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Sunday, March 19, 2006 |  |
Next Halo Novel Details Surface
Wow, awesome find. And1balla2829 noticed that there's a new Halo novel listed at both ISBNdb.com, and Amazon.com. (Amazon also lists an 18-copy lot, for bulk orders, I guess.) The book is being published by TOR Books - whose website is woefully out of date, so there's no info to be had there... so at this point, the sum total of the info we have about this book comes from these sparse entries:
- Author is Eric Nylund
- Title is "Ghosts of Coral"
- Publication date is October 31,2006
- Length is 384 pages
Clone Tutorial for Halo Machinima Makers
Jamie98s used a pretty cool technique in his recent 'Mombasa Massacre' film; he had battle scenes with many more than 16 fighters onscreen. He's not the first to do this (ipushmycar did it in Biohazard, about a year ago, and I'm sure someone will remind me of other examples), but he's the first to write up a tutorial to help others use the technique in their own films. Swing by our Miscellaneous section to read about it in detail! (Louis Wu 19:14:55 UTC) (permalink)
Playing With History
The MPRRS passed two movies in quick succession this morning; the first we just posted, the second is called 'Totally Random Act 4 - Playing With History'. It was submitted by KeyboardKiller, of Pothole Studios, and tells the story of a couple of friends who invent a time machine, and then try and figure out decent uses for it. Pretty funny, nicely filmed! Go watch. WMP9 version is 15 mb, QuickTime version is 17 mb. (It was originally submitted in DivX 6.1.1 format, but some of the reviewers had trouble with that, so switching to our standards seemed to make more sense. If you really want to see the original, you can grab it here - 20 mb.) (Louis Wu 19:08:03 UTC) (permalink)
A Hole in my Soul
Se7en One has been experimenting with fully-rendered movies in 3ds max; his most recent offering is called 'A Hole in my Soul', and it's a music video, with a Grunt band playing Aerosmith's "A Hole in my Soul". I love the concept, and I think it has great potential; personally, I wish the MPRRS had sent him back to do another iteration, because there are a number of small faults that take away from the power of this one. (Timing is a bit off, the drummer's got no sticks, there are some graphical glitches, and he stuck with the band onstage for the entire vid, rather than intercutting other footage.) They didn't, however, so we're presenting it to you; you can grab it in WMP9 format (18 mb) or QuickTime format (20 mb). Here's hoping the technique is explored in greater detail, and continues to be honed! (Louis Wu 18:49:46 UTC) (permalink)
eBay Halo Stuff
X1Zero found a few eBay auctions - there are a couple of the small Muckle Master Chief statues (here and here, same seller - Buy It Now prices are really high; remember that the last dozen or so of these to pass through eBay have sold for less than $200), and a new magnum. This is listed as the M6C, not the M6D, and is NOT the same as the pistols we've mentioned a bit in the past few months (the most recent one of those can be seen here, for comparison). Halo is still big business on eBay! (Louis Wu 17:37:21 UTC) (permalink)
Miniature Halo Update, and Halo Art
SEspider posted an update about his Miniature Halo series - along with some links to recent artwork he's done. Go read! (Louis Wu 17:26:17 UTC) (permalink)
Wow, I never thought of it as a verb...
SteelGaribaldi found a pretty subtle Halo reference in an old Unshelved comic; given the discussions on video game violence we've had on our forum, this is pretty funny. Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:23:37 UTC) (permalink)
To Heaven
Jamie98s has created another gorgeous piece; I'm starting to wonder if there shouldn't be a fast lane for certain moviemakers, with respect to the MPRRS. This one is called 'To Heaven', and tells the story of one Spartan's journey to heaven. Superb camera work, wonderful composition, and a perfect music choice. Absolutely worth watching. WMP9 version is 22 mb, QuickTime version is 20 mb. Go grab. (Louis Wu 01:39:58 UTC) (permalink)
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