Teddy is the new machinima created by Raven Bristow and Chris Borrett, with some additional cowriting by Diru. The video was inspired by a draenei girl by Olivia's pond, with further influence from old silent films.
The video tells a sweet, heart-breaking tale of a little draenei girl who loves her teddy. I enjoyed the way the movie was framed and loved the plot progression. My strongest feedback would be that the opening should be a little faster; it's risky to leave an audience waiting so long before starting the plot. Overall, though, Teddy was a fun, touching movie. Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at moviewatch@wowinsider.com.
I@ll hold my hands up there.. I put the standard splash screens on it that i would use for a much longer film (plus the Wowmovies.com promo was longer than i would have liked, but it was the only one they had that seemed to fit with the black & white silent movie theme).
I really must get to work on some shorter promo splash screens for the shorter films lol
That did annoy me to a good extent. I'm not sure what the overall direction of the piece was supposed to be? Sad? Satire? Crass? Scary? Funny? I liked the old "silent movie" style but some of the "dialogue" was adolescent at best. Not bad I guess but needs a lot of work on story development and editing.
in all fairness its not your fualt that Youtube stuck a comertial on its you tube page. im basicaly more annoyed at You tube for that but meh they have to pay there bills too
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Oakraven May 25th 2011 12:23PM
not but but over 1 min of opening credits to get to the actual film, combined with the fact that you tube stuck a comertial on top of it . . .
aedonix May 25th 2011 12:53PM
I@ll hold my hands up there.. I put the standard splash screens on it that i would use for a much longer film (plus the Wowmovies.com promo was longer than i would have liked, but it was the only one they had that seemed to fit with the black & white silent movie theme).
I really must get to work on some shorter promo splash screens for the shorter films lol
Noyou May 25th 2011 4:35PM
That did annoy me to a good extent. I'm not sure what the overall direction of the piece was supposed to be? Sad? Satire? Crass? Scary? Funny? I liked the old "silent movie" style but some of the "dialogue" was adolescent at best. Not bad I guess but needs a lot of work on story development and editing.
Oakraven May 25th 2011 12:29PM
I ment to say not bad but. too close to lunch to post safly I guess.
Drrum May 25th 2011 12:43PM
Gashlycrumbish! :)
Oakraven May 25th 2011 1:15PM
in all fairness its not your fualt that Youtube stuck a comertial on its you tube page. im basicaly more annoyed at You tube for that but meh they have to pay there bills too
StClair May 25th 2011 4:29PM
too long; didn't watch
(1:25 before it actually "starts"? Really?)
blissfire May 25th 2011 5:45PM
I've wondered what little Olivia's story is, and why that pond is named after her. This makes for a pretty cool explanation. :)
CallMeIrd May 25th 2011 5:46PM
Am I the only one left thinking "Worst Matron EVER employed at that orphanage!" Bet the matron in Orgrimmar wouldn't have let that happen...
FiredCylinder May 25th 2011 7:42PM
Coulda been about two minutes shorter I think.
Namus May 26th 2011 4:14AM
oh god DO NOT watch this at 3AM! scary little girl daaamn! *shudders and mumbles something about grandma's crucifix...
Adralis Jun 22nd 2011 10:56AM
Anyone knows about the piano songs used ? There's one in particular I've heard somewhere, but I can't tell exactly where...