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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1996 documentary produced by Green Mill Filmworks{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20160522120416/https://greenmillfilmworks.blogspot.com/2016/05/this-is-sega-test-color-28-min.html}} for [[Sega of America]]'s game testing division, [[Sega Test (division)|Sega Test]]. Defined as a "trainumentary" (a documentary intended for internal employee training), ''This Is Sega Test'' features interviews with both company executives and key game testers, and provides comprehensive information on an average tester's workday - including smoke breaks. Filmed primarily on June 15, 1995{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220524173100/https://twitter.com/JohnAndersen21/status/1529152822205366273}} and ultimately released for internal use on [[VHS]] sometime in 1996, ''This Is Sega Test'' notably parodies the famous "rockumentary" ''[[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]'' in name and logo.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1996 documentary produced by Green Mill Filmworks{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20160522120416/https://greenmillfilmworks.blogspot.com/2016/05/this-is-sega-test-color-28-min.html}} for [[Sega of America]]'s game testing division, [[Sega Test (division)|Sega Test]]. Self-defined as a "trainumentary" (a documentary intended for internal employee training), the video features interviews with both company executives and key game testers, and provides comprehensive information on an average tester's workday - including smoke breaks. Filmed primarily on June 15, 1995{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220524173100/https://twitter.com/JohnAndersen21/status/1529152822205366273}} and ultimately released for internal use on [[VHS]] sometime in 1996, it stands as a uniquely-preserved look into Sega of America's quality assurance workflow.  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 4 October 2024

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This Is Sega Test
Format: VHS
Studio: Green Mill Filmworks[1]
Publisher: Sega of America
Running time: 28:39
Release Date RRP Code
VHS Video
US

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This Is Sega Test is a 1996 documentary produced by Green Mill Filmworks[1] for Sega of America's game testing division, Sega Test. Self-defined as a "trainumentary" (a documentary intended for internal employee training), the video features interviews with both company executives and key game testers, and provides comprehensive information on an average tester's workday - including smoke breaks. Filmed primarily on June 15, 1995[2] and ultimately released for internal use on VHS sometime in 1996, it stands as a uniquely-preserved look into Sega of America's quality assurance workflow.

Production credits

  • Filmed on location at Sega of America in Redwood City, CA
  • Shot with the SONY CCD-V5000 Hi-8 camera on June 1995 - February 1996
  • Edited on February 23 - 27 1996 with the SONY EVO-9700 Hi-8 Dual Deck Editor
Source:
Green Mill Filmworks[1]


Video

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VHS video

Physical scans

VHS, US
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Cover

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://greenmillfilmworks.blogspot.com/2016/05/this-is-sega-test-color-28-min.html (Wayback Machine: 2016-05-22 12:04)
  2. @JohnAndersen21 on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-05-24 17:31)