#REDIRECT [[ :Category:Machinima]] ▼
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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]]'')
* ''[[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]]'')
* ''[[RWBY]]''
* ''[[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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