2006 in machinima
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The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2006. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2006 Machinima Festival.
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[edit] Events
- January 30 — Hugh Hancock announced his resignation as editor-in-chief of Machinima.com.[1]
- March 20 — July 16 — The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented a machinima exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.[2]
- June 20 — Jeff Pulver announced that Chris Burke's This Spartan Life video blog about network neutrality won the "Save the Net" Viral Ad Contest.[3]
- June 21 — Pentagon officials testified to the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that a machinima video made using Electronic Arts' Battlefield 2 was terrorist propaganda. Georgia Institute of Technology assistant professor Ian Bogost and the video's creator disputed the claim.[4]
- July 17 — The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences announced the 2006 Machinima Festival.[5]
- November 1 — GameStop began to take preorders for Halo 3 and announced that the Legendary edition of the game will include content from Red vs. Blue and This Spartan Life.[6]
- November 4 — November 5 — The 2006 Machinima Festival was held.[7]
- November 26 — American football player Dallas Clark, a tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, complained about a commercial produced by Rooster Teeth Productions for Electronic Arts' video game Madden NFL 07. In the commercial, he is tackled by Philadelphia Eagles players.[8]
- November 30 — Rooster Teeth Productions released a director's cut of the controversial advertisement involving Dallas Clark; in it, Clark plays and dominates every position.[9]
[edit] Notable releases
- February 9 — The first season of ILL Clan's Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will premiered.[10]
- February 9 — Edgeworks Entertainment announced The Heretic, a prequel to The Codex.[11]
- March 29 — The first season of Neverending Nights ended with episode 21.[12]
- April 1 — Season 4 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 77.[13]
- April 26 — Strange Company released the first episode of BloodSpell.[14]
- April 27 — Season 1 of The Strangerhood ended with episode 17.[15]
- May 4 — Red vs. Blue Season Four and The Strangerhood Season One were released on DVD.[16]
- May 6 — Video blog 5 for This Spartan Life, which concerns network neutrality, was released.[17]
- June 16 — Rooster Teeth Productions announced its new mini-series Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind.[18]
- August 29 — The first season of Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will ended with episode 10.[19]
- September 4 — Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind ended with episode 5.[20]
- September 28 — The second season of TrashTa1k with ILL Will began.[21]
- September 30 — Season 5 of Red vs. Blue began for website sponsors with episode 78.[22]
- October 4 — "Make Love, Not Warcraft", an episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park, aired.[23] As a result of cooperation with Blizzard Entertainment, the episode features segments of World of Warcraft machinima.[24]
- December 8 — The last episode of Strange Company's BloodSpell, episode 14, was released.[25]
[edit] Active series
- BloodSpell (premiered 2006)
- Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
- Red vs. Blue (premiered 2003)
- Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind (2006)
- This Spartan Life (premiered 2005)
- The Strangerhood (2004–2006)
- Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will (premiered 2006)
[edit] Awards
[edit] Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences
- Best Picture: The Adventures of Bill & John: Episode II[26]
- Best Series: The Fixer[26]
- Best Direction: Edge of Remorse[26]
- Best Virtual Performance: Puppeteering: Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will[26]
- Best Virtual Performance: Custom Animation: Company of Heroes[26]
- Best Voice-Acting Performance: Deviation[26]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hancock.
- ^ Playing the Movies.
- ^ Internet Communications Pioneer.
- ^ Tapper & Taylor, 1–2.
- ^ The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences Announces the 2006 Machinima Festival & Call for Entries.
- ^ Graft.
- ^ 2006 Machinima Festival.
- ^ Chappell, Robinson.
- ^ Robinson.
- ^ #1 Introducing Will and Mal.
- ^ Winn.
- ^ Logue.
- ^ Burns, Episode 77.
- ^ BloodSpell: Episode 1.
- ^ Saldaña.
- ^ Ramsey.
- ^ Blog 05.
- ^ Burns, Out of Sight.
- ^ #10 Season Finale.
- ^ Hullum.
- ^ #11 Freaky Alien Sex.
- ^ Burns, Season Five is Alive.
- ^ Make Love, Not Warcraft.
- ^ Marino.
- ^ BloodSpell: Episode 14.
- ^ a b c d e f 2006 Machinima Film Festival: WINNERS & Nominees.
[edit] References
- #1 Introducing Will and Mal. ILL Clan (February 9, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
- #10 Season Finale. ILL Clan (August 29, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-03.
- #11 Freaky Alien Sex. ILL Clan (September 28, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
- 2006 Machinima Festival. American Museum of the Moving Image. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
- 2006 Machinima Film Festival: WINNERS & Nominees. Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc (November 5, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
- The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences Announces the 2006 Machinima Festival & Call for Entries. Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences (July 17, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
- Blog 05. This Spartan Life. Bong + Dern Productions (May 6, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
- BloodSpell: Episode 1. Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc (April 26, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-01-03.
- BloodSpell: Episode 14. Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc (December 8, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- Burns, Burnie (April 1, 2006). Episode 77 -- The Arrival. Red vs. Blue. Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.
- Burns, Burnie (June 16, 2006). Out of Sight. Red vs. Blue. Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
- Burns, Burnie (September 30, 2006). Season Five is Alive. Red vs. Blue. Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-09-30.
- Cappell, Mike (November 26, 2006). Commercial irks Clark. The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- Graft, Kris (November 1, 2006). Three Flavors of Halo 3 for Gamers. Next Generation. Future Network USA. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
- Hancock, Hugh (30 January 2006). Hugh Hancock leaves Machinima.com. Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
- Hullum, Matt (September 4, 2006). OoM V and the ATL. Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
- Internet Communications Pioneer, Jeff Pulver, Announces Winner of 'Save The Net' Marketing Contest at VON Israel (June 20, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
- Logue, Tawmis (March 29, 2006). Episode 21: Accumulation. Neverending Nights. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
- Make Love, Not Warcraft. South Park Studios. The Show. Episode Guide. Comedy Partners LLC. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- Marino, Paul (October 6, 2006). For those playing along at home. Thinking Machinima. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- Playing the Movies. Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
- Ramsey, Geoff (May 4, 2006). They're here…. "Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
- Robinson, Jon (November 30, 2006). Dallas Clark is Totally Wicked. IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- Saldaña, Jason (April 27, 2006). Strangerhood 17 wants to be your friend. The Strangerhood. Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.
- Tapper, Jake & Audrey Taylor (June 21, 2006). Terrorist Video Game or Pentagon Snafu?. Nightline. ABC News. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
- Winn, Alexander (February 9, 2006). The Return of The Codex. Edgeworks Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
