GDC 2018 - Capturing Great Footage For Game Trailers

0:00 Introductions 1:28 Why Care About Game Capture? 2:33 Capture Tools 5:20 Capture Difficulty Factors 10:04 Game Capture Is Filmmaking 11:06 Three things to focus on for game capture 11:14 Composition 11:44 Capture Tip: Use the rule of thirds 12:05 Capture Tip: Create a 3x3 grid on your monitor 12:36 Capture Tip: Create a 3x3 grid for your editing software 12:45 Capture Tip: Put a sticky on your monitor 12:59 Capture Tip: Capture at higher resolution than your output 13:17 Capture Tip: Upscale video of pixel art in After Effects 13:56 Eyetrace 14:55 Recommended Viewing about Eyetrace 15:36 Readability 17:19 Capture Tip: Squint at your shots 17:53 Readability Tip: Watch clips at fast speed 18:20 Performance 19:35 How to act with a controller 20:18 Performing as the character - Firewatch examples 23:32 Recommended Viewing: The Spielberg Oner 23:46 Capture Tip: Controllers are best for slow movement 24:11 Capture Tip: Keyboard and mouse are best for sudden movements 24:37 Capture Tip: Use a metronome 25:20 Debug Tools for Capture 25:54 Ooblets Trailer with and without debug camera 26:53 Debug Tool Essentials 27:01 HUD Toggle 27:48 Music Toggle 28:13 Level Skip 28:20 Teleport 28:33 Level Number Display 28:54 Inventory Management 29:12 Spawn Enemy 29:32 Invincibility 29:39 Fast Mode 29:47 Tourist Mode 29:59 Cursor Visibility 30:35 Object Highlights 30:44 Time of Day 31:01 Debug tools for first person games 31:08 Headbob Toggle 31:22 First person freecam 33:23 Debug tools for 3rd person games 33:36 Ooblets 3rd person debug tools 35:18 Mad Max 3rd person debug tools 36:33 Debug tools for 2D games 37:11 Debug tool extras 37:16 NPC control 37:27 Camera controlled via 2nd controller 38:07 Time freeze 38:25 Slow motion 39:04 Capturing for VR 39:07 Kert Gartner http://www.kertgartner.com/virtual-cinematography-for-vr-trailers/ 39:45 Motion smoothing 40:17 Use the eye that corresponds to the PC monitor window 40:37 Find the center of your view 41:05 Put a sticky on the lens of the monitor eye 41:19 Be aware of hand position 41:46 Capture with a partner 42:00 Mind the mouse cursor 42:13 Hire someone with physical training 42:38 Freecam 42:48 Games for Capture Practice 44:22 Capture inspiration links 45:02 Summary