tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19605203821984112732024-03-17T08:33:05.900+00:00Moviestorm BlogMoviestorm news and views, from user stories and partnerships, to development activities and future plansAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-65716981812674438912016-04-04T06:23:00.001+01:002016-05-09T07:57:08.495+01:00Passion Competition 2016<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><i>Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, the organisers will be post-poning the Passion Competition this year, but expect it to be back again in 2017 ...</i></span></h2>
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We are pleased to be able to offer Moviestorm users the opportunity to enter the latest Passion Competition.</h2>
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This machinima competition, conceived and generously run by Harb40, and sponsored by Moviestorm, Sony Software and Reallusion is now in it's 9th year.<br />
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We are always pleased to see how successful Moviestorm users have been over the years, and we hope and encourage you to keep that going with your entries. There are some really talented members of this community who could take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your abilities, and we can see more winners such as Godless and Pickman's Model, and runners up such as Remember Me and Dr. Cross 3.<br />
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Mini Competition</h3>
2016 sees a small change in the Passion Competition. Currently there is a mini contest running to make a new teaser video for the competition. Details can be found at the <a href="http://bit.ly/teasercontest" target="_blank">competition forums </a>along with the<a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=15803" target="_blank"> Moviestorm forums</a>. <b>$50 cash prizes are available to the winner(s).</b><br />
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In order to offer larger cash prizes to go along with the great software in the prize packages, Harb started a <a href="http://bit.ly/passionfunding" target="_blank">crowdfunding campaign</a> to achieve this. If enough funds are raised, cash prizes of $250 or even $500 can be added to the packages. Harb says even if you can't donate, please pass on the links to people you know. There just might be someone close to you that might find it interesting enough to join in.<br />
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<b>So please join us in 2016 to make this the best year ever for the Passion Competition. You can learn more about the competition by going to the <a href="http://bit.ly/15xxwT6" target="_blank">official website</a>.</b><br />
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AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-37032220487243041582015-10-07T19:31:00.000+01:002015-10-08T19:17:15.278+01:00Moviestorm operatic feature film showingAn update on <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/filmmakers/filmmakers_case_study_create_a_feature_length_opera_film" target="_blank">Libertaria the Virtual opera by Sabrina Pena Young</a>.<br />
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The film will be shown at <a href="http://cititour.com/NYC_Events/Double-Feature-of-Chamber-Opera-Films/26628" target="_blank">Opera America in NYC on November 4th</a> ... in case you are in the area! :)<br />
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Watch Sabrina's TedX talk <a href="http://moviestorm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/moviestorm-gets-recognition-at-tedx.html" target="_blank">Moviestorm gets recognition at TEDx talk by Libertaria creator Sabrina Pena Young</a><u><span style="color: orange;"><b><br /></b></span></u>
Artist Website: <a href="http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/">http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Official Film Website: <a href="http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/">http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo</a><br />
Soundtrack : <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4</a></div>
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AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-69815578584207981822015-09-10T16:32:00.000+01:002015-09-10T16:33:05.163+01:00New releasesWe are pleased to announce the release of a 1.7.1 patch, and two new environment-based content packs ...<br />
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Create thoroughly modern cityscapes, with a generous leaning towards Manhattan and Hong Kong, using a selection of skyscrapers and buildings, street furniture and our interpretation of Liberty Island.</div>
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A collection of buildings, structures and props, ideal to create enclosed sets, from Asian temples to historic towns and country vineyards.</div>
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Customizable temples, towers, buildings, statues, ornaments and foliage combine to offer a broad selection of potential set styles in this varied architectural pack.<br />
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AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-8308667649115646842015-07-21T14:03:00.000+01:002015-07-21T14:03:49.383+01:002015 Passion CompetitionWe are pleased to announce that the 2015 Harb40 Passion Competition is underway...<br />
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The theme is Passion</h2>
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Various dictionaries refer to Passion as:<br />
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<li>a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way </li>
<li>a strong sexual or romantic feeling for someone</li>
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Submissions will be open from August 8th to October 3rd.<br />
Winners will be announced at the Machinima Expo on either November 21st or 22nd.<br />
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<li><a href="http://bit.ly/2015prizes" target="_blank">Prize list</a></li>
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AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-66553949800790049572015-07-21T10:40:00.004+01:002015-07-21T10:41:08.856+01:00A beneficial learning tool for Asperger Syndrome students<b>Read the new Moviestorm Education case study about Kaimes School in Edinburgh</b><br />
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Mary Walters comes from a varied arts background and is the art teacher at Kaimes School for pupils on the autistic spectrum.<br />
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Animation forms part of their art curriculum as well as being a major opportunity for interdisciplinary learning. Her pupils enjoy the animation programme and it has proved to be an excellent teaching tool.<br />
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Watch <a href="https://vimeo.com/118898317">Galo's Story - Chile</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user10901897">mary walters</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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One of a series of Unsung Stories - stories of people who were not born in Edinburgh, but who have come here to live. made at Kaimes School Animation Studios 2014</div>
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Many of you may know of John Herd, aka Primaveranz, a passionate Moviestorm filmmaker and modder, who has also taken Moviestorm to one of the remotest places on our planet, introducing the tool to the people of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a> as a <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/teaching/teaching_case_study_teaching_numeracy_using_film" target="_blank">mean to teach</a>, as well as a tool to record their cultural history via the wonderful <a href="http://visit.wansmolbag.org/" target="_blank">Wan Smolberg Theatre</a>.<br />
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Watch '<a href="https://youtu.be/6hcQ7xbojkw" target="_blank">I Bin Gat Wan Taem</a>' ...<br />
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Since the islands were hit by cyclone Pam, with devastating results last week, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/cyclone-pam-aid_n_6930900.html" target="_blank">the resilient islanders have started the massive rebuilding process</a>, but of course they need all the help they can get.<br />
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John spent more than 10 years as a volunteer IT advisor for the <a href="http://www.vsa.org.nz/" target="_blank">VSA</a>, in Port Vila, Vanuatu and Dili, East Timor, and has kindly passed on the bank details for the Wan Smolbag Theatre account in case you want to make a direct contribution to an important local organisation, that will use the funds effectively, as only local people can in such circumstances.<br />
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John says <i>"Here are the details for the Wan Smolbag account. I know any money sent will be very well used as they have years of local knowledge and are extremely well organised and audited. Thanks for any help you can garner"</i></blockquote>
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Please direct your contributions to:<br />
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ANZ Bank Vanuatu Ltd<br />
Account name: WSB 25th Anniversary<br />
Account number: 1651383<br />
BSB code: 010982<br />
Swift code: ANZBVUVX</blockquote>
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Please feel free to share this message, and thank you<br />
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<br />AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-49170681022236486322015-01-13T14:37:00.000+00:002015-01-13T17:13:12.001+00:00Moviestorm gets recognition at TEDx talk by Libertaria creator Sabrina Pena YoungReaders of this blog may remember an exclusive guest post in September 2013 from Sabrina Pena Young telling of the story of Libertaria: her virtual opera, created entirely online using Moviestorm.<br />
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Award-winning composer and published author Sabrina Pena Young composes works heard in Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe.</div>
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Production for Libertaria was entirely online. The cast auditioned virtually through Music Xray and other sites, the animators worked together using Moviestorm, communication continued through e-mail and facebook.</div>
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Libertaria has been growing in popularity ever since the world premiere screening in October 2013.</div>
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"I will be giving an upcoming online presentation on machinima and music this April. It will be for an online music festival."</div>
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Sabrina concluded: "My hope is that other musicians use machinima to explore innovative ways to share their original music with the world without any of the financial and societal boundaries of the past. Technology is truly the great democratizer of our age."</div>
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Artist Website: <a href="http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/">http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Official Film Website: <a href="http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/">http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo</a><br />
Soundtrack : <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-28756316882546939152014-11-05T15:57:00.000+00:002014-12-02T08:58:37.617+00:00Moviestorm 1.7 is now available!After some frustrating delays, we are thrilled to announce that version 1.7 is now fully live for Mac and PC.<br />
Users downloading from our website will now get a brand spanking new 1.7 installer, featuring the much improved Launcher ...<br />
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Add to that a whole host of fundamental improvements that move Moviestorm to a new level of performance, and user functionality.</div>
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Here is a full list of what you can expect ...</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Launcher re-designed - a cleaned up look, and a more intuitive layout</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drop down menus for Install a File, and My Moviestorm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Important messages are now displayed using a ticker-tape, with a button for More Details</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Modder's Workshop</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The re-texture wizard now allows re-texturing of parts based objects - select a part in the master browser and right click and select re-texture.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Updated door templates from TownBuildings.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Core functionality</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Moviestorm now has a memory monitor in the top right, which shows what proportion of available heap space is being used, and if garbage collection is happening frequently - very useful for tracking whether your film is pushing your system resources too far!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">More fundamental performance improvements attended to - we think we are getting close to getting them all!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Moviestorm should now function on case sensitive file systems.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dialogue lines and Play Sound activities now show the filename for the audio file.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The viewpoint position when looking at a scene is now kept after going to the Cutting Room and back.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The viewpoint position when looking at a scene is now kept after saving and reloading your movie. It is also saved with a stock set.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The default viewpoint for looking at a scene now works the same as centering the viewpoint.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Content pack names now sorted when shown in the requirements for loading a movie, on the Load Movie screen.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Load backup versions of a movie now has a tick box rather than a separate load button, and works for movies not stored in the default place.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The settings Graphics panel now lets one choose how many lights can affect any object. Previously only 4 lights (three plus the sun) could illuminate something. Using a high value all the time can slow your framerate down - you might want to just turn it up for rendering.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">UI improvements</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When inserting time on the timeline, extra time can be added to held prop containers or gesture containers, to extend future gestures too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Time can now be removed from the timeline if nothing is happening.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dragging part of the timeline that does not have any activities will change which part of the timeline is visible- without changing the time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Using the mousewheel over the timeline now zooms the timeline in or out.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When selecting 'Gesture' with an existing gesture sequence that is unfinished, open the existing gesture sequence rather than creating a new one.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When adding a filter in the Cutting Room, you can now choose a preset when applying the filter to all clips.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Set direction enhancements</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Facial Expression customiser has been added - an alternative to using a Mood Change, which allows you to change the facial expression only.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Motion Path activities now have an option to change between constant speed, and having a smooth start and stop - the previous default.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">File browsers remember recent folders, even if you cancelled the browsing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Addons from the pre-1.0 version of Moviestorm now work when installed in the user Addon folder.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Walk cycle names are shown in sorted order.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fix for a problem where videos could not be added to the clip bin in the Director's View (after they had been added in the Cutting Room view)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trying to create a plain black image to add to the timeline (in the Cutting Room) now produces a black image rather than a white one.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Memory leak relating to buttons in the clip bins in the Cutting Room fixed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Memory leaks relating to the script editor have been fixed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Better removal of old movies from memory.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Warning message when old movies have not been removed from memory correctly to advise a restart.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The camera lens slider now shows the lens length based on selected real world camera details.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sliders with numbers on should be easier to read now.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fix for some look-at animation snapping that was occurring during improvised looking at the person who was talking.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Taking a camera snapshot now works even if the movie name includes an apostrophe.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fix for an issue which changed the texture border of a screen when playing video on a different, similar, screen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scrubbing is a lot faster in some situations.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Deleting clips (video and audio) from the Cutting Room, now also deletes the related files from your saved movie - if you save it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When displaying the amount of time available to delete, always round it down so that typing in that amount always works.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fix for a bug that can prevent the Cutting Room from loading, if an image was previously taken from a drive that is no longer available.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The recent folders list (after choosing a file) no saves properly.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fixed some issues caused by converting filenames to lowercase in languages with different uppercase/lowercase mappings to English, such as Turkish.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sorted the different templates when displaying lots of templates for a prop (doors needed this most).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When determining which content packs are used by a character, it is now correctly determining which pack any decals that are used are in, rather than just including all packs that had decals.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The prop browser can be hidden by clicking it's button again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images on the Load Movie screen are now reduced to the size shown on the buttons, rather than kept in memory at full size. This could use up a lot of memory if one had a lot of saved movies in the default save folder.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Changing the gait of a character that was walking through a door no longer fails depending on where the timeline marker is.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Content Pack improvements and fixes</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">TownBuildings - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The doors matching those for the Town Buildings now have tintable architraves.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Filters01 - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Changed some filter presets. The Red Cutout and Night Time filters have better named presets with more usable values.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">C</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">artoonWorld - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cartoon Tree is now scalable.</span></li>
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We would like to thank the Moviestorm team for all their hard work, and of course the Moviestorm users that helped us with testing the new version - we could not do it without you!AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-85635715555875775252014-09-04T12:48:00.000+01:002014-12-02T08:58:45.166+00:00In commemoration of a great filmmaker, Loris Rizzo<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were recently notified of the very sad passing of Loris Rizzo, filmmaker and valued member of the Moviestorm community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Loris was an accomplished creative, and those keen to find out more about him can visit his personal website at <a href="http://www.webalice.it/lo.rizzo/" style="text-align: center;">www.webalice.it/lo.rizzo/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since joining us in May 2010, Loriz uploaded 25 movies, ranging from highly chilling to very funny, always with well observed scripts, engaging characters, great cinematography and well designed sets. His contributions were always eagerly anticipated, and he will be sorely missed by all of us. </span>Please visit his Moviestorm Director page to see them all <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=lorisrizzo" style="text-align: center;">www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=lorisrizzo</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Now for a few personal favorites. Loris Rizzo, rest in peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Comedy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Horror ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thriller ...</span><br />
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AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-44925025984829896852014-08-19T20:23:00.003+01:002014-08-19T20:25:03.615+01:00Young Moviestorm animators encouraged to apply for Future8 Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Young Moviestorm animators are being encouraged to apply for the Future 8 Awards in association with The Guardian newspaper.<br />
The Future8 Awards are designed to reward and recognise the very best 7 to 17 year old emerging digital talent in the UK and Ireland.<br />
The awards are working with leading brands and experts across the industry to provide life changing prizes and support to help get future careers off to a flying start.<br />
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Moviestorm are supporting the awards with free use of our software through extended trials, and are calling existing Moviestorm users aged 7 to 17, and any potential new users, to apply for the awards.</h4>
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<span style="color: orange;">Moviestorm CEO Andrew Kennedy said:</span><br />
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<b> "I would encourage young Moviestorm users to enter the Future8 Awards for the journey as much as the reward.</b> </blockquote>
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<b>"If you have a passion for something, then rather than just being a consumer, try being a creator.</b> </blockquote>
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<b>"Kids are great at adopting new technologies, and there are tools out there that can enable anyone like never before. </b> </blockquote>
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<b>"It is never too soon to get involved - we are born with unrestricted creativity, and though education unfortunately tends to erode that potential, awards like Future8 are rewarding the young for developing themselves through utilising technology and expressing themselves. </b> </blockquote>
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<b>"The more we can make stars of these innovative students, the more students will follow."</b></blockquote>
So far, only three prizes for the competition winners have been announced so far, including trips to LA to be a WeMo Engineer for a day with Belkin, a chance to be mentored by one of Penguin Random House’s top talent and an opportunity to shadow a top music video director on the set of a Sony Music artists video!<br />
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Charlotte, community manager for Future8, said that today, kids and teens today are far more technical and digitally skilled than any generation before them.<br />
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<b>"We designed The Future8 Awards to support and inspire young people into becoming digital creators; to develop their skills and share their creative projects so that we can connect them with incredible opportunities they couldn't find elsewhere.</b> </blockquote>
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<b>"We celebrate creative and technical talent and are extremely excited to find the next digital stars in the UK and Ireland.”<br /> </b></blockquote>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">THE CATEGORIES</span></b> </h3>
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<span style="color: orange;">1. MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for? </b>Original App Developers with a love for all things mobile and technology<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">2. COMPUTER GAMES </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for?</b> Game designers and developers who have created or thought of great concepts for new games<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">3. MUSIC </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for? </b>Musicians, singers, producers with passion. Original music and covers welcome<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">4. ANIMATION </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for? </b>Animators with real skill and originality. Stop motion/hand drawn graphics/computer graphics...you name it - they want to see it<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">5. ONLINE VIDEO </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for? </b>Video creators who know how to tell a story/speak to their audience. It’s all about great video content<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">6. MAKER (INVENTORS) </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for?</b> Inventors who want to make life easier/better using technology. Invention ideas of all kinds welcome.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">7. BLOGGER </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for?</b> Music, food, fashion...any topic you love to shout<br />
about. They’re looking for someone who is passionate about blogging and their readers<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">8. WEB DEVELOPER </span><br />
<b>What are they looking for?</b> Creative web designers and coders with big ideas<br />
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Where to download?</h3>
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Entrants who want to enter the awards but have not yet downloaded Moviestorm can download the software from the following links:<br />
<b>Aged 14 and over</b> - <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/download_edu_unlimited" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/download_edu_unlimited </a>- contains adult themes<br />
<b>Aged 13 and under</b> - <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/download_edu_junior">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/download_edu_junior</a> - content suitable for all ages<br />
As part of the installation process, entrants will need to register to get a Moviestorm account and a free 14 day trial.<br />
If entrants wish to extend their trial beyond 14 days, please contact us at <a href="mailto:support@moviestorm.co.uk">support@moviestorm.co.uk</a> and say that they are planning to submit to the Future8 awards, and we will extend their license to well beyond 14 September.<br />
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<b>For more information about the Future8 Awards or to apply, visit <a href="http://www.thefuture8.com/" target="_blank">their website here </a> like them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefuture8?hc_location=timeline" target="_blank">Facebook </a>or follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefuture_8" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-374756275841653482014-08-11T21:26:00.001+01:002014-10-07T20:58:01.926+01:00Submission period extended for the Harb 40 Passion CompetitionThe submission period for this year's <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/index.html">Harb40 Passion Competition</a> has been extended.<br />
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The competition urges contestants to make a film set to a specific theme of passion. There are usually some restrictions on content, but films could be made using any animation program, video game or live action technique.<br />
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This year, the specific theme for the competition, 'objectify' was released on August 2, and the submission period has now been extended to October 25.<br />
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Watch the third promo video for the competition by Moviestorm user Joseph Kwong, aka JosephKW, below:<br />
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All submissions will go through a specific thread on the <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/phpbb3/">competition forums</a> which will be opened at theme release.<br />
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Competition winners aim to be announced on November 22/23 during the <a href="http://machinima-expo.com/v3/">Machinima Expo</a> (which is run by a group that includes Kate Fosk, aka kkffoo, and an actor named Richard Grove, aka Ricky Grove).<br />
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Moviestorm will once again sponsor the competition this year. In the past, the competition has received other sponsorship from <a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/">Sony</a> and <a href="http://www.reallusion.com/">Reallusion</a>.<br />
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To find out more about the competition, visit <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/">http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/</a> <br />
Visit the competition Facebook page at<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/</a>.<br />
You can also follow the competition on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Harb40PassComp">@Harb40PassComp</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-75382991047485257232014-08-11T21:11:00.000+01:002014-08-11T21:11:13.297+01:00Support needed by Moviestorm users for comic kickstarter projectMoviestorm users are being encouraged to pledge their support to an exciting new kickstarter project.<br />
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Sam created a short Moviestorm film entitled the Paranormal Transit Authority, which he based his new comic from.</div>
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Sam added: "Some years ago, before the story of The Projectionist fully came together, I began to play with the idea of the Paranormal Transit Authority. </div>
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"Around that same time, I was using Moviestorm quite a bit. I'd even entered a few contests with short films I’d made using Moviestorm, and won said contests.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-11678427172136616772014-08-06T21:14:00.000+01:002014-08-11T20:54:22.040+01:00Moviestorm features in MTV teen drama DegrassiToday we're posting to share some more good news - Moviestorm was recently featured on two episodes of MTV teen series Degrassi!<br />
Degrassi: The Next Generation, which was renamed Degrassi from the tenth season, is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979.<br />
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Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High.<br />
Degrassi: The Next Generation follows a cast of students at Degrassi Community School who face various challenges, such as self-image, peer pressure, child abuse, sexual identity, gang violence, self-injury, teenage pregnancy,drug abuse, death, suicide and more.<br />
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The producers of Degrassi used Moviestorm to mock-up a fake fantasy game called 'Realm of Doom'. </div>
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Matt O'Sullivan from the Degrassi series art department said Moviestorm was chosen for the show due to its its 'combination of great looks and ease of use'. </div>
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<b> "We loved the intuitive, movie-maker style and the wide variety of premade characters and locales. It all came together quite nicely. As a creator of “digital props” and various graphics and VFX for film and TV, I can say I’ll use Moviestorm again in a heartbeat if similar script requirements arise in a production I’m involved in. Thanks, Moviestorm!".</b></blockquote>
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For more about Degrassi, you can visit the website here: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/degrassi/series.jhtml">http://www.mtv.com/shows/degrassi/series.jhtml</a>.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-16538210814692298762014-06-29T21:12:00.000+01:002014-06-30T20:16:04.091+01:00Harb40 Passion Competition set to return this year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Good news film competition fans!</b> Moviestorm are pleased to announce the return of the <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/index.html" target="_blank">Harb40 Passion Competition</a>, which will take place from August this year.<br />
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<b><br /> "Animation programmes like Moviestorm, The Sims and iClone are taking over in the competition.<br />In 2013, BiggsTrek (Pioneer) took top honours with an iClone creation but has used Moviestorm since it's inception.<br />"Second place went to JosephKw, using Moviestorm, while fourth and fifth places were MysterysGames, aka mystery_egypt, and Nahton, both using Moviestorm.<br />"Also, in 2012, Animatechnica took first place with an iClone creation and Chatnoir Studios took second with a Moviestorm film.<br />"One of the nice things about the prizes like Moviestorm is the winner is given a choice of a free user license or to receive credits to purchase more gaming assets and enhance their animation video skills<br /> "Clips from the winning films are shown at the Machinima Expo which in turn puts the name Moviestorm out to wide audience of machinima and animation creators.</b></blockquote>
Watch below for the film by Moviestorm user JosephKW that scooped second prize in the competition last year:<br />
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Moviestorm will once again sponsor the competition this year. In the past, the competition has received other sponsorship from <a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/">Sony</a> and <a href="http://www.reallusion.com/">Reallusion</a>.<br />
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Visit the competition Facebook page at<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-66321063611863888932014-06-05T22:17:00.000+01:002014-06-05T22:17:02.163+01:00Meet 3DTree; founder of a new 3D asset creation service for MoviestormHere at Moviestorm, we're inspired by users who not only use our software and enjoy it, but those who go one step further.<br />
Meet Trevor, or Moviestorm user 3DTree, who recently decided to set up a 3D asset creation service for other animation users.<br />
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He said: "Since the launch of Moviestorm, I’ve been a fan of it’s concept, form and function. It’s only got better over the years. <br />
"It’s game/director centric storytelling platform so intuitive and fun to direct within."<br />
He told us that CG and Moviestorm is just one side of his work, though a major passion he continues to build on his craft and 'hopefully mixes up something artful at times.' <br />
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The big question I had on my mind was how best to foster my 3D CG passion hobby.<br />
“Patron of the Arts” really suited with my ideal and supported what I like to do, and at the same time my patrons could enjoy could enthe fruits of my labours.<br />
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3DTree describes his project as 'an experiment in artist progressive crowd funding, funding the output of an artist rather than a business.'<br />
"So Patreon is a platform to share creations, where patrons support each creation with a clear budget per month", he adds.<br />
"The KickStarter concept appealed to me in part, though lacked any sustainability in building lots of new assets and focused on a business side rather than on fostering an artist's creativity."<br />
3DTree said the main appeal of Patron of the Arts is that the artist is happy to do their thing and patrons are happy with what the artist creates.<br />
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"Newcomers may not be offered every possible add on at first, though there will be a good group of rewards to download."<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>"If there is no content one month, nobody need support that and nobody pays anything. There is a plan to get out at least one full Moviestorm add on per month."</b></span><br />
<span style="color: orange;"><b>Some of the addons will appeal, some may not; though overall I do hope the value will be high."</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>"It’s not a business, it’s not a voting system. I just don't have enough people to even consider that costs would be met to then develop assets, and prices would be much higher than what people are willing to give for assets. <br />The solution for me was to go with the old Patreon of the Arts model."</b></span></blockquote>
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"There is still a lot I’d like to do with Moviestorm in 2014, like new characters beyond the Male01 or Female01 characters.<br />
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<b>Further to the recent 1.6 patch release, we have settled on 1.6.3 as the build to support our education users through 2014.</b></h3>
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The new 1.6 release includes loads of new features to support teaching and learning, such as: <br />
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<li>The ability to click a button and create a .sharedmovie file is essential for collaborative student projects and for templates for their students to adapt. Importantly too, Moviestorm now manages the import process, advising and director the user to any missing Moviestorm or mod content, and if required, replacing assets with placeholder objects where necessary, to ensure that if you need to open that file, you can. </li>
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<li>Improved UI elements and better auto-improvisation make film creation faster and more intuitive. </li>
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<li>The Modder’s Workshop is now faster, and Modders to assign licences to their packs.<br />
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<b>For a complete list of all the feature enhancements, <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/docs/release_notes/release-version-1-6">check out the release notes on our website</a>. </b></h3>
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<b>For users with current Moviestorm Education installations, who would like to install 1.6, <a href="http://support.moviestorm.co.uk/kb/technical/updating-moviestorm-education-versions" target="_blank">please follow the guidance on our support website</a>.</b></h3>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-59921587179050403682013-12-18T22:03:00.000+00:002013-12-18T22:03:40.988+00:00Moviestorm 1.6 has been released!<h3>
We are thrilled to announce a new major Moviestorm product update.</h3>
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1.6 includes loads of new features, such as making Moviestorm quicker and simpler to use through improved UI elements, better auto-improvisation. Collaborate has been massively improved - projects can be bundled up and sent to others. If they are missing assets for whatever reason (3rd party mods), there is assistance with identifying what is missing, and ensuring that whatever the case, the file can be opened through the use of placeholder objects and where necessary, culling conflicts on the timeline.<br />
We have also massively improved the Modder's experience, from speed improvements to enabling Modders to licence to their packs.<br />
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If you are new to Moviestorm, you can now also try out the Themes during your trial before deciding what to buy.<br />
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For detailed information, please read the <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/docs/release_notes/release-version-1-6">release notes</a></h4>
AKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11017703582659729600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-55858627409977193092013-12-05T18:28:00.000+00:002013-12-12T11:34:52.829+00:00Free Greetingstorm iPad Moviestorm App<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Enjoy an early Christmas present from Moviestorm with our free Greetingstorm app!</b></div>
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<b>A fun way to create an animated video greetings card for your friends and family.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moviestorm-seasons-greetings/id581347407?mt=8" target="_blank">Get it from your App Store</a></span></h3>
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If you are looking for inspiration, check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYH0sqQ_efWpIQD7gyR83gfwJFugOYzhG" target="_blank">Pet Power Rankings by Nahton Studios on YouTube</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Happy Christmas from the Moviestorm team!</b></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-52268126163186941482013-11-22T17:17:00.000+00:002013-11-22T17:17:53.358+00:002013 Harb40 Passion Competition winners announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Moviestorm are pleased to announce the winners for the film animation <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/index.html" target="_blank">2013 Harb40 Passion Competition.</a> </span><br />
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The competition urged contestants to make a film set to a specific theme
of passion. There were some restrictions on content, but films could be
made using any animation program, video game or live action technique.<br />
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Two films submitted using Moviestorm made it into the winners list and the top five. <br />
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The winning films receive software prizes and the creators were
interviewed on <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.tmoaradio.com/news.php" target="_blank">The Movies On Air Radio </a></span>show.<br />
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The competition has received other sponsorship from <a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/" target="_blank">Sony</a> and <a href="http://www.reallusion.com/" target="_blank">Reallusion</a>.<br />
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Creator of the competition, Craig Harbison said: <br />
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<b>"Animation programmes like Moviestorm, The Sims and iClone are taking
over in the competition. </b></blockquote>
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<b>"One of the nice things about the prizes like
Moviestorm is the winner is given a choice of a free user license or to
receive credits to purchase more gaming assets and enhance their
animation video skills."</b></blockquote>
Craig (Harb40) began experimenting with animation back in 2005 after
playing a game called 'The Movies'. After following a website called The
Movies Underground, he was introduced to other games animation tools
such as Moviestorm. Today, Moviestorm is now one of his primary
animation programmes.<b> </b><br />
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<b><u>Winners List </u></b></h3>
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Here is the official winners list:<br />
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<b>1st Place</b><br />
Biggstrek -- Haunter of the Dark -- made with iClone<br />
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<b>2nd Place</b><br />
Josephkw -- Pickman's Model -- made with MS<br />
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<b>3rd Place</b><br />
D.L. Watson -- Dichotomy -- Live action film<br />
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<b>4th Place</b><br />
Mystery Egypt -- Friends -- made with MS<br />
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<b>5th Place</b><br />
Nahton -- Your Brains -- made with The Movies<br />
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The winners were announced during the Machinima Expo on November 17th.<br />
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A list of all films submitted can be found <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Craig Harbison added: <b>"We
also added a short story category this year. The top story was
submitted by Richard Poshard, aka RPO.</b><br />
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<b>"Along with some professional
writing software he will receive a one year subscription to a Moviestorm
themed bundle or 5000 Moviestorm points (if he is already subscribed) to either
turn his work into a short video or help to illustrate the story or any
other work he has done."</b><br />
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Sony Creative Software, HitFilm and Reallusion along with
Moviestorm were the sponsors again this year for the video category and
Scrivener, Reallusion and Moviestorm sponsored the short story category.<br />
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A list of all 4 stories submitted can be found <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=78" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<u><b>Further links</b></u><br />
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To find out more about the competition, visit <a href="http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/">http://www.harb40passioncompetition.com/</a> <br />
Visit the competition Facebook page at<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/211515672195252/</a>.<br />
You can also follow the competition on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Harb40PassComp" target="_blank">@Harb40PassComp</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-27177911538948096202013-11-19T22:01:00.001+00:002013-11-19T22:06:10.345+00:00Education: A Cinematic Approach to Filmmaking with Moviestorm<div class="para-text">
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Here at Moviestorm we are delighted to bring you a case study by <b>Gerry Paquette, Game Development Professor at <a href="http://www3.algonquincollege.com/home-new/" target="_blank">Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mr Paquette discovered Moviestorm after searching for an filmmaking alternative for his students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here, he tells of his journey with Moviestorm and the effects it has had on his class, education and learning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Video game cutscenes and cinematics are staged within computer
generated environments populated by virtual actors whose performances
are recorded using simulated lights and cameras. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As experienced gamers,
my students are inherently aware of this fact making it hard for them to
justify all time and effort required in learning how to operate
standard digital video. </span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">My efforts to resolve this inadequacy lead me to consider using machinima and f</span><span style="font-size: small;">urther research along these lines eventually led me to
Moviestorm - a tool which removes all these
hurdles making machinima accessible to all.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">My students took to Moviestorm quite readily thanks to its game-like features.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>One
of the most popular modules was the Dressing Room</b> where they quickly
figured out how to create virtual representations of themselves and
their classmates often with hilarious results as they pushed the various
parameters for eyes, ears, and noses to their limits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Navigating within
the Set Workshop and Directors View was equally intuitive through the
use of the WASD keys commonly used in games. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Female students, in
particular, seemed to appreciate the Sims-like interface used to control
a characters movements and interactions with the set or other
characters.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">As
an educator, one Moviestorm feature that I greatly appreciate is how it
imbeds the classic “rule of thirds” composition guidelines into the
user interface.</span></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rather than simulate real camera
controls such as tilt, dolly, and pan, Moviestorm presents users with
compositional lines attached to the characters which facilitates the
placement of their bodies and eye levels within a picture plane that is
subtly divided into thirds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reflecting real-world limitations</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> A few students did experience some
frustration when they realized that Moviestorm did not provide complete
freedom in the manipulation of objects and characters which they are
accustomed to having when working with regular 3D modeling and animation
software. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, I found that these virtual world constraints to be a
great benefit as they reflect the real-world limitations that need to
be overcome when making movies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There’s
a lot of trickery involved in making the audience believe what in what
is presented to them on the screen and many of the techniques developed
for film are equally effective in Moviestorm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
illusions of a character falling into a bottomless pit, for example, can
be created in both worlds through the use of a green screen. One of my
students needed to make his character appear as if he had been shrunk
down to the size of an action figure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just as in real filmmaking, the
way he found to accomplish visual effect was to place the character onto
a wooden floor and surround him with oversized desk props such as a
lamp and computer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Working with virtual sets, rather expansive 3D environments, is also useful in terms of screen direction.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Since
most sets feature just 3 walls, it’s practically impossible to place
your camera in such a way that will break the 180-degree rule which must
be adhered to diligently in order to keep the audience oriented in a
scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><img align="middle" alt="" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/website/teaching/case_studies/algonquin_college/Algonquin_Thumb1.jpg" /> <img align="middle" alt="" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/website/teaching/case_studies/algonquin_college/Algonquin_Thumb2.jpg" /><img align="middle" alt="" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/website/teaching/case_studies/algonquin_college/Algonquin_Thumb3.jpg" /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to this new approach, I’m finally able to see cinematic results in the work produced by my students.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There’s
nothing so rewarding for me then to cut them loose for their final
assignment and watch as the group together to create engaging movies
featuring gun fights, bank robberies, car chases, alien encounters, and
even cast themselves as the struggling protagonists in a zombie
apocalypse. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The time and effort they put into these movies, often going
above and well beyond my requirements, clearly demonstrate just how
powerful a tool like Moviestorm can be in enabling learners.</span></b></div>
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Read this and other education case studies on the Moviestorm website at
<a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/teaching/teaching_case_studies" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/teaching/teaching_case_studies</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-71025079535583188292013-10-21T16:06:00.001+01:002013-10-21T16:06:56.435+01:00Stars and Storm 2013 winners announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://themovies.fr/portal.php?sid=884be4c7c003051b3325bd3c51d7f5be" target="_blank">The Movies FR</a> in association with Moviestorm are proud to
present the results of the Stars and Storm 2013 competition.<br />
<br />
<b> Alutt, admin of The Movies FR, said: "All in all, every entry was very atmospheric and very interesting to watch. </b><br />
<br />
<b>"We wish a big congratulations to all the participants</b><b> and thank them for taking part - we hope they had fun creating the videos and everyone really enjoyed taking part<i>.</i></b><i><br /></i><br />
<br />
"For a better
understanding of how we determined the final results and also our
podium, we present two charts, one for the technical aspects and one for
the script aspects, and also a compilation of the jurors comments for each
movie."<br />
<br />
<b>Jury for videos:</b> Poulet Noir + Vincent C. + Walvince + Alutt<br />
<br />
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<b><i>TECHNICAL MARK</i> (/20)</b><br />
(=<i>Direction + Editing + Soundtrack + Scenery + Costumes</i>)<br />
1) <b>Contribution n°4: Melopee - The French Kiss</b> >>> 15<br />
2) <b>Contribution n°1: Kibishipaul - Endurance</b> >>> 14,25<br />
3) <b>Contribution n°5: DoublePrimePictures - Yearning</b> >>> 13,25<br />
4) <b>Contribution n°3: Mysterysgames - Rescue from the Past</b> >>> 12,875<br />
5) <b>Contribution n°2: 65radius - Un Amour Difficile</b> >>> 12<br />
<br />
<b><i>STORY MARK</i> (/20)</b><br />
(=<i>Script + Dialogues + Characters + Originality +Theme</i>)<br />
1) <b>Contribution n°1: Kibishipaul - Endurance</b> >>> 14<br />
2) <b>Contribution n°3: Mysterysgames - Rescue from the Past</b> >>> 13,875<br />
3) <b>Contribution n°2: 65radius - Un Amour Difficile</b> >>> 12,5<br />
4) <b>Contribution n°5: DoublePrimePictures - Yearning</b> >>> 11,875<br />
5) <b>Contribution n°4: Melopee - The French Kiss</b> >>> 10,875<br />
<br />
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<b><u><i>FINAL RESULTS</i></u> (/20)</b> <i>(=average marks based on the 2 previous ones)</i></div>
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1) <b>Contribution n°1: kibishipaul <a href="https://vimeo.com/72190108" target="_blank">- Endurance</a></b> >>> 14,125<br />
<img border="0" class="linked-image" src="http://nsa33.casimages.com/img/2013/10/11/131011063837575546.jpg" /></div>
<br />
<i>FEEDBACK COMMENTS:
An interesting and well described "historical event", even if there are
a lot of subtitles (partly a little hard to follow/read). Scenery are
outstanding (except for unrealistic water) with a real sense of place. A
lot of atmosphere but there's a lack of ambient music and sounds;
however the ones used are appropriate. Some chosen or created animations
are a little clumsy (for instance men dragging the sledge), but on a
whole there are really original aspects too (soccer ball game, sledge,
etc.). Direction, even if not "perfect" sometimes, is at a very good
level. An interesting machinima on several accounts!</i><br />
<br />
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2) <b>Contribution n°3: mysterysgames <a href="http://youtu.be/otBb7FBegqM" target="_blank">- Rescue from the Past</a></b> >>> 13,375<br />
<img border="0" class="linked-image" src="http://nsa33.casimages.com/img/2013/10/11/131011063641758190.jpg" /></div>
<br />
<i>FEEDBACK COMMENTS:
The story and the message about following your dreams is nice, with a
sympathetic character, although the end sounds a bit like a demo.
Scenery are various and well done (at the exception of a few textures
choices and some sets which looks a bit Spartan). Some costumes are a
little bland, although the contrast between the old and young hero was
very well done. Nice direction and camerawork, despite maybe a lack of
tempo and a few clumsy camera shots. The work on expressiveness (faces,
gestures) is vey well done. Very nice music too.</i><br />
<br />
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3) <b>Contribution n°4: Melopee <a href="http://vimeo.com/76202196" target="_blank">- The French Kiss</a></b> >>> 12,9375<br />
<img border="0" class="linked-image" src="http://nsa33.casimages.com/img/2013/10/11/131011063508536710.jpg" /></div>
<br />
<i>FEEDBACK COMMENTS:
Technically, the movie is superb. Lighting, sets, camerawork are all
delightful, and the black and white works wonderfully. But the movie
lacks tempo a little. There is a lot of atmosphere, the romantic and
mysterious music matches well. Characters' gestures are sometimes a bit
caricatured and it may be confusing at times as to who was saying what.
Nice scenery and costumes. Unfortunately there is very little story,
dialogues are minimalists and the end is quite banal.</i><br />
<br />
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4) <b>Contribution n°5: DoublePrimePictures<a href="http://vimeo.com/75695096" target="_blank">- Yearning</a></b> >>> 12,5625<br />
<img border="0" class="linked-image" src="http://nsa34.casimages.com/img/2013/10/11/131011063937518421.jpg" /></div>
<br />
<i>FEEDBACK COMMENTS:
A melancholic and poetic movie, with well written dialogues. The
opening sequence is superb and raised expectations for the rest of the
movie, which is unfortunately not at the same level. Direction and
editing (including special effects) are well done, but lacks of
coherence. The music is well chosen and used. Scenery and costumes are
quite OK, but sets are sometimes minimalists and lightning is not always
effective. Maybe some kind of old movie filter over black and white
could have increased the ambiance. The work on expressiveness
(especially faces) is handsome. Ambiance and tempo are also quite good.
The story is simple but well written, presenting a central character
with true inner beauty. Unfortunately the 'Old times' theme of the
contest is not obvious.</i><br />
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5) <b>Contribution n°2: 65radius <a href="https://vimeo.com/72084203" target="_blank">- Un Amour Difficile</a></b> >>> 12,25<br />
<img border="0" class="linked-image" src="http://nsa34.casimages.com/img/2013/10/11/131011063743462827.jpg" /></div>
<br />
<i>FEEDBACK COMMENTS:
A simple and special but cute and offbeat story! Thanks for the French
subtitles (but be aware with automatic translators: results are very
random!). The (chosen) cheap music is quite funny. There are very good
soundtrack ideas, but the sound editing is a little clumsy, although
sound match perfectly with action, just like in an old silent movie.
Direction is quite OK; tempo+ movie editing are good. Scenery is nicely
constructed; sets and costumes give a bizarre and interesting
atmosphere.</i><br />
<i><br />*<b>1<sup>st</sup> prize: kibishipaul </b><br />1) 3000 MS points on content packs from Moviestorm: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0</a><br />2) The all 6 exclusifs French mods on TMFR made by Cinecitta: <a href="http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601" target="_blank">http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601</a><br />3) a £25 gift voucher on Moddingstorm by Chris Ollis: <a href="http://www.moddingstorm.co.uk/getmods.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.moddingstorm.co.uk/getmods.shtml</a><br /><br />*<b>2<sup>nd</sup> prize: Mysterysgames </b><br />1) 3000 MS points on content packs from Moviestorm: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0</a><br />2) The all 6 exclusifs French mods on TMFR made by Cinecitta: <a href="http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601" target="_blank">http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601</a><br />3) a $30 gift voucher on Mods and More by Squirrelygirl: <a href="http://www.modsnmore.net/moviestorm/" target="_blank">http://www.modsnmore.net/moviestorm/</a><br /><br />*<b>3<sup>rd</sup> prize: Melopee </b><br />1) 3000 MS points on content packs from Moviestorm: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0</a><br />2) The all 6 exclusifs French mods on TMFR made by Cinecitta: <a href="http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601" target="_blank">http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601</a><br />3) a $15 gift voucher on Mods and More by Squirrelygirl: <a href="http://www.modsnmore.net/moviestorm/" target="_blank">http://www.modsnmore.net/moviestorm/</a><br /><br />PLUS *<b>4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup> prizes: DoublePrimePictures and 65radius</b><br />1) 500MS points on content packs from Moviestorm: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0" target="_blank">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/content_packs?cat=0</a><br />2) The all 6 exclusifs French mods on TMFR made by Cinecitta: <a href="http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601" target="_blank">http://www.themovies.fr/viewtopic.php?t=6601</a></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-87771266485559478742013-10-18T15:52:00.004+01:002013-10-18T15:52:52.245+01:00Exclusive Moviestorm Halloween education offer: engage your students<h3>
<small><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">As Halloween approaches, and kids all over the word gear up for the
world of ghosts, ghouls and assorted horror, why not use the theme to
engage them in classic literature and films?</span></big></small></h3>
<h3>
<small><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></big></small></h3>
<small><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></big></small><span style="font-size: small;">As
this great article from <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> suggests, horror should be
embraced as a genre that inspires students to learn:
</span><br />
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<big><big><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/5-reasons-horror-in-childrens-literature-is-a-good-thing/" style="color: #ff8512; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><big><big>5</big></big>
Reasons Horror in Children’s Literature Is a Good Thing</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></big></big><br />
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Moviestorm and horror
is a great way to enthuse your students with writing</b>. They can write
the script to a short story, and quickly bring it to life as a film,
<b>without the usual logistical restraints </b>associated with live filming,
such as equipment, cast, crew, location and of course, budget.<br />
<br />
<b>Moviestorm
supports all levels of horror</b>, from pumpkins and graveyards, through to
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monsters. <b>People
of all ages and abilities use Moviestorm</b> - you do not need any
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Featured
Movie</span></big></big><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VLooh13m6Q" target="_blank"><img alt="Haunted House movie" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/email/HauntedHouse_447px.jpg" style="border: 0px solid; height: 252px; width: 447px;" title="Click to watch" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VLooh13m6Q" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Haunted House</span></big></a> <span style="font-size: small;">...ghost caught on video!</span><br />
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big><br />
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Introduce Moviestorm</span></big></big><br />
<small><span style="font-size: small;">Advanced
Skills Teacher and education advisor, James Durran, uses
Moviestorm to enthuse students, ages 11-18, in English and visual
literacy. </span></small><br />
<a href="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/edu/HowToIntroduceMoviestormToAClass_11-16.pdf" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Download this engaging introductory lesson plan</span></big></a><br />
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<big><small>6th
Form Media Teacher, Steve Thorne, uses Moviestorm to allow his
students to introduce and practice the art of filmmaking.</small><span style="font-weight: bold;"><small><br />
</small><a href="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/edu/HowToIntroduceMoviestormToAClass_16-18.pdf" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Download this engaging introductory lesson plan</span></big></a><small><a href="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/edu/HowToIntroduceMoviestormToAClass_11-16.pdf" target="_blank"><big style="color: #ff8512;"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></a></small><small><br /></small> </span></big><br />
<small><br /></small><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Student Activity</span></big></big><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As
a first filmmaking exercise, why not get your students to make a simple
'shocking' Halloween film like the one above? Use the
''hide'/'unhide' function to make your monster appear on set when the
viewer last expects it!</span></td>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-30345678635599524242013-10-18T15:52:00.003+01:002013-10-18T15:52:37.594+01:00Halloween special: Moviestorm is great for horror<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>As Halloween approaches, we are reminded about the fantastic horror
machinima created by our users, so we thought we would draw your
attention to their craft, and offer you an incentive to get youself or
your friends involved in telling your own blood-curdling, ghoulish or
just
plain deeply-disturbing stories in Moviestorm.</b><br /><br />Check out some of the movies and content that
could be yours below, and start scaring people. Its a lot of fun!</span></span><br />
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Featured
Horror Movies</span></big></big><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VO1LPML2_s" target="_blank"><img alt="The 15th Floor by KV" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/email/The15thFloor_447px.jpg" style="border: 0px solid; height: 254px; width: 447px;" title="Click to watch" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VO1LPML2_s" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 15th Floor</span></big></a></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big>
<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<big><big><small><small style="font-style: italic;">By <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=kv" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank">KV</a>,
</span></small></small></big></big><i><span style="font-size: small;">Moviestorm Filmmaker</span></i><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"When Andrew is hired to
disprove hauntings on the 15th floor of a hotel, he gets much more than
he bargained for."</span></span></b></div>
<br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/50927148" target="_blank"><img alt="Sacrifice by Steve3416" src="http://d3uaisj314o6sl.cloudfront.net/email/Sacrifice_447px.jpg" style="border: 0px solid; height: 254px; width: 447px;" title="Click to watch" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://vimeo.com/50927148" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sacrifice</span></big></a></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<big><big><small><small style="font-style: italic;">By <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=steve3416" style="color: #ff8512;" target="_blank">Steve3416</a>,
Moviestorm Filmmaker</small></small></big></big></div>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big><span style="color: black;"></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"A young man plays a dangerous
game with the supernatural and demonic world</span><span style="font-style: italic;">."</span></span></b></div>
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Award-winning composer and published author Sabrina Pena Young composes works heard in Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe.<br />
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In this exclusive guest blog post, Sabrina tells the tale of the story behind the virtual opera and why she chose Moviestorm.<br />
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<i><b>"I've been wanting to create a film for a long time, and Moviestorm had the
perfect tools that I need to make my dream of a sci-fi animated opera a
reality.</b></i></blockquote>
Sabrina's work has been performed at venues like the Beijing Conservatory,
the International Computer Music Conference, Miramax's Project
Greenlight, the Athena Festival, the New York International Independent
Film Festival, Art Basil Miami, Turkey's Cinema for Peace, and
Pulsefield International Exhibition of Sound Art. <br />
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<b>The story behind Libertaria</b></h3>
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In 2011 I started writing a story about a young geneticist that worked in a cutting edge facility that absorbed the energy from the ill and dying to make a new serum that rejuvenated the younger, healthy populace. In the short story, the scientist, orphaned at a young age, discovered that one of her test subjects was actually her mother.<br />
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The short story evolved over time and instead o ffocusing on the scientists, the young girl was placed in the genetics factory herself, escaping it to discover her addict father runs the resistance against the factory. With a hundred twists and turns, Libertaria tells the story with true operatic drama and sci-fi energy.<br />
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Libertaria is an opera for the Digital Age. Created with virtual characters in a computer-generated environment, Libertaria is easily disseminated through the internet and simple DVDs. An animated opera offers a lower cost than a full live production, although there has been acoustic versions of songs like Lonely Mother’s Cry.<br />
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In the end Libertaria is a groundbreaking opera experiment. Creating an opera for a fraction of a budget, an opera that requires no rehearsals to enjoy, appeals to the masses, and has a diverse cast of characters reflecting the global nature of our culture. <br />
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Libertaria questions our current sociopolitical reality and the actions of the government, it questions war and even family. <br />
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Libertaria challenges musically and ideologically and will change our time. <br />
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<i><b>Production for Libertaria was entirely online. The cast auditioned
virtually through Music Xray and other sites, the animators worked
together using Moviestorm, communication continued through e-mail and
facebook." </b></i></blockquote>
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<u><b>Why Moviestorm?</b></u></h3>
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<b>"I enjoy using Moviestorm because it is very intuitive, affordable, and
easy-to-use. As someone with a film and music background, it was easy to
jump into animation head-first using Moviestorm's excellent tools and
simple platform. </b></div>
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For my film Libertaria: The Virtual Opera I
needed to use a program that could quickly lip sync over an hour of
original vocal music, and Moviestorm was up to the task with the help of
talented Moviestorm animators like Kera Hildebrandt. </div>
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The easy
integration of Moviestorm footage with third-party software like Final
Cut and the use of settings like Cel Shading helped Libertaria: The Virtual Opera
have a distinct graphic novel with epic visual effects for a
micro-fraction of the cost. </div>
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<b>The Moviestorm community is invaluable and
incredibly supportive, even volunteering time and talents towards
production. Moviestorm made my dream a reality. I look forward to using
Moviestorm for many years to come."</b></div>
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<u><b>More information</b></u><br />
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What: World Premiere Screening of LIBERTARIA: THE VIRTUAL OPERA, by Sabrina Peña Young<br />
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Where: Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 1<br />
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When: 3:00 P.M., Saturday, October 5th<br />
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Cost: $10 Donation. FREE admission for students (w/ID).<br />
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Contact: Call the church office at 561-585-1786 or email shoreclare@aol.com<br />
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<u><b>Further links</b></u><br />
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Artist Website: <a href="http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://sabrinapenayoung.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Official Film Website: <a href="http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://virtualopera.wordpress.<wbr></wbr>com/</a></div>
Trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqnHt3a-Oo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=kQqnHt3a-Oo</a><br />
Soundtrack : <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sabrinapenayoung4" target="_blank">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/<wbr></wbr>sabrinapenayoung4</a><br />
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Baby Machine from Libertaria (Rough Cut) Youtube Link: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8x4ZUw-_oo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=I8x4ZUw-_oo</a></div>
Opening Credits (Rough Cut) Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdNH5rxpsQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=BWdNH5rxpsQ</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571362833126601507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960520382198411273.post-59317547414679309492013-09-10T22:10:00.000+01:002013-09-12T20:05:28.845+01:00Becoming a successful filmmaker with Moviestorm<div class="separator tr_bq" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here at Moviestorm we are inspired by stories of success, and how our software helps users to become successful filmmakers.<br />
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We are pleased to share the news that <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=D.L.%20Watson" target="_blank">popular filmmaker D.L Watson</a> has won an award for his film 'The Unspoken' at the <a href="http://leefilm.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=dc714fb96ee2e8455f5bc7ee3&id=452dc9f023&e=6e3c6ca4d6">Oregon Independent Film Festival</a>.<br />
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The popular 2011 movie starring Nick Pemble and Erika Antonsen scooped two awards for the 'best short film' category and also 'best actor in a short film'. <br />
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D.L Watson said: </div>
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<b>"Moviestorm was very useful when shooting The Unspoken. I needed to figure out how to shoot a conversation inside of a car - maintaining the 180 degree rules, and to test out some visual literacy I had learned. <br /><br />"I think any indie filmmaker out there needs to give Moviestorm a try. It's fast, easy, and will ave you money and time." </b></blockquote>
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'The Unspoken' is hidden from public viewing but will screen at Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday September 22nd.<br />
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The Red Carpet and Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, September 21st at the Clinton Street Theater and tickets for the entire festival, including the screening of the short film <a href="http://www.dlwatson.net/1/post/2013/08/unspoken-wins-oiff.html">can be purchased here</a>.<br />
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D.L Watson created the screenshots of film 'The Unspoken' and storyboarded using Moviestorm. <br />
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real-life, I quickly was able to duplicate the scene in Moviestorm in
the comfort of my home. </b><b><b>The great aspect about Moviestorm is I
can quickly set up a scene, apply some quick animation and set-up a
camera. Even better, I can even get a preview of what focal length I
need lens-wise to get the look I'm going for. Having this information
helps me save time and money on set." </b> </b> </b> </div>
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Additionally, D.L Watson's 2010 short film 'The Letter' has been recently remastered in HD. The Letter was shot live action and storyboarded using Moviestorm. The video can be seen in HD quality below.<br />
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Further links</h3>
D.L Watson in a previous case study with Moviestorm: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/professional/professional_case_study_dl_watson">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/hub/professional/professional_case_study_dl_watson</a><br />
D.L Watson's Moviestorm page: <a href="http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=D.L.%20Watson">http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/community/?u=D.L.%20Watson</a><br />
More about D.L Watson: <a href="http://www.dlwatson.net/">http://www.dlwatson.net/</a><br />
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