Alley (10/14/2009)

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I am happy to announce a new Pinhead "mini" fun Project which we call "The Pinhead Silent Movie Project". Can you guess what the hook is? "> This project is just for fun and has no prizes, but will have an on-line vote at the end. This project could be especially fun for those who have Iclone 4, as it will give you a chance to use the pupeteering function on the faces - as faces will really help convey your message. As usual, there will be 2 dividions, Iclone and 2D. The rules are as follows:

1) Create a video starring Pinhead about anything, but it must be “silent” and in the spirit of the “Silent Movie” days. Here is a small example found on youtube. Look up Charlie Chaplin for more examples. Silent films can be dramatic, you are not limited to comedies here. Example here

2) Video must be in Black and White.

3) Use of music is permitted, and we encourage you to use music fitting of that era. Here is a link to some music royalty free. Free Silent Music

4) Video should be a minimum of 1 minute long and no longer than 5 minutes. We suggest 2 minutes as ideal.

4) There are no prizes, just an on line vote for the Golden Pinheads. Vote will cover 4 categories.
a) Storyline
Adherence to the theme
c) Use of music
d) Use of Pinhead

5) Competition ends Late November.

We have provided a corrected Iclone 3 Pinhead for download plus an Iclone 4 version. He had no eyes when I imported him. "> Also, there are several "tiles" available for download, similar to those used for text back in the day.

There are plenty of samples of silent films on youtube .

I hope you will join in - I am looking forward to just trying to control Pinhead's face in Iclone - I never have done much with the pupeteering feature in Crazy Talk.

Please visit www.pinheadhq.com to see the Video Clip introducing the contest which was by one of our committee members using Crazy Talk and the pupeteering feature.