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WoW Moviewatch: Bitfilm Festival vote videos
(Today's Moviewatch features videos of the WoW Bitfilm contestants asking for votes, however we are not suggesting you vote for anyone in particular. We are only showcasing them as they pertain to WoW. As there are fans of all platforms here, we know that you will make your choice based on your own preference. In addition, despite the image on Olibith's video before you play it, it is harmless.)The World of Warcraft Bitfilm Festival nominees are really working hard for their votes! With just a little over a month left to vote, they've each created a video pleading their case. We previously wrote about their chance to win 1500 Euros earlier this month.The first one on the scene was Olibith, with a sentimental video about the contest, set to the Carpenters. Next up was Baron Soosdon, letting you know that if you don't vote for him, a "terrible curse" will fall upon you. The only one missing was Dopefish, whom I had to chase down to make a video in order to be fair.If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...See the Olibith and Dopefish vote videos, as well as a full list of the nominees after the jump ...
Nominees announced in 6th Annual Bitfilm Festival
This year's Bitfilm Festival will be a tight race. There are five nominees from MMOs, with the rest being from a variety of platforms. Last year, Olibith took home the top prize with a World of Warcraft machinima, but this year is anyone's game!The 2008 Bitfilm MMO nominees are: Baron Soosdon - I'm So Sick (WoW) Dopefish - Among Fables and Men (WoW) Olibith - The Ballad of the Sex Junkie (WoW) Markus Rupprecht - idealistic (Second Life) Trace Sanderson - The Dumb Man (Second Life) Voting takes place between May 1st and July 1st, 2008. In order to rate the nominees, you'll need a Bitfilm account, but they do offer the chance to win audience prizes for participating!
Cinemassively: The Making of Second Life
Newer Second Life residents may associate the popular blog, New World Notes, with Hamlet Au. The oldbies, however, know him as the former Hamlet Linden. He was hired five years ago by Linden Lab to be an embedded reporter in-world. He left a couple of years ago to write a novel about his experiences.Now he's telling those stories in his new book, The Making of Second Life. In this machinima, by Lainy Voom, a female narrates several storylines that are illustrated for the viewers. Presented comic book style, some of the topics covered are cheating lovers, activists, and adult entrepreneurs. The book went on sale in February.
Cinemassively: The Dumb Man
Fresh off the success of Sand, Trace Sanderson, aka Lainy Voom, already has another hit on his hands! The Dumb Man is a spoken word tale that is a visual masterpiece. Using Telltale Weekly and the Spoken Alexandria Project, he makes the narration come to life.Words meld into avatars, while doors in the sea lead to nowhere. The first scene is just as surreal as the last, as each part tells the story of the mute narrator who wants to tell it, but can't. I'm thankful that Trace was able to do it for him! If you enjoyed the Machinima, you can download the high resolution version on Vimeo.
Cinemassively: Sand, Episode 2
The plot thickens as Episode 2, directed by Trace Sanderson, of the series sheds more light on the downfall of Scion City. The citizens relied on the sun for power, but when a great darkness came over the island, they only had one hour of it per day. Some colonists fled to the outer asteroids, which is where the group of explorers, whom we now know to be part of the founding Interstellar Colonists, came from. This led to two factions being formed in order to horde the energy. The Augmentationists, or Auggies, converted their cars into armor, and the Immersionists, or Mershers, became human machines that merged their bodies with SciTek. However, neither side won, as they lost all sunlight.One of the colonists is still having a sense of deja vu and is determined to rescue the mysterious lady. With their vehicle destroyed, the only thing they can do is go further down ...Read on for more facts about the series ...
