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

= Feature films =

Any machinima films need to require more than forty minutes of film length.

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

Director(s)

!Production companies/Distributor

GenreGame(s) or game engine(s)

!Length

!Note

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,Lum.{{fcn|date=April 2024}} it is the longest single-piece machinima production.{{Cite book |last1=Records |first1=Guinness World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNEyDQAAQBAJ&q=longest+machinima&pg=PA190 |title=Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition |publisher=Guinness World Records |isbn=9781910561416}}

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.{{cite web |title=DEUX EX MACHIMINA – BORG WAR DOING TREK CON |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122283&highlight=Borg+War |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133848/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122283&highlight=Borg+War |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=July 24, 2007 |publisher=Newsarama.com}}

2007

| Tales of the Past III

| Martin Falch

|Falch Productions

| Action drama

| rowspan="2" | World of Warcraft

|88 mins

|

2010

| War of Internet Addiction

| Corndog

|Oil Tiger Machinima Team

| Political

|97 mins

|{{cite news |last1=Chao |first1=Loretta |last2=Ye |first2=Juliet |last3=Back |first3=Aaron |date=2010-02-11 |title=Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704337004575059114213741090?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews}}

2011

| Vlogger

| Ricard Gras and

|Zentropa International Spain

| Political thriller

| Second Life

|63 mins

|

2013

|Herobrine: A Lenda

| rowspan="3" |Pac and Mike

| rowspan="3" |Tazercraft

| rowspan="3" |Action-adventure

| rowspan="4" |Minecraft

|232 mins

|Consisted of all 15 episodes from the first season of the series.

2015

|Herobrine: A Vingança

|55 mins

|Consisted of all 3 episodes from the second season of the series.

2015

|Fuga Impossível

|168 mins

|Consisted of all 15 episodes from the first season of the series.

2016

|Herobrine Origins: The Movie

|Will Evans

|EliteProductions

|Supernatural horror

|113 mins

|

2019

| The Last Guest

|Matt

|Studio Oblivious

| rowspan="2" | Action

| Roblox

|90 mins

|

2021

|Songs of War

|David R.B.

|Squared Media (released under Black Plasma Studios)

|Minecraft

|132 mins

|Consisted of all 10 episodes from the first season of the series.

2022

|Wrath of the Tarot Kings

|Dustin Bell

|

|Action-adventure

|Red Dead Redemption 2

|111 mins

|

2023

|Escape Bedrock Asylum

|CiaránPixelz

|

|Action comedy

|Minecraft

|98 mins

|Consisted into a feature film from the first season of Minecraft: City of Merchants.

2024

|Grand Theft Hamlet

|Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls

|Tull Stories

|Documentary film

|Grand Theft Auto Online

|89 mins

|{{Cite web |title=Grand Theft Auto: How Shakespeare's Hamlet found a virtual stage |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c789pev9dgpo |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

= Web short films / series =

class="wikitable sortable"
TitleCreator(s)GenreGame(s) or game engine(s)Release date(s)

!Note

The Adventures of Bill & John

| KBS Productions

| Comedy

| Lock On: Modern Air Combat

| 20042006

|

Am Ende der Distanz

| David Riedel

| Social drama

| The Movies

| 2005

|

Apartment Huntin'

| ILL Clan

| Comedy

| Quake

| 1999

|

Blahbalicious

| Avatar, Wendigo, LordTrans

| Comedy

| Quake

| 1998

|

BloodSpell

| Strange Company

| Fantasy

| Neverwinter Nights

| 2006

|

Civil Protection{{harvnb|Jeffries|2008}}; {{harvnb|GameAxis Unwired staff|2007|p=7}}

| Ross Scott/Accursed Farms

| Comedy

| Half-Life 2

| 2006-2012

|

Clear Skies

| Ian Chisholm

| Science fiction

| Half-Life 2 and Eve Online

| 2008-2011

|

CNP

| Alexo

| Dark comedy

| Halo 3 Halo: Reach Garry's Mod

| 2008–present

|

The Codex Series

| Edgeworks Entertainment

| Space opera

| Halo 2

| 20052007

|

Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook

| ILL Clan

| Comedy

| Quake II

| 2003

|

Counter-Strike For Kids

| Janus Syndicate

| Comedy/Parody

| Counter Strike

| 2008

|

Decisive Battles{{harvnb|Gaudiosi|2004}}

| The History Channel

| Historical documentary

| Rome: Total War

| 2004

|

Definitely Accidental{{Citation|title=Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/definitely-accidental-minecraft-machinima|language=en|access-date=2020-08-07}}

| Max "Mithzan" LaPlume

| Dark comedy

| Minecraft

| 2011-2012

|

Deus Ex Machina

| Jon Graham

| Drama

| Halo 3

| 2007–2008

|

Diary of a Camper{{harvnb|Lowood|2006|loc=32–33}}; {{harvnb|Kelland|Morris|Lloyd|2005|loc=28}}

|United Ranger Films

|Action

|Quake

|1996

|

Explorer Chronicles

|DANNYBOB/John

| Mystery, thriller

| Zoo tycoon 2

| 2007-2009

|

Father Frags Best{{harvnb|Grove|2006|loc=2}}; {{harvnb|Salen|2002}}

| Zarathustra Studios

| Situational comedy, parody

| Quake II

| 1999

|

Fire Team Charlie

| Fire Team Charlie

| Comic science fiction

| Halo: Combat Evolved

| 20032005

|

Freeman's Mind

| Ross Scott

| Comic science fiction

| Half-Life: Source

| 2007-2014{{cite news| url=http://www.accursedfarms.com/freemans-mind-episode-68/ | title=Accursed Farms | date=2013-06-09}}

|

Freeman's Mind 2

| Ross Scott

| Comic science fiction

| Half-Life 2

| 2017–present

|

The French Democracy{{harvnb|Totilo|2005a}}

| Alex Chan

| Political

| The Movies

| 2005

|

Half-Life: Full Life Consequences

| Djy1991

| Comedy

| Garry's Mod

| 2008

|

Hard Justice

| Jon Graham

| Comedy-drama

| Halo 3

| 2008–2010

|

Hardly Workin'

| ILL Clan

| Comedy

| Quake II

| 2000

|

I Misteri dell'Area 51First episode of the series ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z2NnPW5RXU Italian] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktFRYTc5Ws English])

| Ultra AleM

| Comedy

| GTA: San Andreas

| 2009–2011

|

I'm Still Seeing Breen

| Paul Marino

| Music video

| Half-Life 2

| 2005

|

Jack and Holly

| Blockhouse TV

| Children's program

| Moviestorm

| 2010

|

Looking for the Truth

| Eddie Duggan / Wilf Duggan

| Drama

| Moviestorm

| 2010

|

Minecraft: City of Merchants

|CiaránPixelz

|Comedy, Action

|Minecraft

|2020–present

|

Male Restroom Etiquette{{harvnb|Grove|2006|loc=4}}

| Zarathustra Studios

| Mockumentary

| The Sims 2, SimCity 4{{harvnb|Rice|2006}}

| 2006

|

Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator{{harvnb|Andrews|2007}}; {{harvnb|Weiss|2008}}

| Douglas Gayeton

| Documentary

| Second Life

| 2008

|

Neverending Nights

| Adam Freese, Tawmis Logue

| Comic fantasy

| Neverwinter Nights

| 20042006

|

One Life Remaining

| Jon Graham

| Comedy drama

| Halo 3

| 20092010

|

Operation Bayshield{{harvnb|Lowood|2006|loc=37–38}}; {{harvnb|Moss|2001}}

| Clan Undead

| Comedy

| Quake

| 1997

|

PANICS

| Rooster Teeth Productions

| Comic science fiction

| F.E.A.R.

| 2005

|

Playtime{{cite news| url=http://playtimeshow.com/ | title=playtimeshow | date=2013-06-09}}{{cite news|url=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | title=playtimeshow | date=2013-06-09}}

| CruelLEGACY Productions{{cite news| url=http://cruellegaceyproductions.com/ | title=CruelLEGACY Productions | date=2013-06-09}}

| Dramatic comedy

| Halo: Reach

| 20102013

|

Portal

| G4

| Comedy

| Various{{harvnb|Kahney|2003|loc=2}}

| 20022004

|

Quad God{{harvnb|Kelland|Morris|Lloyd|2005|loc=30}}; {{harvnb|Marino|2004|loc=12}}

| Tritin Films

| Action

| Quake III Arena

| 1999

|

Red vs. Blue

| Rooster Teeth Productions

| Science fiction

| Halo series, Marathon Trilogy

| 2003–2024

|

The Rimmers[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuejGCLAWjs The Rimmers - Episode 1]

| Aenus[http://twitch.tv/aenus Aenus Twitch Channel]

| Comedy

| The Sims 4

| 2021–present

|

Rise of the Spartans

| Black Plasma Studios

| Science fiction

| Halo: Reach

| 20112013

|

SMG4

| Glitch Productions

| Black comedy

| Super Mario 64 with Garry's Mod

| 2011-present

|

Songs of War

|Squared Media (released under Black Plasma Studios)

|Action

|Minecraft

|2019-2022

|The series was officially cancelled in 2020 after the production and release of the first season, but the first episode of the second season was released in 2022.

The Strangerhood

| Rooster Teeth Productions

| Comedy

| The Sims 2

| 2004–present

|

Survival Roleplay

| Daggerwin

| Vlog series

| Farming Simulator 17, Farming Simulator 19

| 2018–present

|

Team Fabulous 2

| Kitty0706

| Comedy

| Team Fortress 2 with Garry’s Mod

| 2012

| A reanimation project was created in 2020

This Spartan Life{{harvnb|Nitsche|2007}}

| Bong + Dern Productions

| Talk show

| Halo 2, Halo 3

| 20052007

|

Time Commanders

| LionTV

| Historical simulation

| Rome: Total War

| 20032005

|

Zinwrath

| Dementia Studios, Myndflame Studios

| Drama/Action

| World of Warcraft

| 2005

|

= Other works inspired by or using machinima =

class="wikitable sortable"
Release date(s)

! Title

Creator(s)GenreGame(s) or game engine(s)

!Note

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

|

  • In season 10, episode 8. The episode was filmed most of its scenes to create a better emulation of the game.
  • It went on to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, becoming the first machinima to win an Emmy.{{Cite book |last=Records |first=Guinness World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNEyDQAAQBAJ&dq=longest+animated+movie+the+seal+of+nehahra&pg=PA190 |title=Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition |publisher=Guinness World Records |isbn=978-1-910561-41-6 |language=en}}
2007

| CSI: Down the Rabbit Hole

|

| Drama, action

| Second Life

|

Notes

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References

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite news|last=Andrews|first=Marke|date=September 27, 2007|url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=a874afa9-027d-4fa9-8cbd-8e5113fbec96|title=My Second Life brings virtual world alive on TV|work=The Vancouver Sun|publisher=CanWest|issn=0832-1299|accessdate=2009-02-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611091055/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=a874afa9-027d-4fa9-8cbd-8e5113fbec96|archivedate=June 11, 2008}}
  • {{cite web|last=Ball|first=Ryan|date=September 19, 2006|title=Nanoflix's Stolen Life Trailer online|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5916|work=Animation Magazine|accessdate=2009-05-06}}
  • {{cite news|last=Cincotta|first=Katie|date=February 22, 2007|title=Genre busters|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/games/genre-busters/2007/02/21/1171733770554.html|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=2009-05-06| location=Melbourne}}
  • {{cite journal|author=GameAxis Unwired staff|date=January 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA7|title=Machinimasia 2006 'Machi' Awards Results Are In|journal=GameAxis Unwired|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|issn=0219-872X|issue=41 |page=7 |accessdate=2009-04-09}}
  • {{cite web|last=Gaudiosi|first=John|date=May 17, 2004 |url=https://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2004/05/63455 |title=Rome: First a Game, Now on TV|work=Wired News |publisher=Condé Nast Publications|accessdate=2009-05-06}}
  • {{cite web|last=Grove|first=Ricky|date=December 4, 2006|title=A Profile and Filmography of Phil Rice (aka 'Overman'): Part 1 |url=http://www.machinima.com/article/view&id=457|work=Machinima.com|publisher=Machinima, Inc|accessdate=2009-03-21|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604200808/http://www.machinima.com/article/view%26id%3D457|archivedate=June 4, 2009}}
  • {{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=L.B.|date=July 16, 2008|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/redefining-the-game-a-look-at-machinima|title=Redefining the Game: A Look at Machinima|work=PopMatters|publisher=PopMatters Media|accessdate=2009-04-09}}
  • {{cite web|last=Kahney|first=Leander|date=July 9, 2003 |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2003/07/59566 |title=Games Invade Hollywood's Turf|work=Wired News |publisher=Condé Nast Publications|accessdate=2009-02-04}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Kelland|first1=Matt|last2=Morris |first2=Dave |last3=Lloyd |first3=Dave |title=Machinima: Making Movies in 3D Virtual Environments |year=2005|publisher=The Ilex Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=1-59200-650-7}}
  • {{cite news|last=Lagrone |first=Sam |date=November 25, 2005 |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/442/story/370912.html |title=Machinima? It's a DIY movie |work=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=The McClatchy Company |oclc=11750106 |accessdate=2009-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205043244/http://www.newsobserver.com/442/story/370912.html |archivedate=December 5, 2008 }}
  • {{cite journal|last=Lowood|first=Henry|year=2006|title=High-performance play: The making of machinima|journal=Journal of Media Practice|volume=7|issue=1|pages=25–42|doi=10.1386/jmpr.7.1.25/1|s2cid=191359937 }}
    —Also as:
  • {{cite book|last=Lowood|first=Henry|year=2007|chapter=High-Performance Play: The Making of Machinima|title=Videogames and Art|editor1-last=Clarke|editor1-first=Andy|editor2-last=Mitchell|editor2-first=Grethe|publisher=University of Chicago Press|at=[https://archive.org/details/videogamesart0000unse/page/59 59–79]|isbn=978-1-84150-142-0|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/videogamesart0000unse/page/59}}
  • {{cite book|last=Marino|first=Paul|authorlink=Paul Marino|title=3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima|year=2004|publisher=Paraglyph Press|location=Scottsdale, Arizona|isbn=1-932111-85-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/3dgamebasedfilmm0000mari}}
  • {{cite web|last=Moss|first=Ben|date=March 28, 2001|title=Showcase: Operation Bayshield|url=http://www.machinima.com/article/view&id=63|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070617113605/http://www.machinima.com/article/view&id=63|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2007|work=Machinima.com|publisher=Machinima, Inc|accessdate=2009-03-23}}
  • {{cite journal|last=Nitsche |first=Michael |year=2007 |title=Claiming Its Space: Machinima |url=http://www.brown.edu/Research/dichtung-digital/2007/Nitsche/nitsche.htm |journal=Dichtung-Digital Contributions on Digital Aesthetics |issue=37 |issn=1617-6901 |accessdate=2009-03-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017190300/http://www.brown.edu/Research/dichtung-digital/2007/Nitsche/nitsche.htm |archivedate=2008-10-17 }}
  • {{cite web|last=Rice|first=Phil|date=September 13, 2006|title=Male Restroom Etiquette|url=http://z-studios.com/films/mre/|publisher=Zarathustra Studios|accessdate=2009-03-21|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402092205/http://z-studios.com/films/mre/|archivedate=April 2, 2009}}
  • {{cite web|last=Salen|first=Katie|authorlink=Katie Salen |date=October 19, 2002|title=Father Frags Best |work=Quake! Doom! Sims!: Transforming Play: Family Albums and Monster Movies |url=http://www.walkerart.org/archive/C/AA736D3E0E6FCDF06172.htm |publisher=Walker Art Center |accessdate=2009-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006080744/http://www.walkerart.org/archive/C/AA736D3E0E6FCDF06172.htm|archive-date=2008-10-06 |url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|date=December 5, 2005a |title=First Film About French Riots Comes Courtesy Of A Video Game: Short movie 'The French Democracy' created using 'The Movies.' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1517481/20051205/index.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211015654/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1517481/20051205/index.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2006 |work=MTV.com |publisher=MTV Networks|accessdate=2009-02-16}}
  • {{cite web|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|date=November 17, 2005b |title=Machinima Film Festival: A Sundance For Video Game Set |work=MTV.com |publisher=MTV Networks |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514002/20051117/index.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010527/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514002/20051117/index.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2007|accessdate=2009-05-05}}
  • {{cite interview|last=Vogt|first=Ethan|interviewer=Machinima.com staff|date=November 9, 2004|title=Interview: Game: On |url=http://www.machinima.com/article/view?id=424|work=Machinima.com|publisher=Machinima, Inc|accessdate=2009-04-23}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • {{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Joanna|date=May 15, 2008|title='Molotov' launches the virtual reality show |work=The Boston Globe|issn=0743-1791 |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/05/15/molotov_launches_the_virtual_reality_show/|accessdate=2009-04-13}}

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