Machinima Panel at Makor: June 9th

So you're in NYC, it's a pleasant June afternoon and you're not sure what to do with your evening. Sure, you could see Episode III for the 4th time, but after screening 3, you're feeling that no matter how many times you force it into your grey matter, it just won't become a better film. No, you'd rather do something far more engaging. You recently came across this interesting medium called Machinima and damn, if there were only some people presenting something about it....if only - I mean, in NYC, the city that offers everything, they at least, should have something about it.

So you pick up a Firefox browser and page through various sites. And wait! What's this??? Holy smokes! It's as if the tech gods had looked down upon you and felt that some balance should be restored to your culturally-deprived life. And lo and behold, a Machinima panel in NYC there is:

The Convergence of Cinema and Video Games
- Date & Time: Thu, Jun 9, 2005, 7:30pm
- Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Directions
- Price: $15.00

Seriously, this should be a great panel, as it will be moderated by Graham Leggat of the Lincoln Center Film Society and features panelists Katie Salen (who I credit with discovering Machinima) and Tommy Pallotta (director of In the Waiting Line Machinima vid and producer of Waking Life/A Scanner Darkly). I will be on hand as well, spouting things willy-nilly and speaking about myself in the third person (but in the context of Machinima of course).

It should be a lot of fun - I've invited a good portion of the Machinima community here in NYC, and even Friedrich Kirschner, who's visiting from Austria, has threatened to stop by. Seating is limited so get your tickets soon - and hey, let me know if you're going to stop by so I can say hello (in 3rd person of course).