by Scythe » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:42 pm
Not sure what the intention of the video was. It must be hard trying to follow the story with only two camera men, but if the video was supposed to encapsulate the feeling of the game into a short, cohesive, entertaining piece... I don't know.
It would be nice to have more light shed on the objectives, the exchange of intel, displays of team communication, and the progress of the game... If not in this one, for one in the future. I think the only informative parts were the fact that vehicles were in play, Father Starr injured, and Matt stating the odds at the beginning.
Nice quality though.
Lots of very interesting things happened in that game; there was juicy betrayal, inspirational speeches, shifting in power, the transportation of objects of interest, BOMB DEFUSING, and impressive combat that I didn't see in the video. Wonder where it all went or if it wasn't captured at all. One even might be inclined to point out the smile-inducing concentration on APST, but I saw them do crazy things and wilder n00b slaughter that was either emitted or missed!
Not meaning to be critical of the lack of action, movement, and content... I'm just curious as to why the video is edited that way. Casual feeling I guess?
A suggestion would be for the camera men to go back to bases and spawn points for intel, and if a team is being commanded to do an interesting mission or one that would attract a lot of enemy attention, follow the story. If there is a location that is known to be defended from heavy fire, follow the story. If something is whispered that a two-man team is going to try and do some recon, follow the story. Hearing people communicate to each other, not just pointing out the direction of hostiles, but also planning out strategy and situation reports give more meat and let people in on narrative chaos.
Like I said, I'm not dissing the video. I'm just interested in video art and concept, effective story-telling, and the capturing of atmosphere and setting and characters, that's all. Or should I just shut up and accept that it's just an airsoft video... Know what I mean?