Author Topic: DeLuSioNaL's Arcade Youtube channel theme (WIP) (Read 11654 times)

DeLuSioNal29 · « **on:** March 10, 2016, 02:44:00 pm »

Hi all,

As some of you know, I'm working hard on overhauling my graphical theme over on my Youtube channel: http://youtube.com/delusionalarcade2084
This is in preparation for Zapcon in April of 2016, where I plan to shoot, edit and post videos of the trip. I'm posting it in the main forum for now so that I can get more feedback. I'll move it to the artwork section in due time.

I'm in the process of creating an intro, end page graphic page and eventually lower thirds and transitions. This is all being done in Aftereffects. I'm enlisting a good friend of mine who is helping me with the initial concept (he'll remain nameless, but he produces graphics for us on a daily basis for our broadcasting networks on TV). We've worked on past projects together and I'm grateful to have him as a mentor for this creation process.

Here's stuff we've worked on together (Arcade related) in the past:
DeLuSioNaL's Ultra Arcade blue lightning theme intro: https://youtu.be/B1hOz1CaZO0?t=9
Maximus Arcade frontend intro:
Original Retroware TV intro:
Modified Retroware TV intro: (Custom made for my Ultra Arcade MAME cabinet): https://youtu.be/vQdq_0p5q24?t=13

I'm basing my new theme around this awesome neon sign that I grabbed a couple of months ago on Craigslist:

My thought is to have a neon sign theme throughout that I can adhere to. My first step was to trace the neon sign itself from a picture that I took so that it can easily be animated later.

My goal is to have it to animate into view and "draw" itself:

Here is the completed arcade cabinet sign rendering with it in the "OFF" position:

Here is the completed arcade cabinet sign rendering with it in the "ON" position:

And finally, I have three different fonts in mind. Here are the samples:
Atarian font:

Neon 80s font:

Poophead font (no, I didn't name it):

Which font do you guys like best? I'm leaning towards the Atarian font.

[Edit: Now that I look at it, I'm going to add the 's so that it says DELUSIONAL's ARCADE. Originally I had wanted it to be just DELUSIONAL ARCADE since it was a place, but the 's makes more sense. I will post a re-render soon.]

DeLuSioNaL29

yotsuya · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:46:37 pm »

I like Neon 80s. Why not Delusional's Arcade?

Nocturnaloner · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:50:16 pm »

Atarian all the way. Very legible, strong design, and retro appeal.

Personally, I like Delusional Arcade over Delusional's Arcade. It's more of a universal statement that people who aren't forum members would understand.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:51:01 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2016, 02:46:37 pm

I like Neon 80s. Why not Delusional's Arcade?

Yots you read my mind. I edited the post and then saw your post afterwards. I will post it soon in the Atarian font (my fav)? I like the Neon 80s, but it seems too "round". That may change though...

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yotsuya · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:52:03 pm »

Atarian is fine. I like the roundness, though.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:52:33 pm »

Quote from: Nocturnaloner on March 10, 2016, 02:50:16 pm

Atarian all the way. Very legible, strong design, and retro appeal.

Personally, I like Delusional Arcade over Delusional's Arcade. It's more of a universal statement that people who aren't forum members would understand.

Yeah, but I feel if I need to add the word "The" to make it complete. THE DELUSIONAL ARCADE. Too wordy! So DELUSIONAL's ARCADE is winning so far.

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yotsuya · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:57:28 pm »

Delusional has a negative cononotation, usually, so The Delusional Arcade sounds kind of hipsterish.

BadMouth · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:19:21 pm »

80's Neon looks the most correct to me.

I want some neon startup flicker in there.
The machine could draw itself, then the name could flicker on (after zooming out and panning right)..
or
Different colors of the machine could flicker on one at a time, then the name could flicker on (after zooming out and panning right).

EDIT: ...and some buzzing. Then a pop and it goes dark. Then the show starts.

Malenko · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:21:04 pm »

will you have 8 minute long videos about washing arcade monitors?

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:22:33 pm »

Here's an update with Delusional's:

vwalbridge · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:27:59 pm »

I like it.

However, one small thing...that black stained brick mortar looks a bit out of place.

yotsuya · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:28:19 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on March 10, 2016, 03:22:33 pm

Here's an update with Delusional's:

Much better.

BadMouth · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:39:20 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 10, 2016, 03:27:59 pm

However, one small thing...that black stained brick mortar looks a bit out of place.

I think it's a scale thing.
The neon words would be tiny in real life if they were only 1.5 bricks high.
A wider shot of a brick wall would probably look more right.

We are talking about a very short intro video here though.
Nobody is going to be analyzing it like we are this still picture.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:39:52 pm »

Quote from: BadMouth on March 10, 2016, 03:19:21 pm

I want some neon startup flicker in there.

Already done. I have a rough draft that I rendered out last night (without the 's).

Quote from: BadMouth on March 10, 2016, 03:19:21 pm

EDIT: ...and some buzzing. Then a pop and it goes dark. Then the show starts.

Yeah, it's still in it's rough stage, but I plan on adding original music I wrote and sound effects once I'm all done.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:53:55 pm »

Quote from: BadMouth on March 10, 2016, 03:39:20 pm

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 10, 2016, 03:27:59 pm
However, one small thing...that black stained brick mortar looks a bit out of place.

I think it's a scale thing.
The neon words would be tiny in real life if they were only 1.5 bricks high.
A wider shot of a brick wall would probably look more right.

We are talking about a very short intro video here though.
Nobody is going to be analyzing it like we are this still picture.

That background may change. This is all rough ideas at the moment.

Here's a very rough video sample. It took over 3 hours to render so I left it without the revised "Delusional's" text: (the Defender 2600 animation will probably get the boot, I'm not happy with it, so ignore that for now)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2din1c6uex8z7ap/2016-03-10%2015.37.49-1.mov?dl=0

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BadMouth · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:17:07 pm »

vid looks good.

The size of the bricks is a non-issue on it IMO.

If I had to nitpick something, maybe have the cab drawn a little slower.

A 2 or 3 second montage of 5-6 games at the beginning in place of the defender clip might work.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:19:33 pm »

Neon coin door or GTFO.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:24:31 pm »

Quote from: BadMouth on March 10, 2016, 04:17:07 pm

If I had to nitpick something, maybe have the cab drawn a little slower.

A 2 or 3 second montage of 5-6 games at the beginning in place of the defender clip might work.

Yeah, it will be "timed out" later. Again, it's rough, so it's all slapped together. The transition will probably change too. We'll polish it up once I get my ideas sorted out. There's no sense perfecting it if it's going to change.
As for the montage, I may shoot some footage in an arcade to throw in before the animation... Not sure if I want it all to be animated at the moment.

Stay tuned.

D

Token · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:24:54 pm »

Neon 80s.

And...

Nocturnaloner · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:29:36 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 10, 2016, 04:19:33 pm

Neon coin door or GTFO.

The area where the coin door should be does stand out as being a little empty. A neon coin door would be nice. I also agree that the mold on the bricks is a little distracting, so maybe try a different brick texture.

Really digging the Defender animation with the wipe to your logo, super cool.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2016, 04:38:11 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 10, 2016, 04:19:33 pm

Neon coin door or GTFO.

Ha! Thought about that too, but I may reserve the space so that I can slip in a letter or design inside when I use it for the lower third graphic. Dunno yet.

[Edit: Now you have me thinking: Maybe I can add a coin door, have it swing open and then zoom inside to the next shot to end the animation. Hmmm.]

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yotsuya · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:25:04 pm »

Quote from: Token on March 10, 2016, 04:24:54 pm

Neon 80s.

And...

Me and you, brother.

Although, to be fair, Delusional has been doing this for quite a while, so I give him some leeway.

yotsuya · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:30:48 pm »

Did you move the file? I tried to watch it, and it wouldn't let me. I am on my phone though.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:37:16 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2016, 06:30:48 pm

Did you move the file? I tried to watch it, and it wouldn't let me. I am on my phone though.

Video link works on my iPhone and PC.

yotsuya · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:38:54 pm »

Hmmmm.... I'll try again

yotsuya · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:42:05 pm »

Okay, it connected that time. But I'm going to wait till I get home to watch it. But I will watch it. After all, you're asking for feedback.

n3wt0n · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:47:20 pm »

I really like the Atarian font. Really easy to read compared to the other two. The 2nd one isn't bad but the 3rd one is too difficult to read. I think that a coin door would work well. One thing that bothers me, and you and everyone else may be fine with it, but the bottom line of the arcade machine doesn't follow the same perspective as the rest of the cabinet. To me it looks like it is twisting. Good luck with your redesign. I will look forward to checking it out.

Token · « **Reply #27 on:** March 10, 2016, 08:52:16 pm »

The Atarian Font looks better on my tablet than Neon 80s, which I preferred on my computer screen. n3wt0n is right in that it is more readable.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2016, 08:57:52 pm »

All these arcade channels and no one to show me how to check voltages, continuity, desolder components, understand logic gates, or how to win at SHMUPS......

Oh well, looks good Del!

yotsuya · « **Reply #29 on:** March 10, 2016, 09:36:25 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 10, 2016, 08:57:52 pm

All these arcade channels and no one to show me how to check voltages, continuity, desolder components, understand logic gates, or how to win at SHMUPS......

Oh well, looks good Del!

That's what repair parties are for, G.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 10, 2016, 09:38:09 pm »

Subscribe, leave comments on the channel and I'll get to it. :-)

yotsuya · « **Reply #31 on:** March 10, 2016, 09:41:18 pm »

I'll teach you how to do that from 9 to 11 on Friday, brah.

keilmillerjr · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2016, 11:01:25 pm »

Looks awesome.

yotsuya · « **Reply #33 on:** March 11, 2016, 01:18:55 am »

I liked the sign bits. Why not just leave it at that? Do you need to show game footage? Watch any TV show today - the days of long opening credit sequences is long gone.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 11, 2016, 11:21:05 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 11, 2016, 01:18:55 am

I liked the sign bits. Why not just leave it at that? Do you need to show game footage? Watch any TV show today - the days of long opening credit sequences is long gone.

Yeah, the footage is probably going to get dropped. We just tossed it in there from a previous project to see what it would look like. We're going to re-work it this weekend (today if I can but doubtful, I'm super busy). Hopefully I'll have something by the end of the weekend or sooner.

Thanks for the input guys!

D

Peabo · « **Reply #35 on:** March 11, 2016, 11:49:17 am »

I agree with yotsuya, lose the game footage

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 15, 2016, 09:26:46 am »

Quick update. Initial graphic concept and theme is complete!
- Took everyone's advice on adding the coin door. I had it green at first matching the back, but changed it to blue to match the front and it looked WAY better.
- Changed the background to a different brick wall. Added lighting effect to it to make it look like a stage. Zoomed out a bit to make the neon sign appear bigger.

This is the final version. Now we just need to complete the animation for the intro and lower thirds. I've screen-capped it from Photoshop. The blue lines are so that everything is placed straight in my project. The graphic on my page will not have them.

DeL

vwalbridge · « **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2016, 10:27:04 am »

That brick is waaaaay better.

yotsuya · « **Reply #38 on:** March 15, 2016, 10:38:02 am »

That brick IS better, but looking at it, I'm reminded of late 80s comedy club. Just a thought

orangepink · « **Reply #39 on:** March 15, 2016, 11:41:31 am »

Neon letters are very rarely used as lettering outlines unless they're large and have a frame.

Free-standing lettering should be thin like this (in your choice of font)

That's why it doesn't look right.

lamprey · « **Reply #40 on:** March 15, 2016, 04:54:33 pm »

One thing that I think helps with the neon look is to light up the brick background. I'm trying to remember how I did it with an image I made. I *think* I used lights in photoshop. At any rate, might be more than you care to bother with, but here is a small real life sample of the Home of Tron neon sign. See how it lights up the bricks too:

Cheers!

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 17, 2016, 12:59:33 am »

Here are two more examples:
I went with a more 70's vibe with a wood paneling background.

I've attached two examples below - one with a spotlight like the brick wall and the other where the light is more concentrated on the text.

Thoughts?

D

dmckean · « **Reply #42 on:** March 17, 2016, 01:03:13 am »

I think brick looks better, but it's hard to tell for sure without a video.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #43 on:** March 17, 2016, 04:12:10 pm »

Yeah, I think so too. I'm going to work on lighting tonight. I need to get this done ASAP.

D

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2016, 06:07:41 pm »

OK, quick update: I think this is it... Final graphic. I need to start working on the animation. It's going to be short as suggested. Then the fun stuff, the lower thirds. :-)

For reference.. here's the older one with the "spotlight":

And the final version with a darker background:

D

yotsuya · « **Reply #45 on:** March 17, 2016, 06:14:50 pm »

Much better.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 17, 2016, 06:21:30 pm »

I think the neon arcade machine is a perfect lower third watermark for all of my videos too. I just need to figure out if I should make it transparent as is or to have a slight background so it doesn't blend in with the footage. We call them "bugs" in the industry.

This is starting to take shape.

D

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #47 on:** March 26, 2016, 01:18:41 am »

Worked on it more tonight. The final render is done for video. Now I'm adding sound FX and such. Not quite there sound-wise but I'm happy for now.

Posted (low res) video here:

I'll come back to it later once I'm done with the lower third graphics.

DeL

Rick · « **Reply #48 on:** March 27, 2016, 08:05:51 pm »

Subbed to your channel. Very, very nice work sir.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #49 on:** March 29, 2016, 12:40:56 pm »

Just uploaded my first video with the intro. Check it out here:

DeL

Peabo · « **Reply #50 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:43:51 am »

Looks great!

Malenko · « **Reply #51 on:** March 30, 2016, 08:22:06 am »

Minor quip, it seems to linger just a ball hair too long, maybe make it fade a second sooner?

It looks mega pro though, Im impressed.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #52 on:** March 30, 2016, 09:36:36 am »

Yea man looks great. Very professional looking. I'm glad you kept it short. Most people don't have the patience to sit through a video intro that last longer than 10 seconds.

yotsuya · « **Reply #53 on:** March 30, 2016, 10:46:55 am »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 30, 2016, 09:36:36 am

Yea man looks great. Very professional looking. I'm glad you kept it short. Most people don't have the patience to sit through a video intro that last longer than 10 seconds.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 30, 2016, 11:10:06 am »

Yeah, the fact that it's a bit long at the end was me being lazy during editing. I actually designed it so that I'm able to give it a quick video intro first with me talking, then transition to the intro, followed by a transition to the main video at the end. So the extra little bit is really for the transition to be in there. (See the Mr. Do! sample above) Good eyes guys!

DeL

yotsuya · « **Reply #55 on:** March 31, 2016, 12:12:14 pm »

Checked it out. Perfect. Succinct and to the point.


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Author Topic: DeLuSioNaL's Arcade Youtube channel theme (WIP) (Read 11654 times)

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