Source Machinima Choreography

Ross Scott, director of the popular HL2 machinima series "Civil Protection" will teach you how to create your own video game powered movies and “Command Your Scene” with Noesis Interactive’s™ Machinima Choreography with the Source Engine training module.  Direct a full range of digital characters and creatures using Valve’s® Source® engine Software Development Kit, then create elaborate in-game sequences featuring your digital cast.  You’ll use the FacePoser®  animation software and the Hammer®  map editor to push machinima to new limits. Topics covered include character movement, animation blending, gesture manipulation, facial expressions, lip-synching, prop interaction, and more.  This extensive machinima module will show you how to bring your ideas to life!

Includes wry bonus humor straight from the mind of 'Freeman's Mind' auteur Ross Scott!

DVD topics covered include:

• In depth explanation of how level design pertains to machinima
  
• Adding prop and character entities
  
• Detailed overview of FacePoser
  
• Creating generic actors and using animations
  
• Optimization techniques
• Setting up triggers between Hammer and FacePoser
  
• Using gestures and postures
  
• Layering and mixing animations
• Linking complex scripted sequences
  
• Using facial expressions
• Lip-synching custom audio

The latest version of DivX (6.8+) is required to view the Source Machinima tutorial. It can be downloaded here

INTRODUCTION Galaxy Gulp Getting Started HAMMER Camera Navigation Overview of the Map Run Map Options Creating a Static Prop Creating a Dynamic Prop Creating a Physics Prop Adding Characters FACE POSER Loading a Model Adding Audio Using Animations Loading the Scene Creating a Generic Actor Setting Up Triggers Character Model Replacement FACE POSER II Using the Ramping Tool Gestures and Postures Using Timing Tags Mixing Animation Loading the Scene Creating a NPC Citizen Creating Info Targets Creating “Look At” Events “Face Actor” Events Looking, Turning, Twisting

CHARACTER MOTION “Move to Actor” Events Creating a Walk Path Creating a Flight Path Using Scripted Sequences Creating a Train Track Path HEAD & LIP-SYNCH djusting the Lip Synch Adding Emphasis Managing Word Data Animating Facial Shapes Using Expressions Character Head Movement Creating Loops Adding Sub-Scenes Using the Scene Ramp Tool Multiple Actors Using Scene Triggers ATTACHMENTS Using the Model Viewer Using the Logic Auto Entity SCENE ANALYSIS Triggered Events Sequence Recap In-Game Analysis CONCLUSION Cinematography Module Conclusion

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