by Matthew1993

This is my new column, and I want to take a moment to outline what I plan to do in it. To start with, I'm Matthewb1993, a long time player of There and also an active machinima creator. In game I find myself constantly coming across others people’s media work that simply out stands me. Unfortunately some of this work never gets the appraisal it is worth.

I plan on picking out a few of the pieces of work that is published into the community each week and giving you my opinion. This can be in the form of short films of artwork. A brief overview and review will accompany each piece of work.  I am not going to talk about every media item I find but ones which are intriguing.

My Valentines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYPicw6JDk4

With Valentines day just passing by the internet is awash with videos from this special day. One which caught my eye was "My Valentines" by MoonPriestess. She has realized that recording the events taking place would make a wonderful video. It features roughly edited footage of her experience in There during this time. The music in the video fits the mood perfectly. In my opinion the recording achieves its main goal; to convey the sense of happiness. The only criticism I have with the video is the sometimes excessive showing of the interface. However this is a learning creator and her next pieces of work should be great!

 

 

Running Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COXKnppCkTw

Another recently uploaded video which seems to have slipped through the net is "Running Away" by Cmie17. This is a music video made in game and it is simply amazing. This relatively new creator has shown some skills when making this video. The scenes depict the lyrics of the music perfectly. Another nice touch is the perfect lip syncing of his avatars mouth to the music; making the viewing experience much nicer. The transition between frames is also set to the correct mood. All this makes me wonder why this video is not talked about more. A must watch for music/video fans!

That wraps up this weeks article. If you would like your work to be featured in this column please send a link and your name to matthew1993@therevoice.com.