Alexander Winn
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Alexander Winn is an American
writer, producer, and director of live-action and machinima
films. Winn is best known as one of the two founding members of Edgeworks Entertainment
, and as the writer, director, co-producer and composer of the award-winning Halo
machinima
series The Codex Series, which consists of The Codex
, released in 2005, and its prequel, The Heretic, released in 2007. He is a Presidential Scholar at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
, majoring in film
and minoring in Classics
.
Winn gained recognition as a young filmmaker while still a senior in high school when two of his student films, Baggage Claim and Jack O'Neill - Private Detective, won a total of 14 film festival awards including a Platinum REMI Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for Baggage Claim and a CINE
Golden Eagle Award for Jack O'Neill - Private Detective, making him the only high school student in the world to be awarded the CINE
Golden Eagle for an individually produced project that year.
to produce a new Halo 2
machinima
series called The Codex
. Episode 1 of this series was released on February 9th, 2005, a date previously rumored to be the release date of an unknown Bungie project. Winn acted as writer, director, editor and composer, and reprised these roles during production of the prequel series, The Heretic.
Winn and his machinima
series have been featured in national and international media including the biography segment "Machinima Master" on mtvU
, the front covers of the Dallas Observer and Houston Press, and a full chapter in Halo Effect, a published collection of essays and articles about the impact of the Halo
video game series on popular culture. Most recently, he was interviewed as an expert on machinima in a piece for Marketplace
on National Public Radio in April 2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer, producer, and director of live-action and 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...
films. Winn is best known as one of the two founding members of Edgeworks Entertainment
Edgeworks Entertainment
Edgeworks Entertainment is a machinima and new media production company created by Alexander Winn and Ryan Luther. At midnight on February 9, 2005, Episode 1 of their new machinima series was released. The Codex crew, which then consisted of Alexander Winn, Ryan Luther, Patrick Malone and Meghan...
, and as the writer, director, co-producer and composer of the award-winning Halo
Halo (series)
Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
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...
series The Codex Series, which consists of The Codex
The Codex
The Codex is a 20-episode online machinima series made by Edgeworks Entertainment and set in Bungie Studios' Halo video game universe. Along with its prequel, The Heretic, The Codex is part of the greater Codex Series...
, released in 2005, and its prequel, The Heretic, released in 2007. He is a Presidential Scholar at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...
, majoring in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and minoring in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
.
Winn gained recognition as a young filmmaker while still a senior in high school when two of his student films, Baggage Claim and Jack O'Neill - Private Detective, won a total of 14 film festival awards including a Platinum REMI Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for Baggage Claim and a CINE
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....
Golden Eagle Award for Jack O'Neill - Private Detective, making him the only high school student in the world to be awarded the CINE
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....
Golden Eagle for an individually produced project that year.
Machinima
In late 2004, Winn, along with Ryan Luther, co-founded Edgeworks EntertainmentEdgeworks Entertainment
Edgeworks Entertainment is a machinima and new media production company created by Alexander Winn and Ryan Luther. At midnight on February 9, 2005, Episode 1 of their new machinima series was released. The Codex crew, which then consisted of Alexander Winn, Ryan Luther, Patrick Malone and Meghan...
to produce a new Halo 2
Halo 2
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
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...
series called The Codex
The Codex
The Codex is a 20-episode online machinima series made by Edgeworks Entertainment and set in Bungie Studios' Halo video game universe. Along with its prequel, The Heretic, The Codex is part of the greater Codex Series...
. Episode 1 of this series was released on February 9th, 2005, a date previously rumored to be the release date of an unknown Bungie project. Winn acted as writer, director, editor and composer, and reprised these roles during production of the prequel series, The Heretic.
Winn and his 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...
series have been featured in national and international media including the biography segment "Machinima Master" on mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
, the front covers of the Dallas Observer and Houston Press, and a full chapter in Halo Effect, a published collection of essays and articles about the impact of the Halo
Halo (series)
Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
video game series on popular culture. Most recently, he was interviewed as an expert on machinima in a piece for Marketplace
Marketplace (radio program)
Marketplace is a radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them. Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, the show is produced and distributed by American Public Media, in association with the University of Southern California...
on National Public Radio in April 2008.