Michael "Burnie" Burns (born 1973) is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. His most notable contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. Machinima (məˈʃiːnəmə or /məˈʃɪnəmə/ In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles, filmed using the Xbox video games Halo and Halo 2. Red vs Blue The Blood Gulch Chronicles, often abbreviated as RvB, is a Machinima Comic science fiction video series created The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. Red vs. Blue was quickly acclaimed for its humor and originality, eventually elevating Burns to the status of an Internet celebrity, visibility that allowed him to create one of the few successful machinima film-houses in the industry, Rooster Teeth Productions. Rooster Teeth Productions is an award-winning production group from Buda Texas that specializes in the creation of Machinima, or films created using real-time interactive Burns even attracted the attention of video game giant Electronic Arts, who asked him to create a promotional series using their new game, The Sims 2. The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation Computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic The result, The Strangerhood, has received mixed reviews. Burns also premiered P.A.N.I.C.S., a new mini-series that utilizes the F.E.A.R. game engine. PANICS or PANICS, an acronym for P eople A cting N ormal I n C razy-Ass S FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon is a Survival horror First-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by He has appeared at several film festivals, including Sundance. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. He currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two sons.

The beginnings of Red vs. Blue

In 2003, Burns joined the staff of a website called "drunkgamers". Hosted by Texans Geoff Fink and Gustavo Sorola, drunkgamers brought Burns into contact with what would become his future team for Red vs. Geoff Lazer Ramsey, previously Geoff Fink (born 1975 before taking his stepfather's surname is a staff member and Voice actor for Rooster Teeth Productions Gustavo "Gus" Sorola is a staff member and frequent Voice actor for Rooster Teeth Productions Blue.

Burns began to add daily videos of his favorite game, Halo on the Xbox, to the drunkgamers site. Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. As the videos progressed, Burns began adding voiceovers to make the videos more entertaining. While playing Halo with Ramsey and Sorola, the three began wondering why a certain in-game vehicle was named the Warthog, sparking the idea for what would later become the machinima series (a version of the conversation would become the plot of episode 2). This is a list of episodes for season 1 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs He also credits the birth of the series to being "extremely bored". In early 2003, Computer Gaming World asked the owners of drunkgamers for permission to use an Apple Macintosh commercial parody featured on the site, which by this time had shut down. Computer Gaming World ( CGW) was founded in 1981 by Russell Sipe as a bimonthly publication Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc This was an opportunity Burns saw to attract viewers to a possible new project. A trailer of The Blood Gulch Chronicles was made. A few months later, Burns rallied the entire staff of drunkgamers, as well as friends Matt Hullum and Joel Heyman, and created the first episode of The Blood Gulch Chronicles. Matt Hullum (born September 29, 1974) is an independent filmmaker in Austin Texas. Joel Heyman (born 1971 is an Actor who is frequently used in Rooster Teeth Productions Machinima series including Red vs The episode began an Internet phenomenon that is still continuing today. Burnie Burns officially announced to the public at on April 1, 2007 (the four-year anniversary of Red vs. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Blue) on Roosterteeth. com that Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles would end on its 100th episode, which it did on June 28, 2007. Red vs Blue The Blood Gulch Chronicles, often abbreviated as RvB, is a Machinima Comic science fiction video series created This is a list of episodes for season 5 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Rooster Teeth Productions

Main article: Rooster Teeth Productions

After the first season of Red vs. Rooster Teeth Productions is an award-winning production group from Buda Texas that specializes in the creation of Machinima, or films created using real-time interactive Blue, Burns, voicing the character of Church, became an instant celebrity in the machinima community. As the director, writer, and lead actor of the series, Burns is sharing the fame of being the star of Red vs. Blue, but is also the driving force behind the series. His series earned three awards at the 2003 Machinima Film Festival — Best Picture, Best Writing, and Best Independent Machinima Film — and was nominated for three others. The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences ( AMAS) is a Non-profit organization dedicated to the development and advocacy of the Machinima industry ^[1] The series completed its 100-episode run on June 28, 2007. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Burns regularly attends conventions featuring Red vs. Blue and has made several appearances on G4techTV. G4techTV ( May 28, 2004 &ndash February 15, 2005) was a cable and satellite channel resulting from a He also appeared on the Discovery Channel mini-series "Rise of the Videogame" along with Gus Sorola.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Machinima Awards 2003 Results. This is a list of episodes for season 1 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Private Leonard L Church is a main Fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions ' Machinima Comic science fiction video series This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. Freelancer Tex, real name Allison, is a main fictional character in the Machinima Comic science fiction video series Red vs This is a list of episodes for season 2 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Private Leonard L Church is a main Fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions ' Machinima Comic science fiction video series This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. PANICS or PANICS, an acronym for P eople A cting N ormal I n C razy-Ass S This is a list of episodes for season 3 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Private Leonard L Church is a main Fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions ' Machinima Comic science fiction video series This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of episodes for season 4 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Private Leonard L Church is a main Fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions ' Machinima Comic science fiction video series This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of episodes for season 5 of the Machinima comedy series Red vs Private Leonard L Church is a main Fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions ' Machinima Comic science fiction video series This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. Halo 3 is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie exclusively for the Xbox 360. Machinima. com. Machinima, Inc (2003-10-26). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Retrieved on 2006-04-15. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English

External links

• Rooster Teeth Productions
• Rooster Teeth History
• Burnie Burns at the Internet Movie Database