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“In the twentieth century, the saying was ‘Everyone’s got a book in them.’ In the twenty-first century, we’ll say, ‘Everyone’s got a movie in them.’” - Dave Lloyd

A new year of the overcast kicks off with about an hour with Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd of Short Fuze, the makers of Moviestorm. This conversation took place in November, and we talk about the history of Short Fuze, the formation of the idea for Moviestorm, inspirations for many of the product’s key features, their business model, their development philosophy, and their vision for the future of the craft of machinima.

Thank you for listening! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated.

This Week’s Hot List (URLs from the show’s content):

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• Moviestorm (download page)
• Short Fuze
• Brief Bio of Matt and Dave’s history working together
• Wikipedia: Interactive Fiction / Infocom
• The “original” text adventure: Colossal Cave
• Founded nGame, which was acquired by Mforma Group (now Hands-On Mobile)
• BOOK: Machinima by Dave Morris, Matt Kelland, and Dave Lloyd
• FILM: No License - does not officially exist (*cough*)
• Short Fuze Staff includes:
  • Johnnie Ingram (Machinima For Dummies, BloodSpell)
  • Mitch Phillips (Heavenly Sword)
  • Chris Ollis (Codemasters)
  • Ben Sanders (BloodSpell)
• Holmes Hollywood Camerawork Course
• Annosoft (lipsync technology for Moviestorm)
• Inspirations for Moviestorm’s business model: iTunes, The Sims 2 (expansions), Second Life
• Wikipedia: Agile Development Philosophy
• Must See Machinima Posts on Machinima.com - Post #1, Post #2
• FILM: Faith Hope and Charity by Wingman Productions
• BOOK: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson