Xtranormal
Encyclopedia
Xtranormal is a website
that hosts text-to-speech based computer
animated
video
clips, featuring animated three-dimensional characters speaking in monotone computer voices. Users who log into the site may create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned characters and scenes. Xtranormal videos may also be created through an interface on the Youtube
web site, and Xtranormal's animation software, called State, may be downloaded free and run offline.
Xtranormal launched in October, 2008, after four years of earlier software development. Although it was originally intended as a way for filmmakers to quickly produce storyboard
s, its emphasis shifted towards satires of workplace misbehavior after one of its videos, about a cellphone salesman, went viral
.
In 2010 the short film Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
by director J Roland Kelly, animated entirely with Xtranormal, premiered at the Little Rock Film Festival
and was shown at The Rome International Film Festival
in Rome, Georgia
. Xtranormal videos form a recurring feature on the late night Fox talk show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
, and have been featured as part of a GEICO advertising campaign.
Website
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that hosts text-to-speech based computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
clips, featuring animated three-dimensional characters speaking in monotone computer voices. Users who log into the site may create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned characters and scenes. Xtranormal videos may also be created through an interface on the Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
web site, and Xtranormal's animation software, called State, may be downloaded free and run offline.
Xtranormal launched in October, 2008, after four years of earlier software development. Although it was originally intended as a way for filmmakers to quickly produce storyboard
Storyboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
s, its emphasis shifted towards satires of workplace misbehavior after one of its videos, about a cellphone salesman, went viral
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
.
In 2010 the short film Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman is a 2010 American short animated comedy created by J Roland Kelly using Xtranormal.It held its premiere on June 3, 2010 at the Little Rock Film Festival, where it was one of the contenders for the Charles B...
by director J Roland Kelly, animated entirely with Xtranormal, premiered at the Little Rock Film Festival
Little Rock Film Festival
The Little Rock Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas each spring. Based in the historic Little Rock River Market District, home to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, the Little Rock Film Festival has showcased the best in Narrative,...
and was shown at The Rome International Film Festival
The Rome International Film Festival
The Rome International Film Festival is a film festival that takes place in Rome, Georgia, during the month of September. The venue has been host to many films, which have since been released by companies such as Miramax, the Starz! Network, and HBO...
in Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
. Xtranormal videos form a recurring feature on the late night Fox talk show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
, and have been featured as part of a GEICO advertising campaign.