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Completely Machinima S2 Ep 37 Films & Discussion (May 2022)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes May 11, 2022 Leave a reply

In this episode, Phil, Ricky, Damien and Tracy discuss a range of films that riff off Guardians of the Galaxy, well apart from Phil’s whose pick is an astonishing map size comparison review! Discussion explores experimental filmmaking reviewing a machinima made in World of Warcraft; the possibilities of machinima as a pre-market concept testing tool for TV series; and, the influence of fans generally.



YouTube Version of the Episode

Film Notes and Links

0:48 VIDEO GAME Maps Size Comparison | 2021 by MrRanker (Blender, Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro) released 19 Sept 2020

19:05 Blu x @Teflon Sega meta-saga!! Ep4 by Xanadu (Unreal 4.27) released 9 Mar 2022

Is this a Guardian of the Galaxies riff? (Blu x @Teflon Sega meta-saga Ep4)

32:26 Star Trek Pike – Fan Made Opening | Made in Star Trek Online by ZEFilms Productions released 1 July 2019 and the possibilities for using machinima as a pre-market concept testing tool

Fan vs Studio – Star Trek Pike

41:36 It just a virtual kiss by Juan Poyuan (World of Warcraft) released 19 Nov 2021 (log into Vimeo to watch)

It Just a Virtual Kiss

53:00 Discussion: What is experimental machinima and why do it?

Completely Machinima S1 Special: LIVE EVENT Trends & Tales from the World of Machinima (December 2021)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes December 7, 2021 Leave a reply

A recording of our live-streamed event from 9th December is HERE

The podcast featured Tracy, Ricky and Damien discussing the major trends observed in machinima and real-time filmmaking throughout 2021. During the live streamed episode, we showcased a selection of some of our favourite films from the year. Links to the films and Completely Machinima episodes in which we discuss the films in more detail are here –

Film 1 Adrift | Star Citizen | Barely Not Monkeys Productions | released 22 Sept 2021 | CM episode 10.2 November | patreon, pro voice acting/story, open world game, facial mocap
Film 2 Obit | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Phil Rice aka zsOverman | released 5 Sept 2021 | CM episode 9.1 October | film genre in-game storytelling
Film 3 The Hamilton Incident | Elite Dangerous | Vindicator Jones | released 19 Mar 2017 | CM episode 2 (Films) | Patreon, camera system?
Film 4 The Worst City Ever | City Skylines | Killian Experience | released 13 Dec 2016 | CM episode 3.2 April | film genre Let’s Play
Film 5 Baby Outlaw | Unreal | Xanadu/Elle King song | released 17 Feb 2021 | CM 2.1 episode February | mocap, music vid