Template:Ratings Machinima is a type of CGI filming style, using pre-rendered models from video games. Red vs Blue is a popular Halo 1 and Halo 2 machinima. Other popular Halo machinima include The Codex, Fire Team Charlie, Spriggs, and Deus Ex Machina.
Another definition of machinima is posted at halomovies.org:
"Machinima (muh-sheen-eh-mah) or machine cinema and/or "machine" "animation", is both a collection of associated production techniques and a film genre. As a film genre, the term refers to movies created by using tools and resources available in a commercial game engine. By combining the techniques of filmmaking, animation production and the technology of real-time 3D game engines, Machinima makes for a very cost-and time-efficient way to produce films, with a large amount of creative control."
Machinima in Halo: Combat Evolved, such as Red vs. Blue (seasons 1, 2, and 3 before the Halo 2 Saga), was filmed using the pistol and panning using editing software. In the Halo 2 Saga, it was filmed using a glitch. This glitch gives you no weapons. All that was left was to edit out the radar and the HUD.
The Theater Lobby, or saved films feature, in Halo 3, presented a large advantage to machinima makers, especially those like DigitalPh33r and Thomas Productions, using it almost as well as a regular cameraman would.
Known Halo Machinimas
NOTE: The following machinimas are a list made by Halo fans, so some of these Machinimas may not be very well known.
- Red vs Blue by Rooster Teeth
- Deus Ex Machina by DigitalPh33r
- Arby' N' The Chief and Master Chief Sucks at Halo by DigitalPh33r (Master Chief Sucks at Halo has since stopped running and has been replaced by the former)
- Spriggs by Running Gun Productions
- The Codex
- Abnormality by DigitalPh33r
- Fire Team Charlie
- The Spartan EffectTemplate:Fact
- Matchmaking by Darkspire Films
- Prophecy by Dispatch Films
- Outpost: Isil by Treeskunk Productions
- Marlin the Elite
- Deserted by BlubbaProductions Template:Fact
- Halo 3 Tricks (a form of a machinima, dedicated to find game glitches)Template:Fact
- Jerry and Blarginsnarf by Herzantix[1]
- It's A Wonderful Live by DigitalPh33r (Recently cancelled due to a lack of popularity)
- Lost: Halo StyleTemplate:Fact
- Lost CauseTemplate:Fact
- Red ScorpionTemplate:Fact
- The Forgotten SpartansTemplate:Fact
- This Spartan Life
- The Heretic (prequel to The Codex)
- Game Experience May Change During Online PlayTemplate:Fact
- Red Vs. Blue: Out of Mind by Rooster Teeth
- Red Vs. Blue: Recovery One by Rooster Teeth
- Rise of the SpartansTemplate:Fact
- The Scum of Xbox LiveTemplate:Fact
- The GOMD By the UK Gamers GOMD division.Template:Fact
- Red Vs. Blue Reconstruction by Rooster Teeth
- Big Food: Potato Warrior by Machine Enema
- Inside Halo by SodaGod (a weekly news show on Halo)
- Pregame Lobby Template:Fact
Sources
- ^ Episode 1 of Jerry And Blarginsnarf received close to 8,000 views after two weeks, and was from the maker of the famous RuneScape serieses "TehNoobShow" and "ThePwnageNinja".