I've spent an inordinate amount of my life watching Grand Theft Auto machinima over the last decade. And while I can certainly appreciate the amount of editing and effort that goes into each video's production—I don't always think of that toil when gawping at the finished article. According to filmmaker Jordy Veenstra, however, that polished end result only tells half the story.
To this end, Veenstra recently broadcast a pair of "Machinima Dev Streams" on YouTube and Twitch, offering viewers a rare look behind the curtain at the often messy, highly technical process of creating films inside GTA 5. Rather than focusing on a completed project, the streams documented the work as it happened through the lens of location scouting, scene-staging, camera planning, technical troubleshooting, and the occasional game crash for good measure.
"Instead of sharing and reflecting upon the final cinematic product, the streams showcased the creative process in real time," Veenstra explains. "The viewers could observe how environments were not merely evaluated for their aesthetics but also for...
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