List of machinima works
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This is a list of notable works made with machinima techniques, both listed as any short films, feature films, and web series.
List
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Any machinima films need to require more than forty minutes of film length.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Production companies/Distributor | Genre | Game(s) or game engine(s) | Length | Note |
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2000 | The Seal of Nehahra | J. Thaddeus Skubis | Mindcrime Productions | Action | Quake | 235 mins | At a total length of three hours and fifty five minutes,[1] it is the longest single-piece machinima production.[2] |
2002 | Anachronox: The Movie | Jake Hughes | Ion Storm | Science fiction | Quake II engine (modified) | 136 mins | |
2006 | BloodSpell | Hugh Hancock | Strange Company | Fantasy | Neverwinter Nights | 90 mins | |
2006 | Borg War | Geoffrey James | Starbase 28 | Action-adventure | Various Star Trek games | 90 mins | Originally distributed as individual short episodes, footage for Borg War was produced using Trek-themed computer games and extensively edited to create the final movie, repurposing the games' voiceover clips to create a new plot.[3] |
2007 | Stolen Life | Jackie Turnure | Nanoflix Productions | Science fiction | 3D GameStudio | 80 mins | [4] |
2007 | Tales of the Past III | Martin Falch | Falch Productions | Action drama | World of Warcraft | 88 mins | |
2010 | War of Internet Addiction | Corndog | Oil Tiger Machinima Team | Political | World of Warcraft | 97 mins | [5] |
2011 | Vlogger | Ricard Gras and | Zentropa International Spain | Political thriller | Half-Life | 63 mins | |
2016 | Herobrine Origins: The Movie | Will Evans | EliteProductions | Supernatural horror | Minecraft | 113 mins | |
2019 | The Last Guest | Matt | Studio Oblivious | Action | Roblox | 90 mins | |
2022 | Wrath of the Tarot Kings | Dustin Bell | Action-adventure | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 111 mins | ||
2023 | Distortion | Frederick C. Borromeo | Studio Moonchalk | Avant-garde, non-narrative | RPG Maker MV | 47 mins | With the exact length of 47 minutes and 19 seconds, this was the first feature-length film made in RPG Maker engine. The film features as an experimental, non-narrative form with cross-fading minimalism.[6] |
Escape Bedrock Asylum | CiaránPixelz | Action comedy | Minecraft | 98 mins | Consisted into a feature film from the first season of Minecraft: City of Merchants. | ||
2024 | Love and Friendship | Frederick C. Borromeo | Studio Moonchalk | Comedy-drama | RPG Maker MV | 56 mins | Based on a theater play by Joem Antonio. |
Web short films / series
[edit]Other works inspired by or using machinima
[edit]Release date(s) | Title | Creator(s) | Genre | Game(s) or game engine(s) | Note |
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2000 | Max Knight: Ultra Spy | Paul Bales, David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, and Sherri Strain. | Science-fiction | N/A | It features the use of video game related machinima as part of its production and storyline. |
2006 | South Park: Make Love, Not Warcraft | South Park Studios | Comedy | World of Warcraft |
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2007 | CSI: Down the Rabbit Hole | Drama, action | Second Life |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Lum.[full citation needed]
- ^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 9781910561416.
- ^ "DEUX EX MACHIMINA – BORG WAR DOING TREK CON". Newsarama.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ Ball 2006; Cincotta 2007, 1
- ^ Chao, Loretta; Ye, Juliet; Back, Aaron (2010-02-11). "Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Distortion - A 47-Minute Feature-Length Film, retrieved 2023-02-05
- ^ Jeffries 2008; GameAxis Unwired staff 2007, p. 7
- ^ Gaudiosi 2004
- ^ Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, retrieved 2020-08-07
- ^ Lowood 2006, 32–33; Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 28
- ^ Grove 2006, 2; Salen 2002
- ^ "Accursed Farms". 2013-06-09.
- ^ Totilo 2005a
- ^ Totilo 2005b; Lagrone 2005; Vogt 2004
- ^ First episode of the series (Italian and English)
- ^ Grove 2006, 4
- ^ Rice 2006
- ^ Andrews 2007; Weiss 2008
- ^ Lowood 2006, 37–38; Moss 2001
- ^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
- ^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
- ^ "CruelLEGACY Productions". 2013-06-09.
- ^ Kahney 2003, 2
- ^ Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 30; Marino 2004, 12
- ^ The Rimmers - Episode 1
- ^ Aenus Twitch Channel
- ^ Nitsche 2007
- ^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 978-1-910561-41-6.
References
[edit]- Andrews, Marke (September 27, 2007). "My Second Life brings virtual world alive on TV". The Vancouver Sun. CanWest. ISSN 0832-1299. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- Ball, Ryan (September 19, 2006). "Nanoflix's Stolen Life Trailer online". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- Cincotta, Katie (February 22, 2007). "Genre busters". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- GameAxis Unwired staff (January 2007). "Machinimasia 2006 'Machi' Awards Results Are In". GameAxis Unwired (41). Singapore Press Holdings: 7. ISSN 0219-872X. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- Gaudiosi, John (May 17, 2004). "Rome: First a Game, Now on TV". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- Grove, Ricky (December 4, 2006). "A Profile and Filmography of Phil Rice (aka 'Overman'): Part 1". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- Jeffries, L.B. (July 16, 2008). "Redefining the Game: A Look at Machinima". PopMatters. PopMatters Media. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- Kahney, Leander (July 9, 2003). "Games Invade Hollywood's Turf". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- Kelland, Matt; Morris, Dave; Lloyd, Dave (2005). Machinima: Making Movies in 3D Virtual Environments. Cambridge: The Ilex Press. ISBN 1-59200-650-7.
- Lagrone, Sam (November 25, 2005). "Machinima? It's a DIY movie". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina: The McClatchy Company. OCLC 11750106. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- Lowood, Henry (2006). "High-performance play: The making of machinima". Journal of Media Practice. 7 (1): 25–42. doi:10.1386/jmpr.7.1.25/1. S2CID 191359937.
—Also as:- Lowood, Henry (2007). "High-Performance Play: The Making of Machinima". In Clarke, Andy; Mitchell, Grethe (eds.). Videogames and Art. University of Chicago Press. 59–79. ISBN 978-1-84150-142-0.
- Marino, Paul (2004). 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. Scottsdale, Arizona: Paraglyph Press. ISBN 1-932111-85-9.
- Moss, Ben (March 28, 2001). "Showcase: Operation Bayshield". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- Nitsche, Michael (2007). "Claiming Its Space: Machinima". Dichtung-Digital Contributions on Digital Aesthetics (37). ISSN 1617-6901. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- Rice, Phil (September 13, 2006). "Male Restroom Etiquette". Zarathustra Studios. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- Salen, Katie (October 19, 2002). "Father Frags Best". Quake! Doom! Sims!: Transforming Play: Family Albums and Monster Movies. Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- Totilo, Stephen (December 5, 2005a). "First Film About French Riots Comes Courtesy Of A Video Game: Short movie 'The French Democracy' created using 'The Movies.'". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- Totilo, Stephen (November 17, 2005b). "Machinima Film Festival: A Sundance For Video Game Set". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- Vogt, Ethan (November 9, 2004). "Interview: Game: On". Machinima.com (Interview). Interviewed by Machinima.com staff. Machinima, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-23.[permanent dead link]
- Weiss, Joanna (May 15, 2008). "'Molotov' launches the virtual reality show". The Boston Globe. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2009-04-13.