Comments on: So You Want to Make an Advanced Home Movie…

By: HearItWow

HearItWow — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:55:23 +0000

Good eye, AL. That should be Namco Coin and Namco Museum.

Somewhere an editor has turned white with horror, even though it’s really the author’s fault.

By: Anthony Lopez

Anthony Lopez — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:17:18 +0000

But the Nintendo Coin & Nintendo Museum doesn’t exist

By: keara22hi

keara22hi — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:47:27 +0000

I had some fun with my actors yesterday. I was using your Urban Camo idea and I kept telling them, “face the bush!”.

By: HearItWow

HearItWow — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:42:11 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. If anyone needs a more in-depth explanation of anything, do let me know.

Until we get that go-anywhere camera that can record avatar animations without the chat box popping up, sharing ideas like this is the best way to advance Home machinima techniques. Personally, I find the limitations of the camera to be part of the fun, because it forces the filmmaker to work within some limitations, and that demands creative solutions.

I still want that go-anywhere camera. And a trophy room.

By: Cubehouse

Cubehouse — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:05:28 +0000

I’m taking notes.
This please me.

By: keara22hi

keara22hi — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:55:57 +0000

HIW, I am at a loss for words. I want to express my appreciation for your help -- I know that writing these articles takes up a lot of your time. But, I would not attempt doing machinima if it was not for the information you have been posting. I bought the Sony Video Vegas package and am playing with it now.

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:04:21 +0000

It would be possible to describe me as well-versed in computer technology if I were being compared to, for instance, a poodle.

ShikasClouds’ SAW homage can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYdGnKL0L0 — he did a very good job with the LOOT Active Camera, I think.

For me, the single best filmmaking tool I’ve used so far is the Lockwood MechJet. Ten bucks, but absolutely worth it. LOOT’s equipment is perfect for stationary shots, but HearItWow’s right: for dolly shots, you really should have a MechJet.

By: :-)bb(-:

:-)bb(-: — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:41:44 +0000

A friend!Hello friend!I’m feelin a bit like Casey Jones at the moment,with all the maintenance…Strewth!

@NorseGamer-technology stuffs?I thougt u had sum fancy book lernin..;-)

By: Godzprototype

Godzprototype — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:36:07 +0000

Thanks HearItWow! I am reading the other article too. I haven’t seen the Saw homage yet either. I will have to look that up. I study as much of this art as I can here lately, and this will be information I revisit until I get used to it.

By: :-)bb(-:

:-)bb(-: — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:18:03 +0000

Agreed,these articles are great “How to”guides.Where can I find ShikasClouds Saw homage?

Hey I’m just wondering,why does it say Home is online in the upper left of this page?

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:25:38 +0000

I know this is going to sound like some crappy infomercial testimonial (you know the kind, where everyone’s too brightly lit and there’s that godawful generic John Tesh music in the background), but I’ve tried out some of the techniques HearItWow outlined in this article, and they work brilliantly. Just take a look at the difference in cinematography for the French Chateau virtual tour versus, say, The Nautical Saturnalia, and there’s a conspicuous difference in camera work.

Keep in mind, by the way, that i haz teh dumb when it comes to technology stuffs. So if you actually understand how to exploit software like Sony Vegas, you can really take Home machinima to some crazy levels. Look at Alinea3’s “Alors on Danse,” ShikasClouds’ “SAW” homage, any of DOD’s videos, Sue’s work, and certainly the HomeCast to see what a pro can do.