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Name:	Patrick Hrabe
Date Posted:	Aug 22, 2006
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I just deleted my last post and am replacing it with some hopefully useful info:

New machinima series made with Torque.

First episode at www.tubedaze.com.

The site is still under construction, but the episode is available for download.

And I am new to sharing work and ideas in the online community, so let me know if I am doing anything wrong...like posting blogs that have no use.

Recent Blog Posts

List:	12/03/07 - Hey, Shipwreck DVD now available 08/03/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: 13 and 14, & Navy Wife Radio 06/01/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: The 12th Episode 05/17/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: The Eleventh Episode 05/08/07 - Hey, Shipwreck featured in the Navy Times 05/02/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: 9th and 10th Episodes 03/26/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: The 8th Episode 03/01/07 - Hey, Shipwreck: The Seventh Episode

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Surge (Aug 22, 2006 at 17:24 GMT)

Im impressed that you are useing torque in this way.
Bravo...keep up the good work.

-Surge

Claudio Martinez (Aug 22, 2006 at 17:41 GMT) Resource Rating: 4

First of all, great job! I definitely think you should continue your efforts. I'm looking forward to seeing more of these. Just a small criticism, the entire film seems a bit dark. I'm not sure if that's by design but it's hard to see.
Edited on Aug 22, 2006 17:42 GMT

Kim Ball (Aug 22, 2006 at 18:00 GMT) Resource Rating: 4

I felt like I was there. In the Navy...

Seriously, Great characters! Great dialog. Great job all around!

Jeff "Reno" Raab (Aug 22, 2006 at 18:28 GMT)

Feels very Red vs Blue-esque. Rather nice :D
Looking foreward to more(and i agree, it was kinda overly dark)

Patrick Hrabe (Aug 22, 2006 at 19:29 GMT) Resource Rating: 3

Thanks for the praise!

@ Mr. Martinez and Mr. Raab: It is pretty dark, but that is by design since it is the middle of the night and will gradually transition into dusk and daytime as the series progresses. I will try to lighten it up a bit in the next show! Thanks for the input, and more stuff like this will make the series that much better!

Alan Hembra (Aug 22, 2006 at 19:33 GMT)

Way to go shipmate! (yep - I'm an ex-squid)

William Lee Sims (Aug 22, 2006 at 19:56 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

That was incredible! Do you pre-script the camera or just have scenes set up that you move the camera around in.

By the way, I like it dark. It makes the humor funnier.

Patrick Hrabe (Aug 22, 2006 at 20:22 GMT) Resource Rating: 3

@Mr. Sims: I set up the scenes and just "film" the footage I need with Fraps, and then cut the scene together using Adobe Premiere Elements, much like a live-action film. And for the slow camera movements, I just adjusted the scale in Premiere to give the illusion that the camera is zooming or panning or dollying or do-se-do-ing.
Thanks for checking it out!

Edit: I accidently rated my own resource...noob.
Edited on Aug 22, 2006 21:07 GMT

Josh Williams (Aug 23, 2006 at 00:49 GMT)

Hey Patrick,

Thanks a ton for posting this. It was awesome! Very much enjoyed watching... when's the next one? :)

Patrick Hrabe (Aug 23, 2006 at 03:16 GMT) Resource Rating: 3

@Mr. Williams and all:
With time constraints and family, I am aiming to get two more episodes out before September 22, since that is the deadline for the Machinima Film Festival (I need three episodes to be considered for the series category). The next show should be up in a couple of weeks at the most!

Patrick Hrabe (Aug 24, 2006 at 04:02 GMT) Resource Rating: 3

If anyone went to the site and was crushed in disappointment at the lack of show, I have republished the site and please come back (see my second blog post entitled "Just a heads up..." for an explaination.)

If you were just mildly perturbed, you can come back, too. I guess.

-Pat

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