Modeshots

Wild Shots or Montage Shots, commonly referred to as "modeshots" among gamers, are a type of cinematic sequence featured in sports video games, often depicting dramatic plays or advertisement-style vignettes of high-speed sports action. These sequences typically combine fast-paced editing and camera angles to create a thrilling and dynamic visual effect, showcasing the skills and athleticism of the individual players.

Modeshots originated as a way to provide gamers with a more immersive and engaging experience, particularly in the early days of console video games. Over time, the art of modeshooting has evolved, with many modern games incorporating a wide range of styles and techniques to capture the intensity of sporting action.

While modeshots are typically found in action-packed sports games like football, basketball, and hockey, they can also be used in other genres to create dramatic, high-score chases or other visually stunning sequences. Modeshots often aim to recreate the sensation of actually witnessing a thrilling play unfold, with the game's developers often incorporating specific camera angles and editing techniques to achieve this effect.

One of the defining characteristics of modeshots is their ability to balance the art of storytelling with fragmented, abnormal presentation, disrupting potential cinematographic fluidity. This fragmentary and stop-motion composition process gives rise to particular feelings of fragmentation, rapidity, and fluidity, contrasted with, and published in monumental and instantaneous showcases.

Game engine codecs like Unreal Engine, Maya, and Unity, now extensively feature modeshot videoications and macrographs preservation, merging sound videos under multiplayer neglected frames.