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Simon Rich writes novels, essays, screenplays, and sketches—and he’s written them for some of the most respected arbiters of quality in their respective fields. Here, the prolific writer talks to Co.Create about the differences between each medium, and how to choose where an idea belongs.
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My page on Second Life Machinima Artists Guild. If you make machinima in Second Life, join us. The SL MAG (sometimes called The Guild) is the largest community of Second Life machinimatographers in the world. 
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May 12, 4:00 PM
GUILD MEMBERSHIP Our members carry the distinction of being part of a community dedicated to furthering machinima. We expect our members to conduct themselves, in a manner that promotes the Guild and its goals.
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May 12, 4:11 PM
Your Welcome. Hope to see you in the Harb40 Passion Competition :-)
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The popularity of animated video within a digital marketing strategy is growing, and whilst it was once limited to those with massive production budgets, improvements in technology mean it is now widely accessible. Studies have proven that online video is a vital part of your marketing strategy (web visitors are 64%- 85% more likely to purchase after watching a product video, and you are 53 times more likely to appear on the first page of Google if you are using video on your site Forrester, 1/2010) – but with the wealth of video options out there, which is best for your business? Delete the scoop?
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The Costa Rica-German connection with Karima Hoisan and Natascha Randt are back with a machinima born from a rhythmic poem by Dale Innis. "Reflect on This: Dactyls are Dharma, Too" is the sublime result.
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Nice piece from two excellent SecondLife machinimatographers: Karima Hoisan and Natascha Randt Delete the scoop?
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This is some great editing. Delete the scoop?
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my presentation from cf.objective 2013 on building a DASH-264 player in HTML/JavaScript Via Nicolas Weil
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For those looking to delve deep into the nerd-stream. Delete the scoop?
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RT @3DWorldMag: Win a copy of the real-time animation toolkit, @Reallusion's iClone Animation Pipeline, worth $1,1958! http://t.co/tNr8sfHQoD Via Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist
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May 20, 3:29 PM
How to enter Four lucky winners will be chosen at random after the closing date of Monday 30 September 2013. Delete the scoop?
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We are very proud to announce that the 6th annual Machinima Expo will start accepting machinima film submissions on May 1st, 2013. Simply upload your film to Vimeo.com (we do accept youtube.com as well, but Vimeo is preferred) making sure that we can download the video. Then click the "Submit Your Film" tab at the top of this website, fill out the easy form and you are done!
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"If you use copyrighted music in your film, we will still consider it for a jury nomination. Unlike previous years where we disqualified films that used copyrighted music, this year we have no restrictions on films that use copyrighted music. " <-- hmmm, that's a change. Delete the scoop?
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Leading the charge in high-quality, capital-backed scripted web shows is YouTube network Machinima. With a regular slate of beautifully produced web shows, Machinima is doing their damndest to reverse the brutal cycle that is the public’s perception of what web content really is.
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What type of content does Machinima Prime look for when developing scripted web shows?
Primarily our focus is to find great stories derived from known global franchises across gaming, movies and TV that can serve as tent pole episodic series and then build the programming schedule around them. Delete the scoop?
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Although machinima is cheaper than traditional animation, it still takes a lot of effort and machinery to produce. In the big picture it's a bargain for the amount of work that goes into each episode, but it's twice as much as any ...
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The Dark Brotherhood — yes, there’ll be some assassinatin’ goin’ on — is intended as the “first dramatic Skyrim machinima series ever,” five episodes of dark and creepy storytelling, and Bryan is looking to raise $20,000 via Kickstarter to help make it. Delete the scoop?
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For those of you loving Blender as your engine.
Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight,
May 12, 1:40 PM
Want to know how to light and render a high-constrast scene? Look no further than this tutorial from illustration studio Fescher Neoilustração. The tute also includes screenshots to help you get it just right. Delete the scoop?
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The Web standards group is going ahead with its Encrypted Media Extensions technology despite some opposition, arguing it's a step in the right direction.
The World Wide Web Consortium has decided to go ahead with a technology that will let companies like Netflix stream encrypted video using Web sites -- against the wishes of the Free Software Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and 25,600 petition signatories.
The Web standards group announced the move Thursday, to nobody's surprise. Entertainment-industry players had approached the group three years ago to discuss the technology, Microsoft has been helping develop it, and Google already has built the specification, called Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) into Chrome.
The standard doesn't actually handle encryption and digital rights management (DRM) to govern who gets to see or copy video. Instead, it provides a standard mechanism that lets a browser call upon a plug-in that handles the work. In other words, it enables encryption but doesn't do the encryption itself.
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May 11, 5:59 AM
Ars Technica's Opinion : "DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat" http://goo.gl/BNHh1 Delete the scoop?
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One of the biggest video sites on the Net will use Google's next-generation video compression technology after it's fully defined on June 17.
The VP9 bitstream definition, which describes how video is compressed into a stream of data so it can be transmitted efficiently over a network, has been in beta testing for a week, said Matt Frost, senior business product manager for the WebM Project.
Paul Wilkins, a Google codec engineer, detailed the final schedule for the VP9 bitstream definition Thursday in a mailing list post.
WebM will be updated to accommodate the new video codec and a new audio codec called Opus, too, said another Google employee, Lou Quillio. Via Nicolas Weil
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May 11, 6:04 AM
Official WebM announcement : "VP9 Codec Nears Completion" http://goo.gl/zLT8U Delete the scoop?
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Amazon is reportedly in the works to develop and release its own TV set-top box that will allow people to stream Internet videos right into their homes. Sources tell Bloomberg Businessweek that ...
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Another device to create another walled garden. Its the old broadcasting model, redefined with DRM. Delete the scoop?
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We are creating free tutorials explaining how to use our virtual sets with Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. So if you are looking for Virtual Sets, Animated and Green Screen Backgrounds with 3D Animations then CG4TV is the right place for you.
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This best thing about this video tutorial is that you can learn the secrets and trades of using Final Cut Pro and a virtual set without having to spend any money. This video is free for the taking, as you can download it or watch it at http://www.cg4tv.com/tutorials-how-to-virtual-sets or http://youtu.be/jc-zRzx5vT0. Delete the scoop?
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Gaming and media streaming website Machinima tried to claim a sales cut of Minecraft sales due to the popularity of its videos, says Markus Persson.
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Machinima sez "All your creative belong to us" Delete the scoop?
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RT @GridJumper: : Second Life, Hollywood of the virtual worlds. Who will market those videos to the old world?: http://t.co/ByOqWA4Q Via Dulcie Mills
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AviewTV website is seeking to be the video hub for Second Life "Have yourself marketed on our siteInworld Film PremiersVideo Commercials" "Aview makes it easy for performers, event producers, machinima artists, to cut through the clutter and get amazing results!" Delete the scoop?
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Senongo Akpem: "This article talks about 5 concepts of telling multi-screen stories and how we can use them to create exciting, digital experiences." Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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Excellent overview with links to some great content. 
Digital Cinema in Transition's curator insight,
May 19, 3:39 PM
Also see our digital cinema study at http://www.digitalcinema.ca 
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May 20, 11:38 AM
Un article interressant avec de belles références sur des travaux transmedias. Delete the scoop?
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Newsweek talks to the creators of today’s most addictive shows about what they’re doing to make sure we just can’t stop. Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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Machinimatographers can take some tips from this thought-piece on how we consume television serials. 
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May 20, 2:57 AM
Wow! I couldn't stop reading this article ... the science of storytelling and why it's currently the "Age of the Hyperserial." 
Dorothea Martin's curator insight,
May 20, 3:30 AM
Absolute Leseempfehlung! Das Phänomen des "Binge-watching"s (Komakucken?!) und "Hyperserien"
Während Serien wie Sopranos, The Wire oder Deadwood zuerst ihre Charaktere entwickelten und die Handlung erst an zweiter Stelle kam, entwerfen heutige "Hyperserien" Tableaus, die von einer zentralen Frage vorwärts getrieben werden - und noch größeres Suchtpotenzial haben: "And that’s ultimately the biggest difference between the Hyperserials and the legendary shows that spawned them: a purer, more intense focus on one linear, series-long plotline. Hyperserials tend to do away with recaps, teasers, and exposition of any kind. They make even less sense when viewed out of order" 
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May 20, 7:23 AM
IN A certain sense, all television is addictive. This should be pretty obvious, given that Americans watch more than five hours a day, on average. At that rate, a person who lives to the age of 80 will spend 21 percent of his or her adult life—the equivalent of 4,175 days, or nearly 13 years—in front of the tube. Delete the scoop?
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Technology doesn’t change what a story is, but technologies and platforms do change audience experience and the process by which writers develop ideas. For today’s storytellers, this means seeing storyworld building as central to storyteller’s craft; story worlds that can generate multiple stories across multiple media and envelop audiences in role-play and immersion.
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Mike Jones is one of the producers for a conference/teach-in called Storyworld Studio. If you're in Paddington, Sydney, Australia, the application deadline is next week!
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I have a lot to say and am finally at liberty to say most it, so here it is. First off, I have officially left Machinima.com for future videos. There are many reasons for this which I’ll cover and I’ll let you know what’s happening in the future. This is a post I’ve been wanting to make for months, but didn’t have all the info or legal grounds to do until now.
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My fav quote: "When I was [working with Machinima], only 2-3 people max struck me as possible sociopaths, which is really a low ratio for Los Angeles." Delete the scoop?
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The network-slash-new-media-studio is also self-defined as the “programming movement that captures the hard-to-reach 18 to 34-year-old male demographic.”
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What percentage of Machinima’s audience would you guess is male today? As of March 2013, it was 75.6 percent. That means over the last 36 months, Machinima’s female audience has seen an almost 300 percent increase, from 8.8 percent of the network’s total share to 24.4 percent. At this rate, nearly half of Machinima’s audience will be female by March 2016. Delete the scoop?
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May 7, 11:02 AM
Ever since I came across Robin's Scoop.it site I have found some top knotch resources. When educators are looking to integrate video projects into their curriculum, one must consider what time may be needed outside of class to complete the work. Well, here is one video option that works on multiple platforms. Thus, enabling students to work on projects at home as well as school. 
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May 7, 11:12 AM
MakeUseOf :: Adobe Premiere. Final Cut Pro. Sony Vegas. AVID. All of these are high-end video editors that all have one attribute in common: they cost money. In an ideal world, there would be an equally high-end freeware video editing system out there. Unfortunately, most of the “editors” that do make these claims are embarrassingly poor and of little to no use.
However, Shotcut may be a shining star in the world of free video editors. It’s an open-source, cross-platform editing system that is incredibly intricate, and it’s loaded with an arsenal of features so hot that they will melt your face off. More appropriately, Shotcut is a freeware video toolkit that is actually useful and won’t hold you back.
Shotcut offers basic cutting and trimming capabilities along with a zillion different codecs available for export. For the record, these are professional-level file formats, and you could even use Shotcut as a higher-end file converter from time to time, if needed. Also included is the ability to perform basic color correction with a three-wheel user interface, an eyedropper tool for post-production white balancing, and a few filters to choose from.
On the input side of things, Shotcut can receive footage via SDI, HDMI, and more. Timecode is supported, and the app will typically allow for native editing. Simply put, Shotcut is a fantastic piece of software to keep in your editing suite. I wouldn’t recommend it as your go-to editor, but it definitely has a place in the video production world.
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May 12, 12:13 PM
To install, simply extract the archive and run it. You can drag the Shotcut folder (app icon for OS X) to copy and move it wherever you want. Delete the scoop?
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This is the musical version of a Shatoetry I created for Crap Mariner's SL10B installation.
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wow ... the shatner image melding is delightfully creepy; how can it be uncanny valley when they are actual pictures! Delete the scoop?
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YouTube now has a trend mapping facility so you can see which videos are popular on a regional basis across the U.S.data that may help digital ad... Via Baochi Delete the scoop?
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Balancing Cost Advantages in the Cloud with the Performance Requirements of Real-Time Workflow
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The Onion's new scripted half-hour comedy series, Onion News Empire, premieres today on Amazon Instant Video! Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Chris Masterson, William Sadler, Cheyenne Jackson, and more, Onion News Empire will teach audiences the most important rule of journalism: News doesn't just happen; it's created, paid for by gigantic corporations, and spoon-fed straight into our moist, half-agape mouths. There's no gimmick too pandering and no fear-mongering too monger-y for The Onion's news team. Intrigue. Passion. Thrills. A breakdancing turtle. Onion News Empire has it all.
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This is one of the first offerings I've seen that's funded by the Amazon platform. Delete the scoop?
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