I am making a film in SL (first post)

[DJAlanRocks]

Hi all, this is my first post in the SL forums and I apologize I have not been an active member of the community until this point.

I am making a film in SL, a very ambitious project but I saw Stomol and wanted to give it a try. Are there any guidelines from LL about this? No real SL companies or avatars will be named and I plan to credit the makers of some of the clothes, hair, and vehicles at the end of it as well as the locations I film at. 

Any suggestions, guidelines, or anything else you think a first time SL film maker needs to know would be greatly appreciated

Anything particularly good I should watch? 

[Wilma1972]

Hi. I have a lot of machinima making experience. You're welcome to contact me at musikrant@gmail.com
Feel free to email me.

I will send you some links.
https://youtu.be/ajww9L5MRlQ

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Wilma1972

[DJAlanRocks]

It's certainly a very ambitious project. If i were to describe it, my film is character driven with an action climax. Also, there's no voices it's all subtitles and music. I think it will probably end up being 30 to 45 minutes. I have been at it not quite a month yet but it does seem to be coming together. My film is in no way "artsy" or "high brow" or "noir" it's about a broken man and his redemption. 

[Caitlin Tobias]

On 8/29/2020 at 9:13 PM, DJAlanRocks said:

Hi all, this is my first post in the SL forums and I apologize I have not been an active member of the community until this point.

I am making a film in SL, a very ambitious project but I saw Stomol and wanted to give it a try. Are there any guidelines from LL about this? No real SL companies or avatars will be named and I plan to credit the makers of some of the clothes, hair, and vehicles at the end of it as well as the locations I film at. 

Any suggestions, guidelines, or anything else you think a first time SL film maker needs to know would be greatly appreciated

Anything particularly good I should watch? 

Huckleberry Hax, the maker of Stömol, wrote 4 articles on making making machinima in Second Life you might find useful!

https://huckleberryhax.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/hucks-guide-to-making-machinima-in-second-life-part-one-the-tools/

https://huckleberryhax.wordpress.com/2020/01/27/hucks-guide-to-making-machinima-in-second-life-part-two-framing-your-shot/

https://huckleberryhax.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/hucks-guide-to-making-machinima-in-second-life-part-three-camera-movement/

https://huckleberryhax.wordpress.com/2020/03/13/hucks-guide-to-making-machinima-in-second-life-part-four-working-with-alts/

 

Also, you may want to check the offical LL guidelines on filming in Second Life: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Snapshot_and_machinima_policy

 

Good luck and enjoy filming!