Poll: honest machinima question

[Boxinatorizore]

Me any my friend were going to make one but then the idea was lost. Our new idea is to get some people together to play a tabletop rpg I'm hoping this will work.

 

[Sneaky Paladin]

Me any my friend were going to make one but then the idea was lost. Our new idea is to get some people together to play a tabletop rpg I'm hoping this will work.

so basically you had an idea you didn't follow through and decide to mention
a brand new completely unrelated idea.

Baby steps dude seriously theres a big difference between a machinima and then getting people to play a tabletop rpg...or is there?

 

[Boxinatorizore]

Me any my friend were going to make one but then the idea was lost. Our new idea is to get some people together to play a tabletop rpg I'm hoping this will work.

so basically you had an idea you didn't follow through and decide to mention
a brand new completely unrelated idea.

Baby steps dude seriously theres a big difference between a machinima and then getting people to play a tabletop rpg...or is there?

Exactly... because thats how I roll.

 

[scotth266]

I started making one, but since it never got finished I put super yes. Then again, it was a little more like a parody re-dub than a machinima. Oh well.

 

[Inco]

Yea, i made a 'Robot Chicken' Styled one for my IPT prelim. project and got highest marks.

 

[Sneaky Paladin]

for those of you that HAVE made one or have the supplies how much do they normally cost in total for all the equipment?

 

[Slash Dementia]

I have wanted to, but whenever I get an idea then I don't feel like making it anymore.

 

[Same River New Water]

have you or have you not wanted to make your own machinima?

Right now I'm making a documentary on griefing in Garry's Mod. That's a pretty cheap, easy and accessible way to make a machinima, but no game I've seen so far comes close to Halo 3's Theater function for ease of use.

 

[Squarewave]

I wanted too once, but after fiddling around with gary's mod I realized that not only did I suck horribly at it, but that I also sucked at coming up with scripts

 

[CaptainCrunch]

Right now I'm making a documentary on griefing in Garry's Mod. That's a pretty cheap, easy and accessible way to make a machinima, but no game I've seen so far comes close to Halo 3's Theater function for ease of use.

That's fantastic. Garry's Mod is good for a quick and dirty solution, but if you want lipsynching / character motions to work effectively just go with FacePoser and Hammer - especially if you want to use game models that aren't included with the Valve games. It's a much steeper learning curve wrought with crashes and frustration, but it's worth it if you have the time.

For those who say "I don't have the right equipment" - if you can play a game on your PC (or even a console, seriously), you can make machinima. The trick is knowing what you want to record before you record it. Machinima, like any form of animation takes time and planning to pull it off, so don't sprint to the finish unless there's money on the line.

(I'm the animator from the March Mayhem videos, btw. I'm happy to take PMs regarding the machinimation process.)

 

[Same River New Water]

Garry's Mod is good for a quick and dirty solution, but if you want lipsynching / character motions to work effectively just go with FacePoser and Hammer - especially if you want to use game models that aren't included with the Valve games. It's a much steeper learning curve wrought with crashes and frustration, but it's worth it if you have the time.

Thanks for the tip! I've been banging up against the limitations of Gmod, so I will definitely check them out.

 

[killereddy]

$100 for an external (USB) capture device and a basic editing program, at least when I first got my capture card
edit: quote didn't work, this is an answer to how much a cap. card costs

 

[Zorg Machine]

yes but no skills, manpower, or ideas how to do it.

 

[Xvito]

For some time I've thought about making a Video-game AMV hell (so that would be VGMV Hell). But I lack the skills in certain areas and I can't get any of my friends in on it... :C

There's an HMV Hell (H means Halo). It was awesome until YouTube banned the sound.

That sounds pretty awesome, but it would be more fun if there were other games than just Halo.

 

[KDBTV]

Yes but I myself only have a Wii but I would like to make a Halo 3 machimima!

 

[ryai458]

to many people make them and there isnt enough quality anymore

 

[Kajt]

No.
I'm good at making environments tho.

 

[Fraught]

Honestly? The bitches, money, respect and free drugs you get are good and all, but I wouldn't want to do that, since creating one is probably pretty time-consuming and tedious.

Let's just say I'll just look at Machinimas, and appreciate the effort of their makers rather than make one myself.

 

[L4Y Duke]

I went super yes.

Then I remembered my Media Studies project a few years back, where I used Sims 2 screenies to make a doco on How to be a Better Evil Genius.

It was awesome.