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		<title>Soundtrack: Clockwork</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from the "Clockwork" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
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		<title>Clockwork</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has a choice.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/clockwork/</link>
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		<title>Conference #06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phil kicked off the discussion by sharing a couple videos he'd found this week, and discussion evolved naturally from there.  Toward the end of the formal part of the discussion, we went around the room and asked everyone what they were working on at the moment...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf06/</link>
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		<title>Conference #05</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest host Frank Fox reports:  "We touched on about 13 subjects during the first phase on my deck by the shore, then moo transported us up the street to her place and brought out a magic wand full of many physical and visual effects. The discussion veered off in a more freewheeling manner from there."]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf05/</link>
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		<title>Conference #04</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Participants: Phil Rice (US), Ben Grussi (US), Damien Valentine (UK), Elf (US), Frank Fox (US), Lucinda McNary (UK), Michael K. Clements (UK), Peter Rasmussen (AUS), Ricky Grove (US), Zachariah Scott (US), Michelle Pettit-Me (CAN), doogle300 (?), Will Vitale (?), NarcoticGetz (?), Thundara (US).

Elf's article on encoding and distribution practices was the anchor for this month's conference, though the unmoderated feel allowed conversation to venture wherever people felt led.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf04/</link>
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		<title>What I Love About Xmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere in the world there's probably a family situation twice as crazy as yours.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/wilax/</link>
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		<title>Worth Dying For</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This forty-minute dramatic tale about the price of vengeance, set in the World of Warcraft, is Manuel Sequeira's directorial debut.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/worth-dying-for/</link>
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		<title>Conference #03</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Participants: Phil Rice (US), Ben Grussi (US), Sasha Rudie (US), Damien Valentine (UK), Bebop Vox (US?), Elf (US), Michelle Pettit-Me (CAN), Ricky Grove (US), Frank Fox (US), Leo Lucien-Bay (UK).

The conversation was even more free form than previous meetings, but the biggest topic was that of the challenges of using custom assets in various machinima platforms, and whether machinima done in that way (100% custom content) has any remaining advantages over traditional CGI.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf03/</link>
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		<title>ad absurdum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What if other products were sold the way video games are sold, would we find those terms acceptable?]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/ad-absurdum/</link>
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		<title>Overman Music Sampler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A compilation of various styles of composition by Phil "Overman" Rice.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/sampler/</link>
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		<title>Conference #02</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Participants: Peter Rasmussen (AUS), Phil Rice (US), Hugh Hancock (UK), Johnnie Ingram (UK), Leo Lucien-Bay (UK), Ben Grussi (US), Charlemagne Fezza (where are you from?), CJ Ambrosia (US), and Sasha Rudie (US).

Topics:  Motion Capture, "free and clear" machinima tools, BloodSpell Feature Cut, Baron Soosdon's machinima, democratized filmmaking, etc.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf02/</link>
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		<title>Conference #01</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attendees:  Peter Rasmussen (AUS), Phil Rice (US), Richard Grove (US), Damien Valentine (UK), Harrison Heller (US), Sasha Rudie (US), Hugh Hancock (UK), Ross Bambrey (UK), Leo Lucien-Bay (UK).

The conversation was very free form, touching on a number of topics, including: ownership / copyright issues with machinima, Machinima For Dummies, Second Life open source, the Machinima Europe Festival, Motionbuilder...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/conference/conf01/</link>
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		<title>Beast</title>
		<description><![CDATA["BEAST opens as a kidnapped man wakes up bound in a mysterious room, knowing nothing of his captor, or indeed why he is there, setting the stage for a killer cinematic thrill..."]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/beast/</link>
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		<title>[Company] Rulez!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A satirical look at Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/company-rulez/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: Morning Run Amok</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from the "Morning Run Amok" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-morning-run-amok/</link>
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		<title>Morning Run Amok</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fling Films, in association with Zarathustra Studios, presents "Morning Run Amok." A film that explores the lighter side of life and love.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/morning-run-amok/</link>
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		<title>Nine Inch Nails: Only</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A musical and ideological remix of Nine Inch Nails.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/only/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: BloodSpell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from the "BloodSpell" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-bloodspell/</link>
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		<title>The Electronic Excursions of Overman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All the music on this site.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/master-playlist/</link>
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		<title>The Overcast: Comedy Skits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Classic comedy sketches from "the overcast: a machinima podcast."]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/overcast-comedy-skits/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: Still</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original soundtrack from the short film "Still," by OneJovialSim.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-still/</link>
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		<title>Still</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A filmmaker who goes by OneJovialSim approached me in late 2006 about a machinima piece she was working on; she wanted to bring to life one of her own real recurring nightmares from childhood...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/still/</link>
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		<title>Adventures in Dating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This warm-hearted drama series follows two sisters on a search for meaning and fulfillment in friendships and relationships...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/adventures-in-dating/</link>
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		<title>M.R.E.: Outtakes and Goodies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Video outtakes, soundtrack, and other goodies from "Male Restroom Etiquette."]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/mregoodies/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: Male Restroom Etiquette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from the film "Male Restroom Etiquette."]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-mre/</link>
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		<title>Male Restroom Etiquette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All men of the world can find common ground in these simple rules of "evacuation" etiquette.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/mre/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: PEDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from the "PEDS: Season 2" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-peds/</link>
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		<title>PEDS Season 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PEDS (short for pedestrians) is a serial comedy/drama produced by Pawfect Films.  Easily the longest-running Grand Theft Auto-based machinima series, its director, CJ Ambrosia, is one of the most productive filmmakers of the entire machinima genre...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/peds-season-2/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: The Days After</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original music from "The Days After" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-the-days-after/</link>
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		<title>The Days After</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a possible future devastated by a massive flu epidemic, the few survivors try to find a reason for living...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/the-days-after/</link>
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		<title>Reveal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A one shot scene is gradually revealed to communicate layers of detail.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/reveal/</link>
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		<title>Soundtrack: The Fixer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Music and sound from "The Fixer" motion picture soundtrack.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/audio/soundtrack-the-fixer/</link>
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		<title>The Fixer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Todd (the director) calls this series "a four part gangster romp, telling the evolving tale of Ernest Rent."  I call it a masterpiece...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/the-fixer/</link>
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		<title>BloodSpell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BloodSpell is a story of a world where men and women carry magic in their blood, and spilling it can unleash terrible power...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/collaborations/bloodspell/</link>
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		<title>Quake2 Done Quick2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world's best speed-runners have compiled this 21:06 trip through the entirety of Quake2. Don't blink!]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/quake2-done-quick2/</link>
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		<title>CPL Extreme Annihilation: Rix vs. Immortal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recam of a one-on-one deathmatch (Quake2) between Immortal and Rix at the CPL Extreme Annihilation tournament in 1999.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/cpl-ea-99/</link>
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		<title>FragFest II: Psychotron vs. JesusFreak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recam of a one-on-one deathmatch (Quake2) between Psychotron and JesusFreak at a LAN tournament in Alabama in December 1998.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/fragfest-ii/</link>
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		<title>Ride the Rocket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Highlight reel from one year of entries in the physics-pushing "Riding the Rocket" competitions.]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/ride-the-rocket/</link>
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		<title>Father Frags Best</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A classic returns. One of the first machinima “hits” - before it was called machinima...]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/father-frags-best/</link>
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		<title>Thresh vs. Billox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world’s most famous gamer made his Quake 2 debut in this Quakedelica match from 1998…]]></description>
		<link>http://z-studios.com/films/thresh-vs-billox/</link>
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