We have been participating in this years 48hour film project machinima contest. 21 teams have been competing with creating an entire machinima film within 48 hours. Our contribution this year was the film “The Shadows”. Our task was to create a Horror film featuring a journalist “Jack Schmidt”. It was necessary to use the prop “water” and the following line of dialog has been given : “There is one thing i can do that you can’t”. We started with making a horror film but we ended with making a “Horror comedy”. Things evolved somewhat unexpectedly during the shooting. Enjoy…

The winner and runner ups:

Winner The Lake, Stone Falcon Productions
Runner up Nihilist, Grey Matter Films
2nd runner up The Shadows, Machinimatrix


The awards :

award Film Team
Best Graphics Make me Wet Rediculous Sandwich Studios
Best special Effects SB1070 team War Technica
Best Cinematography Anemone team M4AS22
Best Sound Design The Real Thing team Dream Machine
Best Acting The Lake Stone Falcon Productions
Best Directing the Lake Stone Falcon Productions
Best Editing SB1070 team War Technica
Best Best Use of Prop The lake Stone Falcon Productions
Best Use of Line The Nihilist Grey Matter Films – The Lake, Stone Falcon Productions
Best Music The Real Thing team Dream Machine
Best Concept Make me Wet Rediculous Sandwich Studios
Best costumes Rough Romance Metaverse Television and Changes, Nicole X Group
Most unique character Tough Question
Best choreography You Dont Know Jack Schmidt Fluent Media Productions
Audience awards Running Lady Productions Cruise Control – IdeaJuice Studios, WET – Metaverse Television, Rough Romance.

All films can be watched on Aviewtv.com

Our team :

role name
Director Hussayn Dabbous
Script Hussayn Dabbous, Britta Maid, Hans Holzbecher, Steve Nobles
Voices Steve Nobles, Hans Holzbecher
Translations Steve Nobles, Kit Guardian, and others
Avatar design Fris Frislanda
Special effects Gaia Clary
Set Gaia Clary

Special thanks go to Ayesha Bisiani (Skin Within), who has put signifcant amount of work on the avatar skins.
And more special thanks go to Gaia Clary (Jass), who has contributed the light system, the avatar movement controller and the shadow avatars.