Open Film - Owned by James Caan, Robert Duval, Mark Rydell, Scott Caan, I am offering to start a pro account for Moviestorm

[lucindamc123]

As to the topic, thanks for pointing this site out, it looks really cool. I sincerely do hope it works out for you.

Thanks Armanus. It is a neat site and there are a lot of good opportunities there too.

[iceaxe]

Lucinda, I'd like to suggest that you start a blog. What is good about a blog is that it is completely your own space, no one can criticise what you write on your blog, and you can talk about your Moviestorm achievements to your heart's content. It gives you the freedom to vent, and promote, and is a useful place to gather all your ideas together, and share your experiences with the world. I honestly think that a blog might be a more appropriate place for some of your posts.
You can get an idea about what I'm talking about by looking at my blog. As a modestly successful machinima director and script writer I can tout my achievements (such as winning awards, or attending film society screenings, or the TV interviews that I did at Atopic etc.) If anyone thinks I'm just pimping myself then that's OK because I'm not "occupying" anyone else's space, nor hijacking a forum thread. And I find it quite therapeutic. I've also discovered that when I do a blog posting it gets picked up on various feeds and cross-referenced in other blogs - it is quite a good way to update the world.
Once established, you can add a link to your blog in your forum signature and (gently) drive traffic that way, and this would also mean you could safely remove links to non-Moviestorm material from your Moviestorm forum signature as that content can legitimately sit on your blog.
I'd genuinely like to see what did with a blog.

[lucindamc123]

Lucinda, I'd like to suggest that you start a blog. What is good about a blog is that it is completely your own space, no one can criticise what you write on your blog, and you can talk about your Moviestorm achievements to your heart's content. It gives you the freedom to vent, and promote, and is a useful place to gather all your ideas together, and share your experiences with the world. I honestly think that a blog might be a more appropriate place for some of your posts.
You can get an idea about what I'm talking about by looking at my blog. As a modestly successful machinima director and script writer I can tout my achievements (such as winning awards, or attending film society screenings, or the TV interviews that I did at Atopic etc.) If anyone thinks I'm just pimping myself then that's OK because I'm not "occupying" anyone else's space, nor hijacking a forum thread. And I find it quite therapeutic. I've also discovered that when I do a blog posting it gets picked up on various feeds and cross-referenced in other blogs - it is quite a good way to update the world.
Once established, you can add a link to your blog in your forum signature and (gently) drive traffic that way, and this would also mean you could safely remove links to non-Moviestorm material from your Moviestorm forum signature as that content can legitimately sit on your blog.
I'd genuinely like to see what did with a blog.

I do have a blog but I have not had much time to work on it for a year or so. It is a good idea. Oh I do though wish that more Moviestormers would post on Open Film. I watch a lot of movies there and believe me, a lot of the movies you guys make are better than most of what I have watched on there.

[Nahton]

I watch a lot of movies there and believe me, a lot of the movies you guys make are better than most of what I have watched on there.

Thank you. It's always nice to get a complement!

[lucindamc123]

Thank you. It's always nice to get a complement!

you are quite welcome. If I didn't think that, I wouldn't watch so many movies here. I probably have seen most of the movies on here. There is a lot of animation on there but most of it is not stories but rather demos and a lot of it comes from Vancouver Film School. So I think Moviestorm movies would do really well there.

[lucindamc123]

I just had another idea. Moviestorm could have a channel on Open Film. That would be great for their business because of course it is full of independent film makers. A Pro account is only $9.99 a month and if that is too much for them to pay, I would be happy to start the channel and pay for it too. Of course I would give them the password for the site and they could upload the movies there.

[lucindamc123]

I just had another idea. Moviestorm could have a channel on Open Film. That would be great for their business because of course it is full of independent film makers. A Pro account is only $9.99 a month and if that is too much for them to pay, I would be happy to start the channel and pay for it too. Of course I would give them the password for the site and they could upload the movies there.

[urbanlamb]

I actually did do that once. It wasn't intentional but I had a misbehaving mouse that would jump around without warning and I ended up giving myself two stars instead of playing the video.

The mouse issue turned out to be due to a glass-top desk that was reflecting the light from both surfaces. I no longer have that desk.

I can't find that video now though. Is there a way to see the hidden ratings for videos that have received more than 5?

I'm fairly certain it was on Moviestorm but I suppose it could have been longer ago than that. Possibly when Youtube did the star rating system.

I would not do it on this site (well not intentionally) however.. liking on say youtube or facebook (yes its possible to like your own stuff) it gets it posted to feeds so uh yes I often like my youtube videos when traffic is low or on facbook if I feel like getting them posted to feeds. So that is the usual reason for a lot of people to "like" their stuff. Its simply another form of sharing. Of course I could dislike my stuff too on youtube and get as much mileage (possibly more now that I think of it) but that seems uh counterintuitive. Mind you now that I have said it I have to go dislike one of my videos to see what people do lol

I know a lot of people who after the initial post is up come by a week later and like all their week old stuff while posting the new stuff. Its a common tactic. however it doesnt have anything to do with actual "like" its about getting the link out there again ^^

[urbanlamb]

Lucinda, I'd like to suggest that you start a blog. What is good about a blog is that it is completely your own space, no one can criticise what you write on your blog, and you can talk about your Moviestorm achievements to your heart's content. It gives you the freedom to vent, and promote, and is a useful place to gather all your ideas together, and share your experiences with the world. I honestly think that a blog might be a more appropriate place for some of your posts.
You can get an idea about what I'm talking about by looking at my blog. As a modestly successful machinima director and script writer I can tout my achievements (such as winning awards, or attending film society screenings, or the TV interviews that I did at Atopic etc.) If anyone thinks I'm just pimping myself then that's OK because I'm not "occupying" anyone else's space, nor hijacking a forum thread. And I find it quite therapeutic. I've also discovered that when I do a blog posting it gets picked up on various feeds and cross-referenced in other blogs - it is quite a good way to update the world.
Once established, you can add a link to your blog in your forum signature and (gently) drive traffic that way, and this would also mean you could safely remove links to non-Moviestorm material from your Moviestorm forum signature as that content can legitimately sit on your blog.
I'd genuinely like to see what did with a blog.

I have one of this .. its purple though and on its own server so that I can host my own videos although I tend to mix and match I will see your blog and add to it my blog I installed wordpress scripts to use a CMS because i was maintaining the site manually with good old html and a bit of flash and scripting and it was driving me batty so last year I revamped it and starting looking for a cms script .. joomla kinda sucks sorta.. i tried a bunch and in the end I decided for my personal use that wordpress was actuallyl pretty cool .. but I dont know if I rant in mine I just post about my experiences in the world of 3D which is wide and varied and well video'd .. err is that a word videoed? .. oh well for this purpose it is!

[lucindamc123]

Here is a link to my blog. I haven't updated it in a long time but I think I will start working on it again.

http://lucindamcnary.wordpress.com/

[urbanlamb]

Oh far from it Lucinda.
You are quite entertaining at times (inadvertently). Which is why despite my best efforts, I frequently can't resist reading your posts.

But seriously, if I never hear any of these again it will be too soon.

1. "I am on IMDB",
2. "I agree and MS is wonderful, I tried iClone and it is too expensive",
3. "I don't know but it happened to me",
4. "I am creating a commercial movie called Vautrin",
5. "I have been an artist since I could lift a crayon" (Even Van Gogh took years to learn to draw but of course as you have also told us several times you are exceptionally smart).

LoL I am not wanting to get in the middle of this which is why I am not saying anything directly, but I am going to say something because I think I have given a perspective that others haven't seen (over time). I personally dont think lucinda is trying to promote. She is using herself as a frame of referance for discussion which is just a personality trait lol. At times there are some "disconnects" I call it but this is from not reading all the responses so I just choose not to answer.

No one offends me on these forums except for possibly that video spammer but then it wasn't here that the issue was she actually only had one or two threads.

I think that as they say "familiarity builds contempt" its the fact that you know her and are comfortable which makes it easy to give her a hard time. However this forum has like a handful of posters. I will say that many of them lucinda, cort and myself I would classify as "the prolific poster" we post a lot but in this forum which is dead due to well the fact this product "old" etc these prolific poster types stand out more.

I try to avoid conflict and stress due to a disability and health issue I have but I did feel I should say something. However as lucinda has pointed out and I do think this community is hard on her as a person. What people think of her movies etc is one thing but try not to be hard on the person she is one of a very few regulars on this forum.

Anyhow I have seen that site but since i am not looking to publicize myself beyond pimping my youtube channel views for the fun of it I wont be posting any videos there because I dont want stress of too much recognition. ^^ (again that stress word)

Anyhow she would seem less repetitive if there were more posters. However this forum is pretty much a dead forum. I posted for voice help with a video and got one response so if there is a need for publicity I dont think that this would really be the place to get it. In the time since I started to actually use this software (way past its prime I had looked at it when it was new and then a few more times and always passed it up however as noted a wiki documentation about blender and a pinned forum topic got me to pay money lol otherwise I would never have tried it.. ) there have been very few new posters maybe a whole 1 or 2 and I have been here a year almost.. so in that time they have acquired 2 active paying customers who actually post well since posters tend to make up about 10% or less of the community they have gotten maybe a whole new 50 customers total. So in the end of the day here comes another cliche "be careful of what you wish for" because if only a couple of people stop posting the forum activity will be non existant.

[lucindamc123]

Thanks Urbanlamb, I really appreciate what you said. No I am not promoting myself here. I just only post messages about my own movies when something new is happening with them or when I have a new clip or addon available. I don't really even have to promote myself here anyway. And I have a thick skin now because my teenager daughter treats me worse than these guys do. LOL Oh regarding Openfilm.com, Moviestorm is going to start a channel there and it will be really good for the company to do that because there are so many film makers on there, and a lot of animators who don't even know about this software at all.

And I do try to answer users questions especially on the weekend when there is no staff around and no one seems to respond to their messages either.

[corthew]

Anyhow she would seem less repetitive if there were more posters. However this forum is pretty much a dead forum.

I've received emails asking about something I posted in one of the forums that someone wanted more info on from people I've never seen a forum post from. Most recently, a person wanted to know if I'd made any more headway with my swimming mod.

If you look at the original posters in many of the help forum topics you'll see a few names you don't recognize.

Most people don't really participate in the forums but they search them when they need something.

I don't usually participate in forum conversations. Right now MovieStorm is the only one I do that.

But I will search forums for info I need and I will ask a question if I can't find the answer.

When I started using MS I had no intention of taking part in the forums but I soon realized some of the things I needed to do would only be possible if I participated.
Then I just kinda got sucked in.

As for Lucinda repeating herself, I've said this before and I'll say it again:
Its only those of us who use these forums regularly that notice.
I didn't notice until I'd been here awhile.
Its encouraging to someone passing through and uncertain of MS to see posts by someone who has commercial releases using MS.

Its unsettling to see this person who is proud of her accomplishments and wants others to know what's possible, berated for her enthusiasm.

She does go overboard.

Is anyone perfect.

[lucindamc123]

Corthew I know you joined Open Film but you don't have any films on there yet. Are you having any problems uploading them? I convert mine to avi files using a video compression tool from http://dvdvideosoft.com and theses programs are free too.

[primaveranz]

This thread is starting to resemble the plot of "12 Angry men".

If Lucinda's behaviour is considered acceptable here, then I guess I will just have to hang out elsewhere, like so many others have done in the past.

[urbanlamb]

This thread is starting to resemble the plot of "12 Angry men".

If Lucinda's behaviour is considered acceptable here, then I guess I will just have to hang out elsewhere, like so many others have done in the past.

Eh maybe I am so used to forums I get used to all kinds of people. In any event I never take much seriously lol. There are some statements which I have expressed my displeasure over them being made, but again as cort points out "is any of us perfect".

I dont agree with everything that everyone does and I doubt everyone can ever actually agree with what everone does. Whenever you put people together no matter what the venu there is always going to be clashes. However if I might point out in this case you threw down the gauntlet in the first page so if we are to lead by example here I think that a lot of shall we say "stooping" has occured in this thread. LOL lets face it a person posted a thread to a movie website that was actually useful to many (not to meee to be honest I have seen this site before and its too "hoity toity" for me lol I am just small and I like it that way ^^) but if you read this thread I am wondering who is guilty of the "unacceptable behaviour here".

Humans are imperfect beings lord knows man I am far from perfect. I am 50 can't see my hand in front of me without a pair of glasses and wear trifocals. I post too much on forums like this and danged if I haven't jumped in the middle of a spat and I hate stress.. I should take a dose of my own advice and shut up.. but here I am typing on this here keyboard.

I think everyone on these forums is great. Sometimes people hand out bad advice *cough* and I have my own opinions as well and I am "newish" kinda sorta .. I stay away from really active forums its bad for the bloodpressure at times.. so its possible I have lurked here at times.. ^^

Anyhow in this case um.. another cliche.. umm "dont throw stones at glass houses".. *whispers* I always wanted to say that. lol

[urbanlamb]

She does go overboard.

Is anyone perfect.

I agree with both of these statements but what can i say I sure am not prefect either lol

I can't even speel right and my typpingg suks!

[primaveranz]

Eh maybe I am so used to forums I get used to all kinds of people.

And the rest of us have led very sheltered lives...

[lucindamc123]

Let's please try to stay on topic here. This post is not about me. It is something I posted for YOU so you could see a place where you can upload your hi res, hi def versions of your movies and maybe get some attention for them. Also you can find distributors there too who might see your movie.

[primaveranz]

Let's please try to stay on topic here.