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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Caveman, I'm glad you pointed out the missing shadow, instead of his face that slightly glows green on the descent. LOL, maybe he glows kryptonite!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-04T01:31:36Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Pretty good, but he is the shadowless man... What I normally do to restore the shadows of the figure is use a brush with a similar hardness to the shadow and paint about where he shadow should be as well as the general shape of what I think it should be. Good, nice, smooth animation. Good work! :)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Caveman Incorporated]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-04T00:29:54Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Hopefully, my new lights, new camera, and new program will make the actual movie look better than this test...]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-04T00:19:55Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I was going to upload the clip to BiM, and when I chose "test" instead of "completed project" it put the clip here... I'm not sure why, though... (Hint, hint to Smeagol)

The video was originally about 2 whole minutes, but, I think youtube messed with it. Kinda disappointed, as, I had a great fight scene set up with General Zod. :( So, the titles DO seem to "crowd out" the test. (And makes me look amateur... Even though I've been brickfilming since 2008!)

As for aspect ratio, I usually chop off the top and bottom of the video and title pages, "forcing" the video into 16:9, however, being as lazy as I am, I didn't chop the top and bottom for this test. (This Johnny Thunder "film" I've been working on has been a long and hard road)

I'm glad you liked the set. When I first built it, it looked too flat, even though the "rocks" were different colors. So, I ended up rebuilding it more "jagged" to look like an actual rock formation. I masked the footage in GIMP, as, I used a (believe it or not) Green wall to have Superman fly down upon... So, kinda like green-screen as well. XD

Thanks for the reminder about lights... I have a "blinder" screen that makes them dimmer (and reduces flicker) But didn't use it... (Now I REALLY feel lazy, lol)

Overall, I like the effect (I've masked a lot before, but never like this) apart from how "fast" Superman seemed to fall. Next time (or, in the film) I'll animate with smaller increments between shots. :)

I'm glad to get feedback from a fellow brickfilmer, if not one of my favorites. :)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-04T00:18:21Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[OK, a key word here is "Test." Thus, it belongs in the "WIPs and Tests" forum. ;) 
It wasn't bad, but here are some pointers:
#1. Don't surround the thing with titles. It was a four second clip bloated up to a ten second video.
#2. See what you can do about the aspect ratio. Most of it is in 4:3, which is fine. But the first title screen had bars added twice, making the image much smaller than normal. The bars also didn't match in color.

The set was a basic setup, but actually quite interesting and cool. Problem is, the top of the wall is visible. I like the great landing, and the cape work was done well, but his arms wiggled about a bit on the way down. I'm not sure if you masked or green-screened, but you did a great job either way. The image quality could be a bit better, and the lighting was a tiny bit off, but you did a great job never the less.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Pritchard Studios]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-03T23:40:32Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Trailer - Man of Steel Flying Test]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[b]Man of Steel Flying Test[/b]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NGk19shsDk]Youtube[/url]

"Superman Returns" in his "Quest for Peace"! ... But this time, in Lego. No it's not a bird, nor a plane, but Lego Superman from the "Man of Steel".

(This was mainly just a test to see how a "flying" effect would look... Even though he's technically "falling with style.")]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-05-03T13:26:56Z</updated>
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