ABOUT ME
The StudioDnl Films is a film studio focused on Machinima and other productions on The Sims 3 game engine. I'm focused to provide ambitious projects like The Otherworld, a movie about a group of survivors who crashed in very mysterious islands, their main goal is survive in that unpredictable although beautiful environment and fight against dangers and enemies. Take a look on my website and check later for more updates!
The DirectorMy name is Daniel and I'm from Portugal. I work a lot with computers, technologies and multimedia, but making videos and new stories was always another passion, besides of other busy things which I'm carrying out. Playing The Sims games is my favourite hobby and I start making videos from The Sims 2, I also have much more interests, like watching movies, TV shows, video games, painting/drawing, audio compositing, motion graphics and many others.
The Sims 3 allows me to reproduce my imagination into videos, castaway and supernatural themes were always my favourite styles and with so many options, personalization and better graphics I'm able to create amazing stories in one single game. The Otherworld film is my most ambitious project so far and tries to show the best possible according to my goals, also with amazing voice actors, this project will certainly surprise you. I will also keep my workflow even on The Sims 4. So stay tuned in 2014 for more amazing announcements! Click here to see the Awards |
How I Work?In my productions I used to work in a dramatic/epic style with other few genres like suspense and action-adventure. I start to hear some inspirational music, then I start thinking about the most intense scenes of a production like a fight scene with some magical elements or even the character's expressions facing dangerous situations. This examples helps me to build a general concept of the production, when I have a decent idea what I will create I start to make some quick sketches on storyboard format and also writing some references over time so I can start working on the script. TV shows, movies and books are also very helpful.
When I have most of the resources, I start recording some clips in The Sims 3 game and send them to Adobe After Effects to make some visual magic and trying new ways to apply effects and color correction. After that, I use Adobe Premiere Pro to start editing the clips applying sound and text if necessary. I'm also very careful about camera movements and angles, preparing the game with some steps before start video recording. Copyright © 2015 DNL Films | All Rights Reserved
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