“This was turning out to be such a beautiful day…”
Content Advisory: Rated R for Language and Adult Themes
This short film is the first chapter of a collection called UMBRA, a set of thematically connected short films exploring that darkest part of shadow.
Versions:
High Quality Downloads at 1280×720, 800×450, and for iPod are available at:
http://z-studios.com/films/apology/
I welcome your comments at whatever location you view the film, or right here. Thank you!
- Graphic Design: The New Basics - A great online resource to accompany what looks to be a great new book coming in May.
- The Art of the Title Sequence - A blog devoted to… exactly what it sounds like. Good stuff.
- iClone 3 Screenshots - The latest glimpse at the upcoming release, thank you Peter Edwards for the pictures.
- Antics 3.1 now works with Google Sketchup. I told you this was going to get interesting.
- Moviestorm Update 1.0.4. Features a magnificent list of fixes and improvements.
- GTA IV Cameo by Ricky Gervais - One of my favorite comedians / performers of this generation will be lending his personality, voice, and material to the next Grand Theft Auto. Someone should start up a blog documenting celebrity voiceover and/or character work in video games; the list would be surprisingly long.
- Daz Studio goes 2.1. The amazing free 3d app gets even better.
- FreakAngels Episode 0010. Is anyone else enjoying the heck out of this?
Click here for archive of OverByte posts.
- Film: Exclusive Bitfilm Festival Trailer - Beckham meets Transformers?
- Article: Take It Back: 100 Tips to Defeat Content Thieves
- Film: Silent, part 1 by OneJovialSim - Another The Sims 2 filmmaker is creating some great looking Second Life machinima.
- News: Linden Lab Launches Department of Public Works - An idea whose time has come? The mainland needs it, for sure.
- Film: Full Body 3D Scanning in your Bathtub - Friedrich Kirshner continues to innovate.
- Article: Machinima, Software GUI and the Aspirational User - Mike Jones ponders Moviestorm.
- News: Moviestorm 1.0.3 Update - The progress continues…
- Film: Machinima.com Classics 1/30/08 - At least one of these looks very familiar…
Click here for archive of OverByte posts.
Back in November, I had the privilege to spend about an hour talking with Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd about Moviestorm. The excitement these guys have about the craft and their movie-making tool is positively contagious. Enjoy!
http://theovercast.com/overcast-028/
“What do I love about Christmas? Wow. Where do I begin?…”
Enjoy the dark satire, and take comfort in the fact that somewhere in the world there’s probably a family situation twice as crazy as yours.
This film was made with Moviestorm, Pivot, CrazyTalk, Paint Shop Pro, and VectorMagic, and edited with Vegas 8.0.
Concept to completion time: 25 days.
This film contains adult language and bitter disillusionment. It is not for those sensitive to sacrilege. Viewer discretion is advised.
Versions:
A) EXTREME: See it the way it was made to be seen, in HD (1280×720) over on Vimeo.
B) EXCELLENT: Not up for HD? The 800×450 render is still superb quality. Check it out on Stage6 (DivX) or at Z-Studios (Flash).
C) IN A HURRY: Want the quick and dirty? It ain’t the prettiest but you’ll get the idea. There’s a QuickTime 426×240 version on Moviestorm’s site, or you can catch it in low-rez on YouTube.
D) DOGGY BAG: Take it to go, ingest it later. Download mirrors are available at Z-Studios and on the ZS Blip.tv channel.
** Embarrassed you didn’t get me a gift this year? The way out is clear: support the film over on Will Ferrell’s comedy site, Funny or Die! **
Your comments, and your own crazy Xmas stories, are welcome!
I’m going to take a few weeks off from both the blog and podcast, and I plan to return to action on the first weekend of January, 2008. There will be one more post here in 2007… I’ve got a Christmas / New Year present for you all which you’ll be seeing very soon.
In the mean time, here’s a teaser of what you can expect to see here in 2008:
- A number of machinima / anymation films, in a variety of genres… one of them in an all new platform (for me).
- Some interesting (albeit few) collaborations with other filmmakers.
- A series of behind-the-scenes vids and scene anatomies, basically lifting the hood on my production process to reveal how I get stuff done.
- Lots more overcast goodness, with some interesting interviews and an increased emphasis on how-to.
- Continued regular blogging right here, again with a particular emphasis on how-to and tutorials.
- Custom content for Moviestorm, including a very special utility tentatively named MScope Plus.
- A very real possibility of a non-machinima YouTube series.
Happy Holidays! Keep an eye out for your Christmas / New Year present, and then we’ll see you in 2008!
