Thanks for letting us see how the magic is made. Michael Wincott would be awesome to get in any compacity

"The shadow extinguishes the remnants of your flame, ranger. Is your fear yet absolute? Your racing heart betrays the hopeful prayer upon your lips. Look into this Abyss, and know your last thought was to finally comprehend the totality by which your gods have forsaken you."

This opening gave me such Karl Urban's 'Dredd' vibes. And I LOVE that!

First: your teaser is fantastic. Second: your magic symbols for protection reminded me of the scene in "The Mummy " were the little toady is going through his symbols of different religions, and Imhotep is about to slay him and he pulls up the Star of David, and Imhotep says "Ah, the slaves. You'll do." And Third: Maybe the line that makes her stop and turn is something easy, like "ah, two more victims."

There’s something in the shadows 😁

Tattoos/markings of protection totally makes me think of the Patryns in The Death Gate Cylce

The voiceover could be the main character speaking. It could serve as disguised exposition with the tracking shots. She would be informing the audience about who they are and what they are doing in the shadow deep. You have to keep in mind that most people who see this are not going to be familiar with the game or the underlying lore. Just jumping in the rangers could be seen as the bad guys, especially if they are carrying severed heads and bloody weapons

Draw your weapon, ranger... and your last breath.

"Your fear is saturating my wood. It is intoxicating."

The dialogue she could be responding to could be something like “you should have stayed back in Alladore, we would have reached you soon enough” This can function as a way to tell the viewer that the Rangers specifically came here from a not yet invaded kingdom

“Even in the light, the Deep follows”

The line could be “you’ve come to deep” or “give in to the shadows”

Re the ranger turning … A voice, young girl … “don’t leave me, again” The Druid … “it’s time …” But yes, it’s a crescendo … it’s slightly operatic as well

Ok now I can not wait for this movie to happen. I have the same feelings I had back in 77 when I was waiting for star wars to come out. Makes me feel like a kid again thank you very much!🎉

How about a simple "Ranger... welcome back."

I am personally affronted that this video doesn't have 500,000 views lol I have been really enjoying every step of the film making journey & I really can't wait to see more! Absolutely fantastic that you have a crew of people already in mind to help you bring your vision to life! If you go the crowd funding route I'm sure your fans and Rangers of Shadow Deep players will be happy to help!

For magic tattoos, check out the Ink Mage series of books. (audio version available) A nice way way of limiting power. You also don't have to shoot in the dark. Swamps and fens have bio-glow. A whitish-green non directional light. As long as you shoot on overcast days (not Sunny 16 but Cloudy 8) you can color grade in post.

Low deep voice: "You know you have already lost"...

Outstanding. It is thrilling to see someone following their inspiration and creating such an ambitious and fun project! Bonne chance!!

+1 for Barker and Books of Blood :) also, movie has «shadow deep» in the title so *some* darkness must be expected ;) using dark or darkness should be fine as it can mean shadow and not necessarily «night» - but finding that perfect phrase … not easy - «There’s something in the ….» could also be something about the deep, underground, lurking beneath/behind/in the shadows/darkness or beyond the deep (one of my all time favourite games was a text adventure on the C64, Lurking Horror, great game :)

I went back and rewatched Ep 79 to get a feel for Beldeth, and what drives her. She has so much personal hatred for the people who refused to listen to her warnings. So much hatred, she turned from the light and embraced the shadow. Here's my two cents on what our Ranger hears behind her: First we hear skittering sounds, chitinous sounds, ominous sounds of night, all coalescing into Beldeth's voice, thick with hatred for the humans who spurned her, ultimately flowing into a rushing of wind, that ends with Beldeth apparating off screen behind our Ranger, who then turns and reacts. Beldeth: (her voice starts soft with each first sentence [coming from different directions], then hardens sharply with each accusation "I warned the Shadow Deep would come. You wouldn't listen. I saw your towns and villages crushed. You only laughed. I foretold the dead would wake and foul the earth. You spurned me. And now you know. The Shadow Deep finds us all." (the first three lines of dialogue could echo around our party, directionless, and the last line, the line filled with venom, would come rushing in on the wind, ending with the Ranger's turn of head and reaction.)

So much knowledge! Great video!

It was a good impression, I picked up on it right away.

"You can't carry it in... You can't create it here... There is no hope in the dark."

Here’s something to consider. If you don’t want to film at night, why don’t you film it “day as night”, like the 1931 version of Dracula with Bel Lugosi, and convert it to black and white in post.

… OK… OK… I love this! Oh boy! Here are my suggestions, I hope you don’t mind. If you do mind…here they are anyway. If you don’t want to film at night, then can something be waiting for them in the “shadows” in lieu of the “dark.” There are shadows everywhere, throughout the day and night. You would have to adjust your opening dialogue, but that’s not so hard and “shadows” sure fits in with the title. You can use stencils to draw the tattoos on the woman’s face. That way, they will always be the same and hopefully in the same place. Nothing drives me crazier than having tattoos be slightly off during different scenes in the film, unless they are magical tattoos, and the specific tattoo that is protecting the character moves up to do the work.. maybe to her forehead. Then I wouldn’t mind if they moved. Ooo that is a good idea. And she may have to wait, while fighting the monster, until her tattoo moves up to the correct position from say… I don’t know… Her shoulder to her forehead…oh, the suspense, and I can hear her dialogue! You can have this idea if you give me a really small itsy-bitsy credit at the end of the movie. That would be so cool. But, even if you don’t, I will continue to be a Patreon supporter, because I like you. Your morning voice sounds good. I wouldn’t mind if you used it. I understand when you say there has to be a “rhythm “to it. There’s rhythm in everything, even my woodcarvings. It makes me believe in the string theory… We’re all just vibrating … making different harmonies. I think from the rustling of the leaves, as the voice gets louder, you either need one word of three syllables, or a sentence of three syllables to keep the rhythm of the music. So go back to work. You’re doing so great! I can’t wait for your next video.

"Your skills have no power here Ranger" or "Nature is no friend to you Ranger"

If you can't see it, there should be a sound that could be deadly, like a thump and the sound of celery when you twist it, sounds like a gross impact. Something that sounds deadly, but you can't see it, should I stay and fight, or go. Just an idea.

"...and out of the dank, dark, depths came the ominous, long, low tone of the hunter's horn. It was then she knew...she was the game."

Whispers behind the ranger as she moves forward . The whispers whilst still incoherent get a little louder , then silence for a few tense seconds followed by the snapping of a branch or twig very close by.

So something like "You shall all perish." Followed by a cackel/maniacal laugh.

Make it a foggy setting, with broken overcast that allows limited light in the middle areas of the deep but true dark on the edges where the sun cannot reach. Kinda like London at sunset. It seems to me like you're pulling in influences from The Blair Witch Project with your vision of the antagonist. Inspirational maybe?

The voice you didn't know you needed was the audio book narrator RC Bray. He does a lot of grizzled vets in audio books. Check his work out!

I had my headphones on and enjoyed. Looks like you are on your way. Things are looking up. I do wish you guys great success. If you need an extra voice. I would be happy to lend it. Yes I did say lend.

More Nietzsche … just because you step out of the shadow, doesn’t mean you leave the shadow behind

Better "half-baked", than "half-cocked", right?

Now I'm confused. I thought you _were_ Michael Wincott's brother? That was a cool voice over. This is all looking like a very 'right up my alley' sort of movie. Is the writer's strike an issue for you? If weather is a problem now, does that impact the shooting schedule? Are you already thinking franchise? Is this a possible gateway into movies for other TTRPG content? Man, so many questions. Don't waste your precious time on a reply. I'm sure it will all come out as content. I'm just a nerding out geek not aided by also being a bearded weirdo. Please ignore my ramblings. Can't help myself tho. I would have the villain, in a sibilant whisper say - "Sister, you can't survive this..." Anyhow*, have a good one.

This may come across as silly but "A ranger? I didn't know there was any left" " There's one, and he has no shadow." I know cheesy cliché from a guy that doesn't sh*t, but feel compelled by the fact there is a comment section. I have no life. Come back here yardwork I love you. See what I mean.

Excellent 'commercial.'