Is it possible to modify the textures of the track to remove advertisements? They are quite jarring for movie making when you are trying to achieve realism.

Yes indeed, I enjoyed the Teh Carl series but I think ours will be different in tone - Teh Carl reminded me more of a tongue in cheek police TV show chase whereas ours aims to be a more cinematic event along the lines of car chases classics such as Gone In 60 Seconds and the Bourne series

Collateral Collision has been featured on the homepage of Varaces, the movie car chase database

www.varaces.com

I have placed it on digg now, so if you enjoyed it please digg it

http://digg.com/movies/Live_Fo ... lateral_Collision_Trailer

Quote from fraghetti :

Wow, honestly, thats one great piece of work.
The sound effects especially at the last part (tyre rubbing, flip by the car) were stunning.

Thanks, it's great to hear that as the sound editing was the hardest part as every single sound was dubbed for maximum effect - this will be applied to the full movie too, which will be hard for an already mammoth project

Yes indeed, the original Gary Numan version was used. I thought it was appropriate just to have "here in my car, I feel safest of all"

Also, Kir my car has always been red, it is the other car that was blue.

Last edited by Start Wars, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 14:34.

Apologies for the delays, but the Youtube video is now live

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HmI7Ae1Li3c

However, there seems to be a problem with volume levels on the Youtube version.

I'll try uploading it to a different filesharing site tomorrow so you can all download it.

Thank you very much to those who have posted so far. In response to some of the initial feedback, please bare in mind that I am brand new to LFS movie making and the program of Sony Vegas itself, so I will not be very accustomed to techniques and effects, so the final film may differ in this respect, but the aim was to make it look like a realistic representation of a movie.

In terms of shaky cam, that is planned to be used in the final film (I have watched literally hundreds of movie chases so I am used to the practice, check my Youtube channel for additional car chase related videos), but I often find that modern day chase films use it too excessively to the point it becomes distracting. I will however try my best to moderate it so that it is hopefully effective.

Please also bare in mind that the video is not representing a race, like many other videos you are all used to, so it needs to be viewed from a movie car chase perspective rather than the LFS racing enthusiast. I am also glad that one of you noticed the intentional comical vibe of the trailer

Edit: but is it just me or do the sounds seem unbalanced on the Youtube version? The initial song sounds louder when it should be the heavier song that is louder...

Last edited by Start Wars, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 14:33.

Quote from squidhead :

ok, Touche... you got my attention for the full release now.

First of all - congrats, that's not a failure, it's good (Very actually), but unless you do something way unbelieveable - it has been done before, see "Teh Carl" series by Don. Now, Those were astonoshingly great, but I will tell you how to beat those.
a. Use color filtering (as I see you are)
b. Use properly applied special effects
c. Use more dramatic cameras
d. Don't let the camera stop all of a sudden or let it start moving.

other than that - It seems the movie reall IS going to be very good

Edit : oh, and the quality did get worse because of twin compression I believe...

I had also heard about these Teh Carl videos some time afterwards, but couldn't find a working link anywhere? I would be most interested in viewing them if anyone has a copy...

Thank you very much squidhead I am exceptionally pleased that it lived up to your meticulous high standards Though what do you mean about not letting the camera stop? I must admit, I am still getting used to operating the cameras in the game so any advise would be useful.

Ok, I've decided to post the thread with just the download link temporarily:

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=884523#post884523

Enjoy

It's here, the long awaited preview of our upcoming project Collateral Collision. This marks our first ever venture into the LFS movie making world, and our aim is simple - to deliver the most authentic movie car chase experience ever seen in Live For Speed, or any other machinima movie. Straying from the LFS movie making norm of racing, Collateral Collision is set to be a project of ambitious proportions, resulting in a grueling chase sequence akin to movie car chase staples, such as Gone In 60 Seconds, Bullitt and Ronin. Find out how, soon.

View the trailer here:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q2nlhf-pSi0

But be advised that there seems to be some volume issues with the Youtube version.

Downloadable version (recommended) here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QQJG3MIV

Please bare in mind that this is a work in progress, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated so that we can perfect the final product We hope you enjoy the trailer and look forward to posting the full project in the near future.

Last edited by Start Wars, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:46.

So on that note, all I can say is that it's up when it's up

Sorry guys , we have Youtube to blame It will be up soon don't worry, it is uploading.

It probably wont be until later this evening, as I have to make some final adjustments, render and upload the damn thing

Would it be possible for anyone to modify the high resolution versions of South City Long so that all advertisements are removed from the walls?

And how do you do that?

How do I apply effects in Vegas so that it effects every video rather than having to apply to each individual video manually?

I have been trying that, but it doesn't look right on its own somehow which leads me to believe I need to be using a combination of effects.

Quote from dadge :

if you're trying to make the film look aged then all you have to do is use the old film video effect in sv8.

I'm trying to make it look more like a modern movie, with darker tones for example to make it more realistic. I have seen it in previous works before, but I am new to Vegas.

Can anyone please advise on any tips for implementing visual effects in Sony Vegas? I am trying to make my video look like an authentic movie as much as possible by altering the brightness/contrast and colour settings but don't seem to be having much luck at the moment, compared to other works I've seen. I am simply aiming for a realistic look, so I am not in need of anything flashy and extravagant.

Can anyone explain how to apply and suggest any suitable effects in Vegas? Just to get that movie polish

But can 14 players be on a drag strip?

I'm sorry, but I never called you anything of the sort...I was grateful for your contributions, it was the other users that you allegedly rammed that were getting agitated.

I'm sorry to hear that Gills, but this all happened on my set over the weekend so I hope you are not referring to me. I can only apologise for the users that caused you this dismay, but you shouldn't let them get you down as others said. I'm sure those odd few individuals do not represent the LFS community as a whole

And the next filming session starts tomorrow at 6pm GMT + 1 We do need a lot of drivers for this scene however, as we are filming a motorway sequence this time...