A few months ago, my roommate and I had an idea. We realized that the YouTube Yule Log market was pretty empty. And that the highest viewed video was pretty sad. So we set out to beat it.
We rented a sweet Blackmagic Cinema 4k production camera and set out film the best looking fire we could. It took two, one hour takes in a weekend to really get a feel for what we wanted and how we were to do it.
But after many errors, we pumped out a final product. We hope you enjoy it this holiday season!
Here is my second installment of the Portal 2 COOP Hangout Episodes. This stuff is my early stages of online gaming entertainment.
Soon this kind of content will have a new place and a new home! It will also be performed live in our studio! We love talking and interacting with fans. If you like videos like this, give it a like and a comment and stay tuned!
Here is my first real attempt at the whole Let's Play style entertainment. My roommates and I often play games together and we are in a setting that allows us to work together better. So I thought we would give it a try, even if just as a test.
Trust me, I know it can be better but I'm quite pleased with the first time results. We are already working on a second video just to test our improvements! I hope you guys enjoy it because we had fun making it!
On the boardwalk of downtown Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, there is an arcade with a long row of classic baseball themed pinball machines. They are pretty unique and really fun to play so I thought I'd try and document one to share!
How it works:
The game has to input controls, a button that "pitches" a ball to you and a lever that "swings" the bat. That's it. You have unlimited pitches and swings so letting any past you doesn't hurt.
On the field there are plenty of holes for the balls to fall into. Each hole is well placed to match the reward/consequence given to the player. Outs are in various places like the first and third base line printed in the play area while singles and doubles are further back in the machine. Homeruns are doable and require the ball to jump a ramp out of play.
When base hits and runs are scored, there is a mechanical diagram hat shows the progress on the field. Stick men move about the bases accordingly as you score. When you score, the score board rings in a new run. Your round of play is up when you achieve 3 outs, just like actual baseball. In this arcade, prizes are awarded to those who reach 28 runs in a single play.
This is indeed an older piece of work, but it does mean a lot to me since there was quite a few personal things going on at the time for both myself and Alex (the other gentleman) when we were working on it. We were working on this on the fly. With each step being made up as we went. We just had a simple idea or concept and just ran with it (literally) out the door! About half way through filming is when our personal lives started taking a toll on our work. The ending becomes a bit hasty and rushed.
When we were finished, we submitted it to the 2010 .edu Film Festival in Minneapolis. Where it went on to win second place in the Animation category.