone who watched and liked (heck, even if you watched and didn't like--thanks for watching anyway!).

NEEDY, yeah, I have to admit that the transition between the two music tracks was hard.

Could you be specific? Do you mean no Wash/Zoe exchange, no River "they want us alive when they eat us" and no sound of the reaver ship arriving?

Just the boom and the reaver face, darkness, and then fade up on the music from 28DL? I think where I ran into problems is that I really felt that I needed that transitory moment with Zoe and Wash, which in it's loudness led me continue the loudness with River's line and the reaver ship.

If you could tell me exactly what you mean, I can go back when I get a chance and see how any changes play out. Cuz I agree that it wasn't the smoothest transition and had hoped that the abruptness would work *because* it was jerky and disconcerting.

thanks for the critique and compliments! I hope my other vids don't disappoint, and please feel free to post any other constructive crits that you see need addressing.

NEEDY

Monday, March 6, 2006 2:10 PM

Well first of all let me say that, although I've wanted to, I've never actually got round to making a fan video like this, so the following opinions come from what I imagine I would do. So its not like "This is what you SHOULD do" just an opinion

I think that the two tracks you use work great, but I'm not sure if they work so well together.
So the first thing that came to mind was possibly using them for two shorter trailers.
Mainly because the trailer builds up like any trailer for a horror movie, but doesn't have the louder dramatic music to end up on - So in this way, I think it resembles a teaser trailer, that builds up the tension, but teasers are ususally just over a minute long - hence the suggestion

Or, if you wanted to keep the video as long as it is, I think possibly changing the 28 days later music to something a bit more hectic - showing clips of the reavers landing on the planet, and the end battle. Unfortunately, I can't think of any music that springs to mind

Alternatively, and this may be the one you might be happier about, is exactly what you described. cut the middle bit - with Zoe telling Wash they are being chased by reavers - and instead making the preceding shot of the reaver more dramatic (increasing the jolt factor with the music?), then fade to black for a moment and have the 28 days later music play, set to the final battle

I think, though I could be wrong, that from the moment the 28DL music comes in, there shouldn't be dialogue and sfx - just let it play, the perhaps end as you have with River's "EVERYBODY!"

Like I said, I don't pretend to be a professional when it comes to making videos, though I really want to make one - Just haven't figured out the converting of dvd clips to use in Windows movie maker

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DREAMSOFTHESPIDER

Monday, March 6, 2006 5:33 PM

Thanks for the input! I really tried finding other music, and I'm just way too involved and in love with the 28DL music to let it go. I did try chopping the vid in half, and it just felt, well, chopped :P So I think I'll play with the third option.

Don't worry about not having done vidding yourself, I still really appreciate the feedback and constructive crits.

And if you want some help ripping/converting clips, drop me a line through my profile.

thanks again!

~Tzegha

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