The video game cutscene has undergone a lot of transformations over the past couple of decades, and many games these days present elaborate, dazzling CGI sequences that are often billed as âHollywood-caliber.â
But the truth of the mater is that most cutscenes wouldnât rate a straight-to-DVD release. In fact, according to Wiredâs Jason Schreier, many cutscene directors canât even follow the most basic rules of filmmaking.
In a great collection of analyses, Schreier (whom readers might remember for having the funniest of all the East Coast Earthquake tweets), lays into a number of hackneyed cutscene indulgences.
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5 Film-School Violations in Videogame Cut-Scenes [Wired]
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