Hey. I don't know if anyone would know about this, but a few of my friends and I are planning on making a machinima series for the new Super Smash Bros game when it comes out (For those who don't know, a machinima is basically a video series with an original plot using a game for the visuals and characters). We've got a few ideas for it, but we've hit a problem: We have no clue how to record it. We could make it something incredibly simple, like regular Smash Bros replays, but we want it to be more professional. We want to get more camera angles, and to make it look more cinematic and exciting. I'll include a video at the end of the post to show what we want it to be more like. We have ideas for both the Wii U and 3DS versions, but we just don't know how to make it look more professional. We don't want to hack our systems and risk anything bad happening to them, so we can't exactly do that. If anyone knows a good way to record videos like this on Wii U or 3DS, then we'd appreciate some help!

 

 

 

Video example: 

 Basically, we're going for all of the different camera angles like this shows. Smash Bros replays are always at a fixed camera angle that shows the entire screen, which would make it really boring to watch.

I'd definitely watch it. (I wouldn't mind, if you needed ideas, to help. )

 

 

But, I'd help, if I could. I wish I knew what to use, if it was possible. There's a thing you can record the 3DS with, but not sure about Wii U. Sorry.

garry's mod will eventually probably get the models.

garry's mod will eventually probably get the models.

But we want to film in game footage, not Footage from Steam. :

I'd be interested....sounds very Red vs. Blue

I'd definitely watch it. (I wouldn't mind, if you needed ideas, to help. )

 

 

But, I'd help, if I could. I wish I knew what to use, if it was possible. There's a thing you can record the 3DS with, but not sure about Wii U. Sorry.

It's fine. Do you know if we'd be able to edit the replays or footage in the 3DS recording thing? I know I could use a capture card to get the base footage, but we're mostly going for the dynamic camera angles with this.

Hey. I don't know if anyone would know about this, but a few of my friends and I are planning on making a machinima series for the new Super Smash Bros game when it comes out (For those who don't know, a machinima is basically a video series with an original plot using a game for the visuals and characters). We've got a few ideas for it, but we've hit a problem: We have no clue how to record it. We could make it something incredibly simple, like regular Smash Bros replays, but we want it to be more professional. We want to get more camera angles, and to make it look more cinematic and exciting. I'll include a video at the end of the post to show what we want it to be more like. We have ideas for both the Wii U and 3DS versions, but we just don't know how to make it look more professional. We don't want to hack our systems and risk anything bad happening to them, so we can't exactly do that. If anyone knows a good way to record videos like this on Wii U or 3DS, then we'd appreciate some help!   Video example: http://youtu.be/DSfqiQ2V_Nc?t=1m28s  Basically, we're going for all of the different camera angles like this shows. Smash Bros replays are always at a fixed camera angle that shows the entire screen, which would make it really boring to watch.

It may be a long shot but I'd see if you could get some tips from Rooster Teeth since they've been doing this with Halo for 12 years

It may be a long shot but I'd see if you could get some tips from Rooster Teeth since they've been doing this with Halo for 12 years

Well, the thing is, doing it with Halo and Smash Bros is probably really different. I might be able to try to contact some of the people who do these types of videos with Smash Bros, though.

I dunno if I can say anything to help, but not many people do Machinima anymore, and anyone who does gets nowhere with it. 

 

I dunno if you can do it with Smash without modding or hacking, but here's a series that started in Melee known as Smashtasm. Shippiddge is a pretty cool guy. The series was pretty funny when it started but 5 episodes in the brawl version, he discontinued the series.

I dunno if I can say anything to help, but not many people do Machinima anymore, and anyone who does gets nowhere with it. 

 

I dunno if you can do it with Smash without modding or hacking, but here's a series that started in Melee known as Smashtasm. Shippiddge is a pretty cool guy. The series was pretty funny when it started but 5 episodes in the brawl version, he discontinued the series.

I watched that one way back in middle school when the Brawl one was still going on, didn't know he discontinued it though... Also, Smash King is still pretty popular.

I watched that one way back in middle school when the Brawl one was still going on, didn't know he discontinued it though... Also, Smash King is still pretty popular.

Assuming it's been a year since Episode 5 (Which I may not have seen). I had forgotten about Smash King myself, but I was mostly talking about the general concept of machinima not being that popular anymore.

Assuming it's been a year since Episode 5 (Which I may not have seen). I had forgotten about Smash King myself, but I was mostly talking about the general concept of machinima not being that popular anymore.

True, but still, it's still fairly popular, and we wanted to make our own for fun.

True, but still, it's still fairly popular, and we wanted to make our own for fun.

I'll still watch them and support it of course. I actually love the Smash Bros. machinimas.

I'll still watch them and support it of course. I actually love the Smash Bros. machinimas.

So do we, which is why we want to make our own when the next comes out.

So do we, which is why we want to make our own when the next comes out.

I actually had a great idea for one myself when Brawl came along, but I was far too young at the time. It's still a good idea, just needs some revisions.

I actually had a great idea for one myself when Brawl came along, but I was far too young at the time. It's still a good idea, just needs some revisions.

I tried coming up with ideas when I was younger, but couldn't come up with anything too good.

Just to let you know, we've also decided to have opening and ending animations for each of our episodes, and have compiled a "Wish List" of sorts for what songs we want to use. The songs of course are going to be taken from anime.