Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Presents BAVC Producer Gita Pullapilly

October 28th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

In his latest series about the BAVC, Draxtor Despres talks to Gita Pullapilly. The movie “The Way We Get By”  presents an intimate portrait of a group of senior citizens in Bangor Maine, who dedicate their lives to greet homecoming troops. Draxtor welcomes producer Gita Pullapilly to the virtual BAVC studio. Every year, SF based […]

Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Presents BAVC Producer Graham Meriwether

September 30th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

In his latest series about the BAVC, Draxtor Despres talks to documentary journalist Graham Meriwether.  Meriwether’s upcoming film “American Meat” looks at both industrial and organic methods of farming. The project will include a substantial web 2.0 component with the “Harvest Cloud” marketplace and “LeaveItBetter” community video sharing site. Every year, SF based Bay Area […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Lynette Wallworth of the Bay Area Video Coalition

July 7th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

Australian artist Lynette Wallworth was a mentor at the Producer Institute this year at BAVC in San Francisco. Her installations utilize technology to amplify and celebrate the human spirit. During the course of these intense 10 days, she engaged with filmmakers and technologists in fruitful collaboration and she entered Second Life for the first time.  […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Chelo Alvarez-Stehle of the Bay Area Video Coalition

June 23rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

Every year, SF based Bay Area Video Coalition brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects at the annual Producer’s Institute. Draxtor Despres had the chance to speak with Spanish-American documentarian Chelo Alvarez-Stehle about her project on sex-trafficking, called “Sands Of Silence”, which will be accompanied by a flash-based game.

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Wendy Levy of the Bay Area Video Coalition

June 9th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

Wendy Levy from the San Francisco based Bay Area Video Coalition ( BAVC) is at the helm of the annual Producer’s Institute, which brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects. Centered around social and human rights issues, the film projects touch on subjects from health-care crises to sex trafficking.  […]