Almost Done

Well, I think I am almost done with my final project. It's changed so much over the past week and a half. I've added more to the opening and more to the ending. It is interesting to look and chart the development of this project.

Here's hopefully the final product. (May have to tweak a few things, but who knows)

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Ok, so here is pretty much how I envision my final project. I don't think I'll be changing much. Maybe tweaking a few things here and there. But here's what I've changed.

1. Reworded story
2. New music from game AVI files, "Lament of the Highbourne" from the in-game quest, and "Road to Dystopia" by Oathless from the Prelinger Archives. The music sets a different tone.
3. Increased hue/sat, bright/contrast
4. Decreased sat in some places to heighten dark mood
5. Trimmed/extended some clips

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I've created a new intro/title sequence that also tells more of the narrative

I've also redone the music. I've decided to replace the lyrical music with music from WoW itself, and a clip from the Prelinger Archives (The Road to Dystopia, by Oathless)

These changes totally change and enhance the mood/tone of the video

I'm happy with the results so far. I'll post a segment later today.

Follow Up

Tried setting the video to some other non-lyrical music. Not sure I like the video with any song other than the one that is already there.

Also tried using 14-day trial version of Voice Changer 7.0. It works well, but the trial version is missing some crucial functions.

I'm not sure I want to tell a story using dialogue or voice over.

I did manually improve the brightness/contrast and hue/saturation.

I guess I'll have to keep on experimenting before I finally decide on what to do

Update

I've been thinking about how I'm going to specifically expand my project. I've come up with a short list that could be possible:

1. definitely include some dialogue, even if it's just a voice over of the basic story

2. include some new footage, edit trim some existing

3. experiment with some more things in After Effects such as hue masks and speed (this will take quite a bit of time for the segments to render)

4. try to influence the tone and mood of the film more through colouring/hue.

5. possibly picking a different song, or compose a completely original piece using freesound, or by using the track by Oathless titled "The Road to Dystopia". I think that track may add to the mood I'm trying to create and also mirror some of the hopelessness felt by the main characters.

Final Project

Okay, the midterm presentation went well. People really liked it. For the final I've decided to expand on it--add some dialogue maybe, edit some scenes, and manipulate more things like hue etc. It will take lots of processing power, so this part will take a bit of time. I'll probably have to let it render at night while I'm sleeping.

I've been looking up some free voice-alteration software so I'll be trying that out.

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