Watch The World

Watch the World(s). A Second Life Machinima by Robbie Dingo. (Duration 4'17") "Frameless heads on nameless walls, with eyes that watch the world and can't forget - like the strangers that you've met". [Don McLean]. Ever looked at your favorite painting and wished you could wander inside, to look at it from different perspectives? Spend a single day in one of mine, from early sunrise on a new day, to dusk when lights come on in cosy homes; through a peaceful night, till morning. Shot on location in Second Life then post-produced, this was an idea I had a while ago. The Sim in this work was on temporary loan so it's all been swept away now, leaving only the film behind. It was always intended however that the video would be the end product, not the build. This work is dedicated to the many weird and very wonderful strangers from around the globe I have met, but have never really met.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Festival
• 2008
• Machinima

[mecampbellesq]

When people start asking snarky questions about Second Life like "What can you do there?" I pause a moment, load this video up, say "Stuff like this" and hit play...

[Sandyverygood]

Breathtaking, not only in craftmanship and techno ability, but in sentiment. A winner in my book.

[VickiRose262]

@Sandyverygood So very true! :)

[sinahpr]

Anyone else reminded of John Lennon's Starting Over after listening to the song?

[LorinTone]

Just awesome.



[JudiG]

AMAZING! VERY well done. Thank you for posting this! Wow

[zafdragon]

@happmacdonald the concept of building worlds and dreams existed long before the film, as did this machinama.

but i catch your drift. Inception was an amazing film, i just think that this video should be recognised for its own structure.

[happmacdonald]

Anyone else reminded of Inception? :>

[DianeMain]

I've always loved this song and the message it told of the misunderstood artist. I am just beginning a grad school course on Second Life in education, and this was offered as an inspiring introduction. I've been in SL here and there for a year or two, but THIS touched me in a way nothing else about SL has yet. VERY nicely done.

[thirtysilver]

My favorite song.

This is beautiful.

[LELOUPLAVILLE]

Tu es un poète, monsieur...Les yeux remplient de tes étoiles, je me suis endormis en haut du clocher de ton village, en regardant le monde que tu as créé. Et au matin, le mien portait encore les couleurs de ton ciel.

[OlyveOyle]

Vincent by Don McLean