Team Fortress 2: Product Highlights

A MANN CO. DIGITAL VIDEOGRAM

This is my entry to the Saxxy Awards contest that is being hosted by Valve Software to celebrate the release of the Replay Update for Team Fortress 2. I have entered it into the following categories: Best 30 Second Trailer, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Players Choice.

The 'Mann Co. Introduction', 'Jarate', 'Feature Cards' and the 'Ending URL' segments were composited and colour corrected in Adobe After Effects CS5. Everything was cut together in Final Cut Pro 7.

Content Attribution:
'Turnpike' font by Font Diner
http://www.fontdiner.com/

'Top Secret Stamp' foley by Robinhood76
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=66715

'Record Player' foley by burkay
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=82260
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=82259

'Grid Pattern' by Orman Clark
http://www.premiumpixels.com/freebies/20-seamless-photoshop-grid-patterns/

'Wood Texture' by Matthew Skiles
http://dribbble.com/shots/31901-Hand-Crafted-Wood-Texture

Game music, fonts, logos and sound effects
Team Fortress 2 by Valve Software (http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/)

Credits, shoutouts and special thanks to the following heroes:
Carla, Mitch, porkyy, Saul, Reiley, i has no tomato, Twitch, Normad Cainsworth, SeanBeansShako, Mr Cuddles, Ash Lael, Dicky B, pogothemonkey0, Psychedelius, PalmTreeFun, nippon nifties, FighterKnuckles, Cleretic, DuckConference, Three Red Lights, furry drum circle, Kessel, Mush Man, Phthisis, streetlamp, Dash O Pepper and Triad626.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• tf2
• teamfortress2
• teamfortress
• valve
• saxxy
• entry
• trailer
• editing
• cinematography
• contest
• replay
• award
• maybeawinner

[Algamyst]

No offense, but I think the ending could've used some work. It just sort of cuts out after the "2Fort?" part. Like, as an advertisement, it could've ended with a splash page with the game's name and rating and stuff.

That being said, this was a very good video. I'd say I liked it every bit as much as the winner, and seeing this has inspired me to watch all the other runners-up. If they're as close as this one, I'm sure it will be time well spent.

[neurotech]

@Algamyst The abrupt ending was a stylistic choice. The website is really all you need, I think.

[vixxito]

This is WAY better than the bad acted and boring Heavy endorsing guy. Talk about using your subscribers a famous gmoders to bury this.

[neurotech]

@vixxito Thanks for the kind words. I would love to see a numerical breakdown of votes released by the TF2 team.

[15GamingGuy]

@neurotech Yeah, this definitely deserved to win. You kept in mind the style, gameplay and comedic preferences of the game and i cant find fault with it. Very good job!

[neurotech]

@15GamingGuy Thanks mate :)

[Techercizer]

How did you not win this? I thought you should have...grumblegrumble...

[TheDarkOn3]

You're the winner of my heart.

[andrewb273]

@neurotech I reckon that ending worked great!  Haha 2fort... what fun.

[Scorp126]

Loving the "Top Secret: Destroy before Viewing"

[Algamyst]

@maherandcameron

I wrote what I meant to say, no less and no more. *shrug*

[maherandcameron]

@Algamyst why does every one have to right a Loong ass comment, it can just be way shorter.

[fastbreak333]

@vixxito It is a nice video and I'm sorry it didn't make it. Sadly, that's just how it rolls. Just don't blame Edbotnik or the other popular guys; blame the people that think being popular is enough to warrant a vote.

[vixxito]

@fastbreak333 No, but this show really, in a funny way, what's the game all about :)

[fastbreak333]

@vixxito And? What was Edbotnik supposed to say? "Fuck off subscribers, don't vote for me to make this fair for the other people!"

[kadeshaderow]

The best part was the Spy shrieking and then the instant cut-away. Perfectly timed.