This ep, we take a walk down memory lane to the first major peak of #machinima with a documentary produced by
@ProducerStuartBrown , released in 2003. The film is a fly on the wall documentary of the creative practice of the legendary Hugh Hancock (founder of #Machinima.com) and his
@strangecompany 0:39 Introduction to the film; shock and awe: Hugh’s bravado, character, energy and enthusiasm shines through
3:09 Foundations of Machinima.com, the Strange Company, the ILL Clan and others – the first peak of machinima
6:54 Stuart Brown’s YouTube channel
7:50 Minority report: “This may be the future of filmmaking” (2003)!
8:14 Positioning machinima as previs, preproduction, and the role of remote directing
10:40 Technical challenges to filmmaking back in 2003
13:58 What happened next to Machinima.com
15:35 Fond memories
19:32 Boom and bust: the poison of the profit motive?
22:40 The hard ask of the
@roosterteethanimation #rvb model
23:41 Money as a means to an end
25:52 The team and the decisions
27:29 Frank Dellario’s humour!
@ILLClan @frankdellario7401 29:05 Remembering Peter Rasmussen
Show notes & links: includes Tracy's notes and an interview with Hugh - see links below
Credits -
Speakers: Phil Rice, Ricky Grove, Damien Valentine
Producer/Editor: Phil Rice
Music: Animo Domini Beats