TG movie brainstorming area

[freekyE]

OK folks, most of you probobly say my poll about the TG movie!

Well this is the place for all of your ideas!

I have a few rules however (always with rules, i know)

1) the plot ideas MUST be useable in the CURRENT version of BF2 (or TacMod)

2) please keep in mind this film will be representative of the ideals of the TG community

3) all ideas can be used (with credit) in the TG movie without any other sort of compensation
(sorry, not a paying job)

that said, the more details the better! bring em on folks!!!

[wushuhero]

Id like to see a squad under heavy fire with no way out, then as they call for reinforcements a wave of people come flying into the flag totally decimating the other team

you know, something like that

[Shafik]

I'll try putting a script together. Last time I did, I wrote the whole thing and had a power blackout. Didn't save. Cursed for about an hour. I'll do it again.

[SgtDuke]

Originally Posted by freekyE

1) the plot ideas MUST be useable in the CURRENT version of BF2 (or TacMod)

Remember that Tac Mod has blood and smoke, lots of smoke.

[munchkin]

A drama (not an action movie) about a combat medic.

[FPS_Douglas]

Hmmm, perhaps something that follows a narative of a squad members journal. There could be flashbacks, close calls, lost squad members, heroic medic action..... That would be neat

[freekyE]

i want to make a serious movie, but drama will be hard with the faces of the characters being frozen in that one expression, also blankman had the idea to intertwine several stories sorta like a tarantino film.....not to mention action is pretty much what we have the resources for....just remember, with good character development the drama will come if they are in peril

and, yes, i forgot about tacmod having blood, perfect!

shafik, just write a brief synopsis then post it and let everyone brainstorm, but, if writings your thing i can keep you in mind when the script writing process starts

[ChIck3nL3gz]

I like the idea of a Tarantino type film that follows different soldiers from different squads with a story that inretwines each of them.

I'd like to act in one if possible...

[millipede777]

Originally Posted by munchkin

A drama (not an action movie) about a combat medic.

That would be pretty cool. The movie could be about a squad attacking some CP. The whole squad gets killed except for the medic. He has to run in, kill all the enemies, and revive the squad leader. Then once his whole squad is back and they nuetralize the CP, a jet comes out of nowhere and blows them all up. It's realistic that way.

[John CANavar]

Gents,

I would suggest to focus on teamplay aspect of TG if this is going to serve as a TG promotion movie as well.

- Short text before each scene which will highlight an aspect of our community we are all proud of: Obeying orders, necessity to join a squad, communication (examples of how we communicate during game), In-house squads (their names quickly appear and disappear, a text like: wide range of styles comes and goes... I dont know, something to reflect that community is organized to offer higher levels of participation)

- Include the CO interface (map) in some shots. Squad members staying and moving together (something you would hardly see on pubby)

- Demonstrate and mention (with short text) our rules (no UCB camping, no bunny hopping, etc)

- Demonstrate chain of command; SLs obeying CO orders but in some cases giving suggestions before accepting orders (requires actual VOIP recordings)

- Demonstrate TG airstike protocol (see StrikeFear's posts), include actual radio comm between a SL and pilot.

[theoriginalblankman]

I'll post an outline of my idea later but for right now we need to get this question posed:

Are we here to make a movie or an instructional video on how to play bf2?


If you just set out to make a movie about real life soldiers you have teamwork and all that tg stands for down right there. You just touch on it briefly or frankly not at all you just show soldiers doing there soldier thing, you don't make the movie about good teamwork. Might as well play the game for that.

[Trooper]

about a pilot that goes to a flying school and is to dangerous to his squad mates, call it "above firearm".

[freekyE]

the movie id like to make first (there will always be time for more) would be simply a good story
though TG PROMINENTLY featured in the credits

making the movie of our gameplay style would probobly come next (just watching some of the squad actions here get me all misty eyed)

maybe that tactical video john is talking about could be of the tactical mod, sort of as a commercial of how much ass it kicks..... ya know to get the name out there and get people playing it.......

[Lorian]

I like the idea of the jounals of the squad members from opposing teams

[John CANavar]

Originally Posted by theoriginalblankman

.. you don't make the movie about good teamwork. Might as well play the game for that.

To read what TG stands for and to watch it are totally different things. How will people who never experienced the level of teamwork in our server will know it? You first have to show them something.

A promotional video has a solid objective, showing a TG style battle from the eyes of COs, SLs, squad members, jet pilots...

By making a promotion video, you can still reflect your artistic abilities and at the same time serve secondary objectives: promotion and motivation.

Artistic skills are independent of what you are showing... Why not achieve multiple objectives with a single movie? Because it takes a lot of time and effort to produce a good one.