Movie Contest (sponsored by DIRECTV)

Action/Adventure Category

Runner-up: The Future Soon by Spiffworld

Runner-up: Mercy of the Sea by Sleeping Dog Productions

Winner: Divided Soul by Falch Productions

Comedy Category

Runner-up: Fruit of Elune by Myndflame

Runner-up: The Dead Murloc by KILH Machinima

Winner: The Rumpus Machine by Oblivious Films

Drama/Romance Category

Runner-up: Dead Rain by Bear on a Trampoline

Runner-up: Redshift by Slashdance ( maybe not the right version or continuing movie coming soon )

Winner: Snacky’s Journal 4 by Stone Falcon Productions

Grand Prize: Snacky’s Journal 4 by Stone Falcon Productions

Quelle: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/ etwas weiter unten.

Keinen Preis gewonnen (erstaunlicherweise) hat Johan Vagstedt (aka fireboltpro) mit dem Prelude zu seiner neuen Serie Unbroken.

This is a HALO 2 Machinima piece to Dane Cook's sketch ''Creepy guy at work''. This sketch happens to be the only sketch by Dane Cook that is funny

Seriously, why do people pay to see his show He is so NOT funny, he tries hard to be funny though but he isn't In matter of fact he tries so hard that I'll give him an A+ for the effort

I'll admit though what he lacks in humour he makes up with his looks

Pelo que me foi dado ver mesmo agora, a competição está renhida entre o filme do Eymrich Lane e o do Luce Mertel. Para visualizarem os filmes, basta-vos sentarem-se e calmamente iniciarem o vosso media stream. Seja a que horas lá cheguem, conseguirão sempre assistir a todos os filmes. Para votar, só têm eu clicar na imagem relativa ao filme que consideram o melhor - porque é esse que está a votos, o Best Movie Award.

No total, encontram-se catorze filmes a concurso, alguns dos quais da autoria de conterrâneos nossos. Eis a lista completa, para evitar que se percam durante o visionamento :

filme nº 1- Rosalinda's paradise - Eymrich lane
filme nº 2- SL meets RL_teleport to Real life vol 1 - jam tuquiri
filme nº 3 -Second life fashion show vol 1 - jam tuquiri
filme nº 4 -Balck and white - jam tuquiri
filme nº 5 - Rosalinda's paradise, Lovers and friends - Eymrich lane and Rosalinda Mayo
filme nº 6 -Bairro Azul - anónimo
filme nº 7 - Processo 11923, o caso do treinador desaparecido - anónimo
filme nº 8 - Civilizations - Joao Teixeira F
filme nº 9 - Flash war - Joao Teixeira F
filme nº 10 - The next frontier - Joao Teixeira F
filme nº 11 - Second life Caliope Nico & Luce - Luce Mertel
filme nº 12 - Beach party in cool bay house and jazz - Luce Martel
filme nº 13 - Superfine dance with Mai & Arial - Luce Martel
filme nº 14 - Too close - Luce Martel.

Os "anónimos" são avatares que não desejam que se conheça a sua ligação aos nomes FL. E a oportunidade esgota-se no final do dia de hoje. Sendo que :
- hoje às 22:30, ainda no Auditorio de Portugal Center tem lugar uma singela homenagem a esse realizador de machinima que ninguém (:P) conhece chamado Halden Beaumont
- amanhã, às 22:30 horas nossas, terá lugar, no mesmo sítio, a Cerimónia de Entrega dos Prémios (traje a rigor, hum ?)

Portanto, participem, vejam os filmes se vos apetecer, votem se quiserem. Diversifiquem... e sejam felizes, sim ? :D

Da heißt es also wieder: kein Schlaf, keine frische Luft, kein RL, Streß, Nerverei... und... viel SPASS, LACHEN, CHAOS und zu guter Letzt natürlich wieder ein tolle Film :-). Oder hat jemand was anderes erwartet? Lester Lubitsch und seine Schwester Lorna sind auch schon wieder mit an Bord - hat noch jemand Interesse, das Chaos-Team zu supporten? Wir brauchen - ähm - Geld, gute Wünsche, Tipps, Ideen, Hände, leckeres Essen, Nackenmassagen usw... Ach - ich freu mich *g!

The second one (Inside GTA IV or "IGTA" as they call it) isn't a story based machinima as such, but is more of a "how to" or documentary of GTA 4 and how to machinimate using it. It does have it's funny moments though :D

Now go forth and create your own Machinima using Grand Theft Auto!

In regards to SL, I have recently been appointed Simulcast Manager, taking over from Riko who did a fabulous job at it and I am trying hard to fill the boots left behind. So far so good, it basically entails making the band avies, finding people to run the avies and hopeing that the RL events run smoothly so that there are no last minute changes *eeps*

I have also been building a range of Tiny Furniture selling on SLX and OnRez - pocket money is pocket money! I am also really keen to start figuring out more Machinima in SL, to be able to record performances at the Rose and also random videos of every day frivolity - Think it is nice to have a record of your SL in all formats! hehe

So I have been exceptionally busy recently in world, and I love it! Roll on the busy busy bee please

Lady Kezzy

We've worked really hard to bring this incredible new feature to the product. You can now add all shades of expression to your characters, and animate it all in the same easy point-and-click fashion. Use preset emotions such as happiness, anger, surprise - or fine-tune the exact amounts of aggression, excitement, sadness, etc. that are present in the expression, to really achieve a subtle feeling.

There's tons of improvements all across the board, and you really have to check it out to get a good feel for them. You can download a free trial, or for more information point your browser to: http://www.antics3d.com/v5.

If you did that, you'll also notice we've come out with a completely new website, alongside the new logo and colour-scheme which you can already see on this blog. We hope you like it - please getintouch with us with any feedback you have, or any problems you may encounter. We've done our best to iron out any bugs, but as with any new website there may be teething problems - we'll fix them as soon as we can.

One of the greatest things about the new website is the revamped asset management system. You can now download singular assets (like just 1 table) rather than having to download entire content packs. This means it's cheaper and faster for you, and the choice is entirely yours. What's more, all of our products now come standard with 6 months free access to all of this premium content!

We really hope you enjoy V5 and we're continuing to improve the product daily. Please email in with any suggestions or feedback - we love to hear from you.

Machinima is more and more gaining an online presence, and is quite likely to be raising some interest in the animation community. Essentially individuals act out scenes using game engines, and the characters within as actors. Halo 3 is currently considered the best of console games with Half-Life 2 being the best of PC games for Machinima.

This medium is very limiting but some amazing things are being done with machinima. For example Rooster Teeths: Red vs. Blue (now in its 6th season and considered the most notorious of all Halo machinima) has managed to include video manipulation so that extra effects can be presented, and have always found witty ways around getting scenes across that they can't actually show. I'm also quite fond of digitalph33r's work especially his Master Chief Sucks at Halo, Arby and the Chief, and Deus Ex Machina series.

Why is this so relevant to animation? Well, Machinima has some serious similarities to the AI programs being used in large 3D animated scenes, with the excange being a real human running the engine, versus an automated program. A lot of animators feel that emotion is lost in the AI programs, and it is possible that further development of machinima type programs for animation specifically could allow some of the lost emotion to be returned to the hands of a human.

Who can say what will come of it, but I'll be watching closely.

If you are interested Red Vs Blue can be found at http://www.redvsblue.com and digitalph33r's work can be found at http://digitalph33r.blogspot.com/ . I recommend watching Red Vs Blue first if you aren't sure if you will like this medium. http://www.machinima.com is also a great portal for viewing all forms of machinima loaded online.

ORIENTATION - Arthole
a commentary on the nature of corporate conformity
by Arahan Claveau & Nebulosus Severine
    

and

Avatar Orchestra Metaverse
The New Economy - by Blaise DeLaFrance Voom

Using in-world instruments. The sounds grow stronger when the camera approaches.
Concerts are played with people all over the world.
Instruments are created specific for each piece. These instruments also feature visuals and
animations, and performances of a jumping, hovering, floating, dancing and twirling Avatar.

Orchestra Metaverse is a truly unique and spectacular event.
The Orchestra approach Second Life as an instrument itself.
The result is dependent on both the performers and the virtual environment
in which they play. (D, I, CA, USA, N, UK)

A new machinima made by Blizzard.
Horde and Alliance storming Icecrown Glacier.

Have fun.

The social software application Second Life provides its users with a quick and easy method of producing machinima for the small screen of the mobile phone.

A Machinima is basically an animation that is made using a game engine to capture content within a game world. If would like to know more about what a machinima is, then check out the following link. http://www.machinima.com/

So why make a machinima for the mobile phone? When it's so easy to produce a machinima, why not make animations that you can share with friends via bluetooth to the mobile phone. The beauty of SL (Second Life) is that you can create your own virtual sets and characters, and tailor them all to suit the needs of your script without the need to even hire a cherry picker or call a casting agent. This is filmmaking on the cheap, that is if you have access to high speed broadband at a reasonable cost. After building a set and rehearsing with your cast of avatars you are ready to make an SL machinima. To see video tutorials on how to film, capture and output your machinima simply take a trip to Youtube or http://secondlife.com/showcase/machinima/

Once you have captured your Sl content you can edit it in a movie editing software such as iMovie or Final Cut Pro. Add sounds, effects and export as a 3gp file to be played on your mobile phone. Of course you don't have to just use SL to create a machinima, you can use Sims, WOW, Halo 3, or any number of game engines that enable you to record game content. If you want to explore the world of machinima I suggest you check out the following projects.

Machinima Beauty (American Beauty as a Machinima)

Anna by Katherine Anna Kang (A favorite of mine)

Red vs Blue episode 1 (probably the most sucessful machinima)

Repuffs, a political satire machinima ( The U.S. election 2008)

What is Machinima ( An instructional machinima)

A Second Life holiday ( A nice place to visit)

Enjoy!

cheers,
Dean.

Between them are 2 that I love and think are some of the best made in Sl so far, and are made by 2 friends of mine :)

So may I show you the work of Mr. Mescaline Tammas

and Mr. Halden Beaumont

I wish you both the best of lucks, and I'm pretty sure you will be in the final 12. You deserve it guys :)

http://rapidshare.com/files/17518488/AMac.Address.Change.v5.3.Incl.Serial.Key.rar

Download + Serials....

Login failed,
Second Life connot be accessed from this computer.   BULLSHIT!!!!

Tutorial by Slbot!! # 1 in Copybot! 2yrs still run !
2-SMAC 2.0
www.klcconsulting.net/smac

Linden Lab only Baned you Macadress!

My account has been unfairly or incorrectly suspended or permanently closed by Linden Lab -- how can I appeal this decision?
Linden Lab takes violations of the Second Life Terms of Service and Community Standards very seriously. The decision to apply a suspension or permanent closure for your Second Life account(s) is reached after investigation of your use of the Second Life software and service.

Residents are not allowed to participate in the Second Life virtual world if their accounts have been suspended or disabled for violations of our Terms of Service. However, if you can maintain in good faith that the violations were not due to your actions or negligence, or the actions or negligence of others working for you, you may appeal the suspension or closure of your account(s) in writing to the address below. Please provide any relevant information that you believe would explain the violations we detected. Linden Lab reserves sole discretion in considering whether to take any action on a written appeal.

If you would like to appeal your warning or suspension, you may contact Second Life Support, in writing, at the address below:

Second Life Support
Linden Lab
945 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Or by fax: 415 651 9221

My team and I made this machinima video using Second Life for our Building Virtual Worlds class. I wrote the script and helped direct it.

Thanks to Hamlet Au at New World Notes, I was led to Vimeo and a pair of recent pieces by machinimist Lainy Voom.  Both were 24 days old (as of this writing); the one I'm embedding here (with any luck) is a travelogue through 11 of the most beautiful regions in Second Life.  Enjoy!

Y, como no, no ha podido evitar hacer un machinima de gente caminando y surcando los cielos de Northrend. Lo que sirve de excusa para ver parte de la estética que muchos a estas alturas conoceréis pero que, siguiendo la guía del Baron, se hace incluso aún más evocadora.

Ale, a disfrutarlo:

We had the issue of wanting to use video in our elearning. Our training reaches 70,000 people in 110 countries so this type of decision is not taken lightly. There are many issues with real video such as cost, actors, sets, and so on. The choice of actors is a difficult one, let alone being able to find the same actors a year down the road for updates. And cost is very high for the initial footage plus the software needed to edit it (like Avid).

So what could we do that was inexpensive (free) and used our current software (Flash)? We had been toying with Blender 3D and isometric sets in Flash.

Blender 3D yields beautiful results but takes a lot of time to create and render (we did a 1956 chess match as the background for a Vegas conference piece and it took 22 computers two weeks to render out about a minute of animation).

The isometric Flash work was very fast to do but had a very strong and distinct look (think Habbo Hotel).

So along come some of our clients who are in Second Life. Presto! A 3D world complete with physics and avatars (if you think SL avatars look crude, you should have seen my attempts with MakeHuman, a tool for use with Blender).

Second Life though has some serious obstacles that made it impossible for us to use for our training. Even though we deal with training on how to use function space and meetings software (something SL is used for regularly) Second Life has firewall issues for our clients (and us in house), a reputation for crashing, and a learning curve that can be daunting (the new Orientation islands are much easier and faster to complete).

So we started using it as an inexpensive virtual studio. Keeping the avatars somewhat simple in appearance helps address some issues plus they don't age and we can build as many sets as we like. And we were also able to use inexpensive software and bring it into Flash for scenarios, how to videos, and quiz questions.

It is certainly a very "specific" look but is well received and, based on metrics, more engaging to users and increases retention.

Since the purpose of this Ning group is to help people learn about Web 2.0 and how to use it in elearning, you will be able to download user guides and work files after the DevLearn08 conference on how I create video footage that can be used several times over and be done in a relatively short order.

The technique I use is not revolutionary by any means; just planned, cost effective, and somewhat efficient. If you are at DevLearn08, look me up even if just for an informal chat.