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EVE Online film 'Clear Skies' wins at Machinima Filmfest 2008
It seems like it wasn't so long ago when Massively reviewed the EVE Online machinima "Clear Skies", an imaginative blend of EVE's backstory with Half-Life 2 character models and sets. We recently mentioned that Clear Skies had been nominated for consideration at the Machinima Filmfest 2008, but have gotten word that it won a Mackie award for Best Long Format film this past weekend. Massively got a hold of Clear Skies creator Ian Chisholm today, who shared with us his reaction to having won the Mackie award. He quipped, "I was sort of wondering if they had made a mistake -- it's really nice to get that sort of recognition when all I set out to do was have some fun with my friends and have a creative outlet." But more than anything, Chisholm is pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response he's gotten from the EVE community itself. "I never set out to do any of this, so it's completely organic... it's just a fantastic thing to be able to do, to reach out and make all these thousands of people's day go with a bit of a smile when they watch the film" he said.
Cinemassively: Game Over
In late 2006, an artist by the name of Pierce Portocarrero would change Second Life. Machinima was growing more popular every day, and Linden Lab had produced their hype machinima, Silver Bells and Golden Spurs. Yet Pierce's film, Game Over, looked nothing like SL. It was almost as if it were a dream world.Game Over is a love story between two creatures that find themselves facing an environmental disaster. While quite tragic, the cinematography is beautiful. Pierce himself explains how he storyboarded the film, which ended up nominated for multiple awards and winning the Open category at Machinimasia. It's a shame that he's not producing machinima much these days.
