Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Presents BAVC Producer Graham Meriwether
September 30th, 2009 | 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 Video Coalition brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects at the annual Producer’s Institute.
About Draxtor Despres
Bernhard Drax writes music for TV, commercials and feature film. His orchestral score for the Disney romantic comedy “Sommer” gained critical acclaim in Germany as the film remained among the top ten for 4 consecutive months this year. In the virtual world “Second Life,” he creates machinima reports on social and political issues. He recently started his own production company – draxtor.com – and he delivered promotional machinima for clients such as Manpower Inc., Dresdner Bank and Warner Brothers. Bernhard studied composition at the Richard-Strauss Conservatory in Munich Germany and audio engineering at the University of California at Los Angeles. He lives on the Central Coast of California with his wife and son.