List of machinima works

This is a list of notable works made with machinima techniques.

This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.

Title	Creator(s)	Genre	Game(s) or game engine(s)	Release date(s)
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
Anachronox: The Movie	Jake Hughes	Science fiction	Quake II engine (modified)	2002
Apartment Huntin'	ILL Clan	Comedy	Quake	1999
Blahbalicious	Avatar, Wendigo, LordTrans	Comedy	Quake	1998
BloodSpell	Strange Company	Fantasy	Neverwinter Nights	2006
Civil Protection[1]	Ross Scott/Accursed Farms	Comedy	Half-Life 2	2006-2012
C N' P	Alexo	Dark Comedy	Halo 3 and Halo: Reach	2008–2020
Clear Skies	Ian Chisholm	Science Fiction	Half-Life 2 and Eve Online	2008-2011
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[2]	The History Channel	Historical documentary	Rome: Total War	2004
Definitely Accidental[3]	Max "Mithzan" LaPlume	Dark Comedy	Minecraft	2011-2012
Deus Ex Machina	Jon Graham	Drama	Halo 3	2007–2008
Diary of a Camper[4]	United Ranger Films	Action	Quake	1996
"Down the Rabbit Hole"	ILL Clan	Drama/Action	Second Life	2007
Hard Justice	Jon Graham	Comedy-drama	Halo 3	2008–2010
Father Frags Best[5]	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[6]
Freeman's Mind 2	Ross Scott	Comic science fiction	Half-Life 2"	2017-present
The French Democracy[7]	Alex Chan	Political	The Movies	2005
Game: On[8]	Ethan Vogt	Advertising	Unreal Engine 2	2004
Hardly Workin'	ILL Clan	Comedy	Quake II	2000
I Misteri dell'Area 51[9]	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
"Make Love, Not Warcraft"	South Park Studios	Comedy	World of Warcraft	2006
Male Restroom Etiquette[10]	Zarathustra Studios	Mockumentary	The Sims 2, SimCity 4[11]	2006
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator[12]	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[13]	Clan Undead	Comedy	Quake	1997
PANICS	Rooster Teeth Productions	Comic science fiction	F.E.A.R.	2005
Playtime[14][15]	CruelLEGACY Productions[16]	dramatic comedy	Halo: Reach	2010–2013
Portal	G4	Comedy	Various[17]	2002–2004
Quad God[18]	Tritin Films	Action	Quake III Arena	1999
Red vs. Blue	Rooster Teeth Productions	Science fiction	Halo series, Marathon Trilogy	2003–present
Rise of the Spartans	Black Plasma Studios	Science fiction	Halo: Reach	2011–2013
The Seal of Nehahra	Mindcrime Productions	Drama/Action	Quake	2000
Stolen Life[19]	Nanoflix Productions	Science fiction	3D GameStudio	2007
The Strangerhood	Rooster Teeth Productions	Comedy	The Sims 2	2004–present
This Spartan Life[20]	Bong + Dern Productions	Talk show	Halo 2, Halo 3	2005–2007
Survival Roleplay	Daggerwin	Vlog Series	Farming Simulator 17, Farming Simulator 19	2018–present
Time Commanders	LionTV	Historical simulation	Rome: Total War	2003–2005
Vlogger	Ricard Gras and Zentropa	Historical simulation	Half-Life	2011
War of Internet Addiction[21]	Oil Tiger Machinima Team	Political	World of Warcraft	2010
Zinwrath	Dementia Studios, Myndflame Studios	Drama/Action	World of Warcraft	2005

Notes

1. Jeffries 2008; GameAxis Unwired staff 2007, 7
2. Gaudiosi 2004
3. Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, retrieved 2020-08-07
4. Lowood 2006, 32–33; Kelland, Morris & Lloyd, 28 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFKellandMorrisLloyd (help)
5. Grove 2007, 2 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFGrove2007 (help); Salen 2002
6. "Accursed Farms". 2013-06-09.
7. Totilo 2005a harvnb error: no target: CITEREFTotilo2005a (help)
8. Totilo 2005b harvnb error: no target: CITEREFTotilo2005b (help); Lagrone 2005 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFLagrone2005 (help); Vogt 2004
9. First episode of the series (Italian and English)
10. Grove 2006, 4
11. Rice 2006 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFRice2006 (help)
12. Andrews 2007; Weiss 2008
13. Lowood 2006, 37–38; Moss 2001
14. "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
15. "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
16. "CruelLEGACY Productions". 2013-06-09.
17. Kahney 2003, 2 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFKahney2003 (help)
18. Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 30; Marino, 2004 & loc-12 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFMarino2004loc-12 (help)
19. Ball 2006; Cincotta 2007, 1
20. Nitsche 2007
21. Chao, Loretta; Ye, Juliet; Back, Aaron (2010-02-11). "Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship". The Wall Street Journal.

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• Cincotta, Katie (February 22, 2007). "Genre busters". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
• GameAxis Unwired staff (January 2007). "Machinimasia 2006 'Machi' Awards Results Are In". GameAxis Unwired. 7: Singapore Press Holdings (41). ISSN 0219-872X. Retrieved 2009-04-09.CS1 maint: location (link)
• Gaudiosi, John (May 17, 2004). "Rome: First a Game, Now on TV". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
• Grove, Ricky (December 4, 2006). "A Profile and Filmography of Phil Rice (aka 'Overman'): Part 1". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
• Jeffries, L.B. (July 16, 2008). "Redefining the Game: A Look at Machinima". PopMatters. PopMatters Media. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
• Kahney, Leander (July 9, 2003). "Games Invade Hollywood's Turf". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
• Kelland, Matt; Dave Morris; Dave Lloyd (2005). Machinima: Making Movies in 3D Virtual Environments. Cambridge: The Ilex Press. ISBN 1-59200-650-7.
• Lagrone, Sam (November 25, 2005). "Machinima? It's a DIY movie". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina: The McClatchy Company. OCLC 11750106. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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• Marino, Paul (2004). 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. Scottsdale, Arizona: Paraglyph Press. ISBN 1-932111-85-9.
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• Totilo, Stephen (December 5, 2005a). "First Film About French Riots Comes Courtesy Of A Video Game: Short movie 'The French Democracy' created using 'The Movies.'". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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