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Moviestorm is enabling a new generation of amateur film-makers to realize their visions. It offers easy, affordable animation tools that can produce sophisticated high-quality films on practically no budget. After several years in development, Moviestorm has demonstrated that home movie-making needn’t be limited to cheap hand-held cameras and clips of the kids goofing around. Its virtual movie studio allows users to break free of the limitations of the real world, and allows them to direct, film, edit and distribute 3D animated movies without any knowledge of animation techniques or 3D modelling. And best of all, it's free, and comes without any copyright restrictions.
Iain Friar, known as IceAxe, is one of Moviestorm’s many successful film-makers. His short film, Clockwork, a dystopian vision of a totalitarian Britain after a Soviet invasion in the 1980s, is winning accolades and awards around the world, most recently the audience prize at the Atopic Festival in France and the Grand Prize at the Machinima Expo. Clearly influenced by both 1984 and A Clockwork Orange, with a visual style that evokes both Communist era propaganda posters and more recent animated movies such as A Scanner Darkly, it is a stark, powerful film that belies its modest origins.
Iain, who's 42, works in marketing, and started making movies just 18 months ago. “I’ve always been a hands-on person, in music, sport, and everything else,” he says. “I thought it would be fun to shoot a music video, but I’m not the most technical of people, and it seemed extraordinarily hard. I remember when computer games started using in-game animation to tell the story instead of video clips, and this interested me, especially now that game technology has become so sophisticated. So I bought a book, Machinima for Dummies, which had Moviestorm on the CD, and I was hooked. I liked Moviestorm because it did what I was looking for, even though I didn’t really know what I was looking for at the time, and the Moviestorm community was very supportive. I initially made comedies, but I could see that the movies people respected were more dramatic, so it seemed that was the direction to go in.”
He spent four months working on Clockwork, and then the same again on his next short, Cloud Angel, a steampunk thriller set on board an airship. Apart from the voice acting, he made the entire film himself at his home in Basingstoke, England. “I'm lucky that my friends are so willing to step up to the mike and read my silly scripts!” he laughs. His next film is Gridlock, a science fiction comedy which he is co-producing with another successful Moviestorm director, James Thorpe. For this, they’ve stepped up the production costs a notch: they hired a recording studio and got the local amateur dramatic group to do the voice acting.
Iain is realistic about his future, though. “Am I ambitious? Yes. Do I want to keep it as just a hobby? Well, probably yes, because I imagine that if it became a full time activity, the fun might go out of it. I make movies as escapism. That said, I think that this industry would be really interesting to work in, because it's embryonic; I'm not sure what direction it will go in. It's exciting!”
Moviestorm’s CEO, Jeff Zie, is hugely enthusiastic and supportive. “Iain and the many other Moviestorm users are an inspiration to us all,” he says. “We’re really proud that we’re giving talented people like this the tools they need to unleash the creative potential they never knew they had, and to produce these wonderful films.”
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You can download Moviestorm for free: Windows and Mac versions are available. If you want, you can expand your virtual film studio and buy extra costumes, sets, props, and sounds in their marketplace. If you've ever wondered whether you might be the next Tarantino, Ang Lee, or J J Abrams, now's the time to find out!
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The months of June and December are the months that many couples tie the knot. That’s here in our country, though I know many Brides around the world love to be called a “June Bride.” I don’t really understand the concept of it, but maybe starting a new life together at summer’s beginning is a symbolic reason. And December being a season of joy because of the holidays, couples probably love the spirit the season brings.
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The pool at Durian Garden where my son Yogi had his field trip two months ago. It wasn't there yet the first time I visited the place few years ago. The place has few improvements which makes it a nicer place to visit especially by kids because of the mini zoo and of course, this very inviting pool. The kids enjoyed it a lot and so did my son Yogi.
Amazing talents have emerged in the music industry as of late. Lucky for them to have been given a chance to showcase what they’ve got and share it with the world since not all are given such an opportunity. But there’s good news for those aspiring artists who want to be known and share their God-given talent with the world. Here comes MTV Emerge – a platform for unsigned music talent in the Philippines. It’s a wonderful opportunity for new artists since they will be given the chance to display their talent, not to mention a chance to have a one-year recording contract with Jeepney Music.
I've talked about my brother Erwin and his long-time girlfriend Karen's wedding HERE and here are their wedding bands. The same wedding band that they will use in their church wedding next year. It's simple yet meaningful. We all can't wait for the big event next year, the event in which they will both say "I Do" again but in the house of God this time and with His blessings.
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Another must-see game by the world's greatest boxer, Manny Pacquiao. The family will watch his game live via satellite at the nearest auditorium here on Sunday, the 15th where the game will be shown for only P150 a ticket. Except me though. I'll just stay here at home and wait for the news. It has always been like that. I just watch the replay all the time. I'm not really a boxing fan and it's only Pacquiao's game that I give myself time to watch.
And so it's been said, the third time's the charm. And in this instance, the third song is the charm because we now have three special songs that are ours. This one; "You've Got a Friend"; and of most special importance, especially to me......(",), our "special", special song, which truly is "OUR" song----- "Kiss Me". But then again, we've shared many songs, with many more yet to share. And as long as I share them with you, they will all be special.
E-commerce has come a long way, making people’s lives hassle and worry-free. Things have been made so easy in regard to remittances, including domestic and abroad, online purchases, transactions, payments, etc. And one company who excels when it comes to this service is Globe.
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I took this picture when we passed by from fetching my niece in school.
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