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About

~Bailey~ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:15:56 CDT

Hey everyone! Well, this is the about page. It's not really much of a page. I'll update it eventually. Anyways.... My name is Poppy. I'm also known as icedtea8106 on YouTube. :D In case you haven't figured it out, i am a girl. i think that was pretty obvious though. Lets see....oh, i know! you might wonder how i got into the sims and machinima....am i right? if i'm not, who cares, i'm telling you anyway. My brother got me hooked onto the sims. I was about 8 years old. I remember going up to him (he was 16 then), and i asked if i could play what he was playing. Well, him being him told me "I'll show you, but the game's too hard for you." I didn't believe him. The rest was a blur pretty much. I just remember playing that game for the longest time that day. i was such a nerd then. actually i still am. - my friends call me weird, but hey! at least i'm not boring! ^_^ Oh, and i'm also a bit of a 'House' fanatic - you know...the show, House M.D. Anywyas, i got into machinima towards the end of my freshman year old HS. i had been watching mgsffxgirl's "teenagers" and "after teenagers" series for awhile by then, and i finally decided to start up my own series. there's not much else to that story. :D

How my screen name, production name, and video's came to LIFE:

first, when i was thinkig of my screenname for YT, i just so happened to be drinking some homemade iced tea (strangely enough, that cup of tea was the best tasting EVER!) Now, after having my first cup of coffee, i was like, "this is Heaven..." lmao. I am seriously obssessed with coffee, but i try not to drink it too much. And well, since i have such a big love for coffee, i decided to "deticate" my prod. title to it... i'm like addictd to starbuck's white chocolate mocha. best stuff ever. it's like crack in a cup. haha. :D I guess that's it. now, shoo shoo. jk, go ahead and enjoy your visit to the site! ^_^

Coffee Shop Productions Home

~Bailey~ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:54:02 CDT

Welcome to Coffee Shop Productions. This is the 'new' official site of the Sims 2 director, icedtea8106. This site is meant for you to be given the latest news and updates on my series and my other projects, and so you can watch my movies or ask me questions you have. I post episodes [more like the links to them] from my series here on the site, as well as the answers to questions and tips. You can ask me questions on this site on the forum or , by posting a new thread at the bottom of the FAQ page [which also shows up in the forum anyway], or you can visit my YouTube profile and ask me a question there.The Blog page is where i post a whole bunch of stuff. [e.g. upcoming videos, whether or not i'm going on a haitus or not, new links on the downloads page, and just sims 2 news in general.]

~ MY GOAL: Reach 150 subscriber's on YT by the end of March.
~ INFLUENCES: Okay, i have WAY to many influences. And when i mean, WAY i mean WAY TO MANY. lol. so, the top five people who inspired me to get into machinima or influenced me even more would be.... [btw, these are YT accounts]

1. jaydee227
2. stfumarevel
3. fenderchick2010
4. alittlemid
5. mgsffxgirl - she has moved to another account found here: mgsffxgirl's new channel

Seriously, these people are like freakin talented!

NOTICE: ALL VIDEOS ARE CANCELED - i may start up sims 3 videos in a year or so, but i'm still unsure....

~ To visit my YouTube profile follow the link below:

icedtea8106's YouTube profile

Included on the site:

~My Movies
~A FAQ and Tips section
~A Download's or Link's Page
~Threads on the bottom of every page.
~A blog
~An about page
~A Contact Page
~A 'Behind the Scenes' Page
~A 'Music Video' Page

Enjoy the website!

~Note 1: For updates please read the Blog. Contains some pretty important stuff in there sometimes.
~Note 2: I do not take requests for videos.
~Note 3: The picture you see to the right is NOT by me. i found it online and i liked it.

Behind the Scenes

~Bailey~ — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:12:18 CST

~COMING SOON~

To visit the video's 'main page' go here:

[Music Video]

Music Video

~Bailey~ — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:11:03 CST

~COMING SOON~

NOTE: This page will eventually be re-named to something else, but i won't update this page or the behind the scene's page until the video is actually released on youtube.

To read about what happened 'behind the scenes,' go here:

[Behind the Scenes]

Contact

~Bailey~ — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:08:41 CST

You can contact me through this website by posting a new thread on any of the following pages [i prefer these pages the most as i check them more often]:

1. FAQ
2. The Blog
3. MMHelp
4. Home

if you don't want to post a thread you can contact me by posting a comment on my youtube profile or private messaging via youtube:

icedtea8106's YouTube profile

Movies

~Bailey~ — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:12:31 CST

WARNING: i don't upload my videos on the website [if you want to view them, your going to have click the links at the bottom of this box and choose an episode]. why? they take up way to much space on the website's layout. [one exception though, i will upload my music videos onto a new page - the page will be added just before i upload the new music video onto youtube.]

UNTITLED:

+ CAST VIDEO :
[click here]

+TEASER TRAILER:
[click here]

MUSIC VIDEOS:

~NONE AT THE MOMENT~

WEST COAST ACADEMY AND WEST COAST LIFE LINKS:

West Coast Academy [i warn you now, this series was not that great!]:

+ WCA [episode 0]
+ WCA [episode 1]
+ WCA [episode 2]
+ WCA [episode 3]
+ WCA [episode 4]
+ WCA [episode 5]
+ WCA [episode 6]
+ WCA [finale]

~West Coast Life [my second series]

+ WCL [episode 0]
+ WCL [episode 1]
+ WCL [episode 2]
+ WCL [episode 3]
+ WCL [episode 4]
+ WCL [episode 5]
+ WCL [episode 6]
+ WCL [episode 7]
+ WCL [episode 8]
+ WCL [episode 9]
+ WCL [finale]
+ WCL [wedding scene]

FAQ

~Bailey~ — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:17:25 CST

1. How do you film on the sims 2?

- It's actually pretty simple to film on the sims 2. There is a button that looks like a video camera located at the bottom left of the screen (around the pause and speed buttons). Just click that or press "v" on your keyboard to start filming. To stop filming, just click the film button again or press "v" on your keyboard. NOTE: you do NOT have the option to film if you are using any story pack (ex: Life Stories, Castaway Stories, Pet Stories, etc.) NOTE 2: Don't freak out if your game is in 'slow motion' while you are filming. that happens to many people [including me]. It may be weird at first, but you get used to it.

2. What movie editor do you use?

- I will be using iMovie from the start of Untitled. and any future projects after that. Now, if you want to know what editor i used for West Coast Academy and West Coast Life, then i used Windows Movie Maker. [i answer questions concerning Windows Movie Maker and iMovie too].

3. How do you add subtitles?

- for Windows Movie Maker: Just click on the clip you want to add a subtitle on, then at the left, there should be a column with a list of options. Click on the "add title to selected clip", and type.

-for iMovie: Go to the title clip - it should look like a "T" and it is usually located underneath the screen where you can preview your video - and choose whichever type of title you want, then drag it to the clip you want the subtitle on.

4. How do i get good quality and a larger size on my videos?

- go to options (for camera's and filming) in the game and click on high quality and large for filming size. NOTE: DO NOT click on high uncompressed as it takes up ALOT of space on your computer. - i learned the hard way. :P

5. what expansion packs do you use?

- on my windows computer (West Coast Academy and West Coast Life) i used Sims 2 Deluxe, and Sims 2 University.

-on my macbook i use Sims 2 [base game], Sims 2 Nightlife, Sims 2 University, Sims 2 Seasons, and Sims 2 Open for Business.

6. How and where do you download your custom content?

- Okay, i am unable to use any other site besides thesims2.com [this was when i had a windows computer], as every other site crashes my game - cheap windows computer! BUT! i am using some advice from another sims 2 movie maker and this is what they said:

If you are getting custom content from a website that is not thesims2.com, the file is most likely in Zip or Rar format so you need WinZip or WinRar to install it. When you see something you want, go ahead and download the file. Save it initially into My Documents. Then WinZip/WinRar should start. Next you want to extract it into your Downloads folder. It sounds kinda hard and can be confusing at first but it's quite simple once you get the hang of it. The default path is for the file to be extracted into your Unzipped Documents (My Documents>Unzipped) 'cause WinZip/WinRar assumes this is where you want it to extract the file to. In our case, we need it somewhere else (our Downloads folder, specifically) so, you need to change the path to: My Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 > Downloads. The click Extract or Extract To or whatever type of extracting message it says. And there you have it, the content should be in your game.

[i now know how download on sites other than thesims2.com on my mac computer - those directions above are meant for WINDOWS. if you want to know how to download on a mac, go ahead and ask me as it might take awhile for me to post the mac directions on the website.]

7. When will the new episode come out?

- i don't really give out release dates for the new episodes, but you can usually expected a new episode out from around 3 weeks to a month. In some cases where i don't release an episode within that time, don't worry, i might be busy....please understand.

8. How do you upload a video on youtube?

- There should be a yellow box near the top right corner of the youtube home page - make sure you have a youtube username - click on the box and follow the instructions! NOTE: save your video in a folder you can easily find:

ex:
-for a mac: save under the "movies" folder
-for windows: save under the "my videos" folder

NOTE: videos uploaded on YT cannot exceed 10 minutes.

9. Do you have any advice for movie makers, NEW and EXPERIENCED?

- Definitely! Here is a list:

1. Don't show the sky when filming (you can download some off of modthesims2)

2. Don't show speech bubbles (cheat: showHeadlines off) (make sure there are NO headlines showing when you press enter and that when you use the cheat, that the game is not paused)

3. Don't show the plumbob (use the same rules for speech bubbles cheat - cheat: PlumbBobToggle off)

4. make sure to practice ALOT and don't get fustrated if you mess up, just try again.

5. have a good story before you start...don't copy other people (try not to worry if it has some things similar such as the title or a few things or names - things always turn out differently for your series than others).

7. HAVE FUN! don't make this seem like something you HAVE to do - like homework, if you need a break, take a break, but make sure to tell your viewers so they don't get cranky and they should understand - in my experience, i have taken like a three week break from this, when i got back, things were great! ^_^

The Blog

~Bailey~ — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:21:28 CST

+ Update
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

okay, so, i have made a decision on NYL, Untitled, and my other project. First, New York Life. I have decided to completely cancel the series. [the neighborhood with all my new york life stuff, which so happened to be named, New York City, was deleted. and it took FOREVER to create the neighborhood, decorate it, create the sims, and create the lots.- that's just too much work to go through again] I will keep the scripts though, as i might decide to make a 'movie' out of it, just combine season one and season two together. but, if i do decide to do that, the release date won't be anytime soon - it would probably be released in 2010. o_o sorry about that guys.

Untitled. Well, planning is going as smooth as i hoped it would. let's just pray that it continues to do so. lol. so far, i have released a trailer and the cast video on youtube. i will not say when i am going to post the pilot episode, because well, i don't know when i will. i haven't started filming yet, because i need one expansion pack i'm getting during Christmas to use the talking overlay hack from decorgal. [it requires OFB, which i don't have at the moment]. i'm guessing Untitled will probably come out sometime during February.

As for my other project...the music video. i can't say a word about that. not one thing. okay, only one thing. and that one thing would be that i have planned out the story line [and i'll probably continue to edit it until i can actually start filming and whatnot].... and this is going to take forever to make. but i am willing to use some time to do this. i'll take months if i have to. (: another thing. this music video will NOT be cancelled, no matter what happens [if my computer crashes, so be it. i'll start all over if i have to - again, let's just pray that doesn't happen! if i can't go with some parts of the storyline, i'll just change it up a bit - but it still has to meet my standards. [which are going to be VERY high for this specific project]

that's about all i had to say. it's getting late, and i'm getting tired. thanks for reading! ^_^

+ Haitus will be ending in....

Sunday, Dec 14, 2008

yeah, that's right! my machinima haitus is finally coming to an end! once Christmas hits, i'll be back in the movie making buisiness! lol. New York Life will be coming out most likely on December 29th too! oh yeah, in case you haven't seen or figured it or something, i have updated my youtube channel. - the description box is now updated, that's it.

I think that was all i needed to say. it really wasn't much of a blog entry to be honest.

Downloads

~Bailey~ — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:45:39 CST

Just click on a link below, and it will take you to the website. Don't worry. I'll add more links as i find them. o_o

Poison Pink Lemons
ModTheSims2
TheSims2
4EverSimFantasy
helaene
xmsims
peggyzone
Peppermint & Cranberries
INLIMITE
Under Your Skin
All About Style
Mango-Sims
Limelight Sims
ikkerina's pages
Fresh Prince Creations