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The ILL Clan is a machinima
Machinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
production team based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York City
New York City
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. One of the first of the "Machinima Clans," (originally they were a Quake gaming clan) they created their first short: Apartment Huntin' in 1997, and have continued to produce machinima since then. Their most notable work to date appeared on CBS television's CSI: NY on October 24, 2007, in which the show follows a killer into Second Life.
The clan has produced a number of machinima shorts, series and several live performances at film festivals, often interacting with the audience. Their work often makes heavy use of improvised dialogue
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
. The team has been featured in numerous articles in various media (mainly print) http://www.illclan.com/press.htm. They are considered innovators of the technique, and were called "Machinima Masters" by Wired Magazine in 2005.
In 2007 the members of the ILL Clan joined the Electric Sheep Company, one of the world's largest builders of virtual worlds, serving as their machinima division recording mostly in the virtual world of Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
. They produced numerous machinima for clients such as CBS, NBC, Paramount, Universal, MTV, IBM and more. They produced animation for the CSI: NY episodes 405 "Down the Rabbit Hole" and 415 "Doa for a Day" where the shows characters followed clues of a murder in the virtual world of Second Life.
In June 2008 the current members of the ILL Clan left the Electric Sheep Company to reform as ILL Clan Animation Studios.
Members
Team members have nicknames mimicking famous persons or fictional characters whose names begin with either "Will" or "Bill," and subsequently dropping the first letter, in favor of "ill." Some members are no longer active in the group.Current Members:
- Frank Dellario (ILL Bixby): Cofounder, president, producer, virtual camera
- Paul Jannicola (ILL Spector): Cofounder, Voice actor/puppeteer, Sound Engineer, Writer, Composer, virtual camera
- Kerria Seabrooke (ILL Kim): Cofounder, Writer, Director, voice-actor, story editor
- Tom Donnelly (ILLy Bob Thornton): Cofounder, Post Effects, Machinima
Former Members:
- John Olinyk (ILL Rogers): Voice actor/puppeteer, writer
- Paul MarinoPaul MarinoPaul Marino is a film director, producer, animator, voice actor, and author currently focused on machinima, the art of using engines from video games to create films. He is a co-founder and the executive director of the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences , a non-profit organization formed in...
(ILL Robinson) – Cofounder, director, producer, animator - Manu Smith (ILL Smith): Cofounder, audio engineer, foley artist
- Matt Dominianni (ILL Clinton): Cofounder, creative director, voice-actor/puppeteer, writer
- Patrick O'Shaughnessey (ILL Gibson): Lead programmer, puppeteer
Filmography
- Apartment Huntin (Directed by Matt Dominianni) (1998)
- Hardly Workin (Directed by Paul Marino)(2000)
- Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook (2003) – performed live at the 2003 Florida Film FestivalFlorida Film FestivalThe Florida Film Festival, produced by Enzian Theater in Maitland, Florida, is an annual international film festival. Showcasing the best American independent and foreign films, the festival has become one of the most respected regional film events in the United States.-Overview:The Festival...
- WMD (2003) – performed live at the Machinima Film Festival 2003
- 6 Minutes with Mike Whitely (2004) – performed live at the 2004 Florida Film Festival
- Lenny and Larry on the Campaign Trail series (2004) – (Directed by Matt Dominianni)
- TrashTalk with ILL Will series (2006) – (Directed by Matt Dominianni)
- The Grid Review series (2007) – (Directed by Kerria Seabrooke)
- Down the Rabbit Hole episode of CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
(aired October 24, 2007) - DOA for a Day episode of CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
(aired April 2, 2008) - Tiny Nation (Directed by Kerria Seabrooke) 2008