S3 E59 Film Review: The Voice in the Hollow by Half M.T Studios (Jan 2023)
6Welcome to a brand new year, 2023! We start the year off with Tracy's pick of the month, a sublime short by @halfMTstudios, called The Voice in the Hollow, made using @UnrealEngine. We were blown away by quality of the virtual production in this short, although Ricky highlights a couple of pointers from a storytelling perspective. It is a very dark little tale, a la Cain and Abel, but there's an even deeper back story to this one which Tracy explains.
The film provokes a discussion about the differences and similarities between virtual production and machinima - asking just how much fun is there now with making these productions? Spoiler alert: lots of course!
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Time stamps -
0:14 Introduction to this episode.
9:45 The stylized look of the film.
11:44 How they arrived at the world of the film.
15:43 The flaws in the story.
21:52 Is there still a significant audience for quick and dirty machinima?
27:26 The audience’s reaction to machinima.
33:33 Machinima’s plight is a hidden one.
37:57 What are your thoughts on my criticism of the story aspect of the voice in the hollow?
40:01 Why some of the ambiguities in the film didn’t bug Ricky.
Links for this episode on our website: https://completelymachinima.com/2023/01/05/s3-e59-film-review-the-voice-in-the-hollow-by-half-m-t-studios-jan-2023/
Credits -
Speakers: Ricky Grove, Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine
Producer/Editor: Ricky Grove
Music: licensed from CreateStudio Pro