vman
11-09-2006, 10:02 AM
vman's Guide to the creating the Perfect Halo 2 Montage
The first step to creating a perfect Halo 2 montage is to get a very low quality capture card and recording equipment installed on your 8 year old computer. Nothing says, "I care" more than a very low-res and blurry production by an amateur montage creator.
The next step is probably the hardest and most grueling task of all for it requires total isolation from the outside world for an extended period of time. This isolation is essential if you aspire to be at your best at all times. This is what the professionals like to call "in the zone." Total and undisrupted concentration on the task at hand to allow for an authentic representation of your best Halo 2 skills. So, for the next 2 weeks, at least, you will need to call in sick for work and/or school. Before you start the marathon of non-stop Halo 2 action, it would be a good idea to stock up on Mountain Dew and Cheetos for this will be your fuel. Also, it is crucial to have your favorite local pizza delivery number on hand. Be warned that to ensure quality of play, it may require more than two weeks to fully represent your absolute best moments in Halo 2 gaming.
While playing be sure to target training matchmaking more often than not. Nothing spells out “ownage” more than sticking *insert-GT-here*’s guest #4. Also, it would be a good idea to get some of your Halo 2 buddies in a custom match to see if you can stage some no scopes, insane sticks, ‘killtrocity’s’, or otherwise great looking kills that you could never get in a real legit match against quality opponents. Don’t feel guilty if it’s fake either because everyone does it. NOTE: Sword kills and N00b combo kills are a MUST!
Once you have battled through those tough weeks of gathering your Halo 2 video library, it is now time for cutting out your best moments. Take your time for this part because you wouldn’t want to miss any lucky kills that would look really cool if played in slow motion. This would also be the time to categorize your kills i.e. sticks, snipes, no scopes, etc. So, you’ve got your footage of your best kills that would best describe your overall play. Now it is time to edit it down to the kills that you know will drop some jaws out there.
After that’s all done, post-production ensues. This is where you will choose an overly popular and overplayed song that is well known and used for 90% of the other montages out there. Once that perfect song is selected, you edit your clips in such a fashion that your kills seem to get better and better as the montage goes on. However, it is important to start out with something huge like some sort of almost impossible double kill or even a triple kill if you are a real professional. It would be a good idea to somehow edit your kills to go along perfectly with the tempo/beat/percussion of the song you chose. Don’t forget to add some special effects where needed. A great one would be to add slow motion to one of those really sick sequences and also try to synchronize those sequences with a dramatic part of that song you chose. Another good idea would be to incorporate some audio of your opponents crying for mercy or talking trash while you slice them with your N00b stick.
When adding the final touches to your masterpiece like text and opening/closing credits, be sure to include as much “1337 sp34k” as possible. This will give your montage the credibility it deserves among the gaming community. In the beginning be sure to include a disclaimer that says that you did all of this on just two days of recording. This is to make you seem more “1337” than you really are and who’s to know, right? They can’t prove it! For the end-credits be sure to thank Bungie, Microsoft, Mountain Dew, and all the N00bs you made suffer online. Thanking your mother or your god here is not necessary because by now, they’d be too disappointed to even be associated with you. A really cool feature to include would be to add some outtakes. Every time you fell off the map, all those memorable times you killed yourself with your own grenade, and all those times you pissed off your teammates for betraying them (because you are recording and you are the only person allowed with the sniper rifle or sword) should be put here. It reminds your audience that you are fun to play with and you are always a team first kind of guy.
Your final step will be to distribute this to the masses. A very popular outlet is Youtube but the most efficient means would be to spam it on every forum you come across. After that, you just sit and wait for the feedback to come rolling in. Congratulations on all of your success and be sure to use this guide the next time you want to create the best Halo 2 Montage known to man.
THE END
The first step to creating a perfect Halo 2 montage is to get a very low quality capture card and recording equipment installed on your 8 year old computer. Nothing says, "I care" more than a very low-res and blurry production by an amateur montage creator.
The next step is probably the hardest and most grueling task of all for it requires total isolation from the outside world for an extended period of time. This isolation is essential if you aspire to be at your best at all times. This is what the professionals like to call "in the zone." Total and undisrupted concentration on the task at hand to allow for an authentic representation of your best Halo 2 skills. So, for the next 2 weeks, at least, you will need to call in sick for work and/or school. Before you start the marathon of non-stop Halo 2 action, it would be a good idea to stock up on Mountain Dew and Cheetos for this will be your fuel. Also, it is crucial to have your favorite local pizza delivery number on hand. Be warned that to ensure quality of play, it may require more than two weeks to fully represent your absolute best moments in Halo 2 gaming.
While playing be sure to target training matchmaking more often than not. Nothing spells out “ownage” more than sticking *insert-GT-here*’s guest #4. Also, it would be a good idea to get some of your Halo 2 buddies in a custom match to see if you can stage some no scopes, insane sticks, ‘killtrocity’s’, or otherwise great looking kills that you could never get in a real legit match against quality opponents. Don’t feel guilty if it’s fake either because everyone does it. NOTE: Sword kills and N00b combo kills are a MUST!
Once you have battled through those tough weeks of gathering your Halo 2 video library, it is now time for cutting out your best moments. Take your time for this part because you wouldn’t want to miss any lucky kills that would look really cool if played in slow motion. This would also be the time to categorize your kills i.e. sticks, snipes, no scopes, etc. So, you’ve got your footage of your best kills that would best describe your overall play. Now it is time to edit it down to the kills that you know will drop some jaws out there.
After that’s all done, post-production ensues. This is where you will choose an overly popular and overplayed song that is well known and used for 90% of the other montages out there. Once that perfect song is selected, you edit your clips in such a fashion that your kills seem to get better and better as the montage goes on. However, it is important to start out with something huge like some sort of almost impossible double kill or even a triple kill if you are a real professional. It would be a good idea to somehow edit your kills to go along perfectly with the tempo/beat/percussion of the song you chose. Don’t forget to add some special effects where needed. A great one would be to add slow motion to one of those really sick sequences and also try to synchronize those sequences with a dramatic part of that song you chose. Another good idea would be to incorporate some audio of your opponents crying for mercy or talking trash while you slice them with your N00b stick.
When adding the final touches to your masterpiece like text and opening/closing credits, be sure to include as much “1337 sp34k” as possible. This will give your montage the credibility it deserves among the gaming community. In the beginning be sure to include a disclaimer that says that you did all of this on just two days of recording. This is to make you seem more “1337” than you really are and who’s to know, right? They can’t prove it! For the end-credits be sure to thank Bungie, Microsoft, Mountain Dew, and all the N00bs you made suffer online. Thanking your mother or your god here is not necessary because by now, they’d be too disappointed to even be associated with you. A really cool feature to include would be to add some outtakes. Every time you fell off the map, all those memorable times you killed yourself with your own grenade, and all those times you pissed off your teammates for betraying them (because you are recording and you are the only person allowed with the sniper rifle or sword) should be put here. It reminds your audience that you are fun to play with and you are always a team first kind of guy.
Your final step will be to distribute this to the masses. A very popular outlet is Youtube but the most efficient means would be to spam it on every forum you come across. After that, you just sit and wait for the feedback to come rolling in. Congratulations on all of your success and be sure to use this guide the next time you want to create the best Halo 2 Montage known to man.
THE END