I have been debating on what to do with my music video idea for a couple weeks now. I plan on filming this weekend and having the rough cut complete by Tuesday. My original plot line was going to tell the story of a female couple going through the motions and effects of drug use…. Read more »
I have the story laid out inside the game and have connected some NPC’s to their talking content. Each NPC takes about an hour to hand code and add into the game. This includes changing their expressions, the way they talk, the way they move and where they are inside the game. I have recorded… Read more »
I found a cool program to make short stories in. I think it is only an ipad app but its a good resource. https://standout.adobe.com/slate/
– When I was a child I remember sitting on the beach watching the waves drift up to touch my toes and feeling genuinely sorry for people that don’t live near the ocean. I would think about everything they were missing, and I still do. I think about all the memories that would be lost… Read more »
I’ve decided to make my game in Unity because it’s an environment that I’m fairly familiar with and so far things are going well. The screenshots can’t really show it all that well but there is progress being made. The code for the game is around 80-90% of the way there and I have the… Read more »
Since the invention go html, hypertext has been a popular story format because it allows the creation of non-linear stories, with sections connected by links. Storyspace was one proprietary format. A more recent, open-source format is Twine. You can also view a sample story called “A Cold Grave“
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Arnold owes the mob a lot of money. Richard is his retired hitman brother. Both Richard and Arnold have ex ties with the mob. Arnold owes one of the families a LOT of money. Arnold cannot pay and will probably die. Richard unfortunately feel obligated as his brother to get him out of the… Read more »
Have you ever gotten that feeling before? The feeling as though the end is near. Not for me, but for the surrounding people around you? The people that you love. The people that you care about. Everyone that means something to you. But don’t get me wrong I’m not talking about death. I’m talking about… Read more »
There’s not many kinds of news one can hear that can completely set you back. Back to place you’ve never once thought of was even possible or can stomach the emotion it hits you with. The type of news that just leaves you with the question: why me? over and over again. It’s occurrences like… Read more »
People often say that they would like to “just disappear”; to vanish and not have to feel, or have to participate in the everyday cruelties life can offer. But, as it often goes, this feeling passes as quickly as it took to speak the words themselves. What people rarely understand is that it is… Read more »
A Video Story by Caitlin Trafton YouTube:
Alex Corvich, 20 years old at the time, discusses his escape into the Alaskan wilderness. It was cold, but I didn’t care. The rawness of nature was liberating, it was freedom! I remember how it tasted, how it felt that first night completely alone. I stood on a tall hill, looking south towards the ocean but… Read more »
These shot stories capture the reader and bring out emotions that can really connect to the reader People may relate to these situations but it makes you feel for these people from one short story. It’s like emerging from a prison without anything to go on, even though I’ve never been to prison I… Read more »
Once, there was nothing; we can’t even say “a long time ago”, because there was no time. Then there was something, all at once and in one area, expanding rapidly outwards. Then, after something had cooled enough, it gravitated together with more something until it formed a star. In the star, something got heavier and… Read more »
This photo of my families vacation home in western Maine encompasses my entire childhood around this house. I was born and raised in Massachusetts but ever since I can remember taking trip to our home in Lovell was close the most exciting thing we could do. Whenever I stumble across a new friend that… Read more »
Scallops and Log Cuts. The Lighthouse Light and Red Sky at Night. Woodstove Burning Moose Meat Chewing, “Sow your seeds before its too late.” Bugs, Clams, Mussels, Crabs and Fourth of July Pig Roast on Swans Island. Harvest Time, and Lobster for dinner every night. Jams, Pickles and Relishes. Apple Picking, Pumpkin Pies. Turkey Crossings… Read more »
My Home Town I grew up all the way up north where Acadian culture is everywhere and Frenglish is a language. I lived right next to the Canadian border so most of my family are Canadians and we went to Canada for a lot of things. It was like having a city that we… Read more »
I knew that one day I would end up going on a boat. When you live down east, and are a male of the age 13+, chances are you will end up lobster fishing for at least a little of your life. While actually filming a documentary (shameless plug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h7kudY5ocQ) the crew of the boat ended… Read more »
I moved to Maine in the summer of 2010 from Gardnerville Nevada. My family spent some time in southern Maine before settling in Camden. Camden was chosen for one reason, the ocean. Camden is in the middle of the Penobscot Bay renowned as some of the best sailing on the planet. The summer we moved… Read more »
What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning? Is it the people around you? The work you do? Something you’re looking forward too? For me, waking up early has always been a struggle, but thanks in part to where I live, it can also be inspiring. While this image was breathtaking… Read more »
