Guild Wars: Aeon Episode 1!

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

02 Feb 2008 at 17:36 - 1

Hello again!

Finally, the first episode of Guild Wars: Aeon has been completed!

Aeon?
"One of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe."

Four heroes. One Aeon. Three heroes left.

Levi, Laya, Melchiore and Thomas try to pick up their lives after the Searing, however fate has chosen another way for one of them...

Please be patient as the file sizes are quite big. Feedback is appreciated.

A few notes:
-I know there are a few moments where my mouse pointer is visible. I didn't notice until I previewed it, apologies for that.
-Right now, you might think the story is quite the same as the Prophecies' campaign, but this episode was meant to introduce the heroes. Thought it'd be nostalgic too

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Edit: Removed Stage6 Links, added Episode 3.

YouTube
Episode 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7ODBXNEam_Q
Episode 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PwqXJyQZyDo
Episode 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JEIgGlSLeUM

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

02 Feb 2008 at 18:01 - 2

Nice. Good camera work there and mentioning the song names when they come on is a good idea (if a little distracting at times). I'm looking forward to the next one

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

02 Feb 2008 at 19:17 - 3

Well done, I liked it a lot. I'll be looking forward to more of the series ^^

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

02 Feb 2008 at 20:11 - 4

The armor choice for some of the characters doesn't really look like "upstart adventurers going on a journey"

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

03 Feb 2008 at 09:21 - 5

Originally Posted by Nevin

The armor choice for some of the characters doesn't really look like "upstart adventurers going on a journey" Who said they were ;p?

Also, Tatile, I have to agree. At some parts, it isn't as subtle as I wanted to be. I'll change that in the next episodes.

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

W/

03 Feb 2008 at 22:31 - 6

Nice Video! The ending really looked good.
But i think you should try to reduce the times with a black screen a little. Sometimes feels like a loading screen

LukeD

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

England

Gettin Money Like We Just Found [OiL]

Mo/E

03 Feb 2008 at 22:46 - 7

nice dude

man maybe u could show me some stuff on vegas iv made alit of vids but still wanna know more

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

04 Feb 2008 at 10:50 - 8

Originally Posted by Valeria

Nice Video! The ending really looked good.
But i think you should try to reduce the times with a black screen a little. Sometimes feels like a loading screen

Thanks. I agree with what you said, especially when The Great Northern Wall appears, it stays there a bit too long

silv3rr

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

05 Feb 2008 at 07:32 - 9

Wow... very very good. I love the soundtrack you put together for it =) Great camera work too: especially the part where Thomas and Melchiore were on the side discussing plans with Levi and Laya arguing in the back.

Looking forward to the next episode

Master Of Coldness

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

Germany, Berlin

I Tata Astaldi Er Ume [DuO]

D/

05 Feb 2008 at 17:13 - 10

Originally Posted by silv3rr

Wow... very very good. I love the soundtrack you put together for it =) Great camera work too: especially the part where Thomas and Melchiore were on the side discussing plans with Levi and Laya arguing in the back.

Looking forward to the next episode

me2 great movie

Searoth The Swift

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

Ex Diku Mud Addicts [iMud]

R/

06 Feb 2008 at 03:54 - 11

Very nice, love the style. Looking forward to another episode and keep up the good work!

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

06 Feb 2008 at 10:54 - 12

Thanks everyone for your comments.

The script for Episode 2 is done, recording & editing should be done within a few days. Stay tuned.

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

08 Feb 2008 at 13:06 - 13

Sorry for the double post...

But I'm glad to say that Episode 2 has been finished and uploaded!

Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PwqXJyQZyDo
Stage: http://www.stage6.com/user/Levie/vid...Aeon-Episode-2

Enjoy and as always, feedback is appreciated.

Narada

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

United States

Clan Foxrunner

R/P

08 Feb 2008 at 15:29 - 14

Wow, this is absolutely amazing. Instant YouTube subscription.

Hollow Gein

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Menos Espadas

N/

09 Feb 2008 at 12:51 - 15

Very nice, has a old school rpg feel to it. Keep it up.

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

15 Feb 2008 at 18:01 - 16

Thank you for your replies, appreciate it.

Due to exams coming up, episode 3 is going to be produced a tad slower than planned, but still, expect it within the first two weeks. Stay tuned!

0siris

Riding the Gravy Train

Join Date: Oct 2005

Chicago Area

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

W/

16 Feb 2008 at 08:59 - 17

Keep up the good work

Princess Blades

Kind Of A Big Deal

Join Date: Sep 2006

New Hampshire

Morituri Nolumus Mori [Mori]

E/A

19 Feb 2008 at 14:30 - 18

Very nice. I really like these little mini shows. Keep up the awesome work and I can't wait for the next Episode.

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

26 Feb 2008 at 15:45 - 19

Stage 6 is gonna close the 28th of February, which I'm very sad about. Not only because I upload my own videos there, I also watch various anime on it because of the quality...

Regarding episode 3, the script is done (for a while now), just need to get every member online

Stay tuned and thanks for your comments.

jimme

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Netherlands

Mo/

27 Feb 2008 at 23:25 - 20

Magiere Nephilim

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

in the snowy mountains

[DVDF]

28 Feb 2008 at 01:56 - 21

Awesome, I can't wait for it to be done.

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

04 Mar 2008 at 14:38 - 22

Episode 3 has been released!

YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JEIgGlSLeUM

No more Stage6...

Enjoy and as always, feedback is appreciated.

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

05 Mar 2008 at 11:28 - 23

This series is going very well Haoran, but I was just wondering if the YouTube quality of the videos was all there was. It'd be nice to see a higher-res version released

Queen Kitiara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

youtube.com/user/QueenKitiara

[Rain] Alliance "Bring on the Reign"

W/P

05 Mar 2008 at 14:18 - 24

Just found your videos yesterday Haoran and I must say - great job! I love how you have an intro/outro - it looks like a styled "anime type" of series production...watching those shows has made u a good director haha

Not that I'm an expert by any means and this is a small detail but I think if you had the room for your subtitles to be in the black area under the footage it'd make for easier reading rather than over your film

and ofc it'd be awesome if u tackled using voices

nevertheless, your choice in music score is wonderful! Also, I loved how u did still caps with extra imagery of your cast.

Ya Tatile it's a tough juggle to get the resolution nice without maxing your storage with big avi files...youtube has a habit of darkening the videos too...and gah what's this Stage 6? I have a feeling I'm glad I'm too ignorant to know that I'm losing out on something that is pretty awesome...

anyway best wishes with continuing your work Haoran - I subscribed!

Haoran

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

05 Mar 2008 at 17:12 - 25

Originally Posted by Tatile

This series is going very well Haoran, but I was just wondering if the YouTube quality of the videos was all there was. It'd be nice to see a higher-res version released

Thanks Tatile! Your comment is appreciated. As for higher res versions, I'll upload them to some kind of hosting site (Megaupload and FileFront probably).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen Kitiara

Just found your videos yesterday Haoran and I must say - great job! I love how you have an intro/outro - it looks like a styled "anime type" of series production...watching those shows has made u a good director haha

Not that I'm an expert by any means and this is a small detail but I think if you had the room for your subtitles to be in the black area under the footage it'd make for easier reading rather than over your film and ofc it'd be awesome if u tackled using voices nevertheless, your choice in music score is wonderful! Also, I loved how u did still caps with extra imagery of your cast.

Ya Tatile it's a tough juggle to get the resolution nice without maxing your storage with big avi files...youtube has a habit of darkening the videos too...and gah what's this Stage 6? I have a feeling I'm glad I'm too ignorant to know that I'm losing out on something that is pretty awesome...

anyway best wishes with continuing your work Haoran - I subscribed! Thank you Queen Kitiara! I've always wanted to have some kind of voice acting in my videos, but it won't come to full voice acting. Shouts, warnings etc., these kind of things I want to have voiced and I'm working on it!

As for the subtitles, yes, I agree that at some points, the subtitles might be hard to read. I'll try and see if I can add a black bar (because I'm no expert either

).

And lastly, Stage6 was (

) a site just like YouTube, except it used the DivX player from where you could view and upload videos with GREAT quality. Unfortunately, they've closed down as of 28th February. I'm searching for another option.

Again, thanks for the coments. Appreciated.