Jocke's movie making guide, incl. usefull tools & addons

[Jocke]

[B]Jocke's movie making guide for Garry's mod movie making, etc.[/B]
I'm gonna tell you how to add the perfect motion for a video that gives people goosebumps and a great atmosphere feeling.
It also grants you information for addons which can be combined to become even better.

[QUOTE]THE BASIC TOOLS[/QUOTE]
- SharpeYe tool
[I]This tool grants you the ability to smooth your camera, and by combining this with any slow motion addon you can capture
anything you want in every perspective without repeating your work. Be sure to increase and decrease the smooth settings and enable [U]"ALLOW RELAX MODE[/U].[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=109572[/url]

- Slow motion addons
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=21068[/url] (my favorite)
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=95400[/url] (this one has bullet trails incl.)

- Catmull-ROM Cinematic Camera
[I]This camera tool makes you be able to make smooth camera movements, it's the same as the default camera but you can add waypoints.
You can choose from many settings to change the rolling-speed, angles, etc.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=56328[/url]
"FIX"
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=109201[/url]

- Advanced turrets
[I]Add more turrets.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=30373[/url]

- Henry's HAT 4 Beta animation tool
[I]Add animations easier now instead of using all these advanced plugins and softwares[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=115272[/url]

[QUOTE]DETAIL (EFFECTS)[/QUOTE]
- Garry's Bombs 3
[I]Gives you several bombs for different themes and atmospheres, can easily be combined with visual effects such as color correction etc.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=59145[/url]

- Explosion effects
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=119142[/url]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=120123[/url]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=124734[/url]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=126994[/url]

- Explosive entities
[I]Select props to make them explosive with a great explosion effects, the bigger prop, the bigger explosion![/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=65657[/url]

- Lens flare (eye sight)
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=118892[/url]

- Light beams (rarely useful)
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=53940[/url]

- Lens flare (camera optic)
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=58818[/url]

- Special effects (fire. smoke, etc.)
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=59471[/url]

- Machinima hands
[I]Makes your playermodel walk around without holding anything.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=38625[/url]

- NPC spawner Platforms v2.3
[I]This particular NPC spawner got alot of settings and alot of NPCs to choose from.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=95759[/url]

[QUOTE]TO LAZY? DON'T WORRY![/QUOTE]

- CinemaHelper v 3.2
[I]Helps you with useful commands and helps you with your moving strategies to make them easier.[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=92725[/url]

- Colour presets
[I]Want "The Dark Knight" colour preset, sin city, etc?[/I]
[url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=59860[/url]

[QUOTE]JOCKE'S MOVIE ADVICE[/QUOTE]

[B]Console commands you gotto type before you start...![/B]
bind [key] cl_drawhud 1 (gives HUD) back)
bind [key] cl_drawhud 0 (removes HUD)
god (godmode)
hud_Deathnotice 0 (turns of dath notice, kill NPCs without getting disturbed!)
hud_Deathnotice 6 (default)
sv_cheats 1 (makes you be able to use slow motion without disturbance, etc.)

- And thanks Darkomni for this awesome "Dynamic shadow tutorial" for great shadows -
[url]http://facepunch.com/threads/1112981[/url]

Add motion blur so little as you can for realistic moves.
Add DoF (Depth of Field) as far as you can, people want to get a good atmosphere and see the area. If you're ina desert add alot "depends on weather and how warm it is.
Allways think before you do something, or live with your fantasies, sometiems your creativity is bad and good, so wait for next day.
Sarutation, contrast and brightness can be combined for great WW2 atmospheres.
Go to Q > Menu and switch "Model LOD" to "0" for great details on objects.
Use "sharpen" VERY LITTLE so people can't see any difference exept that the textures look slightly more quality in it.

[QUOTE]THE KEY TO SUCCES (MORE ADVICES)[/QUOTE]

- People don't want shitty and lazy videos
- After you have recorded from the "left to right", it fits well to record the next shot in the same angle and speed (cinematography/scenegraphy).
- If the music switches from quiet to loud, quickly make shot over a destroyed city for example, for an epic feeling (dramatic/epic). [U]FOLLOW THE MUSIC[/U] (exept background music, exept some cases)
- Add details to the map, use skybox props and use high quality maps so people thinks the video is at great quality, like cheating buit it ain't.
- Download as much custom props as you can, people like to see new content, and besides they know you put time on your project.
- Allways be kind and connected to the viewers at the end and ask for C&C so people can help you.
- Think before you add a title, you gotto know what it means, a title like this for ex: Retaliation. (Retaliation - A short Garry's mod film).
- If the video was like an adventure add a happy beutiful song at the credits, or add a badass song if it was an action movie. If it was a comedy, why not add a funny song that catches people's minds?
- Look daily on Facepunch for personal skins and releaed maps and models.
- Visit [url]www.gamebanana.com[/url] to find great maps by real creators.

[QUOTE]FP USER ADVICES[/QUOTE]
None at the momment...

[B]Sorry for my bad english, I did as good as I could, besides if there's anything I should add please tell me so I can add it for the "FP user advices".
I'm pretty sure I have forgotten something, a video might come up soon because I am currently working on one to demonstrate and show you some examples.[/B]

[Jacknife]

No ti wasn't helpfull

[Jocke]

[QUOTE=Jacknife;35189573]No ti wasn't helpfull[/QUOTE]

opps