machinima
Gaming engine films
Machinima is filmmaking using video game engines to create animated movies.
The technique emerged in the 1990s when players began recording gameplay to tell stories, using game environments as virtual film sets and character models as actors.
The word blends "machine" and "cinema." They made a whole machinima series using Halo.
Early 3D shooter franchise
- HaloRing of divine radiance
- SimsSimulated characters
- UnrealGame development middleware
- MinecraftBlock-based sandbox game
GTA · Half-Life · Counter-Strike · Unity · Blender
Animating figures by hand
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
- scriptingWriting executable commands
- moddingAltering games unofficially
keyframing · choreography · posing · compositing · capture
Overseeing a production
- screenwritingComposing scripts for film
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- editingRefining content for clarity
post-production · storyboarding · sound-design · footage · blocking · takes · continuity · color-grading
Account of events
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
dialogue · conflict · arc · theme · exposition · climax · resolution · worldbuilding
Work meant to amuse
- actionProcess of doing
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- parodySatirical imitation
- documentaryFactual film about reality
trailer · feature · tutorial · promotional · experimental · satire · homage · fan-fiction
Quake
Early 3D shooter franchise
Minecraft · GTA · Half-Life · Counter-Strike · Unity · Blender
puppeteering
Animating figures by hand
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
- scriptingWriting executable commands
modding · keyframing · choreography · posing · compositing · capture
directing
Overseeing a production
- screenwritingComposing scripts for film
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
editing · post-production · storyboarding · sound-design · footage · blocking · takes · continuity · color-grading · mixing
story
Account of events
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · dialogue · conflict · arc · theme · exposition · climax · resolution · worldbuilding · roleplay
comedy
Work meant to amuse
documentary · trailer · feature · tutorial · promotional · experimental · satire · homage · fan-fiction
YouTube
Video-sharing website
- speedrunnersGamers minimizing completion time
machinimatraditional animation
Hand-drawn motion pictures
hand-drawn animation · cel animation · stop-motion animation · claymation · 2D animation
machine, machinery, machines, machination, machinations, animatronics, machinator, machine-readable