2005 in machinima
The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2005. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.
Events
- January 26 — Paul Marino moderated a discussion panel on machinima at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
- October 27 – October 28 — The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented machinima pieces at the Austin Game Conference.[2]
- November 8 — Lionhead Studios released[3] its simulation game The Movies, the first game to contain dedicated tools for creating machinima.[4]
- November 12 — The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences held the 2005 Machinima Film Festival at the American Museum of the Moving Image.[5]
Notable releases
- February 9 — Edgeworks Entertainment's The Codex premiered.[6]
- May 18 — Season 3 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 57.[7]
- June 28 — This Spartan Life premiered with the first two modules of episode 1.[8]
- August 13 — The Codex ended with episode 20.[9]
- August 29 — Season 4 of Red vs. Blue began with episode 58.[10]
- September 27 — Rooster Teeth Productions' PANICS premiered.[11]
- October 18 — PANICS ended with episode 4.[11]
- November 22 — Alex Chan posts The French Democracy to The Movies' website.[12]
Active series
- Fire Team Charlie (premiered 2003)
- Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
- PANICS (2005)
- Red vs. Blue (premiered 2003)
- Strangerhood Studios (2005)
- The Codex (2005)
- The Strangerhood (premiered 2004)
- This Spartan Life (premiered 2005)
Awards
Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences
- Best Picture: Game: On[13]
- Best Series: This Spartan Life[13]
- Best Direction: Whiplash[13]
- Best Virtual Performance: A Few Good G-Men[13]
Rockets on Prisoner
- Best Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")[14]
- Best Halo 2 Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")[14]
- Best Series: Red vs. Blue[14]
- Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as Caboose from Red vs. Blue[14]
- Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as Tex from Red vs. Blue[14]
Notes
- ^ Sundance Online Film Festival.
- ^ Machinima Theater.
- ^ GameSpy: The Movies.
- ^ Newitz, 1.
- ^ 2005 Machinima Film Festival.
- ^ The Codex: Episode 1: The Gathering
- ^ Hullum.
- ^ This Spartan Life: News: 2005.06.28.
- ^ The Codex: Episode 20: The End of All Things.
- ^ Burns.
- ^ a b Special Section: PANICS.
- ^ The Movies Community.
- ^ a b c d Maragos.
- ^ a b c d e 3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: Winners.
References
- "2005 Machinima Film Festival". American Museum of the Moving Image. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
- "3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: Winners". 3rd Annual Rockets on Prisoner Awards. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- "Machinima Theater". Austin Game Conference. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
- Burns, Burnie (August 29, 2005). "RvB Season 4 Launch". Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "The Codex: Episode 1: The Gathering Storm". Edgeworks Entertainment. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
- "The Codex: Episode 20: The Endo f All Things". Edgeworks Entertainment. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
- "GameSpy: The Movies". GameSpy. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- Hullum, Matt (May 18, 2005). "Red vs. Blue Season 3 - The Final Episode". Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Maragos, Nick (November 14, 2005). "2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced". Gamasutra. CMP United Business Media. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "The Movies Community". Lionhead Studios. December 13, 2005. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Newitz, Annalee (January 25, 2006). "Machinima for the Masses". Wired News. CondéNet. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Special Section: PANICS". FearFans.com. Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- "Sundance Online Film Festival" (PDF). 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
- "This Spartan Life: News: 2005.06.28". June 28, 2005. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
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