List of machinima works

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.

Year Title Director(s) Production companies/Distributor Genre Game(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,[1] it is the longest single-piece machinima production.[2]
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.[3]
2007 Stolen Life Jackie Turnure Nanoflix Productions Science fiction 3D GameStudio 80 mins [4]
2007 Tales of the Past III Martin Falch Falch Productions Action drama World of Warcraft 88 mins
2010 War of Internet Addiction Corndog Oil Tiger Machinima Team Political World of Warcraft 97 mins [5]
2011 Vlogger Ricard Gras and Zentropa International Spain Political thriller Half-Life 63 mins
2016 Herobrine Origins: The Movie Will Evans EliteProductions Supernatural horror Minecraft 113 mins
2019 The Last Guest Matt Studio Oblivious Action Roblox 90 mins
2022 Wrath of the Tarot Kings Dustin Bell Action-adventure Red Dead Redemption 2 111 mins
2023 Distortion Frederick C. Borromeo Studio Moonchalk Avant-garde, non-narrative RPG Maker MV 47 mins With the exact length of 47 minutes and 19 seconds, this was the first feature-length film made in RPG Maker engine. The film features as an experimental, non-narrative form with cross-fading minimalism.[6]
Escape Bedrock Asylum CiaránPixelz Action comedy Minecraft 98 mins Consisted into a feature film from the first season of Minecraft: City of Merchants.
2024 Love and Friendship Frederick C. Borromeo Studio Moonchalk Comedy-drama RPG Maker MV 56 mins Based on a theater play by Joem Antonio.

Web short films / series

Title Creator(s) Genre Game(s) or game engine(s) Release date(s) Note
The Adventures of Bill & John KBS Productions Comedy Lock On: Modern Air Combat 2004–2006
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[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 2005–2007
Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook ILL Clan Comedy Quake II 2003
Counter-Strike For Kids Janus Syndicate Comedy/Parody Source 2008
Decisive Battles[8] The History Channel Historical documentary Rome: Total War 2004
Definitely Accidental[9] Max "Mithzan" LaPlume Dark comedy Minecraft 2011-2012
Deus Ex Machina Jon Graham Drama Halo 3 2007–2008
Diary of a Camper[10] United Ranger Films Action Quake 1996
Elymus Green AURA Drama RPG Maker MV 2022–2023 Inspired by its own video game Reflections Path.
Explorer Chronicles DANNYBOB/John Mystery, thriller Zoo tycoon 2 2007-2009
Father Frags Best[11] Zarathustra Studios Situational comedy, parody Quake II 1999
Fire Team Charlie Fire Team Charlie Comic science fiction Halo: Combat Evolved 2003–2005
Freeman's Mind Ross Scott Comic science fiction Half-Life: Source 2007-2014[12]
Freeman's Mind 2 Ross Scott Comic science fiction Half-Life 2 2017–present
The French Democracy[13] Alex Chan Political The Movies 2005
Game: On[14] Ethan Vogt Advertising Unreal Engine 2 2004
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 51[15] 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[16] Zarathustra Studios Mockumentary The Sims 2, SimCity 4[17] 2006
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator[18] Douglas Gayeton Documentary Second Life 2008
Neverending Nights Adam Freese, Tawmis Logue Comic fantasy Neverwinter Nights 2004–2006
One Life Remaining Jon Graham Comedy drama Halo 3 2009–2010
Operation Bayshield[19] Clan Undead Comedy Quake 1997
PANICS Rooster Teeth Productions Comic science fiction F.E.A.R. 2005
Playtime[20][21] CruelLEGACY Productions[22] Dramatic comedy Halo: Reach 2010–2013
Portal G4 Comedy Various[23] 2002–2004
Quad God[24] Tritin Films Action Quake III Arena 1999
Red vs. Blue Rooster Teeth Productions Science fiction Halo series, Marathon Trilogy 2003–2024
The Rimmers[25] Aenus[26] Comedy The Sims 4 2021–present
Rise of the Spartans Black Plasma Studios Science fiction Halo: Reach 2011–2013
SMG4 Glitch Productions Black comedy Super Mario 64 with Garry's Mod 2011-present
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[27] Bong + Dern Productions Talk show Halo 2, Halo 3 2005–2007
Time Commanders LionTV Historical simulation Rome: Total War 2003–2005
Zinwrath Dementia Studios, Myndflame Studios Drama/Action World of Warcraft 2005

Other works inspired by or using machinima

Release date(s) Title Creator(s) Genre Game(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
2007 CSI: Down the Rabbit Hole Drama, action Second Life

Notes

  1. ^ Lum.[full citation needed]
  2. ^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 9781910561416.
  3. ^ "DEUX EX MACHIMINA – BORG WAR DOING TREK CON". Newsarama.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  4. ^ Ball 2006; Cincotta 2007, 1
  5. ^ Chao, Loretta; Ye, Juliet; Back, Aaron (2010-02-11). "Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ Distortion - A 47-Minute Feature-Length Film, retrieved 2023-02-05
  7. ^ Jeffries 2008; GameAxis Unwired staff 2007, p. 7
  8. ^ Gaudiosi 2004
  9. ^ Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, retrieved 2020-08-07
  10. ^ Lowood 2006, 32–33; Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 28
  11. ^ Grove 2006, 2; Salen 2002
  12. ^ "Accursed Farms". 2013-06-09.
  13. ^ Totilo 2005a
  14. ^ Totilo 2005b; Lagrone 2005; Vogt 2004
  15. ^ First episode of the series (Italian and English)
  16. ^ Grove 2006, 4
  17. ^ Rice 2006
  18. ^ Andrews 2007; Weiss 2008
  19. ^ Lowood 2006, 37–38; Moss 2001
  20. ^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
  21. ^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
  22. ^ "CruelLEGACY Productions". 2013-06-09.
  23. ^ Kahney 2003, 2
  24. ^ Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 30; Marino 2004, 12
  25. ^ The Rimmers - Episode 1
  26. ^ Aenus Twitch Channel
  27. ^ Nitsche 2007
  28. ^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 978-1-910561-41-6.

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