The Juggernaut
When Globohomo FAFOs.
The Juggernaut trailer(s) are below.
Phase 1 of my preview plan was the more conventional trailer I posted last week, that concentrates on the overall story being told.
Phase 2 is the release of my “character trailers.” I had not intended to start this phase with the Juggernaut but getting the music for the other ones is taking longer than it should.
(Phase 3 will be the trailer for TikTok.)
No matter how good or bad the plan and the product, it doesn’t matter without visiblity. I haven’t been able to watch it closely, but just from what I have seen, Youtube reduced my view count by over 40 one day last week. Kinda’ hard to get any traction when the data is tampered with to make the video look less relevant.
But I knew this would be an uphill slog against heavy odds. I’m trying to do the best I can and trust God for the rest.
As you know if you’ve watched this or the first trailer, I used Imagine to animate from Luke’s original art. One problem among many with that is that the AI video generator almost always insists on doing something other than what you tell it to. On the rare occasion that it generates a clip close to what it was prompted, it will hallucinate something stupid into the video that makes it unusable. For every clip I used, there are 12 or more clips inferior to what you see.
Anyway, here it is for you to read and watch:
So here I have a decision to make, and I could use some help.
Kyle (the Juggernaut) Mosier is a native Oklahoman. It’s only natural he would have a Western accent. But aside from pathetic or grotesque characters (Forest Gump, the guy in Slingblade), audiences don’t typically sympathize with a protagonist who sounds like a redneck. So there are two versions of the trailer—the Juggernaut’s narration is done both ways. Both will be a little shorter on YT and Rumble.
This is the normal version. Below is the one with an accent. If you have time to listen to both, I’d like to know which you prefer. And a big thank-you to those who take the poll or comment.
My problem is with both versions. Accent or not, the syntax seems off.
I think the dialog (wording) is not natural enough. More contractions rather than accent. Clipped dialog rather than long sentences.
A man of action and not words uses them sparingly.
ie - Come after my loved ones - I come after you!
Just my thoughts.
The accent is fine. It is a bit long. Takes over a minute to get started. Just a thought.