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Song: Opaque Drum Solo by Solace from the album Ahsas:

magnatune.com/artists/albums/solace-ahsas/


This film is a little bit of an experiment - what would happen if I gave myself 1 week to film, $50 and made the very first thing that popped into my head, no matter how ridiculous the idea, trying to go with the flow, being productive rather than procrastinating, and not over thinking anything (having previously felt constrained through creating a poem in a very strict style, this was a way of trying to clear out the cobwebs).

The result is difficult to explain and quite stream of conscioussness like. It loosely represents how humans are tied to the mechanics of time. We can relive the past through memories, or imagine the future, but our physical bodies cannot stop being a part of the process of time, evolutionary time etc

Creator credits at end of the film.

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Festivals etc

The Block Gallery Space, Queensland University, Australia
FMX 2010, Animation, Effects, Games and Interactive Media, Stuttgart, Germany
Chromatose Anymation Festival, Canada
Shanghai World Expo, China
FILE - Electronic Language Festival, Sesi Art Gallery, Sau Paulo, Brazil 2010
Media Centre, Leicester, UK, 2010
PlanetArt Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2010
Atopic Media Festival, Paris, France, 2009
Miami Mini Animation Festival, Miami, USA, 2009
Media Art Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2009
Cambridge Film Festival 2009, Cambridge, UK, 2009
Time, Transcendence, Performance Conference, Monash University, Australia, 2009
Jury award winner at Machinexpo 2009

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  • Artcgrrl 2 years ago
    This blows my mind. I'm in awe of your talents and ability to create art in whatever engine you get your hands on. This is incredible.
  • Pritam Jaykar 2 years ago
    I second that! Incredible use of Shadow client for a machinima! :)
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  • sebcaen 2 years ago
    Lainy, you're really fantastic! love this!
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  • Pineapple Pictures 2 years ago
    This is incredible, just wonderful!
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  • sisch 2 years ago
    Oooo! This is magic! Wonderful!!
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  • Dektora Saenz 2 years ago
    Wow! You blow my mind, woman!
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  • rik panganiban 2 years ago
    Holy smokes, that blows me away, like all of your work! incredible.
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  • Friedrich Kirschner plus 2 years ago
    very very nice. Love the editing.
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  • Ricky Grove plus 2 years ago
    Superb film. Except for maybe Tom Jantol, no one is doing this kind of work. Strange and wonderous. Music, editing, imagery. All remarkable.
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  • Allessa Volare 2 years ago
    I love this! such fun!
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  • Russell Boyd 2 years ago
    What's really amazing is that made this in Second Life. Great work, fascinating to watch. I may have to watch it a few times to actually figure out that you are trying to say something. First time is just a lovely visual feast.
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  • dav barbosa 2 years ago
    Wooow! Lainy, you are realy the best and the master of art captured in virtual worlds! I love the link with humans and the mechanics of time.
    Excellent and very beautiful render...
    Congratulations for your work popped into your head!
    *Please, Continue create without constrained ! :)
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  • Piquant dream realized - and such masterful editing. You are THE master of machinima -
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  • CD Schulz 2 years ago
    I like that surrealistic style of the movie a lot.
    Amazing machinima film.
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  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    Thank you very much for your comments, it's very much appreciated!
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  • Gwyneth Llewelyn 2 years ago
    The words fail to describe this. I would just say that the use of the word "machinima" seems almost derogatory — this is pure art!

    I particularly enjoyed the very short scenes. When the eye starts to grab on each scene the tiny details that tell the viewer that this is really shot in Second Life, the scene changes. We hardly manage to notice the "uncanny valley" effect — or we *just barely* catch it, and, *snap*! The scene changes.

    Masterfully executed!
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  • Revolver plus 2 years ago
    was this completely made with Second Life ?
  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    Hi Revolver, yes it was all created within Second Life,
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  • Ian Patterson 2 years ago
    Takes art machinima to a new level. How much post-production work did you do on this Trace?
  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    Hi Ian, very minimal post-prod: Mirror and Shakycam used throughout, 00:43 bumpmap on the 2 girls and 01:14 goldfish bowl on the one shot, that is everything. No filters were used. Scenes that can appear to be post-prod (for example the backgrounds of 01:25 or 01:34 were mods of the in-world water with the scenes built in front inside SL and then recorded).

    SL has some great moddable engines - particles, wind, physics, sky, water, and a beta shadow client.
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  • Chantal Harvey 2 years ago
    Nothing like this in machinima. You are the absolute master. Can I come to class? You are my example...
    May i spam you with my 1minARTchannel - 100 1 minute art machinima s leading up to a documentary.
    youtube.com/user/1minARTchannel
  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    Hi Chantal, I am checking them out, thanks for the link!
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  • Phil Rice plus 2 years ago
    And on the second day, Lainy said "Let there be light."

    Good grief, my friend. Out of this world. Imagine what you could do with a month of these days and a moderate budget? We'll find out one day, it's only a matter of time.
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  • Tom Jantol 2 years ago
    My god, this is great.
    You could probably make wonderful movies in Notepad. Not many movies leaves me breathless.
    Ricky mentioned me here, and I must say that I am honored to be in such company.
  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    I am honoured to be in your company, Tom! You are my favourite machinima creator, ever!
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  • Tom Jantol 2 years ago
    So, so we both have a good taste? :)
    You are so kind that I uploaded 1 minute of new movie I am working on, just so you can tell me what you think. Let me promise you, this will be my best movie ever.
    Resistance is futile.
    vimeo.com/5713084
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  • Shai Delacroix 2 years ago
    I am astounded by your talent. Thank you for sharing it with us. I would like to share this video as well in my blog. Much obliged.
  • Lainy Voom 2 years ago
    Thank you very much Shai, your suit looks amazing on the human ape guy!
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  • Anim8tor Cathy 2 years ago
    I think this was beautiful! Clever and amazing!
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  • Wow!
    I love animation, but this is on a level all by itself.
    Bravo!
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  • MotiMoody 2 years ago
    This is so awesome!!!
    <33333
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  • Beyheef plus 2 years ago
    Superbement bien fait !
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  • sage proto 2 years ago
    AWESOME!! I love it!!
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  • AnnaMayaHouse 2 years ago
    Great little piece this is :)
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  • iono allen 2 years ago
    wawww ! Incredible !
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  • Nur Moo 1 year ago
    Fantastic!!
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  • Kara Trapdoor 1 year ago
    As impressive today as it was the first time I saw it.... just amazing.
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  • dave tyner 1 year ago
    Still one of the best ever. So creative, I love this one!!
  • Lainy Voom 1 year ago
    Cheers Dave!
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  • I LOVED THAT YOU "JUST DID IT". WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM THAT! AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT!
    (WHAT WAS THE $50 USED FOR?) :)
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  • Mpenziwe 6 months ago
    haha yaaay :) and i love the pictures, too!
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