Machinima

Machinima (pronounced /məˈʃiːnəmə/ or /məˈʃɪnəmə/), a Portmanteau of machine cinema, is a collection of associated production techniques whereby computer-generated imagery (CGI) is rendered using real-time, interactive 3-D engines, such as those of games, instead of professional 3D animation software.^[1]

Creating machinima is a popular past time among WoW players. It is the process of creating movies about the game by capturing game play and putting it together with music with editing software.

Production

To make WoW Movies one needs a couple of programs (most of them can be downloaded for free), a bit of time and some creativity.

So first you need to get some video capturing software from either fraps.com or planetgamecam.com. The next step to making your own WoW Movie is the video editing software which if you are using Windows XP you already have, it's called Windows Movie Maker. Or you can use WoW Model Viewer, information here

Now you have the software you need, next come up with an idea, capture some game play, edit it down and add some music or voice overs. Then up load your new WoW Movie to places like YouTube.com or Google video and your on your way to stardom.

A famous place for WoW movies: WarcraftMovies.com.