Cinemassively: UES Insider - Noob to Knockout

by Moo Money Dec 15th 2007 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Video, Second Life, Cinemassively, Machinima

Warner Brothers created a promotional Machinima showing the Metaverse Mod Squad making over a newbie in Second Life. It is narrated by Gossip Girl, the character in the TV show that anonymously blogs all the happenings in Manhattan's Upper East Side. She starts out by explaining that there was an asian-themed party for Blair Waldorf's 17th birthday. All of the familiar faces were there, but a mystery girl stood out in the crowd. They go on to show how she went from "noob to knockout."

The video, created by WB Worldwide TV Marketing – New Media, in conjunction with Reitz-Lange Productions, is a fun look at what goes on in the Gossip Girl sims. However, it could have been so much better had they not left the UI in the shots. You can clearly see chat going on in the bottom left corner. Another complaint is that the press release calls it an "animated video." This is supposedly the first in "The Upper East Side Insider" series, so hopefully next time they'll call it what it is; Machinima.

[Thanks, Stormy!]

Tags: cw, gossip-girl, linden-lab, metaverse-mod-squad, millions-of-us, reitz-lange-productions, second-life, sl, the-upper-east-side-insider, ues-insider, upper-east-side, warner-brothers, wb-worldwide-tv-marketing