New tutorial: Particles
With the announcement of the second annual Saxxy Awards, we're guessing there are lots of you who will be going all out to make your entries shine. In order to help you accomplish this, we'll be...
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Kickstarting SFM
One of our early beta testers, Brandon Fayette, has officially become the first successfully funded Kickstarter Source Filmmaker project. It's a great example of what you can do with the SFM using...
View ArticleNew tutorial: Pose-To-Pose Animation
We've been really impressed with everyone's work as folks have been coming up to speed animating characters in the SFM. After the initial 12 tutorials, we've received a lot of requests to help...
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Saxxy Contest Rules Update
In just under a month, we'll start accepting entries for shorts made with the Source Filmmaker, Valve's filmmaking tool. You'll be able to submit in five different categories (Best Action, Best Drama,...
View ArticlePose-To-Pose Animation Part 2
For part 2 of our pose-to-pose tutorial, let's go a little deeper into "blocking". We'll start from the single pose we created in part 1, and then block in a simple performance. Because we're covering...
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How To Make A Poster
Today we added images to the steam community hub for the SFM. You can now share your images directly from the file menu! To celebrate, we thought we would show you how we make wallpapers and posters...
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Now Accepting Submissions for the Saxxy Awards!
As of 12:00AM GMT today and for the next two weeks, we are now accepting submissions for the Second Annual Saxxy Awards! Click here to find out how to submit!
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Five Days Left to Submit to the Saxxy Awards
Just a friendly reminder to anybody planning on submitting an entry to the Second Annual Saxxy Awards that the deadline is November 15, 12:00 AM GMT. This means that we won't accept entries after this...
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Vote! Vote! Vote!
Voting is now LIVE for the Second Annual Saxxy Awards, from now until midnight GMT, November 27th! Your votes will help our panel of judges make the final call on which entries are the most...
View ArticleThe Second Annual Saxxy Awards are HERE! (Almost)
The awards are getting polished. The limousines are gassed up. We're even steam-cleaning all the gravy stains out of the red carpet. All those portentous omens can mean just one thing: In just 48...
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The Second Annual Saxxy Awards Start in 10 Minutes!
The Second Annual Saxxy Awards start in just 10 minutes! And to celebrate, everybody who participated in voting is getting a free Saxxy Clapper Badge! Don't forget to watch the Spike Video Game Awards...
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Tonight at the VGAs: Game of the Decade, and Best Overall Saxxy Winner!
Half-Life 2 and Portal have both been nominated for Game of the Decade! You can vote here, then tune in at 9pm EST tonight to see the winner announced on Spike TV's Video Game Awards. And make sure to...
View ArticleHappy New Year! (0.9.6.1 Released)
It's been a while since we've released an update to the SFM. But don't worry, we've been busy! Granted, we've mostly been busy watching your videos. But we've been up to other stuff too. The two most...
View ArticleThe SFM Gets Its Own Workshop!
That's right! We've added Steam Workshop support to the SFM. Now you can share your models with other filmmakers, rate the work of others, or pick out just the right music for your film. The SFM...
View ArticleAs Promised, We Have All Collectively Lost It
Only 36 hours out from the launch of the SFM Workshop, an amazing clip of Dr. Kleiner singing "Baby Got Back" has surfaced. CornetTheory is either incredibly fast, or has had his Sir...
View ArticleDay Of Defeat: Prelude To Victory
If you have a WW2-themed story kicking around in your head, or are just a big Day of Defeat fan, today is your lucky day! Why? We've added Day of Defeat as an optional DLC for the SFM. Don't worry,...
View ArticleHappy (Belated) Birthday To Us All!
Has it been a year already? It doesn't seem that long ago that we released the SFM, helped host the second annual Saxxy Awards, or added the SFM Workshop. On the other hand, it feels like you, the SFM...
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The Third Annual Saxxy Awards!
That's right, it's that time again! After all the amazing videos from last year, we couldn't not host another Saxxy Awards! We can't wait to see what you can all do after having the SFM in your hands...
View ArticleRules Clarification
We've had questions about the intellection property restriction in the rules for the Saxxy Awards. We've amended the rules to allow music and other works in the public domain to be included in your...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions for the Saxxy Awards!
The submission period for the 2013 Saxxy Awards is now open! We encourage you to submit an early version before submitting the final version prior to the deadline a week from now, just in case. Also,...
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