Showing posts with label MAG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAG. Show all posts
Play Time With Kara: Machinima Tips
My buddy Lowe Runo, machinima man, was helping me learn how to use my 3DConnexion Space Navigator and made this video using me/my avatar, to show me how it does the slow panning and movements that I need to work on. The space navigator is a glorified kind of 3D mouse that looks like a doorknob and allows for wonderful smooth panning movements essential for realistic looking machinima. He can do a lot with his, but as a novice I've been avoiding it after my initial attempts where I really didn't have control of it. He and others tell me once used to it the space navigator is something a person loves whether for machinima or just playing. You can find out more about it here: http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacenavigator.html or direct link here: SpaceNavHere.
Lowe Runo Productions are creators of both animated video graphic features and real world media including production and post production services. If you follow my blog or search it you can see I've posted quite a bit about them and their various work previously. Lowe is absolutely amazing with his space navigator and you can find more of his machinima on Vimeo, Youtube or the teasers and shorts on Flickr plus various other places on the web depending on the content and sites. He is currently also doing real/first life filming and just finished a book on machinima due out later this fall. He and his business partner, Sonicity Fitzroy, have done a lot in the way of education about machinima and although Lowe has released some amazing machinima their focus this past year has been on a lot of education, conferences, the book and such. For some of the best machinima tips around check out this site they developed: http://www.machinimaguild.com/ ...or direct link here and click on the video tab, plus some of the other tabs provide links to great resources for sound and equipment and other tips. MachinimaHelpHereMAG.
Be sure to check out the Machinima Artists Guild and ProMAG as well.
http://slmachinimaarts.ning.com/ Direct link here: MAGHERE.
More on Lowe here: Viemo http://www.vimeo.com/loweruno Direct: LoweHere.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowe_runo/ Direct: LoweFlickr.
and Youtube you'll have to search, as I'm on work lunch and can't pull it up. Have a good day and enjoy the machinima!
Art of the Artists Machinima Contest: 40,000L First Prize
The University of Western Austraila has begun a new machinima challenge that runs from July 7 to September 20, 2010. The challenge is to Create a Machinima of between 2 and 5 minutes in length that features some of the winning artworks from the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge. There are more than 35 artworks spread across 4 floors, and you can choose to film as many (or as few) as you like.
This sounds like a fun contest and UWA is known for such artistic contests with great prizes, publicity and fun events. For more information about them and this contest check it out here:UWAHere.
Here I will list some other great machinima web sites and some sites that are helpful when getting started with machinima. Machinima can be a very fun hobby, way to showcase or publicise an event or avatar, or even develop an income in SL as a producer. If interested in seeing more or learning more about machinima check these out:
One of my favs: MAGHere.
Some high quality professional machinima: PROMAGHere.
One of the best all encompassing (almost all lol) sites for beginners I have seen so far, including what tools to use and where to get them and how to make good machinima. This is a must visit for beginners as well as seasoned machinimatographers alike. Note all sections because there is a learning tool machinima that includes yours truly: MAGInVirtualWorldsHere.
A good friend's professional site: LoweRunoHere.
Insight into different aspects of machinima and another good friend's blog that also includes me in some places, yay!: MagnumSoniHere.
Another's friend's helpful and interesting site: SpyVspyHere.
Another good site featuring machinima and related news: AViewTVHere.
Of course there are many many other good machinima sites, but these happen to be some of my favorites and good ones to get people started and see other great works. Youtube and Vimeo are also great spots to view a lot of machinima. Have fun with the contest if you decide to participate.
This sounds like a fun contest and UWA is known for such artistic contests with great prizes, publicity and fun events. For more information about them and this contest check it out here:UWAHere.
Here I will list some other great machinima web sites and some sites that are helpful when getting started with machinima. Machinima can be a very fun hobby, way to showcase or publicise an event or avatar, or even develop an income in SL as a producer. If interested in seeing more or learning more about machinima check these out:
One of my favs: MAGHere.
Some high quality professional machinima: PROMAGHere.
One of the best all encompassing (almost all lol) sites for beginners I have seen so far, including what tools to use and where to get them and how to make good machinima. This is a must visit for beginners as well as seasoned machinimatographers alike. Note all sections because there is a learning tool machinima that includes yours truly: MAGInVirtualWorldsHere.
A good friend's professional site: LoweRunoHere.
Insight into different aspects of machinima and another good friend's blog that also includes me in some places, yay!: MagnumSoniHere.
Another's friend's helpful and interesting site: SpyVspyHere.
Another good site featuring machinima and related news: AViewTVHere.
Of course there are many many other good machinima sites, but these happen to be some of my favorites and good ones to get people started and see other great works. Youtube and Vimeo are also great spots to view a lot of machinima. Have fun with the contest if you decide to participate.
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