Video Editor Application

[WannaBeHero]

Hey, I've been messing with making videos for youtube for a bit now and always looking to further my skills. Saw your latest video and thought I could help with your videos.

Position: Video Editor

Do you understand that Wildfire Games is a non-commercial project, work for 0 A.D. is volunteer, and work is done for free? Yes

Do you agree to distribute all your work for Wildfire Games under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license? Yes

Are you sure you are not wanting to work on something programming related? (Then you don't need to send in an application form.) Yes

Name: Shiloh Clemons (WannaBeHero)

Email: wannabeherofl@gmail.com

Location: Italy, but from America originally (english is my first language)

Availability: I can put in quite a bit of time per week, 6-8 hours easily. I have flexible work hours so some weeks more.

Age: 26

Occupation: Freelancer (I know, doesnt tell you much lol), Current work: Legal Documents Researcher, Video editing for youtuber, English language teacher

Skills and Experience: I've done paid work for youtubers to create shorts, I work with a paid program for video editing (Premier pro).

Motivation: I enjoy creating stories, in any medium I can get. I love to paint, draw, write, mod video games, create little shorts.

Personality: I'm your friend :)

Short Essay: I am on a discord for creating AoE2 scenarios and someone sent your latest trailer, peaked my interest.

Interests and Hobbies: I create AoE2 scenarios, then turn them into youtube shorts. I paint, draw, read books, go hiking here in my village in italy. Watch tons of movies.

Staff: I dont know anyone on the staff

Community: I'm somewhat involved in the AoE2 scenario creating community, mostly on youtube and in discords.

Favorite Game: Current favorite game to play is AoE2, but my overall favorite game is Morrowind

Work Examples: My youtube channel WannaBeHero - YouTube, and youtuber I do paid work for IcyDeluxe - YouTube

[Stan`]

What kind of videos would you like to do ?

[WannaBeHero]

@Stan` I can do shorts, or trailers. But I'm open to trying out whatever you guys need.

[AlexHerbert]

We have a couple of guys doing videos for YouTube, I think the more the better!

Edited 11 hours ago by AlexHerbert
Wording

[hyperion]

4 hours ago, AlexHerbert said:

We have a couple of guys doing videos for YouTube, I think the more the better!

There is no release video for 0.28.0, so obviously we had no one doing it. This isn't about some streaming their matches.

 

17 hours ago, WannaBeHero said:

@Stan` I can do shorts, or trailers. But I'm open to trying out whatever you guys need.

It would still be desirable to have a release video for 0.28.0, if you are up for that would be fantastic, as it's the only release missing one. So better late than never. It would also be a project where you would need to learn most about what there is to learn making videos using the engine.

[hyperion]

Was just told, there is now a release video ( by @Stan` the silent helper 2 months ago? ). Doesn't change the fact for months prior to the release we weren't able to make it happen. It takes a lot of time and dedication, so someone with the required passion for such would still be desirable.

[WannaBeHero]

4 hours ago, hyperion said:

Was just told, there is now a release video ( by @Stan` the silent helper 2 months ago? ). Doesn't change the fact for months prior to the release we weren't able to make it happen. It takes a lot of time and dedication, so someone with the required passion for such would still be desirable.

I would be glad to help out with those, hardest part of making trailers is getting the necessary footage. I'm not sure if your goal is to recruit people to play or work on the project mostly (I mean why not both lol) but you can start Dev Logs, run 1 minute long shorts showcasing civs, promote community maps, etc.

[hyperion]

10 minutes ago, WannaBeHero said:

I would be glad to help out with those, hardest part of making trailers is getting the necessary footage.

Yes, typically you'd need to create a scene for an idea, with the scenario editor you can do most of the work. You might want to do some scripting to make the scene more lively. Then you need to create camera paths (again scenario editor) and finally render the thing.

I don't see an issue with uploading videos about random topics to the play0ad youtube account if they are of similar quality as the release videos, whether short or long. Civ intros sounds like a good idea. Doing a few of them is also good practice for when the next release video is due in roughly 6 months.

21 minutes ago, WannaBeHero said:

I'm not sure if your goal is to recruit people

Not necessarily recruiting as an official team member but surly as a contributor. I for one contributed to many open source projects, hardly any of them in an official role and don't see a reason not to do so in the future. Less commitment but still able to improve what I already use and value. For some that is plenty satisfying already.