Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency that rewards compute towards scientific applications, instead of POW hashing. Recently, the Gridcoin community has voted to adopt a new logo that is more in line with the logo art styles of the digital times we live in. To coincide with this, I have been generating some concepts for introductory cinematics that can head up or tail tutorial videos, content announcements, etc.
After the last two introductions I generated, I was inundated with feedback from both within and outside the Gridcoin community. Thank you all for taking the time to respond and provide feedback! On the whole, the primary issues were:
The introduction was too long at 15 seconds
The audio track was too relaxed, and the piano received generally negative feedback
The logo was too small at the end of the cinematic, or not clear enough
The highlights across the logo were sometimes perceived as rendering artifacts
Having taken all the above into account, I present to the Gridcoin community my third rendition of an introductory cinematic! We have a full 7 seconds of hyped up high fidelity audio, video stripped down to the core features, and high definition lighting!
As usual, any feedback is welcomed either on Steemit below or in the Gridcoin Slackchat. I am less active on the other channels - there are so many!
P.S. If no-one notices the shadow I may have an aneurysm.
Content credit:
Header, @joshoeah
Footer, @me-shell
where's all the mathy/sciencey background stuff? was that down-voted out? I liked that stuff.
Lots of people said it was too busy, and that it related Gridcoin too closely to science whereas we are also supporting mathematics and other research projects.
I will change and adapt the intro based on what the community wants, so thank you for letting me know you liked that one! =)
I liked both the piano and the sciency background stuff. That piano reminded me of generic music that AI bots are capable of producing on their own today - it fits our 'Research Network' image (AI always being associated with computing power).
Yeah, I preferred the previous video even though it was longer - the guitar feels out of place & gave me a fright haha!
Damn - didn't mean to scare you!
I also prefer the calmer music.
Man that looks slick.. Though with the logo looking that shiny now I really want shiny enamel pin-badges! Can we make Gridcoin merch' our next venture please? :)
Haha I know right! =)
Maybe something to look into for a laugh after the rebrand.
I liked the longer videos but can see the value of something short and succinct. That being said I'm really not a fan of this guitar background, seems far too upbeat. I'd say trying something between this and the extremely calm piano from before might be a happy medium. (Though I really liked the piano)
Hey @trikkstar! Thank you for the feedback - I really appreciate it when people take the time to actually voice their opinion instead of just silently accepting or rejecting the community polls. This way, I can make changes to suit as many people as possible.
Point taken on the guitar - it is very upbeat and jumps out a bit too violently. I will have a play with something a little more active than the piano. If you have a track you would like to recommend, or make one yourself, we could also use that! =)
Licensing aside, of course. We can't steal content.
Really beautiful work, @Dutch. This would be the perfect intro to any Gridcoin related video.
I notice the shadow
Poifekt!!
Timing poifekt! Just the right length for an intro ..
Logo glows and looks oh so shiny ..
Really like that shadow ..
Please hold onto those other intros too ..
They can be used in other media applications ..
Thanks for all your work!!
Very well made I d say
Keep It up
Solid work! Ive been hearing a lot about gridcoin recently as a potential investment. Very professional intro to any videos you may be creating
wow Very interesting Really beautiful work, @Dutch Thank you for sharing
Hi @dutch, nice work there it is really looking fantastic!
May i request a short, looped and lightweight GRC anim without sound for the nuad.de index page please?
We will have some looping gifs released in the near future, which are probably better suited for your purpose. The videos I have been posting are unfortunately anything but lightweight...
@dutch and @joshoeah : thank you for your replies, please take a look at https://www.nuad.de ... at the moment i'm using a looped cloud video from youtube as the index page background but something more "gridcoin themed" would be nice, an animated gif wouldn't fullfill my needs.
Ah - I see what you mean. I would wager you want something relatively slow or relaxed? A full page rapidly moving animation would probably be overwhelming?
Or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?
Yes... something slow and relaxed sounds great.
Hey nuad - I can develop a short looping gif for you if you'd like? Just need to know what you're looking for design and length-wise and then I can put something together.
Thank you for the wonderful work, @dutch. What license are these videos under? Can I use them for projects that would advertise #Gridcoin?
These are just draft editions, but I will be releasing some 1080p final work under a MIT license. If you want to use the drafts, what kind of project did you have in mind?
I am cautious giving my blessing on setting this draft stuff free in the wild in case changes need to be made before the rebrand is finished.
Awsome ... I'm looking forward to your final releases then ... will there be a central repository for "Gridcoin marketing materials" of the second generation? That would be super helpful for activists as well as for the press. I was asking because I currently live and work in Berkeley and was thinking about promoting the project to the scientifically-minded community here, as well as to produce some general outreach videos that capture the spirit of the University, which is of course linked to Gridcoin though the roots in BOINC. Also considering a fireside-chat with some BOINC project leads capturing their thoughts on Gridcoin (that might be controversial, but I would make sure that it is constructive).
:)
That sounds fantastic! Our main art guy, @joshoeah, has noticed your post and he would be the one to talk to more about this. I just hyperlinked him here, but you can also come to the Slack channel and talk to him directly if you like.
Here is an invitation to the Slack channel. It may throw an error when you sign up, but check your inbox and the invite will be there.