I didn't think people could like that much the video we worked on
We worked hard on drifting performances, but mike really made an unbelievable work on the video montage, our drifts are nothing compared to the quality of it!
thank you all for the comments, i think we're gonna make another one very soon!
Re-watched this, 3 years later... And OMG, what a blast!
Vob mods and real sounds were 2 very gutsy calls, but in the end they really make the difference, they're pretty much the X-factors in that whole thing, alongside the fabulous post-production effects, and the great sync and harmony between the music and the images.
Still waiting for an other LFS based vid to come any close to this...
Seriously, I can't stress this enough... MASSIVELY underrated movie within the LFS Forum community
However it managed to get a huge success on YouTube, with 215.000+ views so far.
This is probably the one scene that shows how badly needed .vob mods were. It wouldn't have had half its charm with unmodified UF1 or XFG bodies.
If there was one criticism on it, it would be the usage of AIs for the Golfs. When you know LFS a little bit it's easy to spot with their identical and very predictable line. However, it is not such a bad flaw, since the video is not aimed at LFS players in particular, and therefore the average viewer might not notice that immediately.
My own favourite scene is the intro. Eye candy shots on the driver, hilly Aston sceneries in the background, and nicely inserted credits, with an elegant yet catchy atmospheric theme. You know you're about to watch something special right from the start. It takes talent to make such a long scene with only 1 camera switch, but here they manage to do that so brilliantly.
Overall, outrageous video producing and camera work, solid driving and clear artistic sensibility, what's not to like?
There are so many LFS-based videos I would class as "good" or "decent", but this one is one out of the very few three or four that I find truly "inspiring". And this, while I've never been into drifting, LFS .vob mods, or special effects driven video materials.
the beginning -- the drifting from hell is a little corny if i can admit
at times the audio seems a little unrealistic...like the cars get further away but sound stays same volume, or just doesnt quite match what is going on with the video (as in you can tell its external audio)
but after the first minute when i stopped trying to notice, i enjoyed it muchly