SimsFilmFest Recs! Billie Eilish and a simself trailer

@hermitgirl I'll probably add to this later since I want to get a few things down quickly before doing errands before I forget.

Having a machinima recommendation thread pinned might be a bad idea if anyone can come in and post to it. It will turn into a self promotion thread. Kind of defeats the purpose. I tried promoting SimsFilmFest and the machinimas on here one season but it all kept getting lost in the self promotion stuff and wasn't getting views. I kind of gave up.

If we are honest about things, certain types of machinima appeal to different age groups. I remember one SimsFilmFest season when Twilight and The Vampire Diaries were popular. Almost everything entered revolved around vampires. I honestly wanted to scream. However, that was what was popular with the festivals dominate age group at the time. It is what it is. I'm not going to say people shouldn't make this or that. If that is what is popular with their peers and especially if it inspires them, they should make it.

@Karababy52 and @LiELF So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for letting us know. :smiley:

Love that music video. His/her Lorde one is great too.

Folks I've had to remove a few videos from this thread. While I understand machinima is a medium that requires a tremendous amount of talent and energy to craft, let's please still remember when sharing videos that impressed us that said videos are appropriate in terms of content and language. Thanks you.

So where do we go from here? I've not posted any more videos as I need to screen them more carefully now. In the meantime, Jorgha has started a new column over at SIFF: MACHINIMA MONDAY! This is a new column highlighting her machinima picks for the week!

And here is one of my favorites from the new YouTube playlist of machinima picks, listed on the front page of the SIFF website! It is a Russian trailer for the Hunger Games and very well done! This artist has a lot of other amazing content if you want to check out their channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK1EMOl7tRg

Thanks for the link and update. I really liked The Winter Fairytale... it had me grinning, or was that smirking? Anyway I liked it :).

First up a tale of heartbreak set to Billie Eilish's "Come Out and Play."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAald1ikudo&lc=z221ex0iwwnitxk1zacdp432wlwfh3fgjixpa4pf1wdw03c010c

@Hermitgirl Glad you enjoyed!

I've just updated the first post to add a new playlist that's highlighted on the SIFF front page. Yay!!

@GLEichholz That's strange. I don't embed them. I just copy paste the link from YT and the video usually shows up. If you go to the video's home page and get the link there it will probably work.

Removed.
This is technically my favorite
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But on a serious note Remi's are always the best

Videos removed due to content. - EA_Cian

"Hermitgirl;c-16915130" wrote:
I don't go to the video section here on the forums much either... to me it's like the build section where most everyone has a self promotion thread. Please don't get me wrong I don't think self promotion is a bad thing but it also makes it hard to just get an overview of what's out there.
I'll be checking out your site specifically more often now. Have you ever thought to start a thread here in the forums to highlight some variety out there? Maybe they can pin it?

@Hermitgirl That's what this thread is for! To highlight a variety of GOOD machinima and link back to the spotlight on the SIFF page. :smiley:

And yes, the video section is more for creators in my opinion. They can ask questions, get help, or promote their channels. This thread is for viewers who enjoy good quality, original machinima. @GLEichholz has said everything else that needs to be said. :wink:

I will say that if anyone sees a machinima that you think is worthy to be shared on this thread, send a link to me or @GLEichholz in a private message. If SIFF approves, we'll post it here!