RIP Peter Rasmussen

12
Mar
12
nomad

This is the worst news I’ve ever reported in a blog post.

Peter Rasmussen, director of “Rendevous”, “Killer Robot” and “Stolen Life”, has died.

I held Peter in great regard both as a friend, a colleague and an extraordinarily talented filmmaker. Everyone involved in Machinima is lessened by this loss.

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  1. Avatar Matt Kelland said 19 minutes later:

    I’m gutted and don’t know what to say, except…. shit.

  2. Avatar Dave Lloyd said about 1 hour later:

    A shocking loss to us all. He was one of the great inspirations to me for making machinima and machinima tools.

  3. Avatar John Martin - Reallusion said about 2 hours later:

    I’m deeply saddened to hear this news. Peter gave our craft a shining beam of spotlight with his films. I’ve been corresponding with Peter for a few months now and just began a writing project with him. I regret I could not have had more time in the company of his talent. RIP - Peter… John

  4. Avatar Johnnie Ingram said about 2 hours later:

    I’ve been astonished at the number of people who were collaborating with Pete in one way or another, myself included. I’ve spoken to several people so far who’s reaction to the news of his death has been “But I was only speaking to him last week! We were planning to do …”

    I think it’s fair to say that, if you got the chance to work with Peter, you didn’t turn the opportunity down.

  5. Avatar Ricky Grove said about 2 hours later:

    I’m very sad to hear about Peter’s death. As others have mentioned, I’ve been chatting with him by email for months. I feel like I’ve lost a good friend. What terrible news….

  6. Avatar Ann Garner said about 4 hours later:

    Peter and I have been corresponding for some time. He was a wonderful and talented guy and I was deeply saddened to hear this news today. RIP - Peter, all my love Ann xxx

  7. Avatar Gordon McDonald said about 5 hours later:

    God, I don’t think I’ve spoken to him since I stopped working with Machinima .com. But, I still fondly remember him being a great guy to work with just from the little contact I had with him during the launch of “Rendevous”.

    The community is deffinately a lot poorer for his passing.

  8. Avatar Brian Mayberry said about 7 hours later:

    This is indeed both shocking and somber news. I have always been inspired by his work, specifically in legitimizing the craft with professionalism not normally seen in Machinima productions.

  9. Avatar Damien Valentine said about 12 hours later:

    I only spoke to him a few times during the monthly skype chats. He always struck me as being an interesting guy and I regret not getting to know him better.

    It is a sad day indeed.

  10. Avatar bllius@gmail.com said about 15 hours later:

    I am at a loss for words. I did not know Peter but I offer my condolences.

  11. Avatar Rosemary said about 18 hours later:

    I worked with Peter many years ago when he co-wrote the feature film In The Winter Dark with James Bogle. He was wonderful to work with then and its been amazing to see how he moved his extraordinary talents to his recent work. He was a great film maker and he will be sadly missed. I wish I had made the effort to tell him how much he was respected.

  12. Avatar CJ Ambrosia said about 23 hours later:

    My condolences to his family. Terrible news…

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