| This word is a combination of the terms | | | | pieces of this video art. Action sequences |
| 'machine' and 'cinema' and it was created to | | | | can be created that are completely different |
| describe an intriguing artistic form | | | | from anything in the game; it's the |
| developed by computer gamers that also happen | | | | characters, the backgrounds, and the |
| to be a new form of "modder". For years, | | | | inventory of potential movements that remain |
| modders have been adapting the structure of | | | | the same. |
| computer games – usually a first person | | | | |
| "shooters" – to build new "levels." | | | | To a perverse, creative mind the |
| Most of these games are broken into | | | | possibilities are endless. Rather than |
| sequences; what modders have been doing is | | | | creating a small bolt-on addition to the |
| devising their own level or "maps" that are, | | | | game, they have utilized the game's artwork |
| in essence, additional game content, | | | | and technology for completely original |
| presenting the player with new obstacles and | | | | productions. The product can then be edited |
| new interactions with the villains. | | | | to videotape for a conventional film or, more |
| | | | commonly, distributed digitally. The practice |
| With machinima, these technicians have taken | | | | eliminates the need for expensive animation |
| the process several steps further. They have | | | | machines and studios for potential movie |
| dismantled the game's apparatus completely | | | | makers. You can be a backyard film maker and |
| and utilized it to build movies, TV shows and | | | | simply upload your completed project for tens |
| other creative video presentations. The video | | | | of thousands of viewers. If it's well done, |
| material is driven by the game's 3D engines | | | | the recognition will be quick and meaningful. |
| and, of necessity, features many of the | | | | To those who remember the early days of the |
| characters within it. These characters, | | | | web when it was ruled by anarchists, this |
| however, can be provided with a voice overdub | | | | practice must be a touch of nostalgia. |
| and manipulated in their on-screen movements | | | | |
| so that their game persona is completely | | | | Machinima: Find It! |
| altered. | | | | |
| | | | The art form has progressed to the point |
| Endless Possibility | | | | where there is an annual festival that shows |
| | | | films created with the technology. Emmy |
| One machinima created from the Interplanetary | | | | winning animators are experimenting with the |
| shoot-out Halo has been converted into a talk | | | | technology and producing products worthy of |
| show with weekly segments. The special | | | | presentation- and awards – at film |
| effects are harnessed to create new actions | | | | festivals. Others have produced music videos |
| for the characters and their personalities | | | | using game characters instead of musicians |
| are defined by the voice-over, as provided by | | | | for the video sequences. |
| the amateur film maker who has assembled the | | | | |