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Re: "403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer)
Posted By: Turtle Mann <zbrain@optonline.net>Date: 7/17/08 12:58 a.m.

In Response To: Re: "403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer) (Alloran)


: It was... well, ok, but I've got a few suggestions.

: 1. The "Hey, we're playing Halo!" angle has been done to death.
: 2. Don't show the characters picking up the weapons. In several scenes, the
: gun magically jumps from the ground to their hands.
: 3. Fifteen minutes is incredibly excessive, especially when the episode is so
: heavily focused on combat. What you showed there probably could have been
: conveyed in a four to five minute episode.
: 4. Cinematography definitely needs some work. Try not to lock the camera to
: your characters.
I disagree with 1 and 2, otherwise I completely agree.

There was definitely some parts where the space between dialogue was way too long, especially in a conversation like the one the characters were having. I'd say 10 minutes would have been better, but it wasn't completely difficult to watch. I honestly don't know what you would have cut out since the action was so nicely done. I still enjoyed this very much.

Some shots were definitely not very eye catching, but the planning of the action was executed brilliantly. It felt like a real Big Team Battle game to me.

I also agree with the head bobbing. It distracted me in a few parts, but wasn't anything that was detrimental to my enjoyment. It's hard to convey the speaker in Halo 3 machinima and not look silly without being able to head bob with your weapon lowered. Maybe a for those scenes you could film offline so you can lower the weapons. Then again it wouldn't make sense in a matchmaking game to lower them. It's an odd predicament, but it's not something to worry about in a comedy series if everything else is done excellently.

Also, great voice acting and writing. I'm glad to see Mr. Sixer acting again. The other actors weren't too shabby either.

Overall, it was a good first episode because it left me wanting more. Good job.

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"403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer)Halo0001 X 7/16/08 9:09 p.m.
     Re: "403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer)Aglor 7/16/08 9:57 p.m.
     Re: "403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer)Alloran 7/16/08 11:52 p.m.
           Re: "403" Episode 1 (Featuring Frank Sixer)Turtle Mann 7/17/08 12:58 a.m.



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