Quoted from mcornetto Rick, You're confusing this with something that has the flexibility of live action.  It doesn't.  It's limited.   My first try at this was seriously - it wasn't going to work - not in Moviestorm - not with the assets I had.  The stuff I added I added to increase visual interest.  Otherwise this script is just a bunch of people sitting around talking for ten minutes and frankly that was really boring - no offence Cam. Perhaps if the actors were live and you were able to catch nuances of performance it would have been more interesting done straight. I agree that cramming the extra character in there without an explanation was a bit odd and I would have liked the assets to have him more explained.  But I didn't have them and I wasn't going to make this video my life's work.  It already has taken four plus months of my time.  Most of the other episodes in contrast take one of two months. Not everyone is going to like every episode of a series.  I've resigned myself to the fact that this was going to be one of those episodes.   And Kevin - any video that goes out on Machinima.com is already commercial.

I can't speak yet on the nuances that have been detailed in the criticisms, but I do know
that (and I had said something similar in a different thread)...

That if you're part of "the party", then it's within your right to criticize, but if you come in blind, not knowing all ofl the difficulties, it's really not fair to do so.

I find myself turning my head right now, and noticing as I do so,  every way I turn. It's quite peculiar. But the thing is-- this awareness.

Now I skip-- make a quantum leap in thought and make everyone go, "What the hell's she talking about?'

Awareness... Michael knows the difficulties and barriers of working in Moviestorm because he works with it. If criticism is supplied, it needs to be with a caveat. Otherwise, it looks "outwardly" as if the person (who does know their craft) doesn't know their craft to the people "who don't know the craft" and paints the former in a negative light.

Just sayin'

The measuring stick with which we gauge, needs to be fair and equal. It is however, always changing and subject to our intelligent, meaningful and emotional scrutiny.

It takes diligent souls to work with technology, stubbornly, admitting to the weaknesses in favor of its strengths. Ultimately, providing a unique view of the world in whatever times they find themselves,-- that which artists treasure...

They treasure the unique view.

I appreciated these words from Michael:

Not everyone is going to like every episode of a series.  I've resigned myself to the fact that this was going to be one of those episodes.


One only has so much time. Eventually, on any project, a person has to know when to say

stop

It doesn't mean it's over. It just means that it's over for now.

Sandra