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The Archives
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11.01.09
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03.20.09Quick Link:Short Film Contest – Wyoming Machinima WelcomeThe 2nd annual Wyoming Short Film Contest is putting out a call for submissions and they're eager to hear from any and all Machinima filmmakers out there. Applicants do not have to be residents of Wyoming, but the requirements are that "the story takes place in Wyoming, presents Wyoming as a major character in the storyline, or features Wyoming in some way." The contest is open to all filmmakers in all genres, the piece must be under 15 minutes in length, and the prize winner gets a cool $25K. Entry deadline is April 30. All the details can be found ...
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07.21.08Young Second Life Filmmaker Profiled at TNWAriella Furman is a young filmmaker who works exclusively in Second Life. Earning upwards of $2,000 US dollars per month, her story was recently featured on the TechNewsWorld Web site. It is nice to see positive coverage of the use of machinima in Second Life. The article describes in detail how Furman, a recent college graduate, goes about creating a film in SL - in this case, her client is IBM - using a virtual producer and how she directs the avatars. She has worked for Electric Sheep and Popcha working for IBM, Nestle, and other clients. Furman's final cut can be ...
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06.28.08Film made in SL to raise money for cancer researchA partnership of two people well-versed in the world of digital media has come together to make a short film for the American Cancer Society. Falco Tomsen, who regularly makes SL videos for clients, and Ridha, a Tunisian-based musician familiar to users of SL, combined their talents to make the film. It will be screened on June 29 and will help to raise money and awareness of the Cancer Society's research center in Atlanta, GA. The film follows a young woman's fight with cancer. A 3D set was built in SL to represent an oncology center, and the collaboration turned out to ...
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03.25.08An Interlude for AngelsThanks as always, Robbie.
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03.24.08Coming “Soon”: Lip Synched Avatars in Second LifeMajor priority was given in the JIRA to creating lip synch to avatars using voice, a new enhancement to the Second Life viewer. I haven't tested the plug-in, which is available as an external piece of code, partly because I don't use voice (I keep meaning to buy a mic!), but an example can be found here including a video and the code. Per the site: Although SecondLife now has Voice Chat, avatars lips do not move. Instead, we see green waves above their heads to indicate who is speaking. And, although this helps pick out the speaker in a crowd, ...
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