Pragha Khan to use Second Life footage for ‘Frame by Frame’
October 10, 2007 3:50 am
Sunday afternoon Second Life machinima footage was shot to be used in Praga Khan’s theatre show ‘Frame by Frame, where Art meets Technology’. The machinima will be projected when the public enters the theatre halls, showing them how our avatars be seated on floating chairs.
They also recorded some Second Life party footage: lots and lots of dancing avatars on two - obviously sponsored - dancing floors. It’s only later I realised that that party scene lacks the true Second Life spirit: no particle effects, no dancing orbs, no pole dancers, dancing animations that would make Veyron cry humiliated and.. - maybe the worst - no dancing cows! If I understood correctly that material is to be used for the theatre show outro in combination with the song ‘Power of the Flower’. Which makes me think, why didn’t they use a couple of this flowers as dance floor? =)
Praga Khan’s shows are known for top notch visual effects, so I have my hopes up high for the end results. And, as usual with such things, I wonder if Maurice Engelen will use it’s avatar Maurice Ninetails - born on the 6th of October 2007 - ever again.
There are two - very short - recordings of the recording of the Second Life machinima in the Frame by Frame videocloud. Strangely enough, they do not seem to capture the in-world footage with Frapps or the like, but rather just film the monitor. Anyway, look for ‘Second Life shots “Artfabric Lab”‘ and and ‘Praga in Second Life - Recordings “Artfabric Lab”‘ in the Praga Videocloud. It might look flashy, but is far from handy if it comes to direct linking. And when you’re there, also check out the ‘Computer Dance Act’ video: wouldn’t it be neat if our humans could ‘drive’ us that way? We definitely need Moven suits for the Second Life masses! ;)
Conclusion? Frame by Frame, where Arts meet Technology does look like mixed media heaven. Can the owner still exchange Lisa Gerrard tickets for some of Maurice Engelen’s Frame by Frame? ;)
Update: found a promo interview - in Dutch - with Maurice Engelen about Frame by Frame: where art meets technology. If somebody feels an English transcription is needed, let me know.
10 Responses to “Pragha Khan to use Second Life footage for ‘Frame by Frame’”
I’m guessing that they videod the SL footage because it looks like they had loads of lag (looks like about 3 frames/second) - the dancers are really jerky - and using screencapture would have slowed things down even more - it’s why I don’t make machinima - tried it and just can’t get a decent framerate on my poor old computer.
And yes, they should have used some of my giant flowers!
I have the power of the flower!
You would think if they were going to use SL footage, they’d make sure to get a better framerate to begin with - it is possible - especially if the video is going to be enlarged for public viewing, etc. And filming with a camcorder instead of screencapture, very low-tech, lol. At least they could’ve removed the avatar name titles from the screen…. Maybe the final product will look much different?
Anyway, this article reminded me I haven’t listened to “Luv U Still” in ages, so I had to go dig it out and give it a spin - ahhhhh, such a cool tune. :-)
For a very split second I thought this meant Praga Khan, the early nineties rave producer and got VERY excited!!! :(
they’d make sure to get a better framerate to begin with - it is possible
This is the moment were you are supposed to give out more details, dear Wrath? :d
Amanda, I guess it is that Praga Khan? I know only one… =) First huge hits: injected with a poison & rave alarm. Later ones: Breakfast in Vegas, Lonely (!!!), and as Wrath mentioned, the kick ass song: Luv U Still. And you even may confuse it a little with Lords of Acid, as Maurice Engelen was a member of that band too.
*sings along with Wrath: Even though You Nail Me Down, I Luv U Still, Even though You Hurt Me So, I Luv U Still, Even though You Break My Will, I Luv U Still, Even though You Scratch My Soul, I Luv U Still…. *kick ass sound sample* *repeat part I* *try to mimic kick ass sound again* I Will Always Love You… (<- say very creepy! x2) … *a piece with beats that remind me of Insect* *kick ass sound sample again! woot! reminds me of Underworld a bit, actually* *nice hard beats* *the creepy part again, only once now* *melodic outro* Eventhough You Drink My Blood, I Luv U Still, Even though You Stab My Heart, I Luv U still, Even though You Break My Bones, I Luv U Still, Even though You Kill My Trust, I Luv U Still… *
Update: found a promo interview - in Dutch - with Maurice Engelen about Frame by Frame: where art meets technology. If somebody feels an English transcription is needed, let me know. (Amanda, is that your guy? ;)) It has some nicer footage of the use of the Moven suit in combination with dance.
Also found a very nice movie clip that was a collaboration between Praga Khan / Maurice Engelen and the Ballet of Flanders. (We have a ballet? *grins*) Song title: Key of the Kingdom. (And somehow this song so reminds me of the Mortal Combat theme song. :d)
Yup, thats the same Praga Khan… Ooooh, I am OFFICIALLY excited now!!! I’ve been playing a few Praga Khan tracks in my more trance orientated sets recently and listening to a LOT of Lords of Acid stuff too…
Wow, this is interesting stuff indeed, thanks Vint :D
Vint, you should know by now, I leave all the technical details to you… or Dalien, lol.
And the commentary describing the song was hilarious!!!! :-)
I especially loved *the creepy part again, only once now* hehe Too darn cute.
Amanda, does those sets contain ‘I must increase my bust’? Sounds typically Second Life to me. :D
Wrath: *tosses the technical details back to Wrath saying: ‘just pretend it’s a gun?’* And you _know_ I’m to darn cute! ;)
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