Cinemassively: Could It Happen?

by Moo Money Nov 8th 2007 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Video, Second Life, Cinemassively, Machinima

I was just thinking to myself the other day that what Second Life needs is a Machinima musical. It's a good thing that Bret Heilig made one before I attempted it because my voice is awful! Trust me when I say that he spared you.

This video is apparently based on a new musical, The Time Travelers Convention. Three students hold a convention where they put flyers in classic books, hoping that one day a time traveler will come to their party. When one actually shows up, they must face what they want to change in their lives.

I hope that this starts a new trend of SL Machinima that's about more than scantily-clad girls dancing around to Fergie songs. In an ideal world, what kind of Machinima would you like to watch?

Tags: bret-heilig, featured, fergie, machinimusical, musical, second-life, the-time-travelers-convention

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ghen said on 12:43PM 11-08-2007

While SL machinima is kinda lacking in graphical ability and emotion I guess I can give it props for being able to recreate real life in avatars and settings alot easier than fantasy or sci-fi fare can.

qarl said on 2:22PM 11-08-2007

Ghen - yes, exactly. that is entirely the crux of the issue.

SL has been built entirely by its residents, most of whom are amateur artists/developers. and that's why it looks rough.

if you look in the right places, you can find the work of pros. and then you quickly realize the only thing restraining SL is participation.

for an example, check out:

http://www.qarl.com/qLab/?p=54

Ute Hicks said on 9:10PM 11-08-2007

That was impressive! Those theatrical animations were so realistic. Great editing too. Another leap ahead for SL machinima.

heidi heilig said on 11:47AM 11-09-2007

Hi! I'm the lyricist on the project and i'm really flattered that our video was posted here -- thanks for the link! We sorta had to learn as we went; we weren't Second Life experts by any means but we had a blast and we're gonna do another song from the show, and I was wondering if I could maybe tap into your knowledge? : )

The next song is a song where she's referencing things out of literature (The Eloi, Hades, Jurgis from The Jungle, etc) - and i don't just want soft lens pans on books. I guess what i'm asking is, if anyone is knowledgable about location managment in SL and has a yen to be credited in the next video, i'd love to talk to you! (deusse at aol dot com :) And thanks again for the interest. It was a really fun project. :)

heidi