tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137995317196460579.post8617560891547408879..comments2023-04-17T06:50:25.016-07:00Comments on My So-called Virtual Life: Sintel - see where machinima is headedMiso Susanowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628657533849686313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137995317196460579.post-17460426164890186602010-10-03T09:01:36.540-07:002010-10-03T09:01:36.540-07:00Cool movie. But I had to dig around in the website...Cool movie. But I had to dig around in the website to get clarification on how the characters Sintel and the Shaman were created. They are credited to two specific people, but *not* as providing voices: they are credited the way actors usually are. (Yep, there are loonies who actually read credits.) So I was wondering if these characters were created through CGI imaging based on live actors, the way Gollum was acted by Andy Serkis in the "Lord of the Rings" movies. I finally found the answer in one of their press releases: yes, voice only. Sheesh, guys, you did all this great work, now get the credits right!<br /><br />If I may quibble for a minute with your headline, "Sintel" is an animated movie, not machinima in the strict sense, no? It's created out of whole cloth frame by frame, rather than being made in real time within a preexisting 3D environment like a game or virtual world. Of course, the line may be getting blurry!<br /><br />That minutium aside, the possibility of open source animated filmmaking is an exciting one. Granted, even at €400K "Sintel" wasn't cheap. Still, I'm reminded of how Spike Lee financed his first movie by maxing out all of his credit cards....Dividni Shostakovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134699729838873403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137995317196460579.post-86132352107244371512010-10-03T05:39:05.813-07:002010-10-03T05:39:05.813-07:00Fantastic, thanks for the link :)Fantastic, thanks for the link :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com