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'''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.


'''Machinima''' is a type of CGI filming style in which a movie or animated short is filmed using 3D models from video games. ''[[Red vs Blue]]'' is a popular machinima made using the games in the [[Halo universe]].
Another definition of machinima is posted at halomovies.org:


Machinima in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', such as ''Red vs Blue'' (seasons 1, 2, and 3), was filmed using the pistol, a glitch which raised a character's head if their gun was pointed at the ground, and panning using editing software. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it was filmed using the [[cease-fire]] trick, which left only the [[heads-up display]] to be edited out in post-production.
"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."


''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki/> and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'s'' [[Theater]] is extremely useful to machinima makers. Theater mode allowed machinima makers to record in game and then go back and view it from different angles. The camera was no longer tied to a character and could fly through the air, allowing for more free filming and more natural pans.
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.


[[Forge]] is also very useful for machinima makers, allowing them to create their own sets and, by using [[Forge Filters]], their own map atmosphere.
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.


==See also==
==Known Halo Machinimas==
*[[:Category:Machinima|List of Machinimas]]
 
[[Category:Real-world terms and phrases]]
NOTE: The following machinimas are a list made by Halo fans, so some of these Machinimas may not be very well known.
[[Category:Machinima| ]]
 
*''[[Red vs Blue]]''
*''Deus Ex Machina''
*Select parts of ''Arby 'n' The Chief'' and ''Master Chief Sucks at Halo''
*''Spriggs''
*''[[The Codex]]''
*''Fire Team Charlie''
*''The Spartan Effect''
*''Matchmaking''
*''Prophecy''
*''Outpost: Isil''
*''Marlin the Elite''
*''Deserted''
*''Halo 3 Tricks'' (sort of a machinima)
*''It's A Wonderful Live''
*''Lost: Halo Style''
*''Lost Cause''
*''The Forgotten Spartans''
 
==External Links==
*[http://darkspirefilms.com/index.php?option=com_xevidmegafx&Itemid=99999999&func=viewcategory&catid=1 ''Matchmaking'' website]
*[http://www.xboxottawa.ca/index.html Official ''Fire Team Charlie'' website]
*[http://www.machinima.com/index.php Machinima.com]
*[http://www.halomovies.org Halomovies.org]
*[http://www.treeskunk.com Official Treeskunk Productions Website]
 
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[[Category:Machinima]]

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