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Re: One mighty montage.
Posted By: Nokterne <nokterne@gmail.com>	Date: 9/4/08 11:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: One mighty montage. (VVM) : This was a lot better then the one's I've seen recently, however I do think : Montages in general need a reboot. Today, every montage is self centered : around the person who created it - there is no attempt to tell a a sort of : story that would make it memorable. : It's a shame that nobody has sat down and thought about how to make a good : montage. Every montage is the same, just slaps a bunch of clips together, : then put in a shit load of effects that aren't needed; then open up a MP3 : folder and find the first song they like. : Every time I watch a montage, I cringe at how shitty the music is - and how : it doesn't fit, and how it detracts from the gameplay, or the point of the : movie. Sometimes you just can't use rap, or soft rock, or whatever the : hell anybody uses in their montage. : Sometimes - all it takes is a simple theme, or a beat to get something to : work. : People need to start trying something new, something that isn't self centered : around how good they are. : And for god sakes stop using crap like multitage or sticktage or retardtage. A montage with a story...like machinima? Either way, I don't think that montages have to tell stories to be entertaining. The entire point of a montage (at least under its definition in the Halo community) is too show off your all your great moments while playing the game. I completely agree with your opinion on music in montages. If I were to make a montage, I would probably use music that I personally enjoy, and I think this what people in general are doing. Unfortunately, other peoples personal taste in music is often really bad. I think for the majority of people out there, musical exploration and discovery is limited to the singles they hear on the radio. I think that music syncing with the gameplay is very important in montages, and I always enjoy montages that do this well (a great example is the montage by Shinato posted not so long ago). Overall, I think a good montage just has to feature a high level of skill to be entertaining. Most of the montages with over-edited gameplay footage tend to come from players who have just gotten lucky or play a lot of social matchmaking. Kryptics montage is a perfect example of a skillful player not needing to over-edit his clips to make them entertaining. His montage is also a reasonable length, and it seems like he took care and used only his very best clips while creating it. So basically, quality over quantity...and make sure the music is good.

Message Index

One mighty montage.	Captain Spark	9/4/08 10:54 a.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	JawReich	9/4/08 11:38 a.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	grantix	9/4/08 12:38 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Cody Miller	9/4/08 1:13 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	SonofMacPhisto	9/4/08 1:44 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Miguel Chavez	9/4/08 2:22 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Captain Spark	9/4/08 2:23 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	VVM	9/4/08 3:01 p.m.
\m/ Let there be METAL! \m/	mendicantbias00	9/4/08 3:04 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Miguel Chavez	9/4/08 3:10 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	detranova	9/4/08 7:10 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Louis Wu	9/4/08 7:12 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	detranova	9/4/08 8:03 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Louis Wu	9/4/08 8:11 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	Nokterne	9/4/08 11:17 p.m.
I second the motion for variety	RC Master	9/6/08 9:12 a.m.
I'm crying right now.	BlueNinja	9/4/08 3:20 p.m.
Re: One mighty montage.	DiscipleN2k	9/4/08 10:17 p.m.