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	RPGamer - Editorials - Gamer-Countergamer - Cinematics in RPGs
		Cinematics and video can be good things and have their own place, but they shouldn't usurp the game that features them.
		Cinematics are the frosting atop the RPG cake.
		Final Fantasy X's use of cinematics during key scenes, such as the sending on Kilika Island and the final scene on the airship, evoked emotions that a non-cinematic approach could not have accomplished.
	www.rpgamer.com /editor/2006/q1/032706gcg.html (1591 words)

	GameDaily BIZ: Opinion: Cinematics & Story Do Matter
		He believes that cinematics and story will be needed to captivate a growing video game audience.
		The recent article by David Rodriguez, Lead Designer at High Voltage regarding cinematics and storytelling in games has touched off another round of fierce debate concerning the role of videogames as an entertainment medium.
		The merits of if a cinematic and/or story detract from a game experience is rather mute, as story is one of the oldest and fundamental forms of entertainment, expression and communication.
	biz.gamedaily.com /industry/feature/?id=11754 (1030 words)

	Cinematics are killing gameplay? - AllRPG.com Forums
		What cinematics do is give you a lot more story development in a shorter amount of time, as well as flesh out the characters and give life to some of the bigger events in the game's plot.
		Yes, gameplay is a huge reason we play games, but cinematics (at least when done well like in XS or FF) really adds to the experience immensely.
		There are some things, such as really good cinematics that add to the story a great deal, that should be made in great quantity.
	www.allrpg.com /forums/showthread.php?t=20172 (990 words)

	The Cinematics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cinematics were Seattle-based band that was active between 1996 and 2001.
		The Cinematics was formed in 1996 by Pat Partington and Brian R. Bell.
		Over the course of their 5 years together, The Cinematics regularly played at Seattle clubs, and appeared on bills with OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark), Harvey Danger, Micro-Mini, Death Cab for Cutie and the Spin Doctors' Chris Barron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Cinematics (299 words)

	The Adrenaline Vault \| News \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We were therefore surprised and pleased when we heard the team had received more than an hour of pre-rendered cinematics from three external animation studios, the complete set of binders that will connect the maps and help immerse us in the mystical world.
		Although Dahlgren credits the animation studios for pulling the cinematics together, there were still more people involved behind the scenes, something that demonstrates the complex logistics factored into even one portion of a game.
		The result is that even though the cinematics move people from a real-time engine to a pre-rendered scene, they should never feel removed from the game.
	www.avault.com /news/displaynews.asp?story=931999-15312 (1497 words)

	Slashdot \| Cinematics Do Matter?
		His latest article on Buzzscope discusses videogaming's overabundance of cinematics, and how their misuse is taking us further and further away from what videogaming is all about." From the article: "I made it perhaps three virtual feet before managing to trigger another cinematic.
		Well done cinematics, when they add to the story and aren't in the way (and can be skipped if I want to), are great, but should only be implemented after good gameplay and story are pretty much wrapped up.
		There are games where the cinematic has immersed the player and made playing the game essential, there are games where everything has suffered just to get you a 30 second poorly animated piece of crap.
	rss.slashdot.org /Slashdot/slashdotGames?m=1042 (3104 words)

	jockrock - Oceansize / Martin Grech / The Cinematics live review
		However, the place is no where near suited for Martin Grech, his eerie mystical sound is probably more suited to glens and valleys of Northern Scotland, his voice seems to soar higher and higher until all that is heard is a demonic wail blanketing the chattering crowd.
		Martin Grech's sound is for die-hards only, it is hard to appreciate other than to go and drink a toast at the bar to the lost souls at the front of the audience who treat him as if he was God/Devil.
		Joy Division-sounding 80’s band is the ‘in thing’ just now, and well, The Cinematics have the songs; all they need is the darker nights to encompass their dark melodic music and draw in the masses.
	www.vacant.org.uk /jockrock/liverevs/cinematics.html (427 words)

	Mikel Rouse: The End of Cinematics
		As a dreamlike meditation on the possibilities of cinema, The End Of Cinematics reflects on the way corporate entertainment has transformed the art of cinema and suggests that plot and screenplay have become artifice.
		The End Of Cinematics is the third part of an “opera verité” trilogy consisting of Failing Kansas and the critically-acclaimed “talk show” opera Dennis Cleveland.
		As it comments on the packaging and content of the contemporary cinematic experience, The End Of Cinematics presents original film footage manipulated through computer generated imaging to provide video backdrops or stage sets for live performers.
	www.endofcinematics.com /work.html (556 words)

	Are Cinematics Ruining Video Games? - Kotaku
		If the stars are aligned just right maybe every dev will come to their senses and recognize cinematics for the bad idea that they are.
		I know that cinematics have gotten way out of hand lately, I mean in some senses they have to be in-depth to create that intense 'movie-like' experience we heard lauded about through the 90's.
		I personally liked the way Half-life did their cinematics, its all in-game and the whole time you're able to interact with the enviroment, the person(s) talking to you, and even able to just ditch the whole ordeal and run down the corridor.
	kotaku.com /.../editorial/are-cinematics-ruining-video-games-150134.php (1463 words)

	Slashdot \| Cinematics Are Killing Gameplay?
		Cinematics and story in general are great, but they should be used in moderation when the story is not the main focus of the game.
		Sure, those hyper-realistic pre-rendered cinematics are pretty and all, but it reminds you subconciously that this is seperate from the rest of the game.
		Cinematic elements in games including scripted sequences, fmv's, in game cutscenes etc are closely parralled to the beginning of film.
	rss.slashdot.org /Slashdot/slashdotGames?m=921 (6422 words)

	Cinematics Updated With Improved Playback \|\| The Mac Observer
		Cinematics is a utility designed for managing and creating QuickTime movie playlists.
		Cinematics is an innovative media player that allows you to build and manage playlists of digital movies on your Macintosh.
		This new release extends Cinematics' functionality by adding features that enhance movie playback, provide greater operational stability and ease of use, and protect against any accidental data lose.
	www.macobserver.com /article/2004/01/27.7.shtml (540 words)

	einstein's legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cinematics is an innovative new media player that helps you to build and manage playlists of digital movies on your Macintosh.
		In the office or at home, Cinematics can be used for a wide variety of applications in education, media services, and presentations development.
		Cinematics provides shortcuts that enable advanced users to perform most tasks without needing to navigate through any menus.
	www.einsteinslegacy.com /Products/Cinematics_Details.html (336 words)

	Game Designer: Cinematics Are Ruining Games
		Rodriguez argues that instead of focusing time, energy, and most importantly money on elaborate cinematics in games, developers should concentrate on just ensuring that their game is actually good.
		The cinematics have become more elaborate and complex and, as a result, the storylines have become increasingly more complicated.
		Not only does he believe cinematics are often not necessary, but he also says that games don't need to serve as a storytelling medium.
	www.gamerevolution.com /news/view.php?id=748 (770 words)

	GameDev.net - Peter Fendrik and Digic Pictures Bring the Rendered Cinematics of Warhammer: Mark of Chaos to Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Digic took this story, which pits the forces of good against those of evil, and crafted a storyline that brings the world of this new epic to life.
		He was asked to work with his team of graphic artists to breathe life into the rendered cinematics that Mark of Chaos needed.
		Creating the stunning visuals was their objective, and they were able to skillfully craft not just a strong visual style, but a living world entrenched in the battle between good and chaos.
	www.gamedev.net /reference/articles/article2304.asp (1932 words)

	The End of Cinematics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The End of Cinematics combines musical composition, video (live and recorded), and live performance, all into one tightly woven, metatheatrical event.
		But I have to recommend The End of Cinematics because it is a bold foray into uncharted territory in performance.
		There is little doubt that the influence of this technology, and the questions it is capable of exploring are palpable and exciting.
	www.nytheatre.com /nytheatre/prnn/end4242.htm (622 words)

	The Cinematics : interview
		The Cinematics are one band who you'll be hearing plenty of in 2006.
		All band members knew each other from their hometown of Dingwall in the highlands of Scotland, but it wasn't until a chance meeting in Glasgow that The Cinematics, as we know them today, took shape.
		The two sides of The Cinematics got together, and we went to a couple of rehearsals, and it turned out well," explains Miller.
	www.musicomh.com /interviews/cinematics_1205.htm (1228 words)

	Quake II Cinematics Uncovered
		This document attempts to describe the format of a Quake II cinematic sequence (a.cin file) and include some source code for encoding (taken from Id Softwares source) and decoding of the cinematic sequences.
		In essence, the Quake II cinematics are an AVI sequence where the audio is stored in a raw pcm format, and the 8-bit colour lookup table based video is coded using a two-pass loss-less static Huffman coder.
		The cinematic sequences are stored in the `quake2/baseq2/video' directory where they can be played from the console using the map command (try typing `map end.cin' from the console).
	www.csse.monash.edu.au /~timf/videocodec/idcin.html (2083 words)

	PlanetDiablo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The old guy in the Diablo II cinematics is just a new character, a guide of some sort to help your old character find Salvation or something.
		He doesn't play much of a role in the movies, except in the final sequence you find out that the Diablo universe won't be going away for a while.
		The cinematics just tell a bit of the story, and give background as to why you are doing what you are doing.
	planetdiablo.com /forums/topic.asp?topic_id=32976&forum_id=1166&... (289 words)

	The Cinematics \| Chase \| By Laura Heaps
		However, based on this single, The Cinematics owe more to those mid nineties bands that didn't quite break out of the shadow of the likes of Smiths-copyists Gene than to anything else.
		To someone who never climbed out of the Britpop era with musical taste in tact this is just the balm to sooth the loss of some of those bands and I'm sure to many this will bring back memories of days gone by while to others this will sound fresh as daisy.
		After a massively successful UK tour with one of New York's hottest exports Ambulance LTD in June this year and more recently dates with Editors and a storming T On The Park performance, the release of their debut single could not come quick enough for their new found fans.
	www.myvillage.com /pages/bars&music-review-the-cinematics-chase.htm (312 words)

	High resolution cinematics - 3D Realms Forums
		Nowadays rendering costs are small, and it'll be cool to see the cinematic sequences in full HDTV quality (1080p).
		Sorry but there wont be any cinematics, everything will be seen though Duke Nukem's eyes just like in Prey(But there it is through Tommy Tawodi's eyes instead).
		I like cinematics at: the beginning of the level/end of the level.
	forums.3drealms.com /vb/showthread.php?t=13770 (1473 words)

	James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond
		Creating the cinematics for Bond were like the ones we've done previously.
		The best secret of the project was how the cinematics were produced with such a short turn around time.
		The project called for all cinematics to be complete in under eight months, with the last two weeks for change requests.
	mi6.co.uk /sections/articles/interview_gaming_nfcinematics2.php3?... (715 words)

	Files -- D2X -- Gameplay and Cinematics
		Be sure to check our Diablo II Movies page for dozens more films showing off gameplay action and cinematics, if you want more than you see on this page.
		There are two cinematics in the Diablo II Expansion.
		The second D2X cinematic is seen after you beat Act Five, and defeat Baal Once you defeat the act you'll see the other cinematic.
	diabloii.net /files/d2x-movies.shtml (456 words)

	Great Chase: Glasgow's The Cinematics Release Their Debut Single On TVT Records
		TVT will be releasing Glasgow-based band The Cinematics' debut single, "Chase" on September 26.
		The rest of the band took Scott under their wing and The Cinematics were formed.
		After a massively successful UK tour with one of New York's hottest exports, Ambulance LTD, in June, the release of their debut single could not come quick enough for their new found fans.
	www.ascap.com /playback/2005/summer/faces_places/cinematics.html (169 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Design Choices - Topic 1 - Cinematics
		I didn't notice any lag before or after the pre-rendered cinematics, they didn't detract from my immersion level one iota, and they were just much better looking.
		The immersion factor is much higher when the visuals are consistant throughout the entire game experience, and any changes that occur to your character (wounds, equipment, clothes, that sort of thing) during the game can be reflected in the movies.
		If that the game definitely has much cooler feel if the games cinematics are done by the in game engine but only of the game is capable of having great cinematics with the in game engine.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=519969 (1822 words)

	Ten Games With Sizzling Cinematics on Games.net
		When it comes to blockbuster cinematics, Blizzard is widely regarding as the king.
		And though it may be difficult to understand this game's cryptic storyline, the luscious, picturesque visuals were the first sign that Blizzard was onto something special.
		Guerilla Games' Killzone may not have had a warm welcome from snobby gaming critics, but its stylish cinematics are nothing to sniff at.
	www.games.net /features/108221_1.shtml (454 words)

	Halo cinematics - AMD Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most of the cinematics in 2/3 of the games today are build with the internal graphics engine(not.smks,.biks or.avis anymore), so you can't see them outside the game.
		This is known issue since a lot of games have 1to3 CDs with cinematics only (Emperor: Battle for Dune had 3, for Eg.).
		As ingame graphics become more and more lifelike, you won't even notice the difference between what used to be a cinematic and what's the game itself.
	forums.amd.com /index.php?showtopic=21918 (859 words)

	GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Wii PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gameplay movies, which can be carefully scripted and edited to highlight a story, have also taken on a more cinematic feel and, like cinematics, whet your appetite for upcoming games.
		But high-production cinematics seem to have stolen the spotlight.
		This week we ask ourselves, "Which game has the best cinematics?" In evaluating movies, trailers, and cutscenes from games, we've given thought to the qualities that define the best cinematics and how these should serve the game.
	www.gamespot.com /features/question/072400/index.html (265 words)

	FileForum \| Cinematics
		Cinematics is an innovative media player that allows you to build and manage playlists of digital movies on your Mac.
		It can be used for a wide variety of applications, both in the office and at home.
		Whether you are a business owner who needs to showcase your products or a home video enthusiast who needs help organizing and presenting your digital video collection, this is an excellent tool to help you with your needs.
	fileforum.betanews.com /detail/Cinematics/1054317988/1 (86 words)

	Slapdash Cinematics Home
		See PFC Ducker for more information, or goto the contact page to get in touch, electronically.
		Slapdash Cinematics is proud to offer a variety of video and graphic production services.
		We are capable of everything from capturing an important event to editing it down to a film and delivering on a DVD for your viewing pleasure.
	homepage.mac.com /zach1/Slapdash_Cinematics/home.htm (140 words)

	Soccer Gaming Forums - Great Cinematics for Week 3 Day 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hrvoje Bajlo who claims that he makes cinematics from scratch weeks ago, but so far he hasn`t made one, which concludes.
		The problems are not the cinematics but the faces that have not the correct size.
		Anyway this cinematics can be used without the executable that allows to play with substitution cinematics.
	www.soccergaming.tv /showthread.php?t=75351 (399 words)

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