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Title: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: XTO -- on March 24, 2012, 09:59:19 AM
Competitors: Determined vs Tracker

Objective: Create the most 'epic' (by epic I mean the style) video.
Stunt: http://www.4shared.com/rar/-sETFRNK/file.html (http://www.4shared.com/rar/-sETFRNK/file.html)

Deadline: 6 days from now (+3 days extension)


Note: Objectives regarding looks and color corrections, will be rated according to this:
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Mati on March 24, 2012, 11:19:17 AM
Anoobis(2).rep dont working.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: XTO -- on March 25, 2012, 03:17:38 PM
Uploading a different stunt for you. Editing in a sec


http://www.sendspace.com/file/hdud71 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/hdud71)


done
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Mati on March 26, 2012, 10:25:34 AM
thank you
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Mati on March 28, 2012, 07:55:02 AM
[GTASET]SEMIFINALS: Tracker vs Determined, Tracker's Entry. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSCSHgpLRSo&hd=1)

Please click 720p, quality is better.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on March 30, 2012, 09:29:59 AM
I just got home from hospital, I was there for 9 days, so I really need an extension, otherwise there's nothing I can do about not showing up.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Mati on March 30, 2012, 11:11:40 AM
Give him the extension!  :lol:
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on March 30, 2012, 11:17:03 AM
Just give me the weekend to work with it, I have to visit my doctor on monday for a possible surgery anyways.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on April 01, 2012, 02:08:59 PM
Do I have to use all of the stunts? 'cause I don't have LC atm so I can't get one of Anoobis' stunts.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: XTO -- on April 01, 2012, 03:32:53 PM
You can replace the LC stunts with another ones, but you have to use the same amount of stunts.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on April 01, 2012, 03:57:09 PM
Looks like I'll be working overnight, I picked a really difficult premise, but I believe the outcome is gonna be quite epic.
I hope that's ok with you.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on April 01, 2012, 10:49:11 PM
Rendering  :happy:

E: Whew, hadn't put this much effort into a video in a long, long time. The objective suits me perfectly,  anyone who has seen FOD should know this  :happy:

GTASET Semi-Finals - [Determined] vs. Tracker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqwNf0FpuU#ws)

The last stunt/outro is a bit off-sync, that's 'cause my vegas crashed & I wasn't aware that I hadn't saved my progress, hope you can overlook that little nitch  :euro:

GL Tracker!  :cc_detective:

EE: God, YT fucked up the quality SEVERELY... I'll be posting a 4shared link in a few, sheesh  :wacko:

http://www.4shared.com/video/xAOtfrH9/GTASET_Semi-Finals_-_Determine.html (http://www.4shared.com/video/xAOtfrH9/GTASET_Semi-Finals_-_Determine.html)

I strongly suggest you to DL the vid instead of watching on YT, 'cause the quality is just horrible there.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Kukiel on April 02, 2012, 07:04:01 AM
That's a very hard one since it's difficult to define 'epic'.
You both had some weird looking dull cc's. Those freeplay or camhack camera works in Tracker's entry were really sweet. I liked the song you chose and editing went along it very well. While I liked Determined intro I thought the growling part of the song sort of ruined the whole 'epic' experience. I mean both entries were nice but both lacked some factor that makes certain videos look, oh well epic.
I vote for Tracker.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on April 02, 2012, 09:03:46 AM
I don't mean to be rude, but epic is most commonly referred to the high soprano choir vocals mixed with pipe organ & orchestra music, most commonly noticeable in overhyped hollywood trailers. I really don't see any epicism of any sorts in Tracker's song choice, by which, I feel he failed the objective. Again, I'm not being arrogant, nor trying to wage an easy victory, I just feel that the objective is pretty sound and straight forward, a generic rock song simply does not fit in with said terms.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Kukiel on April 02, 2012, 09:29:14 AM
I get your point but then again you refer to music choice which wasn't the challenge. Also if it was a challenge, as I said before, growling part of your song ruined epicness and harmony of the entry. I also understand that you feel that Tracker's song didn't really bring said epicness but I personally think his camera works and effects did more justice and gave his entry intensity for which i think epicness is recognized.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Determined on April 02, 2012, 09:41:15 AM
Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, I don't like the growls either, but I have to work with what I'm given, I can't just ask the guy kindly to stay quiet for a bit, besides, some digression from the theme with aggressive interlude has never hurt anyone, I personally like that kind of progression.
Still, I don't see the epic in Tracker's entry, I can agree that, overall, it is better than mine, but objective wise, I feel much more precisely accomplished than he is.

E: I meant the "work with what I'm given" part in a more superficial manner, as in, I have to work with the song I chose, yet I can't make it please my every desire, I just felt that I can really work with the song, so I overlooked the part that I had minor issues with.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Kukiel on April 02, 2012, 09:51:57 AM
Perfectly understood. We'll see what other judges think. But just to clarify: you weren't given the song, you picked it yourself. ;)
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: Ltab- on April 02, 2012, 06:59:13 PM
well, determined you did better stuff over your editing career, but your entry looked pretty much fucked up :wacko:
I mean, I liked first seconds, the cam angles gave me a good expectative so as the little glow, but then came the emo lyrics, breakdown and stuff (that's not the point, but I REALLY want to stand out that) and the glow in the WHOLE vid, imo just fitted at intro :lol:
Camera work itself was good, they were cool and well made, but the red-ish crap made the whole enviroment get weird.

tl;dr Everything was cool and intersting, cameras and pancrop work aswell. But for me the red effects and and music brings the video down and it gives less intensity, I see your effort on it, but wasn't used on its full potential.

Voting to tracker
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: XTO -- on April 04, 2012, 11:31:57 AM
Determined's entry looked like the type of edit to a Dimmu Borgir's song, than on a Two Steps From Hell song. It wasn't epic by it's meaning; Camera work was pretty good tho, but the style of the video itself didn't come up for it.


Tracker was the opposite, chose a non-fitting song, but he managed to create something flawless with camwork and low amount of effects, but the ones that he used were well-placed. Some parts a bit off-sync, and having a better colorcorrector would make it flawless.

Voting for Tracker.
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: ByTe on April 05, 2012, 07:20:56 AM
Tracker's entry looks better overall but I can't see the "epic" in here, feels like he cheated to me.

Vote goes to Determined for actually following the objective imo, the song means a lot in this kinda objective, but.. the growling parts.. *wristcut*
Title: Re: Semi Finals: Determined vs Tracker
Post by: FELIX on April 16, 2012, 12:44:28 PM
Sorry but the judges horribly failed in this battle. Tracker's editing was good but not "epic". Determined's editing wasn't as good but it was what anyone with normal english knowledge would understand as "epic". We are not talking about an "epic" as in "EPIC KILL STRIKE COMBO ZOMFGZZZ!!!!11" but about an "epic" as an epic war. Otherwise the challenge wouldn't have had any thought behind it.
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