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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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S5 E180 Gmod: Fragile Harmony (May 2025)

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2025/05/01

This week's ep focusses on the 2024 Crowbar Productions Machinima Mayhem contest winner: Fragile Harmony, made in Garry's Mod by Logan and released on 9 Sept 2024. Logan sent this in for us to take a look at, and we're sure glad he did. Yes there are a few things we could be critical about, but storytelling isn't one of them. Check out our review and leave your comments in the usual way.1:14 Introduction by Phil, a classic Philip K Dick sci fi, storytelling and production values: deer in

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S5 E179 Anime Machinima (Apr 2025)

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2025/04/24

This week we discuss a machinima form we've not really talked about before - anime. Whilst its one of Ricky's favourite creative forms, for the rest of us its a little out of our comfort zone! We take a look at two films, both made in Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV), Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Wheat Tea (released 2 Feb 2025) and Arcadion by Magitek Productions (released 1 Jan 2025). Check out our discussion and reviews, and do add your comments.1:24 What is anime machinima?3:44 Studio

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S5 E178 Machinima News Omnibus (Apr 2025)

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2025/04/17

In this week's episode, we discuss the month's news items we've found most interesting and relevant to making machinima, including more great projects to be inspired by, genAIs we've spotted, Steam's rip off, inZOI's challenge to Sims and the phenomenon known as the 'Minecraft Movie'. Check out our discussion and do add comments on our YT or blog posts.1:18 Projects: a zombie film in GTA5, Trillo’s Cuco, NeuralViz’ Tigg Talk – an alternative perspective on tariffs3:33 The speed of a

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S5 E177 Who is the Most Powerful Person in the World?...

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2025/04/10

This week is another pick from the Archives, a short by Thuyen Nguyen aka @evaneon and @collectivenounfilmworksdev4297 . The film was released in 2007 - it is a love letter to games and gamers at a time when seemingly the whole world was filled with haters. Catch up with our comments and reflections and do add your own below. 1:13 About the Archive - How They Got Game, a Stanford University project3:30 The Most Powerful Person in the World by Thuyen Nguyen7:17 I am omnipotent!9:12 The

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Interview: Andrew Knight (Apr 2025)

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2025/04/03

Alongside S5 E176 Red Faction Guerilla: Optimism Bias (Apr 2025), Tracy spoke to Andrew about his machinima series, his creative practice and the problems he encountered when attempting to distribute the work. They also discuss his upcoming works and aspirations for his future career. Check out the interview (also on YouTube).Credits -Speakers: Andrew Knight, Tracy HarwoodEditor: Phil Rice

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S5 E176 Red Faction Guerilla: Optimism Bias (Apr 2025)

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2025/04/03

A viewer nominated series, this week's ep is another great example of brilliant writing. Optimism Bias was directed by @AndrewGoodKnight and originally released in 2013 having been showcased at the Melbourne International Animation Festival @melbourneinternationalanim3991 - its Australian comedy, deeply rooted in game lore, at its very best. Tracy also grabbed an interview with Andrew which you can check out in our season specials, released alongside this ep.1:17 Introduction to the film

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S5 E175 Golden Age of WOW Machinima (Mar 2025

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2025/03/27

It's lovely to hear a fellow machinima fan discuss their passion for the creative works that have inspired them. This week's ep is a documentary by one such person, Angelikatosh, who reminisces about the 'golden age' of classic World of Warcraft films. We highlight a few films from our own and possibly slightly older archives that she's not managed to cover too.1:19 Introduction to this week’s pick – a documentary about the ‘golden age’ of WOW machinima4:55 What Ben’s tome says!8:00 Why

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S5 E174 creativeAI: The Glurons (Mar 2025)

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2025/03/20

One of the most extraordinary picks we've made, probably ever, on the show! This week, we review an emergent absurdist talk show, focussing on the life of the Glurons - a post-human race of critters set in a future world, but most creatively uses generative AI tools. Its outstanding quality is, however, the writing. Check out our review and pick up the links mentioned on our show notes blog post on the Completely Machinima website (link below).1:27 A first for a machinima show: Unanswered

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S5 E173 Machinima News Omnibig (Apr 2025)

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2025/03/13

This is our regular monthly news update on things relevant to the world of machinima.1:19 Projects: Isoterica’s latest release, DisUtopia; Hamilton in Animal Crossing by GK Animations; EvilDrPorkChop’s No Man’s Sky cinematic4:28 Phil’s Chuck Norris vs 50K Cavemen – a true scientific experiment11:20 ElevenLabs vs a cast – choices and rationale15:30 The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – shortlisted for the Oscars (sadly, didn’t win) >>> but Flow, made in Blender did WIN!!! Congratulations

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S5 E172 GTA San Andreas: The Days After (Mar 2025)

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2025/03/06

This week we review a 'golden age' machinima, starring none other than Ricky Grove playing 'Bogart', and Ingrid Moon playing err, 'Ingrid', with Phil having created the score and Ricky having produced the sound design. Its a short by German-American creator, Andre Pesch, called The Days After, made in GTA San Andreas. Its a story that pre-2020 probably we'd have all said, simply, yep that was great, without any real appreciation for what is actually being portrayed in this 2006 film

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S5 E171 Documenting Historic Events: Elite Dangerous...

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2025/02/27

A once in a lifetime event in Elite Dangerous? Yup, that's what fascinated us all too. This week we review a series of machinimas that approach the destruction of a Thargoid ship attacking planet Earth in different ways - a strange and unusual phenomenon in a game world that we reflect on, only possible in open world sims. 1:30 Elite Dangerous: an historic event – Thargoids heading for Earth3:30 The ship’s problems, community action, the countdown and the consequences – a once in a

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S5 E170 Machinima News Omnibus (Feb 2025)

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2025/02/20

A packed news episode, with Tracy's analysis of the AI art copyright ruling decision and a discussion with Damien about his hit fan series, Heir to the Empire - the Star Wars story that everyone always wanted to see made. Do comment on the discussion (on the YouTube channel or the Blog post). The links are available in the show notes.0:45 Tracy is the first woman on Mars!!!2:38 RunwayML’s third annual film festival – call for submissions now open4:20 Second Life evolves [again]7:00

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S5 E196 Artery: Machinima - celebrating Hugh Hancock...

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2025/02/13

This ep, we take a walk down memory lane to the first major peak of #machinima with a documentary produced by @ProducerStuartBrown , released in 2003. The film is a fly on the wall documentary of the creative practice of the legendary Hugh Hancock (founder of #Machinima.com) and his @strangecompany 0:39 Introduction to the film; shock and awe: Hugh’s bravado, character, energy and enthusiasm shines through 3:09 Foundations of Machinima.com, the Strange Company, the ILL Clan and others –

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S5 E168 We Are Demo | Commodore 64 (Feb 2025)

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2025/02/06

This week's pick is nostalgic for a time before machinima... its a rare look back at the demoscene era that informed and influenced the evolution of machinima all those years ago. The film selection is called We Are Demo, made in 2016 by Fairlight, Noice, Offence, and it was originally shared on X by the Commodore Computer Museum. Check out our review and thoughts, and do add your comments on our YouTube channel.Phil introduces the film We Are Demo, which was made in 2016 using technology

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S5 E167 Cyberpunk: V - Never Stop Fighting (Jan 2025)

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2025/01/30

This week's pick is a machinima run through of the female V character in Cyberpunk 2077, by Charles Liu, edited to a Johnny Cash classic, Hurt. Sound design in this is everything, and we especially like how the fade is used to emphasise the game footage vs the words of the song at different points in the film. Check out our views -1:14 Intro to film, music video, a perfect complement to I’m Still Seeing Breen (S5 E163)?3:37 Music storytelling vs film storytelling – interplay and aesthetic

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S5 E166 Elitist: The Little Limpet (Jan 2025)

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2025/01/23

The Little Limpet is an Elite Dangerous animation by CMDR Nickweb85, released in July 2024. It has shades of Disney X David Attenborough X Busby Barkley. You could say it has something for everyone then... well, assuming you enjoy a good space opera/ballet (which of course we do). Check out our comments -0:44 Intro to film, Elite Dangerous, Pixar-like, composited game footage using Blender4:17 Story, Tom Cook’s music and anthropomorphic animations6:45 Experimental work, testing emotional

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S5 E165 What is it about those HL NPCs? Ridiculous...

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2025/01/16

This week's #machinima short is ridiculous, yep Ridiculous Ties - a meme response to Eltorro64Rus' review of favorite and least favorite words used by the Scientist in Half Life, created by Finzlow. And did we say its ridiculous?! We love the well-crafted humor in this, in-jokes with some of the best timing and inspired editing we've seen for quite some time. Although its strictly not machinima, it is definitely from a machinima stable, so it counts for us at least. Our review -1:01

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S5 E164 Machinima News Omnibus (Jan 2025)

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2025/01/09

Whilst January's news begins with more of the same ole genAIs doing their thang, because they can, there's now evidence of more concerted effort to control the efforts of creators... because the corporates and policymakers can at least try to do that, right? Well, maybe, but all this has achieved in the past is even more creative energy invested in jumping through the hoops, clambering over the walls and crashing through the hedges - so Happy New Year, we're looking forward to seeing what

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S5 E163 20 Years on HL2: I'm Still Seeing Breen (Jan...

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2025/01/02

Kicking off 2025 with a review of a classic and iconic #machinima by one of the pioneers of the movement, Paul Marino aka ILLRobinson. I'm Still Seeing Breen, made in HL2, holds a special place in our memories from those early years - not only was it a perfect 'protest piece' as the feature machinima demonstrating its potential for a 2005 Sundance Film Festival panel discussion (alongside RoosterTeeth's RVB) but was further developed for MTV2's Season 2 premiere of its Video Mods TV show

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S5 E162 Lethal Company Mini Series: Pilot (Dec 2024)

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2024/12/26

What a fantastic short to end 2024 on... this week is yet another great creative work by GibbsonTV, released in April. The film is based on the award-winning Roblox-inspired game Lethal Company by Zeekerss. It's not actually machinima, being made in Blender, but in the spirit of being inspired by the game and with a original tale, it has all the right heritage for our show. Check out our comments and add your own - and see you on the other side of the New Year for more creative

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