The French Democracy

Here's one of the more talked about movies made through The Movies: The French Democracy. It's well worth a watch! It's a story of racism in France, the power of "authority" (police and politicians), disaffected youth, and the riots in the French suburbs. Perhaps it's a bit caricatured, but it's great use of the medium to look at social issues. Thirteen minutes, using only the soundtrack effects in The Movies, subtitled, but it still is quite an effective narrative.

And here's one using the real movie 300 as inspiration for a parody film...

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.

And another one using The Beatles as inspiration...



One of the features of The Movies (which I think is only available on the Mac version?), is that you can import music from your iTunes library to provide a soundtrack for your films. I'm not quite sure how this works with copyright laws, but in making movies without the option for spoken dialogue (you can use subtitles or do voiceovers with a mic), importing music with lyrics that provide some sort of storyline is a common feature that Movies-makers use.

A Sample Movie

I recently found this movie made on The Movies on YouTube. A great way of working with narrative structure in the relationship between two people. Also, it uses the lyrics of real music to move the story along. Take a look!




Also interesting is the discussion in the comments section in which the creator provides the commenter with a gameplay tip.