Burnie Burns

Michael Justin Burnie Burns born 1973 is an independent filmmaker living in Texas His most notable contributions have been in machinima although he has also worked with liveaction 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 video games Halo Halo 2 Halo 3 and Halo Reach Red vs Blue was quickly acclaimed for its humor and originality eventually elevating Burns to the status of an Internet celebrity Such visibility allowed him to create one of the few successful machinima filmhouses in the industry Rooster Teeth Productions 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 result The Strangerhood has received mixed reviews Burns also premiered PANICS a miniseries that utilizes the FEAR game engine He has appeared at several film festivals including Sundance and The Sydney Film Festival He currently lives in Austin Texas with his wife and two sons