overcast #004
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
Comment by Mu Nansen — April 30, 2006 at 1:31 pm
“I’ve got a Halo series that’s not getting enough exposure. Could ya help me?” - Burnie Burns
lol
Comment by gToon — May 4, 2006 at 1:02 am
Took me a few days to listen in (IClone zone, you know?), but caught up tonight. Excellent show, Ov. Pace was just the way it should be; easy-going, but with some pep! I really liked your coverage of audio related tools. Especially the new VST stuff. You are right about the amazing variety that are out there for Free. I’m so glad you mentioned Hathead’s machinima. He’s really good and his is the first of the good films being made in IClone. Lisa, my gal, was sitting next to me while I was listening to your show and complained that the voice acting in the Strangerhood finale was terrible! She’s the boss in this house, so I can’t say no. You might want to check your critics cap on that one! Loved the Burnie Burns joke. You ought to to something else like this, maybe an ongoing thing where he writes in, or starts leaving calls on your machine.
Nice work, Phil. You have the best show going. Thanks for the hard work!
Comment by KMFilms — May 7, 2006 at 4:07 pm
Great show you’ve got going here, Overman!
Just wanted to comment on the CeltX software you featured in this podcast. I decided to check it out, as I’ve always been interested in screenwriting (even purchased a book to learn all the aspects of it) but I always found it difficult with different margins and spacing for character names and action, etc. (This is probably because I’m 15 and not too crazy-smart.)
I was surprised to see that Celtx let’s you choose what each bit of text is, and positions it correctly on the page.
It’s also got a neat character management system so you can keep track of everyone.
Just thought I’d fill you in since you mentioned you hadn’t checked it out yet. Then again, it’s been a while since this podcast came out, so maybe you have!
Looking forward to your next show!
Kyle