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 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 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 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

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.