DrDanthrax99 0 Posted December 18, 2014 Hey, folks!I just completed a project with Zero Hour called The Dragon Awakes, its a short film about China declaring war on the United States for being unable to repay their massive amount of debt. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted December 18, 2014 Looks like a lot of work went into this, but since I am heartless, I will point out all the issues I had with it - only some of which is constructive criticism. Logic issues: The US being unable to pay shows a lack of understanding on how the US national debt works. Refusing to pay for some reason might have been a better premise. Starting on the west coast of the US and marching east is a terrible strategy. Why would NATO wait until China controls half of the US before holding a vote? Story issues: This is 99% tanks blowing stuff up and 1% explaining what's going on. What occurs in battle doesn't always seem consistent with the changes to the map. Col. Burton apparently turns traitor to his country because... Black Lotus happens to be female? No further story develops. A Chekhov's Gun moment. Where did the GLA suddenly come from? Why are they there? Who are they even attacking? Directorial issues: Inconsistent voice clips from wrong factions sounds weird and adds to making the story more confusing. Really close zooms showcasing the dated graphics. Know when holding the camera back farther would look better. Long sequence slowly circling a nuclear explosion... repeated. Doing the exact same thing is boring. Missing sound effects (plane ~11:08-11:15, plane & missile ~18:20-18:43). Share this post Link to post
Sonic 292 Posted December 19, 2014 Moved to the news forum. Please continue the discussion here http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/19061-c-c-generals-fan-film-the-dragon-awakes/ Share this post Link to post