http://theovercast.com An approxi-weekly machinima-themed podcast by Overman featuring discussion, reviews, and comedy related to machinima: real-time animated films made with video game technology. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 ©Overman me@theovercast.com (Overman) me@theovercast.com(Overman) Machinima 1440 machinima,animation,film,video games a machinima podcast An approxi-weekly machinima-themed podcast by Overman featuring discussion, reviews, and comedy related to machinima: real-time animated films made with video game technology. Overman Overman me@theovercast.com No no http://theovercast.com/images/iTunes_overcast_144.jpg http://theovercast.com 144 144 http://theovercast.com/live-from-machinexpo-2009/ http://theovercast.com/live-from-machinexpo-2009/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:06:25 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=101 http://theovercast.com/live-from-machinexpo-2009/feed/ 3 59:47 Phil and Ricky sat down for a reunion edition of the show at Machinima Expo 2009. Covering some of the latest happenings in the ... Phil and Ricky sat down for a reunion edition of the show at Machinima Expo 2009. Covering some of the latest happenings in the world of machinima, they also had a live chat with Expo Jury Grand Prize winner, Iain Friar. Enjoy! Special thanks to Bllius from Shattered Keyboard for capturing this audio at the event. Links of some of the items discussed in this show: Blender 2.5 Blender Movie Project "Durian" Unity Engine Voovees Dragon Age Toolset Unreal Development Kit Fallopian, Issue 2 machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-054/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-054/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 14:45:57 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=100 http://theovercast.com/overcast-054/feed/ 11 76:00 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. Seriously, we're not kidding.Not Safe For Work. This is it: the final part of a four part grand ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. Seriously, we're not kidding.Not Safe For Work. This is it: the final part of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast. I think it's the craziest, raciest, and hopefully funniest show we've ever done. Someone it manages to be informative as well. Ricky and I thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this last hurrah! How much do we love your comments? We'll be crying the whole way home after bidding them farewell. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Comedy Bit: "Mashugima" by Cathy Anim8tor of Undisclosed Studio Music: Show Theme #4 (the NIN: Ghosts- Demon Seed theme) mixed by Overman Large Group Conversation, Part 4 of 4 - featuring: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Sam Midwood, Sasha Rudie, Tari Apokdiete, Damien Valentine, Bill Klimke, and Ben Grussi. Music: "Gift Horse" by Overman, from the Gift Horse soundtrack Phil and Ricky's Final Overcast, Part 1 User Complaint Evaluation: Phil's Technical Difficulties / Mic Noise What's In the Box - Half-Life 2 inspired live action film See Also: Escape from City 17 Crysis SDK is out Dragon Age - Builder Tools Beta FILM: The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello Vue 7 Pioneer - FREE Phil has a conversation with Roger, adult machinima director / advocate (Prior appearances on the show: skit appearance in "The Machinima Race" in the first overcast episode, featured interview in overcast #007, Special: Roger Uncut) Music: "The Overcast Finale Remix" by Overman Phil and Ricky's Final Overcast, Part 2: Goodbye Music: "Bye Bye Overcast" by Ricky Grove machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil Rice and Ricky Grove yes No http://theovercast.com/overcast-053/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-053/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 14:50:31 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=99 http://theovercast.com/overcast-053/feed/ 3 40:09 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part three of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part three of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a three year run. It's loaded with conversations with directors, comedy, music, and more... and features a great deal of content submitted by listeners! Raw, uncensored, informal, and a whole lotta fun. Ricky and I thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this last hurrah! How much do we love your comments? We send them on postcards to our overseas relatives. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music: Show Theme #3 (from Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts) mixed by Overman Farewell Tribute from Cathy Anim8tor of Undisclosed Studio Music: "Groove Rush" by Nukester (featuring Sisch on vocal), from the soundtrack of Temporary Night Outtake from Todd Stallkamp Interview in Overcast #051 Music: "Fragment One" by Overman (from overcast #036) Sam Midwood Haiku Tribute: "Sometimes Vampires Just Don't Understand" Music: "Lippo Strip Joint" by Overman, from the ad absurdum soundtrack Phil has a "talk" with Matt Kelland, Johnnie Ingram, Russell Boyd, and Dulci Naya. This interview materialized from an invitation I blogged on March 20: If you canrsquo;t make the live recording times, but would like to be ldquo;interviewedrdquo; by Ricky and I, please simply record yourself giving three answers to random questions, and Ricky and I will come up with questions that fit with your answers and stage a faux (and funny) interview. Music: "Sexy Time" by Overman, from the Gift Horse soundtrack Large Group Conversation, Part 3 of 4 - featuring: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Sam Midwood, Sasha Rudie, Tari Apokdiete, Damien Valentine, Bill Klimke, and Ben Grussi. Music: "Kobek Beatbox" by Overman, from the ad absurdum soundtrack machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil Rice and Ricky Grove yes No http://theovercast.com/overcast-052/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-052/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 13:45:22 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=98 http://theovercast.com/overcast-052/feed/ 5 51:07 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part two of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part two of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a three year run. It's loaded with conversations with directors, comedy, music, and more... and features a great deal of content submitted by listeners! Raw, uncensored, informal, and a whole lotta fun. Ricky and I thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this last hurrah! How much do we love your comments? We'd leave behind our life of luxury just to be with them. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Outtake from Group Conversation Part 1 Music: Show Theme #2 (the main Overcast theme) by Overman Phil has a conversation with Kate Fosk (of Pineapple Pictures - Films on Vimeo) Music: "Gumbo Teaser" by Overman Farewell Tribute from Russell Boyd (of Wee Bit Films - Films on Vimeo) Music: "Fragment Two" by Overman (from overcast #036) Comedy Bit: "The Queen" by Cathy Anim8tor of Undisclosed Studio Music: "Helium Bloom" by Overman Large Group Conversation, Part 2 of 4 - featuring: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Sam Midwood, Sasha Rudie, Tari Apokdiete, Damien Valentine, Bill Klimke, and Ben Grussi. Music: "Foyer of the Demoncaller" by Overman (from the BloodSpell motion picture soundtrack) overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-027/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-027/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 15:39:05 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=97 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-027/feed/ 1 3:26 Back in January of 2008, Leo Lucien-Bay (Dr. Nemesis) asked me to do some voiceover for a little iClone promo movie he was putting together. ... Back in January of 2008, Leo Lucien-Bay (Dr. Nemesis) asked me to do some voiceover for a little iClone promo movie he was putting together. Recording voiceover in a small house with two small children has its challenges. One of those challenges you can hear faintly crying in the background; the second was sitting in the room with me. I learned the hard way just how poorly babysitting and voice acting mix. This is the first half of the recording session, featuring Overman and son (age 2). Roommate Wanted (the film for which this VO was being done) machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-051/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-051/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 10:50:05 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=96 http://theovercast.com/overcast-051/feed/ 5 88:04 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part one of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language and content. This is part one of a four part grand finale to the overcast: a machinima podcast, after a three year run. It's loaded with conversations with directors, comedy, music, and more... and features a great deal of content submitted by listeners! Raw, uncensored, informal, and a whole lotta fun. Ricky and I thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this last hurrah! How much do we love your comments? Your comments had to place a restraining order against us. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Ricky Sings the National Anthem Music: Show Theme #1 (the theme from "Machinima Live!") by Overman Farewell Tribute from Johnnie Ingram (of Short Fuze, Machinima For Dummies, and Strange Company) Music: "Pod" - original composition by listener Claus-Dieter Schulz (from GTA4 Machinima blog, and director of Desassossego) Large Group Conversation, Part 1 of 4 - featuring: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Sam Midwood, Sasha Rudie, Tari Apokdiete, Damien Valentine, Bill Klimke, and Ben Grussi. Music: "Fragment Nine" by Overman (from overcast #036) Comedy Bit: "Eunice" by Cathy Anim8tor of Undisclosed Studio Music: "Machinima!", a parody arrangement by Overman Comedy Bit: "Sims 3 Movie Ideas" by Ricky and Phil Music: "Payback the Rent" by Overman, from The Fixer Chapter 3 soundtrack Ricky and Phil have a conversation with Todd Stallkamp - Todd is the director of The Fixer series (Winner, Best Series, 2006 Machinima Film Festival), and now works at EA producing machinima for them with The Sims 3. Music: "CPL EA 99" by Overman overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-050/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-050/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:53:39 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=95 http://theovercast.com/overcast-050/feed/ 9 48:20 Ricky, Phil, and their guest Damien continue their search for an additional guest that began in the previous episode... and at last get in touch ... Ricky, Phil, and their guest Damien continue their search for an additional guest that began in the previous episode... and at last get in touch with Tari Akpodiete, formerly with Short Fuze / Moviestorm and now running her Digipendence website. Discussion then blossomed about contracts, web-delivered series, and more. It was a delightful and fun conversation and a great way to close out our evening on Skype. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We plan to ask them to marry us just as soon as we are ready to settle down. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Matt Damon angry on Jimmy Kimmel Matt Damon's Revenge Jimmy Kimmel's Revenge Mushrooms Florentine Ricky on Ukelele Guest: Tari Akpodiete (Trinity) Digipendence FILM: Vox Populi Microfilmmaker.com Book: Making it Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films FILM: Escape from City 17 Shacknews: GTA 4's Niko Bellic Voice Actor Wants More Money BloggingStocks: Money losers of 2008: Michael Hollick, voice actor in Grand Theft Auto IV NYT: A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay Dictionary.com: nascent Topic: Contracts, Unions, etc. Web Series: Afterworld Started as web series: Sanctuary Web Series: Gemini Division Web Series starring Thomas Dekker: IQ-145 io9: Joss Whedon Done With Television? Joss Whedon Series: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog TV Series (Joss Whedon): Dollhouse Series by Decorgal: Adventures in Dating machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil Rice and Ricky Grove no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-049/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-049/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:04:39 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=94 http://theovercast.com/overcast-049/feed/ 4 54:36 Phil and Ricky decide to see who they can connect with on Skype and pull into the show on the spot. Damien Valentine joins ... Phil and Ricky decide to see who they can connect with on Skype and pull into the show on the spot. Damien Valentine joins the fray early, and the three discuss everything from the softporn-ish ending of Alien (1979) to the hardporn film inspired by a popular video game. Oh, and they manage to talk about machinima a bit too, but this episode was mostly about unadulterated fun. Finding a fourth show participant proved a bit more challenging... Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We put them on our spoken word albums and then send you the royalties. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Guest: Damien Valentine Hudson River Crash Machinima Sigourney Weaver, Oh Yes and Not So Much GTA4: Lost and the Damned Breaks DLC Record, Analyst: Lost Damned May Sell 2m by Year-End Blu-Ray Akira Blu-Ray Planet Earth Renderosity - Adobe Encore (by Ricky Grove) Renderosity - Interview w/ Dean Etheridge (by Ricky Grove) Game: Dead Space Game: Bioshock Highly Recommended! Thinking Cinematic - Game Probe Ep3 - Bioshock: Narrative Architecture (Tangent, but also highly recommended) Thinking Cinematic - Game Probe Ep1 - Thief: The Prescence of Self Game: Left 4 Dead Destructoid: Left 4 Head review Machiniplex: Daniel Wasiluk (Surgee) - "The Demise" Machiniplex3: Surgee Has a New PC Damien's series: Chronicles of Humanity Damien's series: Star Wars: Darkness Saga Damien's series: Consanguinity Game: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident Decorgal's mods for The Sims 2 Game Informer: The Sims 3 - Customization is Key The Quest to Find Someone Else to Talk To: Call: Tom Jantol Call: John Martin (Reallusion) Call: Mrs. Skype Call: Frank Dellario Call: Moo Money's Voicemail overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-048/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-048/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:02:36 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=93 http://theovercast.com/overcast-048/feed/ 6 80:15 Phil and Ricky talk this week about video encoding, voiceover recording tips, the mind-blowing film "Escape from City 17," and more. Then Ricky closes ... Phil and Ricky talk this week about video encoding, voiceover recording tips, the mind-blowing film "Escape from City 17," and more. Then Ricky closes the show with some impromptu beat-boxing. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We bark them over the phone during our weekly prank calls to our local bowling alley. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Standalone encoding programs: Autodesk Cleaner, Adobe Premiere Pro's "Media Encoder" VirtualDub Quicktime Pro DivX Pro Windows Media Encoder Topic: Voiceover Recording Techniques Picture of Ricky's New Studio M-Audio MicroTrack II portable recording device Sisch's "Saving Grace" RODE NT1-A FILM: Escape from City 17, Part One Purchase Brothers (makers of that film) Valve article on "games as entertainment services" Gabe Newell (Valve): Entertainment is a Service Chantal Harvey's "MaMachinima Festival" in Amsterdam / Second Life Chantal Harvey on Vimeo Blog: The Art of the Title Sequence Machiniplex3: "Saving Grace: An Excellent Premiere" The Emily Project Image Metrics Renderosity.com machinima,animation,film,video,games Ricky Grove and Phil Rice no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-047/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-047/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:33:31 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=92 http://theovercast.com/overcast-047/feed/ 6 94:47 This week, Ricky shares his review of the Adobe Premiere update in the CS4 package, Phil expresses some frustration about Circuit City, and then the ... This week, Ricky shares his review of the Adobe Premiere update in the CS4 package, Phil expresses some frustration about Circuit City, and then the two discuss (at great length) encoding practices as they relate to getting good results from various video sharing destinations. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We randomize them and use them as Lorem Ipsum filler in CSS templates. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Ricky's Renderosity Review of Adobe Premiere CS4 and SoundBooth VUE 7 personal learning edition available Fear 2 demo is out Blu-Ray (see also: Blu-Ray drive on NewEgg) Blade Runner Collector's Edition (5-disc Blu-Ray) Sisch, Saving Grace, Machiniplex Premiere, Feb 15th, Sunday, 10am SLT National Film Board of Canada re-works website. Lots of wonderful animation available for free. Juke-Bar, Hothouse series, Blackfly, more. DivX 7 w/ H.264 support Wikipedia: H.264 StreamingMedia.com: Cracking the H.264 Codec Circuit City rant (see also: Inside Circuit City's Liquidation Sale) Main Topic: Encoding Practices for Video Sharing Sites NOTES: YouTube - YouTube's Official Encoding Recommendations - They recommend H.264, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 - thumbnails are picked at 25%, 50%, and 75% (I think?) - Channel Types: Comedian, Director, Musician, Guru, Reporter... each gives some distinctive features regarding branding / custom logos, custom data fields, etc. Director account is of particular interest because larger / longer files are allowed for upload. To change your account type, go to your YouTube channel, click Edit Channel, and then near the bottom of the Channel Info tab, look for the Channel Type field. - Normal and High Quality videos are displayed at 640x360, but they're actually 480x270 (with black bars on left/right if necessary to fill out at 16:9 frame). To give videos a "High Quality" playback option, upload at 640x360. (Or higher, but I recommend hitting the target size precisely; always do your own resizing when possible) - HD videos are displayed at 854x480 or roughly 1/2 a 720p size. Invoke fullscreen mode to see full HD. Upload at 1280x720 to get the HD option (may not appear right away, and they warn it isn't guaranteed for every video right now). Vimeo - Vimeo's Official Encoding Recommendations / Vimeo's HD FAQ - They strongly recommend H.264 encoding. - Normal accounts: 1 HD video upload per week, 500mb total per week. - custom thumbnail is an option - To embed HD videos offsite, you have to be in Vimeo Plus ($59.95 a year), also allows unlimited HD uploading, other features. HD embeds cost money PER PLAY. Vimeo Plus includes 5000 HD embed plays, after that they are 9.95 per 1000 (or less per if you buy in volume). - HD vids are displayed on website at 640x360 (full res when HD button is pressed) - Other vids are displayed on website at about 500px wide at native aspect ratio (I think) Veoh - No file size limits, but videos longer than 20 minutes must be played back using their special player. - WMV, QuickTime, and DivX supported, in TONS of encoding types. - VeohPro is free, offers higher quality encoding (on playback), cross-site encoding, other features. - They do support HD as well (720p) - Veoh displays normal videos at 540x405 or so (4:3). HD vids are displayed at 657x355 or something (16:9). Machinima.com - Prefer WMV, but accept other formats. Resolution 320x240 to 800x600 - Max 100mb, but will make exceptions (contact them first). overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-046/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-046/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:27:17 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=91 http://theovercast.com/overcast-046/feed/ 1 50:21 In this first podcast of 2009, Phil and Ricky discuss video sharing sites and copyright, Child's Play charity, intriguing indie games, Grand Theft Auto IV ... In this first podcast of 2009, Phil and Ricky discuss video sharing sites and copyright, Child's Play charity, intriguing indie games, Grand Theft Auto IV modding, and Ricky shares a review of character creation software Quidam 2. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We create crossword puzzles out of them. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. MontyDan's (sorry, I misspoke when I said Russell's blog) blog re: Vimeo FILM: Faith, Hope Charity WeGame - Good home for game footage and machinima alike Dave Tyner's OSV video: UT3 vs Halo 3 YouTube's video fingerprinting Warner Music / YouTube Talks Collapse, Music Pulled Magnatune, AudioJungle, Jamendo - Creative Commons licensed music One Shared Vision - machinima videos in support of Child's Play charity Ricky's machinima director debut (for OSV): Junior G-Men CoolClones.com iClone3 / 3dXchange M dot Strange working with Unity Interactive 3d work: The Graveyard Intriguing indie game on Steam: Full Pipe Indie Game: You Must Burn the Rope GTA IV Modding has begun (Overman's links to mod stuff) The Sims 3 (coming very soon) Some great Second Life machinima: "Ephemeral" by Dizzy Banjo "Pipeline" by Mescaline Tammas "Breathing" by Lainy Voom "Fall" by Lainy Voom "Hosoi Ichiba" by Nitwacket "Passage to Zhong Fu" by Verdi Millionsofus Best Selling MP3 Album of 2008 was FREE! Prince - 3 albums [in 2009], no record label Review: Quidam 2 by N-Sided Ricky's Renderosity review of Quidam 2 Free (less featured) alternative: Make Human machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil Rice and Ricky Grove no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-025/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-025/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:05:20 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=90 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-025/feed/ 0 58:01 The Women In Machinima Discussion panel audio, recorded live at MachinExpo 2008 in Second Life. Full (unabridged) video version of this Panel at Z-Studios.com International Machinima Expo ... The Women In Machinima Discussion panel audio, recorded live at MachinExpo 2008 in Second Life. Full (unabridged) video version of this Panel at Z-Studios.com International Machinima Expo 2008 website machinima,animation,film,video,games Ingrid Moon no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-024/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-024/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:00:19 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=89 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-024/feed/ 2 50:29 Ricky Grove conducts a QA with Ian Chisolm at MachinExpo 2008 in Second Life, immediately after the live premiere of his film Clear Skies. Full (unabridged) ... Ricky Grove conducts a QA with Ian Chisolm at MachinExpo 2008 in Second Life, immediately after the live premiere of his film Clear Skies. Full (unabridged) video version of this QA at Z-Studios.com International Machinima Expo 2008 website FILM: Clear Skies at Machiniplex machinima,animation,film,video,games Ricky Grove no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-026/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-026/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:00:16 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=87 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-026/feed/ 0 12:54 Note: This podcast contains mild adult language and content. Ricky and Phil discuss some machinima-themed Christmas gift ideas, and inevitably get caught up in more discussion ... Note: This podcast contains mild adult language and content. Ricky and Phil discuss some machinima-themed Christmas gift ideas, and inevitably get caught up in more discussion of GTA4 mischief, Xmas carols for atheists, and outtakes. Enjoy, and happy holidays! aniMate for DAZ3D Peter Rasmussen's Stolen Life (correction from podcast; not currently available on DVD, but the digital download here is a bargain!) Beginner's Guide to Animation: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started by Mary Murphy Dante's Inferno on DVD Run Wrake's Rabbit on DVD (check the Shop, under DVD) Games: Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3, Crysis, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Grand Theft Auto IV Magnatune Gift Cards / Memberships: Streaming or Download Reallusion Content Store, DAZ3D Content Store, Moviestorm Content Store, etc. Freeform GTA4 discussion, and an Outtake from overcast #045 machinima,animation,film,video,games Ricky Grove and Phil Rice yes No http://theovercast.com/overcast-045/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-045/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:27:56 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=88 http://theovercast.com/overcast-045/feed/ 6 77:11 Note: This podcast contains mild adult language. Phil and Ricky discuss the latest in machinima happenings and software updates, and then settle in for an extensive ... Note: This podcast contains mild adult language. Phil and Ricky discuss the latest in machinima happenings and software updates, and then settle in for an extensive discussion of their first impressions of Grand Theft Auto IV for PC. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We shout them at passing NPCs in GTA4. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Machinima at SIGGRAPH 2009 SIGGRAPH 2009 website See Also: Ricky's SIGGRAPH 2008 Podcast Tony Bannan's blog on Antics3d Antics3d website Moviestorm Update 1.1.2 Phil's lunch with Matt Kelland (Moviestorm) iClone 3.1 Update Dulci's blog (example of iClone's WidgetMe) Renderosity's iClone Forum (login required) DAZ3D: The forgotten machinima tool? TMUnderground's Second Life Movie Night FILM: "I Will Not Speak of It" by Dulci FILM: "The Terrible Old Man" by Phil Browne Main Topic: Grand Theft Auto IV GTA4 website GTA4 End User License Agreement GameDaily: Interesting column on EULA Hell Mark Methenitis: Law of the Game blog YouTube: GTA4 Tutorial - PC Editor PC Games Hardware: Info on the dual game engines in GTA4 Game: Mafia for PC (2002) Upcoming Game: Mafia II (I discovered this by accident while Googling for a link to the original!) Classic Game Room YouTube Reviews Claus-Dieter Schulz's blog on GTA4 Machinima GTA4.net GTA Forums ATI 4850 / 4870 Graphics cards Updated nVidia driver for GTA4, etc. overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-023/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-023/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:54:27 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=86 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-023/feed/ 0 3:54 Tell me this isn't just made for soundtrack use. Izmar, a Dutch-based artist on the Monotonik label, fuses electronica, jazz, and world music influences ... Tell me this isn't just made for soundtrack use. Izmar, a Dutch-based artist on the Monotonik label, fuses electronica, jazz, and world music influences in this catchy and laid-back groove. Made available courtesy of The Internet Archive under Creative Commons NonCommercial-Attribution-NoDeriv 2.5. SONG: "Walking" by Izmar, from the EP Conscious, available here. Izmar's Music website music,izmar,conscious,monotonik Izmar no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-022/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-022/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:39:56 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=83 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-022/feed/ 0 10:23 At the Machinima Film Festival 2008, Tari Akpodiete sat down for a chat with Sam Midwood (a.k.a. Zuckerman) to discuss his background, future plans, and ... At the Machinima Film Festival 2008, Tari Akpodiete sat down for a chat with Sam Midwood (a.k.a. Zuckerman) to discuss his background, future plans, and thoughts on the state of machinima. The mention of the words "full facial" and "porn" in the same interview are, believe it or not, a complete coincidence. You can listen to the audio above, or if you're listening at theovercast.com you can watch it via this Vimeo embed: Interview - Sam Midwood from Tari Akpodiete on Vimeo. FILM: This American Hero (Part 1) URL of this interview on Vimeo machinima,animation,film,video,games Tari Akpodiete, Sam Midwood no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-044/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-044/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:38:19 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=84 http://theovercast.com/overcast-044/feed/ 4 29:17 November 9th gave Phil and Ricky their first opportunity to conduct an overcast episode in front of a live virtual audience at The International Machinima ... November 9th gave Phil and Ricky their first opportunity to conduct an overcast episode in front of a live virtual audience at The International Machinima Expo 2008. Having just come off their trip to New York, the "amateur" topic from #043 was fresh on their minds, so they decided to put it before the sizable crowd and see what they thought of it. What followed was a very interesting discussion, some of which is captured here, some of which you'll really only be able to absorb when you catch the video version of this podcast where you can read the text typed by audience members who didn't use voice (watch Overman's blog for info on that release). For podcast purposes, this has been edited for time, but you can still pretty much intuit what was being said in text by the responses that followed in voice. This episode is a lower voice quality standard than normal for the show. Bandwidth issues caused some jumpiness here and there, sometimes people were too loud or too quiet and had to be adjusted on the fly, and a good chunk of the first half of the episode where Antics was discussed was lost due to a recording glitch, so that section has been cut from this edit. We'll learn a lot from this first live show, and apply that knowledge to the next one. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We whisper them into the ears of horses. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Full (unabridged) video version of this Show at Z-Studios.com The International Machinima Expo overcast #043 (prior in-depth treatment of this topic; live audience hadn't heard this yet) Machinima Film Festival Eyebeam Wikipedia: Stan Brakhage Criterion Collection: By Brakhage Essay: "In Defense of Amateur" (available in Essential Brakhage: Selected Writings on Film-Making by Stan Brakhage M dot Strange (blog, YouTube channel) FILM: We Are the Strange Fred Camper's comprehensive web resource of Brakhage machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil Rice and Ricky Grove no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-021/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-021/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:40:52 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=82 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-021/feed/ 0 4:43 At the recent Machinima Film Festival in New York, Matt Kelland grabbed this exclusive and revealing interview with Overman... in a manner of speaking. Moviestorm At the recent Machinima Film Festival in New York, Matt Kelland grabbed this exclusive and revealing interview with Overman... in a manner of speaking. Moviestorm machinima,animation,film,video,games Matt Kelland no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-020/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-020/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:43:13 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=80 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-020/feed/ 5 2:09 In overcast #043, we cut away for Phil to take a personal call. Been wondering what it was about? Invade Phil's personal space and listen ... In overcast #043, we cut away for Phil to take a personal call. Been wondering what it was about? Invade Phil's personal space and listen in. overcast #043 sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-043/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-043/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:46:54 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=81 http://theovercast.com/overcast-043/feed/ 11 40:08 In this third and final podcast recorded in New York during the Machinima Film Festival weekend, Ricky and Phil discuss at length the whole notion ... In this third and final podcast recorded in New York during the Machinima Film Festival weekend, Ricky and Phil discuss at length the whole notion of being an "amateur" filmmaker, what that means, and why it's not a bad thing. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We write them on men's room walls to brighten people's day. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." The track used to cover Phil's phone call is something he did himself for the PEDS Season 2 soundtrack. These musical selections are used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artists. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Machinima Film Festival Eyebeam Wikipedia: Stan Brakhage Brakhage FILM: MothLight Criterion Collection: By Brakhage Essay: "In Defense of Amateur" (available in Essential Brakhage: Selected Writings on Film-Making by Stan Brakhage M dot Strange (blog, YouTube channel) FILM: We Are the Strange Alex Chan: The French Democracy Lisa Morton (writer) Wikipedia: Self-Publishing Steve Albini - "The Problem with Music" Fred Camper's comprehensive web resource of Brakhage UbuWeb - Experimenal / Avant Garde resource See also: Free Pixel: Looking into Shadows - should machinima be interactive? overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-019/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-019/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:38:42 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=79 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-019/feed/ 1 3:39 Brief field recording inside a New York Subway, the F Train. The decibels were pushing the built-in mics on my Marantz recorder to the ... Brief field recording inside a New York Subway, the F Train. The decibels were pushing the built-in mics on my Marantz recorder to the limit, but there's still usable material here for ambience. Included are some passenger walla and also some conductor announcements which, if nothing else, make great reference material for creating your own. I've put this recording in the Public Domain, so please feel free to make use of it however you like without condition. Wikipedia: Public Domain sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-018/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-018/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:33:24 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=78 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-018/feed/ 0 1:20 Brief field recording of traffic in Jamaica, Queens, New York, standing atop an overpass of a six-lane highway. A little bit of wind noise ... Brief field recording of traffic in Jamaica, Queens, New York, standing atop an overpass of a six-lane highway. A little bit of wind noise crept in here and there, but there was also a wonderful (and accidental) ambulance passing by at close range, sirens blaring. I've put this recording in the Public Domain, so please feel free to make use of it however you like without condition. Wikipedia: Public Domain sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-042/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-042/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:53:02 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=75 http://theovercast.com/overcast-042/feed/ 4 44:37 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language. In this second of three New York episodes, Ricky and Phil and their guest Ben Grussi venture to the Flagship ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language. In this second of three New York episodes, Ricky and Phil and their guest Ben Grussi venture to the Flagship Diner in Queens, NY and continue the conversation on the Machinima Film Festival 2008 while eating a hearty breakfast, letting the copyrighted music wash over them like acid rain. Acid rain that Phil, about as observant as he ever is before 11 A.M., failed to notice until the episode was nearly complete. Nice one, Phil. You need Ex-Lax for moves that smooth. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We stuff them inside fortune cookies so random strangers can enjoy them too. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Machinima Film Festival Eyebeam Mass Effect Todd Levin Machinimasia International Machinima Expo 2008 overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-017/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-017/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:28:40 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=77 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-017/feed/ 2 1:34 Delta Flight 241, Seat 22G. Brief field recording from inside a jumbo jet at about 40,000 feet. Might seem like mostly white noise, ... Delta Flight 241, Seat 22G. Brief field recording from inside a jumbo jet at about 40,000 feet. Might seem like mostly white noise, but if you ever need a shot inside a commercial aircraft there's no sense not having something authentic for your ambience. Edited properly, this should be easily looped as needed. I've put this recording in the Public Domain, so please feel free to make use of it however you like without condition. Wikipedia: Public Domain machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-016/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-016/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:20:33 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=76 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-016/feed/ 2 8:39 Excerpt from MFF 2008 Panel "Interfacing Digital Actors" with Michael Nitsche - GeorgiaTech University, Ken Perlin - NYU Media Research Lab, Matt Kelland - Short ... Excerpt from MFF 2008 Panel "Interfacing Digital Actors" with Michael Nitsche - GeorgiaTech University, Ken Perlin - NYU Media Research Lab, Matt Kelland - Short Fuze, John C. Martin II - Reallusion and Armando Troisi - Bioware. Machinima Film Festival 2008 machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-041/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-041/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:07:30 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=74 http://theovercast.com/overcast-041/feed/ 8 49:47 NOTE: This podcast contains adult language. Phil and Ricky crash out in their hotel room in Jamaica, Queens, New York City the day after the Machinima ... NOTE: This podcast contains adult language. Phil and Ricky crash out in their hotel room in Jamaica, Queens, New York City the day after the Machinima Film Festival 2008 and have an informal chat with the unofficial yet undisputed machinima historian, Ben Grussi, and reflect on the experiences of the weekend. This is the first of three episodes recorded in New York during that inspiring and thought-provoking weekend. Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We write them with a Sharpie on the other's face while he's sleeping. So bring 'em on! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Why does my recorded voice sound different from my live voice? The Proximity Effect Father Frags Best StrangeUtil (not available anymore, but you can read a little about it) Machinima Film Festival Eyebeam Douglas Gayeton - Molotov Alva Bioware Lit Fuse Films machinima,animation,film,video,games Phil, Ricky, Ben Grussi yes No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-015/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-015/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:54:23 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=73 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-015/feed/ 0 22:59 Ricky flies around the Expo grounds and gives his post-event analysis and reflection. NOTE: Contains adult language. MachinExpo Website Ricky flies around the Expo grounds and gives his post-event analysis and reflection. NOTE: Contains adult language. MachinExpo Website machinima,animation,film,video,games Ricky Grove yes No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-014/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-014/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:44:48 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=72 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-014/feed/ 4 4:57 Running on fumes, Phil gives his first thoughts immediately after the day long MachinExpo event. MachinExpo Website Running on fumes, Phil gives his first thoughts immediately after the day long MachinExpo event. MachinExpo Website sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-013/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-013/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:11:09 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=71 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-013/feed/ 1 2:51 Phil phones it in yet again. What, I'm sure you were about to ask, is the connection between BloodSpell and a song called "Mobile ... Phil phones it in yet again. What, I'm sure you were about to ask, is the connection between BloodSpell and a song called "Mobile Meth Lab"? Find out. And see you Sunday at MachinExpo! SONG: "Mobile Meth Lab," by Pizzle, from the album Party Patrol, available at Magnatune.com FILM: BloodSpell machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-012/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-012/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:06:02 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=70 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-012/feed/ 0 12:20 What's with Phil and this "The Fixer" series, is he obsessed or something? YES. Phil's synthetic alter ego shares about how the first ... What's with Phil and this "The Fixer" series, is he obsessed or something? YES. Phil's synthetic alter ego shares about how the first episode had to be revamped, and how the Creative Commons work of Curandero saved the day. SONG: "Man of the Shadows," by Curandero, from the album Aras, available at Magnatune.com FILM: The Fixer, Episode 1 machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-011/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-011/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:55:00 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=69 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-011/feed/ 0 5:11 By the magic of ReadTheWords.com, Phil can be here this week even though he's not here, he's in New York at the Machinima Film Festival. ... By the magic of ReadTheWords.com, Phil can be here this week even though he's not here, he's in New York at the Machinima Film Festival. Here Phil gives the briefest of robotic anecdotes before sharing a great Creative Commons song from a great machinima film, Todd Stallkamp's "The Fixer." SONG: "Subterranean," by Artemis, from the album Gravity, available at Magnatune.com FILM: The Fixer, Episode 3 sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-040/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-040/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:12:07 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=63 http://theovercast.com/overcast-040/feed/ 2 28:44 SIGGRAPH 2008 gave Ricky an opportunity to sit down for a chat with our friend John Martin from Reallusion. They talked about - you ... SIGGRAPH 2008 gave Ricky an opportunity to sit down for a chat with our friend John Martin from Reallusion. They talked about - you guessed it - iClone version 3, a major leap forward for what was already a formidable independent machinima platform. Ricky and Phil, along with Nathan Moller and Todd Stallkamp, had the opportunity to eat dinner with John and his brother James at the 2006 Machinima Film Festival. The discussion before, during, and after that meal about trends in animation, finding an audience, iClone and everything else, lit a fire of inspiration in me that still drives me to this day. It's a pleasure for us to be able to feature this talk with John on the show. Thank you for listening! We love reading your comments, please do let us know what you think! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. iClone TV (John Martin's Blog) iClone 3 website Reallusion website AML Dramascript wiki for iClone 3 Reallusion Content Store iClone 3 - FREE version FILM: So I Ran Over a Monkey (explains the monkey comments about Phil) 3DXchange 2 - model importing into iClone from various sources iClone 3D tutorial: Clone Cloth Avatar Fashion The Reallusion Forum Reallusion.tv CrazyTalk 5 See Also: Certified Training in iClone and CrazyTalk (James Martin) - Amazing feature-driven tutorials Martin Brothers Animation Studio: HypoHeretic - A wonderful film, and this page breaks down the diverse model importing that was involved with the film overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-010/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-010/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:51:37 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=68 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-010/feed/ 6 14:43 Xanatos touches on some of the myths believed today by new machinima moviemakers that deter them from staying with the medium for long, and explores ... Xanatos touches on some of the myths believed today by new machinima moviemakers that deter them from staying with the medium for long, and explores some methods in how to more easily create a machinima film (particularly with Half-Life 2's Garrysmod) entirely by yourself as a one-man machinima making army using some commonly overlooked tactics. Xanatosrsquo; Overcast Sideshow Article FILM: Half-Life 2 Anxiety and Nightmare FILM: Soldiers of Misfortune sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-009/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-009/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:43:03 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=67 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-009/feed/ 10 9:56 DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains mild adult language. Sam "Zuckerman" Midwood makes his sideshow debut with this highly entertaining yarn about how even a prize-winning machinima film ... DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains mild adult language. Sam "Zuckerman" Midwood makes his sideshow debut with this highly entertaining yarn about how even a prize-winning machinima film can be affected by the hazard of 'drunk dialing.' Featuring a Ricky Grove voiceover outtake that is destined to be a classic. Machinima.com Molotov Alva Machinima Contest FILM: This American Hero (Part 1) sideshow Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-008/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-008/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:07:11 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=66 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-008/feed/ 4 1:45 DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. The whole Montreal Expo situation had Phil breaking into song by the end of overcast #039. By popular demand, ... DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. The whole Montreal Expo situation had Phil breaking into song by the end of overcast #039. By popular demand, here is just that song. overcast #039 machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman yes No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-007/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-007/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:01:41 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=65 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-007/feed/ 1 21:59 DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. Phil appeared as a live guest on The Awful Show podcast on Friday, August 1st 2008. This is Phil's ... DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. Phil appeared as a live guest on The Awful Show podcast on Friday, August 1st 2008. This is Phil's segment from that show. The Awful Show machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman yes No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-006/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-006/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:07:52 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=64 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-006/feed/ 0 3:49 "Good night, dear." Matt Kelland shares an outtake reel from one of his voiceover recording sessions. Matt Kelland's blog ... "Good night, dear." Matt Kelland shares an outtake reel from one of his voiceover recording sessions. Matt Kelland's blog Moviestorm machinima,animation,film,video,games Matt Kelland no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-039/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-039/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:23 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=62 http://theovercast.com/overcast-039/feed/ 6 72:19 DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. What sort of occasion would have Ricky and Phil both sharing musical numbers? One weekend in New York, the next in ... DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains adult language. What sort of occasion would have Ricky and Phil both sharing musical numbers? One weekend in New York, the next in Montreal... that was the plan. First weekend of November, the Machinima Film Festival. The second weekend, the International Machinima Expo at Festival Arcadia in Quebec. We even booked Amtrak tickets between cities and were starting to talk up the "Machinitrain" in certain quarters. And all of a sudden... BOOM! CANCELLED. What the heck really happened with the would be Montreal Expo that has now been moved to Second Life? Ricky and Phil tell all. Thank you for listening! How much do we value your feedback? We write your comments on index cards and hand them out at the airport with flowers. Keep 'em coming! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." Interlude music is by Burnshee Thornside, from the album The Art of Not Blending In, the track title is "Spanish Brass Fury". Available at Magnatune.com. These musical selections are used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artists. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. The songs by Ricky and Phil were written by themselves. Antics V5 Released New Antics3d website Kate Fosk Michael Joyce's MachinExpo Promo Video Anymation?? The Witcher Enhanced Edition The Witcher wiki - Cutscene Introduction Bioware's upcoming title, Dragon Age Machinima Film Festival 2008 Nominees FILM: Clear Skies Trailer Ricky's Renderosity Review of iClone 3 James Martin: Certified Training for iClone and CrazyTalk Garage Games - check out their Torque game engine package, very affordable Matt Kelland (Moviestorm) mentions Antics on his blog Law of the Game blog: The PRO-IP Act and Movies and Music FILM: "F.A.C.E." by M dot Strange (NSFW) The 48 Hour Film Project: Machinima MyToons Political Cartoon Contest Moviestorm's U.S. Elections Content Pack Topic: The Machinima Expo 2008 (website) In case you missed them, this week's Sideshows were: Sideshow #001: Digital Phil talks to Dave Tyner about his UT3 series Sideshow #002: Rickyrsquo;s Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 1: Ambient Sound Sideshow #003: The Games Panel discussion from SIGGRAPH 2008 Sideshow #004: A field recording of a Los Angeles subway Sideshow #005: Rickyrsquo;s Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 2: Frequency machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman yes No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-005/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-005/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:20:20 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=59 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-005/feed/ 0 6:39 Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 2: Frequency. Originally aired in overcast #034. Ricky Grove's website Music is ... Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 2: Frequency. Originally aired in overcast #034. Ricky Grove's website Music is used under Creative Commons License from Magnatune.com. The artist is Swivel Neck Jones, the album is Deep Life and the cut is "Arlo's Auto Parts and Salvation". Download the sound effects (5.66 MB .zip file) machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-004/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-004/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:31:14 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=61 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-004/feed/ 0 2:46 A field recording of a Los Angeles subway, recorded by Ricky Grove while attending SIGGRAPH 2008. Ricky Grove's website ... A field recording of a Los Angeles subway, recorded by Ricky Grove while attending SIGGRAPH 2008. Ricky Grove's website SIGGRAPH 2008 See Also: overcast #036 - Ricky Goes to SIGGRAPH machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-003/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-003/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:24:09 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=60 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-003/feed/ 2 19:08 The Games Panel discussion from SIGGRAPH 2008, recorded by Ricky Grove. Ricky Grove's website SIGGRAPH 2008 See Also: overcast ... The Games Panel discussion from SIGGRAPH 2008, recorded by Ricky Grove. Ricky Grove's website SIGGRAPH 2008 See Also: overcast #036 - Ricky Goes to SIGGRAPH machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-002/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-002/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:13:27 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=58 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-002/feed/ 1 3:57 Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 1: Ambient Sound. Originally aired in overcast #030. Ricky Grove's website Music ... Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound, Episode 1: Ambient Sound. Originally aired in overcast #030. Ricky Grove's website Music is used under Creative Commons License from Magnatune.com. The artist is Swivel Neck Jones, the album is Deep Life and the cut is "Arlo's Auto Parts and Salvation". Download the sound effects (152 MB .zip file) machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/sideshow-001/ http://theovercast.com/sideshow-001/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:58:30 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=57 http://theovercast.com/sideshow-001/feed/ 8 5:27 DigitalPhil talks with Dave Tyner of Treadster Media about their upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 machinima film, "Double Kill." Treadster Media FILM: DigitalPhil's Unreal Engagement DigitalPhil talks with Dave Tyner of Treadster Media about their upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 machinima film, "Double Kill." Treadster Media FILM: DigitalPhil's Unreal Engagement machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-038/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-038/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:33:08 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=56 http://theovercast.com/overcast-038/feed/ 5 29:26 This week Ricky talks to Brad Kolacinski from Antics3d, one of the leading independent machinima platforms who made a big splash last year by offering ... This week Ricky talks to Brad Kolacinski from Antics3d, one of the leading independent machinima platforms who made a big splash last year by offering a free version of their basic software for the first time. Brad takes us through the latest improvements to the Antics program in version 4, including a much improved lighting system and a new pricing structure, and he gives us a taste of what to expect in version 5 (FACIAL EXPRESSIONS!) - which may have been released by the time you listen to this show! If you've ever attended one of the live Antics training sessions, then Brad's voice will be familiar to you. If you haven't, I highly recommend you keep an eye out for the return of those sessions once the next version of the program. In 30 minutes, Brad takes you through all the major features of the program, and you get a very accurate feel for how quickly one can put together sets and scenes with practice and experience in the platform. Thank you for listening! Keep that feedback coming so we know what you like and want! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Male Restroom Etiquette / 2 year Anniversary Video Cambridge Film Festival FILM: Folie a Deux Anymation Antics3d Wikipedia: Antics3d Google Warehouse / Google Sketchup machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-037/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-037/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:30:51 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=55 http://theovercast.com/overcast-037/feed/ 2 67:42 Last Saturday, Male Restroom Etiquette turned two years old. Given that anniversary, and the fast approaching Machinima Film Festival 2008, the timing of a recent ... Last Saturday, Male Restroom Etiquette turned two years old. Given that anniversary, and the fast approaching Machinima Film Festival 2008, the timing of a recent package I received seemed appropriate. Lars Fuchs of AMAS interviewed Phil (me) on December 18, 2006 - right around a month after the 2006 Machinima Film Festival; the project that the interview was part of ended up getting shelved, and it never saw the light of day... until now. It's interesting to hear when I am talking about the legality situation regarding game companies and machinima... I had a slightly more optimistic view of the situation back then than I tend to offer up now. The "talks" with EA that I refer to several times... since the time of that interview, those talks dried up completely, for the very reasons I was starting to get inclinations about back then. That was a really big motivator in my full on commitment to the indie platforms for my own work. And while I've had a bit of an epiphany that reconciles the two worlds just a bit, my dedication remains largely with those platforms. It's interesting to hear this little time capsule, where the seeds of that migration were so evident but not yet sprouting. Thank you for listening! In two weeks we'll be back with a new episode, plus the sideshows begin! Bring on the feedback, we love it! This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Machinima Film Festival Ricky's biographical tome on Phil: Part 1 and Part 2 machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-036/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-036/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:15:59 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=54 http://theovercast.com/overcast-036/feed/ 16 52:14 In this most unique of episodes, Ricky takes us on a sonic journey through SIGGRAPH 2008 in L.A. If you're a fan of Ricky's ... In this most unique of episodes, Ricky takes us on a sonic journey through SIGGRAPH 2008 in L.A. If you're a fan of Ricky's "Wonderful World of Sound" series, you'll find this episode to be a treasure trove of field recording goodness. Serving as punctuation between the recordings are some short bits of experimental music, improvised and performed "live" by Phil, specifically for this episode. So kick back, don your best pair of headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy. For even more of the experience, check out the links to Ricky's Renderosity.com SIGGRAPH journal. We're going to be trying something a little different. Right now we've been shooting for bi-weekly shows, every other Friday. In October, we're going to try augmenting that schedule by adding what we're calling "Sideshows" (and that only because "Snacks" is already in use by The Awful Show, my inspiration for trying this out). Basically, the idea is that we want to try to provide content Monday, Wednesday, and Friday... every week. We'll continue to do the longer, produced podcasts every other Friday, but in between those episodes you'll start seeing some other material, generally of shorter duration and more focused in nature. Interviews, spotlights, and so on. We'll kick off the overcast "sideshows" starting October 6th, 2008. Thank you for listening! What do you think of what we're doing? We want to know. This Week's Itinerary: Music Credits for this show: All music composed / performed by Phil "Overman" Rice, and is released under Creative Commons Share-Alike license along with the podcast itself. SIGGRAPH 2008 website Ricky's SIGGRAPH Journal at Renderosity.com: Day One Day Two Days Three and Four Day Five Machiniplex3: "SIGGRAPH 2008: A Most Extraordinary Conference" Quasi the Robot (YouTube video of Quasi) On the Subway, Arriving at Convention Center Exhibition Hall Media Room - The Day's Schedule Students Interview Speedlab 1 Speedlab 2 Subway - On The Way Going to the Theater Animation Festival Walking the Hallway The Pantry Restaurant Morning of the Last Day - On Way To Subway The End More SIGGRAPH 2008 Coverage overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/update-aug-29-2008/ http://theovercast.com/update-aug-29-2008/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:34:59 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=53 http://theovercast.com/update-aug-29-2008/feed/ 0 http://theovercast.com/update-aug-22-2008/ http://theovercast.com/update-aug-22-2008/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:08:16 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=52 http://theovercast.com/update-aug-22-2008/feed/ 2 http://theovercast.com/overcast-035/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-035/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:11:35 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=51 http://theovercast.com/overcast-035/feed/ 10 76:26 Phil and Ricky start off with some news and current events, and then share their impressions after spending some hands-on time with iClone version 3.0... ... Phil and Ricky start off with some news and current events, and then share their impressions after spending some hands-on time with iClone version 3.0... including an exclusive bit of impressive news about the product that you've likely not heard before now. Thank you for listening! Your feedback is so valuable to us; when we get fatigued, it energizes and motivates us. So please tell us what you think! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is "Demon Seed." This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Pamela for Skype - call recording utility 100,000+ Gorillas (CNN) The International Machinima Expo - November 7-9, 2008 Machiniplex.com GTA IV coming to PC! The Awful Show (Phil was guest on 8/1... interview audio coming soon) Google Lively Marque Cornblatt Game - Stalker: Clear Sky Expansion - The Sims 2: Apartment Life Next Machiniplex Premiere - "The Demise" by Daniel Walisuk on August 24, 2008 G.I. Joe stop motion "The Thing" Zombie Zombie Antics version 4 now available Moviestorm version 1.1 now available SIGGRAPH 2008 Vue 7 to debut at SIGGRAPH 3d World Magazine covers Open Source Tools this month Autodesk acquires RealViz Zign Track 1.4 (camcorder facial motion capture) TOPIC: iClone 3.0 iClone website iClone TV: "iClone 3 What's New Video" MyClones for iClone blog: "iClone 3 Preview Unbelievable!" machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-034/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-034/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:56:58 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=50 http://theovercast.com/overcast-034/feed/ 20 103:45 Ricky and Phil kick off this massive show with some machinima news and current events, before launching into an in-depth discussion of Bioware's epic video ... Ricky and Phil kick off this massive show with some machinima news and current events, before launching into an in-depth discussion of Bioware's epic video game, Mass Effect. SPOILER ALERT: Some of what is discussed in this show is directly related to the game's storyline, so if you're concerned about preserving a sense of surprise before you experience the game, please be advised. Thank you for listening! This show runs on an ancient Prothean technology we like to call: Your Feedback. Tell us what you think! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is the main theme from Bioware's Mass Effect, by composer Jack Wall. The Vimeo issue Vimeo's Announcement Shattered Keyboard: "Ban On Game Only Clips" Machinima For Dummies: "Vimeo inspires creativity by banning gaming videos Eric Rice: "Vimeo's Ban on Game Videos Strikes a Nerve" Overman's Blog: "Vimeo Alternatives" Mitch Featherston: "New Seamless Texture Set" iClone Daily: "iClone 3.0 - 08-08-08 Antics Blog: "Antics V4 in action - realtime shadows video!" Wikipedia: Antics 3D Moviestorm Phil a guest on The Awful Show, Friday August 1st 2008 M dot Strange working on new "mysterious doll film" See also: We Are The Strange OneJovialSim's first live action film, Nocturnal Emissions Also re: OneJovialSim: Jabberwocky in Second Life International Machinima Expo (site coming very soon) at Festival Arcadia - 2nd weekend in November, Montreal Quebec Topic: MASS EFFECT by BIOWARE Zero Punctuation on Mass Effect ZS Forum Discussion on Securom Boing Boing: "Bill Gates' 2003 flame email about Moviemaker" Wikipedia: Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect Downloadable Add-on Content Bioware Forums Overman's "So I Ran Over a Monkey" Overman's Blog: "To Game or Not To Game" Mass Effect Console Commands Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound - Episode 2: Frequency Download the sound effects (5.66 MB .zip file) overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-033/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-033/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:01 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=49 http://theovercast.com/overcast-033/feed/ 9 62:01 Phil and Ricky kick off the show with some personal updates, and then cover some current events and trends in machinima. This is our ... Phil and Ricky kick off the show with some personal updates, and then cover some current events and trends in machinima. This is our most "conversational" show to-date, and has a very free and comfortable feel. Thank you for listening! It's hard to express how important your feedback is to us. Please keep it coming. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album Ghosts, the track title is "26 Ghosts III," from the third CD in that 4-disc set. This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Ricky writing for Renderosity.com Attending SIGGRAPH 2008 RGrove.com - Ricky's personal website Wordpress blogging platform Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg Ricky's IMDB Entry Phil's YouTube channel - New release every Friday for a year Sam Goldwater's Monad Lit Fuse Films' Jill's Song Z-Studios' Apology Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain Moviestorm Phil inspired by Frank Fox's Morning Run Amok Leo Lucien-Bay's Beast 3D World Magazine (June 2008, Issue #104, "Machinima Grows Up") The "Krad Smash" rant thread Final Fantasy Meets Nine Inch Nails as an example of "happy accidents" Machinima Film Festival 2008 in New York (Eyebeam) - 1st Weekend in November International Machinima Expo at Arcadia Festival in Montreal (website coming soon, watch Overman's Blog) - 2nd Weekend in November NVISION 08 by NVidia (Machinima.com involved) in San Jose, CA - August 2008 Next Generation Machinima Contest machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-032/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-032/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:16:40 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=48 http://theovercast.com/overcast-032/feed/ 13 78:23 Ricky and Phil continue their discussion of Acting, particularly as it relates to voiceover work for machinima. This second of two parts of coverage ... Ricky and Phil continue their discussion of Acting, particularly as it relates to voiceover work for machinima. This second of two parts of coverage recaps info from part 1, continues the discussion, and finishes up with a live cold reading / coaching session. Thank you for listening! Your feedback makes this show what it is, so bring it on. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album Ghosts, the track title is "26 Ghosts III," from the third CD in that 4-disc set. Segue music is also by Nine Inch Nails, a remix by Overman from the album Year Zero, the track title is "Me, I'm Not.". These musical selections are used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. Machinima Film Festival 2008 Sam Midwood and Harrison Heller: Winners of the Molotov Alva Machinima.com Contest Sam Midwood's Overcast Promo Video: Being John Machinima Dragon*Con Film Festival 2008 Topic: Acting, Part 2 Video Mentioned: Family Guy recording session Garrick by Margaret Barton is a well-written biography of one of the world's greatest actors. The Disreputable Profession: the Actor in Society by Mendel Kohansky is the only book I've found that actually tells the history of actors as a profession in society. Did you know that actors could not vote until the late 1800's because they were not considered real citizens? You see, pretending to be something you are not (acting) is lying and lying is a sin. Kohanksy, an Israeli scholar, writes remarkably well; there's not a single page that isn't filled with fascinating information. The cold reading: a scene from "Hughie" by Eugene O'Neill Resources from last episode (still relevant here): Gamasutra - "Giving Games A Voice: Sony's Dialog Manager Greg deBeer Speaks" Note the comment by Eric Webb (another voice casting director) which are almost as good as the interview. -Ricky Best single book on Modernism: Modernism by Peter Gay Stanislavsky's An Actor Prepares is a good start with his theories, but be warned it's cut and badly translated. Wikipedia entry on Stan is good. Historical anthology of writings on acting: Actors on Acting by Toby Cole Best source on the Group Theatre is: The Fervent Years by Harold Clurman Actor's Studio has a myriad of references. A good history is: A Method to Their Madness by Foster Hirsch Best Single book on acting for the beginner (remember it's geared towards the Theatre): Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen Wonderful alternative view of "Method" oriented acting is: The End of Acting by Richard Maltby Unfortunately, there are no Voice Acting books that aren't geared towards the voice/cartoon industry, so I have none to recommend. Instead take a look at a new documentary on voice actors coming on DVD in July called "Adventures in Voice Acting" Also, good basic books on Oral Interpretation are a good source for how to use your voice in crafting a story. machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-031/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-031/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:57:01 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=46 http://theovercast.com/overcast-031/feed/ 29 53:53 Ricky and Phil discuss Acting, particularly as it relates to voiceover work for machinima. This first of two parts of coverage discusses acting history ... Ricky and Phil discuss Acting, particularly as it relates to voiceover work for machinima. This first of two parts of coverage discusses acting history as well as the approaches and philosophies of the craft which are prevalent today (and where they came from). Whether you're an experienced actor or completely new it, we think you'll find the information covered here to be both helpful and practical. Thank you for listening! Your feedback sculpts this show, and is both welcome and greatly appreciated. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album Ghosts, the track title is "26 Ghosts III," from the third CD in that 4-disc set. This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear. The Martin Brothers' iClone Music Video: HypoHeretic Mike Jones' overview of Celtx 1.0 Antics Technologies begins conducting weekly webinars (learn Antics software) Mass Effect for PC Some of the films mentioned in the following discussion: Reich and Roll (the one I forgot the name of) Bouncers, Kebabs, Ruby Murries Topic: Acting, Part 1 Gamasutra - "Giving Games A Voice: Sony's Dialog Manager Greg deBeer Speaks" Note the comment by Eric Webb (another voice casting director) which are almost as good as the interview. -Ricky Best single book on Modernism: Modernism by Peter Gay Stanislavsky's An Actor Prepares is a good start with his theories, but be warned it's cut and badly translated. Wikipedia entry on Stan is good. Historical anthology of writings on acting: Actors on Acting by Toby Cole Best source on the Group Theatre is: The Fervent Years by Harold Clurman Actor's Studio has a myriad of references. A good history is: A Method to Their Madness by Foster Hirsch Best Single book on acting for the beginner (remember it's geared towards the Theatre): Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen Wonderful alternative view of "Method" oriented acting is: The End of Acting by Richard Maltby Unfortunately, there are no Voice Acting books that aren't geared towards the voice/cartoon industry, so I have none to recommend. Instead take a look at a new documentary on voice actors coming on DVD in July called "Adventures in Voice Acting" Also, good basic books on Oral Interpretation are a good source for how to use your voice in crafting a story. overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-030/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-030/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 04:02:12 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=44 http://theovercast.com/overcast-030/feed/ 35 53:48 Phil Rice (Overman) and his new cohost Ricky Grove take on the topic of Pro Machinima [EDIT: Part 1 - Game Company Employment] Who ... Phil Rice (Overman) and his new cohost Ricky Grove take on the topic of Pro Machinima [EDIT: Part 1 - Game Company Employment] Who has gone pro in this way? What impact has it had on the community? And what can you do to put yourself on a path which might one day lead to a game developer's doorstep? Thank you for listening! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music Credits for this show: Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album Ghosts, the track title is "26 Ghosts III," from the third CD in that 4-disc set. The music for Ricky's World of Sound #1 is from Magnatune.com. The artist is Swivel Neck Jones, the album is Deep Life and the cut is "Arlo's Auto Parts and Salvation". Both musical selections are used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by these artists. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy these tunes. Molotov Alva Reviews: The Boston Globe: 'Molotov' launches the virtual reality show The Hollywood Reporter: Television Review: 'Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey' The Toledo Blade: 'Molotov Alva' is like looking in a funhouse mirror Online Machinima Film Festival 2008 Mass Effect Comes to PC (May 28) DiVAS Season 1 Finale is May 31 Ricky's Wonderful World of Sound #1 Download the sound effects (152 MB .zip file) Topic: Pro Machinima [EDIT: Part 1 - Game Company Employment] Those who have gone pro (Name [website, if available] / Example Film or Project / Where they now work): Tristan Pope / Converse WoW Ad / Blizzard Entertainment Terran Gregory / Return / Blizzard Entertainment Ezra Furgeson / Return / Blizzard Entertainment [EDIT: Correction - I'm told Ezra does not work for Blizzard, my mistake. -Phil] Ken Thain / The Everseason / Bioware Jonathan Perry / Inside the Machinima / Bioware Nathan Moller / Just a Game / Bioware Jason Choi / Edge of Remorse / Shiny Entertainment / Double Helix Games Todd Stallkamp / The Fixer / Electronic Arts (EA Games) Paul Marino / I'm Still Seeing Breen / Bioware Michelle Pettit-Me / The Snow Witch / Bioware Ingrid Moon / The Machinima Road Show / Disney Brandon Dennis / Inventing Swear Words / WeGame.com Matt Kelland, Dave Lloyd / No License / Moviestorm Johnnie Ingram, Ben Sanders / BloodSpell / Moviestorm Zachariah Scott / Combine Nation / Bioware Robert Stoneman / Rusty Whispers: Dennis / Bioware If you want to get the attention of a game developer and go this route, what can we learn from those hired above? Have a commitment to quality in your work Build relevant skills Demonstrating that you know your way around (at least) one of the more advanced game machinima toolkits, like Source (Half-Life 2) or Unreal Tournament, is a big plus Study everything you can to become a better director and cinematographer (the games which have cinematic designers want them to feel like interactive movies) Develop an eye for design - use of color, use of light - and let that show in your work Any relevant skills not directly related to machinima can set you apart - sound design, CGI knowl machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman clean No http://theovercast.com/overcast-029/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-029/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 05:50:29 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/?p=43 http://theovercast.com/overcast-029/feed/ 4 00:01:01 Watch the winning entry here: Hi res: http://www.vimeo.com/945102 Lo res: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSotiNqJ9gc If you have trouble playing this announcement video, it can also be found on YouTube ... Watch the winning entry here: Hi res: http://www.vimeo.com/945102 Lo res: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSotiNqJ9gc If you have trouble playing this announcement video, it can also be found on YouTube here. Thank you for listening (watching)! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Next show is in two weeks. Before that time, keep an eye on the home page or Overman's Blog for a special announcement regarding the all new Overcast! overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-028/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-028/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:04:12 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-028/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-028/feed/ 9 54:16 "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 ... "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): 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 overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-027/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-027/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:11:40 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-027/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-027/feed/ 5 26:26 The fourth and final interview from Machinima Festival Europe has Hugh and Johnnie talking with Burnie Burns and Jason "Schultz" Soldantilde;a of Rooster Teeth Productions, ... The fourth and final interview from Machinima Festival Europe has Hugh and Johnnie talking with Burnie Burns and Jason "Schultz" Soldantilde;a of Rooster Teeth Productions, the team behind Red vs. Blue. Burnie and Jason talk about their "Top Machinima Moments," as well as their difficulty getting in the door of the festival awards, their recollections of the first Red vs. Blue recording session, and they learn the identity of the man who ate their chicken dinner. ATTENTION: This podcast contains adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for listening! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Rooster Teeth website Rooster Teeth profile at Adobe.com Wikipedia: Burnie Burns Wikipedia: Jason Saldantilde;a Laphroaig: The World's Favorite Islay single malt whiskey Deuchars India Pale Ale Schlitz Second Life Picture: The Machinima Festival Europe Award FILM: In the Waiting Line (a.k.a. Robot Eats Apple) (directed by Tommy Pallotta, who went on to direct A Scanner Darkly) FILM: Anna by Katherine Anna Kang (Fountainhead Entertainment) FILM: GTA Coke Commercial FILM: Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication (music video) FILM: Diary of a Camper FILM: Warthog Jump by Randall Glass FILM: My Trip to Liberty City by Jim Munroe machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman yes No http://theovercast.com/overcast-026/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-026/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:47:59 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-026/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-026/feed/ 6 29:25 Paul Marino and Frank Dellario (of Ill Clan, now a part of Electric Sheep Company) were the third duo to be interviewed at Machinima Festival ... An approxi-weekly machinima-themed podcast by Overman featuring discussion, reviews, and comedy related to machinima: real-time animated films made with video game technology. machinima,animation,film,video,games Overman yes No http://theovercast.com/overcast-025/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-025/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:53:18 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-025/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-025/feed/ 2 11:35 Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd (of Short Fuze / Moviestorm) were the second duo to be interviewed at Machinima Festival Europe 2007 by Hugh Hancock ... Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd (of Short Fuze / Moviestorm) were the second duo to be interviewed at Machinima Festival Europe 2007 by Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram. This time Matt and Dave talk about their "Top 3 Machinima Moments," with Matt delivering the answers in a pantomime that translated surprisingly well to the audio. And they manage to give the shortest unofficial Moviestorm plug you will likely ever hear. ATTENTION: This podcast contains adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for listening! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Short Fuze website Moviestorm website BOOK: Machinima by Dave Morris, Matt Kelland, and Dave Lloyd FILM: The Journey by Friedrich Kirshner FILM: Scrap by Folklore Studio Scott Buckley, composer FILM: Edge of Remorse (also has music by Scott Buckley) Wikipedia: La Cucaracha (not by Scott Buckley) FILM: No License by Short Fuze (not available online) BloodSpell.com Machinima For Dummies overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-024/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-024/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:12:43 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-024/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-024/feed/ 8 12:00 This special edition of the show features a live interview conducted by Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram at the Machinima Festival Europe 2007, held last ... This special edition of the show features a live interview conducted by Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram at the Machinima Festival Europe 2007, held last month in Leicester, UK at the De Montfort University Campus Centre. Hugh and Johnnie speak with Ross Bambrey and Steve Wallace, fellow members of Strange Company and collaborators on their feature film, BloodSpell. Ross and Steve are asked to describe their "Top 3 Machinima Moments." The high spirited discussion touches on several of their favorite machinima films as well as what making machinima sometimes has in common with driving under the influence. "Don't drink and film..." After much deliberation, we've decided to release this interview largely uncensored. BAC levels are running high, and there is more than a little bit of adult language here, so please be advised. I think I'll restate that in bold. ATTENTION: This podcast contains adult language. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Thank you for listening! As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Primer: Learn the Scottish Accent Urban Dictionary: Silence Fool Strange Company website BloodSpell The Strange Company production office Dementia Myndflame Captain Dan's Authentic Pirate Hip Hop FILM: Male Restroom Etiquette FILM: Friedrich Kirshner's "The Photographer" FILM: Billy Maclure YMCA in WoW? FILM: The Ballad of Black Mesa FILM: Ozymandias Neil Corbett (now w/ RockStar, GTA4) Machinima For Dummies overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-023/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-023/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:57:34 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-023/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-023/feed/ 4 56:19 This week I had the pleasure and privilege to speak with members of Lit Fuse Films, the dream team behind a host of award-winning and ... This week I had the pleasure and privilege to speak with members of Lit Fuse Films, the dream team behind a host of award-winning and critically acclaimed films such as Combine Nation, War of the Servers, and The Ballad of Black Mesa. The globe-spanning conversation included: Zachariah Scott, Michael K. Clements, and Brian / Oskar. We discuss several of their diverse films, their collaborative process and technical approach, and what keeps them motivated and productive. Lit Fuse is a rarity in the machinima world - alongside the likes of Ill Clan, Strange Company, Myndflame - a large team busting at the seams with talent, and they're making machinima in what some would say is one of the most technically challenging of all platforms: Valve's Source Engine. And they're making it look easy. Thank you for listening! Lit Fuse and I would love to hear your feedback, so please bring it on! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Lit Fuse Films home page Mighty Crane Films + PHW Films = Lit Fuse Films (merger) Some of the Members of Lit Fuse Films (full list is here): Zachariah Scott (Writer, Director) Robert Stoneman (Director, Audio Engineering, Voiceover) Michael K. Clements (Public Relations, Webmaster) Brian / Oskar - (Voiceover, After Effects) Felipe Dobreira (Graphic Designer) Lars Erik (Composer) Ben (Visual FX) Selected Filmography: War of the Servers - Part 1 / Part 2 Summer in City 17 Ballad of Black Mesa Thunder Melon 2 Maintenance Man Rusty Whispers: Dennis Rusty Whispers: Daniel Combine Nation: Episode 1 Combine Nation: Episode 2 Ignis Solus Big Duck's Harpsichord Miscellany Batman 2 (Working Title: The Dark Knight) Software Tools on Credits for Combine Nation Episode 2: Boujou 4 and Cinema4D Time Lapse Video: 3D Motion Tracking in Combine Nation Episode 2 Time Lapse Video: Scanner Euthanasia Technique in Combine Nation Episode 2 Tough Reviews for Combine Nation Episode 1 on Kotaku Valve examples of what can be done in Team Fortress 2: Meet the Heavy Meet the Demoman Meet the Engineer Donut Bars SteamMovies.com bought by Valve Brief Glimpse of Valve Tool: The Integrated Filmmaker - Explanation: all characters in this video were recorded by one person, one at a time. overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-022/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-022/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:52:47 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-022/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-022/feed/ 5 33:39 This week I discuss the latest happenings in the independent artist revolution / music industry implosion (and why we should care), and review a number ... This week I discuss the latest happenings in the independent artist revolution / music industry implosion (and why we should care), and review a number of new web destinations of interest to machinima makers. Recorded in an odd location this week, my apologies for less than the usual sound quality, as I had no means to pad the room to control reverb. Thank you for listening! Your feedback is the sustenance of this show, so please bring it on! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Radiohead - In Rainbows Billboard: Nine Inch Nails Celebrates Free Agent Status Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust PC World: Pay-What-You-Want Albums are Catching On nymag.com: Trent Reznor and Saul Williams Discuss Their New Collaboration, Mourn OiNK Creative Commons The Music Industry Implosion Salon.com: How the Music Industry Blew It Big Picture: Music Industry Intent on Committing Hari-Kari Wired: Mom Fights RIAA Suit Solo Wired: Schoolgirl Settles with RIAA BetaNews: RIAA's Suit Against Mom Fails, So It Sues Kids Wired: How Hollywood can avoid the fate of the music industry Hollywood - Writers' Strike Elton John - Shut Down the Internet Mike Jones' Game Probe series Mike Jones Digital Basin (blog) New resource for free sounds: SoundSnap.com New Forums at IndyMogul Video Tutorials at IndyMogul The IndyMogul YouTube channel Celtx version 0.995 Unreal Tournament III Beta Demo Valve: The Orange Box Lit Fuse Films: Ignis Solus (Team Fortress 2 machinima) Lit Fuse Films home page Half-Life Episode 2 overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-021/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-021/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:45:38 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/overcast-021/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-021/feed/ 7 48:48 This week I discuss Pee Wee Herman's relevance to Moviestorm, the revised Microsoft machinima rules (featuring an exclusive press conference), and the Second Life television ... This week I discuss Pee Wee Herman's relevance to Moviestorm, the revised Microsoft machinima rules (featuring an exclusive press conference), and the Second Life television appearance on CSI:New York. And I share a bit of what's been going on in my life outside of machinima. Thank you for listening! Your feedback is, as always, welcome and vital. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Moviestorm IMDB: Pee Wee's Big Adventure (excerpt on YouTube) Yes, *everything* is on YouTube. Moviestorm content packs Microsoft's Revised Game Content Usage Rules Edgeworks Entertainment / The Codex Second Life on CBS television show CSI:NY Electric Sheep Company Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero IMDB: Gary Sinise The CSI:NY Virtual Experience Overman's Blog: MellaniuM Upcoming interviews and episodes... BloodSpell Feature Cut But enough about me, let's talk about me... overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-020/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-020/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:54:39 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/08/31/overcast-020/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-020/feed/ 6 38:58 Winners of the Stolen Life DVD Giveaway are announced. Then, this week we're talking about what just about everyone is talking about: Microsoft's recently ... Winners of the Stolen Life DVD Giveaway are announced. Then, this week we're talking about what just about everyone is talking about: Microsoft's recently published Game Content Usage Rules. What's the big deal? Well, for starters... these rules are not just about Halo, or even just about Microsoft games. Once these rules are solidified, being the industry precedent, they will very likely serve as a template which other game companies will imitate. There is a key prohibition in those rules which, so far, no one appears to be talking about. And in my opinion, it's huge. We need to speak up NOW, if we care. The exciting and breaking news is... it appears those who drafted the document are listening to hear what you have to say. That's just as huge. Things are happening REALLY fast with this; it's possible that by the time you listen to this, some of what I bring up is going to have been made irrelevant by new developments. Keep that in mind. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Winners of Stolen Life DVD European Machinima Film Festival Stolen Life - Watch the entire film online! Machinima.com has a new look! Machinima.com has embedded video streams! Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules Selected Web Coverage: Paul Marino of the Academy of Machinima Arts #38; Sciences Mark Methinitis of Vernon Goodrich, LLP - Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5 Tony Walsh at Clickable Culture Analysis on the Citizen Game blog DonkeyXote's blog (Microsoft) - Article 1, Article 2 Hugh Hancock on the Machinima For Dummies blog - Article 1, Article 2 Fred von Lohmann on his EFF blog overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-019/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-019/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:42:15 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/08/05/overcast-019/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-019/feed/ 4 47:07 I figured I'd squeeze off one more show before Elton John shuts down the Internets. This show covers various machinima-related happenings and other news, ... I figured I'd squeeze off one more show before Elton John shuts down the Internets. This show covers various machinima-related happenings and other news, and includes a good bit of discussion about some of what is going on in the music industry lately, and how that relates to independent content creators of any kind. Oh yeah, and there's this... The STOLEN LIFE DVD GIVEAWAY Take a survey, Win one of four "Stolen Life" DVDs! To Enter the Drawing, take this survey by August 20, 2007, and be sure to include your e-mail address! Winners will be announced on August 31, 2007. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): DigitalPhil missing since April 1st Show? Mass Effect Trailer (Director's Cut) Jade Empire Machinima For Dummies Afterworld - Daily Episodes (Mon-Fri) Starting in August! TubeMogul - New Feature: Universal Upload Review: "Stolen Life" DVD by Nanoflix Productions Other Reviews of "Stolen Life": Slice of Sci-Fi Review (on YouTube) Robots.net Review Mat Van Rhoon's Review on Unofficial Tex Murphy Buddy of DeadOnQue's Review Shattered Keyboard's Test for the Presidential Candidates Todd Stallkamp on Games and Culture Second Life Thin (Web) Client in Development Buddy (DeadOnQue) is working on ... something? Buddy / DeadOnQue's Films Kazakhstan Internet Access: Only for the rich? PC World: MySpace Boots Sex Offenders - Boo hoo?! More details on Prince's new music strategy Elton John: Shut Down the Internets! Steve Albini: The Problem with Music [contains adult language] Kate Walsh: Self-Made Music Artist ASCAP re: music licensing in restaurants The Fall of Beyonce - VIDEO (turn DOWN the volume... apologies for the sound quality) overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-018/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-018/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:10:13 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/07/22/overcast-018/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-018/feed/ 9 46:27 Now you know why the show is called "approxi-weekly."nbsp; After several weeks off, this week attempts to play catch-up on some of what has been ... Now you know why the show is called "approxi-weekly."nbsp; After several weeks off, this week attempts to play catch-up on some of what has been happening both inside and outside the machinima and animation communities.nbsp; Included are a handful of machinima recommendations, lots of news, and a bit of fun as well. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Kffoo!'s Moviestorm Beta Test Films on YouTube Hitchcock's Filmography Moviestorm Public Beta SERIES: Adventures in Dating (Episode 9) / Decorgal FILM: Tale from Midnight City / Tracechops (Lainy Voom) New World Notes on 'Midnight City' FILM: Circus Anymation - The Bridge / Tom Jantol See Also: Cirque du Machinima - Cuckoo Clock FILM: Alice / Jovial Productions American McGee's Alice (game) SERIES: Afterworld Grand Theft Auto 4 Trailer Fraps 2.9 released / Fraps 2.9.1 released TubeMogul - Online Video Tracking and Analytics Koinup - Your virtual life VeohTV (Beta) E3 2007 - High Security REMEMBERING: the overcast visits E3 2006 Article: Learn Python in 10 Minutes Python is the scripting language of Blender Blender Open Source Movie: Elephant's Dream Charles Stross Article: The Tech Lab: Charles Stross BOOK: Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance by Barry Purves 3D E-Mail? 3D Network Traffic Monitoring SIGGRAPH 2007: Aug. 5-9 in San Diego OMFF 2007 Judges List Prince Giving Away Next Album... with a Newspaper STORY: Pink Beach - No Men Allowed STORY: 1000-Stall Restroom in China R-Kelly overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-017/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-017/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 20:23:55 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/05/09/overcast-017/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-017/feed/ 4 59:53 Peter Rasmussen takes time out to discuss his filmmaking career, his influences, what attracts him to machinima, and of course the films themselves. On ... Peter Rasmussen takes time out to discuss his filmmaking career, his influences, what attracts him to machinima, and of course the films themselves. On the verge of his second machinima feature film release, Rasmussen is one of the genre's most respected and prolific directors and advocates. He is proof positive that one can make machinima, be taken seriously while doing so, and end up owning what he creates. His story in this field is a personal inspiration to me, as I hope it will be to you too. This episode features music from Philip Johnston, composer of the soundtrack to "Stolen Life," and winner of the 2006 Machinima Film Festival award for Best Original Music. Philip was kind enough to grant me permission to use some of his music to complement this interview. If you like what you hear, please consider thanking Philip by purchasing one of his CDs. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music: "Whodunnit" by Philip Johnston www.PhilipJohnston.com Peter Rasmussen: Nanoflix Productions / Nanoflix Blog IMDB: Peter Rasmussen Stolen Life - Winner, Best Original Music, 2006 MFF In the Winter Dark (film) / Tim Winton (story) Deadwood (HBO) Australian Film Commission Film: The Picture Woman (IMDB entry) Chris Marker: La JetAtilde;copy;e / Sans Soleil (Sunless) (La JetAtilde;copy;e was inspiration for Twelve Monkeys) YouTube Picture Phenomenon (Noah Kalina) GameStudio Platform Antics iClone Moviestorm Film: Rendezvous (audio clip 1) Film: Killer Robot (audio clip 2) Isaac Asimov: I, Robot Star Trek (Data) / Voyager (The Doctor) Robby the Robot / Forbidden Planet The Star Birth Photo The Planetary Society Podcast (Planetary Radio) / SETI Radio Extra-solar Planet with Earth-like Atmosphere Landing on Titan mBROLA Voice Synthesis (in Killer Robot) Film: Stolen Life (audio clip 3) Actors: Chris Jones (Tex Murphy) as PI, Claudia Black (Farscape) as Kiru Beamo Music (Recording Studio) George Turnure, Sound Design (demo reel) Jackie Turnure, Co-Producer (profile at AFTRS) JustAdventure Leaving Las Vegas (Nicholas Cage) Stolen Life Preview/Review - on Unofficial Tex Murphy by Mat Van Rhoon South Park The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams The Alien Movies Red Dwarf Doctor Who (Tom Baker) Peter's Playlist: Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Thomas Dolby FBI Radio (Sydney) Program Grid - Velocity (Drum and Bass) / Whiplash (Thrash Metal) "Come and Check Your Head" by Blue King Brown Jackie at a pitching competition at Cannes Music: "Rub Me the Wrong Way" by Philip Johnston Other Related Reading: The Making of Stolen Life on JustAdventure The Machinima Advantage by Peter Rasmussen Why Machinima is Different by Peter Rasmussen Promise of Science: Robots at umich.edu overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-016b/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-016b/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:17:34 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/04/30/overcast-016b/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-016b/feed/ 6 51:57 Part 2 of 2 of an extended conversation with Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram. We discuss MovieStorm, the challenge of defining the term "machinima," the ... Part 2 of 2 of an extended conversation with Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram. We discuss MovieStorm, the challenge of defining the term "machinima," the Academy of Machinima Arts #38; Sciences (AMAS), copyright challenges... and, of course, the fact that Linux people prefer Aerosmith. Featuring music from the BloodSpell motion picture soundtrack. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music: "Foyer of the Demoncaller" by Overman Sound Clip: BloodSpell Episode 4 MovieStorm Short Fuze: Matt Kelland, David Bailey, Dave Lloyd Tom Jantol / Cirque du Machinima The "What is machinima?" discussions Machinima Film Festival Wikipedia: Bill Hicks Softimage AnyMation Series: Afterworld Film: Inside the Machinima Film: Machinima! With Officer Dan Peter Rasmussen / Stolen Life / Nanoflix blog AMAS Wikipedia: EULA Copyright Law: Derivative Works, Fair Use, and The Copyfight Kevin Smith - Credit Cards to Finance Indie Films Music: "Rust" by Modo Book: Olympos by Dan Simmons Book: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Art and Gatekeepers Wikipedia: E-Book Book: Execution Channel by Ken Macleod Book: Forest Mage by Robin Hobb Book: Freakonomics Book: As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela by Mark Thomas Machinima Premiere Last.FM Overcast #014 (April Fools) Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack Purcell's Dido #38; Aeneas Scissor Sisters Green Day Jason Webley - Tour Schedule The Levellers Music: "Raindrops Keep Falling on the Dead" by Flipron overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-016a/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-016a/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:44:07 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/04/23/overcast-016a/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-016a/feed/ 13 53:54 Part 1 of 2 of an extended conversation with Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram. We talk about Johnnie's job interview to come work for Hugh, ... Part 1 of 2 of an extended conversation with Hugh Hancock and Johnnie Ingram. We talk about Johnnie's job interview to come work for Hugh, BloodSpell, WoW machinima, the book Machinima for Dummies (which they are cowriting)... and, of course, Furries and Gnomes. Featuring music from the BloodSpell motion picture soundtrack. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Music: Angel Conversations - "Crushed" Strange Company Ozymandias Building a House for Sentient Elephants BloodSpell Belleville Rendezvous (link?) The FairGame Project Edge of Remorse Music: D-Cent Jerks - Maldita Perdita Something Awful Second Life Safari (NSFW) Captain Dan's Authentic Pirate Hip-Hop (NSFW) Machinima For Dummies Google Docs Johnnie's favorite word: gotten One of Hugh's journalistic influences: Hunter Thompson Furries, Furries, Furries Blender Music: Reiser - Rock Star overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-015/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-015/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/04/08/overcast-015/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-015/feed/ 9 50:21 This Jumbo Size episode covers some of the very latest happenings in the machinima / animation world... and the truth about overcast #014 is at ... This Jumbo Size episode covers some of the very latest happenings in the machinima / animation world... and the truth about overcast #014 is at last revealed. WARNING: Contains adult language. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Hot Video Game Characters A Real Male Restroom Etiquette Horror Si habla ... "Shadow Dancer" by OneJovialSim (download available there) SLURL: Magnatune in Second Life Stream Magnatune to your Land in Second Life Virtual Ants in Second Life (NWN / Shattered Keyboard / Boing-Boing) See the Virtual Ants on YouTube Blender The Machinima Premiere Wiki How to Write a Good Tutorial How to Create a Good Video Tutorial DivX Film Festival The Truth about Overcast #014 Wikipedia: John Cage // 4'33" overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-014/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-014/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:55:31 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/04/01/overcast-014/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-014/feed/ 21 26:36 Two guys. One agonizing Skype call. And two stadiums full of tension. Overman interviews... DigitalPhil. For better or for worse. Except for that "better" ... Two guys. One agonizing Skype call. And two stadiums full of tension. Overman interviews... DigitalPhil. For better or for worse. Except for that "better" part. WARNING: Contains adult language. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): The Jerry Springer Show overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-013/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-013/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:32:39 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2007/03/14/overcast-013/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-013/feed/ 6 40:02 In this first episode of 2007, I spend some time talking about what I've learned about streaming QuickTime video in the world of Second Life, ... In this first episode of 2007, I spend some time talking about what I've learned about streaming QuickTime video in the world of Second Life, and catch you up on some of the news and films thus far in year two of the overcast. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Wikipedia: Daylight Saving Time Second Life Wikipedia: Hippopotamus HatHead Rendering / Encoding Wiki on MPrem Walkthrough: QuickTime Streaming Video Second Life: Knowledge Base #62;#62; Land #62;#62; Music #38; Movies Buddy of DoQ (blog) The Overcast Forum on Z-Studios.com MachiniFeed: The Blended Feed for the Machinima Community The DivX Online Film Festival DivX Version 6.5 Stage6.DivX.com Britannica Dreams' "The Snow Witch" on Stage6 The Ballad of Black Mesa Jaydee's Helena: The Original Helena Live Action Tribute Sims99 Q#38;A: Jaydee Sims99 Q#38;A: Todd Stallkamp (The Fixer) Sims99 Q#38;A: Jixs (Andre) Sims99 Q#38;A: Overman overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-012/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-012/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:20:21 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/12/29/overcast-012/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-012/feed/ 3 60:00 This special holiday edition takes you on a sixty minute journey through 2006, highlighting memorable moments and music from both Machinima Live and the overcast, ... This special holiday edition takes you on a sixty minute journey through 2006, highlighting memorable moments and music from both Machinima Live and the overcast, including all of the most popular spoofs and skits from this exciting first year of machinima podcasting. If you've never experienced the overcast, this is a great chance to get a "best of" sampler to see what it's all about. If you're already a listener, I think you'll enjoy the ride as well... and I'll bet you hear something you missed the first time around. 2007 promises to be another entertaining year, there are already some very interesting things planned for "Season 2." All Machinima Live podcast episodes are now available here on this site. Simply click on the archives tab at the top of this page to access them. Feel free to download any / all of them if they interest you. Thank you so much for your listening, and for your feedback - which both powers and shapes this show. Keep it coming! Happy New Year! overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-011b/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-011b/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:10:44 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/12/20/overcast-011b/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-011b/feed/ 7 32:15 Part B of Episode 11 takes yet another different turn in format; Part A was mostly within a hotel room, Part B comes from the ... Part B of Episode 11 takes yet another different turn in format; Part A was mostly within a hotel room, Part B comes from the road - literally. I finalize my post-festival thoughts, spending quite a bit of time discussing the role of women in machinima, as represented in this year's festival. From the almost overwhelmingly masculine-themed submissions, to the women participants in the award ceremony, and so on. My son stops by for an interview late in the show and shares his perspective on this whole topic. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): 2006 Machinima Film Festival The Submission List The Snow Witch by Britannica Dreams Creative Commons (Music) BloodSpell Soundtrack Decorgal's take on Independent Music Gennifer Henderson's take on the MFF Awards "Game Over" by Pierce Portocarrero "Stolen Life" by Nanoflix Productions ** Final Segment Link **: Moo Money's Jay-Z Blog Post Featured Music for this podcast was by Overman from the following films: BloodSpell The Fixer PEDS, Season 2 Male Restroom Etiquette Father Frags Best Trailer CPL EA 99 Teaser other miscellaneous music overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-011a/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-011a/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:15:44 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/11/08/overcast-011a/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-011a/feed/ 13 36:40 Episode 11 is a bit of a break from regular format, as it was recorded "on the road." I share my personal thoughts at the ... Episode 11 is a bit of a break from regular format, as it was recorded "on the road." I share my personal thoughts at the end of the first day of the Machinima Film Festival here in part A. Part B will be a post-festival wrap-up, which will be released in the coming week. Thanks for listening! Let me know what you think. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): 2006 Machinima Film Festival Overman's Quest for a Portable Audio Recorder The E3 Parody Overcast Wikipedia: NYC Mu Nansen: Leave It At Home Paul Marino // Ill Clan Hugh Hancock Friedrich Kirshner The Adventures of Bill and John Jon Griggs' "Deviation" Tra5hta1k The Museum of the Moving Image Awards Host: Todd Levin / Tremble.com Reallusion // iClone Garage Games' Torque Engine Short Fuze's MovieStorm Mwrr's movie-making tool Featured Music for this podcast was by Curandero, from the soundtrack of The Fixer (Winner, Best Series, MFF06) overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast010/ http://theovercast.com/overcast010/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:52:17 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/10/22/overcast010/ http://theovercast.com/overcast010/feed/ 14 28:00 Episode 10 features an interview with Ben Grussi, a.k.a. zs_gamemaster, who shares his thoughts on where machinima has been, where it's going, and how we're ... Episode 10 features an interview with Ben Grussi, a.k.a. zs_gamemaster, who shares his thoughts on where machinima has been, where it's going, and how we're doing right now. Audio quality was a little spotty, we're still figuring out the best way to record Skype (as is the rest of the podcasting world). Bear with us, and enjoy Ben's first audio appearance in the machinima world (save only a 3-second cameo in one machinima production... do you know which one?). REPEAT Special bulletin! You now have four ways you can use to get your feedback or ideas to the show: New! SKYPE VOICEMAIL! Messages of interest will be played live on the air! Have fun with this! See the voicemail button at the top of this page. Don't yet have Skype? Get it here. E-mail to me [at] theovercast [dot] com, Leave a comment at theovercast.com or drop a post in the z-studios forum. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Fraps v2.8 Released DivX v6.4 Released Pixel Pulse Magazine Hiring SL Machinimists Machinimators, etc. Reuters Reporting from Second Life Overman's Blog on Corporate Involvment in Machinima Buddy of DoQ: Advertising Intrusion into Gaming Poser 7 LipSync Demo Clip of the Week: Charlie Stross Podcast Interview Charlie Stross Website Accelerando by Charles Stross Interview: Ben Grussi Mention: Diary of a Camper Mention: Ranger Gone Bad Mention: Devil's Covenant (Part 1, Part 2) Mention: Seal of Nehara overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-009/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-009/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:31:04 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/09/20/overcast-009/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-009/feed/ 5 28:00 Episode 9 features coverage of machinima news from all across the community over the past several weeks. One review of a new series, and an ... Episode 9 features coverage of machinima news from all across the community over the past several weeks. One review of a new series, and an informal nostalgia review of an old classic. Special bulletin! You now have four ways you can use to get your feedback or ideas to the show: New! SKYPE VOICEMAIL! Messages of interest will be played live on the air! Have fun with this! See the voicemail button at the top of this page. Don't yet have Skype? Get it here. E-mail to me [at] theovercast [dot] com, Leave a comment at theovercast.com or drop a post in the z-studios forum. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Edinburgh Pronunciation Johnnie Ingram: "...Although, if you ever come to visit us in Scotland, we *have* to teach you how to pronounce the word 'Edinburgh', for your own safety. Unless it was deliberate. In which case ... er ... well done." Overman: "Argh, lol!Acirc; No, it wasn't botched on purpose. I should have asked! Was it too much 'EE' on the first syllable and not enough 'AY'? I was pretty sure the last part wasn't pronounced "BURG" as in burger, but other than that I hadn't a clue." Johnnie: "ED (as in Editor)... IN (as in in)... BURGH (as in , erm, umbrella. It's sort of a "breh" sound. Like many English words, it's not pronounced in the way it's spelt (the Scottish word for Edinburgh, Dunedin, is pronounced as it looks, and is therefore a much better word)." Overman: "Dunedin? How the heck do you say that??" Goldfish Crackers Overman's blog entries: PC Woes and Their Resolution Gaming News with Lady Mainframe Reallusion's iClone Clip of the Week:Acirc; Anachronox: The Movie by Jake "Strider" Hughes DVD Image Now Available (FREE) Planet Anachronox Wikipedia: Anachronox Anachronox at GamesRealCheap.com Source SDK Updated Half-Life Episode 2 Psyk's Popcorn Jungle Returns Review:Acirc; Machinima Review Episode 3 by Rellik "Review the Reviews" blog entry by Overman The Sims Resource (Sims 2 custom content site) Mitch Featherston releases Stone-Free Texture Set Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards - $4,000 in prizes! Also: Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition - $3,000 grand prize Friedrich Kirshner's Movie Sandbox now in beta (UT2004) YouSendIt Upgrades its Services This podcast featured music from the score of Male Restroom Etiquette overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-008/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-008/#comments Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:49:47 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/07/23/overcast-008/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-008/feed/ 9 28:00 Episode 8 features an interview with Bob Hess, and discusses various happenings in machinima over the past several weeks. Three reviews of some great new ... Episode 8 features an interview with Bob Hess, and discusses various happenings in machinima over the past several weeks. Three reviews of some great new films. Submit your news and/or review suggestions for future shows by e-mail to me [at] theovercast [dot] com, or drop a post in the forum. ** This episode is rated PG for some language. ** This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): BloodSpell Promotion Controversy BloodSpell.com Example Press Release Comments at Machinima Premiere Hugh Hancock Editorial on the subject The Azeroth Ad Contest at WarcraftCinema.com Rooster Teeth Working with EA on Ad Campaign EA Sims 2 Played By campaign Clip of the Week: Monsters by Machinimatrix YouTube: New Terms of Service The One Percent Rule New Lady Mainframe sneak peek at Binary Picture Show "Machines Don't Cry" released on DVD DakineWave's VirtualStage, special pricing ends July 31, 2006 Mention: The Days After by Apollo Productions Mention: Oh It's On 3 by Bovine Cosmonaut Productions Review: Adventures in Dating 4 by Decorgal Tom Jantol Article on How To Film Dialogue Review: Operation: Burning Sands by The Sir. Community Adobe Autodesk Combustion 4 Review: Seeds of Terrorism by Alex Chan Interview: Bob Hess Classic Film Mentions:Acirc; Blahbalicious, Apartment Huntin', Devil's Covenant, Father Frags Best overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/roger-uncut-from-overcast-007/ http://theovercast.com/roger-uncut-from-overcast-007/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:54:43 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/06/28/roger-uncut-from-overcast-007/ http://theovercast.com/roger-uncut-from-overcast-007/feed/ 4 9:35 This 9:35 special segment is the uncut (uncensored) version of the interview from #007. I think you'll find it very revealing. Definite headphones material. I'm hopeful ... This 9:35 special segment is the uncut (uncensored) version of the interview from #007. I think you'll find it very revealing. Definite headphones material. I'm hopeful this spawns some good discussions and thoughts out there as we all contemplate the ideas of clean vs. profane, and how susceptible the mind is to suggestion. It's been an interesting experiment, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Thank you for listening! overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-007/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-007/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:19:24 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/06/22/overcast-007/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-007/feed/ 3 28:00 Episode 7 features an interview with "Roger," not-so-famous machinima pornographer, and discusses various happenings in machinima over the past several weeks. No reviews this time ... Episode 7 features an interview with "Roger," not-so-famous machinima pornographer, and discusses various happenings in machinima over the past several weeks. No reviews this time around, though not for lack of good films out there. Submit your review suggestions for future shows by e-mail to me [at] theovercast [dot] com, or drop a post in the forum. This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Ken Thain's Top 5 Machinima Controversies blog The One Minute Movie Challenge #1 (at Britannica Dreams) Clip of the Week: The Making of BloodSpell Part 1 Strange Company Directs Globe-Spanning Recording Session - Same session, from one of the actor's perspective Skype.com Just A Minute Film Contest Securing Permission for Use of Copyright Work Sims99.com sports new design Overman's blog about the Sims99 film bannings Tristan Pope's film controversy Banned from Sims99 #1: Come My Way / Come Undone by OneJovialSim Banned from Sims99 #2: Hyperballad by gillyflower (both hosted by Britannica Dreams) Special Guest: Roger ; Topic: Adult-Themed Machinima (Machinima Race is from overcast #001) overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-006/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-006/#comments Mon, 29 May 2006 00:37:30 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/05/28/overcast-006/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-006/feed/ 8 28:00 Thank you for all the get well cards! Episode 6 finds me back home and relatively safe, talking (mostly) about machinima again. One new film ... Thank you for all the get well cards! Episode 6 finds me back home and relatively safe, talking (mostly) about machinima again. One new film is reviewed, and several others are mentioned, including some of a Rube Goldberg flavor. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): The Sims 2: Open For Business The Source SDK Wiki Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Source HDR Lighting Clip of the Week: Half-Life 2 Soundtrack by Kelly Bailey Bobby Prince (Doom2 Soundtrack) Bonus Link: The Dark Side of Phobos (Doom2 music ocremix project) Bitfilm Film Festival Machinima Video Podcasts in June? (TheCollectiveUs.com) KORE by Native Instruments Review: Desassossego by Claus-Dieter Schulz Fernando Pessoa Wiki Mention: Oblivion Domino Day by secumfex Rube Goldberg Wiki Half-Life 2 Rube Goldberg Machine Honda "Cog" Commercial "Cog" Commercial: Wiki // Snopes write-up Mention: Helena by JayDee JayDee's Movie-Making Tips Bird Flu overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-005/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-005/#comments Mon, 15 May 2006 00:55:30 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/05/14/overcast-005/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-005/feed/ 4 28:00 Welcome back! This week I report live on E3 from Los Angeles, CA. This show includes one machinima review, and one fat lip. Please leave ... Welcome back! This week I report live on E3 from Los Angeles, CA. This show includes one machinima review, and one fat lip. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): LA Flash Users Group Official E3 Site (sponsored by G4) Machinimag E3 Coverage (Part 1 / Part 2) Music: "Speechless" from the album "The Introduction" by Beatundercontrol (Magnatune) New Lady Mainframe on the way! Help Offered: Cap-E-Tan, storyboarding and script writing Review: Select-Start Episode 2 ("Karaoke Night") Restaurant Music: "Big Bad Sun" by Chris Juergensen (Magnatune) Black Eye: First Aid overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-004/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-004/#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:49:46 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/04/30/overcast-004/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-004/feed/ 3 28:00 Welcome back! This week's show spends some time discussing music, MIDI, and virtual instruments, as well as coverage of some general happenings and new ... Welcome back! This week's show spends some time discussing music, MIDI, and virtual instruments, as well as coverage of some general happenings and new tools. Three recent machinima films are reviewed, each of which is part of a series. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Half-Life 2: Episode 1 X-Play Review of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion MuNansen's Blog: "Checklist for a Truly Great Show" MUTOOLS: LUNA FREE (audio + MIDI software) Clip of the Week: Ask A Ninja (Episode 17) Music: iNTROSPEKT - iDEOLOGY Wikis: MIDI, VST Claire Fitch Commercial VSTs mentioned: Vienna Instruments: Symphonic Cube and Absynth 3 Free VST Instruments and Effects: KVR Audio Keys Magazine (German) // BetaBass Giveaway Press Release (English) Review #1: Spacestation 99 by HatHead iClone by Reallusion Review #2: Strangerhood Episode 17 by Rooster Teeth Productions stormboy515's The Sims 2 camera tutorial at ModTheSims2 jaydee's The Sims 2 Camera Tips (JD = "Not Another Night Life Movie") Music: Pain Factor - 8 Seconds Review #3: Making The Clan Episode 1 The Sir. Community Honorable Mention: Power People (Chapter 1) by Peter Bernard Sample Manipulator: USine by SensoMusic What is: ASIO Sony's Cinescore film scoring software Polycount (models returning soon) CeltX Pre-Production Software (open source) BloodSpell Episode 1 Machinima LIVE Returns overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-003/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-003/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:03:43 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/04/18/overcast-003/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-003/feed/ 2 28:00 Welcome back! This week's show has no over-arching theme, just general happenings related to machinima, some new tools, and male body spray. Two ... Welcome back! This week's show has no over-arching theme, just general happenings related to machinima, some new tools, and male body spray. Two recent machinima films are reviewed. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Gaming News w/ Lady Mainframe (vol. 7) Elder Scrolls: Morrowind speed run Speed Demos Archive Ten Video Sharing Services Compared YouTube: WoW Dupe Hack Clip of the Week: Dr. Nemesis Interview on FM Radio WarCraftMovies.com The Axe Fan Film Fest FastCap Game Video Capture Utility Machinima.com How-To Article on FastCap Magnatune.com Music: iNTROSPEKT - iDEOLOGY Music: Pain Factor - 8 Seconds Review #1: Girls Named Jane by PostModernChuck Review #2: The Fixer, Episode 1 by todnyc28 Nathan Moller on "Directors' Touches" Honorable Mention: To Heaven by Jamie98s CMS Vulnerabilities DivX 6.2 Update Now Available Acid Pro 6 Now Available Free Sony Classes at NAB Tradeshow Clerks II Trailer on YouTube An Evening with Kevin Smith overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-002/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-002/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 23:34:08 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/04/01/overcast-002/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-002/feed/ 1 28:00 Welcome back! This week's show focuses on the topic of Machinima Promotion, and reviews four new films. Please leave me a comment and ... Welcome back! This week's show focuses on the topic of Machinima Promotion, and reviews four new films. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): Multi-Engine Machinima Sites: Machinima.com, Machinima Premiere, Sims99, MachinimaHQ Single-Engine Machinima Sites: Lionhead's The Movies, HaloMovies.org, WarcraftMovies.com The Internet Archive (Machinima) YouTube GameVideos.com Google Video Beware of iFilm! (read their agreement terms carefully!) Clip of the Week: Showdown in Foggytown by FoDoog Films Review #1: Scarborough Fair by tacoshack27 Review #2: Blackbird by Silver Fox Studios (above includes music by Claire Fitch) Review #3: Jesus vs. Easter Cupcake Edition by Mefune Akira Review #4: ChronoDash: Dead Leaves by Enigmata Productions Pure Pwnage "The Infancy of Internet Television" "NBC Universal chief calls for 'Net-savvy TV pitches" Tom Jantol's Review of MOHO Machinimag write-up of AMAS at GDC Friedrich Kirshner's personal blog Machinima LIVE! overcast Overman no No http://theovercast.com/overcast-001/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-001/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:17:52 +0000 overman http://theovercast.com/2006/03/28/overcast-001/ http://theovercast.com/overcast-001/feed/ 6 28:00 Welcome, thank you for stopping by! Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs ... Welcome, thank you for stopping by! Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the show! This Week's Hot List (URLs from the show's content): BloodSpell Production Blog Rooster Teeth The Online Machinima Film Festival Burnie Burns podcast at SxSW Clip of the Week: PEDS Episode 10, by Pawfect Films 2006 Game Developers Conference / field updates at MPrem forums The Warrington Top 12 Review #1: Oh Itacirc;euro;trade;s On 2 by Bovine Cosmonaut Productions Review #2: Apollyon by Corinthian Review #3: Gaming News w/ Lady Mainframe, Vol. 6, by Binary Picture Show Friedrich Kirshneracirc;euro;trade;s UT2004 Machinima Tool iClone - 3D character animation overcast Overman no No