[WIP] - Star Fell Poster

[FireDragon04]

Hey everyone,
I'm currently working on a pretty big CG/Machinima hybrid project called Star Fell for machinima.com and while taking a break from playing borderlands making the video i've made a Poster.

This is its current version:
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9504/starfellnewfont3.jpg

This is the older version:


http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9401/starfell5.jpg


You can see all previous version that finally lead to this version after alot of discussions and mixing things up.

Version 1:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/846/starfell.jpg
Version 2:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6200/starfell2.jpg
Version 3:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3319/starfell4.jpg


Just looking for some comments and crit. Thanks.

[Ganon]

the text + font is ugly

[FireDragon04]

the text + font is ugly

I can't change the font as it was the chosen font for the title in the intro sequence which is already done and 'in the bag'. Only working with what i have so.

[Con]

That font really needs to go. The pieces of debris should reflect the sun on some of their surfaces. You need a range of debris sizes too. Also, the edges of the ship should have bloom where they meet the sun.

[Ganon]

I can't change the font as it was the chosen font for the title in the intro sequence which is already done and 'in the bag'. Only working with what i have so.

how hard is it to go back and change it

[Cortexian]

I like the Version 1 "split" font, maybe combine that with what you have now?

[FireDragon04]

how hard is it to go back and change it

Not impossibly difficult. Would be easier if people could maybe... suggest a better font?


I like the Version 1 "split" font, maybe combine that with what you have now?

Yea i liked that style of font..etc too, but that's when i got told i've got to be using the same as the in vid font. But i 'could' go back and change that now i think about it.

[Bastinka]

I might be helping him with this, all depends if he deems me worthy.

[Ganon]

Not impossibly difficult. Would be easier if people could maybe... suggest a better font?

http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=303&page=1&nb_ppp_old=10&text=Type+your+text+here&nb_ppp=50&psize=m&classt=pop

could probably find something more fitting in that category (sci-fi)

[Con]

I think a thin font like this (http://www.dafont.com/alien-league.font?nb_ppp=50) would suit it better, but maybe not with such narrow characters and being so obviously the aliens font.

EDIT: I'm the only one who has commented on something other than the font so far, let's help him out in other ways too.

[FireDragon04]

Just did this to test how different fonts would look, i don't like them all, just a test :) i really do like Con's suggestion though.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4340/texttests.jpg

[Maniac]

I dont think you should use numbers 4 and 6 down that list, its too Star Trek

[Horns]

Version 2 was the best.

[FireDragon04]

Currently Messing around with some more fonts but i really liked how this one turned out...

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7421/starfellnewfont1.jpg

[Bastinka]

Much better, but something seems weird about the line at the top.

[FireDragon04]

Trying without the blue line at the top and with some 'text' tweaks too.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9504/starfellnewfont3.jpg


Now try comparing THIS (http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9401/starfell5.jpg) to THIS (http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9504/starfellnewfont3.jpg)

[Bastinka]

I like it much more without the blue line at the top, very nice.

[neuro]

go with comic sans, its the best font ever.

[Ganon]

go with comic sans, its the best font ever.

By that you mean webdings

[Hunter]

There needs to be more going on in the image, looks a bit plain apart from the destroyed shitp

[FireDragon04]

It's meant to be a teaser so i tried to keep the content very little just to tease people and get people interested a little.

[Limited]

Font is too jaggy on edges (on bottom text mostly) making it look ugly as hell.

[FreedomFighter7]

I LIKE the fonts. All of them. The colors on it, the goldie ness all look rather nice! The name however sounds a bit funny, star fell? Star fell just doesn't make sense to me. I think star fall would sound better. But since its yours do as you wish.

[Limited]

How about, Fallen Stars? Sounds alot better, and isnt easily mixed up with Star Wars.

[FireDragon04]

It's not a thing, it's a name. And it's means 'Star Mountain' as a Fell is a small mountain. Use your imaginations/logic guys :iamafag: lol. Also, i know about the odd aliasing issues with the text but i left it, released the poster and everything earlier today... http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=27969

[Futzy]

I'd say attempt actual 3d renders of text in max, right now it doesn't look too great.
Otherwise it looks good.
Maybe make the explosion a tad more orange.

[Chainsy]

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/?action=view&current=Untitled-2copy-2.png
I had about 15 min to kill before work.

[Con]

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/?action=view&current=Untitled-2copy-2.png
I had about 15 min to kill before work.
The back of the ship should stay black, it looks better silhouetted.

[Bastinka]

Chains actually has a pretty neat idea. I would like to see one with the ship rendered, and one without the ship rendered. Not suggesting you should use his sketch for your poster though seeing as you have the actual ship which you can use as a render.

[FireDragon04]

Looks awesome Chains, just looking at the detail you added its pretty damn awesome. I really love your idea actually. The main reason i kept it silhouetted however is because there are 'things' on the actual version of the ship I'm using that give much bigger clues to story elements which I'm trying to disguise. Such as a giant crater in one side of the ship which actually caused most of the debris, now i could show this but at this point in time I'm trying to keep that kind of hidden. However, i do absolutely love what you did with that and looking really closely shows some pretty interesting things that you did, wish i had those kind of skills...seriously.

Edit: BTW the ship has been destroyed for 50 years at the point of the main story (it's all explained in the intro) that's why i was going for more of a desolate look also.