Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Cinematics

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This article provides information on starting, expanding on and completing articles about cinematics in Guild Wars.

Syntax and example

{{cinematic-stub}}{{image needed}} <!-- examples of tags for incomplete articles. Remove when appropriate --> <!-- Table of contents not needed on short article pages --> __NOTOC__ {{Cinematic infobox | name = (Title card or mission name) | campaign = (Campaign name) | plays during = [[Mission title]] or [[Quest title]] | location = (Location of cinematic 1) | location2 = (Location of cinematic 2) <!-- remove if unnecessary --> | location3 = (Location of cinematic 3) <!-- remove if unnecessary --> | region = (Region name) | image = [[Image:(cinematic or missions name) 1 cinematic still.jpg|250px]] | image-text = Cinematic 1 — (caption) | image2 = [[Image:(cinematic or missions name) 2 cinematic still.jpg|250px]] <!-- remove if unnecessary --> | image2-text = Cinematic 2 — (caption) <!-- remove if unnecessary --> | image3 = [[Image:(cinematic or missions name) 3 cinematic still.jpg|250px]] <!-- remove if unnecessary --> | image3-text = Cinematic 3 — (caption) <!-- remove if unnecessary --> }} ==Cinematic 1== <!-- Leave as Cinematic 1 or change to Cinematic if there is only 1 cinematic. --> ===Major characters=== <!-- A list of characters which have speaking roles in this cinematic: --> *{{any}} [[Party]] leader *{{w}} [[Prince Rurik]] *{{a}} [[Shiro Tagachi]] * ... ===Minor characters=== <!-- A list of characters which appear in this cinematic but don't have any speaking roles: --> *{{any}} [[Party]] members *{{x}} [[Asura Commoner]] * ... ===Dialogue=== <!-- Transcription of cinematic dialogue --> :'''Prince Rurik:''' ''"By Balthazar's beard!"'' ::''"Are you going to eat that?"'' <!-- Two line breaks to show a scene change in a single cinematic --> :'''Shiro Tagachi:''' ''"I have returned!"'' :'''<Party leader>:''' ''"Your reign ends today!"'' ==Cinematic 2== <!-- This section is only required if you have more than one cinematic during a mission. --> ===Major characters=== <!-- A list of characters which have speaking roles in this cinematic: --> *{{any}} [[Party]] leader *{{w}} [[Prince Rurik]] *{{a}} [[Shiro Tagachi]] * ... ===Minor characters=== <!-- A list of characters which appear in this cinematic but don't have any speaking roles: --> *{{any}} [[Party]] members *{{x}} [[Asura Commoner]] * ... ===Dialogue=== <!-- Transcription of Cutscene dialogue --> :'''Prince Rurik:''' ''"By Balthazar's beard!"'' ::''"Are you going to eat that?"'' <!-- Two line breaks to show a scene change in a single cinematic --> :'''Shiro Tagachi:''' ''"I have returned!"'' :'''<Party leader>:''' ''"Your reign ends today!"'' ==Notes== <!-- Any additional notes or bugs --> ==Trivia== <!-- For all your cinematic trivia needs --> <!-- Navigation templates --> {{Eye of the North cinematics}}

Article name

If a title card is available, cinematic articles should be named after their title card. If this name is already taken, <title card> (cinematic) should be used. If no title card is available, cinematic pages should be called <mission or quest name> (cinematic) for single cinematics, or <mission or quest name> (cinematics) if multiple cinematics play during that mission or quest.

Basic outline

Article header

If it is necessary to hide the automatic table of contents, place the __NOTOC__ at the top of the page. This prevents an unnecessary blank space at the top when the article is saved. In general you don't want a TOC when the article only has a few short sections, or you don't need to scroll down to read the article. Decisions on placing a TOC should be done on an article-by-article base.

Cinematic infobox template

Use the {{Cinematic infobox}} to create the info box. See the template page for detailed instructions. Example usage:

{{Cinematic infobox
| name = Nolani Academy
| campaign = Prophecies
| plays during = [[Nolani Academy]]
| location = Nolani Academy
| location2 = Horn Hill
| location3 = Rin
| region = Ascalon
| image = [[Image:Nolani Academy 1 cinematic still.jpg|250px]]
| image-text = Cinematic 1 — Rurik approaches the watchman.
| image2 = [[Image:Nolani Academy 2 cinematic still.jpg|250px]]
| image2-text = Cinematic 2 — Rurik blows the big horn.
| image3 = [[Image:Nolani Academy 3 cinematic still.jpg|250px]]
| image3-text = Cinematic 3 — Rurik talks to King Adelbern.
}}

name

The name of the cinematic, which is derived from the Title card (as in Eye of the North cinematics) or the name of the mission or quest during which the cinematic plays. Mandatory

campaign

The campaign in which this cinematic belongs. Mandatory

plays during

The name of the quest or mission in which the cinematic plays. Mandatory

image

The screenshot from the cinematic. They should be labeled as

[[Image:(Mission name or Title card) cinematic still.jpg|250px]]

New images should be uploaded at 800x432px at around a 3 quality. Mandatory

image2

The screenshot from the cinematic. They should be labeled as

[[Image:(Mission name) 2 cinematic still.jpg|250px]]

New images should be uploaded at 800x432px at around a 3 quality. Mandatory for pages with 2 cinematics.

image3

The screenshot from the cinematic. They should be labeled as

[[Image:(Mission name) 3 cinematic still.jpg|250px]]

New images should be uploaded at 800x432px at around a 3 quality. Mandatory for pages with 3 cinematics.

region

Region location. Mandatory

location

Location or Map zone of cinematic 1. Mandatory

location2

Location or Map zone of cinematic 2. Mandatory for pages with 2 cinematics if not the same as the location of cinematic 1.

location3

Location or Map zone of cinematic 3. Mandatory for pages with 3 cinematics if not the same as the location of cinematic 1 or 2.

Cinematic

Change to Cinematic 1 if multiple cinematics are present on one page.

Characters

Here a list of characters that appear in the cinematic will be listed. If only one player character appears, he or she should be listed as

{{any}} [[Party]] leader

at the top of whichever section is appropriate. If multiple player characters are involved in the cinematic, the player characters without speaking lines should be listed as

{{any}} [[Party]] members

in Minor Characters, and if the party leader does speak, he or she should be listed as

{{any}} [[Party]] leader

in the Major Characters section. If he or she does not have speaking lines, the party leader should be omitted.

Major characters

A list of characters that have speaking roles in the cinematic. Except for the Party leader, they are listed in alphabetical order.

Minor characters

A list of characters that appear in the cinematic but do not have any speaking roles. Except for the Party leader or Party members, they are listed in alphabetical order.

Dialogue

The meat of the article, transcribe the cutscene dialogue here. If there is a scene change in the cinematic, leave two spaces between the last line of dialogue and the next. If there is spoken dialogue but no character is listed, indent twice. Copy verbatim, including formatting. Mark ingame spelling errors and typos with {{sic}} to distinguish them from transcription errors. If the Player character has lines, they are listed as <Party leader>.

• Use the same format for Cinematic name, characters, and dialogue for each addition cinematic in the mission. Just add a 2 or 3 to the end of the missions name.

Notes

Mention any bugs or notes. If there is nothing in this section it should be omitted.

Trivia

Capture any trivia or easter eggs in this section. If there is nothing in this section it should be omitted.

Navigation

Include the navigation aid template for the cinematic's campaign.

{{<Campaign> cinematics}}