In the words of the immortal Mort, "LOLOMGWTGDAIRYQUEEN LOLOMGBBTHEQ." What exactly does that mean? We're still trying to figure that out, but in the meantime, Oxhorn has made An Oxhorn Brand Medley for us to watch! As always, you can find the script, music, and other tidbits about the movie on his website.
Oxhorn combined lyrics and quotes from his previous machinima projects in a song orchestrated by Nathan Allen Pinard. My future husband, Hat, even makes an appearance! Can you spot all the references?
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It looks like Oxhorn's WeGamegig is paying off for fans. After nine months, he has released the sequel to Orcs in SPACE! Since Stage6 is gone and Oxhorn is exclusive with WeGame, the best extra we can link to is the script.
Orcs in SPACE! 2 is about two orcs, Dr. Strange Orc and Dink, in ... (You guessed it!) space! They trade witty banter back and forth, and put on a song and dance. Along the way, a strange moon joins in on the action. While this is definitely not my favorite Oxhorn machinima, I enjoyed the rap in the end.
In this latest episode, Inventing Swear Words 4, Mortuus, the uber-l33t undead pwner dude, is all set to marry Lacy, the cow/woman hybrid. This machinima is full of surprises, so I don't want to spoil it for you. However, check out more singing by my future husband (He doesn't know it yet.), Hat!
Having been a full-time machinimator in Second Life for about 1.5 years now, I can definitely appreciate the plight of the WoW machinimator. They produce work that is easily 10 times the quality of what comes out of SL, yet have a hard time making any money off of it. However, it looks like Oxhorn has found a way.
Oxhorn has landed a gig with WeGame, a video sharing site with a twist. WeGame not only allows you to upload your machinima, it also provides you with a free desktop client for filming. If you can't afford to pay for Fraps or any of the other options, WeGame is your best bet.
Read on for more about Oxhorn's new job and WeGame ...
While we're waiting for Oxhorn to release a Christmas CD of WoW songs, the guys over at Dirt Dog Gaming made up some of their own! When a forum member created a thread with a silly carol, the rest of the guild joined in. Then two of the braver members, Barenger and Mirabell, sang them. You can find the lyrics in the thread.
Here is the song list:
Oh Karazhan, by Barenger
Silenced Mage, by Mirabell
Pew pew WIPE, by Barenger
Orcs infesting LBRS, by Brendan
Oh Holy Knight, by Jashoo
Winters Veil, by Mirabell
Halt, The Harried raid leader screams, by Datchery
When three friends decide to check out a party, they have no idea what they're in for. Oxhorn has released a Christmas Special like no other. It contains all of the elements of a quality tale, including an epic adventure, l33t-speak, a heroic battle against a reindeer, and pie! There's even a hilarious commercial break that mocks those cheesy late night CD commercials on TV.
My only complaint is that my future husband, Hat, is not only absent, but insulted in this machinima. However, Oxhorn does take light jabs at whiners like me at the end, so point taken. You can read the full script on his blog, or check out the high quality version of this Special on Stage6.
This afternoon we bring you the latest from Oxhorn (and if you can't get enough Oxhorn, check his website)! Two months out from Inventing Swear Words 3, this latest machinima catches up with the lives of some of Oxhorn's more minor characters: Barnaby the crab and Hat the singing turtle. In the epic battle of turtle vs. crab, who do you place your bet on? Previously on Moviewatch...
We'vecoveredinterviewsbefore, and there was even an interview with a Death Knight recently on the World of Warcraft website. But I haven't in recent memory been able to recall an interview with a Tauren, especially not one who is also a movie star.So when I saw that Oxhorn, actor, producer, composer and all around swell cow was interviewed by the Alliance Herald, I admit more than the usual excitement.Maybe I'm more of a fan than I let on.
We learned through the Alliance Herald's questions that Oxhorn is both an only child and an orphan. Apparently there seems to be some hints that the elves had something to do with his current familial situation, but no real details were given.Oxhorn spends his days in Kalimdor, mostly roaming Mulgore and Orgrimmar, and has yet to set foot in Outland.
Lots of good news recently on the WoW Machinima front -- both for fans and artists. First, we had Blizzard's recent "open letter" to the machinimators of Warcraft letting them know just what they can and can't get away with. In that, they also offered a contact to the artists on how to get more information if the letter wasn't good enough to codify things. Follow that with some fabulous new machinima out recently from Oxhorn, Baron Soosdon, and many others.
And then we see on the Machinima for Dummies blog, and in a great tip mail from Hugh, that Machinima Europe has announced their nominees for this year. Among the many entries from all across the world are a few solid entries from WoW! In the "Best Commercial/Game" category, we have 4 commercials for MtvU by Oxhorn. Later down the page we see that Oxhorn has received another nomination for yet another machinima -- Hark! Hear the Wails in the "Best Sound" category. Further down we see the third and final WoW nomination into this years' Machinima Europe awards, Azerothian Super Villains (Episode 3) by Ian Beckman. Hopefully they both will come away with awards and even more recognition for their fabulous creativity.
Best of luck to all of the nominees this year, but especially to our WoW machinimators -- without whom, WoW Moviewatch (and many lunch-hour viewings) wouldn't be possible.
You may not need to see Inventing Swear Words or Inventing Swear Words 2 in order to appreciate Oxhorn's latest machinima, Inventing Swear Words 3 (above), but they're both funny and worth watching. (While entertaining in its own right, ISW3 is supposedly a sequel, so you may want to watch the first and second parts to catch up!) And if you find yourself wanting for a higher quality video than what we have embedded above, this video is just what you're looking for!
You've seen a crazy good PvP video that shows a top ranked player's latest moves or maybe a short clip of the latest epic mount and now you want to make a Warcraft film of your own. With two simple programs you can make a video in an hour or less. It's not going to be an epic story of love and war across the ages, but it can be anything in game you want to show your friends, guildmates or the world whether it's a guild event, a boss fight or an Arena battle.
In this article, I'm going to cover the very basics of Machinima (making movies using game footage.) By the end of this feature, you'll be able to record, edit and post a short video of your exploits in Azeroth. You can see a demonstration of how to make a Warcraft film by clicking on the short video tutorial above. Otherwise, read on for step-by-step instructions complete with screenshots and recommendations for advanced techniques.
If you don't understand the joy of punting Gnomes, chances are that you are a Gnome. So if you don't find this movie funny... beware! You may, in fact, be a Gnome. And if you're a Gnome... you know that means that there's a player lurking around any corner interested in punting you. And do you even need to ask? This bit of machinima is classic Oxhorn. Previously on Moviewatch...
This video is hardly new -- dated very clearly by its references to the gates of Ahn'Qiraj. And, if you weren't playing around the time the gates were opening, the plot may not make sense, but the gate opening event, in an effort to include players of all levels, required the vast collection of random in-game resources, many of which seemed odd to collect for an army preparing an attack. What would an army, preparing to advance into Silithus and fight at the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, need with 800,000 linen bandages? Hopefully not using them!
For those of you who didn't get to enjoy the Ahn'Qiraj event, Oxhorn explains exactly how anyone involved would have felt. (I, personally, feel like untold days of my life were devoted to purely to logging on and collecting purple lotus.)
Sometimes you can't help but feel sorry for the poor Elves who wind up starring in Oxhorn's machinima skits: they always seem to meet a bad end of some sort. (I'm sure they all deserved it, but still!) To fully appreciate this particular video, you may want to familiarize yourself with some of Oxhorn's reoccurring characters: Associate Professor Evil and Mortuus. And if, after watching all of that, you find yourself wanting for more of Oxhorn's particular brand of humor, check out his homepage.
We've covered interviews before, and there was even an interview with a Death Knight recently on the World of Warcraft website. But I haven't in recent memory been able to recall an interview with a Tauren, especially not one who is also a movie star. So when I saw that Oxhorn, actor, producer, composer and all around swell cow was interviewed by the Alliance Herald, I admit more than the usual excitement. Maybe I'm more of a fan than I let on.
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