Monday, June 1, 2009

Moviestorm News: Content Pack Sale, Website Retool

Moviestorm (great product name) is a free 3D animated movie-making program. Review the program features. Check out the features. Here are some screenshots. Take the tour. Download Moviestorm for free (WinOS, MacOS). Currently, there is no product manual, but there are 5 video tutorials as well as some in-program help.

In 2008, Moviestorm released 17 content packs (detailed posts on specifics coming soon). Right now, they have a mega Compilation Pack containing all of them for a significantly reduced price.

The Moviestorm 2008 Bundle includes every single one of the seventeen content packs we released last year: that’s Law and Order, Happy Holidays, Garden Features, Halloween, Foliage, US Election, two Wardrobe packs, Song Contest, Sci-Fi, Bedroom Blog, Open Mic, R&B and Dance Music, Rock and Indie Music, Bedrooms, Lounges and the Coffee Shop. Packs include customisable costumes, animations, props, sounds and customisable stock sets.

It’s a great deal, and there’s no word on how long it will be on sale, so definitely check it out sooner rather than later.

Moviestorm recently retooled their website. Previously, it was dark grey with orange accents. Now it is white with orange and turquoise accents. Individual members can customize their “director’s page”. Here’s mine, for example; pretty stylish! The problem with being able to stay persistently logged in remains. No doubt that’s something they’re working on. And here are some screenshots from the opening flash movie. The quotations on some of the screens make for a nice touch.

Disclosure: I used to be the Community Manager (and Chief Blogger) for Moviestorm. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to need one any more. Here’s my first animated movie, Vox Populi Terra Pax, which I made with Moviestorm. Naturally, I can think of several ways to make it better.