overcast #017
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 Jetée / Sans Soleil (Sunless)
- (La Jetée 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
Comment by Elf — May 9, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Re: The picture woman
Not exactly the same, but this guy punched into a time clock every hour for a year and has pictures of it, one frame per hour: http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/one-year-performance/video/1/
Comment by Hugh "Nomad" Hancock — May 10, 2007 at 5:14 am
Horrendously busy, but really looking forward to hearing this when I have a chance.
Comment by CJ — May 10, 2007 at 6:07 am
Awesome podcast. It was nice hearing about “casting” and how you should just “go for it.” As my grandfather used to say, “the only thing that beats a try is a failure.”
That, or “where’s my damn beer?” I forget now. Anyway, great interview. Thanks to Peter for his insights.
Comment by Kate — May 10, 2007 at 7:11 am
Another interesting interview. Peter’s ideas about acting professionally with actors, and letting them know they are wanted for their own particular qualities really made sense, and he certainly presents himself well here.