by Marlen Slazar

a short machinima about two na’vis living on the roleplaysims “pandora magic” in the Game Second Life.

Music by Marian Lean

After Avatar, The movie, did you realize that you are missing Pandora, in all its beauty and splendour? Well, Second life dedicated fans and talented artists have reconstructed it in-world as an island entitled ‘Pandora Magic’. Complete with Na’vi inhabitants and a role-playing combat system, it has absolutely no official connection to the movie.

It is time to launch new shapes at Body Art Store: 6 models are male and 12 female, created for the best skins in Second Life, everyone comes in two measures of body and stylish card with information on skin, hair, eyes and clothing used in the vendors and of course, are modify. Going on there, try the demos and enjoy to change your avatar and let it stunning! Body Art Store is on the Island Brazil Curitiba, GLOOM, Lovers Lagoon and Cupcakes. Teleport here!

This post is for those who is seeking beauty to your avatar. So if you like to be different, even because each one has its own shape and taste, but perhaps because the item easier to achieve (after everyone has some shapes in the full inventory) and much more to be an easy tool to edit, although most people don’t give enough importance to the shape of their avatars. Everyone is worried about acquiring the skin of the latest fashion, hair thousand and not think that many times you need urgent help is the shape. The shape is the basis of the avatar, which he defines its curves, its features and differentiates your avatar of the other through a unique combination of measures. And because it is so easy to create, it seems that is where most people make mistakes, either in the absence of symmetry, huge legs, excessive butt, breasts, arms very short, very thin waists, eyes away from inappropriate heads very small in relation the body, excessive muscle in male avatars … and so on the list. I see that the craving to try to seduce with your avatar, errs by excess: too much muscle, too much ass, too much chest. But the beauty is in the symmetry and there are computer programs that define how beautiful you are using a mathematical formula that basically measure the symmetry of your face. On Second Life, the brands that sell shapes multiply the road and the majority doesn’t offer the good shapes. I don’t think everyone has to be equal and the same size, I think the differences are always very welcome, but if you are committed to have an avatar as realistic as possible, please pay special attention when choosing your shape. You can buy one in shape and specialty shops that offer preference modify, otherwise you will have trouble adjusting skins and will run the risk of finding their clones are out there. There are some people specialize in making custom shapes and usually charge a little more for work than if you buy in a store, which is fair enough. The boys definitely need to understand that leaving the muscles in 100% is not pretty – the law is the realism. There are specific proportion to be met in time to make a shape, for both the body and the face. And if you want to make an avatar like you in RL, the shape is essential for who can do it. Anyway, I hope this post is useful for those looking for realism and beauty to their avatars – and who does not want to be beautiful cast the first stone! : D

Posted on Secondladies.net by Vick Spitteler

The Japanese people are doing a good job in Second Life. Japan and Asian Dream Citizens Association are two islands that make up a beautiful landscape, it portrays the Japan of 60 years. The look of this place is filling my eyes, I was so fascinated with the wealth of construction details of Clubjenkin Loon(owner). It’s a port, with several shops and super done: fish market, liquor store, among others. There is a lighthouse, several seagulls in the sky and canals with boats. And you can drop balls animation and pose for photo in place. Hmmm felt like eating sushi! : D Teleport here!

Posted on Secondladies.net by Vick Spitteler

By Plasticbade

Plasticbade a talented Spanish machinimator launched this February 08 his new release on Music video (video clip). With total control of some simple and complex fx’s, Plasticbade morphed the unreal and the essence of a well made music video clip. An abstract view, beautifully filmed in Second life and Betagrid SL. I leave you with a great journey. Enjoy

Pookymedia shows us in these last days the potential of tools and applications, broaden the use of Machinima for companies, marketting, conferences, etc.. PookyMedia already in the show before the potential in the world of videclip, entertainment, shows, storytelling and more. After all there is so much potential in machinima, of course, is already known to all, but realize this idea in video productions done with great professionalism and dedication. PookyMedia is a multimedia company in the virtual world, founded by Pooky Amsterdam CEO of PookyMedia, their regular shows are:

# PookyMedia Films
# The 1st Question
Question # The 1st Blog
# The Dating Casino

In this multimedia presentation, Pooky Amsterdam, CEO of PookyMedia, describes the uses of 3D immersive worlds for video, customer integration, product launch, training films and more. Time is the new currency, increase the value of your company’s website with video from this award winning company.

Working with Bill Krebs from Agile Dimensions on a recent conference, we demonstrate the successful use of video to illustrate how important and cost effect working in a Virtual World environment can be.

by Rik Vargard
Hey, this guys know what they are doing and they do it in a great way. This great piece of story. Thanks Rik! Amazing!

This is a story about a fictive TMU director, named Dalen, who dies in an accident, leaving an unfinished movie behind. As a tribute to him, another director, Goofparade, will finish the movie. But while piecing the VO’s together he realizes someting is strange with the script…

Tribute from Rik Vargard on Vimeo.

CAST

Nahton……………………………………..Nathan Nelson
LucindaMc………………………………….Martha Nelson
Userjosh………………………………………Dale Nelson
Rjanaconda……………………………………….Michelle
Trewill7……………………………………….Skype caller
Ken White………………………………………….Himself
Roger Strange Burlong………………………….Himself
Deeb………………………………………………..Jock #1
MikeDboing………………………………………..Jock #2
Macwemyss………………………………………..Jock #3
Asaoleary123……………………………Forum Voice #1
Ubernewbie………………………………Forum voice #2
TFoster……………………………………Forum voice #3
Dulci………………………………………Forum voice #4
BenTuttle90……………………………..Forum voice #5
Tinman(K4)………………………………….Inspector #1
Kwistufa………………………………………Inspector #2
Goofparade………………………………………..Himself
Joseph Kwong…………………………………….Himself

MUSIC

“Ouverture”
Rik Vargard

“The thing called love”
Sisch

“Farewell my friend”
nOOray

“Everything sucks”
Smirne
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Falling”
Clio
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Dance of the Dryad”
Den Vessidence
(www.newgrounds.com)

“The lost world”
Conor McCauley
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Meteor”
Pianoforte
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Search your grave”
Jay Summers
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Lament of the Gods”
Rising Chaos (CRF250)
(www.newgrounds.com)

“Each other”
Elliott Shinham
(www.newgrounds.com)

SKYPE TEAM

Aleister Danakern
Rik Vargard
Joseph Kwong

SPECIAL THANKS

Stvndysn
JazzX

PROGRAMS

The Movies
Videostudio 12 Plus
PhotoImpact X3
3Ds Max 7
Modplug Tracker
AVS Video Converter
Nero Wave Editor
Freez Screen Video Capture
Skype

BACKGROUND VIDEOS AND PICTURES
SHOT WITH SONY HANDYCAM HDR-SR10E

Ok, now I’m trying to give the seriousness due to the issue. How few people know I am creating a “channel” itself to highlight the work done in Machinima related cultural themes, stories and legends from countries or cultures. I wanted to address this issue in a different way than I have already spoken on my website(2ndfantasy). The question for me and according to some different opinions that I have been gathering the metaverse, but there is a need to channel these types of jobs for one, perhaps, a Web site devoted entirely to the subject.

Some may wonder whether it is even necessary. Let’s face it, the communities created and some websites Machinimas, which is the universe as we know, are not addressed in this direction, being too general and often causing some excellent relief work are lost in the middle of Machinimas by example music. Here it is not discrimination in relation to other types of Machinimas. But due to the complexity and value in terms of narrative content of the work (but who is already familiar with this complexity).

Almost all producers or has its own youtube channel or other videos or host then has its own website. The creation of a website in common to want to streamline and make more accessible to the general public the work done within this topic.

Since I started seeing the potential of Machinima productions to an audience much broader than that (say an audience outside of virtual worlds, people who don’t even know what we are talking about). Warning, this my movement towards creation is not intended in any way be “the” channel but a useful and accessible to the public. I hope that meets the expectations of our readers.

Other movements that matches this objectives has already announced by Machiniplex (but as a Second Life event), Chantal Harvey and a summary of her work in Machinima (read more). The Joy of Music will be screened on 31 January 2010 10:30 AM to 12PM (noon) Pacific Time at Pooky Amsterdam’s “StudioDome” http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spindrift/66/217/701 . As has been hailed in some reviews “The Joy of Music” has been one of the best work ever created by prominent Chantal (among his other works already published). It wanted to develop this very subject before because this event is very much against what I said in this post and will be, as the previous event with Jorge Campos, an open discussion where each visitor can submit questions directly to Chantal.

The Joy of Music

* Sorry some background sounds, could not hijack the SL sound so had to grab the sound system, while hearing and working at same time.

I could not save all the live event, but you can get a good picture what we were talking about, beyond I told here:)

Hi everyone my name is Chris62 me and Mac watch and review movies at tmu every week and on Saturday we have a live show at Tmoa where we talk about them. We watch 15 to 20 movies a week new studios and old that are using machinima engines like Second life Sims2 Iclone World of  Warcraft and The Movies. We try to give constructive reviews to help new studios make better movies also to get the new studio noticed in the community. And if you would like to watch the movies we talked about  on Saturdays we have links to those movies at tmu forums.

Here’s the links to TMOA http://www.tmoaradio.com/news.php

TMU FORUMS THE WEEKLY LOOK  http://www.tmoaradio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2973

Tmunderground.com http://www.tmunderground.com/index.php

The live show on Saturday 2pm to 3pm EST.

And 7pm to 8pm UK.

This is not a Machinima work, but I loved the animation applied in 2D with fine art painted frame by frame. In fact Alberto Mielgo, a Spanish artists (painter), born in Madrid, Spain, in 1979. Show us a great usage of the paint on animation, Alberto after his studies, started working on various animation studios in Madrid. From London Alberto is a freelance painter , art director , designer and animator for various companies around the globe. I found this after track animatechnica favorites .

by alberto mielgo

The list includes:
* WARNER BROS.
* DREAMWORKS
* UNIVERSAL.
* CARTOON NETWORK
* CHANEL 4

* BBC
* Passion Pictures
* Saatchi & Saatchi
* TBWA
* Mother
* MPC
* Framestore
* The Times Magazine

Worked also with brands such a:

* HONDA
* PLAY STATION
* XBOX
* MOTOROLA
* 3 MOBILE
* HALIFAX
* GORILLAZ
* PEPSI
* TOYOTA
* TROJAN
* NESTLE
* FELIX
* HOUSE OF FRASER
* HERBAL ESSENCES

More info about this great artist here – http://www.albertomielgo.com

Machinipro This group is created to the professional works on Machinima(let’s assume that the professional are those who make works with a relevant impact on the public with video edited in any software).

This is the most interesting videos submitted to the group, hope you enjoy.