Artery documentary showcases new way of making movies.

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A documentary showcasing a new medium for movie-making has been released on the Internet by website Machinima.com.

Made for UK TV channel STV, ‘Artery: Machinima’ follows animators ‘Strange Company’, as they produce an action-packed animated series using ‘Machinima’ - film-making in a virtual reality.

Machinima has been described as ‘film-making in a virtual reality’ by its advocates, and is claimed to have the potential to revolutionize animated film-making by reducing costs 40% or more. ‘Artery’ follows Edinburgh-based ‘Strange Company’, one such group, as they produce their films ‘Eschaton’ and ‘Steelwight’ using the latest Machinima technology.

Using techniques originally developed for the latest generation of computer games, Machinima allows animators to create films for a fraction of the expense that conventional animation requires.

In ‘Artery’, we meet these groups, from ‘Strange Company’ in Scotland to the ‘Ill Clan’ in New York, speak to established writers and filmmakers about this new technology, and learn how Machinima may shape the face of filmmaking to come. ‘Artery’ follows ‘Strange Company’ from Edinburgh to Turin in Italy and the MipTV festival in Cannes, as they work on their short film ‘Eschaton’ whilst trying to bring Machinima and its possibilities to the wider TV world.

Thanks to an agreement with Machinima hub Machinima.com, ‘Artery: Machinima’, which was previously only viewable in Scotland, is now available world-wide from the Web link below.

Strange Company have worked in the field of machinima for six years. They have been pioneers in bringing the techniques to large-scale and successful commercial projects for Electronic Arts and the BBC, as well as producing acclaimed short films.

Machinima.com is the world-wide hub of the Machinima movement, serving over 4,000,000 pages and 300,000 films a year to the Machinima community on the Internet.

The documentary was produced by Glasgow-based Posh Pictures, and is director Stuart Brown’s directorial debut.

Download from:

http://www.machinima.com/films.php?id=292

Further Information:

http://www.machinima.com/displayarticle2.php?article=327
www.machinima.com
www.strangecompany.org

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