No Light Without Darkness by myautofocuslife

No Light Without Darkness

Do you believe in angels? This is a little Curly Girl I'd made many years ago. She's 3cm tall. I gave her shimmery wings. Other Curly Girls: http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-10-16

But not all the things I make are cute and sweet. Let me show you a glimpse of my darker side.

6 years ago, I was so obsessed with playing The Sims2 that I not only played the game, I was making custom content and machinima. Machinima is the use of real-time computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. In this case, I was making videos using the game engine, with the help of game mods and hacks, custom content and the in-game camera. I had stories to tell.

Among my videos, this one I call A Matter of Taste was well received. It prompted comments such as "Wonderfully disgusting film!" and "That was lovely in a very disturbing way." Before you download and watch it, if you want to, I need to say that it contains black humor and controversial subject matter that may be deemed offensive. Please do not post spoilers or give away the ending here.

Right-click on the link and choose Save As to download. Then watch with Windows Media Player or your preferred player. A Matter of Taste: http://www.skinnystraycat.com/simmovies/amatteroftastebystraycat.wmv

It is not for the faint of heart or the easily disturbed.

6 more days to go!

Lovely capture, Livia!
November 13th, 2012  
Love the hair!
November 13th, 2012  
Beautiful! I love the hair too, as well as the shimmery wings :)
November 13th, 2012  
Great video Livia :)
November 13th, 2012  
Awesome
November 13th, 2012  
@bluefirebucket Thank you, Mick. Hope it didn't make you feel hungry afterwards. 8D
November 13th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife You're a wicked lady Livia ;)
November 13th, 2012  
I believe! Love your focus!
November 13th, 2012  
Dystopia. Loved it!!
November 13th, 2012  
Beautiful, I love that you're in to little things!
November 13th, 2012  
Cute angel. Love your focus!
November 13th, 2012  
This is so pretty! You have such great talents!
November 13th, 2012  
wonderful!!!!! you have such talent..
November 13th, 2012  
Great shot - and I certainly believe in angels, we have a festival of angels in York each December, with fabulous ice sculptures of angels and many other characters!
November 13th, 2012  
=) cute shot and fab video.....
November 13th, 2012  
I believe in angels too...
November 13th, 2012  
had to check out the video.. If you created that.. Woman... You have talent.. And loved the ending... ;-)
November 13th, 2012  
Lovely Livia
November 13th, 2012  
This is so sweet just sitting there all by itself! I'm a bit nervous about looking at your film now - I'm sure it's very good, you seem to have a lot of expertise!
November 13th, 2012  
Sweet little angel Livia and you are quite talented to have put that video together. Impressive!
November 13th, 2012  
So pretty the colour and the sparkly wings:0)
November 13th, 2012  
Really cute little figure - I like your POV.
November 13th, 2012  
I believe! This is really cute and I really like that you have it turned away. Nice details :-)
November 13th, 2012  
So very cute. I do believe in angels.
November 13th, 2012  
Sweet shot and wonderful pov!
November 13th, 2012  
Curly girl is adorable... can't imagine her in a dark video!
November 13th, 2012  
I definitely believe!! Adorable!
November 13th, 2012  
lovely and her off centre presence in this photo is perfect.
November 13th, 2012  
Great set of wings!
November 13th, 2012  
I believe , my wife is one. ( sometimes ) lovely sweet and very creative beautiful capture.
and... I`m running out of hankerchiefs
November 13th, 2012  
What a cute little miss, your talents seem to be endless Livia.
November 13th, 2012  
eva
Fabulous capture.
November 13th, 2012  
I can't imagine how long it took to make that hair--LOVE IT.
November 13th, 2012  
Your figurine is wonderful...love your curly haired dolls.
November 14th, 2012  
How could you not believe!!
November 14th, 2012  
You're one talented lady, Livia! This is so cute!
November 14th, 2012  
Im a believer! :)
November 14th, 2012  
Rob
How cute!
November 14th, 2012  
This is so cute.
November 14th, 2012  
Cute angel.
November 14th, 2012  
so cute and colourful!
November 14th, 2012  
I just love her ringlets.
November 14th, 2012  
Oh, I remember when you introduced us to the Curly Girls! So cute, great shot!
November 14th, 2012  
gorgeous, so cute and creative x
November 14th, 2012  
Wonderful sweet capture!
November 14th, 2012  
Pretty little figure! We all have a balance of light and dark - it's just where the balance point lies and how we use it in our choices.
November 14th, 2012  
I define itely remember the curly girls. I FAVed it then and I'll FAV it now. So sweet and pretty.
November 14th, 2012  
I love your tiny little angles. Great perspective in this shot. Only 6 day left? Can imagine you're looking forward to the finish, aren't you?
November 14th, 2012  
Lin
What was that line on your profile about "...just a clueless housewife..."? Such a wealth of creativity! (even if it is sometimes black and not only angelical!)
November 14th, 2012  
Oh. Just devine
November 14th, 2012  
Interesting take
November 14th, 2012  
I like the curly girl. Will check out the vid too.
November 14th, 2012  
Yes I belive in Angels, love your Angel here. Looked back at your curly dolls again and I dont think you notice that they dont have eyes. The happy mouths give the whole facial expression. Viewed your video, very clever creation. My son once said, the higher the balance of light in a person was matched by the depth of darkness. Not sure I agreed, but food for thought.
November 14th, 2012  
Cool shot! Oh yes, I definitely believe in angels. In fact one of my extra 365 albums from last yr was all about angels. But like you, I have a bit of a dark side---probably more analytical than dark. I loved your video! Amazingly creative. Reminds me a bit of scenes from my favorite show Mad Men :-) I won't say anything else to give it away!
November 14th, 2012  
Yes I do!!! Love this pretty angel of yours a lot :)
November 14th, 2012  
Sweet little Curly and a FABULOUS video! I am so impressed by your talent. No wonder you're looking forward to getting back to the other hobbies!
November 14th, 2012  
she is so cute. Great craftsmanship, Livia.
November 14th, 2012  
Gorgeous!! You are a lady full of talent and surprises that's for sure!
November 14th, 2012  
This is so cute!
November 14th, 2012  
such a pretty creation...such talent
November 15th, 2012  
I love this shot Livia, the pov and light are amazing on your little curly girl! In fact I love them all a lot! Did not download your game, fainthearted and issues with the computer so I thought I'd skip on that one but I agree with you there is no light without darkness....
November 15th, 2012  
A great, big, cute and surprising "THANK YOU!" to everyone for taking the time to stop by! Thank you for showing interest in my hobbies, and thank you for your constant encouragement and support. I appreciate it so much.

November 15th, 2012  
Very sweet image
November 16th, 2012  
Simply sweet photo. Like how you composed her so we only see her back and wings. Part of me wants to think that she's day dreaming, starting off into space, imagining things to do for the day. Other side of me wonders if we turn her around, she's in fact a zombie, and is just waiting for something to eat.
Didn't get to watch the video yet. Will when I gethome.
November 16th, 2012  
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