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| 03 Jan 2012 05:38 PM |
**NOTE: These is just things I have thought of off the top of my head, and are just guidelines, you are free to do what ever you want.**
**~Table of Contents~** 1. Intro 2. Costumes 3. Filming 4. Editing 5. Conclusion **~Table of Contents~**
**~Introduction~**
Okay, so as the title says, this is a beginner's guide to making Roblox movies!
Credit goes to Firechase for helping me add some more tips to the Filming section.
Also, there is no TL;DR, if you are going to make a movie, you should read all of this. Any posts saying TL;DR will be reported for spam.
Now that that is out of the way, let's start!
**~Costumes~**
Okay, this is a pretty basic one. Unless you are just going to upload a bloopers or review video, it is a good idea to have costumes. Either get a morph of free models for clothes or a different shape (Example: A turkey), which is easier than having all cast members buy clothing.
Costumes are not required, but it makes your video look better, especially if it's a video with teams, so you can tell who's on which team, even different colored hats are helpful.
**~Filming~**
Picking actors. This is one of the most important aspects of making a good video. A good actor will shorten filming time and make the video look professional. It is hard to see if an actor is mature but you can usually tell by grammar and date joined.
Mouse Do's and Dont's The cursor showing up in a video is probably the most annoying part of a video, there are ways you can remove this but I use the simplest one. I take the cursor off camera shot and zoom in with "i" Zooming in with the scroll on the mouse will move the cursor back to the middle. This can be hard at some points and will take a little extra time. If you can find a tool that can remove the cursor then use that.
Viewer interest. There are some extent to a scene where it starts getting boring. Do not run the same scene for too long without anything interesting happening. If there is a scene where 2 people talk you can either put some ambiance music in there or have them move around (Maybe they're walking through a hall while talking)
It is better if the cameraman only films and is not in the movie in some cases, because if the cameraman is in it, you have to film in third person, and the camera centers on the filmer. If the cameraman films in first person, you get a more natural feel, and you can moonwalk.
If you need a higher angle and there is nothing to stand on, use a fly tool to hover above the ground.
It is also a good idea to get one scene in multiple angles if it is a key scene. But, don't use multiple cameramen at once unless it is something that is un-recreateable, as one of the cameramen might get in frame.
Finally, it is a good idea to use a different screen recorder than the built in one, but that is up to you.
**Note: This is optional** Disable bubble chat at the place you are filming, and add in captions later, it looks more professional, and you can fix any spelling errors without typing it in-game again.
**~Editing~**
Okay! so now your done filming, and it's time to upload to YouTube, right? Wrong. A lot of Roblox videos currently are just taken with a screen recorder, then uploaded. Your video will look better if you edit it. So now, open the raw footage in the video editor of your choice.
The first thing you should do it cut out the accidents or bad takes. You can either delete these, or put them in a separate video, or just tack them on the end as bloopers.
Next, put the clips in an order you like. Then, make sure there isn't any spots that are blank, meaning nothing happens in them, unless you want to keep it that way. You can also put a blur effect on the chat and leaderboard if you want, but it is better to not record that section of the screen, but you have to film it if you use the built in Roblox screen recorder, though.
Then, if your video is a montage or bloopers video, add a transition between each clip, such as the screen with colored bars that appears on TVs accompanies by a high pitched beep, or TV static, but those are optimized for bloopers. If you have a montage, add a slow blur or fade, but it really depends on the kind of video, and it's your choice anyway.
Next, add music and sound clips. Some good clips to use are Nelson's Laugh, Homer's "D'oh", smack noises, crash noises, Roblox sounds, explosions, and record scratches (meaning abrupt stop). For music, it really depends on the video and your tastes, I can't really help with this as much. But for, chase scenes or credits, the Benny Hill Theme (AKA Yakety Sax) is good. One thing: DON'T JUST ADD IN A RANDOM HIT SONG. It usually doesn't fit, and it shows you put forth almost no effort, but again, it's up to you.
And finally, add in a title, credits, and captions (optional). For credits, make sure you put in everyone who helped, even if they only helped a little.
**~Conclusion~**
Okay, we're almost done. Hang on a little more. ;)
So, hopefully, this guide will help you make better videos! Please check out my channel, 1chromefreak, and also check out the channel Theclawperson. If you make any videos, I'd like to see them! PM me. If I missed anything important or made a mistake, let me know, and I will add it in later.
And last but not least: Thank you for reading!
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sonic17TH
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| 04 Jan 2012 01:51 PM |
| Good guide, but is explaining only the very technical stuff. :P |
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| 04 Jan 2012 04:15 PM |
| Well, it's good info to have, regardless. |
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| 04 Jan 2012 04:57 PM |
| Thanks!I used to always put no effort into my videos and wouldn't edit it,mostly because I was lazy,but this taught it's pretty important! |
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| 08 Jan 2012 07:01 AM |
Really useful! Now hopefully I can make an epic "The Hunters"!! Thanks tons!
Thanks, AwsmEpicZombie |
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Florida22
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| 10 Jan 2012 04:31 PM |
| Another tip is to have good set builders or make it yourself. For example, if you needed a Magic Kingdom set for a movie version of the "Kingdom Keepers" book series, you csn make it to your point of view. Otherwise, you can tell the person what you need. |
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Florida22
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| 10 Jan 2012 05:32 PM |
| Don, you are a high school student. I have known you since I just began middle school. I am 7 and a half months away from going to high school. You will be a junior in high school in 7 and a half months. So dude, get a life instead of going of trolling to kids younger than you. |
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| 10 Jan 2012 08:18 PM |
| @pop: Well, that's really a no-brainer. |
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| 10 Jan 2012 08:20 PM |
| God I suck at movie-making... Check out my survival thing, my youtube user is AwesomeOwlsRock, can you tell me what needs improving? |
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Florida22
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| 12 Jan 2012 02:35 PM |
| Thanks, Luigi, for not going all nuts on me for going like "TL;DR". (Fist Bawmp) |
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