Thanks if you could, i have no idea about what programs they would be.

Narf

"James M" <ozone@snip.net> wrote in message
news:3e39bb05@snipnews.snip.net...
> Machina is when you use a 3d Game engine and the level development tools
> available to script "movies" . Many modern games come with tools to create
> new levels, charector models, and animations. You run your movie like a
game
> demo mode. The advantage to it is that once your charactors and
envionments
> are built you can (relativly) easily change their positions, camera
angles,
> interactions and ect without redrawing the scene.
>     I haven't heard much about Machina films lately. It looked like it
would
> be huge for a while during the late Half-Life days. I'll see if I can find
> some links to post.
>
> Narf <narf.com> wrote in message news:3e394f53$1@news.starhub.net.sg...
> > sorry, i'm not very good on the terminology, but what is machina?
> > i havent heard of it before, could you elaborate a bit.?
> >
> > or please email me.
> > ryan@wwdjsNOSPAMonline.com
> > heh
> > should be obvious what it is.
> >
> > "James M" <ozone@snip.net> wrote in message
> > news:3e38b256@snipnews.snip.net...
> > > Poit! ( I'm assuming Narf is a Pinky & the Brain ref here, if not,
> sorry!)
> > >  Have you considered Flash animation or Machina?(using a 3d game
engine)
> > > Both could be good creative outlets without as much labor as
traditional
> > > animation.
> > >     While Flash probly would'nt work well for anime stlye Machina with
> the
> > > right models could be really sweet.
> > >     Really good pieces could conceivably be used to get jobs in the
> > regular
> > > animation industry.
> > >
> > >
> > > Narf <narf.com> wrote in message news:3e3812a9@news.starhub.net.sg...
> > > > Hmm, its really hard i guess to make an animated movie i guess...
> > > > ah well, always wanted to work in animation.
> > > > Trying out a script in my head and on my comp at the moment for a
> show,
> > > see
> > > > if i can do a demo in my media studies degree course, wnder if i can
> > make
> > > it
> > > > work, maybe like the Opening sequence of an anime show type thingy
and
> > see
> > > > if i can promote it out..
> > > > what you reckon?
> > > >
> > > > Narf
> > > >
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