Strange Company`s Director, Hugh Hancock, died in 2018. Strange Company is no longer a registered Company. This site is part of his body of work, and as such it is hosted and maintained by a group of volunteers and as an archive of his work. A comprehensive list of the works being archived can be found here. If you have any problems with the site, please report them using this form.

My Other Projects

Strange Company has worked on many Machinima-related projects over the years.

Whilst we’re primarily a film production company, we have also done everything from founding one of the top Machinima websites, to DVD distribution, to writing a book!


MMO Melting Pot

For several years I ran the MMO Melting Pot, a curated showcase of some of the best blogging on MMORPG games and experiences, with over 500,000 visitors a month at its peak.

Hugh, Strange Company and Machinima.com

Learn about the birth of supersite Machinima.com

Lecturing from Hugh Hancock

I've lectured on Machinima and filmmaking all over the world, from the Game Developers' Conference in San Jose to the Animation Festival in Annecy and the DMFest in Singapore.

Consultancy

I've consulted on filmmaking and Machinima for the BBC, Electronic Arts, and BAFTA amongst others.

Machinima For Dummies

I wrote the canonical guide to Machinima in conjunction with Johnnie Ingram.