"The Movies - SceneMaker"

[robbalvey]

 

Every once in a while I get assigned these little "side projects" at work. This time around is was for a funky little flash-game for "The Movies" which is a RTS game by Lionhead (the Black & White guys) where you run your own film studios and can create movies.

 

It's pretty simple. You drag characters and props onto a background, give them some wacky dialogue, then send it onto your friend to make the next frame. Think of it like a "mad libs colorform comic strip!"

 

Here's a complete set of panels that Elissa and I did:

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/index.php?token=_4CuvZ82303538e_

 

and here's how you can start your own:

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/

 

Give it a try and post the link to your completed SceneMaker movies! Feel free to post the link to SceneMaker anywhere you want to!

 

Here's a couple frames from our game:

Edited November 10, 2005 by robbalvey

[Joe Cool]

Hahaha awesome!

[BiCoastal Kid]

Oh baby, make me write bad check.

[PhishyBrewer]

This program isn't being very nice to me

 

"ENTER ALL FIELDS"

 

I did you freak'n tool of a program!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[robbalvey]

^ It's not THAT hard! There are only three fields to input:

 

Name, email address, and movie title!

 

--Robb "Gotta make things more idiot proof!" Alvey

[PhishyBrewer]

--Robb "Gotta make things more idiot proof!" Alvey

 

I guess I'm an idiot now...

[BiCoastal Kid]

^What kind of movie are you starting?

[PhishyBrewer]

^An Old West Cowboy Porn

[BiCoastal Kid]

^I like the anachronistic hot dog.

[SLUSHIE]

Aw mine was cut short, I didnt know it was only going to let me do 3 frames.

 

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/index.php?token=_m9V022261469__fY

[PhishyBrewer]

^An Old West Cowboy Porn

 

And it's in a widescreen format!

[Wes]

They wouldn't let me use the word "boob".

Edited November 10, 2005 by Wes

[robbalvey]

--Robb "Gotta make things more idiot proof!" Alvey

 

I guess I'm an idiot now...

Yay! I always knew you were a smart one!

 

--Robb "Who is the real idiot!" Alvey

[robbalvey]

They wouldn't let me use the word "boob".

Woah, really? It wasn't just outside the text box?

 

--Robb "I didn't think we censored boob!" Alvey

[Angry_Gumball]

Weird, yet fun. Kinda reminds me of a "poor-man's Flash." If you know/have Flash, you can create all kinds of weird, random animations. (That's what I use to make my animated avatars)

[Token Yankee Guy]

OMG! The last scene is hilarious! And then I saw a preview on TV about the game. Looks really cool

 

Here's my movie.

 

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/index.php?token=eM3dAk23459352UN_

[Teddymonster]

I called mine The Great Donkey Caper, but sadly this was only a sick attempt on my part to draw TPR members in, as there are no donkeys in my video. Ironically, there are only women in my movie. Enjoy!

 

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/index.php?token=71Y0C22396803_xpW

[robbalvey]

Only women? No Donkey? Oh, wait, we didn't have a donkey in the game!

 

--Robb

[Louise]

No donkey in the game, the word "boob" is censored... Who are you and what have you done with Robb Alvey...

[robbalvey]

Aha, I knew we hadn't censored the word "boob"

 

http://www.themoviesgame.com/scenemaker/index.php?token=2_8_uZ3194363u_59

 

[Louise]

^ LMAO!!

 

I'm impressed that you managed to work lesbianism in there too Robb. Bravo.

[USRoadTripper]

Uh, am I the only one having a problem with it sending me emails??? I played with it then quit obviously before it thought I should, and it has now sent me FOUR emails in four hours telling me I need to add more scenes! Not amusing!

 

-Julie

[robbalvey]

Has anyone received any video game or software spam after registering for SceneMaker? I heard one report that someone did, yet none of the email accounts I created when we were testing has received any spam at all.

 

I'm just trying to see if it was a coincidence or not.

 

--Robb

[dandaman]

Giggity.

 

Man, that game looks fun! So many possibilities...

 

P.S. Nice furry references

[ChrisZer0]

Ive been playing the full game and its pretty dang good, Ive been working on a short "trailer" for an 70's grindcore action-horror-comedy(Lots of picked afros,jive,chainsaws and bloody stubbs). One of the cool things with the full game is that you can put in your own VOs and sound effects, and the characters mouth animations will synch up as well.