Ricky Grove, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine, and Phil Rice

And Now For Something Completely Machinima

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Machinima, real-time filmmaking, virtual production and VR. Four veteran machinimators share news, new films & filmmakers, and discuss the past, present and future of machinima.

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Author

Ricky Grove, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine, and Phil Rice

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Arts

Podcast website

completelymachinima.com

Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

Completely Machinima Interview: Ashley Ruhl, Cinematic Designer, Bioware 22.05.2021

 Ashley Ruhl has been designing memorable cinematic moments in games for over 10 years. She's a designer, writer, and director of story content for games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic, Tales From the Borderlands, Remnant: From the Ashes, Darksiders 3, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Defiance. I strive to tell a compelling interactive narrative that empowers the player to be the auth...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 8 Discussion (May 2021) 20.05.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines). This month (May 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (May 6), Machinima Films (May 13), Machinima Discussion (May 20) along with several interviews which we will publish separately throughout the month.  This episode was produced b...

Completely Machinima Interview: Mark Meer, Voice Actor (Mass Effect) 13.05.2021

Mark Meer is a Canadian actor, writer and improvisor, based in Edmonton, Alberta. He is known for his role in the Mass Effect trilogy, in which he stars as the voice of the male version of the player character , Commander Shepard . His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp. , notably the Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age series. Meer stars as the voice of the player character W...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 7 Films (May 2021) 13.05.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines). This month (May 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (May 6), Machinima Films (May 13), Machinima Discussion (May 20) along with several interviews which we will publish separately throughout the month.  This episode was produced b...

Completely Machinima Interview: Dane Johnston, Nvidia Omniverse Machinima 08.05.2021

Dane Johnston is the Director of Omniverse Connect at NVIDIA and a member of the recently released (May 4, 2021) Omniverse Machinima. We spoke with him just before the release and asked him about the Machinima app. LINKS Omniverse Platform for Virtual Collaboration | NVIDIA Omniverse Machinima App | NVIDIA Overview — Omniverse Machinima documentation (nvidia.com)

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 6 News (May 2021) 06.05.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines). This month (May 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (May 6), Machinima Films (May 13), Machinima Discussion (May 20) along with several interviews which we will publish separately throughout the month.  This episode was produced b...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 6 Trailer 03.05.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines). This month (May 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (May 6), Machinima Films (May 13), Machinima Discussion (May 20) along with several interviews which we will publish separately throughout the month.  This episode was produced b...

Completely Machinima History with Ben Grussi (April 2021) 26.04.2021

Machinima's historian, Ben Grussi, looks back over the past couple of decades and shares some significant machinima-related events which occurred in the month of April. Links Red vs Blue: https://bit.ly/3gMlYpr Lenny and Larry on the Campaign Trail  https://bit.ly/3vktbkr Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook https://bit.ly/3xulfPl Red vs Blue on the Wall Street Journal  https://bit.ly/3sRiR1D P...

Completely Machinima S1 Special: How to Build a Machinima PC 22.04.2021

CM Special April 22, 2021, Show Notes And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. Summary: Phil Rice and Ricky Grove discuss building a PC specifically for Machinima production and post-production. They start with the GPU and work their way through an entire PC build adding tips a...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 5 Discussion (April 2021) 15.04.2021

CM Episode 3.3 Machinima Discussion Show Notes And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our 3rd podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15),...

Completely Machinima Interview: Slavo Strangeovich (m dot strange) 10.04.2021

CM Interview with Slavo Strangeovich And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 4 Films (April 2021) 08.04.2021

CM S1 Ep 4 Film Selection Show Notes And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 4 Films Trailer 07.04.2021

On April 8, 2021, the Completely Machinima Podcast publishes its next episode which focuses on our Machinima Film selections for the month. We love machinima and want to share out film discoveries with you.  Be prepared for a passionate and oftentimes funny discussion of our Machinima Film picks for this month. Each film will be linked in the Show notes for the episode which goes live on April 8,...

Completely Machinima Interview: Scott Tanner 03.04.2021

CM Interview with Scott Tanner Show Notes Scott Tanner is, along with Chris Stapleton, the creator of Cine Guru, a cut-scene creation tool that is associated with Game Guru. We were all intrigued by this new application which looks quite smart. Tracy spent some time talking about Cine Guru and its future developments. Links Cine Guru on Game Creator Store https://www.tgcstore.net/product/35318 Jus...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 3 News (April 2021) 01.04.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our 3rd podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special “Build a Machinima PC” podcast (April 22)....

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 3 Trailer 28.03.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our 3rd podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special “Build a Machinima PC” podcast (April 22)....

Completely Machinima History with Ben Grussi (March 2021) 05.03.2021

Machinima's historian, Ben Grussi, looks back over the past couple decades and shares some significant machinima-related events which occurred in the month of March. "Killer Robot" by Peter Rasmussen "Anna" by Fountainhead Entertainment "Fending Off Alien Robots, but Still Time to Flirt" (NY Times) "Inspired animation tools from an uninspired sitcom" (The Boston Globe) Wikipedia: Antics3D   "Escha...

Completely Machinima Interview: Ricard Gras 04.03.2021

Tracy Harwood interviews Ricard Gras , Games Chair at SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Video: "Silver Bells and Golden Spurs" by Ricard Gras Made in Second Life The Machinima Reader by Henry Lowood and Michael Nitsche Naughty Dog (The Last of Us 2) Epic MegaGrants The Unreal Fellowship Video: Red vs Blue Introduce New Blood Gulch Fortnite Creative Map Machinima Pioneers: Ill Clan An excerpt of this interview wa...

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 2 (March 2021) 04.03.2021

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a monthly, long form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies and virtual reality. Episode produced by Phil Rice , joined by hosts Ricky Grove , Tracy Harwood , and Damien Valentine . Our second podcast features a discussion of recent news in the machinima and VR sphere, four very diverse short films, a cameo b...

Phil: Why I Love Working with Ricky, Tracy, and Damien 27.02.2021

Completely Machinima episode 2 premieres on the 4th of March, 2021. Video Teaser:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEN570uhesk   We'd love to hear your feedback! https://completelymachinima.com/#talk Music Credit: "Quirky Dog" by Kevin McLeod - https://filmmusic.io/song/4259-quirky-dog - License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 1 (February 2021) 04.02.2021

Show Notes for Podcast 1 And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a monthly, hour-long podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. Machinima News   Ricky shares his discovery of a new Epic/Unreal Engine course for machinima filmmakers: Independent Filmmaking in the Unreal Engine .  Phil updates us on the NVIDIA Omniverse Machinima f...

Completely Machinima Podcast Premiere Trailer 31.01.2021

Machinima veterans Phil Rice and Ricky Grove along with their machinima pals Tracy Harwood and Damien Valentine are creating a brand-new podcast devoted to machinima (the art of making movies with games), real-time technology and a bit of virtual reality. Their premiere episode will start on February 4, 2021, and will feature news, films, interviews, discussion and satiric comedy all focused on ma...

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