2005 in machinima

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2005. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.

Events

• January 26 – Paul Marino moderated a discussion panel on machinima at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
• June 21 – Electronic Arts released its first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 2.[2]
• October 27 – October 28 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented machinima pieces at the Austin Game Conference.[3]
• November 8 – Lionhead Studios released[4] its simulation game The Movies, the first game to contain dedicated tools for creating machinima.[5]
• November 12 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences held the 2005 Machinima Film Festival at the American Museum of the Moving Image.[6]

Notable releases

• February 9 – Edgeworks Entertainment's The Codex premiered.[7]
• May 18 – Season 3 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 57.[8]
• June 28 – This Spartan Life premiered with the first two modules of episode 1.[9]
• August 13 – The Codex ended with episode 20.[10]
• August 29 – Season 4 of Red vs. Blue began with episode 58.[11]
• September 27 – Rooster Teeth Productions' PANICS premiered.[12]
• October 18 – PANICS ended with episode 4.[12]
• November 22 – Alex Chan posts The French Democracy to The Movies' website.[13]

Active series

• The Codex (2005)
• Fire Team Charlie (2003–2005)
• Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
• PANICS (2005)
• Red vs. Blue (2003–)
• The Strangerhood (2004–2006)
• Strangerhood Studios (2005)
• This Spartan Life (premiered 2005)
• Time Commanders (2003–2005)

Awards

Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences

• Best Picture: Game: On[14]
• Best Series: This Spartan Life[14]
• Best Direction: Whiplash[14]
• Best Virtual Performance: A Few Good G-Men[14]

Rockets on Prisoner

• Best Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")[15]
• Best Halo 2 Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")[15]
• Best Series: Red vs. Blue[15]
• Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as Caboose from Red vs. Blue[15]
• Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as Tex from Red vs. Blue[15]

Notes

1. Sundance Online Film Festival.
2. Battlefield 2 for PC.
3. Machinima Theater.
4. GameSpy: The Movies.
5. Newitz, 1.
6. 2005 Machinima Film Festival.
7. The Codex: Episode 1: The Gathering
8. Hullum.
9. This Spartan Life: News: 2005.06.28.
10. The Codex: Episode 20: The End of All Things.
11. Burns.
12. Special Section: PANICS.
13. The Movies Community.
14. Maragos.
15. 3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: Winners.

References

• "2005 Machinima Film Festival". American Museum of the Moving Image. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
• "3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: Winners". 3rd Annual Rockets on Prisoner Awards. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• "Machinima Theater". Austin Game Conference. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
• "Battlefield 2 for PC". GameSpot. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
• Burns, Burnie (August 29, 2005). "RvB Season 4 Launch". Rooster Teeth Productions. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
• "The Codex: Episode 1: The Gathering Storm". Edgeworks Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
• "The Codex: Episode 20: The Endo f All Things". Edgeworks Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
• "GameSpy: The Movies". GameSpy. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• Hullum, Matt (May 18, 2005). "Red vs. Blue Season 3 – The Final Episode". Rooster Teeth Productions. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
• Maragos, Nick (November 14, 2005). "2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced". Gamasutra. CMP United Business Media. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• "The Movies Community". Lionhead Studios. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on March 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• Newitz, Annalee (January 25, 2006). "Machinima for the Masses". Wired News. CondéNet. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• "Special Section: PANICS". FearFans.com. Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
• "Sundance Online Film Festival" (PDF). 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
• "This Spartan Life: News: 2005.06.28". June 28, 2005. Archived from the original on August 10, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.