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September 1, 2007 Link to this post
Elnea - a woman of many talents
A week ago, Elnea sent along a bunch of artwork that had been created since the last update of her gallery here. Somehow, I forgot to get it posted. Which turned out fine... because very recently she added a finished version of a piece she's been working on for a little while - along with a very cool song. First, the artwork: there's a poster of OboeCrazy's guest appearance on JengaJam, a poster she created for the now-defunct machinima Silver Stars/Purple Hearts, a great collage of her Spartan Barbie action figure, the Cortana portion of her most recent creation, and the final Cortana/MC work that was created to accompany 'Not Just a Voice', her latest piece of Halo music. (We're mirroring the song, as well, just in case.) Go look at all the pretty pictures, and be disturbed by the images created by the song! (Louis Wu 02:24:38 UTC)
April 9, 2007 Link to this post
Long-lost music
A couple of years ago, we were following a machinima series called 'Silver Stars/Purple Hearts' - it was being filmed in the HaloPC engine, and it told the story of a squad of female spartans. Elnea had written some music for it - but the series had died in production before her music saw the light of day. Last week, as a birthday present, Sevenar (one of the leads on the SSPH project) told Elnea she could release the music to the world - so she's done so. There's an instrumental version, and a vocal version. Both are hosted on her .Mac space, but we'll mirror them if the need arises. The oboe playing is fantastic... (Louis Wu 22:44:47 UTC)
January 6, 2006 Link to this post
SSPH Pre-Ep 0.3 now up
Silver Stars/Purple Hearts pre-Episode 0.3 is now up for download at 7Pandas.com. You can find a variety of versions on their Downloads page - and we're mirroring the hi-res WMP9 version, and offering a hi-res QuickTime as well. This particular pre-episode has no Halo content in it (it's all Sims2 this time around) - but it's pretty important to the storyline, and it's really, REALLY well-done. (For those who don't know, or don't remember, SS/PH is a Halo/Sims2 hybrid machinima, telling the story of a squad of female spartans.) There's one more of these story-building segments, and then the full episodes begin! Go watch. (Louis Wu 14:08:03 UTC)
December 10, 2005 Link to this post
SSPH 0.2: The Healers
7Pandas has put up episode 0.2 of their Silver Stars/Purple Hearts series (they're still in the 'pre-story mode') - this one, again, is primarily Sims-driven, but there is a bit of Halo content (and the story is very definitely set in the Halo universe). Very nice production work, and an interesting storyline - go watch! They're hosting a 44-mb WMP9 version of the episode (as well as a low-res WMP9, 11.1 mb, on their downloads page); we're mirroring the high-res, in case their bandwidth runs low, and we're offering a hi-res QuickTime version, as well (41.1 mb). I'm looking forward to the next episode already! (Louis Wu 15:07:54 UTC)
October 29, 2005 Link to this post
Machinima synergy
In early October, Elnea released 'Blow Boys Away', a girl-gamer anthem - er, parody. A couple of weeks later, QuackJAG created a HaloCE-based video that brought that song to life, visually. Now, ANOTHER video version has been released; Amanda and Sevenar, of Silver Stars/Purple Hearts, have whipped up a pretty slick Sims2/Halo2 meld that uses the character that Elnea voices as a lead singer, coupled with great footage (both band and gameplay) - this one should be seen. I found this in Elnea's RvB journal, which has links to the hi-res WMP9 and low-res QuickTime that are being served by Amanda and Sevenar - if you're not an RvB member, you won't be able to see that anyway. To reduce strain on their server, I'm offering the hi-res WMP9 (17 mb), the low-res QT (8 mb), and a new hi-res QuickTime (16.6 mb) - grab the one that makes the most sense to you. (Louis Wu 18:00:19 UTC)
October 7, 2005 Link to this post
Sponsors vs Freeloaders Ep 8: Fiat Justitia
Today's the day for Sponsors vs Freeloaders, I think. Last night, the trailer for Silver Stars/Purple Hearts was released - if you haven't grabbed it yet, hang tight. They've also just released Episode 8 of Sponsors vs Freeloaders - and WOW. GREAT cinematography, great effects (the coolest one is something you might not even notice as an effect - that's one of the things that makes it cool). The storyline continues to twist and turn, the acting is great. This series is turning into one of my favorites. The WMP9 version is up now on their website; it's pretty big (90 mb), partly because the episode is ten and a half minutes long, partly because they've tacked the SSPH trailer on to the end of it. Their site is being hit pretty hard, so I'm going to make the QT version available from our server until they get it under control - it's 88 mb. If what you really wanted was the SSPH trailer alone, in QT format - I'll put THAT up, temporarily, too (though you really should grab SvF 8, because it rocks). Both of these will eventually be available from the SvF/SSPH sites, and when they are, I'll pull the temp links. (And likely update this news post.) Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:57:21 UTC)
October 7, 2005 Link to this post
Silver Stars/Purple Hearts Trailer
Sevenar Productions and Panda Productions (groups that make up a large chunk of the Sponsors vs Freeloaders crew) have teamed up to create a new, fusion machinima; Silver Stars/Purple Hearts is a blend of Halo CE and EA's The Sims 2, and tells the story of Project ATHENA, a nearly all-woman team of enhanced SPARTANS. (If you've watched any of the last few episodes of Sponsors vs Freeloaders, you've met four of these women already.) Cinematic quality is very, very high, as Halo machinima goes; the trailer is 1:45 long, and does an awesome job of drawing you in. Available in WMP9 format (12.3 mb) from the SSPH server, a QuickTime format version should be up by tomorrow ... check this one out. You won't regret it. Update: A mirror of the WMP9 version, as well as a streaming QT version, can be found at machinima.com. (Louis Wu 07:03:50 UTC)
