Hey guys!
So I originally made this quick intro to try and help MWM out with their branding and for them to have something more consistent in the beginning of their Youtube videos. Its a short little clip but I spent a lot of time working on it and coming up with the idea of having the glare transition into part of their logo.
Sadly, they have ignored my messages even though I offered this intro to them no strings attached, I just wanted to help out in any way I could. Either way I figured maybe you guys would appreciate it. Let me know what you think!
I still support them and I am excited to see what the future holds for this game.
Hope you like it!
Oh and make sure you watch it in HD and Full Screen! XD
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Dude! I didn't get the message, and that is awesome. Do you have the original file? (I do the video editing myself)
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Hey! I do have it. I can send it over to you but Im at work right now. Sorry I assumed you guys ignored the message. Part of me wondered if maybe you just didn't get it lol.
I work late on weekends but I can send you the file once I get home. Where would you like it sent?
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I dig it. It's on the simple side.
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Incidentally, something you might want to toy with as an idea, if you're going to be messing with gratuitous lens flares like that ...
[img]http://i.imgur.com/2Bhw25H.png[/img]
Usually I prefer to interpret the appearance of this logo is that there's a Telescope sitting on top of the MWM letters, with the big crescent being a World seen from space with a Star in the far distance being occulted by the celestial body of the World.
However, the "sight line" of the Telescope is more of less perfectly aligned with the longest "ray" coming off the occulted Star behind the World, implying some sort of "surface to beyond orbit" kind of laser beam emanating out of the Telescope that is used for sighting in on astronomical objects with greater accuracy and precision.
But what about alternative interpretations? Wolfgang8565 has already given us a stationary blooming lens flare centered on the occulted Star animation ... so there's one.
What if that wasn't a(n occulted) Star on the horizon of a World at all? What if that was a Meteorite Impact ONTO to a World?
The way you would animate it would be to have a (spinning) "star" of light falling from the top left corner along the white line, which brightens and lengthens its "arms" of light as it approaches the surface of the World Crescent, until it "flares" brightly upon "impact" with the World Crescent, which then "radiates" the illumination outwards to reveal the entire World Crescent like a spreading shockwave of reveal. The Telescope on MWM part of the logo is continuously present the entire time.
Or you could do the above, but have the World Crescent be present the entire time, so you just get the Meteorite Impact onto the World effect that does a lens flare of brightness when intersecting with the World Crescent.
Or you could reverse the entire animation and make it look like the Telescope on the MWM logo is "shooting a beam" (laser?) into deep space by starting with a lens flare at the "star" on the surface of the World Crescent and then having it RAPIDLY diminish in brightness while being animated (with spinning star lens arms) as moving towards the top left of the logo so as to look like was "launched" somehow from the surface of the (missing) World Crescent and is rapidly gaining altitude on a course for deep space. You could even have the light flicker briefly as it travels the length of the (short) line towards the corner, to suggest that what got "launched" has to be something artificial, like a satellite or something, with the suggestion that the Telescope on the logo is "observing" the launch, since the angles align and are congruent.
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I definitely thought it was a cannon shooting out of a shield.
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All are great ideas! That is one of the reasons It took hours, not so much because of the work, but trying to interpret their logo. I love the name, the font, and the crescent/star. The telescope is interesting, it appears to have way too many features, BUT it sort of helped cement my interpretation that along with the name, "MWM" it implies that there is a constant search for worlds. The worlds could be interpreted as anything that someone may find missing in their lives, but since it is the brand of a gaming company, it implies missing that one video game that takes you into another world. (at least what I got from it)
When I first started working on it, I initially had a light flare beginning on the right point of the crescent, then shooting along the edge of the crescent and exploding where the star is. I was sort of going for a sunrise effect. It was a cool effect but It just didn't fit right.
When I finally settled on this one, it made more sense that through the telescope, something was spotted. A lens flare was the best interpretation of something being seen off in the distance. I can honestly say im happy with it.
It is very simple, and obviously anyone out there currently part of MWM who is more talented or does these kinds of things for a living could take that idea and enhance it with 3d moving letters, and better lens flare effects, or whatever else but I figured it was a start, and its still better than not having a great eye catching intro or just a plain 2d logo at the beginning of their clips.
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I hear you Wolfgang. MWM is not very responsive.
I've applied to the bullpen twice and never heard a peep from them. I contacted Warcabbit, he told me to send my application to an email address and still I get crickets. I don't want to make a pest of myself, so I've taken the assumption that they're just not interested. But a simple "no" would have been nice.
By the way, I like the flare intro.
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Yeah, it can be frustrating. Id say don't give up. Maybe even write something epic and send it to someone active in the forums to see if you get anything back.
Good luck!
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I wouldn't mind seeing this. Could you post it too, please? If not, that's fine. Sometimes I just prefer to see things visually so that I'm not picturing something different in my head.
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Hey I sent you a PM with the link to download the file.
@CobaltAzurean
I'll see what I can do.
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Right on. Thanks!
Looking at it now. And throwing in a literal interpretation of the MWM name. It's a person (child) looking at a far away world through a telescope.
[img]https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/t/sunrise-over-planet-earth-space-view-63598583.jpg[/img]
It's representative of the core mission of MWM to find a lost world. That world was COH. The light coming around the edge of the planet is evocative of their goal. A new dawn, a fresh beginning, on a new world seen far away.
What I'd like to see is the view from the telescope of dawn breaking on the planet, then pulling back to see the child and his Telescope which then silhouettes into the MWM logo.
The opening cinematic on launch day does the reverse. The MWM silhouette transitions to a child in his backyard with his telescope. The camera looks over his shoulder. He turns to look at the camera, smiling, and gestures to look through. The view through the telescope quickly shows a sun just peeking over the horizon of the far away world. The camera turns back to the child as he leaps into the air. The camera follows adopting his view and hurtles toward the planet orbiting around to show the sunrise and then zooming into the brightly lit City. The camera lands and shows a tight view of empty sidewalk where a pair of red booted feet land. The camera pans out to show a hero in red spandex it is clear it's the child from before. He checks his costume and turns his cape billowing behind him and then strolls off into a crowd of supers. The camera is still panning out to show the skyline complete with the winged light house. COT fanfare plays and the avatar builder fades in.
I hope I am describing this well enough. Seeing it all in my head made me tear up. I don't expect all of this from you Wolfgang. But many internet points if you even want to try. This is of course free for MWM to use or modify as they see fit. Another great idea, switch the boy for a girl to match the gender selected during account registration. My creativity is spent for today.
PS. I see now that the picture I included is scientifically very inaccurate, the scales are of course right out of whack but the light spans much to far around the globe given the positioning of the sun. Sun is also the wrong color. ...moving on.
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Clearly, Grimfox, your hypothetical child isn't using an ordinary telescope. ^_^
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I've often thought of a few different ideas for the intro of their logo but they go way beyond my skillset. Maybe when MWM takes off, they will surprise us with something amazing and similar to your idea Grimfox.
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I have to say, Grimfox, I did get a little shiver of excitement when I read your launch day idea.
Spurn all ye kindle.
Found your child ... [img]https://cityoftitans.com/sites/default/files/pictures/picture-18206-1466691214.png[/img]
Sunlight in space (from Sol) is [b][i]WHITE[/i][/b] ... not "golden" like all us ground bound land lubbers have seen all of our lives (thanks to a planetary atmosphere getting in the way every day).
So yeah, that flare of light is a bit too blue, but that doesn't really matter. It's blue (shifted) because of the near lightspeed approach velocity of moving your point of view towards the planet that quickly. Yeah ...
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I like it!
Simple and effective.
If you're looking for any constructive ideas, the only thing I [i]might[/i] do differently is have the words "Missing Worlds Media" revealed as the lens flair subsides instead of fading in afterward.
Edit: I change my mind. After re-watching it, the flare, as it is, doesn't white out the whole frame to make that kind of reveal look good and flaring to complete white-out might be a bit much.
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While making up Empyrean for CoH I did a little research into our sun and sunlight, and technically/scientifically sunlight is actually not white (chromaticity above the atmosphere), it's light peachy-pink color, about this color--https://www.google.com/search?q=%23fff3ea&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS530US530&oq=%23fff3ea&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61.2654j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. It's just that it's brightness overwhelms our eyes ability to distinguish color. That's why some say sunlight is white. It appears white to humans in space, just like it appears yellow/gold to humans on Earth.
So, if you're going by human perception--yes, depending on where you're standing the sun is yellow/gold on Earth or white in space. But it's emitted chromaticity is a peachy-pink and if we dimmed down the intensity we'd be able to see it's actual color.
Not important, just a fun useless information :P.
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Explains why my days seem so beige.
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And here I was hoping it would make everything look just peachy.
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well done Wolfganag! simple and effective...I like!
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I am suspending a little disbelief there as said child then travels through space and probably time to end up on another planet.
I suspended disbelief for flying child but I can not excuse bad science? That's all I was getting at with the "moving on."
Yes, we just need to digitize him. Where's the Bond Villain Blender?
Image I linked shows a lot of blue. again nit picking the scientific accuracy of what is clearly meant to be a piece of art. I'm sure MWM will pay close attention to that.
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"This video is private". :(
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I saw the same message.
Same here for quite some time. Wolfgang8565 can you make it publicly available?
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EDIT: Punctuation.
I deleted it guys. I dont see much happening with it and dont want it up. sorry.
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*checks the date*
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The first video produced from scratch since you sent this to me Wolfgang, thought you might enjoy:
[youtube]KsAjy1OiUWE[/youtube]
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Omg omg omg! I'm freaking out right now!
thanks so much!
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/em thumbs mic
"We have lens flare. I repeat, we have a lens flare. Do you copy? Over."
/em releases mic switch
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Way to go Wolfgang8565! You made a difference.
Doctor Tyche, we have a developer badge. How about an "H" badge for honorary dev or maybe a "C" for contributor? I know it could become a quagmire, but I'd love to place some buildings to get a "C".
"THE TITANS ARE COMING! THE TITANS ARE COMING!"
Yes! Isnt it wonderful! ^_^
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THANKS! IM still happy about it.
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Gratz dude. And thanks on behalf of all who want CoT to succeed and be awesome!
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Thanks! And yeah, main reason I did it. I want them to succeed so bad.
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'Tis a very nice intro - has a certain *something* that a few movie studio intros have, which puts me in a good mood to watch. Glad MWM adopted it!
Wolfie: Unlike JJ "Lens Flare" Abrams' feeble attempts, you have really added oomph with your corona!
*squees*
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Thannnnnnnnks!
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Thanks again for making this for us, Wolfgang.
It is only when we stand up, with all our failings and sufferings, and try to support others rather than withdraw into ourselves, that we can fully live the life of community.
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Anything I can do to help! ^_^
If there's anything else I could possible help with you know where to find me. :)
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