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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire => The Theory of Everything => Topic started by: Mart on July 18, 2015, 08:47:59 pm

Title: Baraka movie
Post by: Mart on July 18, 2015, 08:47:59 pm

It may appear not connected to the game at first (not to all), but after watching this trailer, we will all probably recognize something.
I already watched the whole movie once and some fragments more than once.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxawleLISM#)

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Buster's Uncle on July 18, 2015, 09:00:34 pm

Great find.  Apparently the movie is from 1992 - which answers the question about who ripped off whom...

Baraka (1992) - Opening scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEb1iZ2JYHI#)

How'd you find this?

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Mart on July 18, 2015, 09:20:01 pm

Actually it was years ago, on Apolyton? or somewhere else I read about SMACX using Baraka fragments for SP movies. Often we see Weather Paradigm early in the game and I was wondering where from they got it. SP movies are mostly 3D animations - done on comps, or many have used Baraka: WP, Ascetic Virtues?, Coning Vats, PTS, etc.
Then I got it to watch from a video rental.
Later I bought a DVD(CD-ish...) version for like 3-4 bucks. Unfortunately, it is so compressed, that on higher resolutions you see jpg-like artifacts... Very disappointing, considering, they filmed the movie on some wider film, in order to have high resolution good looking images.
Now they mention blue-ray release here. But I am not sure, if I buy it. Maybe later.

I am thinking about new movies for UMod. So recently I take a look at these things.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Geo on July 18, 2015, 09:30:47 pm

Yeah, probably from Apolyton. I remember Maniac posting it or bringing it to my attention.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Mart on July 18, 2015, 09:47:13 pm

Civ2 movies were interesting and before SMAC they looked good. When I later watched SMAC movies, it was like "wow!" And probably in large part due to Baraka.
Civ3 had only few movies, and no wonder movies !!!!
Civ4, interesting idea, but so "sterile"
Civ5 ??? Is it civ still? 1upt makes it a chess game for me and not a grand strategy game. Anyway, I even do not remember wonder movies were there or not.

I also do not remember Call to Power movies. But CTP1 was a very interesting game. CTP2 kinda disaster.

In short: SMACX so far had the most interesting movies (for me).

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Mart on July 18, 2015, 09:52:41 pm

Ok, I am just watching civ5 movies on YT... Zoom out and pan images with some voice over... Done in freeware movie maker by Microsoft? Friday evening... all of them?
...no comments.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Geo on July 18, 2015, 11:17:06 pm

 ;lol

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: DrazharLn on May 02, 2016, 01:11:17 am

Happened across this thread while I was doing some research on how to display the SMAC films better on my monitor.

Here's a youtube rip of the whole film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiIYM5pwIKo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiIYM5pwIKo)

Quality isn't fantastic, but there are bluray rips about, too.

I spy the Weather Paradigm at 17m, 1h19, and 1h28.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: vonbach on May 04, 2016, 12:59:30 pm

If theres one thing I do miss its wonder movies. They don't make them like this anymore.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: DrazharLn on May 04, 2016, 02:40:53 pm

I miss them in Pandora and the more recent Civs. They really add to the experience, IMHO.

Would be nice to get some higher definition ones for SMAC, though. If anyone has some contacts with firaxis, perhaps they could ask for us?

Otherwise, the videos that are all Baraka clips can be recreated with a bit of elbow grease or a clever program, but I don't think that's many of them.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 04, 2016, 03:02:09 pm

Not many clever programs or all-Baraka vids?

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: DrazharLn on May 04, 2016, 03:49:58 pm

The latter.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 04, 2016, 03:57:45 pm

...I just can't figure out why they named a movie after Barakabama back when he was nobody and isn't even in it...

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: DrazharLn on May 04, 2016, 05:00:52 pm

A mystery for the ages, to be sure.

Title: Re: Baraka movie
Post by: Harpalus on May 07, 2016, 04:18:26 am

I just watched this. It's a beautiful movie. Thank you for linking it.