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WoW Moviewatch: EPIXX, or Too Fast For Love
Back in July, I wrote about the Warcraftmovies Synergy contest. Machinimators were given the choice between two unintentionally horrible scripts and were asked to follow them to the letter. In honor of that contest, Baron Soosdon, half of the winning duo, decided to create his own imba machinima contest. Offering up a top prize of being uuiU'd by Soosdon himself, he cranked out a script in just 15 minutes!It's been a while since I wrote about Kilh, of Rock 'n' Troll fame. He noticed the contest with a little over three days left until the deadline. Of course, being the talented filmmaker that he is, he decided to give it a go -- with amazing results. When asked for comment, he stated that the script made no sense, so he just followed it as if it were step-by-step instructions. Featuring a voiceover by yours truly, EPIXX - Too Fast For Love is ... something else. Try to imagine toilet gnomes, a ruined PR campaign (a nod to one of my Moviewatch posts), an epic purple Wand of Not Burning Books (the part that I voiced), a Titanic spoiler, and a bad 80s song in the credits that isn't a Rickroll. Those are just some of the highlights of an intentionally awesome script![Thanks for the laughs, #machinima on Quakenet IRC!]If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
WoW Moviewatch: Daniel Nordh takes third in Synergy contest
Daniel Nordh's job wasn't easy. He had to take a script, The Best Kept Secret of the Horde, and turn it into something interesting. With an absurd ending and the same lines as everyone else in the Synergy Contest, his task was to stand out among the crowd, and that he did. Let's face it -- Baron Soosdon, Pinkhair, and Martin Falch not only won based on talent, but also name recognition. However, Daniel's machinima deserves to be up there among them with his third place win. He employed a Broadway theme, which helped avoid some of the ridiculousness of the script. With curtains to signify the beginning and ending of acts, he set the stage where his characters would perform -- literally! Aside from being a little long and drawn out, I thoroughly enjoyed his version. I hope to see more like this.[Via Warcraftmovies.com]If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
WoW Moviewatch: Ramzienator takes fourth place in Synergy contest, seeks feedback
The second and third place winners of the Synergy contest haven't uploaded their videos to other hosting sites yet, so we're going to feature one that didn't win. Ramzienator, the brave soul that he is, submitted his very first machinima to the contest. As luck would have it, he lost third place by one vote. He requested some (fairly kind) feedback from the Moviewatch audience.Remember that all scripts for the Busted films are the same and that they were asked to follow them faithfully. Ramzienator's version lacks the fancy effects that the winning verson had. You can definitely tell that he used WoW Model and Map Viewers. The characters seem out of place, and in certain scenes where the ground shakes, the background goes out of aspect ratio. Sometimes the music totally disappeared and then reappeared just as mysteriously.There's a long way to go to be on the top of machinima. However, almost placing in this contest with your first machinima is good encouragement. The bulging eyes at the end were a cute touch, too! Don't give up! What say you, critical audience?[Via Warcraftmovies.com]If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
WoW Moviewatch: Baron Soosdon and Pinkhair win Synergy contest by a landslide
When I wrote about the Warcraftmovies Synergy contest for machinima three days ago, I had no idea just how close of a fight it would be. The results are in and it was literally a battle to the death. Baron Soosdon and Pinkhair beat Martin Falch by a whopping three votes, with final scores of 299 to 296. Over the next few days, we'll be looking at the winners and giving requested feedback to some of the ones that didn't place.Baron Soosdon and Pinkhair's machinima followed along with the Busted script, but there were multiple little touches that really made the film. In addition to weaving his 3d magic throughout, Pinkhair also used a third party program, Crazytalk, to animate the lips of one of the characters. Caruu mastered the sound, while he, Drewbie, Olibith, and Selserene voice acted. There are also tributes to the great Shepiwot, Drewbie's character from The Grind, the Robber Baron of Warsong Gulch, and the cast of Snacky's Journal. Even I played a part in it by ruining their PR campaign -- or so they say! Try to keep in mind that neither script was good, so the contenders didn't have a lot to work with in the way of variation. Now that it's over, I hope that Warcraftmovies will use a different method for their contest next time![Via Warcraftmovies.com]If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
WoW Moviewatch: My Violent Heart
Gnomechewer is back with another music video. This time, it centers around the Draenei and their departure from the Man'ari Eredar. Of course, as is typical with our beloved frequent machinimator, he has to tell the story with a song instead of dialogue. My Violent Heart is pretty catchy. Using footage, pictures, and lyrics, he paints a tale of the lore that could only exist in his mind. When you're done watching, if you need another Gnomechewer fix, check out the video that he made to mock the Synergy contest. As a reminder, voting ends tonight!If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
Warcraftmovies opens voting on Synergy contest entries
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! What you are about to see will amaze you. In what is shaping up to be the most intense Player vs. Player battle that WoW machinima has ever seen, two contestants are facing off for your vote. The Warcraftmovies Synergy contest entrants were given the choice of two (absolutely horrible) scripts, which they had to follow to the letter, but were allowed to add their own special touches to. The result is an epic fight to the death.Though there are indeed six entries, most votes are going to our main two contenders. In one corner, we have Martin Falch, responsible for the incredible feature-length film, Tales of the Past 3, which just crossed one million downloads in seven months! He chose to work with the script, The Best Kept Secret of the Horde. In the other corner we have the dream team of Baron Soosdon and Pinkhair, with help from Selserene, Olibith, Caruu, and Drewbie. Their chosen script was Busted. Only one contestant will go home with the $1500 USD Warcraftmovies contract.Voting ends on Thursday, July 31st and the winners will be announced the following day. Check out the videos and help decide on who will win in this tight race!
