FA Video Project

[Anonymous]

ok, here is my Idea, at the very end, we can have all the other members jump down from different places, to the same spot but not at the same time, providing they have hyperjump that is. That would be imo the coolest ending ever

[Tbone]

I'd like to make a video that involves more of the entire faction. That video was really just a demo so I could freshen up on my editing skills. While it turned out really well, it only focuses on one person. I think the promotional video should focus on the group as a whole. Of course, with more people, it takes more time and is more tedious, but such is the nature of the project.

[Anonymous]

we could group the people together by hovercraft

[Anonymous]

Well T, let us know when you need us.

[Anonymous]

Well, sorry for my late input!

yeah I would incorperate some more team work into the current video.  I mean upon first time watching of it, to say the least it has a hell ova lot of potentiall and you could create endless story plots or ideas in making a promo vid for the faction.  

But on the topic in getting more of the faction in,  we could show shots of team work or somthing.  Like a spy sneaking up and attacking, then a soldier engaging into kung fu, and in the back somone with guns blazing.. then a hacker buffing them up etc.   If you get the picture, I mean all happening in sequence to show some team work.

[Anonymous]

On a more long term note, as a continuing RP, we could film 'episodes' of the Chronicles of the Furious Angels...endless possiblities from here...endless work, too.

[Broin]

Here is my idea for a total group video...

Scene:  F.A. member inside a building running up stairs
Cut Scene: SWAT and other police running up stairs
Cut Scene:  F.A. Member stops at a floor looks down (easily accomplished by someone standing below and then being sighted) pull out cell phone and talks
Cut Scene: F.A. Members at a varioius locations in the Matrix recieving phone call (on top of Hypercube, on top of church, inside various buildings, on the street.  Each with a quick look up after the phone call / Some hyperjumping off / etc.)
Cut Scene:  F.A. Member and Swat again running
Cut Scene: Outside of building Agent morphs from a civilian and then looks up/Pan shot running up the side of the building
Cut Scene: F.A. Memeber inside on stairs
Cut Scene: Pan shot running up side of building
Cut Scene: SWAT running up stairs
Cut Scene: Pan shot reaches the top of the building
Cut Scene: Pan to door at top of building bursts open and out runs F.A. Member
Cut Scene: F.A. Member pulls up short
Cut Scene: Camera angle pans around and an Agent stands in front of F.A. Member
Cut Scene: From above SWAT storms out of the door and semi circle surrounds F.A. Member
Cut Scene: F.A. Member pulls out guns and starts shooting at agent
Cut Scene: Agent dodging bullets
Cut Scene: Short combat (F.A. Member wounded)
Cut Scene: Agent steps forward towards F.A. Member
Cut Scene: SWAT team member points up behind agent
Cut Scene: Hyper jumping in from behind agent numerous F.A. Members
Cut Scene: One SWAT member Morphs into Agent
Cut Scene: More F.A. jump in from side of building
Cut Scene: Shotgun barrage on SWAT member from an F.A. Member blowing them backwards step by step.  (I've seen this done before in game and done it myself)
Cut Scene: Another SWAT Morphs into Agent
Cut Scene: More F.A. jump in from last side of building completley ringing in 3-4 Agents
Cut Scene: Pan shot of agents surrounded on all sides by dozens of F.A.
Cut Scene: F.A. members pull out guns and arm them, Shotguns, hand guns, dual hand guns, Dual Subs, etc.
Cut Scene: Combat ensues some F.A. shoot while 2-3 move forward to engage agents in close combat
Cut Scene: Agent pulls out guns One fired from right to left the other from left to right as the third stands at the ready in the middle.  Pan shots fires the agents shooting  (accomplished by having the targeted person run from right to left and the gun fire should follow)
Cut Scene: Two F.A. run up to wounded F.A. and fire like mad at agents, the Two armed F.A. walk back slowly fire and continue backing up as wounded F.A. staggers off
Cut Scene: Close in shot of F.A. Member fighting agent (hopefully we can get some bulletime shots of the fight here with bullets going past the fight.  Should be possible if everyone stands in a circle around the agent and F.A. member targets someone for a duel across the way and just fires from ranged.)
Cut Scene: From above view of battle as three agents are engaged in hand to hand while being fired at at range.  

This could go on for sometime....    but is the idea that keeps coming to me... I also think that whatever we do we should leave it as a cliff hanger like the old serial movies in the theatres where you have to come back the following week to see what happens next.  I see this one ending like this

Cut Scene: The Agents are forced backwards as they continue to fire all the while.  
Cut Scene:  Suddenly all combat stops as above several black dots hyperjump in, sunlight glaring from  behind them.  
Cut Scene: Landing on the roof are several more agents... Get full shot of them landing on then standing up... Pan shot around... Fade to black...

I don't know this is just my thoughts of what I think would make a good F.A. movie and an eye catching for people who see it.  Let me know what you think.

[Anonymous]

that sounds pretty badass, except for the disguises part. once you enter combat, the disguise is gone, and you can't switch right from disguise to disguise, you go back to being you first, so unless we happen to talk some NPC's into being good little actors, i'm not sure how we could pull off that scene it's a good idea, though, perhaps if we had some angels act as police, wearing dark clothing or something, even though it wouldn't give off quite the same illusion. if you notice in the video, when the agent "left" me, i did /jackout, cut to another scene, then back .mood hurt of me normal, because there is no animation when taking off a disguise, only putting it on. so we have those things to think about as well

[Anonymous]

What if we setup a time that was perfect for everyone to jack in, had everyone line up in a circle with the camera guy in the center of the circle recording a 360 pan of us... eh? eh? =)

[Eroz]

Holy cow. We could true bullet time like that. Great idea Unforgiven.

[Anonymous]

This is just an example of what I meant.  I'm going to use Tbone's speech as an example.  I would mean the promo/whatever video to be some sort of thingy with Tbone preparing some sort of mysteryesque FA speech to as an overlay.  But if you have ideas, please, instead of throwing in random things while we're trying something else prepare what you want here - and put it in a format that is easy to look at to film. It's a difficult thing, and everybody has to know what they are doing before they begin. As for actors, it would help a great deal if you were to pay attention and try to talk as little as possible and only to ask for direction and it is that you are actually doing.  It would make it simpler for everybody thought if people came in knowing what to do, so it would be  on the writers and director's part to prepare and inform everybody beforehand.  

And the peanut gallery, if you are not involved it's best not to talk at all.  We dont need random people acting like jerks saying, "haha nice." or "you're stupid." or, "Hi I'm an egotistical prick who will belittle you and critique everything you do - and whine how I'm not as cool at the same time." while the actors are trying to do things.  So keep the comments, movie suggestions, and all that stuff to yourself.  Do not try and suggest something while the cameraman is trying to set something up.  Wait until after they are done or submit it in the planning stage - not in the middle of the shot.  Just small things that would make everything alot easier and less tedious for everybody.  And without further delay.. here is the little 'example' I wrote out.

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ACTORS:
EXTRAS(lots)
PERSON(1-3)
LEFT DOORMAN
RIGHT DOORMAN
DOORMAN3
FURIOUS ANGEL(1-6)
TBONE
AGENT
MACHINIST(1-2)
CLUB GUARD MALE
CLUB GUARD FEMALE
MERV(1-2)
ZIONIST(1-3)

MUSIC:
Random Techno
Rob Dougan's, "Furious Angels" no lyrics

OTHER:
Tbone's speech, cut up into parts.

INTRO
   MACHINIST
   MERV
   ZIONIST
      ZIONIST2
         BROTHERSINARMS
   CONSTRUCTS
CLOSING
FINISH

SCENE: Matrix Code as side camera scrolls up the side of the Club Deus sign.  Wait until code fades out, and stay on the sign for a minute so you can read it.

SCENE: A low shot of a small group of people approaching the spinning doors with (TWO) [FURIOUS ANGELS] standing [Mood: REGAL] on either side.  Soft techno music  cuts in, quiet at first but slowly louder.  PERSON1 does the BECKON emote at the doorman on the right.

SCENE: Techno music still slowly getting louder.  Side shot from the LEFT DOORMAN's perspective to the RIGHT DOORMAN  pulling out his cellphone.

SCENE: Sam low shot from the begining.  RIGHT DOORMAN shakes hands with PERSON1 and the crowd opens the doors and goes in.  The doors begin to spin and they begin  to walk forward - but before the characters clash with the graphic change to . . .

SCENE: Camera at the far end of the hall tilted down. (ONE) [FURIOUS ANGEL] Standsat the carpet infront of the elevator room. The group WALKS and stops beside the elevator.  PERSON1 does the BECKON emote at the DOORMAN3 - and DOORMAN3 doing the emote POINTLEFT towards the elevator.  PERSON2 opens the doors and waits for PERSON1 and 3 to walk in before going in himself.  

SCENE:  Facing the open elevator.  Person1 is standing in left corner, and Person3 in right corner.  Person2 is walking into the elevator.  Stops.  Turns around.  As soon as he is facing the camera - cut scene.  Music is still slowly getting louder.

SCENE: BLAST techno music 100% Camera looking down on the reception area with back to the CLUB DEUS dance floor.  Shots of random extras standing around talking and dancing.

SCENE: Corner of the room, so that the elevator door, corner of the reception desk thing and then a little of the dance floor.  Door slides open and the trio walks out one by one towards the dance floor.

SCENE: Raising camera over a full dancefloor with general direction pointed on stairs where TBONE stands with hands behind back.  FURIOUS ANGEL1-6 stand in [Mood: REGAL] in THREES lining the stairs.  

SCENE:  Techno music fades as sky camera lowers down on TBONE's face very close up.  As soon as it rests on his face, the music stops.  FURIOUS ANGELS by ROB DOUGAN (No Lyrics) begins to play softly.

SCENE: Camera raises behind TBONE and focuses on the dance floor.  People stop dancing and look to him.  SPEECH BEGINS.

INTRO
"First of all, I would like to thank each and every one of you
for attending the first organized gathering of Zionists inside
of the Matrix since this so-called "peace" began. For those
who don't know who I am, I am Tbone, Commander of the Furious
Angels. I've gathered all of you here tonight for a reason.
As you may have noticed, since the Great Battle for Zion, our
people have turned on each other. No longer are the lines of
war clearly defined."

SCENE: Random rooftop shot.  One AGENT and 2 MACHINISTs.  They look as though they are talking. Camera scrolls across them slowly as TBONE speaks.

MACHINIST
"There are those who would like to abandon reality and settle
for a lie. We've come to call them Machinists. They want
nothing more than to see Zion destroyed so that the Matrix can
continue as a virtual prison for our species."


SCENE: MERV EXPLANATION BEGINS.  Birdseye view of a small alley way. TWO MERVs stand along the wall facing a MALE CLUB GUARD and a FEMALE CLUB GUARD as they walk down the alley.

SCENE: MERV EXPLANATION CONTINUES.  From the perspective of the TWO MERVs, the MALE CLUB GUARD and FEMALE CLUB GUARD walk through the camera.  

MEROVINGIAN
"There are also those who have been corrupted by power. Their
greed causes them to put trust in the Merovingian, who fills
their heads full of false promises. We've come to call them
Merovingians. They care for no one else but themselves."

SCENE: Moving shot over THREE ZIONISTS gathered around one of those burning barrels. Stops moving when TBONE says ZIONISTS."

ZIONIST
"Luckily, however, not everyone has been corrupted by the power
that the Matrix offers. There are those who fight for the
common good of everyone. They fight for Truth and the end of
slavery. They are untainted by the illusions of the mind, and
thus will not fail. They have come to be called Zionists."

SCENE: back to view where camera is behind TBONE and TBONE is facing the crowd.

ZIONIST
"and WE are those people."

SCENE: Camera slides through the people, looking at each one in passing. Looking at their faces.  Lots of different subSCENES, enough people to fill the speakingparts.

BROTHERSINARMS
"Look around you. You are surrounded by your brothers and
sisters - those who fight for Zion. We may each have our own
personal reasons for being Zionist, but in the end we are all
fighting for the same cause. Get to know those you are
standing next to - they may make the difference between life
or death, failure or victory, in the future.I'm sure you all
feel it - this "peace" cannot last. It is only a matter of time
before we will all be fighting for our future once again. It is
important to learn as much as you can during this time."

SCENE: Aerial view of each of the construct entrances, with enough time to fill the speaking parts.

CONSTRUCTS
"We have learned of parts of the Matrix that possess great power -
a place where the code is more vulnerable. These "pocket worlds"
are previous versions of the Matrix, accessible only to those who
know the secrets of their location. I encourage each of you to seek
 out these "Constructs", for our enemies are aware of them as well.
If a battle for the secrets of the Matrix were to take place, they
would take place there. "

SCENE: Moving Aerial view of the club, and subshots of random panning
buildings.  Enough to fill the speech time. FURIOUS ANGELS by ROB DOUGAN (No Lyrics)  begins to die out, and soft Techno begins to play back in about midway through the CLOSING.

CLOSING
"Despite the trials that await us, we have accomplished more
than our predecesors could have ever imagined, and for this,
there is great cause for celebration! In the past, a gathering
of this magnitude would never be possible! I encourage all of
you to appreciate the present while it lasts and get to know
your fellow Zionists! There is no more reason to be afraid! If
we were not meant to succeed, we would have failed long ago!"


SCENE: TECHNO is BLARING at 100% again. Shot of front of TBONE, throws his fist up as he finishes.  Screen blacks out after he is done talking.

FINISH
"May we all fight hard AND celebrate hard for Zion!"

End.

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Then after you have something like that posted, you converse with other people about good spots if you havent CLEARLY defined them in the script. And then you talk about people about what mechanics would be best to present the tale as best as possible.  Make changes to the script, make it more descriptive and clear, THEN you begin to cast the different parts instead of broadcasting over TS "Ok - who wants to be the swat guys?"

These are just suggestions for when we actually get to making the real stuff.  It's tedious and if we want to do it well we have to be organized and all that good stuff.  Then the Director just takes the people involved in a scene and drags them into filming and goes to town.  That's that.  The story I wrote is a little vague.  The real one(s) that you suggest and make should be ALOT more descriptive to make things easier for everybody in the end.

So remember, keep all your comments to yourself - and all the things that you think would make cool scenes until after filming is done - or post them all on the forums.  It would take the annoyance and stress out of everybody's day..

[Anonymous]

Couldn't agree more Acidic.

That's what they call planning ahead.

As you suggested, let's make a detailed plan for the video, tweak it as needed and then stick to it.

[Anonymous]

It would probably be more fitting if the 6 other FA members in the video were captians. I mean, they are Tbone's right hand men are they not?

[Anonymous]

It would probably be more fitting if the 6 other FA members in the video were captians. I mean, they are Tbone's right hand men are they not?

Rather irellevent as it is an example, and as everybody in FA looks the same and you would only see them for a few seconds at a time.  Anybody can be the actor for anything

[Anonymous]

Oohh this sounds fun......I like this....yes i do, hehe.