Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - #37 | Page 27

Suzie Anderton is a 9-year resident of Second Life ( SL ), during which time she has taken up the art of Videography . When given the opportunity to learn more , I sat down with her to get to know the artist behind the camera .

Suzie Anderton is a 9-year resident of Second Life ( SL ), during which time she has taken up the art of Videography . When given the opportunity to learn more , I sat down with her to get to know the artist behind the camera .

NVM : Suzie , what was that moment that you said Hey ... Videography is for me ?
SUZIE : My friend gifted me a Panaramora studio to take pictures . At the time , Gangnam Style was in the charts and I had the animation in SL so I danced and watched myself and thought , ’ Hey , I wanna record this , rather than take still pictures .’ I got hold of a capture program and started filming . The first few attempts were so bad , but it was amusing and I had a hunger to learn more about how to make it better . So , I went online and learned from tutorials and watching other people ’ s videos from SL . It ’ s fascinating how people learn and to see their first video and then something recent , seeing what they have achieved now … there ’ s some amazing growth transitions .
NVM : When it comes to putting together one of your videos , can you tell us a little about the process you go through and over all , how much time it takes to create a masterpiece ?
SUZIE : The process would be , first to develop a theme , pick a song and props ; then do the filming , editing , add special effects and transitions , perhaps some extra sound effects … basically , build up the scene which I do in layers in the Adobe CS6 Suite . There may well be up to eight layers , all incorporating sound , visual , and rendering of the whole post-production process . When that ’ s done , upload it to … let ’ s say ... YouTube , or whichever social media site is preferable . Each film takes a different amount of time from start to finish . The Xmas video I just did , took about a month , but that ’ s not a solid six hours a day . I do have to fit in RL jobs and other life needs . It can be very time consuming , and the thing is , I get so engrossed in my work that I think five minutes have gone by , but suddenly the clock hands are pointing to a time 4 hours later ! Seriously , I lose track of time . When I ’ m focused , I ’ M FOCUSED !
NVM : As you master the world of video , are there other mediums you are interested in ?
SUZIE : Apart from filming , I do like photography and I ’ m learning Photoshop and Gimp . I love building stuff and I ’ ve tried scripting . I mean , I am a fossil in SL , so I have put my hand to a lot of things here .
NVM : Being in SL a little over 9-years , in your experience how do you think SL has changed for the art world ? Do you think it has become better or worse ?
SUZIE : Much better ! Art is amazing in SL . I have friends who have created in SL and brought to RL in RL galleries . There are no boundaries and everyone ’ s perception is different . I think it ’ s wonderful ! Overall , SL has influenced a lot of people .
NVM : Occasionally , SL and RL are given the opportunity to blend a bit . What was it like for you to do Button Boy , blending an SL avatar into a RL Film Festival ? Did you find it more challenging than a pure SL video ?
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