blˈʌd spˈɛl ɛmplˈɔɪz fˈɪlmɪŋ tɛknˈiːks nˈoʊn æz məʃˈiːnɪmə, ænd ɪz ðə fˈɜːst fˈiːtʃɚlˈɛŋθ pɹədˈʌkʃən tə jˈuːz bˈaɪoʊ wˈɛɹz ɔːɹˈoːɹə ˈɛndʒɪn, dɪvˈɛləpt fɚðə ɹˈoʊlplˈeɪɪŋ vˈɪdɪoʊ ɡˈeɪm nˈɛvɚwˌɪntɚ nˈaɪts, tə dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪt ðə vˈɪdɪoʊ pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə fˈɪlm.
BloodSpell employs filming techniques known as machinima, and is the first feature-length production to use BioWare's Aurora Engine, developed for the role-playing video game Neverwinter Nights, to generate the video portion of the film.