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RELEASE: Breaking Magical Boundaries (APPOVTALK 3)

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Camera manipulation during one of the many spell-challenges found within Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Trigon: it's a name that has been dropped quite a few times over the past few months. It refers to an upcoming experimental machinima and visual study of the 2002 GameCube port of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' that is set for a current release in late 2023. It is said to be my first 'console-based' machinima as it was solely created within the Dolphin GameCube/Wii Emulator and with the aid of two of its built-in features: "The Custom-Texture Feature" and the "Free Look Camera". While the former sounds fairly straightforward, the latter allows the user to break loose from the in-game camera with the click of a button and explore their surroundings at their own pace and interest. Furthermore, although limited, the feature allows for deeper control of said camera with simple rotation, position, FOV and speed controls; a