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Completely Machinima Interview: Vladimir Nadein & Dmitry Frolov, curators (June 2023)
In this bonus episode, Tracy talks to the curators of the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Vladimir Nadein and Dmitry Frolov.1:31 How did you get interest...
S3 E80 Oberhausen ISFF Discussion (June 2023)
Following on from Tracy's visit to the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, which took place between 26 April and 1 May, Ricky leads a discussion with Tracy o...
S3 E79 Genesis by Edy Recendez (May 2023)
A well-trodden path in alien encounters, this week’s short is Genesis by Edy Recendez, filmed in Unreal Engine. From the very beginning the film is such fun, with grea...
S3 E78 Film Review: Torn Seas (May 2023)
This week, Ricky, Phil and Damien discuss Torn Seas – a feature made with Unreal Engine, by Richard Boisvert. We don’t often review feature-length films on this show,...
S3 E77 Film Review: Sandstorm (May 2023)
Made in the still developing game, Star Citizen, this week's film is a large-scale production showing 97 players creating a complex battle scene. The film is called Sa...
S3 E76 Film Review: After War (May 2023)
This week, Ricky, Phil and Damien begin with an brief discussion of the roles AI is being used for to restore old machinimas, and in particular the very exciting upcom...
S3 E75 Film Review: Patient Zero - A Half Life Short (April 2023)
Recently, we've seen some really great HL2 shorts, and this week we have an excellent one for you - Patient Zero is by TheParryGod aka Richard Makk, released in Feb. T...
S3 E74 Film Reviews: iClone Shorts & Machinima Final (April 2023)
This week's film selection comprises 2 shorts, both untitled but actually worlds apart in their development. Its not often we get to comment on a first ever machinima ...
S3 E73 Film Review: TOP GUN Maverick Intro (April 2023)
TOP GUN Maverick Intro by @godivasl in @secondlife , as you've never seen it before! The attention to detail in editing the scenes and character performance is outst...
S3 E72 Film Review: Astartes (April 2023)
This week's review is of @Astartes40k aka Syama Pedersen's stunning Warhammer 40K masterpiece called Astartes Project. The film was first released two years ago and h...
S3 E71 Film Review: Heroes of Bronze: The Memory (March 2023)
After we first talked about this project last April 2022, we were thrilled to see what a stunning job @MartinKlekner has made in the 21 Jan release of the first episod...
E3 S70 Film Review: Mann Co: Employee Training Video (March 2023)
This week's film is a SFM Saxxy 2017 entry from @TipsyDucks called Mann Co: Employee Training Video. Lots of in-jokes and satire in the style of a PSA, with a fantast...
S3 E69 Film Review: Didn't I - A Red Dead Machinima (Mar 2023)
We always love a good RDR2 machinima, and this is one by a Sam Menell, released on 9 Feb 2023. We watched this several times, and Tracy didn't spot the UFO in the ope...
S3 E68 Film Review: TikTok Machinima (Mar 2023)
This week, Ricky provokes us with a selection of shorts released on TikTok. We discuss the usefulness of the platform for machinima and virtual production creators, a...
S3 E67: Film Review: The Gateway (March 2023)
End Music: Nebular Focus by Dan Henig
S3 E66 Film Review: Secret Moon (Feb 2023)
This week we review the winner of the 2022 Kitbash3D moving image challenge contest, based on their free Mission to Minerva asset pack. The film is called Secret Moon...
S3 E65 Film Review: Let's Play Nomad X by Kristian Andrews (Feb 2023)
Ricky's pick for the month is Let's Play Nomad X by Kristian Andrews, uploaded to Vimeo on 11 Mar 2013. The film is a 'slice of life' comedy with intriguing mix of pla...
S3 E64 Film Review: Half Life 3 Honest Game Trailers
This week's episode reviews a film by Fandom Games called Half Life 3: Honest Game Trailers, released 31 March 2015. The film is a throwback style of satire and even ...
S3 E63 Film Review: The Backrooms – Reunion (Feb 2023)
Starting Feb 2023 off with a meme, Tracy selects a machinima that has been released as part of a massively co-created story involving numerous creators since it kicked...
S3 E62 Film Review: So I tried to take a holiday… (Jan 2023)
This week, Damien selects a Star Wars short by Bombastic, released 5 Nov 2022, made with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga game. This is a totally zany edit of a let'...
S3 E61 Film Review: INTERLOPER: Half Life 2’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery (Jan 2023)
This week is Phil's selection for January comprises two films by Anomidae, Interloper 1 and 2. These are astonishingly well done conspiracy documentaries, examining t...
S3 E60 Film Review: Team Fortress 2 - Law Abiding Engineer by TrueOneMoreUser (Jan 2023)
This week's film is Ricky's pick, a Team Fortress 2 composited trailer of Law Abiding Citizen (film) made using Source tools. We discuss the throwback to the mid 2000...
S3 E59 Film Review: The Voice in the Hollow by Half M.T. Studios (Jan 2023)
Welcome to a brand new year, 2023! We start the year off with Tracy's pick of the month, a sublime short by Half M.T Studios, called The Voice in the Hollow, made usi...
S3 E58 Film Review: The Darkside EP1: Chrome Armor by Scott Barrett (Dec 2022)
Our last episode of 2022 is Damien's Pick of the Month, The Darkside EP1: Chrome Armor by Scott Barrett, released 22 October 2022. This is a shining example of Star Wa...
S3 E57 The Talky Orcs by AFK (Dec 2022)
For our Christmas 2022 episode, we review The Talky Orcs attempting to learn a new language courtesy of AFK, using Unreal Engine 5 and Reallusion's Character Creator. ...
S3 E56 Film Review: Artists of SL by Teal Aurelia (Dec 2022)
This episode is Ricky's December film pick, Artists of Second Life by Teal Aurelia. We discuss the emerging trend of photography in virtual worlds and reflect on the ...
S3 E55 Film Review: 914 by Krad Productions (Dec 2022)
In this ep, Phil leads the discussion about one of the most *disturbing films we've ever seen, called 917 by Krad Productions, released 30 Oct (spoiler alert: Phil des...
S3 E54 Film Review: ALONE by Playard Studios (Nov 2022)
This week covers a reading of Edgar Allen Poe's classic poem Alone, read by Shane Morris (audio used is from the @BEKNOWN channel) with visuals by @playardstudios31...
S3 E53 Film Reviews: The Remnants & So Palpatine Needs Padme Dead... (Nov 2022)
This week we have two great films to share with you courtesy of Damien. Our main film is The Remnants by @StanPetruk, a disturbing tale of the aftermath of some globa...
S3 E52 Film Review: Metaverse Music Video by JSFilmz (Nov 2022)
This week's pick is a 360 music video - a 'metaverse' video - by a creator we've been following all year, Jae Solina aka JSFilmz. The film has been created in UE5 and ...