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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. |
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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. |
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Some common plots include |
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* "OMG, we're actually characters in a video game": Characters become self-aware and start assaulting the [[Fourth Wall]] with a big hammer. |
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* "But these are FUNNY Marines!": ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' spawned a thousand wise-cracking faceless troopers. |
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* "Evil hackers are infiltrating the server!": [[Smashtasm]] spawned a thousand [[Super Smash Bros]] players fighting against [[Serious Business|the forces of digital evil]]. |
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* [[Affectionate Parody]] of the game being used. |
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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]. |
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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]]'') |
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* ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]'' |
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGgO8O6JuM8 Barney's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life: Blue Shift'') |
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* ''[[Brawlgasm]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'') |
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* ''[[Chell's Mind|Chells Mind]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'') |
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* ''[[Christian Brutal Sniper]]'' |
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* ''[[Chronicle of the Annoying Quest]]'' |
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* ''[[Civil Protection]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half-Life 2]]'') |
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* ''[[Clear Skies]]'' (Filmed in both ''Half-Life 2'' and ''Eve Online'') |
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* ''[[The Codex]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 2'') |
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* ''[[Devil Is a Loser]]'' (Filmed in ''Runescape'') |
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* ''[[Deus Ex Machina (machinima)|Deus Ex Machina]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 3'') |
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* ''[[Diary of a Camper]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]'') |
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* ''[[Dramatic Hearts]]'' |
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs1Z4UqW_Ak Felix's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life 2: Episode 1'') |
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* ''[[Final Fantasy: The Sorceress War|Final Fantasy the Sorceress War]]'' (Made using ''[[The Movies]]''; an adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'') |
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* ''[[The Forgotten Spartans]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Halo]] 3'') |
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* ''[[Frenzy (machinima)|Frenzy]]'' (Filmed in ''Halo 3'') |
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* ''[[Freemans Mind]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half Life]]'') |
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* ''[[Garrymon]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'') |
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* ''[[The Gmod Idiot Box]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'') |
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* ''[[A Granary Adventure: The Underdog Story|A Granary Adventure the Underdog Story]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'') |
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* ''[[ICTON: Adventures in Minecraft]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Minecraft]]'') |
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* ''[[Ken Dozin Must Die]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'') |
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* ''[[The Leet World]]'' |
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* ''[[Machinima/Mega Man Dies At The End|Mega Man Dies At The End]]'' |
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* ''[[Melee's End|Melees End]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'') |
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* ''[[Misfit Files]]'' |
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* ''[[Moments with Heavy]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Garry's Mod]]'') |
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* ''[[One Life Remaining]]'' |
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* ''[[Oxhorn Short Shorts]]'' (Filmed in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'') |
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFR1hzjV4HA Parker's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''[[Red Faction]]'') |
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* ''[[Paini's Cupcake|Painis Cupcake]]'' |
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* ''[[Peach's Slutty Adventure|Peachs Slutty Adventure]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'') |
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* ''[[Profound Moments in Left 4 Dead 2]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' 1 and 2) |
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* ''[[The Raiden Saga]]'' (Filmed in [http://moviestorm.co.uk/ Moviestorm]) High-concept original [[Urban Fantasy]]. |
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* ''[[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) |
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** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles|Red vs. Blue the Blood Gulch Chronicles]]'' |
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** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Recollection|Red vs. Blue the Recollection]]'' |
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* ''[[Reynaldo the Assassin]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'') |
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* ''[[RWBY]]'' |
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* ''[[Sanity Not Included]]'' (Filmed in several games on several platforms) |
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* 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]]'') |
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNaJX6gOYMA Shephard's Mind]'' (Filmed in ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'') |
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* ''[[Smashtasm]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'') |
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* ''[[Smash King]]'' (Filmed in "[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl") |
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* ''[[Soldiers of Misfortune]]'' |
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* ''[[Machinima/Sonic For Hire|Sonic For Hire]]'' |
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* ''Splinter Cell Co-Op Theater'' (with Bob And Steve) |
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* ''[[Spriggs: A Halo 3 Machinima|Spriggs a Halo 3 Machinima]]'' |
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0D8CFD7FEA84CCF6 Star Trek - The Quasi-Machinima]'' (Filmed in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'') |
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* ''[[The Strangerhood]]'' (Made using Sims 2.) |
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* ''[[Tactical Noobs]]'' (Filmed in ''Halo 3'') |
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* ''[[The Tale of Tarama]]'' (Made using "[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]") |
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* ''[[Tales of the Past]]'' (Filmed in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'') |
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* ''[[Two Worlds (machinima)|Two Worlds]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'') |
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* ''[[The Underground]]'' |
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* ''[[War of the Servers]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Half Life]] 2'' and Garry's Mod) |
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* ''[[Water Human]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Gothic]] II'') |
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* ''[[Super Smash Bros MALR]]'' (Filmed in various games) |
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* ''[[Wait for It]]'' (Filmed In ''Halo 3'') |
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* ''[[Wolf's Retarded Mission|Wolfs Retarded Mission]]'' (Filmed in [[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl) |
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* ''[[Machinima/Wrath Of Metal Sonic|Wrath Of Metal Sonic]]'' (Filmed in [[Super Mario 64]]) |
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=== Non-Video Game Examples: === |
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* ''[[South Park]]'' - One episode was about ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and it was filmed in said game. |
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* ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' had a scene filmed in ''[[The Sims]]''. |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Media]] |
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[[Category:Fan Work]] |
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[[Category:Film Genres]] |
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[[Category:Web Original]] |
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[[Category:Web Animation]] |
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[[Category:Videogame Culture]] |
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[[Category:The Internet]] |
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[[Category:Index Index]] |
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