Virtually News with AvaJean Westland
Virtually News with
AvaJean Westland” is a mock/spoof news piece machinima created by
actress/writer Gameela Wright. Filmed exclusively in Second Life, in the vein
of SNL’s “Weekend Update” and “The Onion News Network,” AvaJean’s
irreverent take on current events and pop culture pushes the boundaries while
using animation as the filter.
“Virtually News
with AvaJean Westland” will premiere on YouTube, Vimeo and SLartist Saturday, September 13th 2014. For
those of you in Second Life, please join AvaJean along with the talented voice actors and
avatar puppeteers who brought this “News Piece” to life at the in-world
premiere!
When: Saturday, September 13th 2014 at 2:00pm SLT
Where: Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA)
Theater
Biography
Gameela Wright (pronounced
“Guh-MEAL-uh”) is an actress and writer based out of New York. She began acting
in theater, then moved into commercials, voice overs, television and film. Some
of her on-camera credits include:
(TV) Blue Bloods, The 3 Law &
Order series, The Blacklist, Members Only (new series)
(Film) Admission, John Wick, Shelter
(Commercials) Staples, FedEx, Ally
Bank, GoDaddy.com
As her Second Life alter ego AvaJean
Westland, she performs live theater with the Avatar Repertory Theater Company
(ART). She has worked as a voice actor
or avatar puppeteer for The Blackened Mirror, Running Lady Productions, Chantal
Harvey, Island Rain Studios, and Alfonso Kohn.
She created her own production
umbrella, Virtual Girl Productions and has collaborated with Suzy Yue of
Running Lady Studios on machinima projects such as “The Twilight Sim”
and “Name That Schmuck!”
In addition, she created machinima
for the Project Homeless campaign (“The Quiet Dark Wind”) and SciFi Film
Festival (“Centuries Past”) in conjunction with Screen My Shorts and The
University of Western Australia (UWA). “Centuries Past” took home two
awards.
It is her hope to use machinima as a
way to bridge real and second life and to help cement machinima as a form of
animation that appeals to all.
Virtual Girl Productions
@AvaJeanWestland
@GameelaWright
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