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S3 E72 Film Review: Astartes Project (April 2023)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes April 5, 2023 Leave a reply

This week’s review is of Syama Pedersen’s stunning Warhammer 40K masterpiece called Astartes Project. The film was first released two years ago and has been recommended to us by Orencloud. It is currently hosted on TheChach’s channel – we explain why.



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Show Notes and Links

Link to the film on TheChach’s YouTube channel here –

and link to Syama Pedersen’s channel here.

Here’s a link to Astartes Project on the Warhammer community site.

This is an excellent explainer of Warhammer and the lore of the game by Thall, released on 3 Feb 2023, that is worth watching too –

Or you can go to the Rumble 40K Lore Master videos here.

S3 E71 Film Review: Heroes of Bronze: The Memory (March 2023)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes March 30, 2023 Leave a reply

After we first talked about this project last April 2022, we were thrilled to see what a stunning job @MartinKlekner has made in the 21 Jan 2023 release of the first episode of Heroes of Bronze. We were not disappointed: the film and work stands up to AAA Assassin’s Creed Odyssey studio work, but with amazing detail of historical artefacts and storytelling, which is even evident in the way clothes move on characters. Damien couldn’t put our views better when he says this work inspires him to want to do better with iClone. We’re definitely looking forward to the next release – bring it on! 



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Show Notes and Links

Heroes of Bronze: The Memory by Martin Klekner, released 21 January 2023 –

Martin Klekner’s project website here

Our April 2022 ep, discussing the film at 34:20 https://completelymachinima.com/2022/04/14/completely-machinima-s2-ep-35-films-discussion/

Compare with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey launch trailer, by Playstation, released 26 Sept 2018 –

S3 E70 Film Review: Mann Co: Employee Training Video (March 2023)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes March 23, 2023 Leave a reply

This week’s film is a SFM Saxxy 2017 entry by Tipsy Duck called Mann Co: Employee Training Video. Lots of in-jokes and satire in the style of a PSA machinima. It has a fantastic voiceover by Keith Ferrell aka Mr Tush.



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Show Notes and Links

Film, by Tipsy Duck, released 8 Mar 2018 –

Tipsy Duck’s YouTube Channel

Phil’s classic PSA style satire, which made it to the Guinness Book of Records back in the day –

Link to playlist for the Saxxy Awards –

The Consultant, starring Christoph Waltz –

based on a novel by Bentley Little – check out the book review here on Scream Magazine’s website

S3 E69 Film Review: Didn’t I – A Read Dead Machinima (Mar 2023)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes March 16, 2023 Leave a reply

We always love a good RDR2 machinima, and this is one by a Sam Menell, released on 9 Feb 2023. We watched this several times, and Tracy didn’t spot the UFO in the opening shot!



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Show Notes and Links

Film, released 9 Feb 2023 –

Phil’s take on a no dialogue RDR2 film, released last year –

The Searchers, Duke Wayne shot –