Moviestorm Featured Movie Criteria
Matt Kelland, one of Moviestorm's founders, was asked what criteria the team uses to choose the movies which are featured, both on site and in various other locations online, and within the program...
View ArticleJournal of Visual Culture Machinima Edition - free for a month
http://vcu.sagepub.com/content/currentI was very pleased to be asked to contribute to this edition.Reading Henry Lowood's introduction I was surprised to realise that this year's machinima expo shares...
View ArticleThe empty net....
I had a funny thought yesterday.What if there are a lot less people actively using the internet than is generally assumed?You are a geek right? Or married to a geek or at least hunkering down on the...
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Syberia - a story within a game
I'm just about coming to the end of this game. A puzzle adventure with an intriguing story.I'm not sure why it took me so long to realise that games existed which I not only like, but find...
View ArticleRenpy and the Fairies in Peril
My first forays in things 'machinima' were slideshow stories made using the Sims, like this example. Just your general everyday transexual detective captures fairy kidnappers tale. (what was I...
View ArticleIt's been 2 years, 4 months, 20 days since my last post...
This is probably the length of time since my Dad's diagnosis of asbestosis. He passed away last December. In my free time, I found myself wanting to escape into other things, and of course the...
View ArticleThe Great TMUnderground Revivial - Machinima Community Site
Having left the Expo Exec, and looking for ways to reconnect with the community I revisited TMUnderground The core of this community first met through the Lionhead *The Movies* community, and went on...
View ArticleTMU Video Archive Choice - Infiltration 1 by Throwaxe
Made using the Movies and added to TMU in 2008, Infiltration Part 1 is one of those machinima films where you can kick back and just get lost in the story. Some great choices of camera angles, and I...
View ArticleComedy Video Choice - The Plague by Homemadeeye
I know it's supposed to be spooky video week, but this superbly written comedy really took my fancy. The number of expectation switchbacks are breathtaking. You might be offended if you live in...
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Gorgeous Western Film in Production by TMU member direx1974
Direx saysI just want to introduce my new project "The Journey". It is a classic western about a man who revenges the murder of his indian wife. The movie will be about 25 minutes long and I will...
View ArticleFun horror by TehPoptartKid "Night of the Living Mannequins"
Wonderful use of the Movies engine, which goes to show that program users can keep products going to great effect when software sellers have long ago lost interest. Amazing how many great movies still...
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