Posts with tag epic-dream-entertainment

There's indisputably been a lot of music videos as part of the machinima scene lately. Wowcrendor recently even posted an anti-music-video music video recently. With their freshman effort being another song-based video, Epic Dream Entertainment replied to the issue by creating a more story-based video called Sisters - A Gnomes Tale.

Comparing this new video to Fat, Ugly and Flying would be difficult. Sisters - A Gnomes Tale is a short comedy video with an easy to understand premise and quick execution. Epic Dream is really showings its ability to go between multiple platforms, though, with crisp voice acting and a flair for scene execution. These are elements that weren't as prevalent in Fat, Ugly and Flying, and this kind of variety says good things about the creatores.

I thought the punchline was pretty funny, even if it's all at the expense of gnomes. I'm really liking the work put out by Epic Dream Entertainment, and I hope they keep pursuing machinima.

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Fat, Ugly and Flying strikes me as an incredibly beautiful piece. It's the freshman machinima project between two friends, and I think the wonderful, hopeful surreality of the video does great justice to its source. It actually reminds me a lot of Warrior's Dream, in that both seem to share and interesting dream-like quality.

The music for the video is fun and playful which suits the tenor of the overall video. I think the use of a black bearded orc is ironic and powerful. Fat, Ugly and Flying might lead you to believe there's some self-deprecation happening, but it's pretty clear that "ugly" is getting used in the same sense as "ugly duckling." It's a positive message about how nothing should hold us back from our dreams.

I hope Epic Dream Entertainment keeps making movies, and tries out new things. While Fat, Ugly and Flying might have felt a little long, the video shows there's a lot of promise with these folks.

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