Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Machinima work group/Sources
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This subpage of WikiProject Machinima is intended to serve as a guide to the reliability of various sources that may be used in machinima-related articles.
''3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima''
- For info on the publisher, Paraglyph Press, see [http://paraglyph.oreilly.com/ http://paraglyph.oreilly.com/].
- Written by Paul Marino, recognized expert machinima producer
- Cited extensively (see [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=%2B%223D%20Game-Based%20Filmmaking%3A%20The%20Art%20of%20Machinima%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws Google Scholar])
Blue's News
- Originally self-published, then [http://www.ugo.com/services/about/mediakit/coinfo_press_11051999.asp purchased] by UGO in 1999.
- [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=%2B%22Blue%27s+News%22+%2BQuake&cf=all Mentioned by reliable sources] even before the sale.
- [http://books.google.com/books?id=9kPRGPc4zHQC&pg=PA79&dq=%2B%22Blue%27s+News%22+%2BQuake&lr= News post] cited by reliable book.
The Cineplex
- Originally self-published, then hosted by GameSpy.
- However, in his book 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima, Paul Marino lists this site as one of the major sites of the original Quake movie era.
- As such, articles about notable machinima productions of the era should mention this site's review of those works. To fail to do so would breach requirement 1(b) of WP:FA?.
[[machinima.com]]
- Has an editorial staff
- Extensively mentioned and cited (see [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=%2BMachinima.com&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws Google Scholar])
- Note: Videos are liberally accepted, so presence on machinima.com does not by itself constitute non-trivial coverage for the purposes of determining notability.
Psyk's Popcorn Jungle
- Self-published.
- However, in his book 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima, Paul Marino lists this site as one of the major sites of the original Quake movie era.
- As such, articles about notable machinima productions of the era should mention this site's review of those works. To fail to do so would breach requirement 1(b) of WP:FA?.
Quake Movie Library
- Originally self-published, then hosted by machinima.com.
- However, in his book 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima, Paul Marino lists this site as one of the major sites of the original Quake movie era.
- As such, articles about notable machinima productions of the era should mention this site's review of those works. To fail to do so would breach requirement 1(b) of WP:FA?.