2015 Flying Saucers Return: A pilot (Episode 1), a product of virtual worlds

Flying Saucers Return: A pilot (Episode 1),
a product of virtual worlds 
Updated 8/5/2015

Released: The pilot (first episode) of  a comedy version of the Flying Saucer epics popular in the last century.  A proof of concept about what we can do in the virtual worlds of this century.  This episode was written, cast and "filmed" in virtual worlds.    All sets were built in virtual worlds and the action was captured by machinima.    

• Watch on YouTube
• The promo

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• The other promo
• Letitia meets the press. Promotion 1 for: Flying Saucers Return
• Both promos were captured in Second Life.

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• After the break, watch the pilot (Episode 1)
• A video product of New Media Arts, Inc.
• Filmed on Location in the virtual world of Kitely

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• Flying Saucers Return at Last! -- Tymmerie Thorne

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• Watch on YouTube

What we learned in shooting this video

• Resources for video production in virtual worlds 
• How to make dancing cows and other tales of the NPCs
• Backup: Saving your video production set in Kitely
• Preparing a video set. 
• Avateers and all that. 
• Particle effects, Firestorm Particle Editor
• Prep for a video shoot: the characters
• Voice centered shooting plan, not what you expect. 
• Virtual storyboarding for the graphically challenged. Picture it in 3d.
• Video/Machinima in virtual worlds. Community, Market, Resources

How we got the script

• Grow a team of comedy writers in SL, make the videos to prove it.
• Flying Saucers from Outer Space (or Wherever)
• Grow a team of comedy writers in SL, make the videos to prove it.
• Let's grow a comedy series in Second Life
• Series writing in virtual worlds: plan for a project 
• Video Comedy Series Writing in a virtual world, Phase 2

Video production, promos

• Flying Saucers Return: Mama tells--but not all. Promo2 Shot List
• Letitia Meets the Press. Production details
• Letitia Meets the Press. Shooting plan 

Community

• Virtual World Video (G+)

Projects of New Media Arts

• New Media Arts on Facebook
• Avatar Repertory Theater
• New Media Arts website
• New Media Arts Blog
• Antique Pattern Library
• Virtual World Video

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