COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

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So there aren't many, if any precedents for what to do when you finish your first Machinima Opera...but hey, I finished editing the last scene this morning, planning on hitting credits and subtitles tonight...then final cut for Libertaria: The Virtual Opera will be done! Oh...yeah! BUY THE LIBERTARIA MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK TODAY! So being in an ultimate party mood and feeling like a mountain is lifting that has sat there for the last two and a half years, here is my immediate Top Ten List of what I am doing in celebration of finishing my first feature film! Whooohoo! Party with me, you know you want to! Top 10 What To Do When You Finish Your First Machinima Opera 1. Pump some seriously annoying Reggaeton Music  2. Dance like a crazy woman in your dining room in front of your windows so your nosy neighbor across the street will complain to his wife about "young people today..." 3. Proceed to look up every DIY home hair dye job YouTube video you can find 4....

Tonight cast and crew members of the machinima musical Libertaria: The Virtual Opera will be Testing out my Mic for Tonight's Chat! chatting about music, animation, machinima, and more at the Content Creator's Toolbox with Kinte Fergerson. Come check it out! This will be the first time that cast members have "met" so it will be a blast. Meet indy rocker Matt Meadows (aka Rango the Dog), soprano Kate Sikora, music tech guru Perry R. Cook, and Machinimator Extraordinaire Kera Hildebrandt, as well as myself as we talk shop, music, and filmmaking in the Digital Age! Come check it out! Ask questions, find out answers...enjoy!  TIME: 9PM EST, 8PM CENTRAL, 6PM Pacific WHERE: http://cctoolbox.org/indyradio WHAT: Content Creator's Indy Radio Stream , all about animation, film and machinima, of course! Hope to see you there!  Sabrina Related articles Google-backed Machinima plans for online TV service Trailer :: K'ai, Death of Dreams - YouTube M...

For those who want to hear the insides and outs about the machinima opera Libertaria or Libertaria: The Virtual Opera just want to find out a bit more about creating a low-budget independent film feature using social media and the Internet can check out tomorrow's live chat and radio show at The Content Creator's Toolbox. Director Sabrina Peña Young will chat with cast members Matt Meadows, Perry R. Cook, and Kate Sikora, guest hosted by Libertaria animator Kera Hildebrandt and hosted by Kinte Fergerson. WHEN: Thurs. 8:30PM EST CHAT and 9:00PM EST Live Talk WHERE: The Content Creator's Toolbox Be sure to check it out! Chime in early to check out the the chat room. We will be talking about music, machinima, film, and anything else that happens to come up! It will be the first time that cast/crew members "meet" online, so it will be an incredible talk!  The Content Creator's Toolbox is an online website dedicated to independent filmmakers, espec...