bf2 machinima

[Ennui]

Well, I think I'm going to do some sort of Battlefield 2 machinima... it lends itself to it too damn well not to. Obviously it won't be till a while after the game comes out, but I'm going to need a LOT of people as extras and several people with microphones to consist of the main squad... and a server to film on would be nice too :O

Anyone want to help? I'll write and direct, and edit as well most likely.

[TheSomeone]

I'll act :).

[Vegeta897]

I'm interested... That would be cool.

[TheSomeone]

Is it going to be a "Black Hawk Down" just plain shootout or is it going to have a plot?

Oh and make it gritty, not like "OMG UNITED STATES = HERROEESS!!"

[Dalamari]

I would act in it :D

[Vegeta897]

Probably just going to be like, story follows one squad, showing how people can really work together in this game, with some dramatic and heroic moves ofcourse.

[Danimal]

I would act in it... If I had a good foriegn server to run on.

[TheSomeone]

Probably just going to be like, story follows one squad, showing how people can really work together in this game, with some dramatic and heroic moves ofcourse.


Yeah, but we should do it from an MEC or chinese perspective to break from the mold a bit :cool:

[nofx]

Id be interestd

[Ennui]

Noted! If any of you have a dedicated server you could run for the film for a couple of days that would be excellent. We'd need to set some server settings so there are no names above players, etc.

Also, anyone with a top of the line graphics card and two hard drives can film for it - run FRAPS on one of the HDs and BF2 on the other.

[Pesmerga]

Count me in!!! I'm definitly buying this game.


Also, anyone with a top of the line graphics card and two hard drives can film for it - run FRAPS on one of the HDs and BF2 on the other.
Can't you just make a demo in real-time, and then FRAPS capture the demo?

[AmishSlayer]

I'd act in it and I have a mic.

I wonder if there's some coding that, with a little tweaking, could unlock the Battlefield recorder. That'd make machinma a lot easier with the demo.

[Ennui]

yeah, well it'll wait until the release anyway :D

[KoreBolteR]

ill do it. :)

[TheSomeone]

Noted! If any of you have a dedicated server you could run for the film for a couple of days that would be excellent. We'd need to set some server settings so there are no names above players, etc.

Also, anyone with a top of the line graphics card and two hard drives can film for it - run FRAPS on one of the HDs and BF2 on the other.

I'm sure you don't need to tweak server settings, just client setting when recording.

[Mr. Redundant]

if you need me, count me in.

you can't really do anything BF2 without good ol Mr. Red :)

[TheSomeone]

if you need me, count me in.

you can't really do anything BF2 without good ol Mr. Red :)

Yeah man, by the way, thanks for coordinating today's crazy play session. Sure, it took us 4 servers but we finally got a good one :).

[Foxtrot]

Why use fraps? Why not BFTV?

[Gargantou]

What Foxtrot said, I plan on doing a machinima myself but it will be really short and will be a "replay" of one of my favourite scenes from Full Metal Jacket, the one where the camera men moves from right to left filming all the soldiers/tanks.:p

Also, remember in BFTV you don't have to worry about camera the first time around, seeing as afaik it makes a file that you can VIEW and move the camera around, play up in slowmo/ultra-fast(depending on your spec), you could just "play" a battle first, then make the actual movie using the BFTV file later.

But do also keep in mind running BFTV -will- put a large extra strain on the -entire- server, atleast that's what the readme Pi showed said.

[Mr. Redundant]

Yeah man, by the way, thanks for coordinating today's crazy play session. Sure, it took us 4 servers but we finally got a good one :).
it's funny, usually we get on a server and are good to go within a couple minutes.

it was a joint effort however from all those involved.
as always I love playing with you guys. :cheers:

[Ennui]

I've never messed around with machinima in BF, so we probably WILL use BFTV.

[bliink]

What kinda series are you going for? Drama? Comedy?

[MiccyNarc]

If you want me for an extra I'm in. :)

Don't feel like voice acting heh.

[Raxxman]

I'd voice act

[Pauly]

Im in as an acor. I have a x850 XT PE if you wnat me to film- i also have 2 hard drives.

[Ennui]

drama / action, bliink. battlefield has the most realistic war scenes in a game ive played, and i want to show that cinematically.

[RipperRoo]

Id absoloutly love to act, depends if I can ever get this damn game working.

[Ennui]

I'll need a shitload of extras for it so you all can :D

want to have front lines shown well, charges and all of that, 20 or so people on each side.... sechs.

Main problem is we're going to need a 64 player server custom setup so there aren't player names, etc.

[`unreal]

I wanna act/voice :D.... my body is at your disposal

[Zerimski]

Count me in.

[TheSomeone]

I think I'd rather be extra actually. I'm really curious about the whole process rather than acting specific stuff.

Can I be a medic extra and get a scene where I revive someone :D

[Ennui]

there should be a lot of general war scenes, and you can be doing that along with all the fighting.

[Phat-t]

I'll definatley do it, but as an extra because I can't voice act for my life. My email's ty274@optonline.net.

by the way, does anybody know what you hafta edit to shift the infantry mode to third person? Because itd be cool to have some third person infantry scenes rather than just all first person.

[bam23]

Well, I think I'm going to do some sort of Battlefield 2 machinima... it lends itself to it too damn well not to. Obviously it won't be till a while after the game comes out, but I'm going to need a LOT of people as extras and several people with microphones to consist of the main squad... and a server to film on would be nice too :O

Anyone want to help? I'll write and direct, and edit as well most likely.
I'll help. I sure hope this doesn't turn out like that other project we had in mind. ;). Maybe as an actor.

[Burn]

I'd be happy to play stunt heli pilot or somthing, cant act for hell but Im happy to help out to add to the numbers. Just contact me by xfire (ritz00) or by a pm here.

[Ennui]

I'll help. I sure hope this doesn't turn out like that other project we had in mind. ;). Maybe as an actor.
hehehe, this is about 10,000 times less ambitious :D

Ritz, you can be a Jeep stunt driver! we'll have a scene where you drive straight into the water instead of going on a bridge ;)

[RipperRoo]

Woooo I got it working! Count me in. :D

[TheSomeone]

By the way, I have a lot of music that is begging to be used for movie purposes.

[Unimita]

I'd be glad to help too, I've got a mic and all ;).

Sounds like great fun. You could even make a humour one, what with the ragdolls and arty and poor chopper pilots and all that ;).

[Dalamari]

We could do a Red vs Blue type of thing....

Two teams, one map, funny stuff...

[Ennui]

hmm, yes. we could do two - one heavy war drama with all the intense gun battles you can imagine, and one comedy with noob chopper pilots, ritz driving jeeps, etc.

[Axyon]

Sounds great, I'd love to be a part of it.

[TheSomeone]

by the way, does anybody know what you hafta edit to shift the infantry mode to third person? Because itd be cool to have some third person infantry scenes rather than just all first person.

When you play back demos, you watch them all-seeing-eye style.

BY the way, about the music go here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001GDM/002-7448695-7290405?v=glance), scroll down and listen to samples. I have the entire CD (as well as much more classical stuff. No, my parents don't listen to it, I do :D) but this one is particularly fit for film music.

[Ennui]

yeah, thats not a problem. only first person views will be in buggies and jeeps.

[TheSomeone]

yeah, thats not a problem. only first person views will be in buggies and jeeps.

Why would we want to do that? (and check my edit for music)

[Ennui]

just some, because the fp view from them looks good.

[TheSomeone]

Haha okay.

Have you ever taken a film class? Just out of curiosity. I have so if you need any advice on cameras, I know it's obnoxious but :P. Also, panning cameras with mouse = ugly. It's all jagged. Using a joystick or the arrow keys to rotate would be much better.

We could have a scene where the medic comes with the defilibrators: "200 volts! 1, 2, 3, CLEAR!" it doesn't work "Okay 220 volts!" etc... :D

[Axyon]

Haha okay.

Have you ever taken a film class? Just out of curiosity. I have so if you need any advice on cameras, I know it's obnoxious but :P. Also, panning cameras with mouse = ugly. It's all jagged. Using a joystick or the arrow keys to rotate would be much better.

We could have a scene where the medic comes with the defilibrators: "200 volts! 1, 2, 3, CLEAR!" it doesn't work "Okay 220 volts!" etc... :DThen he gets ambushed, and you just know he's going to use the defibs to take someone out ;)

[TheSomeone]

OMG YES!

He' s cranking up the voltage when some commando with his fancy beret and knife jump behind him and he flips and goes BRZZZ and fries him.

MUHAHAHHAHAHA.

[RipperRoo]

Can we have a dogfight that involves the planes swooping down under a bridge and then pulling up vertically? Just looks cool, thats all :)
Oh, and we have got to have a scene with landing craft!

And whilst I'm at it, we could do a sweep with an apache at ground troops, but take it down really damn low, and some cheeky git sticks C4 on its underside. :D

[TIIMMYY]

I would like to be a part of it :D

Not vioce acting thougn, maybe as a pilot/grunt, you know, an extra :P

[Zerimski]

There needs to be a sniper duel!

I can't help but feel that with this forums penchant for over-ambition, we'll be looking at a feature length war drama here ;)

[TIIMMYY]

If we all pull together and make a movie, its bound to be a winner :D

[Dalamari]

Maybe a Black Hawk Down recreation, I'm sure they have a map that looks like Somalia

[Pi Mu Rho]

Or have someone make a custom map...

[marksmanHL2 :)]

hehe, I love the way we are talkin bout all this stuff...


Because 90% of what you have suggested seems to happen in game anyway :P



Like the sticking of C4 onto low flying helos, that happened to me today :O


lol It shocked me to say the least :P

[TIIMMYY]

Maybe a Black Hawk Down recreation, I'm sure they have a map that looks like Somalia

Yep, they sure do :)

Its the level called Mashtuur City.

http://www.invisibledream.com/soulexistence/retail/screenshots_1/BF2%202005-06-16%2018-19-25-50.jpg

http://www.invisibledream.com/soulexistence/retail/screenshots_1/BF2%202005-06-16%2018-43-47-82.jpg

Looks nice :D

[GoJan]

I'm good at making chopper rols.

[EVIL]

I want to be the american women who gets raped by NEC

anyway, I am getting the hang of the american jets, I once did a flyby corkscrew low on the carrier dek and happen to hit a NEC dude (who as I flew over ran across the dek) with my wing (because I rolled) and killed him
:afro:
wish the battlerecorder thingy worked then, ahhwell. I had some witnesses of the dudes who where shooting at the nec, and saw me roll kick the dude with the wing but I cant remember witch server it was on and I doubt anyone was bothered to remember, but it was cool. I really need to get me a joystick, cuz I can't stear as tight with the mouse then with joystick.

[TheSomeone]

I want to be the american women who gets raped by NEC


I want to be the american woman who points at MEC prisoner's penises at Abu Grahib, then forces them to fondle each other while it turns out they're innocent.

[Ennui]

yeah. we'll figure out what map to use after release, but we can have some version of everything we've discussed. though we're not making it like an hour long, I think 10-30 minutes should be more than enough work.

and yes, thesomeone, my high school has a 4 year film course which I am enrolled in. so I know camera technique and all that, and on top of it I have access to final cut pro :)

[Ennui]

I'm going to get some forums set up for this in the next few weeks, and we can further coordinate from there.

[Datrix]

I might be willing to participate. :)

[Canadian Gunner]

Since I didn't see anyone taking an editing position, I'd gladly do it. (we'd have to use the BFTV thing so you could send the files easily, either that or get a site to host video/audio files). I have access to Adobe Premiere and have a reasonable knowledge of it. Plus now that it's summer time I have some time to kill. Woot.

[Glirk Dient]

I would like to be a part of this. I have only read the end few posts but it sounds like were gonna make a movie. I am not sure what machinima is but if we turn everyone into gay flying people shooting crap at eachother with incredibly unrealistic features then count me out. If we are making a movie however...I am a pro with flying and stunts if it needs to be done. Heck...I simply rock at everything.

[X-FacToR]

I'll be a stunt double :p

[Pesmerga]

Heck...I simply rock at everything.

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[Ennui]

Since I didn't see anyone taking an editing position, I'd gladly do it. (we'd have to use the BFTV thing so you could send the files easily, either that or get a site to host video/audio files). I have access to Adobe Premiere and have a reasonable knowledge of it. Plus now that it's summer time I have some time to kill. Woot.
excellent. I was worrying about having to hax0r/learn premiere for this since my access to final cut pro is not available for the summer.

[Iced_Eagle]

I'd be available for you to blow me up. ;) Just PM me if you need any extra help.

[Canadian Gunner]

Alrighty then, well, this ought to be quite interesting. Can't wait to put this thing together.

[Dalamari]

Now that this game is out let's coordinate a plan

[Mujuro]

You should have a trailer with the voice of that deep-voiced movie trailer guy. (Pablo Francisco anyone?) "Little Tortilla Boy"

[Ennui]

You should have a trailer with the voice of that deep-voiced movie trailer guy. (Pablo Francisco anyone?) "Little Tortilla Boy"
hahaha, great standup.

I'll see what I can do about setting up some forums this weekend.

[EVIL]

Count me in for some air stunt action (USA jet's) /me loves barrel rolls 2 feet above carriers and ground/water

[Murray]

Anything Battlefield 2-related, count me in.

[Fliko]

If you need some help in stunting, or something liek that PM me. I don't do voiceovers though.