Machinima

Machinima is a type of CGI filming style, using pre-rendered models from videogames. Red vs Blue is a popular Halo 1 and Halo 2 machinima. Other popular Halo machinima include The Codex, Fire Team Charlie, Spriggs, and This Spartan Life.

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 film making, 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 Harabek, Rooster Teeth, and Darkspire Films, using it better then a regular cameraman would.

An Incomplete List of 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: The Blood Gulch Chronicles by Rooster Teeth
 * Outpost: Isil by Treeskunk Productions
 * Red Vs. Blue: Out of Mind by Rooster Teeth
 * Red Vs. Blue: Recovery One by Rooster Teeth
 * Inside Halo by "SodaGod" and "The Dead Pixel" (a weekly news show on Halo)
 * Pregame Lobby by Harabek
 * Deus Ex Machina
 * Prophecy
 * Project ORION by Legend Zero
 * Minuteman by Delta Pictures
 * Master Cheif Series by GuitarMasterX7
 * Marlin The Elite
 * Jerry and Blarginsnarf
 * The Forgotten Spartan
 * The Forgotten Spartans
 * Flipside
 * The Gray Team
 * Halo Wars: The Machinima by GroupOmegaProduction
 * Master Chief Sucks at Halo
 * Arby N the Chief
 * Spriggs
 * The Codex
 * This Spartan Life

Trivia

 * Many players don't make machinima that have Elites in them. This may be due to the fact that in Multiplayer, Elite's jaws are visible and do not move. This would result that the voice-over would not look realistic.
 * People use "Head Bobbing" to show that they are talking. This technique makes the machinima look more realistic. However, there have been cases when the "Head bobbing" was a bit too overboard, making it look more like Head banging.