Synopsis
"Galaxy Gulp" is a comedy
about the eccentric visitants to a small filling station located
between disparate worlds.
Description
"Galaxy Gulp" is a short machinima film made to illustrate different
concepts and techniques for making machinima using Valve’s Source game
engine. It is a comedy set in a gas station located on an asteroid in
the middle of space. When making the film, we wanted to show some of
the different models in action that had already been developed for
previous Noesis Interactive projects. However, their diversity was so
extreme that no typical setting seemed to encompass them. Thus, an
environment was imagined that was detached from the standard Half-Life
sphere and promoted the melding of characters, situations and
realities. Many different techniques were used in creating this movie,
resulting in a piece both entertaining and bizarre.
Director Biography
Ross Scott is a 25 year old film and game enthusiast. He became
interested in machinima in 2006, seeing it as a way to make movies with
very little resources. His most popular creation has been "Civil
Protection", a comedy series about police officers in the
science-fiction environment portrayed in the game "Half-Life 2". He has
extensive experience working in the Source engine to create machinima,
which was the engine used in the creation of "Galaxy Gulp". He
currently has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and is exploring
different career options. You can visit his website at civil-protection.blogspot.com
Production Company Biography
Noesis Interactive is a production company focusing on the development
and distribution of training modules for video game modders, indie
developers and machinimakers. Working with industry leading partners
such as Valve, Softimage, Autodesk and IGN, Noesis works to promote
knowledge and creativity within these rapidly growing fields. “Galaxy
Gulp” signals Noesis’ first efforts to produce independent machinima
while documenting the processes involved for the benefit of the mod
community. For more information visit noesisinteractive.com [More] [Less]
