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Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media

PreMortem.Games

A video autoplaying with recognizable gameplay is MUCH more compelling than a ‘cinematic’ shot or establishing shot, or something else which does not look like player controlled gameplay. Get to the point Seriously though, show what the game looks like when it’s being played. For example, this 30 second cutdown edited by Gary J.

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How "The Boys" criticize modernity

Filmustage

This is another cinematic adaptation of DC comics, which are famous for their gloom, black humor, and violence. Today we will try to look at the famous TV series from an atypical point of view. The cinematic universe, toys, merch, namely fan service has captured the minds of many people.

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The mastery of visual storytelling: David Fincher

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The point is that Fincher rarely uses this method, and when he does use natural sources, it's mostly sunlight, flooding the frame. His films combine scary and interesting stories that are framed in the director's austere and incredibly cinematic style. The only joys of life, i.e. the light, are those human-made: love and friendship.

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How the Coen Brothers brought up absurdity in cinema

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Is it a cinematic device, and if so, for what purposes do directors use it? There is one very good reason why the Coen brothers are the heroes of this week: they are, you might say, the chameleons of the cinematic world. This attention from the directors points to the fact that the location is just as important as the characters.

Film 52
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Essential editing transitions - explained

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Be one of the first to test the new functionality - click here for more detailed information. This deception lies in the fact that cinematic language must force the viewer into the veracity of what is on the screen. Art by @nadi_bulochka Editing transitions Cinematography is a great mechanism to deceive the viewer.

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How to make a Boom: Michael Bay

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Be one of the first to test the new functionality - click here for more detailed information. The turning point was that he initially thought that the film would be terrible, but when he saw the final movie in the cinema, he changed his mind. Since his childhood, Bay was fascinated by effects, many of which he shot with his 8mm camera.

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Godot gets a brand new animation editor (with cinematic support)

Mircosoft Game Dev

With the new trend of cinematic tools and timelines coming recently to the big engines, this workflow (which was already possible) was cleaned up and made much easier and visual. Keys can also be inserted at any position in the timeline by simply right-clicking over the track at a given position in time. Animation and Audio tracks.