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Machinima are movies made with images from game engines. The word is supposed to be a [[Portmanteau]] of "Machine" and "Cinema", but the guy who coined the term misspelled it. Since he misspelled it ''while coding [http://machinima.com/ machinima.com]'', the term stuck.

Since Machinima is a form of scripted video narrative, it could employ any of the [[Tropes]] from the main list, and there are also tropes specific to the medium. From a scriptwriting perspective, the technological limitations on the action are the only difference from other media.

Some common plots include
* "OMG, we're actually characters in a video game": Characters become self-aware and start assaulting the [[Fourth Wall]] with a big hammer.
* "But these are FUNNY Marines!": ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' spawned a thousand wise-cracking faceless troopers.
* "Evil hackers are infiltrating the server!": [[Smashtasm]] spawned a thousand [[Super Smash Bros]] players fighting against [[Serious Business|the forces of digital evil]].
* [[Affectionate Parody]] of the game being used.

Machinimas are almost always [[Web Original|Web Originals]], though they have appeared on television here and there. The best place to find machinimas to watch is [http://machinima.com/ machinima.com].

When Machinimators cannot muster enough horsepower (or bandwidth) to make video, and decide to turn their Machinima works into webcomics instead, see [[Machinomics]].

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* ''[[An Empire Revisited]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Dark Forces Saga|Jedi Academy]]'')
* ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]''
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGgO8O6JuM8 Barney's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life: Blue Shift'')
* ''[[Brawlgasm]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'')
* ''[[Chell's Mind|Chells Mind]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'')
* ''[[Christian Brutal Sniper]]''
* ''[[Chronicle of the Annoying Quest]]''
* ''[[Civil Protection]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half-Life 2]]'')
* ''[[Clear Skies]]'' (Filmed in both ''Half-Life 2'' and ''Eve Online'')
* ''[[The Codex]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 2'')
* ''[[Devil Is a Loser]]'' (Filmed in ''Runescape'')
* ''[[Deus Ex Machina (machinima)|Deus Ex Machina]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 3'')
* ''[[Diary of a Camper]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]'')
* ''[[Dramatic Hearts]]''
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs1Z4UqW_Ak Felix's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life 2: Episode 1'')
* ''[[Final Fantasy: The Sorceress War|Final Fantasy the Sorceress War]]'' (Made using ''[[The Movies]]''; an adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'')
* ''[[The Forgotten Spartans]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 3'')
* ''[[Frenzy (machinima)|Frenzy]]'' (Filmed in ''Halo 3'')
* ''[[Freemans Mind]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half Life]]'')
* ''[[Garrymon]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'')
* ''[[The Gmod Idiot Box]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'')
* ''[[A Granary Adventure: The Underdog Story|A Granary Adventure the Underdog Story]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'')
* ''[[ICTON: Adventures in Minecraft]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Minecraft]]'')
* ''[[Ken Dozin Must Die]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'')
* ''[[Kinnikuman]] Reenactments'' (Filmed by [https://www.youtube.com/user/MuscleFightMovie/videos kogu] in ''[[Kinnikuman: Muscle Fight]]'')
* ''[[The Leet World]]''
* ''[[Machinima/Mega Man Dies At The End|Mega Man Dies At The End]]''
* ''[[Melee's End|Melees End]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'')
* ''[[Misfit Files]]''
* ''[[Moments with Heavy]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'')
* ''[[One Life Remaining]]''
* ''[[Oxhorn Short Shorts]]'' (Filmed in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFR1hzjV4HA Parker's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''[[Red Faction]]'')
* ''[[Paini's Cupcake|Painis Cupcake]]''
* ''[[Peach's Slutty Adventure|Peachs Slutty Adventure]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'')
* ''[[Profound Moments in Left 4 Dead 2]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' 1 and 2)
* ''[[The Raiden Saga]]'' (Filmed in [http://moviestorm.co.uk/ Moviestorm]) High-concept original [[Urban Fantasy]].
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' (Filmed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'', Halo 3'', and ''Halo: Reach'', with extra footage from ''Halo 3: ODST'' and some CG sequences)
** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles|Red vs. Blue the Blood Gulch Chronicles]]''
** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Recollection|Red vs. Blue the Recollection]]''
* ''[[Reynaldo the Assassin]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'')
* ''[[Sanity Not Included]]'' (Filmed in several games on several platforms)
* The ''[[Yogscast Minecraft Series]]''' ''[[Shadow of Israphel]]'', which is somewhat like a hybrid of a [[Let's Play]] and [[Machinima]]. (Filmed in, of course, ''[[Minecraft]]'')
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNaJX6gOYMA Shephard's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'')
* ''[[Smashtasm]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'')
* ''[[Smash King]]'' (Filmed in "[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl")
* ''[[Soldiers of Misfortune]]''
* ''[[Machinima/Sonic For Hire|Sonic For Hire]]''
* ''Splinter Cell Co-Op Theater'' (with Bob And Steve)
* ''[[Spriggs: A Halo 3 Machinima|Spriggs a Halo 3 Machinima]]''
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0D8CFD7FEA84CCF6 Star Trek - The Quasi-Machinima]'' (Filmed in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'')
* ''[[The Strangerhood]]'' (Made using Sims 2.)
* ''[[Tactical Noobs]]'' (Filmed in ''Halo 3'')
* ''[[The Tale of Tarama]]'' (Made using "[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]")
* ''[[Tales of the Past]]'' (Filmed in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')
* ''[[Two Worlds (machinima)|Two Worlds]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'')
* ''[[The Underground]]''
* ''[[War of the Servers]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half Life]] 2'' and Garry's Mod)
* ''[[Water Human]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Gothic]] II'')
* ''[[Super Smash Bros MALR]]'' (Filmed in various games)
* ''[[Wait for It]]'' (Filmed In ''Halo 3'')
* ''[[Wolf's Retarded Mission|Wolfs Retarded Mission]]'' (Filmed in [[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl)
* ''[[Machinima/Wrath Of Metal Sonic|Wrath Of Metal Sonic]]'' (Filmed in [[Super Mario 64]])

=== Non-Video Game Examples: ===
* ''[[South Park]]'' - One episode was about ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and it was filmed in said game.
* ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' had a scene filmed in ''[[The Sims]]''.

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[[Category:Fan Works]]
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[[Category:Web Animation]]
[[Category:Videogame Culture]]
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 16 September 2023

Machinima are movies made with images from game engines. The word is supposed to be a Portmanteau of "Machine" and "Cinema", but the guy who coined the term misspelled it. Since he misspelled it while coding machinima.com, the term stuck.

Since Machinima is a form of scripted video narrative, it could employ any of the Tropes from the main list, and there are also tropes specific to the medium. From a scriptwriting perspective, the technological limitations on the action are the only difference from other media.

Some common plots include

Machinimas are almost always Web Originals, though they have appeared on television here and there. The best place to find machinimas to watch is machinima.com.

When Machinimators cannot muster enough horsepower (or bandwidth) to make video, and decide to turn their Machinima works into webcomics instead, see Machinomics.

Examples of Machinima include:

Non-Video Game Examples:

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