WoW Moviewatch: Redshift
by David Bowers 
Sep 18th 2007 at 11:59AM
Here's a cute little story without any of the special effects you see in lots of the machinima people make nowadays. It's an amateur production, but it's somehow all the more lovable for it. Especially having read everyone's comments about why playing through the Horde's side of the WoW story can feel so good, this story reminds me of some of the noble themes people love most about the Horde's story -- unity in diversity, letting go of the past, and moving on with the future.
For those who don't know, the "vrriish!" sound at the end is the sound of a rogue's "sprint" ability being used, enabling him to run at high speeds.
Previously on WoW Moviewatch...
For those who don't know, the "vrriish!" sound at the end is the sound of a rogue's "sprint" ability being used, enabling him to run at high speeds.
Previously on WoW Moviewatch...
Filed under: Machinima, WoW Moviewatch
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Sihnon Oct 15th 2008 5:29PM
I really enjoyed that! Great plot, voices, and love the link with the lore. Great job! I hope they do more like it! Or even make it a series.
Blondy Oct 18th 2008 9:49PM
This was a great machina. The only thing I found was the inconsistancy with lore, that Forsaken were all humans. Therefore Trolls and Blood Elves could not be Forsaken. Otherwise very touching and a great work.
elstor Nov 11th 2008 5:54PM
The "vrriish!" sound at the end could also be that of Aspect of the Cheetah/Pack being activated (?)
Kinetic Sep 18th 2007 12:21PM
I really liked it.
Shintar Sep 18th 2007 1:48PM
I thought that was very sweet and well-made, I'm not sure why you felt the need to label it as "amateur" compared to other machanima. Because it's actually filmed on location? I'd think that actually takes more work than using model viewer.
gundamxzero Sep 18th 2007 6:28PM
Yeah im impressed for amateur it was really good.
Thijz Sep 18th 2007 12:45PM
Nice, it's true what you said about unity in diversity, it really shows what the horde-spirit is!
Erica Olson Sep 18th 2007 12:57PM
Didn't seem very amateur to me. Great job, good plot and music.
Goldwolf Sep 18th 2007 1:26PM
Wow! Unlike most machinima, is managed to be both serious and touching without being an epic drama queen.
Props to the writer!
Kyle Sep 18th 2007 1:35PM
That was a very well done piece. I really enjoyed it alot. It made the Horde seem that much more lovable and kind. I'm glad the maker of this made it. Great movie!
Whitburn Sep 18th 2007 1:36PM
That was truly excellent
Seraya Sep 18th 2007 1:41PM
Really great work there.
Sophie Sep 18th 2007 2:04PM
I want the soundtrack!
The story is very nice, I doubt it's really amature...besides there are no random folks in the scene even in a place as busy as UC
Iosef Sep 18th 2007 2:10PM
Very touching, i guess not all forsaken are bloodthirsty/angry murderers.
I guess we are all the same.
Minnow Sep 18th 2007 2:13PM
I liked it very much too... The music was very ... touching along with the story :)
Good Job!
David Bowers Sep 18th 2007 2:42PM
I'm glad you all liked this one! I don't mean to call this peace "amateur" in a negative sense. I just mean it doesn't have a lot of flashy special effects like a lot of the machinima coming out these days. It's all just WoW, and the video recording software, and maybe something to make certain scenes red-tinted but that's it. If you can believe it, I meant "amateur" in a positive sense, as if to say "see? you don't need all that flashy stuff anyway."
I'd say it's "amateur" but not "amateurish" or "unprofessional," just like amateur football or something, when you're really good at the game but still not getting paid to play it. Bah, where's my dictionary? Anyways you know what I mean. The script and quality of the acting are definitely awesome and that's what I love most about this one. Sorry if it wasn't clear.
Jun Falkenstein Sep 18th 2007 2:50PM
This was actually made by Sedrin of Slashdance, who is not really an 'amateur' to machinima - although it IS an early piece, created before he won the Atari's music vid contest for "Frame of Mind" and the Blizzcon movie contest (1st in drama) for "Interlude". Do just a little homework before posting please.
David Bowers Sep 18th 2007 2:49PM
By the way, you'll see that tomorrow's moviewatch (assuming the scheduling doesn't get changed) is by the same people, but in many ways (except the quality) it's the opposite of this one. It has lots of special effects, flashier cinematography, and so on. It definitely looks more "professional," but in looking doing so it loses something of the "amateur" charm that this one has. Both are good -- just different. Wait for it and you'll see what I mean. :)
realityworx Sep 18th 2007 5:01PM
It was a good story and had plenty of video edits involved. Good job to Sedrin and grats to them on the Atari project.
Darunia106 Sep 18th 2007 7:03PM
Great piece of work, except for one minor detail that bugs me. I thought undeath only works on humans. So technically there are no such things as undead trolls and elves.