Hat Films

Hat Films
Hat Films at MCM Comic Con 2015. From left to right, Alex Smith, Chris Trott and Ross Hornby.
Personal information
Born
  • Ross Steward Hornby[1]
  • (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988
  • Alexander Lewis Smith[2]
  • (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988
  • Christopher Trott[3]
  • (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988
Nationality English
Residence Bristol, England
Website hatfilms.co.uk
YouTube information
Also known as
  • Pleasureville
  • Haat Films (former)
Channel
Years active 2009–present
Subscribers 897 thousand
(March 2018)
Total views 402 million
(March 2018)
Network The Yogscast
100,000 subscribers

Hat Films is an English comedy and gaming YouTube channel comprising Ross Hornby, Alex Smith and Chris Trott. Since 2014, they have been part of The Yogscast network.[4]

Whilst they are best known for creating several official Minecraft trailers,[5] their gaming and vlog content makes up the majority of their channel, including games such as Grand Theft Auto, Minecraft and Rust. They are also film-makers and musicians, with their videos often including impromptu a cappella singing.[6][7] They are also known for their music releases, such as their 2015 charity album Population: You, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart.[8]

They are the creators of the YouTube comedy series Stunt Lads,[9] and were featured in the book Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book.[10]

Stunt Lads

Stunt Lads is a machinima series created in Grand Theft Auto V. While covering the work of Hat Films, Vice reported in April 2016 that Stunt Lads was created by Hat Films "entirely in the Rockstar Editor," a digital media editing software. The report further mentioned that the idea of Stunt Lads "came from a collective interest in light-hearted, slapstick fare and an inability to perform stunts to the same standard as some of the online scene's dedicated crews."[9] Playground.ru, the Russian gaming information site, featured a review of Hat Films and their work on Stunt Lads in July 2015.[11]

Minecraft Trailers

Hat Films have worked with Mojang and Microsoft Studios, among others, on the official Minecraft update trailers for console and PC editions of the game.[12][13] They have also worked on the official opening videos for Minecon.[14] Hat Films first came into contact with Mojang in the early stages of their career, while the group was asking for permission to record let's play content of the game.[15]

Music

Hat Films are also known for their music releases. They have independently released music alongside videos, and later released music through the Yogscast. Their independent releases include instrumentals they produced for Minecraft trailers, music from their Filfy' Animals series, and other releases.[16]

More recently, they participate in the annual Yogscast Jingle Jam charity livestream event, where they produce and release a charity album. Their debut, Population: You, reached #5 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart in 2015.[8] Follow-ups to this album include Destination Drumpf in 2016, and Neon Musk in 2017. In addition to this, a single from Destination Drumpf was released in 2017; a studio remaster of "Shipping and Receiving".[17]

Hat Films have also released three albums containing their fans' remixes of songs from the charity albums; Population: US (2015),[18] Destination Drumpf – The Remixes (2016),[19] and Neon Musk - Remix Collection (2017).[20]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Ross Steward HORNBY - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alexander Lewis SMITH - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Christopher TROTT - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Hat Films (21 May 2014), MEGA VLOG - MOVING OFFICES!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  5. ↑ TeamMojang (24 May 2011), Minecraft 1.6 trailer, retrieved 12 January 2017
  6. ↑ specialk137 (3 June 2015), Hat Films Improv Song Compilation, retrieved 12 January 2017
  7. ↑ Hat Films (3 September 2015), The USA Roadtrip TRAILER!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  8. 1 2 "Pleasureville Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Gamers Are Creating Art Inside the Open World of 'Grand Theft Auto V'". Https:. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book - The Yogscast - Google Books". Https:. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Фанатские видео: немного "ретро", каскадерское шоу и подробный обучающий курс по работе с редактором Rockstar - Блоги - блоги геймеров, игровые блоги, создать блог, вести блог про игры". Playground.ru. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Goulter, Tom. "Minecraft's Adventure Update is so big it gets its own trailer". GamesRadar. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ↑ @hat_films (9 May 2016). "Woop! We made this trailer!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Jacques, John (11 November 2011). "Official MineCon Trailer Goes to Vegas". Game Rant. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Genius that is Hat Films - MineCon 2012". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Hat Films Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Shipping and Receiving - Hat Films". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Population: US - The Yogscast". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Destination Drumpf – The Remixes". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Neon Musk - Remix Collection". Bandcamp. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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