Listen "S4 E111 Machinima News | GTA5 Cinematic (Jan 2024)"
Episode Synopsis
This week, we discuss the critical turn we witnessed in 2023 towards machinima among creative industries professionals. We highlight why it is high time there is a major rethink on the role of indie creatives and fan fiction in general. We also review a beautiful cinematic made in GTA5, and also reflect on some of the challenges with a particular camera technique. Discussion points - 2:23 Hardly Working by Austrian collective Total Refusal wins a major Festival award, its significance and impact 5:10 2023 was a critical turn for machinima productions and their global recognition among professionals in the creative industries 13:30 Amazon and Games Workshop collaboration, what does this mean for Warhammer 40K fan fiction content? 15:45 Cooking the goose that lays the golden egg: a book sequel writer’s tale, the Tolkein Estate and Amazon – why we are approaching a perfect storm; the principles on which judges have made decisions need to be called into question and its importance for machinima indie creators 32:14 Cyberpunk’s booklet for the Ultimate Edition, hidden depths and why this needs to be followed up 39:40 Cinematic Experience of GTA5 Machinima, by Syed – Damien introduces this pick; Tracy comments on the music choice, quality of editing and unusual connections being made between people, things and events; and Phil compares it to Brad Pitt! 45:13 Algorithmic shaky cam and its discontents #machinima #virtualproduction #copyright #ownership #FilmFestival #awards #Amazon #GamesWorkshop #GTA5 #LOTR #Tolkein #warhammer #cyberpunk2077 #skakycam Credits -Speakers: Phil Rice, Damien Valentine, Tracy HarwoodProducer/Editor: Phil RiceMusic: Coast by Anno Domini Beats
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