2005 in machinima explained

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

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")
• Best Series: Red vs. Blue
• Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as from Red vs. Blue
• Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as from Red vs. Blue

References

• Web site: 2005 Machinima Film Festival. American Museum of the Moving Image. September 25, 2006.
• Web site: 3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: Winners. 3rd Annual Rockets on Prisoner Awards. September 26, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060623132222/http://rop2005.thatweasel.tv/index.php?site=O&pg=W. June 23, 2006. dead. mdy-all.
• Web site: Machinima Theater . Austin Game Conference . September 28, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060719023611/http://www.agc2005.com/machinima/ . July 19, 2006 .
• Web site: Battlefield 2 for PC . . . January 4, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070104091959/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield2/index.html . January 4, 2007 . live .
• Web site: Burns. Burnie. Burnie Burns. August 29, 2005. RvB Season 4 Launch. Rooster Teeth Productions. September 25, 2006. https://archive.today/20130202033454/http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/viewEntry.php?id=146. February 2, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
• Web site: The Codex: Episode 1: The Gathering Storm . . September 25, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070219121842/http://www.thecodexseries.com/tc/index.php?page=videos&act=1 . February 19, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .
• Web site: The Codex: Episode 20: The Endo f All Things . . September 25, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061202172620/http://www.thecodexseries.com/tc/index.php?page=videos . December 2, 2006 .
• Web site: GameSpy: The Movies. GameSpy. September 26, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104023756/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-movies/. November 4, 2006 . dead.
• Web site: Hullum. Matt. Matt Hullum. May 18, 2005. Red vs. Blue Season 3 – The Final Episode. Rooster Teeth Productions. September 25, 2006. https://archive.today/20130201130941/http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/viewEntry.php?id=101. February 1, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
• Web site: Maragos. Nick. November 14, 2005. 2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced. Gamasutra. CMP United Business Media. September 26, 2006.
• Web site: December 13, 2005. The Movies Community. Lionhead Studios. September 26, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20070326111724/http://movies.lionhead.com/news.html?story=232. March 26, 2007. dead.
• Web site: Newitz. Annalee. January 25, 2006. Machinima for the Masses. Wired News. CondéNet. September 26, 2006.
• Web site: Special Section: PANICS . FearFans.com . . September 26, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060901091841/http://www.fearfans.com/articles/ . September 1, 2006 . live . mdy .
• Web site: Sundance Online Film Festival. PDF. 2005 Sundance Film Festival. September 28, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060929212037/http://festival.sundance.org/2005/docs/05sun_FG_how_to.pdf. September 29, 2006 . live.
• Web site: June 28, 2005 . This Spartan Life: News: 2005.06.28 . September 25, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060810224758/http://thisspartanlife.com/news.2005.06.28.shtml . August 10, 2006 . dead . mdy-all .

Notes and References

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.