Other Machinima Makers?
Hello! Not sure if there is a thread like this on the forum somewhere, but I haven't seen any recent ones. I just thought it would be nice to find other simmers who are machinima makers as well. Maybe...
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Hello, I just joined and just started posting some of my Sims vids on YT. So far, I guess I wouldn't really call the machinimas, they are sim soap opera parodies. I love soaps. One is based of of General Hospital with actual show characters and the other is the game created sims like Landgraabs and Goths, etc. Initially, I just took their bios (of the Landgraabs having secrets) and had a general idea of what I wanted to happen and just recorded what I played. I cut it down and used Audition to make an announcer voice and it was birthed. I've used a pose on one take, but don't like them static like that, so I've stopped. I don't know if anyone would want to watch 10 or 20 mins of it. Has anyone had good views with long videos? Personally, I don't tend to watch long Sims videos especially if there is no talking or it takes forever to get anywhere. I'm not always watching the screen. Has anyone done quick introductory trailers for their series/machinimas?
In my GH vids, I've taken old sound clips from the show and inserted them into my promos. And have downloaded a bunch of animations and mods to hopefully make future storytelling easy. It's always funny when my Sims jump from asking how's your day to going to woohoo. (I have Whicked Whims installed.) I think Bob and Eliza's marital problem solved itself within 5 min of me trying to make up their story!
Another thing about story creation so far (and a note, I went to school for TV writing and always wanted to write for soaps), I started playing and thinking and writing notes and have now basically come up with a whole backstory for Nancy Landgraab. I've imagined where stories are going to go and then new ideas pop up while playing. With GH one, I call Simeral Hospital, I can see where some storylines are already going and just have my own ideas for the show to do. I think telling the story in quick 1-2 min trailers might just be better and funnier, but we will see. Also, aspects of the Sims games and expansion gave me ideas. Like having an adventure exploring a temple, or having vampires in the game and how a character on GH was a vampire slayer. It just HAD to be turned into a trailer parody.
I'm The Sims Soaps and wish you all the best of luck. And I hope that animations thread has started. I'd like to request one for a good cat fight and the ability to do it in the pool! I can recreate Dynasty AND Melrose Place, lol.
In my GH vids, I've taken old sound clips from the show and inserted them into my promos. And have downloaded a bunch of animations and mods to hopefully make future storytelling easy. It's always funny when my Sims jump from asking how's your day to going to woohoo. (I have Whicked Whims installed.) I think Bob and Eliza's marital problem solved itself within 5 min of me trying to make up their story!
Another thing about story creation so far (and a note, I went to school for TV writing and always wanted to write for soaps), I started playing and thinking and writing notes and have now basically come up with a whole backstory for Nancy Landgraab. I've imagined where stories are going to go and then new ideas pop up while playing. With GH one, I call Simeral Hospital, I can see where some storylines are already going and just have my own ideas for the show to do. I think telling the story in quick 1-2 min trailers might just be better and funnier, but we will see. Also, aspects of the Sims games and expansion gave me ideas. Like having an adventure exploring a temple, or having vampires in the game and how a character on GH was a vampire slayer. It just HAD to be turned into a trailer parody.
I'm The Sims Soaps and wish you all the best of luck. And I hope that animations thread has started. I'd like to request one for a good cat fight and the ability to do it in the pool! I can recreate Dynasty AND Melrose Place, lol.
