Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Machinima work group

What the Machinima work group is not

The Machinima work group does not currently attempt to cover:

General filming and acting

Examples:

Letterbox, voice acting

General articles about games, game engines, or fictional characters used to create machinima

Examples: Master Chief (Halo), id Tech, The Sims 2

Note, however, that any articles specifically covering the use of those assets in machinima would be covered.

Parents

• WikiProject Films
• WikiProject Entertainment Technology

Descendants

none

Related WikiProjects

• WikiProject Computer and video games
• WikiProject Fan Fiction
• WikiProject Media franchises

To join the Machinima work group, edit this section and add # {{user|yourusername}} and any comments to the following list of members in alphabetical order by username.

1. TKD (talk · contribs) 05:01, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
2. Drat (talk · contribs) 07:24, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
3. CapDac (talk · contribs) 07:56, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
4. The Filmaker (talk · contribs) 15:11, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
5. Viewdrix (talk · contribs) 01:14, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
6. Leader Vladimir (talk · contribs) 02:06, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
7. Psyklax (talk · contribs) 09:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
8. ChromiumCurium (talk · contribs) 20:45, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
9. Downskated (talk · contribs) 01:05, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
10. MakeDamnSure (talk · contribs) 19:06, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
11. Cliff smith (talk · contribs) 23:42, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
12. Liam Skoda (talk · contribs) 00:22, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
13. I Hate Sheep (talk · contribs) 12:25, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
14. ThePoorGuy (talk · contribs) 11:11, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
15. Grievous797 (talk · contribs) 23:41, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
16. Three ways round (talk · contribs) 23:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
17. Farazparsa (talk · contribs) 09:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
18. NaotoATG (talk · contribs) 19:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
19. Poolshark48 (talk · contribs) 20:29, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
20. Gozzy (talk · contribs) 23:42, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
21. AP Shinobi (talk · contribs) 14:11, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
22. Jc-S0CO (talk · contribs) 04:58, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
23. Nemesis646 (talk · contribs) 07:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
24. Canoe1967 (talk · contribs) 13:18, 22 May 2012 (UTC) I film machinima in Second Life.[reply]

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In a nutshell:

• Make sure that material is
  neutral point of view
  .
• Avoid
  Wikipedia is not a crystal ball
  .
• Avoid your own assessment of a work or character; use
  reliable sources
  for reception of machinima.
• Observe established
  style guidelines
  .
• Remember that fiction is usually narrated in the present tense.

Source reliability

For guidance on reliability of sources specific to machinima, see /Sources.

See also

• Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Check your fiction
• Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)

The following machinima-related articles have been identified as needing attention:

• Expand:
  Red vs. Blue production
• Cleanup:
  PANICS
• Stubs: Am Ende der Distanz, Devil's Covenant, Game: On, Quad God

To do list

No Article alerts at this time.

Ongoing Wikipedia surveys

• Requested moves:
• Requests for comment:
• Peer review
• Featured article candidates
• Featured picture candidates
• Featured list candidates

Deletion links

Archive of previous deletion discussions and speedy deletions

The following machinima-related pages are currently being proposed or discussed for deletion. When adding deletion debates here, please add the following wikicode to the discussion:

* <span style="font-size: smaller;">Note: This debate has been added to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Machinima/Deletion|list of machinima deletions]]. ~~~~</span>

• speedy deletion
  :
  • none currently

• DRV
  , etc.):
  • none currently

Archived surveys

• Requested moves:
  • Talk:Red vs Blue#Requested move (moved September 7, 2006
    )
• Requests for comment:
• Peer review
  • Red vs. Blue (January 24, 2006 – February 24, 2006)
  • Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind (October 6, 2006 – November 6, 2006)
• Featured article nominations
  • The Strangerhood (failed July 20, 2005)
  • Red vs. Blue (promoted March 9, 2006)
  • Diary of a Camper (promoted August 30, 2006)
  • Donut (Red vs. Blue) (failed April 21, 2007)
• Featured picture nominations
• Featured list nominations

Requests

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Machinima work group/Source gathering

List requested articles about machinima-related topics here; provide a brief description and rationale the subject matter is sufficiently notable.

• Chris Burke (media artist) — Producer, director, and host of This Spartan Life. Apparently did the sound for Game: On. Has done sound for the ILL Clan in the past. Notable chiptune artist who goes by the alias "glomag".
• 2005 Machinima Film Festival
  .
• It recently occurred to me that an article on The art of Machinima wouldn't be a bad idea either. So long as there are some professional reviews.--Drat (Talk) 11:30, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook - ILL Clan. Reputedly the first machinima performed live in front of an audience. - download page
  Don't forget the Discovery Channel video, potentially useful independant source.
• Hardly Workin' - ILL Clan. Second Lenny & Larry film. Cineplex review. Scroll down. No PPJ review available. Quake 2 version download DivX version download Machinima.com showcase Production techniques
  .
• Apartment Huntin' - ILL Clan's first film. Noted for cartoonish style and improv humour. Introduced Lenny & Larry. Cineplex review PPJ review. Pick a date and view source. web.archive.org seems to be down at the moment. QML review. Quake version download Quicktime download
  .
• Rick Jones: Master Detective 2 - Comedy. Parody of "Blaxploitation" films. High reviews, complex special effects (for the time). After The Fact article on machinima.com showcase Cineplex review. Scroll down. No PPJ review available. Quake 2 download
• A Warrior's Life 90 Minutes long. High reviews. No audio dialogue, only text. Very "art-y". Some spelling and grammar errors (English is author's second language). Cineplex review PPJ Review. Pick a link and view source. Quake 2 download.
• Dantooine Five-O: Anarchic, Python-esque comedy. Good reviews. Cineplex review, scroll down. QML review. PPJ review. I'll upload a 'making of' story when I can. I'd write it myself but I don't know if it's allowed, as I directed it. --Psyklax 08:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of note

Featured Articles

• Diary of a Camper
• Red vs. Blue

Good Articles

• Dance, Voldo, Dance
• 
  Donut (Red vs. Blue)
• The French Democracy
• Machinima
• Sam & Max Save the World

Did you know?

Date	Article	Hook	Author(s)	Nominator
June 4, 2006	BloodSpell	...that the film BloodSpell, licensed under Creative Commons, is the first feature-length production made using the video game Neverwinter Nights?	Ben sphynx	TKD
August 30, 2006	The Seal of Nehahra	...that one fan's elaboration of Quake's plot became the nearly four-hour film The Seal of Nehahra, the longest work of machinima at the time?	Drat	TKD
October 2, 2006	Machinima.com	...that the website portmanteau of machine and cinema and liked the new version better?	TKD	TKD
February 22, 2009	The French Democracy	...that 2005 civil unrest in France ?	TKD	TKD
March 26, 2009	Male Restroom Etiquette	... that the Sims video on YouTube ?	Rfc1394, TKD	TKD
May 18, 2009	Operation Bayshield	... that Operation Bayshield was the first machinima work to use digital assets not provided by the video game in which it was created?	TKD	TKD
September 19, 2009	Dance, Voldo, Dance	... that the machinima-based music video Dance, Voldo, Dance was featured at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of an exhibit in 2006?	Kung Fu Man	Kung Fu Man

Featured lists

Templates

For article assessments, please see {{WikiProject Animation}}.

• {{WikiProject Animation|class=|importance=|machinima=yes|machinima-importance=}} - to be included in talk pages of Machinima related articles. Places articles automatically in Category:Machinima work group articles.

Navboxes

• {{machinima.com series}}: For linking to series pages (where they exist) on Machinima.com
• {{machinima episode}}: For including data about a machinima episode in a consistent format
• {{rvbchar}}: For linking to Red vs. Blue characters
• {{rvbep}}: For linking to Red vs. Blue seasons and episodes
• {{
  Rooster Teeth Productions
  machinima series footer
• {{
  Rooster Teeth personnel
  }}: Footer for articles about people involved with Rooster Teeth Productions

Infoboxes

• {{
  Infobox Machinima
  }}: Use on articles on machinima productions

For main project templates, see the main project page for WikiProject Animation.

Article assessment

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Machinima articles by quality is a complete listing of all articles within the scope of WikiProject Machinima.

Resources

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Machinima work group/Resources

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