Blockade – Brian Selzer

Instafilms.com is live!

Posted on July 3, 2009July 20, 2009 by Brian

We just launch of our public beta for Instafilms.com. This is “machinima for the masses.” Instafilms allows video game fans to make their own CG animated short films (or shows) with a simple tool set that includes text-to-speech, drag and drop cameras, and choices of sets and characters. Shows get rendered within minutes, and you can post them anywhere.

There are currently three “shows” to choose from: Sony Playstation’s Heavenly Sword, Ubisoft’s Brothers in Arms, and our own original franchise, Menlo Park. We will be adding more game franchises in the coming weeks.

Make your own cartoon.. its a lot of fun! Any comments or feedback, I would love to know what you think!

Instafilms.com – Machinima for the Masses

Posted on December 6, 2008May 15, 2009 by Brian

My latest project is in rapid development right now, and I am truly excited about this one!

The site is called InstaFilms, and allows you to make a high-end CG (3D) animated show instantly! The tools are really easy to use, the technology utilizes “text to speach” so you simply type in what you want the characters to say, and they speak them right away. Choosing camera angles, sets, characters, animations could not be easier.

We will be importing high-end video game characters, sets and other assets. If you are familiar with the quality level of these assets, you start to get an idea of what these movies will look like. Now, anybody can be making their own Pixar-like shows.

Please sign-up to be notified of our Private Beta Launch in January 2009. We will be rolling this out to the public during Q2 2009.

Mashade.com Launches

Posted on June 25, 2008May 31, 2009 by Brian

I get to add another website to my ever-growing list of creations now. This one is particularly fun and a reflection of current trends in online entertainment… User-Generated Content.

When looking at the online video game trailer landscape online, it became clear there was opportunity here to do more.

Mashade.com allows users to editing video game trailers and in-game footage. You can not only watch all the latest video game trailers, but now you can “mash them up” to make them your very own. We have added in all sorts of fun audio clips, music and graphics which you can add into your video to truly personalize it.

Blockade partnered up with GorillaSpot on this site, and we think it will grow to become quite popular amoung gamers and those who just want to make fun viral videos with some really compelling content.

Check it out, make your own mashup, and let me know what you think.