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Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Hey, I posted this at Fresco, figured I'd post it here:

http://www.dissendium.com/images/news/EG trailer.mpg

(copy whole link, this url ubb code is screwed up)

It's a draft, about a year old, it took me a while to find an ftp server to host it. I was originally going to make it better but lost the time. Maybe I will now, who knows. Anyway, enjoy [Smile]

[ December 04, 2004, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Just another Dharma bum ]

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

this has nothing to do with Enders Game but...

In college I played on a roller Hockey team and we named ourselves the Dharma Bums. One of the guys on the team was reading Kerouac's book and we thought it was a great name. I still have the jersey, Bright Orange with a big Blue Buddha on the front. Just first time I've heard any reference to the book since then.

Ok, sorry for derailing there. Back to Ender Game thoughts.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Wow that's so awesome! That book remains my favorite of Kerouac's...do you have a pic of the jersey?

And back to Ender's Game...watch the teaser...yeah...

[ December 02, 2004, 08:42 PM: Message edited by: Just another Dharma bum ]

Posted by FriendlyNeighborhoodWitch (Member # 6317) on :

Very cool, Dharma Bum. I can just picture the generic voiceover person reading that very dramatically.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Thanks, I tried to make it so that you could narate those words with footage from the film. Too early to do that though neh?

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

I would like to but can't figure out how. [Dont Know]

Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :

That is awesome [Smile]

I was expecting a badly cut together thing using stolen shots of Anakin Skywalker as Ender or some such.

But that teaser gave me the shivers [Smile]

I love the use of Halo music. Nice job man, they should use it as the actual teaser trailer.

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

ok, figured it out. That was pretty cool. Just wish it was the real thing. Wouldn't that be nice... A release date and all that close enough that we'd be seeing teasers.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Heh... imagine if I was from Warner Bros. and this really was the teaser? That'd be pretty sweet actually, but they haven't even started filming yet [Frown]

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

yea, I know. I've been waiting paitently for, well when did fresco pictures website go up? well, anyways, since then. I remember being excited about the website and thinking that would mean the film couldn't be that far off. [Roll Eyes]

But I'll wait as long as it takes. I know Mr. Card won't be satisfied until it gets done right and that is the only way that I want it to be made.

[ December 02, 2004, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: beatnix19 ]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Very clever! [Big Grin]

Nice choice of music. [Smile]

I might avoid the repetitive "In the future," maybe capitalize "Earth" . . . and I would definitely make it "lies (please, please, please, NOT lays!) in the hands of a child."

Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :

Hm, you could add OSC's Dragon Army and Phoenix army symbols n'stuff... Like what he uses in his Cafe Shop thing, but man... That's cool as it is...

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Thanks for the advice, I made this a year and a half ago, so there were no images that I found that were avaliable. As for the spelling mistake, yes I know, and I can't fix it as I didn't save it, to fix it I'd have to make it all over again, but I plan on doing it anyway since you all liked it [Big Grin]

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

It doesn't work for me. I get about 6-second snippets of audio and no video.

[Confused]

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Copy the whole link into the address bar, then try it. If that doesn't work, put in the address to the video player.

Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :

too bad the halo intro sound turned me off immediately.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Turned you off? You don't like Halo? But Halo is god!!! [Razz]

Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :

halo is cool, this teaser was cooler.
*so excited!!*

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Thanks, and Halo is awesome, but EG is better!!

Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :

Halo isn't anything near the calibre of Ender's Game. Even including the extra stuff at Ilovebees.com it might come close, but it is not Ender's Game. I recognise foley effects when they are used over and over again. The Halo intro is used far too often with other projects, when there is simply a large amount of things you could use that would give the same feeling, and that isn't as overused.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

I'm sorry that you feel it's over used, when I made this I never saw someone use the Halo song for anything, probably because the only way you could've had it then was to record it yourself!

Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :

I take it you haven't played much Halo either.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

I have a Halo 2 lan party every Friday at my friend Ender's house. [Razz]

Posted by Satlin (Member # 1593) on :

Awesome work with the teaser. I could definitely see a voice-over and very brief shots of a bugger invasion between the "has been attacked twice" and "lives in constant fear" bits. This just makes me look forward to the movie more.

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Thanks for the comments [Smile]

I wonder what the real teaser will be like? I can't wait!!!

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Bump!

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

BUMP

Posted by A Rat Named Dog (Member # 699) on :

I don't think you're bumping this enough. Try bumping it again.

[Razz]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

quote:
I wonder what the real teaser will be like?

Teaser:

<scenes of spaceships bombing China>

The first time they invaded, they killed 150 million people in a single day.

<space battle scenes>

The second time they invaded, one man saved humanity from utter destruction.

<ships streaking through space>

The third invasion is underway.

Humanity searches desperately for the leader who can save us all.

<cut to a picture of Ender as a 6 year old>

*fast music*

<shots of children in the battleroom, classroom, playing with the simulators, etc.>

<closeup of Ender>

Ender: The enemies door is down.

Dagonee

Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :

This is great! The words are more effective with no voiceover. Voiceover would be bad.

My only problem is the last "Ender's Game" frame. It's too bright and bold in contrast with the rest, and with the story in general. Maybe a more subtle font? In a real teaser, they'd probably put some really quick action shots in at that point, which would be effective. But that isn't quite available to you, hehe...

Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :

Heh... I wish it could be, I was thinking of finding a flash artist, that's the only way it'd be possible [Roll Eyes]