Video Mods Explained
| Creator: | Tony Shiff |
| Director: | Kris Renkewitz
Frank Drucker
Benjamin Porcari |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 (40 music videos) |
| Executive Producer: | Alex Coletti
Tony Shiff |
| Producer: | Parrish Gust
Greg Lontkowski |
| Editor: | Terry Schwartz
Ron Douglas
John Laskas |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Big Bear Entertainment
IBC Entertainment |
| Channel: | MTV2 |
Video Mods is an animated television series that aired on MTV2 which made music videos for existing songs featuring video game characters and assets. It was created by Tony Shiff of Big Bear Entertainment in 2003. A pilot aired in December 2003, having been underwritten by Electronic Arts. It was a form of branded entertainment, as the pilot featured characters from their games SSX 3, The Sims 2 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
In 2004, MTV2 Head of Programming Alex Coletti commissioned four new episodes which aired that fall. The pilot and all 2004 episodes were produced and directed by Shiff, with Animation Director Kris Renkewitz. In 2005, additional episodes were animated by IBC Digital and Elektrashock.
MTV never cleared the music rights for any purposes beyond their television airings, and for several years, a majority of the episodes have become lost media. In 2022, all of the episodes were unofficially available to view on YouTube, as well as various other sites.
Music videos
| Game(s) | Band/Artist | Song |
|---|
| NBA Street V3 | Beastie Boys | "Oh Word?" |
| Yellowcard | "Only One" |
| Blink-182 | "All the Small Things" |
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Franz Ferdinand | "Take Me Out" |
| Death Jr. | My Chemical Romance | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" |
| Destroy All Humans! | Sum 41 | "Pieces" |
| Darkwatch | Good Charlotte | "Predictable" |
| Dungeon Lords | Hoobastank | "The Reason" |
| Fight Night Round 2 | Ying Yang Twins | "What's Happenin!" |
| Fight Club | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz | "Get Low" |
| Half-Life 2 | Breaking Benjamin | "So Cold" |
| The Sims 2 | Fountains of Wayne | "Stacy's Mom" |
| BloodRayne 2 | Evanescence | "Everybody's Fool" |
| Outlaw Golf 2 | The Darkness | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" |
| Black Eyed Peas | "Shut Up" |
| BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, , and | The Vines | "Ride (The Vines song)" |
| The Von Bondies | "C'mon C'mon (The Von Bondies song)" |
| Dawn and Dusk | Evanescence | "Bring Me to Life" |
| Lineage II | The Killers | "Mr. Brightside" |
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | T.I. | "Do Ya Thing" |
| BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, , and | New Found Glory | "All Downhill from Here" |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | Foo Fighters | "DOA" |
| SSX 3 | Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris | "Gossip Folks" |
| SSX 3, The Sims 2, , and | Black Eyed Peas | "Let's Get It Started" |
| Jade Empire | Christina Milian | "Dip It Low" |
| Juiced | Jimmy Eat World | "Pain" |
| Taking Back Sunday | "This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)" |
| Indigo Prophecy | Queens of the Stone Age | "Little Sister" |
| Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, Karaoke Revolution Party | Ciara featuring Missy Elliott | "1, 2 Step" |
| SSX 3, The Sims 2, Unreal Tournament 2003, , Sonic Heroes, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, , Crash Bandicoot, SpongeBob SquarePants, , and others | VG Unity | "Stand and Choose" |
| SWAT 4 | The Used | "Take It Away" |
| Unwritten Law | "Save Me (Wake Up Call)" |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | The All-American Rejects | "Dirty Little Secret" |
| Jane's Addiction | "Mountain Song" |
| L.A. Rush | Twista | "Hit the Floor" |
| EverQuest II | Avenged Sevenfold | "Bat Country" |
| Weezer | "Beverly Hills" |
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) | PSC | "Do Your Thang" |
| Guitar Hero | Sum 41 | "Fat Lip" |
| Fat Joe | "Get It Poppin'" | |
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