The Other Machinima Thread

[rogerSIMIAN]

I thought it'd be an idea to have a thread where we can post links to any non-TM machinima that seems interesting. These aren't the best three I've seen over the months but I seem to have lost the links I'd saved in a folder.


Title: When We Two Parted
Platform: MovieStorm
By: Hugh Hancock

Hugh Hancock apparently made up the term "machinima" in the late '90s as part of the Edinburgh-based "Strange Company". It's a video for a Lord Byron poem. He's obviously messed around a bit in outside editing to change the generic MovieStorm look:

http://www.machinima.com/film/view&id=25927

***

Title: Bill Et John ep 2
Platform: Lock On Modern Air Comba

This is similar in its humour to the Reds vs Blues series but it's French and is pretty inventive. Apparently made using "Lock On Modern Air Combat (with the addon Flaming Cliffs)", whatever that is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvOfZSn6qAk

***

Title: "Anna"
Platform: Quake

I just found this today. It's about the life of a seed. It's kind of cutesy but I think it tells its story pretty well, and seems to make good use of the Quake platform:

http://www.machinima.com/film/view&id=525

:euro:

[kuroken]

Capemedia's The Sword Dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib2SUE59Grw

Cape was a fine TMO filmmaker, and moved on to iClone - his next big project is The Forgotten Children (promo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuVRAR5kZY) and I've seen a small chunk of it as well (I play a senator in it).

His projects are on hold while he remodels his house and puts in a big music studio (he's also a professional musician), but I'm really looking forward to what he comes up with in the future.

And I'm hoping that he will be my iClone sensei ;)

Ken

[Dulci]

I didn't know Capemedia had moved on to iclone.

[rogerSIMIAN]

*CapeMedia*

Those look pretty cool, especially the "Forgotten Children" trailer. You mentioned this guy on tonight's K&R Show didn't you?

[Dulci]

Check out the news on our very own Rik Vargard:

http://www.burningsea.com/page/news/article&article_id=10953



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVjzPU4h5U8

[rogerSIMIAN]

*Rik Vargard's "Captain leBorgne"*

Wow, that's an excellent movie. I take it "Pirates Of The Burning Sea" is a game? I wonder if it allows you to record scenes to your PC or if he used screen capture.

[Dr_House]

*Rik Vargard's "Captain leBorgne"*

Wow, that's an excellent movie. I take it "Pirates Of The Burning Sea" is a game? I wonder if it allows you to record scenes to your PC or if he used screen capture.

According to the camera movements I'd say he used scren capture.
Great movie nonetheless!

[Nahton]

Besides acting in Biggstrek's "The Terrible Old Man", Zuckerman has been producing some nice shorts with Moviestorm and in some cases City of Heroes.

Here's a link to his studio page:

Zuckermans Studio (http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/MSDB/DirectorPageServlet?id=1219)

I particularly liked Naughty Little Boys. The opening is awesome:wink: The party scene is almost surreal.

[Jase180]

*Rik Vargard's "Captain leBorgne"*

Wow, that's an excellent movie. I take it "Pirates Of The Burning Sea" is a game? I wonder if it allows you to record scenes to your PC or if he used screen capture.

I didnt know Rik played that game, I was in the closed and open beta for it. Loved it, I should re activate my acct!

[rogerSIMIAN]

Zuckermans Studio (http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/MSDB/DirectorPageServlet?id=1219)

I particularly liked Naughty Little Boys. The opening is awesome:wink: The party scene is almost surreal.

Hey, Zuckerman's doing some pretty cool stuff over there on MovieStorm, sho' nuff. I liked that "Naughty Little Boys" trailer too.


I didnt know Rik played that game, I was in the closed and open beta for it. Loved it, I should re activate my acct!

Ah, so it's an online game?

[michael_b6]

This is a little series I've been following (well, I was in a it a few times) made in Call of Duty 4. It's pretty interesting (for me I didn't really say woah to the storyline until episode 5, not knocking it), some episodes are better than others mostly due to time restraints. I've known the guy who made it for a while from an amateur filmmaking forum and has always put forth pretty solid stuff.

Well, here it is.

Episode 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhV9gCGZGZY)
Episode 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKCsgqWffZI)
Episode 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg13Pg5B8aE)
Episode 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KZHbV0rzqc)
Episode 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0H1i2cVX0)
Episode 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuTOisrPg)

[Killian]

Nice little vid by Equinoxx in MS; (http://www.tmunderground.com/watch/179e4f7ab135ed4e641a/Godiva)

Good to see some other machinima starting to leak through

One of my faves is War of the Servers (http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=war+of+the+servers+2&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=5&ct=title#q=war%20of%20the%20servers&emb=0), filmed in Half Life using GMod; it's no lightweight, mind (weighs in at over 100 mins!), but it's an interesting retelling of War of the Worlds, using Jeff Wayne's soundtrack. Check it out if you haven't already seen it.

[sisch]

Just found this little gem on Youtube -
made with Moviestorm, and great effects! And funny as hell... :D

Election 08 - Obama vs McCain... ... vs Bush.... vs Palin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaViiUjH92U)

[sisch]

The Dumb Man (http://www.vimeo.com/609147) Trace Sanderson (U.K.), Second Life

I'm placing this here, too, in case of people not being interested in my ramblings-about-machinima-fest-thread....:001_tt2:

Outstanding work.
Very, very different to anything TM or any other machinima I've seen yet... and very worth a look.
Artsy, with great story telling, effects, a haunting vo performance and surrealistic images.
This is top-notch machinima. Don't miss it!!

[Dulci]

I really got a kick out of this:

Cuckoo Clock (http://www.archive.org/details/TomJantolCuckooClock) by Tom Jantol

[Sparky]

Winner of the Machinima Music Video Contest (the one Nahton entered with 'your brains' the other year)

This entry (http://www.machinima.com/rustlers_mmvc/view&id=653) won - song is called bacteria and the movie was made using WoW

cheers

[Jase180]

the dumb man (http://www.vimeo.com/609147) trace sanderson (u.k.), second life

i'm placing this here, too, in case of people not being interested in my ramblings-about-machinima-fest-thread....:001_tt2:

Outstanding work.
Very, very different to anything tm or any other machinima i've seen yet... And very worth a look.
Artsy, with great story telling, effects, a haunting vo performance and surrealistic images.
This is top-notch machinima. Don't miss it!!

that was absolute brillance

[thebiz]

that was absolute brillance

Yea, that was real hot. It reminded me of PMCs Proofrock a little bit. Cool stuff.

[Dulci]

You should probably only watch this one if you've done mmporging, but it sure made me laugh:

http://www.wegame.com/watch/Dynamic_Action_Team_Ep_03_Fitting_In/

[sisch]

Great new, funny movie by Overman using Moviestorm, iClone and Second Life - the details are amazing, and the sound so pristine it makes me jealous... :)

Broken Obama (http://z-studios.com/films/broken-obama/)



I really got a kick out of this:

Cuckoo Clock (http://www.archive.org/details/TomJantolCuckooClock) by Tom Jantol

Great find, Dulci, I loved it! I remember I saw a trailer for it once, or a "How I did it"... not sure.. but I never saw the whole movie!

[Dulci]

Nice one Sisch!


This one just made me laugh:

Monster Mash by Warlord:

http://www.cloneclips.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9e471f4d180b08d62b00&page=1&viewtype=&category=tf


And Audrey Hepburn fans (Doc! This means you!) check this one out:

Moon River by koka kaina

http://www.cloneclips.com/view_video.php?viewkey=54171fa1f2a8c6cc2509

[Dulci]

Very intense and dark movie here:

http://vimeo.com/770728

[sisch]

Very intense and dark movie here:

http://vimeo.com/770728

Great find, Dulci - I love it!

[rogerSIMIAN]

Some great films in this thread.

This is pretty spooky and warped once it gets started. Apparently made with TheSims 2:

http://www.machinima.com/film/view&id=30870

[BiggsTrek]

I recently asked Ricky Grove what movies he'd been in, and he gave me a list of some of them. This was the first in the list and it is VERY impressive. I especially liked the ending...

The Days After (http://www.archive.org/details/The_Days_After) by Apollo Productions

Filmed in GTA San Andreas. Stars Ricky Grove, Ingrid Moon and music by Phil Rice.

[kuroken]

I recently asked Ricky Grove what movies he'd been in, and he gave me a list of some of them. This was the first in the list and it is VERY impressive. I especially liked the ending...

The Days After (http://www.archive.org/details/The_Days_After) by Apollo Productions

Filmed in GTA San Andreas. Stars Ricky Grove, Ingrid Moon and music by Phil Rice.
Yeah, when we had Ingrid on the air...hmmm, more than two years ago - 10-29-06 (http://www.tmoaradio.com/infusions/fs_downloads/fsdownloads.php?action=view&folder_id=1&subfolder=/TMOA%20Show%20Archives/The%20Roger%20and%20Ken%20Show/036-29th%20October%202006/)....The Days After was one of the things we talked about with her (that was the show Festus set up that Overman (Phil Rice) was supposed to be on as well - he had problems and never made it.)

After we get through December and the holiday shows, we're hoping to get Ricky and Phil in sometime in January (and not during the show host swap weekend)

Ken

[sisch]

Just freshly uploaded to the Moviestorm site:

Happy Christmas Marlene (http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/MSDB/MoviePageServlet?id=1496) from kkffoo...

drop dead funny, don't miss this! :biggrin:

[thebiz]

Saw this crazy SL music video on Overman's Blog...

http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/12/17/pipedream/

Groovy.

[Dulci]

Here's one worth checking out:

The Baby Snooks Show (http://www.viddler.com/explore/Van_Helsing/videos/1/)

[capemedia]

Hi,

Just wanted to add my thoughts to this thread. I class Machinma as anything made on a computer regardless of the software engine, 3d, 2d, Flash etc, so if these qualify you really need to check these out.

First check out the prologue, then watch all parts.

http://www.deletionquality.net/movie/oscar/prolouge

The entire Castle series is just amazing but Castle 3 is my favourite. By the way "Castle Repercussions" is out 22 December 2008 and Oscar Johansson has been working on it for 2 years.

This next piece is pure Machinma and impressed me so much I download the HD version to my computer to study.

Jill's Song

http://litfusefilms.com/movies/jillssong/

I searched the thread and couldn't find these, so sorry if this is the wrong place to post.

Cape :)

[sisch]

This is exactly the right place to post it, Cape! :)


And wow, wow, wow - thanks for the link to Jill's Song - what a great movie! Loved every second of it - beautiful!

[Dulci]

This is a marvelous series:

http://www.decorgal.com/adventures/

and has peeked my interest enough into the Sims machinima for me to pre-order Sims3.

[BiggsTrek]

This movie was highlighted at the MachinExpo and is now being hosted at machiniplex: Clear Skies (http://www.machiniplex.net/?id=29) (By Ian Chisolm).

It has a lot going for it and is well worth spending 40 minutes to watch it...

Also, the creator was interviewed in a recent Overcast (http://theovercast.com/). Gives some good insights into the production.

[sisch]

I found a nice atmospheric movie filmed entirely in SL...

The Cut (http://www.vimeo.com/2625904)

Very worth watching!

[WX_IVAN]

I watched and enjoyed the movies you guys recommended. Inspirational!:clap:

[sisch]

I'm a big, big fan of Lainy Voom - she makes wonderful, dreamlike, floating movies! This one is no exception

Fall (Mini Project 3) (http://vimeo.com/2732694)

Music and images combine to a perfect, tranquil, melancholy experience... it doesn't get much better than that!

Edit:

And another one - Overman featured it on his blog -

Daydream (http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=SMezL3DEN9o) by Mystfit.

Done in Halflife 2, in one shot, this is great fun! Be sure to watch in high quality!

[Dulci]

The Sniper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ5xhv7s_4) by Warlord

An anymation using iclone3, Call of Duty World at War, and what he calls "extracted assets" from Fallout 3. Also, if you listen closely, I know you're going to recognize some of the music!

[BiggsTrek]

The Sniper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ5xhv7s_4) by Warlord

An anymation using iclone3, Call of Duty World at War, and what he calls "extracted assets" from Fallout 3. Also, if you listen closely, I know you're going to recognize some of the music!

Just watched it. Terrific example of what is possible in iClone. Nice narration, too.

And is it sad that I like The Music?

:)

[Dulci]

The Sniper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ5xhv7s_4) by Warlord

An anymation using iclone3, Call of Duty World at War, and what he calls "extracted assets" from Fallout 3. Also, if you listen closely, I know you're going to recognize some of the music!

It's up on TMU now. Hooray!

[bongo]

That was hilarious, thx Dulci.
EDIT hm, regarding your 1st post the TF vid.

[Uber]

Found this in my search. Poser, long to learn, great to watch:

http://www.sharecg.com/v/16163/Animation/Aliah---An-Introduction-To-The-Universe

[kuroken]

And is it sad that I like The Music?

:)
Yeah, good flick, and nicely shows off the WII pack they just released - and I agree, I like the music - I think we kind of got it in our heads that in-game music in TM was weak and sucky - I know Warlord spent some time with The Movies, and let's face it, the music really isn't that bad - only overused in 10,000 TM movies - in time, we will appreciate it.

[WarLord]

I love some of that TM music and I havent heard it near as often as this group has!

The Fallout 3 assets (damaged buildings and the like) were extracted from the game files via modder tools then put into 3DXchange and into iClone. Same thing for the Strife movie we are working on.

Mainly want to say THANKS for all the comments on The Sniper. Coming from this group they are very much appreciated as I was somewhat concerned to post that movie into a group this talented. This is a place on the cutting edge. To get the kind of comments that I have received have really bolstered my confidence.

Also... to stalk Dulci I have to hang around in the shadows of this place.

[BiggsTrek]

Also... to stalk Dulci I have to hang around in the shadows of this place.

Take a number... lol

[Dulci]

:001_wub:


Anyway!!!!!! Someone needs to post another recomendation to change the subject around here! :9:

[sisch]

Your wish is my command, Dulci... :biggrin:

Found this on the Moviestorm page today:

The last five minutes (http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/MSDB/MoviePageServlet?id=2192) by Mellowhardy.

Great atmosphere, lighting, music, sound - and a very good story!

[sisch]

Here's Overman's new movie - shot in GTA IV -

Intervention (http://www.vimeo.com/3490553)

All I can say is: WOW!

[Dulci]

My mind is still spinning:

Elephant's Dream (http://yourmachinima.com/?p=199&cpage=1#comment-28)

[JohnnyEx]

My mind is still spinning:

Elephant's Dream (http://yourmachinima.com/?p=199&cpage=1#comment-28)

SPUN! :turned: Could'nt agree more Ms. Dulci, highly recommended stuff there. WOW.

[kuroken]

Yeah, Elephant's Dream is an amazing piece of work.

If you hunt around on YouTube, there's some making-of stuff available which is pretty interesting.

Now if I only had mad skillz in Blender and about 20 friends with mad skillz in Blender....okay, it's more likely that I'll have luck with my "write the script and think the movie into existence" dream....

[Fospherous]

The one Sisch showed, Intervention was very good, and from GTA IV that was brilliant, may have to get my hands on the pc version GTA IV, because I know that GTA IV has a recording program on the pc version...

[Dulci]

Sisch might just be too shy or maybe didn't notice it, but she was mentioned on the Women Who Changed Machinima discussion..

http://www.machinimafordummies.com/articles/2009/03/24/women-who-have-changed-machinima

[bongo]

My mind is still spinning:

Elephant's Dream (http://yourmachinima.com/?p=199&cpage=1#comment-28)

- It's made with Blender 3D. You probably already knew, but... I love Blender.

[Killian]

Clear Skies 2 (http://vimeo.com/4596169) (the follow up to errrr Clear Skies 1, obviously), by Ian Chisholm, is out.

VERY cool sci-fi movie, shot in Half Life 2, using EVE Online for the space footage; 46 minutes well spent, I reckon :)

[rogerSIMIAN]

My friend Susi O'Neill was the project coordinator on this. It's based on a poem about knife crime by Carol Ann Duffy, Britain's new Poet Laureate (who's getting a lot of attention cause she's the first woman, first Scot and first openly gay person to be Poet Laureate). The "machinima consultant" on it, Hugh Hancock, co-wrote that "Machinima for Dummies" book and is apparently the dood who coined the term "machinima" back in the day:

http://www.vimeo.com/4750329

:euro:

[Dulci]

For the love of Sprog! by John Martin (http://vimeo.com/5289986) - this is just a delightful little flick made with iClone

[sisch]

Hilarious film made in Second Life by PookyMedia -

Shrink Wrapped - avatars needing psychiatric help (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGyp8HujOs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fweebitfilms.blogspot.com%2F2009% 2F07%2Fshrink-wrapped-using-second-life-to.html&feature=player_embedded)

Don't miss it! :001_smile:

[TINMAN]

Clear Skies 2 (http://vimeo.com/4596169) (the follow up to errrr Clear Skies 1, obviously), by Ian Chisholm, is out.

VERY cool sci-fi movie, shot in Half Life 2, using EVE Online for the space footage; 46 minutes well spent, I reckon :)

OMG!!!!
I watched Clear Skies 2 and I so loved it that I immediately downloaded Clear Skies 1 (w/o watching it) and Clear Skies 2. Combined download is approximately 800MB, and in my opinion is well worth it.

Clear Skies 2 was so well written and fantastically produced. I mean it is very professional and highly, highly, highly entertaining. For me, it was like a full-feature film.

Woooooo! You will definitely want this one for your collection! Amazing!

UPDATE:

I've just watched Clear Skies 1... and is every bit as amazingas Clear Skies 2. So.. watch Clear Skies 1 and then Clear Skies 2. You won't regret it.

K4

[Uber]

And this is why POser is at the top of the food chain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qgorapl5rk&feature=channel_page&fmt=22

[Harb40]

And this is why POser is at the top of the food chain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qgorapl5rk&feature=channel_page&fmt=22

I whole heartedly agree. This is one amazing piece of machinima.

[BiggsTrek]

I'd be very surprised if no-one has highlighted this little gem already. But just in case it was overlooked, here's a film I found at Reallusion.tv:

O CHAMAMENTO PANFFARRÓNICO - The Panffarrounic call 3D (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-dQ9ZcAstk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-dQ9ZcAstk

This film is an absolute HOOT!

:thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1:

[Dulci]

I love some of that TM music and I havent heard it near as often as this group has!

The Fallout 3 assets (damaged buildings and the like) were extracted from the game files via modder tools then put into 3DXchange and into iClone. Same thing for the Strife movie we are working on.

Mainly want to say THANKS for all the comments on The Sniper. Coming from this group they are very much appreciated as I was somewhat concerned to post that movie into a group this talented. This is a place on the cutting edge. To get the kind of comments that I have received have really bolstered my confidence.

Also... to stalk Dulci I have to hang around in the shadows of this place.


Congratulations on placing in Reallusion's War & Peace competition!

[sisch]

If you miss this... well, then shame on you!

Hilariously funny, excellent quality, dirty imagination (yeah, those are all huge pluses to me! :001_tongue:)
Don't watch it at work or when the kids are around... you have been warned! :biggrin:

Oblith's
Never Stay Tuned 4 (http://vimeo.com/5920605)

[sisch]

A wonderful, poetic short film by Tom Jantol

Brief Encounter (http://www.vimeo.com/6224735)

I wonder if anyone watches the recommends on this thread anymore? If you do, leave a short comment to let us know? :)

[TheFlyingDuDe]

I do! ;)
Clear Sky was/is my all time favourit machinima, so excited the second part is out, loading it right now. Uber recommendation was great as well... might watch some more when the day continues to be boring otherwise^^

[TheFlyingDuDe]

This is a little series I've been following (well, I was in a it a few times) made in Call of Duty 4. It's pretty interesting (for me I didn't really say woah to the storyline until episode 5, not knocking it), some episodes are better than others mostly due to time restraints. I've known the guy who made it for a while from an amateur filmmaking forum and has always put forth pretty solid stuff.

Well, here it is.

Episode 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhV9gCGZGZY)
Episode 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKCsgqWffZI)
Episode 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg13Pg5B8aE)
Episode 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KZHbV0rzqc)
Episode 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0H1i2cVX0)
Episode 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuTOisrPg)

Sorry for the double post, but I just had to recommend this series again. This is great machinima filmmaking right here! =)

[Dulci]

This tribute to Casablanca (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbv41V2TeOc) is truly outstanding.

[act3scene24]

If you had the chance, would you "Stop, Rewind"?

hehe, I should promo stuff.

Anyway, here's a new Gary's Mod machinima by Harrison "Nefarious One" Heller of Amorphous Blob productions.

I voice the main character in the movie, so I'm biased when I say I think it's awesome, but I think you guys would like it too.

http://act3scene24.tumblr.com/post/412978173/stop-rewind-by-amorphous-blob-productions-is-a

[WarLord]

That was quite a production. Great story and... of course... great voice acting.