Monday, June 29, 2009

Interview with Wire Frost

So RL had been tossing me around like a small ship in rough waters. Some of those waves were cool and good, some of them were bad, but either way, high seas have kept me from my beloved explorations of the SL darkness.
I've missed writing about these jaunts and perhaps you're missed my ramblings and are dying without my posts too.., okay.., well maybe the "missed" part...,

But good news! There's an new "Go To" magazine in town that will hold you over while I'm doing the chicken thing-Running around, no head-old saying. With it's stunning premiere issue, it's destined to become your new ("second" LOL!) source for information and entertainment! I know it's my new favorite and it's launch has me literally jumping for joy! Let me tell you why.

First SLGoth owned and managed by Marsha Warwillow, is just plain gorgeous. Easily readable as a HUD, the photos are so lush and larger than life, that they seem to jump off of the page.
Second the in depth articles are not only informative, but absolutely usable. The latest issue for example, has "The Top Ten Graveyards and Mausoleums" complete with embedded landmarks! Just click and you're off to check out your dim graveyard of choice!
Thirdly, FREEBIES! The entire magazine is stock full of LMs, info and gifts. Of course for good measure, inside there are also the locations of hot clubs and cutting edge fashion shops that you have no excuse to miss, mostly because you now have the insider secret of where they all are hidden!

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ms Warwillow. A shrewd business person, she's offering many different opportunities with her magazine. If you're a budding writer or need a place to advertise, you might want to check out the SLGoth website. Beside being a very capable magazine editor, Ms. Warwillow is also witty, and charming with a wondrous sense of humor that comes across brilliantly in her very unique magazine. (This would be considered kissing up if it weren't true, but fortunately for me it all is, every word!)

So to sum it up, while I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off.., on my boat.., in the stormy seas of RL, cozy up with the premiere issue of SLGoth and as always..,
please.., get your dark on!


More shots of the magazine on Flickr



Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Film Noir


Have you ever wanted to make a movie of your Second Life dark adventures but found you were a bit intimidated by the whole movie making process?
There's the software to install offworld, camera controlling gadgets to learn inworld, and than of course, you have to stitch it all together, add music and special effects in a video editor..,
OYE!
Well today I'm going a little off topic here to tell you about an online app I found that will rock your video creation world!
No software to install, no gadgets, no editing involved.
All you need are your SL snapshots!
Does this sound like a commercial? It's not, but you could make one for your own SL topic using Animoto in about 5 minutes!
Animoto is a video creation online app that is super easy to use. You upload all those SL snaps from your hard drive, (I know you have quite a few!) and drag them into the order you want. Add text, choose music, (they have really cool soundtracks and lots of choice, or you can add your own.) and Animoto mashes it together to make..., well.., art! The video above was made with Animoto for 19, my art parks in SL.
The first 30 seconds of your video are free. That's about 20 pics or less with text (your text is included like a snapshot). If you need a longer piece Animoto will sell you a full length video for $3.00 and that's a SL price if I ever saw one!
When your video is finished you have the option to upload it to YouTube, download it to your machine, use it on your iphone or Facebook page and email it to your friends! Now how clever is that? They also offer an HD upgrade for $5 bucks. So basically you end up with a HD video that you can be proud of and use on any video sharing site worldwide for about $8.00, I bet you can already think of a lot of uses for your new masterpiece even as you read this!
So what are you waiting for?
The site is designed to let anyone, and I do mean anyone, create a professional looking video. It's brilliant and worth adding to your arsenal of SL tricks.
Check it out and get your "film noir" on, you little movie star you!



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