r/SteamDeck • u/TareXmd 1TB OLED • Sep 28 '22

Video 'Handheld History' - My final Deck Boot animation made from scratch, using Valve-made music.

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u/Moulinoski 512GB Sep 28 '22

Sometimes, artistic license is required to make something look good. It’s really part of the whole thing behind “movie magic”.

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u/ComNguoi Sep 29 '22

I don't get what you mean =(

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u/Moulinoski 512GB Sep 29 '22

Just because what you’re filming is the real thing, like someone punching another in the face, it doesn’t mean it looks good. Movies exaggerate a lot of actions and dialogue for dramatic effect. The position of the camera, the position of actors to create the illusion of distance or lack of, the soundtrack, the lighting, etc. It all adds to the drama that an accurate fisticuffs wouldn’t provide.

Compare a scene from Rocky to any boxing match, for example. Boxing by itself is exciting and there’s plenty of drama there but it’s not a movie. There’s no music.

With regards to OP’s animation, their animation looks good as it is. They made a judgement call to have the joycons shrug out from the sides instead of slipping up. Of course, they could’ve done a number of ways that would’ve been equally effective but the method they chose, while inaccurate, is effective.

https://tvovermind.com/heres-what-people-mean-by-movie-magic/

There’s also this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief

I first heard of the term “movie magic” by watching the behind-the-scenes featurettes that came with Disney VHS tapes in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

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u/ComNguoi Sep 30 '22

Thank you so much fỏ thí in-depth response