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.

2005
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in film

in video gaming

Events

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

Notable releases

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

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

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.