Below is an interesting machinima featuring some art exhibits from the Post Era Crisis Exhibition. Check it out below. The video is about nine minutes long.

Machinima: The Post Era Crisis Exhibition:

In the below high definition video we see a tutorial video for setting both camera zoom time and camera smoothing settings. This can be particularly useful when filming machinima videos in Second Life.

The video was created by Torley Linden. Check it out below.

Machinima Tutorial: Setting Camera Zoom Time:

Today is the deadline for BitFilm 09 Machinia Contest Entries to the International Film Festival.

Remember that there are 10K Euros in prize money and the event will start in Hamburg.

The 10th International Festival for Digital Film and New Media is a great way to showcase your talent and it runs from August 13, 2009 until October 1, 2009.

Visit the BitFilm 09 Youtube page and the official web site for more information.

We have written before about the BitFilm 09 Machinima Contest. Entries are due July 1, 2009. Below is a video of another entry shot in Second Life. It is about the ban of land mines. The video also points out that over one million people have been killed by land mines in the last 30 years and 80% of them have been civilians. The video asks you to push for the banning of land mines. Check it out below in high definition.

Ban Land Mines HD BitFilm 09 Entry:

The Bid4ACure effort has raised over L$1.7 million in Second Life for the American Diabetes Association and Diabetes United Kingdom. This June benefit was the latest in several fund raising events. Sunday, June 28, 2009 featured a charity auction at Bid4aCure Event Island. In this event Second Life personalities auctioned themselves off on dates for wining bidders. Teleport there now.

Visit the http://www.bid4acure.org/ web site for more information.

Below is some high definition video of some of the architecture built for the Second Life 6 Birthday Celebration.

Some of it is pretty cool and is not covered in our previous video of the HD Walkthrough of SL6B.

Check it out below:

SL6B Architecture HD Video:

The Second LIfe 6 Year Birthday Celebration closes today.

This was an amazing event and the 4 sims of the SL6B were very cool indeed. The 4 large sims of the celebration were larger than the initial entire Second Life.

To sit or not to sit? That is the question…..

Below we see the closing keynote from Second Life founder Phillip Rosedale (known as Phillip Linden). Check out the video below. He also highlights that over 17,000 visitors came to the Second Life Birthday Celebration from over 140 countries. Please note that the build and sims will still be open for about a week after the celebration closes. Teleport there now.

Phillip Rosedale Second Life 6th Birthday Closing Keynote Video:

HD Flyby of SL6B Event Locations

Below is a very well done machinima created in Second Life. It is titled “I Will Find You”. It was filmed at the Empress & Hierophant virtual sims in Second Life. Teleport there now.

I really liked the imagery of the storm, the waves, and the coast. Searching for a lover and for a lost lamb seemed to fit well together for some reason. Does one of the rams turn into her perfect man?

It was funny that there were sheep noises at the very end. Check out the high definition video below.

Second Life HD Machinima: I Will Find You:

The below video features an exhibit from the Second Life 6 year Birthday Celebration.

In it the World Without Borders exhibit is shown off. It is a very interesting work of art. The exhibit was built by Pantano Boa with concept from Irene Muni. Check out the below video:

SL6B World Without Borders Exhibit Video:

In sharp contrast to a different post on duck hunting in Second Life.

In the below video we experience what it is like to be a duck. The below video was made in Second Life and features two virtual ducks swimming around. Check it out below.

Video: Virtual Ducks in Second Life: