"Within" Our First Movie

Iari111 · 07-03-2006, 12:11 PM

Hello all

After watching the creations from the masters on here, my husband and I decided it was time to give it a try.

The inspiration for the movie came from this particular song. I was driving in my car one day as it started playing, and suddenly I was seeing the scenes. My husband at the time was away for a month on business. So I listened daily to this song, and envisioned.

The poor guy didn't even get in the door before I was having him listen to the songs, and my disjointed ideas LOL... He hasn't seen the sun once since he came home three days ago. SMILEY

I am both excited and scared at having you all view this lol.. this being our first eq2 fan film, I hope it doesn't suck too badly :p At any rate, he and I had an absolutely wonderful time making this together SMILEY

I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!

FileFront http://files.filefront.com/Within+Videowmv/;5217739;;/fileinfo.html

YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cge9jO-ri18

Yahoo Video http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=9a185605a4011293f2620ff1d585aebc.567262

Myspace www.myspace.com/wrathofgodeq2

~Luna

PS. he apologizes for the purple leg armor LOL

edited to add some new links. Thank you Gendgi for the movie poster SMILEY

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Kyriel · 07-03-2006, 12:30 PM

Ohhh I like it, very cute, i really liked the picture where she breaks the glass

Message Edited by Zemfira on 07-03-2006 01:35 AM

ronboga · 07-03-2006, 12:36 PM

Very nice.

Gendgi · 07-03-2006, 04:15 PM

Hello!

First of all let me just say that for your first work and in such a short time its amazingly done!

The soundtrack has everything to do with the movie, the transactions between still pics and the movie itself are very smooth, the special effects are really cool, i think that breaking the portrait its a Very Cool Effect hehe.

Congratulations to you guys, Gerund and Luna for making this beatifull story, and... be ready for MORE! MUHAHAHA

Eybietie · 07-03-2006, 05:02 PM

Iari111 wrote:

Hello all

After watching the creations from the masters on here, my husband and I decided it was time to give it a try.

The inspiration for the movie came from this particular song. I was driving in my car one day as it started playing, and suddenly I was seeing the scenes. My husband at the time was away for a month on business. So I listened daily to this song, and envisioned.

....

PS. he apologizes for the purple leg armor LOL

yeah - so true... *i can see unmade scenes...* SMILEY

ahh and yes - the purple armor... but very nice video - keep it up SMILEY

swpj · 07-03-2006, 07:33 PM

Yeah, that's a good one, nice work. I get my inspiration the same way, from the songs... the more powerful the song (to me) the more clearly the images/story unfold as I listen. You did your hubby a service with this one SMILEY

I like a vid with a good story. Keep em coming...

-Kreep

Message Edited by swpj on 07-03-2006 08:33 AM

Zilreed · 07-03-2006, 10:12 PM

Amazing for your first video! I would have brightened up the darker scenes a little bit, but other than that, it was really good! Well done. :smileyhappy:

Iari111 · 07-03-2006, 10:42 PM

Zilreed wrote:
Amazing for your first video! I would have brightened up the darker scenes a little bit, but other than that, it was really good! Well done. :smileyhappy:

Thanks so much for the comments everyone SMILEY

Zilreed, thanks for the suggestion! Will definitely pay closer attention to that the next time SMILEY

(edited to remove mediamax link as it no longer works. The filefront link in theOP is a good one tho, not as dark as the one on youtube)

~Luna

Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-07-2006 09:10 PM

megaira13 · 07-03-2006, 10:53 PM

Oh very nice!! I especially liked the SK scenes - very poignant. I especially liked the shot of him looking into the mirror, then geared up, then looking down. Huge sucker for SK's and you picked the perfect soundtrack. My only (very subjective) constructive suggestion is not major, but would be perhaps a change in music for the credits? It may just be me, but it doesn't seem to quit flow with the haunted/inner struggle theme of the main piece. I dug through mp3s and found one tune that didn't work at all SMILEY

, but! it had a heartbeat going in the background - and the heartbeat was kind of neat. There's also song by Witchcraft called Cathedral that might work well (obscure though). One of the side benefits I'm really loving about the EQ2 videos - I'm finding all kinds of new music to buy recently. SMILEY

Loved that Stain'd track.

Silver_Feather · 07-03-2006, 11:26 PM

I liked it.Yea,the purple pants were kinda funny,but the first time I watched the movie I hardly noticed it at all.Great movie,make another next time you hear some good songs. *grins*

megaira13 · 07-04-2006, 12:15 AM

DL'd the larger version and rewatched (made my husband come see SMILEY

), couple things to add: The fight scenes for the SK - particularily the DE shot and the knees - awesome. The reflections in the water were a great touch!! I think some people have a knack for bringing an idea to life, and life to characters/story - I think this is what you've done very well here.

Iari111 · 07-04-2006, 12:56 AM

megaira13 wrote:

The fight scenes for the SK - particularily the DE shot and the knees - awesome.
The reflections in the water were a great touch!!

Hiya Ninibi SMILEY

Ya I love his part in the story. SMILEY Hers came through a bit too subtley I think, but then her story is an "everygirl/anygirl" one. In the end we decided to let his story be the highlight.

And so glad you caught the reflections!! We thought at first it might be too hard to see and easily missed, but figured that it would be fun to have a piece or two in the movie that was not obviously apparent on a first or even second viewing. I love watching these kinds of movies more than once, discovering something new each time SMILEY

The end credits music.. I agree, not the best choice. I was in danger of losing Gerund to sleep and had to find a song fast! lol

~Luna

FatherThyme · 07-04-2006, 05:12 AM

I figure as the "poor hubby", I should probably respond to the gracious feedback we have received concerning our video. Thank you everyone for your rather positive feedback! While Lunara is quite the task master, we both really enjoyed making this video. We have ideas for several more, although at this point, I'm not sure which one will solidify into a finished movie first. The "music video" format, to me anyway, is fairly straight forward. The musicians have already created the story and we, as movie makers, have only to make it appear on the screen. Perhaps we will lean toward another one of those before breaking out with a story of our own to tell.:smileyhappy:Another interesting thing about this one is that the only money spent beyond EQ2 subscription was the $37 it cost to register FRAPS (www.fraps.com) We used Windows Movie Maker (free with Windows XP) to put it all together. The couple of stills we used were manipulated with Roxio Photosuite 5, which was also a free download from www.roxio.com. Just thought it was interesting that using inexpensive (read: free) software doesn't mean you can't make a quality movie.Lastly, if you really enjoyed the movie, tell your friends about it. We made it with the hopes that a lot of people would watch and enjoy it!:smileyvery-happy:Thanks again,GerundPS.If you have trouble with any of the links in the original post, here is yet another location to download from:"Within" Video (hosted by www.filefront.com)

Message Edited by FatherThyme on 07-03-2006 10:25 PM

ObsidianB · 07-05-2006, 01:36 AM

Just wanted to say that was an excellent video!!!

Nightfire · 07-06-2006, 02:51 AM

That was a great video...I loved it.:smileyhappy:

Iari111 · 07-06-2006, 04:05 AM

Thank you both! Glad you liked it SMILEY

Kelticdragon · 07-07-2006, 05:32 PM

Awesome movie. absolutly awesome.

BosoxVixen · 07-07-2006, 07:05 PM

/applaud

That was an amazing video. Very well done!

Zabjade · 07-07-2006, 07:28 PM

I liked the Video, I like your Tube because you don't have to download anything. BTW how do you get the reflections in the mirrors again one day they stopped working for me (Even had the water bug of a bunch of horizontal lines but I managed to fix that but not the reflections)

PonderStibbons · 07-07-2006, 08:10 PM

Impressive.If only I had the talent to do something like that!

zealou · 07-08-2006, 12:56 AM

Thank you so much for sharing your video, it was liek a modern romeo and juliet or pride and prejudice,..i would really like to see more stories about your characters you guys surely have a gift for storytelling,it is very hard to convey a story withought dialogue, keep up the good work and ill definatly stand in line for the next flick

Iari111 · 07-08-2006, 08:16 AM

Wow

Thanks so much you all! SMILEY

Zabjade wrote:
I liked the Video, I like your Tube because you don't have to download anything.

BTW how do you get the reflections in the mirrors again one day they stopped working for me (Even had the water bug of a bunch of horizontal lines but I managed to fix that but not the reflections)

I had mine set at Options>Display>Water. Environment Cube Map Updates: fastest (1 time)

Options>Display>Water. Reflections: Mirror + Cube Map (best)

Options>Display>Water. Reflections inside a house: Mirror + Cube Map (best)

Hope that helps SMILEY

Kyriel · 07-08-2006, 08:38 AM

I like your movie poster too. Before I was gonna release Must be dreaming I asked suite if she could make a poster for it but she ignored me /cry!!

Irr · 07-08-2006, 11:35 PM

Astounding! The perfect song for the perfect story. The griffon flight shots were excellent. The picture breaking scene was awesome. The mirror scenes (fading and the SK looking down) were flawless. I love it! Now the "constructive critisism". His SK armor was distracting. I don't picture "the devil" wearing that. haha.If I were you I'd hit the broker for any cheap armor that matches his helmet.But seriously guys, this was an AMAZING video. You'll make more or suffer. :smileyvery-happy:

Iari111 · 07-09-2006, 04:35 AM

Thanks so much Irras SMILEY

Ya the sk outfit was a bit on the wimpy side wasn't it lol.. we were wishing he had not destroyed his ebon way back when, that would have worked perfectly.

And omg! We found this today.. Absolutely blown away lol SMILEY

http://mmorpg.qj.net/Everquest-II-Movie-Made-By-A-Fan/pg/49/aid/58213

edited to add.. and the treasure chest! lol SMILEY

/happydance

This has been a good week :p

Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-08-2006 07:18 PM

Gendgi · 07-09-2006, 08:22 AM

Wooohooooo You guys made Treasure Chest, the movie is totaly worth it!!! you guys Rock! hehehe Congratulations.

webteacher · 07-09-2006, 10:39 AM

love it!! You definately have the talent, should make more!!! Berry Conjurer/ Tailor Antonia Bayle

idaieni · 07-09-2006, 11:03 AM

awesome video absolutely loved it SMILEY

i have to ask though.. the black and green(aqua?) robe she is wearing what is that?? ive never seen it and im a sucker for cool clothes in game SMILEY

Goldie

Befallen

Iari111 · 07-09-2006, 12:28 PM

Thanks again for your comments everyone SMILEY

Idaieni, the robe is a monk/bruiser robe, equipable at 67 (I think), the Grand Master's Robe of Enlightenment :smileywink:

Sca · 07-09-2006, 04:46 PM

Lovely movie, I was very entertained by it. Did you collect all of the imagery all at once when you decided to make the movie or bit and pieces as you played?

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Message Edited by Scarn on 07-09-2006 08:01 AM

07-03-2006, 12:11 PM	#1
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Hello all After watching the creations from the masters on here, my husband and I decided it was time to give it a try. The inspiration for the movie came from this particular song. I was driving in my car one day as it started playing, and suddenly I was seeing the scenes. My husband at the time was away for a month on business. So I listened daily to this song, and envisioned. The poor guy didn't even get in the door before I was having him listen to the songs, and my disjointed ideas LOL... He hasn't seen the sun once since he came home three days ago. I am both excited and scared at having you all view this lol.. this being our first eq2 fan film, I hope it doesn't suck too badly :p At any rate, he and I had an absolutely wonderful time making this together I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it! FileFront http://files.filefront.com/Within+Videowmv/;5217739;;/fileinfo.html YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cge9jO-ri18 Yahoo Video http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=9a185605a4011293f2620ff1d585aebc.567262 Myspace www.myspace.com/wrathofgodeq2 ~Luna PS. he apologizes for the purple leg armor LOL edited to add some new links. Thank you Gendgi for the movie poster Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-03-2006 01:11 AM Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-03-2006 12:11 PM Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-03-2006 02:05 PM Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-05-2006 11:02 AM

07-03-2006, 12:30 PM	#2
Kyriel Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,386	Ohhh I like it, very cute, i really liked the picture where she breaks the glass Message Edited by Zemfira on 07-03-2006 01:35 AM __________________ Click Below to Watch Kyriel's EQ2 Music Video!!

07-03-2006, 12:36 PM	#3
ronboga General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80	Very nice. __________________

07-03-2006, 05:02 PM	#5
Eybietie Custom Avatar Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 799	Iari111 wrote: Hello all After watching the creations from the masters on here, my husband and I decided it was time to give it a try. The inspiration for the movie came from this particular song. I was driving in my car one day as it started playing, and suddenly I was seeing the scenes. My husband at the time was away for a month on business. So I listened daily to this song, and envisioned. .... PS. he apologizes for the purple leg armor LOL yeah - so true... i can see unmade scenes... ahh and yes - the purple armor... but very nice video - keep it up

07-03-2006, 07:33 PM	#6
swpj Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 74	Yeah, that's a good one, nice work. I get my inspiration the same way, from the songs... the more powerful the song (to me) the more clearly the images/story unfold as I listen. You did your hubby a service with this one I like a vid with a good story. Keep em coming... -Kreep Message Edited by swpj on 07-03-2006 08:33 AM __________________ -Kreep, Bruiser of Phantom Knights on Mistmoore My Videos: Unsuspecting Prey - Part 1 Unsuspecting Prey - Part 2 See The Light

07-03-2006, 04:15 PM	#4
Gendgi Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 29	Hello! First of all let me just say that for your first work and in such a short time its amazingly done! The soundtrack has everything to do with the movie, the transactions between still pics and the movie itself are very smooth, the special effects are really cool, i think that breaking the portrait its a Very Cool Effect hehe. Congratulations to you guys, Gerund and Luna for making this beatifull story, and... be ready for MORE! MUHAHAHA

07-03-2006, 10:12 PM	#7
Zilreed Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 421	Amazing for your first video! I would have brightened up the darker scenes a little bit, but other than that, it was really good! Well done. :smileyhappy:

07-03-2006, 10:42 PM	#8
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Zilreed wrote: Amazing for your first video! I would have brightened up the darker scenes a little bit, but other than that, it was really good! Well done. :smileyhappy: Thanks so much for the comments everyone Zilreed, thanks for the suggestion! Will definitely pay closer attention to that the next time (edited to remove mediamax link as it no longer works. The filefront link in theOP is a good one tho, not as dark as the one on youtube) ~Luna Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-07-2006 09:10 PM

07-03-2006, 10:53 PM	#9
megaira13 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 391	Oh very nice!! I especially liked the SK scenes - very poignant. I especially liked the shot of him looking into the mirror, then geared up, then looking down. Huge sucker for SK's and you picked the perfect soundtrack. My only (very subjective) constructive suggestion is not major, but would be perhaps a change in music for the credits? It may just be me, but it doesn't seem to quit flow with the haunted/inner struggle theme of the main piece. I dug through mp3s and found one tune that didn't work at all , but! it had a heartbeat going in the background - and the heartbeat was kind of neat. There's also song by Witchcraft called Cathedral that might work well (obscure though). One of the side benefits I'm really loving about the EQ2 videos - I'm finding all kinds of new music to buy recently. Loved that Stain'd track. __________________

07-03-2006, 11:26 PM	#10
Silver_Feather Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 388	I liked it.Yea,the purple pants were kinda funny,but the first time I watched the movie I hardly noticed it at all.Great movie,make another next time you hear some good songs. grins

07-04-2006, 12:15 AM	#11
megaira13 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 391	DL'd the larger version and rewatched (made my husband come see ), couple things to add: The fight scenes for the SK - particularily the DE shot and the knees - awesome. The reflections in the water were a great touch!! I think some people have a knack for bringing an idea to life, and life to characters/story - I think this is what you've done very well here. __________________

07-04-2006, 12:56 AM	#12
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	megaira13 wrote: The fight scenes for the SK - particularily the DE shot and the knees - awesome. The reflections in the water were a great touch!! Hiya Ninibi Ya I love his part in the story. Hers came through a bit too subtley I think, but then her story is an "everygirl/anygirl" one. In the end we decided to let his story be the highlight. And so glad you caught the reflections!! We thought at first it might be too hard to see and easily missed, but figured that it would be fun to have a piece or two in the movie that was not obviously apparent on a first or even second viewing. I love watching these kinds of movies more than once, discovering something new each time The end credits music.. I agree, not the best choice. I was in danger of losing Gerund to sleep and had to find a song fast! lol ~Luna

07-04-2006, 05:12 AM	#13
FatherThyme Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Butcherblock Server Posts: 3	I figure as the "poor hubby", I should probably respond to the gracious feedback we have received concerning our video. Thank you everyone for your rather positive feedback! While Lunara is quite the task master, we both really enjoyed making this video. We have ideas for several more, although at this point, I'm not sure which one will solidify into a finished movie first. The "music video" format, to me anyway, is fairly straight forward. The musicians have already created the story and we, as movie makers, have only to make it appear on the screen. Perhaps we will lean toward another one of those before breaking out with a story of our own to tell.:smileyhappy:Another interesting thing about this one is that the only money spent beyond EQ2 subscription was the $37 it cost to register FRAPS (www.fraps.com) We used Windows Movie Maker (free with Windows XP) to put it all together. The couple of stills we used were manipulated with Roxio Photosuite 5, which was also a free download from www.roxio.com. Just thought it was interesting that using inexpensive (read: free) software doesn't mean you can't make a quality movie.Lastly, if you really enjoyed the movie, tell your friends about it. We made it with the hopes that a lot of people would watch and enjoy it!:smileyvery-happy:Thanks again,GerundPS.If you have trouble with any of the links in the original post, here is yet another location to download from:"Within" Video (hosted by www.filefront.com) Message Edited by FatherThyme on 07-03-2006 10:25 PM __________________

07-05-2006, 01:36 AM	#14
ObsidianB Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 33	Just wanted to say that was an excellent video!!!

07-06-2006, 02:51 AM	#15
Nightfire Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 72	That was a great video...I loved it.:smileyhappy: __________________

07-06-2006, 04:05 AM	#16
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Thank you both! Glad you liked it

07-07-2006, 05:32 PM	#17
Kelticdragon Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gorowynn or Vancouver WA Posts: 49	Awesome movie. absolutly awesome.

07-07-2006, 07:05 PM	#18
BosoxVixen Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 14	/applaud That was an amazing video. Very well done!

07-07-2006, 07:28 PM	#19
Zabjade Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,631	I liked the Video, I like your Tube because you don't have to download anything. BTW how do you get the reflections in the mirrors again one day they stopped working for me (Even had the water bug of a bunch of horizontal lines but I managed to fix that but not the reflections) __________________

07-07-2006, 08:10 PM	#20
PonderStibbons Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 58	Impressive.If only I had the talent to do something like that!

07-08-2006, 12:56 AM	#21
zealou Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	Thank you so much for sharing your video, it was liek a modern romeo and juliet or pride and prejudice,..i would really like to see more stories about your characters you guys surely have a gift for storytelling,it is very hard to convey a story withought dialogue, keep up the good work and ill definatly stand in line for the next flick

07-08-2006, 08:16 AM	#22
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Wow Thanks so much you all! Zabjade wrote: I liked the Video, I like your Tube because you don't have to download anything. BTW how do you get the reflections in the mirrors again one day they stopped working for me (Even had the water bug of a bunch of horizontal lines but I managed to fix that but not the reflections) I had mine set at Options>Display>Water. Environment Cube Map Updates: fastest (1 time) Options>Display>Water. Reflections: Mirror + Cube Map (best) Options>Display>Water. Reflections inside a house: Mirror + Cube Map (best) Hope that helps

07-08-2006, 08:38 AM	#23
Kyriel Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,386	I like your movie poster too. Before I was gonna release Must be dreaming I asked suite if she could make a poster for it but she ignored me /cry!! __________________ Click Below to Watch Kyriel's EQ2 Music Video!!

07-08-2006, 11:35 PM	#24
Irr General Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 368	Astounding! The perfect song for the perfect story. The griffon flight shots were excellent. The picture breaking scene was awesome. The mirror scenes (fading and the SK looking down) were flawless. I love it! Now the "constructive critisism". His SK armor was distracting. I don't picture "the devil" wearing that. haha.If I were you I'd hit the broker for any cheap armor that matches his helmet.But seriously guys, this was an AMAZING video. You'll make more or suffer. :smileyvery-happy: __________________

07-09-2006, 04:35 AM	#25
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Thanks so much Irras Ya the sk outfit was a bit on the wimpy side wasn't it lol.. we were wishing he had not destroyed his ebon way back when, that would have worked perfectly. And omg! We found this today.. Absolutely blown away lol http://mmorpg.qj.net/Everquest-II-Movie-Made-By-A-Fan/pg/49/aid/58213 edited to add.. and the treasure chest! lol /happydance This has been a good week :p Message Edited by Iari111 on 07-08-2006 07:18 PM

07-09-2006, 08:22 AM	#26
Gendgi Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 29	Wooohooooo You guys made Treasure Chest, the movie is totaly worth it!!! you guys Rock! hehehe Congratulations.

07-09-2006, 10:39 AM	#27
webteacher Lord Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 49	love it!! You definately have the talent, should make more!!! Berry Conjurer/ Tailor Antonia Bayle __________________ Berry~Conjurer of Antonia Bayle Lyss~ Monkey of Antonia Bayle Cristel~RangerFae of Antonia Bayle Berri~ Trouby of Venekor..... And too many others to count

07-09-2006, 11:03 AM	#28
idaieni Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 13	awesome video absolutely loved it i have to ask though.. the black and green(aqua?) robe she is wearing what is that?? ive never seen it and im a sucker for cool clothes in game Goldie Befallen

07-09-2006, 12:28 PM	#29
Iari111 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 159	Thanks again for your comments everyone Idaieni, the robe is a monk/bruiser robe, equipable at 67 (I think), the Grand Master's Robe of Enlightenment :smileywink:

07-09-2006, 04:46 PM	#30
Sca General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Lovely movie, I was very entertained by it. Did you collect all of the imagery all at once when you decided to make the movie or bit and pieces as you played? Message Edited by Scarn on 07-09-2006 08:00 AM Message Edited by Scarn on 07-09-2006 08:01 AM __________________ Captain Cereduic le Lyon 70 Swashbuckler