Machinima

Evening talk and film screening at the Phoenix, Leicester.
Read full report with video inserts on the IOCT blog.

"Machinima (machine + animation + cinema) is the making of original films from real-time play of 3D computer games engines. As a contemporary art movement and an online alternative to broadcast media, machinima has seen a phenomenal growth in both creation and viewership of content.

Speakers Dr Tracey Harwood and Chantal Harvey (aka Mamachinima) will provide an introduction to Machinima and give an overview of the key things to consider when making a Machinima film. There will also be a screening of a selection of award winning Machinima shorts."

- My first viewing of Machinima and of Second Life..(Chantal presented her work olive through second life during the talk). The example of the film set being built in second life collaboratively over a week, and a 4 1/2 minute film made solo in 8 hours, were illuminating examples of the different pace of filmmaking machinima enables.