Machinima!

=Machinima!=

What is Machinema?

 * [[image:Officer_Dan.png link="@http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/machinima/films/600/70/6/4676_film.flv"]] || media type="youtube" key="mYYPtacx5Bw" height="344" width="425" ||  ||

Examples of Machinima:
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This playlist includes:
 * [[image:http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SZjeu1yAazI/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZjeu1yAazI&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=0"]] || [|Star Wars- The Force Unleashed 'Machinima Short' Pilot] || This is a great example of how machinima can be used to create new stories. This series mashes up different movie quotes to create a new, and funny, story using a Star Wars video game. ||
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/NNUEZMMyopg/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5pd35S5wc"]] || Romeo & Juliet, 2553 A.D. (Pt 1)
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/NNUEZMMyopg/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5pd35S5wc"]] || Romeo & Juliet, 2553 A.D. (Pt 1)

and [|Romeo & Juliet, 2553 A.D. (Pt 2)] || Red vs. Blue is one of the best known machinima series online. They pioneered and made popular the use of Halo 3 to create Machinima. This adaptation of Romeo & Juliet demonstrates how this medium can be used for storytelling and narrative film. Students in a literature class could use this medium to act out plays. ||
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6IU5Mbk8NJc/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IU5Mbk8NJc&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=3"]] || [|The McDonalds Rap Halo 3] || This video is a great example two new art forms made possible by social media tools: machinima and mashups. The audio in this clip is extracted from the viral video McDonalds Rap and the video is rendered using the Video game Halo 3. ||
 * [[image:http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/ldUIuWCW0C8/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldUIuWCW0C8&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=4"]] || [|Machinima for a school project] || This is a good example of a middle school science project. ||
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/rHzW3Glh4us/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHzW3Glh4us&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=5"]] || [|Jigoku Shoujo: Dead End - Sims2 Machinima] || This is a short story of a girl and her personal conflicts with her step sister. It was done using Sims2. It is a great example of how machinima could be used for storytelling. ||
 * [[image:http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/k62hWi7QyI0/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k62hWi7QyI0&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=6"]] || [|Andrew Jackson Machinima] || Great example of a history presentation project. ||
 * [[image:http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/hS3O1jOxpC8/default.jpg]] || [|Super Glue (NickWasHere007 Production)] || This project appears to be either a science or social studies project on the history of an invention. It is rather entertaining and a good example of how a biography presentation could be done using machinima. They do a great job of taking what would otherwise be a dry and dull subject and making it very interesting. ||
 * [[image:http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/TWaX_BQR3ag/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWaX_BQR3ag&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=8"]] || [|Planet X Machinima] || This film was obviously done for a film class. I include it here to show how advanced cinematography techniques can be applied to works of machinima. ||
 * [[image:http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/l0StNEYQ2Iw/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0StNEYQ2Iw&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=9"]] || [|The 20's Through Machinima] || This is a good example of a US History presentation using machinima. ||
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/n7Cb_hnLqx4/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Cb_hnLqx4&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=10"]] || [|Biology Final] [[image:http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/pixel-vfl73.gif link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Cb_hnLqx4&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=10&hd=1"]] || Nice example of machinima used for a Biology presentation. ||
 * [[image:http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/nW3iSIDLe1A/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW3iSIDLe1A&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=11"]] || [|Possessive Singular Nouns!] || Fantastic example of machinima used to demonstrate grammar concepts. ||
 * [[image:http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/OEdGV5Ch2k4/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdGV5Ch2k4&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=12"]] || [|World Geography Project: Africa] || Example of machinima used for a geography project. ||
 * [[image:http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/WV3obVgGjeQ/default.jpg link="@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV3obVgGjeQ&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=13"]] || [|This Damn Economy] [[image:http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/pixel-vfl73.gif link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV3obVgGjeQ&feature=PlayList&p=AF3F1B9C23AF8926&index=13&hd=1"]] || This video was done by college students for a project about the economy. While this is not appropriate for young audiences it is a masterful example of how machinima can be used to tell complex stories. ||

How To:

 * how to make Xbox machinima [|part 1] [|part 2] [|part 3]
 * Tutorial: Green screening technique explained for military machinima movies.
 * Tutorial with great overview of tools that can be used to create Machinima

Materials Needed:

 * Video Editing Software (Windows Movie Maker (PC), iMovie (MAC), Adobe Premier, etc.)
 * Screen Capture Software (Camstudio (PC or MAC), Jing (PC or MAC), Screenr (Web), Screencast-o-Matic (Web), etc.)
 * Audio Editor (Audacity (PC), GarageBand(MAC), etc.)
 * If you are using a computer-based game or virtual world you will need only the game software installed on your computer.
 * Free Virtual Worlds: [|Active Worlds] (PC), AWEDU(PC), Runescape (Web), Metaplace(Web), There(PC), Second Live (PC or MAC), etc.)
 * Free Games:
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 * ===[|OSload - //open source// software downloads & links - //PC Games//]===
 * ===[|Sauerbraten – An //Open Source First Person// Shooter | PCs Place]===
 * ==[|Vega Strike]==
 * ==[|Ultimate Stunts]==
 * If you are using a game console you will need:
 * Game Console
 * Video Game(s)
 * Recordable DVD Player, Television, & DVD player on your computer
 * OR
 * [|USB Video Grabber](recommended)

Links & Resources:
Machinima Tools: > Second Life: Online Communities: Publications, Research, & Articles:
 * ===[|Software Download: //Machinima// Movie Maker]===
 * nice collection of free machinima tools
 * ====[|Moviestorm]====
 * ====Free software specifically designed for making machinima. You build sets, create characters, direct action, and set camera angles a powerful 3D rendering engine====
 * ====[|Reallusion 3d animation software - 3D Animation Made Simple!]====
 * ====Free software specifically designed for making machinima. You build sets, create characters, direct action, and set camera angles in a powerful 3D rendering engine.====
 * ====[|WeGame.com (PC only)]====
 * Software that creates avi files from flash content from flash games or YouTube Videos.
 * It is also an online community where you can share video game screencasts (video can be extracted from this site for use in Machinima projects)
 * ====[|Second Life Education Videos]====
 * Online community of teachers using Second Life
 * Has a wealth of resources on machinima.
 * ====[|LipSync - Second Life Wiki]====
 * LipSync is a feature that is built into Second Life but is turned off by default. This wiki explains how to use it.
 * ====[|Machinima.com]====
 * This is like YouTube but specifically for Machinima.
 * ====[|WeGame.com]====
 * This is like YouTube for gamers.
 * ====[|Futurelab - Resources - Publications, reports & articles - Web articles - Machinima and education] GreenZoner egypt====