Quote from speed1230 :

Yes that's right, falling snow like that with the snowmod should be allowed unlike the snow mod itself.
Correct me if I'm wrong SWE[RE]

That would be correct. Using snow modmod and adding falling snow to it actually requires some work/skill so that would be legit.

Last edited by [SWE]RE, Sat 4 Dec 2010, 14:43.

Personally I don't see the snow mod as weather, at least not if it's the snow mod I'm guessing you're talking about which is the one that pretty much just changes the ground textures to snow lookalike-ish. When I thought of this theme, weather, I was thinking more of some kind of precipitation such as falling snow, rain, wet ground (lynce-style), thunderstorm, lightning, heck, throw a tornado in there if you want to since that's a type of weather as well. Of course, you can combine a few of these weather types if you want to.

Edit: Also, for those of you who are giving up saying "I can't do this".. read through a couple of tutorials, watch some tutorials on youtube for these kind of special effects, etc. When I first started out doing those special effects myself (rain/thunderstorm/lightning strikes etc) I also thought that "I can't do this", but it took me a couple of hours before I started figuring out some good ways to accomplish these things, using the program After Effects. So my advice would be, don't give up that easily. You won't learn anything if you give up so easily, try it out, experiment and mess around with some stuff and I'm sure you can come up with something.

This is a harder theme to accomplish yes, but then again, it's good so we can see what kind of skills the participants got, and for those of you who don't know how to use any effects to create a weather theme, you'll learn it during this contest. So you just do your best, and it'll be fine.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this (for insipirational purpusoses) but here's an example, a short clip that I made in a very short amount of time. How I did it, it's easy to find out. You don't need AE for it either, that was Vegas 6.0 all the way.
Another example - pause at 0.29 and look at the hilltop in the upper right corner, you'll see a vauge lightning bolt far off in the distance. You can see it better if you just play the movie and focus your eyes on that location.

That's weather effects as well that can be included in a racing video, for example.
So there's many ways to create a movie including weather, only this time, the weather should be in focus.

:d

Quote from FireMike15 :

Great editing.
The soundtrack I just heard somewhere, maybe of videocopilot, right?
Those lens flares aren't the best, however, they're difficult to place them right. But thanks for entry, really nice video.

Yup, from videocopilots sound collection. It's a must-have if you're into video/audio editing. And those lens flares.. I did all of that in Vegas only, usually I use AE also to be more precise with the effects but ye.. thanks. :]

Why thank you. That was not my final result though, I made a few small updates to it, rendering it as I write this. Will reupload and re-link and that is my final entry. Will update this post when everything's done. :]

Edit: This is my final entry. Video is still processing so the quality should be better (720p should be available soon.) Youtube.

Last edited by [SWE]RE, Wed 24 Nov 2010, 14:33.

I am not out of the contest! I actually found some time and did this in 30 minutes or so. Nothing fancy, and I know about the mistakes in it. :]

Edit: Video removed for now, finaly entry will be posted here. Two posts down.

Last edited by [SWE]RE, Wed 24 Nov 2010, 11:45.

Quote from logitekg25 :

said the video is not yet processed

Same for me.

Wellwellwell, interesting. Failure can actually do something else than left turns.

Video kept me interested all the way through, even though it was like watching a replay without the HUD.

Well, if older movies would've been allowed to enter the competition, I would've entered with this. (hrm, advertising my work, )

Crap. I'm out of the competition already then, don't have time to make videos anymore.

I read the rules and I'm not quite sure about the rule regarding videos that have been made long before this contest was started. When I read "5. Videos of an old time period or you already used aren't allowed." I understood it as if you're not allowed to use the same video twice in this contest, no matter what theme the contest is about.
I'm wondering about that rule since I made an intro for LFS in september -09 which I'd like to participate with. Not going to link to that specific video until I know if it's alright though. :]

Quote from HaZiz :

We used mod to make video look better so don't cry about it, thanks

I will be the first one to cry about it - as far as I know, showing mods in either pictures or movies are not allowed in this forum. So ye, that's the first mistake you did. Also, the fov is way too high, there's low fps in some shots, camera work blows, mediocre drifting, clips not synced with the music, and so on and so on..

My first drifting video was about the same as yours, only I didn't beg for flame wars by showing off modded cars.

Quote from andRo. :

A request for Reno.

Click for high-res:

Is there a tornado forming there or what? :P

I thought you were experienced enough within movie making by now, that you would leave such simple mistakes as a visible HUD out of your videos. I guess I was wrong.

Other than that, absolutely pointless video. A car goes up on a ramp, flies and crashes. I think you need to do a video of something that hasn't already been done a thousand times before.

I can now go to bed with a smile on mah faceahhh.

I'd like 30 seconds of my life back please.

Edit: My bad, make it 15 since I only watched half of it.

There's no words to describe the awesomeness.

Oh wow.. that was a breath of fresh air.

Another frapsed replay.

I wonder if I could use that dump valve as a custom sound in LFS.

If you're using a custom sound you may have the problem there. Custom sounds can (if not made properly) sound as if they're clipping alot.

It's released when it's done. Kthx.

Reminds me of the epic scene with the FZR that lynce made, iirc.

"car: mercedes-benz W124 cupe"?

Edit: Oh, sry. Was too fast questioning that one. ;]