Actor and CrazyTalk

After going through many possibilities, I've finally settled on the appearance for one of the main characters in The Lounge Singer.

Say hello to Christian...




And thanks to this CrazyTalk Pupeteering tutorial by James Martin, I'm now delving into emotive scripts for each line in the movie. The last thing I want is for my characters to appear stiff and unnatural.

Highly Recommended Viewing - Temporary Night

Temporary Night has been released by Nukester, and is truly a sensational movie. Captivating from the minute I hit play. I'll be honest - I saw a runtime of 69 minutes and gulped...hoping for the best but not sure what to expect. This is refreshing, stunning, moving, and absolutely beautiful. Unique, mesmerizing, and the time flew by - these were 69 minutes of my time well spent, and I plan on revisiting this movie again and again.

Experience a slice of life on the bright streets of 'Neon City', where drama unfolds at every corner.

Sean is currently going through a marriage crisis and is on the verge of a breakdown.

He ends up taking solace at a night club called the “Temporary Night” where he befriends a mysterious dancer/waitress called ‘Naomi’.

Through fate, two strangers with problems lean on each other for support and find friendship but where does this lead to?

Machiniwhat? Competition

What is your unique perspective on machinima and anymation? Directing? Scriptwriting? Research? Producing? Voiceacting? Reviewing? Special Effects?

I could go on and on...but I'd rather hear from you!

RULES

*Approved software are: TheMovies, iclone, MovieStorm, SecondLife, The Sims (combinations of these are accepted as well). Other game footage is allowed as long as the predominant engine for creation is one of those listed above.
*Voiceovers and subtitles are both accepted
*Entries must be added to the Machinwhat? Movie Competition channel on TMU by April 15th
*Submissions can be any length
*1 entry per participant
*Collaborations are allowed
*Subject material must be related to machinima/anymation

CONFIRMED JUDGES

Hugh Hancock - Author of Machinima for Dummies

Ricky Grove - Actor, machinima maker, author/journalist

db4321 - Dedicated reviewer - a steady member of the TMO (now TMU) community for as long as I can remember.

CONFIRMED PRIZES

*Featured movie on TMU homepage
*Featured on TMU blog
*Live interview on TMOA Radio
*Copy of the book Machinima for Dummies
More prizes TBA


So if you're, say, a voice actor, you could make a movie about voice acting, being a voice actor, the trials and tribulations of voice acting, whatever - comedy, drama, melodrama, horror, documentary....I could see anything from a documentary on how to read a character from the script, to a horror movie about dealing with an insane, controlling director.


Some examples to get your creative juices flowing:

To TMO or Not to TMO by Rileyman

Film Form the Vernacular of Cinema by alainmoreau

Baroom set

For my upcoming movie The Lounge Singer, I spent some time positioning spotlights in iclone to match up with the barlights, with this being the final outcome:

Migraine

I made this movie two years ago in an effort to rid myself of a migraine that had plagued me for five days in a row. Believe it or not, it worked.

It was an interesting exercise because I often use movie-making as a release for emotions. I hadn't expected it to be a release for physical pain as well.