The machinima will be shown along with other selected films at an indie theater that happens to be very close to where I live. The festival is scheduled for the weekend of November 11-13. I can’t wait! You can see a list of the other selected films here.

This is the first time one of our films has made it into the festival. Bitfilm has not announced their machinima selection on their site yet, but I can’t wait to see what else was chosen!

For this project, I wanted to try something different from the type of films I have been making the last few years, which have relied heavily on dialogue. I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and challenge myself to tell a story entirely through visuals and music. I asked my friend Tommy Kraft, who has scored numerous ABP films, whether I could make a narrative music video based around one of his songs. He sent me “Waiting On A Miracle” and we worked closely to develop three micro-stories that would reflect the melancholy themes and tone of the song.

We hope you enjoy it!

“An astronaut desperately searching for his wife on an alien world. An office drone suffering the pain of a crumbling marriage. A mother trying to cope with the aftermath of a tragic accident. They are all waiting on a miracle.”

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Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the event but my friend and fellow machinimator Damien Valentine told me he had a blast. Maybe next time!

DragonCon has maintained a machinima section now for 5 consecutive years due to the hard work and dedication of Tina “Romily” Rollins. Thanks, Romily, for keeping this great venue alive for machinimators. I look forward to future fests!

This project brings ABP back to its roots. The first ABP film was the machinima music video Star Wars: Gangsta Rap: JKA Edition released in 2005.

The Waiting On A Miracle music video has been completed and will be released on YouTube and Vimeo on Wednesday, September 14th at 12am. The song will be released on iTunes at this time.  I had a lot of fun making this project, which will hopefully be the first of a series of machinima music videos featuring the music of Tommy Kraft.

An astronaut desperately searching for his wife on an alien world. An office drone suffering the pain of a crumbling marriage. A mother trying to cope with the aftermath of a tragic accident. They are all waiting on a miracle.

This festival is particularly exciting for me because I live nearby and will be able to attend (something I have been unable to do with nearly all of the other festivals). It’s going to be a lot of fun!

Starring Dennis Kozee, Arik Beatty, and Joe Thomas.

Original music and sound design by Tommy Kraft.

They screened Clockwork last year and we’re so excited to be part of this great event once again!

William Haskell is a top-scoring gamer recruited into the U.S. Air Force as a predator drone pilot. But after a mission goes terribly wrong, the system he trusted begins to unravel before his eyes.

We are very excited to finally release the film after months of work and look forward to seeing you there!