Showing posts with label machinima film festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label machinima film festival. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

MoM June 2011 machinima's

The Month of Machinima for June 2011 kick off went well, thanks to all that came to watch the films.
For those that want to go and see the films inworld, the theater is here:

There is a MoM YouTube account that shows all machinima's that were in the MoM theater, from every month.


These are the 14 machinima's that were included in MoM June:

Laslopnatomik Yao :Bibdui Babenco 31-08-09 Poetic DJ

Rocksea Renegade : Virtual & Reality

Pesto Portland : Beyond Insilico

Muk Dumpling : Muks Home Movies Reel 1

Termin Planer : Worst Trip to Second Life

Rick Garnburg : Hit The Beat

Bay Sweetwater : Domo arigato, Roboto-san (Thank-you, Mr. Robot)

Sierra Larsen : Somewhere Else

Phaylen Fairchild : Harbinger, the trailer

BobE Schism : Love is Sometimes Colder Than Ice

Mimesis Monday Rise and Dust

Sophia Yates : Magical Glorious Morn

Toxic Menges : Петро́вский флюс (a Petrovsky flux)

MoM - Month of Machinima June 2011

Invite to MoM June event


MoM June 2011
Today, June 1st, 2011...................

LEA - Linden Endowment for the Arts presents to you:
MoM – Month of Machinima for June.

Today, at 10 AM SL time, we celebrate Second Life machinima.
14 films made it to the MoM of June, each of them different and wonderful in its own way.

MoM is set up to encourage and foster machinima-making by the Second Life community by providing a forum to screen excellent machinimas made especially around the themes--new, fresh, short, art-focused machinima. We encourage machinimatographers to submit their best work, excisting or/and new work.

Come and celebrate the films with us, and meet the filmmakers!


These SLurls will bring your avatar to the virtual MoM theater in Second Life:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA3/14/10/21
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA1/250/16/21
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA2/246/243/21
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA4/7/241/21


Submissions can be done till the 10th of each month: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Month_of_Machinima

After the opening event, the machinima’s will be included on the MonthofMachinima youtube account:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MonthofMachinima

Hope to see you there!

MoM Promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoWgUeJH7K4

MoM Opening in May 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VykFq1SmT4

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

My work for the Second Life machinima community, and MoM (Month of Machinima).

When I rezzed in Second Life, on January 8 2007, I had no idea.
I explored, met many people, and ended up working as a host in TJice danceclub, where i made 100 lindendollars an hour for chatting to people. My favorite way of spending time in SL and it paid too!

In rl I worked for a Dutch TV station, a stressful job with lots of ego’s around me. I produced, filmed and edited pretty much around the clock, and spending time in a virtual world was very relaxing.
No filming for me there – but that didnt last for very long. On 06-28-2007 TJice was sold and we were told to pack our virtual bags and leave before midnight.
At that time there was a camera embedded in the SL viewer menu, I experimented with it and made my very first machinima that day, never having heard of that word or genre. All I wanted was to preserve that club, where so many fun hours were spend.
I left that first machinima “thingy” online, its makes me cringe to watch it now, but it is how I started.

I never stopped filming since.
I did leave my tv job behind, and now focus on machinima.

Having made over 200 productions, in every possible genre, I realise how much Second Life has done for me. And, me for them.

I found the perfect way of overcoming the lonelyness that machinima people encounter.
I reached out and started organising community events, emphasysing on film, fun and growth.
I created the MaMachinima Int. Festival, providing filmers from all 3D games and virtual worlds with a cross-media platform to show their best work. (http://MMIF.org)
I started working as the machinima producer for the 48 Hour Film Project. (http://48hourfilm.com/machinima)
Together with Toxic Menges and Phaylen Fairchild I started the MachinimaMondays Group in SecondLife, with weekly meetings it is now called the most active machinima group in SL, connecting people and welcoming all. Filmers, writers, artists, poets, musicians, we work together.

Many projects followed, and I discovered that the more I gave, the more I got back.
The machinima community is a growing, open minded, sharing group of people with different cultures and backgrounds, and often a strong vision (and enough sillyness to be fun too). We learn from each other and show support.
I am proud to be a part of that!

Recently I helped organise a new initiative for the LEA.(http://alturl.com/io5zr)
Remembering the showcase for machinima on Secondlife.com - which is greatly missed by machinimatographers ever since it was abandoned, and we came up with the idea of an inworld showcase on the LEA sims.
So, we launched the Month of Machinima festival.(http://alturl.com/m96x6) Yay!

Every month, we will set a different theme, and a new maximum lenght for the machinima’s.
Deadline for submitting is the 10th, and the films change every first wednesday of the month.
The showcased machinima’s go on a playlist on youtube, so once a film is shown at MoM, it will be part of its history.

Werner Kurosawa built the LEA theater, of which I will give you a glimps now (the real thing is much better!):



































LEA kicks off on May 4th 2011 - at 10 am SL time, with the grand opening of MoM.
For the opening event, 12 3-minute machinima's have been selected out of many submissions. If yours is not chosen for the May showcase, I want you to know that we appreciate every film, we hope you will submit again and will keep your film on hand for future events.

MoM overview

* MoM applications can be submitted through the 10th of each month for consideration in the following month.
* MoM screenings take place in world every first Wednesday of each month.
* You will be notified if your film is chosen.
* Films that are not chosen for one month may be selected to be screened in the future.
* Length of your film is 3 minutes max (unless when stated otherwise)
* Find all of the information and link to the application to submit your machinima information here:

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Month_of_Machinima

MoM Themes for 2011:

* June: Mixed Reality (SL machinima has to be part of your mix) --- 6 minutes max runtime
* July: Games in SL
* August: Design and Architecture
* September: Seasons (in your life, the 4 seasons, or ?)
* October: The 4 Elements
* November: SL Events
* December: Endings, conclusion

Your guideline is SL Art, and about the themes ... be creative, and do take care of copyrights.

The LEA committee members:
Bryn Oh
Chantal Harvey
Dancoyote Antonelli
Dekka Raymaker
Dizzy Banjo
Jayjay Zifanwe
L1Aura Loire
Rez Menoptra
Sasun Steinbeck
Werner Kurosawa
Courtney Linden

Linden Lab is recognising the importance of machinima, and is giving back to the community.
They are supporting and recognising our machinima efforts, and there is more to come.

Machinima is ART and ready to conquer the World!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

MMIF update - http://MMIF.org



MaMachinima International Festival is an annual social mixed media event, that intends to provide a platform for the very best machinima of our era. The MMIF is a festival for the art of machinima. Not a contest, no awards, but an excellent way of sharing your machinima with a global community.

Machinimatographers of all virtual world platforms, games and engines are invited to submit their best work. Instructions for participating by submmiting your machinima here: http://SUBMIT.MMIF.org

Deadline for machinima submissions is: MAY 1st, 2011.

The MMIF was initiated in 2009 by Dutch machinimatographer Chantal Harvey, aiming to create a community of machinimatographers around the world.
The festival is screened simultanuously in Amsterdam, The Neterlands), virtual world Second Life® and live on the web.

Machinimatographers are invited to come to Amsterdam and/or to Second Life®, and will be provided with the opportunity to answer questions, to talk about their work, with a worldwide audience.


http://MMIF.org

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

MMIF festival 2011 is coming!

MaMachinima International Festival is an annual mixed media event, that intends to provide a platform for the very best machinima of our time.

The MMIF is a festival for the art of machinima.

Not a contest, no awards, but an excellent way of sharing your machinima with an international community.
Machinimatographers of all platforms and engines are invited to submit their best work.
The MMIF was initiated in 2009 by Dutch machinimatographer Chantal Harvey, aiming to create a community of machinimatographers around the world.
The festival is simultanuously held in Amsterdam (NL), Second Life®, and streamed on the internet.

Machinimatographers are invited to come to Amsterdam and/or to Second Life®, and will be provided with the opportunity to answer questions, to talk about their work with a global audience.

Http://MMIF.org 2011 happens on June 17 and 18.
This year, MMIF is working with http://Metameets.com

Friday, August 27, 2010

Peter Greenaway in the 48HFP jury

I was pointed to a 2009 blog by Matt Kelland, about Peter Greenaway speaking at a conference about the future of cinema (clicks or Mortar, Newcastle).

quote: (for full blog, click HERE

"Cinema is brain-dead."

Those were his opening words, and from that moment on, I (-Matt Kelland) was hooked. He then proceeded to tell us why film wasn't the ultimate art form, and why cinemas were stupid. "You sit in the dark, and you're expected to remain completely still for two hours. You can't even do that when you're asleep... Film is a poor narrative medium - that's why it always goes to the bookshop for inspiration... We are still using the cinematic language developed in the 20th century to tell stories in the 21st century..." And so on.

He talked a lot about the four cinematic tyrannies:

The tyranny of text: most cinema is still basically text. It's not a visual medium. It's a way of carrying the written word by other means.

The tyranny of the frame: seeing everything on a frame is completely artificial. Film should be more experiential.
The tyranny of actors: "an actor is just someone who is trained to pretend they're not being watched".

The tyranny of the camera: you're not seeing something real, you're seeing something captured by a machine.

Okay, hold it right there, Peter. No text I can give you (Koyaanisqatsi springs to mind), and no actors I can get my head around, but how the hell do you have a film with no frame and no camera?

Well, machinima people, brace yourselves...

"The future of film is in Second Life."

Yup, he really said that. What Greenaway envisages, in part, is an art form where non-linear film happens in a shared virtual space, in real time, with a blurring between creators and participants. The film is created and viewed simultaneously. The cinema is also the stage, the editing room, the sound stage. The frame is where we choose to put it.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Filmapalooza Festival breaking news!

I am very-very pleased to tell you that Filmapalooza 2011 will be part of the...

Miami International Film Festival!!!!!

The MIFF takes place March 4-13, 2011 and Filmapalooza will be 3 days
within that timeframe -- around either the first or second weekend.

We still have lots of great details to work out with the MIFF, but we
hope you will keep Filmapalooza in Miami in mind as you make your
travel plans for 2011!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

MMIF2010 ---- opening Sims now.

We just openened 2 MMIF audience sims in Second Life. Still testing media, audio, light, props, - so come on over and get the festival feel!
The SLurls you see underneath this picture will take you directly to the entrance of the public seating areas.
See you there!!!
and

Tuesday, February 16, 2010


And here it is: the 4 MMIF2010 sims that will host the festival on February 20, 2010.
http://MMIF.org for news, and soon for SLurls too.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Officiall Press Release out now !!

Avatars starring at global film festival MMIF 2010


MMIF 2010
MaMachinima International Festival
Saturday Feb. 20th , 2010
MMIF sims (SL) + Planetart, Amsterdam (NL)

‘MMIF 2010' is the second edition of an annual film festival in 3D cyberspace with a screening in physical space ('RL'). A seven hour movie marathon with a two hour afterparty. MMIF 2010 can also be followed on the web via live stream broadcasts.

The MMIF is a celebration of ‘Machinima’: a new cinematic art form, created with virtual worlds and video games. On 3D Internet platforms like Second Life, any kind of movie sets can be build for very low costs. The MMIF aims to bring machinima to a wider audience, online – and offline. Machinima artists from all over the world are present in real time at the virtual MMIF Theatre. They present over 50 short films and have talks with other machinimatographers and an international audience.

Audience in Amsterdam can follow the MMIF event projected live on a big screen at the Planetart Medialab Artspace. They can bring their own laptop computers to interact with the show on the big screen. Free wireless Internet and electricity is provided. No entrance fee at Planetart, however tickets are required - reservations must be made via email. Details at http://MMIF.org

The MMIF is a volunteer-run non-profit collaboration of MaMachinima with Planetart, UrbanResort, Meta.Live.Nu, Pop Art Lab, VMax, Ystreams.TV, Metaworld Broadcasting, MetaMeets, Gallery Fermate, and many volunteers. MMIF 2010 is financed by donations and gifts. Virtual land sponsored by Linden Lab. The MMIF was initiated by the Dutch Film maker Chantal Harvey.

MMIF 2010 info, promo video, full programme, live streams, contact and latest updates and changes at http://MMIF.org



MMIF 2010 ARTISTS:

Gala Charron - Ogogoro - Lainy Voom - Draxtor Despres - Bryn Oh - Rohan Fermi - Toxic Menges - Tara Yeats - Phaylen Fairchild - Pooky Amsterdam & Russell (Rosco) Boyd - Poid Mahovlich - CodeWarrior Carling - Evie Fairchild - Graham Miami - Kronos Kirkorian - Osprey Therian - Chaffro Schoonmaker - SaveMe Oh - Dulci Parx - Chatnoir Studios - Paisley Beebe - Rysan Fall - Sol Bartz (phil Rice) - Rocksea Renegade - Cisko Vandeverre – Nitwacket (Pyewacket Bellman) - Chantal Harvey - Lowe Runo - Pia Klaar - Al Peretz - Halden Beaumont - Kolor Fall - Binary Quandry - spyVspy Aeon - Animatechnica - Miles Eleventhauer - Lizsolo Mathilde - Delgado Cinquetti - L1aura Loire - Iono Allen - Pyewacket Kazyanenko - Fort Knight - Luca Lisci - Larkworthy Antfarm - Beans Canning - Gtoon Jun - Tutsy Navarathna - Hadji Ling - Colemarie Soleil - Xineohp Guisse - Lorin Tone - Ian Friar - Suzy Yue - Claus Uriza / Emily Hifeng – Meta Lord, and others.



MMIF 2010 TIMES:
Saturday 20th of February
19:00 CET (= SL 10 am PST) - DOORS OPEN
20:00 CET (= SL 11 am PST) - Opening ceremony + Machinima film screenings
03:00 CET (= SL 6 pm PST) - THE END + After party online in SL



PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Planetart Medialab Artspace
Wibautstraat 150
1091 GR Amsterdam (NL)

VIRTUAL LOCATION:
MMIF 1, 2, 3, 4
Second Life
Teleport links via http://MMIF.org

Monday, February 8, 2010

MMIF on scedule

The inworld build in SecondLife is going full steam (ty Pop Art Lab), media challenges are being solved (ty LaPiscean Liberty and Thoth Jantzen), and we are now accepting machinima's that will be shown during the extra-special afterparty.
If you would like to show your work, or know of anybody that would be interested, please contact me at info - at - mamachinima.eu
http://MMIF.org

Friday, February 5, 2010

3D Machinima in MMIF 2010

Pyewacket Kazyanenko just confirmed the fact that her MMIF entry is a 3D machinima.
So, make sure you have your 3 D specs ready when you visit the festival!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

MMIF 2010 PROMO - Chantal Harvey

Last years promo was made by CodeWarrior Carling. A festival needs a new promo every year, not trowing the 2009 MMIFpromo overboard - but moving on from that one to something new. I will always keep the audio, it haunted me for 12 months -and it is for keeps.

Thanks Code, and ty Flimsey Freenote for letting me film at your machinima location.

And, ty Ze Moo - for creating and mantaining the http://mmif.org/ website.

MMIF 2010 Festival Logo

http://mmif.org/ website will show updates.

http://twitter.com/Mamachinima and http://mamachinima.blogspot.com/ will be showing short newslinks. I will try to blog daily.


Did I mention that Phil (Overman) Rice has entered too?


* MMIF machinima festival takes place on February 20th, 2010. *

Friday, November 20, 2009

Atopic Festival 2009 - grande succes

I was more then pleased to hear that my machinima "The body is Obsolete" has won one of the 3 audience awards at the Atopic Festival in Paris.

This festival showed how machinima is contributing to the world. More then 5000 visitors attended, and the private evening dedicated to Machinima of November 2nd in the Geode was a success. 350 persons attended the projection of the Machinima ‘VolaVola " of Berardo Carboni and 3 films selected by the public and the selection committee : L'Hôtel of Benjamin Nuel, Clockwork of Ian Friar, The Body is Obsolete of Chantal Harvey.

A good media coverage allowed to inform a wide international public (the press review is in progress). Soon the pictures and videos of the festival will be shown on this website http://www.atopicfestival.com

The Human Atopic Space association, the organizer and the producer of the Atopic Festival 2009, continues its missions of production, diffusion and artists accompaniment.

For more information about the association: http://www.humanatopicspace.com

The exploration of the virtual worlds continues. Atopic 2010 will be an exhibition, performances, conferences and Machinima film festival !
It was an honour and a pleasure to be part of this, will most definate visit in 2010.