Okay, so I thought it'd be cool for us to have a Machinima thread, because quite frankly, I think there's some talented people out there who have made some great clips...
Let's start off, what exactly IS Machinima?
Well, doing a simple search on Google has this to say;
Google":2qtllomf said:The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals; The genre of films created by such techniques
Now I think we should use this thread to share our favourite Machinima clips and say what exactly we find great about them, I'll go first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrK9JTrs478
Description:
"In this feature film, a salesman (who happens to be a biker) wants to sell his goods to the various citizens of Liberty City to feed his striving family. However, when a mafia boss refuses his offer of his goods, the boss ends up sleeping with the fishes, brought down by the salesman's hand. As the salesman goes about his business, including a random encounter with his clone(s), the mafia hires a hitman to take him out. During this ferocious chain of events, a fellow Liberty City police officer gets involved with the mess, adding insult to injury. Why can't the salesman be such a nice guy? Because he's a badass, you bitch."
So this was only put up on YouTube on the 10th, but it's become one of my favourites, it's been made really well, with great camera effects and a wacky storyline, there's just something about it, it's just amazing to be honest with you. I'm not really a fan of GTAIV (I'm one of those guys who didn't think it lived up to the hype), but people have done great things with it.