Filming Session Tips
Quake2 Demo Editing Tutorial

Written by David 'crt' Wright
Reprinted 6/99 by
Overman

          

David 'crt' Wright, author of the Keygrip2 program, sent this post to the Quake2 Demos mailing list last year.  I thought about re-writing it for this site, but I really can't say it any better than he did.  These tips have proved extremely valuable to me, and I hope they will be for you as well.


From: "David Wright"
To: "Quake2 Demos And Movies"
Subject: [q2demos] Movie tips (was skins)
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:28:08 -0700

While I would agree that it is VERY important to film it "right" the first time, I think you underestimate the value of recamming, especially considering the total lack of good Q2 camera patches.

FYI, I recommend the following when making a movie (not everyone can meet all these requirements.. but you should try for as many as possible)

If you have to do this voice acting yourself, follow these tips: