SyncBot: Fix template calls: add SC/ prefix

2026-04-09T22:37:16Z

Fix template calls: add SC/ prefix

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:37, 9 April 2026
Line 7:		Line 7:
	With the game being in alpha, technical issues are common, so players tend to chose to keep their filming teams small to mitigate disconnection issues, or work those issues such as T-posing into their story.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8za6puhh6dk Quantum Vegas 2955: Session 3: "The Art of Machinima" with Nate Ellis], Quantum Vegas 2955, Youtube, 23 July 2025</ref>		With the game being in alpha, technical issues are common, so players tend to chose to keep their filming teams small to mitigate disconnection issues, or work those issues such as T-posing into their story.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8za6puhh6dk Quantum Vegas 2955: Session 3: "The Art of Machinima" with Nate Ellis], Quantum Vegas 2955, Youtube, 23 July 2025</ref>

	[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.\|Cloud Imperium Games]] has held official machinima contests with rewards.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/day-of-the-vara-2953-60-seconds-of-horror-machinim\|text=Day of the Vara 2953 - 60 Seconds of Horror Machinima Contest\|accessdate=2023-10-05}}</ref>		[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.\|Cloud Imperium Games]] has held official machinima contests with rewards.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/day-of-the-vara-2953-60-seconds-of-horror-machinim\|text=Day of the Vara 2953 - 60 Seconds of Horror Machinima Contest\|accessdate=2023-10-05}}</ref>

	Some ''Star Citizen'' players who made Machinimas ended up working for CIG, such as AlexS189 who became Junior Marketing Artist working on cinematic [[StarCitizen:ship commercials]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/3nP9Q0VsN_A?feature=shared Alex189 Interview \| BritizenCon - UK Star Citizen Fan Convention], BritizenCon, Youtube, 4 may 2018</ref>		Some ''Star Citizen'' players who made Machinimas ended up working for CIG, such as AlexS189 who became Junior Marketing Artist working on cinematic [[StarCitizen:ship commercials]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/3nP9Q0VsN_A?feature=shared Alex189 Interview \| BritizenCon - UK Star Citizen Fan Convention], BritizenCon, Youtube, 4 may 2018</ref>

imported>Twerk: Changed the main image to one that reflects a more inclusive and comprehensive mosaic of various SC machinima creators.

2026-03-03T18:58:33Z

Changed the main image to one that reflects a more inclusive and comprehensive mosaic of various SC machinima creators.

New page

[[File:SC Machinima Mosaic.png|thumb|A mosaic of artwork from various SC machinima creators.]]
'''Machinima''' are movies made by utilizing the 3D graphics of video games such as ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]''. Initially called machinema in 1998, it's a misspelled portmanteau of the words machine and cinema.<ref>34: Machinima, Jenna Ng, Debugging Game History: A Critical Lexicon, The MIT Press, ISBN-13 978-0262034197 ‏ </ref>

== Star Citizen ==
''Star Citizen''<nowiki/>'s [[StarCitizen:Face Over Internet Protocol|FOIP]] is particularly useful for machinima.

With the game being in alpha, technical issues are common, so players tend to chose to keep their filming teams small to mitigate disconnection issues, or work those issues such as T-posing into their story.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8za6puhh6dk Quantum Vegas 2955: Session 3: "The Art of Machinima" with Nate Ellis], Quantum Vegas 2955, Youtube, 23 July 2025</ref>

[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.|Cloud Imperium Games]] has held official machinima contests with rewards.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/day-of-the-vara-2953-60-seconds-of-horror-machinim|text=Day of the Vara 2953 - 60 Seconds of Horror Machinima Contest|accessdate=2023-10-05}}</ref>

Some ''Star Citizen'' players who made Machinimas ended up working for CIG, such as AlexS189 who became Junior Marketing Artist working on cinematic [[StarCitizen:ship commercials]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/3nP9Q0VsN_A?feature=shared Alex189 Interview | BritizenCon - UK Star Citizen Fan Convention], BritizenCon, Youtube, 4 may 2018</ref>

=== Notables ===
Some machinimas have been particularly noticed by the community:

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP08W6w0Gfc OVERCLOCKED]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyKDjOD4YxI&t=700s Huxley Group]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb2ihK0ubRA Adrift]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2CYqdvVD4s Bulkheads]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQAZXCbVPUU Aliens]
* [https://youtu.be/uRvyW9o4sp0?feature=shared Letters from Vega]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP9rLdDMWxE&list=PLVIu6Ax7QxjIvA0_8a9NVsd2gdgJlPF8d&index=2 Safe Haven (Noir)]

== External Links ==

* [https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/5422808416151-Fan-Film-and-Machinima-Policy Official CIG fan film and machinima policy]

== See also ==

* [[StarCitizen:Screening room]]
* [[StarCitizen:Fanzines]]
* [[StarCitizen:Webcomic]]

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Community]]

StarCitizen:Machinima - Revision history

SyncBot: Fix template calls: add SC/ prefix

imported>Twerk: Changed the main image to one that reflects a more inclusive and comprehensive mosaic of various SC machinima creators.