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Video Editing

COMPOUND 77: MADE FOR EPIC GAMES 2023 MEGAJAM

Theme: "Antiquated Future"

Compound 77

Video Editor

September 14 - 21, 2023

Compiled a 58-second video game trailer using footage of game play, musical motifs, and an altered text-to-speech voice.
- - Android voices provided by US English / Joey, and US English / Kimberly, from Text-to-MP3.
  - Background music based on “My Funeral” by Avery McKenzie from Another 24 Hours (2019).
  - Gameplay narration is derived from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
  - Spliced female voice taken from “Spawn of the Subhuman.” Dark Fantasy. NBC Radio, WKY, Oklahoma City, 27 Feb. 1942.

The time limit for submitting final game trailers was 1 minute!

IN-GAME VIDEOS

Intro Sequence: The TV Screen

Created a 2-minute introductory video consisting of 1950s-1980s footage of American sitcoms, news coverage, and computer motion graphics alongside spliced audio from similar backgrounds.
- - Video theme: the evolution of robotics alongside humans, central to Compound 77's focus on the theme "antiquated future."
  - Began with the audio to establish the narrative, then searched for accompanying footage online.
    - - All audio and video is sourced from the Public Domain via the Internet Archive!
  - See ↳ Full Sources List for Compound 77 for a comprehensive list of all video and audio used in this video.

IntroSequence1.3.mp4

Jumpscare Cutscenes: Based on Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics

Android voice: US English / Kimberly, from Text-to-MP3.

Background music: “The Satanic Mass" by Anton Szandor LaVey (1968).

Background TV footage: The Phantom Creeps, directed by Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind. Universal Pictures, 1939.

Human screaming and hand overlays: performed by Ed Slee.

Jumpscare1.mp4

Jumpscare 1

"1 – A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm."

Jumpscare2.mp4

Jumpscare 2

"2 – A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law."

Jumpscare3.mp4

Jumpscare 3

"3 – A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law."

The Ending Sequence (Spoiler alert!)

Created a 30-second game-ending video consisting of the repeating eye motif alongside a distorted cover of “My Funeral” by Avery McKenzie from Another 24 Hours (2019).
- - I found McKenzie's song when looking for music to accompany the jumpscare videos.
    - - I really liked how simple yet haunting it was, so I became inspired to use it somehow in the game. I then adapted it into a minor key (A minor) for the game's trailer to match the adapted Frankenstein narration!
  - The cover features my vocals with a vocoder effect alongside distorted audio from the jumpscare videos.

Ending.mp4

↳ Full Sources List for Compound 77

ONLINE RESOURCES

Android voices: US English / Joey, US English / Kimberly from Text-to-MP3. https://ttsmp3.com/
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. "three laws of robotics". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Sept. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Three-Laws-of-Robotics
Font: “Official” from dafont.com. https://www.dafont.com/official.font
Gameplay narration is derived from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, as quoted on allgreatquotes.com. https://www.allgreatquotes.com/mary-shelley-quote-141/
Logo image stills from “Experiments in motion graphics” by John Whitney Sr. https://archive.org/details/experimentsinmotiongraphics
Original cutscene song is “My Funeral” by Avery McKenzie from Another 24 Hours (2019). In-game song covered and produced by Amalia Navarro. https://archive.org/details/VariousArtists-Another24Hours/010+-+Avery+McKenzie+-+My+Funeral.mp3.

ARCHIVE.ORG RESOURCES

VIDEO

“Computer Commercial: Commodore 64 (1982)(Commodore)(US)[a].mp4.” Commodore, 1982. https://archive.org/details/Commodore_64_1982_Commodore_US_a
“Computer Commercial: Power Macintosh (1994)(Apple).mp4.” Apple, 1994. https://archive.org/details/Power_Macintosh_1994_Apple.mp4
“Don't Yell at Your Children.” Make Room for Daddy. ABC, 20 Mar. 1956. https://archive.org/details/dontyellatyourchildren
Fleischer, Dave. “Superman: The Mechanical Monsters.” Paramount Pictures and Action Comics & Superman Magazine, 1941. https://archive.org/details/superman_the_mechanical_monsters
Fryburg, Mark. “On Record With Fred D' Ignazio 1984-07-08.” WDBJ Channel 7, 8 July 1984. https://archive.org/details/OnRecordWithFredDIgnazio19840708
Huppertz, Christopher. “VHS Glitch - Volume 1.” 4 July 2014. Used as video overlay, https://archive.org/details/vhs_glitch_vol_1
“Neural Networks”. Stewart Cheifet Productions, 1991. https://archive.org/details/neuralnetwor
The Phantom Creeps. Directed by Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind. Performances by Bela Lugosi and Jack Smith, Universal Pictures, 1939. https://archive.org/details/ThePhantomCreeps
“Tobor and the Atomic Submarine.” Here Comes Tobor, 1957. https://archive.org/details/tobor01
Whitney, John Sr. “Experiments in motion graphics.” IBM Corporation, 1968. Used as video overlay and for logo image stills, https://archive.org/details/experimentsinmotiongraphics

AUDIO

LaVey, Anton Szandor. “The Satanic Mass.” The Satanic Mass, 1968. https://archive.org/details/the-satanic-mass-anton-lavey-1968/01-the-satanic-mass.mp3
“Pilot.” Father Knows Best. NBC Radio, 20 Dec. 1948. https://archive.org/details/FatherKnowsBest45Episodes/Fkb1948-12-20000pilotFatherKnowsBest.mp3
“Spawn of the Subhuman.” Dark Fantasy. NBC Radio, WKY, Oklahoma City, 27 Feb. 1942. https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Dark_Fantasy_Singles/Dark+Fantasy+42-02-27+(15)+Spawn+Of+The+Subhuman.mp3

HADANAEL: MADE FOR THE VGDC WINTER GAME JAM 2024

Theme: "Return to Sender"

Hadanael

Video Editor

February 2 - 4, 2024

Created 6 videos for player tasks and ending sequence.
- - Player tasks: 5 one-minute videos comprised of a 1980s TV ad, the game's hospital jingle, and a designated object for the player to grab.
  - Ending sequence: 1 ten-second video that triggers a loop until the game ends.
Videos are focused on naval objects and sounds.
- - Background music includes sea shanties in the Public Domain via the Internet Archive.

Player Task Videos

Task narration provided by US English / Joey from Text-to-MP3.

Background music and TV ads from the Public Domain via the Internet Archive.

Soundbites from freesound.org and distorted male narration by Ed Slee.

RTS Instr 1.m4v

Task #1

"Please grab the key."

Ad: 1985 National Dairy Promotion & Research Board (NDB) informercial.

RTS Instr 2.m4v

Task #2

"Please grab the valve."

Ad: 1980s "Fun Rock" commercial.

RTS Instr 3.m4v

Task #3

"Please grab the scuba tank."

Ad: 1980s Sudafed cold and cough medicine commercial.

RTS Instr 4.m4v

Task #4

"Please grab the flashlight."

Ad: 1984 "Ghostbusters" commercial.

RTS Instr 5.m4v

Task #5

"Please grab the milk carton."

Ad: 1980s Robitussin cold and cough liqui-gels commercial.

Final Task (Spoiler alert!)

Created a 10-second video that loops on the in-game TV screen until the player is caught.
- - The audio utilizes small, spliced samples of the Seaside Hospital jingle and heavy distortion on the task narrator to make it sound unfamiliar.

RTS Instr Sleep.m4v

↳ Full Sources List for Hadanael

“Family Channel Adverts 1993 A” from the Vintage Commercials Advertisements 1980s 1990s Saturday Morning Cartoons WOC collection on Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/Vintage_Commercials_Advertisements_80s/Family+Channel+Adverts+1993+A.mpg
“Family Channel Adverts 1993 B” from the Vintage Commercials Advertisements 1980s 1990s Saturday Morning Cartoons WOC collection on Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/Vintage_Commercials_Advertisements_80s/Family+Channel+Adverts+1993+B.mpg
Font 1: “F25 Bank Printer” from dafont.com. https://www.dafont.com/f25-bank-printer.font \
Font 2: “Tenor Sans” from Google Fonts. http://tinyurl.com/3dserba8
“GhostBusters Commercial 1984” from the Vintage Commercials Advertisements 1980s 1990s Saturday Morning Cartoons WOC collection on Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/Vintage_Commercials_Advertisements_80s/GhostBusters+Commercial+1984.mp4
“MTV Commercials Floyd 01 87 A” from the Vintage Commercials Advertisements 1980s 1990s Saturday Morning Cartoons WOC collection on Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/Vintage_Commercials_Advertisements_80s/MTV+Commercials+Floyd+01_87+A.mpg
“Muppet Babies Commercials 1986 2 A” from the Vintage Commercials Advertisements 1980s 1990s Saturday Morning Cartoons WOC collection on Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/Vintage_Commercials_Advertisements_80s/Muppet+Babies+Commercials+1986_2+A.mkv
“Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner” by the Raymond Scott Quinent (1937). Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/78_reckless-night-on-board-an-ocean-liner_raymond-scott-quintet-raymond-scott-dave-har_gbia0180101b
“Shenandoah” from Sea Shanties (1948) by Leonard Warren, Tom Scott, and Morris Levine. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/78_rio-grande_leonard-warren-tom-scott-morris-levine_gbia0036362/04+-+Shenandoah+-+Leonard+Warren+-+Tom+Scott+-+Morris+Levine.flac
“tv_static_from wtic_in_1957.wav” by joedeshon (2009). freesound.org, https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/78074/
“TV_Static-Mike_Koenig-1287909192.mp3” by humbias (2023). freesound.org, https://freesound.org/people/humbias/sounds/677309/
“VHS Glitch - Volume 1” by Christopher Huppertz (2014). Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/vhs_glitch_vol_1
“WindyBeach_WavesOverPebbles.wav” by SometimesJasmine (2013). freesound.org, https://freesound.org/people/SometimesJasmine/sounds/184890/

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