Watch it in HD at Vimeo - http://www.vimeo.com/1054468
(blow it up to full screen if you like)

Constructed for the AniBoom Radiohead Music Video Contest. Like what you see?
PLEASE VOTE for it there at:
http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=225612

For more info and downloads in Hi Def, DivX or QuickTime, for your iPod, and so on, go to:
http://z-studios.com/films/bodysnatchers/

Overman Jr. and I share the news.

And here’s the entry:

The winner of The Overcast Machinima Contest will be announced right here tomorrow. Prizes include the item below and a whole lot more.

See also:

• BloodSpell collaboration page on Z-Studios.com
• BloodSpell soundtrack page on Z-Studios.com
• BloodSpell official web site
• Wikipedia: BloodSpell
• Wikipedia: Strange Company (recently expanded)

Next Machinima Audio Conference
– Date/Time: Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 2:00 p.m. Second Life Time (Pacific - PST)
– Verify for your time zone: World Time Server
– Location: Fleef Fimicoloud’s place in Second Life
– More info: Audio Conference Main Page

Next Machiniplex Premiere - Tom Jantol’s “The Fish Incident”
– Date/Time: Sunday, April 27, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m. Second Life Time (Pacific - PST)
– Verify for your time zone: World Time Server
– Location: HatHead’s Lounge in Second Life
– More Info: Machiniplex3 Blog Entry

Submission Deadline for The Overcast Machinima Contest
– Date/Time: Sunday, April 27, 2008 @ 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
– Verify for your time zone: World Time Server
– More info: Overcast Contest Info Page

This is precisely two weeks after 52 starts on 5/2. (Those dates are May 16th and May 2nd for those of you from dd/mm land.) After a hiatus which calls into question my machinima podcast’s “approxi-weekly” designation, the overcast will return to the airwaves on Friday, May 16, at which time the winner of The Overcast Machinima Contest (entry deadline is APRIL 27!!) will be announced… and that will be the last show of its kind for a very long time.

Why? Some big changes are coming to the show’s format which I think you’ll find very exciting. I’ll tell you all about that very soon.

As for the 52 on 5/2 mystery? Keep your eye on the ZS YouTube Channel on that day.

Some wonderful opportunities for showcasing your work as a filmmaker (of any kind) have emerged in 2008, many of them built in some way upon the “mash-up” concept. Sense a trend here?

• From Here To Awesome - Founded by M dot Strange and some other indie directors, this online festival features no entry fee and opportunities for monetization. Its goal is to “create a direct connection between filmmaker and audience.” Submissions this year are accepted until April 14.
   
• The Overcast Machinima Contest - Craft the perfect advertisement for the overcast: a machinima podcast, and win massive machinima swag! Entry deadline is April 27.
   
• In Rainbows animated music video contest - Make a music video for a song from In Rainbows, and have it judged by Radiohead and Aniboom. Submissions are due April 28.
   
• Koinup Second Life Music Video Contest - Grand prize is 20,000 L$ plus MachinimaCam (an in-world camera object), submissions are accepted until April 29.
   
• iClone’s Film the World Contest - Create a video with the full or trial version of iClone including at least one Google 3D Warehouse model from a real location. Submit your film and be eligible to win one of many grand prizes. Submissions accepted until May 28.
   
• Nine Inch Nails YouTube Film Festival - Create visuals to accompany the music from the album Ghosts. The winning selections will be featured and highlighted in some high profile ways yet to be determined. No submission deadline has been announced, but the event is expected to stretch into this summer.
   
• Kinofest International Digital Film Festival - Centered in Bucharest, Romania, this festival is accepting submissions until September 12.