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PODCAST

And Now For Something Completely Machinima

Ricky Grove, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine, and Phil Rice

Machinima, real-time filmmaking, virtual production and VR. Four veteran machinimators share news, new films & filmmakers, and discuss the past, present and future of machinima.

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33:41

S4 E101 Avant Garde: 9 by Claus Dieter Schulz (Nov 2023)

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2023/11/02

In this episode, we review one of the first avant garde machinima pieces created by the community. The film is called 9, by German machinimator Claus-Dieter Schulz, has been restored by Phil and is re-presented on his Machiniplex Remastered channel. It is a notable example of modernist cinema which moves towards abstraction and it is clear to see that Claus-Dieter was inspired by the likes of Oskar Fischinger, Hans Richter and Stan Brakhage. There were very few in the early days of

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39:53

S4 E100 Special: Machinima Reflections

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2023/10/26

Celebrating our 100th episode on the CM podcast/YouTube show, we reflect how far machinima has come and some of the recent trends we've observed in our film reviews - a medium we all love. Please do add your thoughts and reflections in the comments below too. 3:25 The impact of isolation during COVID-19 led to Damien’s participation in the show. 5:17 Phil reflects on the decline of the Machinima community and how it affected him personally. 7:00 Ricky’s skepticism, feeling that the

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31:27

S4 E99 Elite Dangerous Odyssey: The Personal Odyssey...

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2023/10/19

This week our film selection is an Elite Dangerous Odyssey 'Captain's Log' style machinima, heavily influenced by Douglas Adams and John Carpenter with shades of Gerry Anderson. The film is The Personal Odyssey 1 by Cmdr Fortytwo. We discuss the use of AI generated voices in this (its a 2021 film) and in particular how well its use can convey emotion - our debate is a deliberation on the choice to create a monotonic dialogue. Damien's overview of the Thargoids is a fascinating insight

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S4 E98 World of Warcraft/Cyberpunk 2077: Neo...

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2023/10/12

WOW! Our collective adjective for this World of Warcraft / Cyberpunk 2077 mashup. This is a stunningly edited urban observational film, set in a strange new world the like of which we have never seen before - a cacophany in a good way. Shades of Blade Runner, Robocop and Mad Max run through the film, with a soundscape and accompanying music that are a perfect fit. We also loved that @DurenMachinima has cited his inspiration, mentioning the late, great @Phixor2000 among others. Credits

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S4 E97 Elden Ring: Monty Python (Oct 2023)

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2023/10/05

Kicking off Season 4 of the podcast, we review a Monty Python inspired film, integrating one of their greatest films with Elden Ring – Holy Grail. The film has been made by The Escapist in collaboration with eli_handle_b.wav and is a brilliantly edited and composited mashup. It is also a very appropriate pick for this episode since Monty Python were the inspiration for this podcast in the first place, so we reflect in the show that we’ve now been working on this podcast longer than the

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32:55

S3 E96 Unreal Engine: Backrooms medley (Sept 2023)

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2023/09/28

In this week's episode, we discuss the phenomenal Backrooms meme that has emerged ever since @kanepixels original film (and the much awaited Netflix version was announced). We review three examples of the works being created, variously using levels of the rapidly evolving game: Chaos in the Hub by @BackroomsMerchant is probably the most close to the original horror vibe; Endless Escalators by @ReturnToRender is an example of great comedic timing; and Crab Rave - Backrooms Edition by

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S3 E95 UE: Terra & ED: Into Black (Sept 2023)

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2023/09/21

This week Damien has picked two space exploration shorts for us to review: one is made in UE called Terra by @j.thomaswilson3543 and the other is an ED film called Into Black by @indigointoblack . The film sequencing of the craft in flight in Into Black shows the competence of the creator whereas the human element encapsulated by the robot in Terra is particularly engaging and adds a different dimension to the storytelling. We discuss the similarities and differences of these approaches

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S3 E94 Half Life 2: Shelf Life (September 2023)

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2023/09/14

This week we discuss one of the best HL2 films from the 2009 era - Shelf Life by Pixel Eyes Productions. The film, which is in two episodes, won a heap of creator awards back in the day and has definitely stood the test of time for us. There are some fun sci-fi and weird tropes integrated into the story, which we discuss, as well as the very well done sound design and original music. We'd love to see these guys pick this project back up, although of course, none of the issues they faced

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S3 E93 Twin Peaks (Sept 2023)

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2023/09/07

An homage and 'unofficial tribute' to the classic 90s TV series, this week's review discusses a film of a game demo created by Blue Rose Team for the PS1. The demo covers the intro and events surrounding Special Agent Cooper's arrival at Twin Peaks and his encounter with Laura Palmer and the Black Lodge. Steeped in the mythos of the virtual world that has been created, well, at least that applies to some of the CM crew more than other/s, we discuss how well it translates to contemporary

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S3 E92 Unreal Engine: Horror (August 2023)

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2023/08/31

A truly terrifying short for some, Horror is more like an absurd dream for others. The film is made by Yang Hyunjun, released 4 June 2023. Its creator showcases some incredible scene detail, especially at the beginning of the film, but thereafter, loses a little of the pathos and credibility in the storytelling.Key points -6:00 Tracy picks a horror film. 11:52 Situating yourself with the character, facial animation and narrative. 15:34 Men are the easiest people in the world to make fun of

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S3 E91 No Man's Sky: Origins (August 2023)

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2023/08/24

This week's review is of a No Man's Sky machinima called Origins, produced by Evil Dr.Porkchop. Its a beautiful cinematic travelogue showcasing the vast expansiveness that is No Man's Sky - a game in which you will almost never have the same experience twice. Of course, Ricky wanted more drama and story but Phil nails it, reflecting on what might be possible if you could use No Man Sky's environments with Eve Online's space battles and Star Citizen's avatars! Yeah... but that's not this

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S3 E90 Unreal Engine: The Crown | Hunt (August 2023)

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2023/08/17

This week we feature two films by Chinese artist collective studio, @Motzify Mohua. These two shorts, The Crown and Hunt, are made in Unreal Engine and show extraordinary qualities in very different ways: The Crown is a fairytale made originally for World Children's Day and illustrates traditional cultural references with gorgeous imagery; Hunt is a cyberpunk anti-hero teaser. Our main 'complaint' is that we need more detail from the artists! 3:23 Unreal Engine is one of the best tools for

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S3 E89 Half Life 2: Daydream (August 2023)

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2023/08/10

A performance by a camera ham, shutterbug or just a plain histrionic narcissist? This week's review discusses an older machinima that has highly contemporary themes in it: carry-on-regardless, daydreaming, whatever, so long as the virtual camera is rolling. The film is called Daydream (2009) set to the titular song by Lovin' Spoonful, created by @Mystfit and made in @Valve 's Half Life 2. Needless to say, we loved the humor but what makes this machinima interesting is that it was a

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S3 E88 Minecraft: Wither Storm War (July 2023)

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2023/08/03

This week's film review focusses on a story made with building blocks and without voice acting... and yet, what a spectacular story! The game world is Minecraft of course, and the story is based on Telltale Games' episodic release called Story Mode. Made by @SquaredMediaAnimations, we discuss the production values emcompassed within the film, why we think adding voice acting would have enhanced the film and a number of other things we nit-picked but conclude that its really no wonder

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S3 Special: Machiniplex Intro

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2023/07/28

In this ep, Phil introduces the Machiniplex [Remastered] Collection, a curated selection of machinimas from the early years. Machiniplex was a site created to host classic machinimas at the point that Machinima [dot] com began to assert its energies over the community as a corporate entity. The site was a community endeavour, with both Ricky and Phil playing a pivitol role in managing the project to preserve the original content the community had contributed to the early original Machinima

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S3 E87 Cyberpunk 2077: Don’t Fall Down, Cinematic...

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2023/07/27

A love letter to Cyberpunk 2077? In this week's episode, the CM crew discuss a cinematic music video that perfectly captures a uniquely human feeling of people watching... and reflects on the phenomenal creativity of procedurally generated character content in the Cyberpunk world. The film is called Don't Fall Down by Puttefnask and the song it accompanies is Pray by Haelos - it is perhaps a more fitting video than the original.6:10 The first person perspective in Cyberpunk11:01 Wowed by

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S3 E86 RDR2: The MODDED Wacky West (July 2023)

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2023/07/20

This week's review is of 12 minutes of the wackiest of Wacky Wests we could ever imagine! BedBananas has used a a whole host of mods, created by Weds_Garbageday, to devise this truly surrealist Red Dead American Dream machinima. Seeing is believing - and its probably one of the best machinimas of all time!8:16 Surrealist machinima at its very best. 11:30 Buster Keaton and the Wild Wild West14:29 The violence to the central character makes him empathetic. 19:42 How the voices and dialogue

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S3 E85 Its Just a Game (July 2023)

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2023/07/13

Nope, its not 'just a game', its one of the most visually stunning Gothic story open worlds ever created (according to Ricky)! In this ep, we discuss GraysonFlows' tribute to the world of Elden Ring, set to Max Richter's November composition, which highlights the beauty of the game from the exhausting open sequence to the final prize, creatures, battles and voice acting. 0:12 Intro. 2:00 Hacking major games for free. 5:06 Tribute to the best game of the year. 8:11 Elden Ring

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S3 E84 DCS: The Ghost | DCS: The Right Stuff (July...

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2023/07/06

This week, we discuss some of the best flight sim machinima we’ve ever seen, thanks to Damien’s picks. We couldn’t decide which was better, so we discuss two films: The Ghost and The Right Stuff by J P Ferre, made in DCS. The first is a horror story and the other a story of one of the most influential pioneers of modern space flight today: Chuck Yeager. It is an outstanding retelling of one particularly testing flight, and is a Hollywood movie in 12 minutes! 1:00 The Ghost intro.3:02

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S3 E83 Half Life: HEV Suit (June 2023)

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2023/06/29

This week, Phil has selected a short that will make all those H&S and Half Lifers smile equally... HEV Suit by @Zapper770 ... because we all need more head crabs in our lives. The film is an example of great comedy timing. Credits - Speakers: @RickyGrove @zsOverman @tgharwood @DarthAngelus Producer: Ricky Grove Editor: Damien Valentine Music: Arp Solina

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