Turning video games into movies

Turning video games into movies
Topic Started: Apr 16 2008, 05:10 PM (330 Views)
Wintermute	Apr 16 2008, 05:10 PM Post #1
Admin Posts: 1,324 Group: Senior President Field Ops Member #1 Joined: November 3, 2007 Name/Class of main: Wintermute/Chosen	The CEO of the world's biggest video game company's obviously feeling pretty good about himself. John Riccitiello runs Electronic Arts. Last month, EA offered $2 billion to buy its smaller rival Take Two Interactive. That would give EA the hottest game title this year: Grand Theft Auto 4. But Riccitiello's got his eye on bigger things. He told London's Financial Times yesterday he thinks Hollywood needs gamers more than gamers need Hollywood. That could be true. Hollywood does use game ideas for movies sometimes, but now gamers have started making movies out of the games themselves. They call it "machinima" -- machine and cinema run together. David Chong reports it's fun and games only 'til the lawyers get involved. Link to read the story/ see the website. Just Listen to the Story.



Khatib	Apr 16 2008, 05:29 PM Post #2
Forum Professional Posts: 986 Group: Troll Breeding Program Member #45 Joined: January 22, 2008 Name/Class of main: Teeb/Blorc	Heh. I like how they talk about it like it's some emerging new thing. And I still say the Return movie/trailers are the best example of machinima, mostly because of what they managed to do with editing and lighting given the limited emoting/posturing/facial movement capabilities of WoW. As gay as the music is, this is my favorite SWG one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcIYYB5k6GE Really showcases how many emotes there were and how there were so many casual outfits you could wear just to get a certain look or feel for your character. (RP OMG) But still, complete lack of dialog, but it's able to easily tell a story, just from emotes and outfits. Fairly impressive.
	It is a curious thing, do you know, how your mind is supersaturated with the religion in which you say you disbelieve. - James Joyce


heldunder	Apr 16 2008, 05:45 PM Post #3
i did it for teh lulz Posts: 714 Group: Umbrella Agent Member #224 Joined: March 3, 2008 Name/Class of main: heldunder marauder	>wasn't deus ex supposed to be made into a movie?



Ninjerk	Apr 17 2008, 12:18 AM Post #4
Forum Troll Posts: 435 Group: Umbrella Agent Member #389 Joined: April 7, 2008 Name/Class of main: Ninjerk/Chosen	heldunder Apr 16 2008, 04:45 PM >wasn't deus ex supposed to be made into a movie? Yes, and it was supposed to be made into a sequel. Some of us, I'm sure, saw how that turned out.



heldunder	Apr 17 2008, 10:27 AM Post #5
i did it for teh lulz Posts: 714 Group: Umbrella Agent Member #224 Joined: March 3, 2008 Name/Class of main: heldunder marauder	Ninjerk Apr 16 2008, 11:18 PM Yes, and it was supposed to be made into a sequel. Some of us, I'm sure, saw how that turned out. >i liked the sequel also :/ but the orig. was fucking amazing



Khatib	Apr 17 2008, 05:42 PM Post #6
Forum Professional Posts: 986 Group: Troll Breeding Program Member #45 Joined: January 22, 2008 Name/Class of main: Teeb/Blorc	heldunder Apr 16 2008, 03:45 PM >wasn't deus ex supposed to be made into a movie? I think you missed the point of the news story in the OP.
	It is a curious thing, do you know, how your mind is supersaturated with the religion in which you say you disbelieve. - James Joyce


Ninjerk	Apr 17 2008, 08:04 PM Post #7
Forum Troll Posts: 435 Group: Umbrella Agent Member #389 Joined: April 7, 2008 Name/Class of main: Ninjerk/Chosen	heldunder Apr 17 2008, 09:27 AM >i liked the sequel also :/ but the orig. was fucking amazing The sequel was incredibly watered down (universal ammo wtf?!).



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