From Film Noir to Fun Noir: the Development of The Blackened Mirror
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The Blackened Mirror is a machinima series that blends elements of film noir, steampunk, and Lovecraftian horror. It is filmed entirely within computer games and virtual worlds, using their interactive capabilities. The six installments so far have been shown online and engage audiences through social media and games. The documentary discusses machinima as an emerging filmmaking medium that puts creative control in more people's hands, like electronic publishing has done for writing. It outlines the workflow process for The Blackened Mirror, which involves writing scripts, scouting virtual locations, animating characters, rehearsing, recording voice acting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and distributing the final films online.
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In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
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- 2. What is The Blackened Mirror? • A machinima series with a distinctively film noir feel • With elements of steampunk • And classic Lovecraftian horror • So far! • Six instalments, shown on the web • With interactive aspects using: • Social media • Games
- 3. What is machinima? • A film created solely on a computer, using gaming platforms or virtual worlds • Can be as simple as recording what’s on the screen • Has been used to create award-winning art intallations and films • Relative simplicity can limit control and range of expression • Advantages in terms of speed, cost and flexibibility • Offers a new form of acting – acting in virtual – but not virtual acting!
- 6. The rationale of making the series • A new and powerful form of film-making • Putting film-making in the hands of people in the same way that electronic publication is revolutionising publishing • Testing the boundaries of narrative
- 8. Essential tools • Google Docs • Skype • Livestream Studio
- 9. Workflow Part 1 • Pen and Paper! • Final Draft
- 10. Script
- 11. Workflow Part 2 • Scouting locations • Building sets • Gathering props • Gathering animations • Designing custom animations
- 12. Workflow Part 3 • Rehearsing • Voice capture sessions • Creating storyboards
- 13. Storyboard
- 14. Workflow Part 4 • Filming (using Fraps) • Visual editing • Audio editing
- 15. Visual editing
- 16. Audio editing
- 17. Workflow Part 5 • Rendering the final film • Exporting to outlets • Treet TV • YouTube • Vimeo