Machinima

Machinima is a type of CGI filming style, using pre-rendered models from video games. Red vs Blue is a popular Halo 1 and Halo 2 machinima. Other popular Halo machinima include The Codex, Fire Team Charlie, Spriggs, and Deus Ex Machina.

Another definition of machinima is posted at halomovies.org:

"Machinima (muh-sheen-eh-mah) or machine cinema and/or "machine" "animation", is both a collection of associated production techniques and a film genre. As a film genre, the term refers to movies created by using tools and resources available in a commercial game engine. By combining the techniques of filmmaking, animation production and the technology of real-time 3D game engines, Machinima makes for a very cost-and time-efficient way to produce films, with a large amount of creative control."

Machinima in Halo: Combat Evolved, such as Red vs. Blue (seasons 1, 2, and 3 before the Halo 2 Saga), was filmed using the pistol and panning using editing software. In the Halo 2 Saga, it was filmed using a glitch. This glitch gives you no weapons. All that was left was to edit out the radar and the HUD.

The Theater Lobby, or saved films feature, in Halo 3, presented a large advantage to machinima makers, especially those like DigitalPh33r and Thomas Productions, using it almost as well as a regular cameraman would.

Known Halo Machinimas
NOTE: The following machinimas are a list made by Halo fans, so some of these Machinimas may not be very well known.


 * Red vs Blue by Rooster Teeth
 * Deus Ex Machina by DigitalPh33r
 * Arby' N' The Chief and Master Chief Sucks at Halo by DigitalPh33r (Master Chief Sucks at Halo has since stopped running and has been replaced by the former)
 * Spriggs by Running Gun Productions
 * The Codex
 * Abnormality by DigitalPh33r
 * Fire Team Charlie
 * The Spartan Effect
 * Matchmaking by Darkspire Films
 * Prophecy by Dispatch Films
 * Outpost: Isil by Treeskunk Productions
 * Marlin the Elite
 * Deserted by BlubbaProductions 
 * Halo 3 Tricks (a form of a machinima, dedicated to find game glitches)
 * It's A Wonderful Live by DigitalPh33r (Recently cancelled due to a lack of popularity)
 * Lost: Halo Style
 * Lost Cause
 * Red Scorpion
 * The Forgotten Spartans
 * This Spartan Life
 * The Heretic (prequel to The Codex)
 * Game Experience May Change During Online Play
 * Red Vs. Blue: Out of Mind by Rooster Teeth
 * Red Vs. Blue: Recovery One by Rooster Teeth
 * Rise of the Spartans
 * The Scum of Xbox Live
 * The GOMD By the UK Gamers GOMD division.
 * Red Vs. Blue Reconstruction by Rooster Teeth
 * Big Food: Potato Warrior by Machine Enema
 * Inside Halo by SodaGod (a weekly news show on Halo)
 * Pregame Lobby