S3 E88 Minecraft: Wither Storm War (July 2023)

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Published on August 2, 2023 11:00:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNgIWAUYC-U

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Minecraft (2011)

Duration: 24:33

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This week's film review focusses on a story made with building blocks and without voice acting... and yet, what a spectacular story! The game world is Minecraft of course, and the story is based on Telltale Games' episodic release called Story Mode. Made by @SquaredMediaAnimations, we discuss the production values emcompassed within the film, why we think adding voice acting would have enhanced the film and a number of other things we nit-picked but conclude that its really no wonder Squared Media is one of the top machinima producers in Minecraft.

0:38 Background and intro to the film
10:27 It takes a great amount of skill to tell a story without any character but is it just cliches and no depth?
12:03 The advantages of not putting dialogue in a specific language is that everyone is on the same playing field.
14:10 It’s a trope sandwich.
16:32 Soundscape and sound.
19:54 The problem of doing a silent film and the need for characters with expressiveness: the limitation of the medium.
21:48 Adding credits to the credits.

Show notes & links: https://completelymachinima.com/2023/08/03/s3-e88-minecraft-wither-storm-war-july-2023/

Credits -
Speakers: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine
Producer: Phil Rice
Editor: Damien Valentine
Music: Arp Solina

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