TSA Video Content?

We're going to start doing video but you're getting a say in what kind...
Published 22/10/2009 at 11:15 by colossalblue

I’ve been really busy this week. It’s what I like to call “invisibly busy” though so you guys probably thought I was laying low, on holiday or being slowly erased from history by an evil overlord in an underground conspiracy to force the world to accept servitude at the hands of an oppressive dystopic state. I wasn’t any of those things though. I was playing with videos.

We haven’t done any original video content here on TSA before. When we have video we usually just post the trailers we get in press packs or embed other people’s YouTube stuff that we think you’ll find interesting. So it’s been difficult to try to come up with something that we could do which is original and amusing but hopefully unique to TSA. There is one project complete which will be on the site as soon as I get clearance to show it but I’d really like to tap into what you guys want for the future.

Please let me know in the comments what sort of original video content you would like to see from us and I’ll try to think of a way that we can do it. In the meantime, here’s a little taster video of PSN stuff that I put together whilst trying to learn how to do it.

Comments

Please note that all comments are the opinion of the individual author and not TheSixthAxis.

  1. Two words. 

    Mon. Tage. 


    • Everyone needs a Mon. Tage.


      • Even Rocky had a Montage :D We are singing Team America aren’t we?


      • Always fade out in a montage…..


      • But this wasn’t a montage. It was a Mon Tage!


      • Don’t start getting all syllable technical with us. :D


    • This HAD to be said. Well done.


  2. This is a great idea!! I love the Montage!!!
    Maybe a weekly montage video of new content on the PSN Store? Or of new releases etc.. hmm..


    • Seconded!! A weekly montage of new PSN content would be great.


  3. When you do first level, you should show maybe the 1st 5/10 minutes of the game in a video too.
    Would also like to see a video version of Abridged with audio dubs, maybe for number 20?


    • two ideas we’ve kicked around ourselves, you’re in tune with TSA, you poor soul.
      The probelm so far is that I just want to be Charlie Brooker and everyone else keeps pointing out that I’m not that smart or funny.


      • Or maybe you’re in touch with your community?

        Any reasons why they aren’t being pushed to the forefront that I’m oblivious too?


      • A video Abridged will be one hell of a piece of work. Also, the problem there lies in Youtube’s inability to have videos above 10min so it could be done in parts. Also, the trick would be getting the right filler video in between each portion of dialogue.

        We will see! :D

        EDIT: Also, I will need to borrow the wisdom of young Peter in order to record the game


      • The ideas? We’re going to do some sort of first look stuff with video, at least for some of our reviews. The Abridged thing depends on how much work Gastos wants to put in, they are really labour-intensive and for video they will be even moreso.
        It’s early stages yet, I’m still trying to learn how to make all the clips I capture be a video (just shouting “WORK, F**K YOU” doesn’t do it apparently…) so I’m looking for ideas that I can play with over the coming week or two rather than waste my time making endless montages of PSN stuff…


      • Of course, I don’t expect Gastos to be pulling films out of his arse =P

        Good to hear you’re putting video with reviews too =)


      • Funny you should say that, there is a video of that somewhere….:D


  4. Brilliant idea! You did a great job with the vid CB, Kudos to you sir! 


    • Thanks, I’m still learning but hopefully I’ll be able to do it to a standard that’s acceptable. Anything you’d like to see?


      • Howabout “The TSA guide to Stealth Dogging” in which i hide in the bushes in remote car parks with my night vision goggles..?


      • lol “The TSA guide to Stealth Dogging” comment of the day for me !


  5. I would like to see funny stuff from the Staff battling it out on certain games.

    A Montage of glitches you find could be one for the future (when you find enough)

    Slow motion shots of your greatest achievments while gaming (eg greatest grenade thrown, goal scored etc etc)

    You could possibly do “evidence” within reviews/opinonated stories to prove your point.

    Errr…will think of more when I can.

    Cant wait to see what you have done.


    • You don’t want to see the staff playing each other. I predict it would get… ugly.

      Just kidding we all love each other. Or do we?


      • The staff playing each other would be really short and end with Davs teabagging the rest of us. Bad times.


      • Dammit, how is he so good at games? My theory is that he’s some kind of cyborg.


      • A pizza loving cyborg perhaps! Sorry what? I read my name in the recent comments box and headed straight on over.


  6. TSA porn? no? i’ll get my coat (mac) and hat and dark sunglasses and slowly back out the door…


    • too late, it’s locked. Wanna be in a movie?


      • are you in it? I mean, erm… damn. that’s a hole I can’t easily get out of.


      • What hole? Urgh!


      • not when you use phrases like “that’s a hole I can’t easily get out of” when talking about porn, especially porn relating to Cb…


      • Thats what she said.


      • Is there a TSA Gang Bang i havent been invited to?


  7. I enjoyed that video. Did I hear the Sonic 3 “invincibility” music sneaking in there aswell? Brilliant.


    • YAY! It’s a remix of the Sonic 3 theme “wot I made”.


      • Absolutely love it!


  8. I’ve got a Mini HD camcorder I could do “How To Look Good Naked : Gamer Edition” and wander around the eurogamer Expo and criticise what everyone is wearing. I do that anyway so it’s not extra work :)


    • Please don’t. I don’t want to be critiqued.


      • It sounds like someone needs a makeover..


    • I vote for this… We should blow TSA’s non-existent budget on sending TC around the world to various game shows, conventions and exhibitions criticising what everyone is wearing.


      • but first stop is djh’s office, right?


      • We have offices?! Why do you keep me under the stairs? :(


      • That’s obvious Kris: if they didn’t, people would see you.


      • LOL TSA is extremely funny today.


  9. I love that every game used in the video, I have them…

    Good games you used :P


  10. How about some highlights from TSA meets?


  11. Interesting…
    ;)


    • ;)


  12. Meh.


    • constructive.
      Will you at least give some indication of what you’re apathetically grunting at or should we phone someone for you, are you having a stroke and “meh” is the only thing you can force out?
      Dammit, man, should we get you help?!

      Blink once for yes or twice for no.


      • LMAO Your replies always cheer me right up :D


      • Meh is constructive. I didn’t want to waste your time with a long sentence telling you that I thought the video was a bit lacklustre. Oh wait. Damn.


      • Just seemed an odd reply to the question:

        “Please let me know in the comments what sort of original video content you would like to see from us?”


      • It was just a general reply to the post, not to the question.

        Let me start over:

        “I like the idea you are putting forward, but, and I’m not saying I can do better – this is just my opinion, the video seemed to be missing an aim. However, I’m aware that it was just an example so I settled for ‘meh-ing’ it instead (+ I’m lazy).”

        Now you are hooking me into debates and community interaction. Damn you TSA Staff!


  13. New idea: Get a staff member to present a show much like GTTV on Gametrailers. I think that could be awesome! =D


    • You’ve obviously never seen the staff here. It’d be like an episode of Bargain Hunt filmed in the Cantina Bar from Star Wars.
      Actually, that does sound awesome…


      • I’ve seen a few of you ;)
        The one that sticks most in my mind is Kris dancing. That’ll haunt/scare me all the way to my grave.


      • VideoSnatch :)


      • VideoSnatch! That sounds like porn again :D


      • Pfft! As if I would be smutty!


      • That sounds very awesome. VideoSnatch doesn’t. Far too dirty.


  14. Very nice little idea here, hopefully it wont make the page load slower for people with crap internet ;)

    and I knew about this little ‘project’ because of the wonderful twitter.


  15. Montages would be awsome, so would a video Abridged. Staff battles would be a laugh too.