Sugestions for Update

[binsbin96]

hey Todd
I have some sugestions on the game .

Like as an Option, have a button to Spin board to the Digital Logo and zoom in on it and cut to either the left or right the set (Family Podiums)

Just a sugestion

[Todd Robinson]

Why?

[Matteo]

Yeah really, what's the point of zooming in on the podiums if there's nothing there? But if you really have the hankerin' to zoom in on sumthin', just right-click on the part you want to zoom in on and click 'Zoom-In.'

[FrankieV]

Speaking of zooming out.

Not that it really matters but I was just wondering if it was possiable at the beginning to have a close up of the family feud logo and zoom out to the full shot while the board was turning like they did on the show. Im not sure if this was mentioned in another posting but just was wondering :-)

[Todd Robinson]

FrankieV said:

Speaking of zooming out.

Not that it really matters but I was just wondering if it was possiable at the beginning to have a close up of the family feud logo and zoom out to the full shot while the board was turning like they did on the show. Im not sure if this was mentioned in another posting but just was wondering :-)

I could add that very easily but the animation would be very choppy.

[FrankieV]

Todd said:

I could add that very easily but the animation would be very choppy.

What if you zoomed out before the board turned then once in full screen have the board turn will that make it choppy.

Like I said not important just trying to understand what flash can do.

[Todd Robinson]

FrankieV said:

What if you zoomed out before the board turned then once in full screen have the board turn will that make it choppy.

Like I said not important just trying to understand what flash can do.

That would make things smoother but it wouldn't be like the TV show, unfortunantly.

[FrankieV]

Well if im not mistaken there where some shows where they would say LETS START THE FAMILY FEUD and zoom out then wouldnt turn the board until the host name was called.

[barneyg]

FrankieV said:

Well if im not mistaken there where some shows where they would say LETS START THE FAMILY FEUD and zoom out then wouldnt turn the board until the host name was called.

That's how it was ALWAYS done on the Dawson version.
Zooming out while the board turned was how it was done on the Combs version.

[Todd Robinson]

Oops, I forgot I was on the '76 Feud board and not the '88. Other than that, I don't see why it wouldnt' work. I'll have to experiment with it some more to make it look right.

[FrankieV]

Like I said Todd its really not a big deal. Just making some converstaion. If you think its going to ruin the quility of the program then I say just leave it out. But if you can get it to look right then I think it would look really cool to open the game like that :-)

[Todd Robinson]

Oh no, don't get me wrong; the conversation is just fine! I think it's an idea worth looking into! Sometimes you really don't know how things are going to turn out until you try them yourself.

Now maybe I should put in the flooring and wheels used for the game board in there somewhere. :-) ...I am kidding on that.

Speaking of conversation though, I wonder if the person who started this thread will ever explain what they're talking about?

[FrankieV]

Todd said:

Speaking of conversation though, I wonder if the person who started this thread will ever explain what they're talking about?

Yea still trying to figure that one out myself. I can under stand the cut to the left or right side family becuase at the beginning of the show ray would say welcome to both families and they will have that shot, but since there really isnt any families there to show that wouldnt be needed. As for the zoom in on the digital logo. NO CLUE!!!! They only zoomed out like i mentioned in a later posting.

BINSBIN96 please help what do you mean? :-)

[binsbin96]

Ok it was to comply with my "Blue screen Post Production Idea But the Again I could just use the Shot from the Beginning but then I'd either have to Have 3 computers running at the same time with the shots on pause and one running in real time or just go back and try to match up the tape with the presentation software.

It may've sound like i answered my Own Question but Then again I thought there's a way around this?

[Todd Robinson]

You realize you're asking me to change my software to accomidate something you haven't even tested yet and no one else is going to use, right?

I really don't know how you plan to get three shots from one computer by changing the image on the presentation screen and the camera all at the same time. There's absolutely no question that if you're going to do this live you're going to need at least three cameras hooked up to three separate computers and some video mastering equipement. Otherwise, there's no other way to cue the shots of the players superimposed on the CGI set. At this level, forget using the presentation software on the two cameras focused on the players. You'll only need the still images of the family backdrops.

Something else you probably haven't taken into consideration is the fact that your players will need to see what's going on while the game is in progress. The projected screen or TV monitor you use on the live blue screen set will show up on top of the CGI background when you look at it in production.

Back in my earlier 20's, I produced a news broadcast that used the blue screen technique to place live news anchors over a computer generated background. Trust me, you're getting into something that will involve a lot of time, setup, and equipment. Expensive equipment at that. And you're going to have to make sure the blue-screen compliant podiums are cut exactly right or it's going to look horrible in production. I'm not trying to cut you down on your efforts here, just trying to help you understand what you're getting into before you put yourself through a lot of trouble.