Apologies for the long stretch of no updating. Admittedly, my mind hasn't been on machinima much, due to my prolonged job hunt (which itself is a full-time job) and of course, the hectic holidays. Speaking of which, a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope everyone got some phat lewtz from under the tree. I myself received a rather intriguing surprise from Santa:
Based on some of the feedback I got, some people were unaware that our recent "Redshift: Pursuit" was NOT the first in the series. I decided we had to rerelease the first episode, and have done so on YouTube:
And what YouTube release would be complete without annotations! You'll find all sorts of inane trivia, etc, to marvel over. Of course, if you haven't seen it yet, you might want to just disable the notes and enjoy the show.
Jun Falkenstein (of Stone Falcon Productions) and Ben Covi (of Oblivious Films) recently teamed up to take part in the 48-Hour Film Project's Machinima segment, where you naturally are tasked with creating a short machinima film in its entirety within 48 hours. I was happy to be a part of it by orchestrating music for the piece, since the genre that the team pulled was musical.
Creating any sort of film in 48 hours is not easy. Jun and Ben's work, I think, ended up campy and hilariously insane as a result. I certainly think my music arrangements could have been much better, but part of the fun is the mad rush to produce something--anything--that will work. I'll definitely consider participating in a more major way next time the contest rolls around.
I finally got around to uploading and updating the playlist on our music page. It now includes every single piece I've written that's been featured in a <slashdance> production. Enjoy!
Finally, the wait is over! I've finished up adding the extra footage and final touches on our BlizzCon entry, and it has been released for public consumption.
It's available in full-resolution HD 720 on Vimeo, so I highly recommend watching it there. If you prefer faster, lower-quality streams, I will be updating alternative locations on our own Redshift: Pursuit page. And today, WarcraftMovies.com has us in the spotlight! The feedback has been pretty positive so far; I especially appreciated hearing comments acknowledging the preponderance of in-game footage I used. Yep, our puppeteers are the hardest of core.
Now comes the daunting prospect of continuing the series. Time to rally my crew, and keep an eye out for any other motivated individuals who might have the time and talent to help us on. If that's you, don't hesitate to drop me a note (comment here or contact me directly).
Redshift: Pursuit
Finalist in Drama/Romance: BlizzCon 2008 Movie Contest
Runtime: 16:58Drama
Redshift: Pursuit Trailer
Trailer for the upcoming sequel!
Runtime: 1:57Trailer
Joust Venture
2nd Place: WeGame's August Machinima Contest (2008)
Runtime: 7:00Comedy
Redshift: Interlude
1st Place in Drama: BlizzCon 2007 Movie Contest
Runtime: 10:36Drama
Frame of Mind
1st Place: The Ataris/World of Warcraft Music Video Contest at Machinima.com (2007)
Runtime: 3:46Music video
Redshift: Ty'zamar and Aislynn
4th place in Drama: Blizzard/Xfire Machinima Contest (2006)
Runtime: 13:06Drama