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IamA Rooster Teeth, maker of online videos for twelve years and counting. AMA! (
self.IAmA)
submitted 4 hours ago * by roosterteeth
Hi I am Burnie Burns. In 2003, I started a company called Rooster Teeth in a spa
re bedroom of my house to make online (not-porn) videos. Twelve years later, we
have over 80 employees, a huge convention this weekend, the longest running web
series in history and we are currently racing to be the #1 Film ever funded on I
ndieGoGo. AMA!
EDIT: We are about an hour and a half in so I am going to answer some questions
from NEW for a bit. That way people asking now will get some answers. I always h
ate showing up to an AMA late and there's no way the subject will see a question
500 deep. Click the Rooster Teeth username to see answers.
EDIT2: Everyone in the company just went nuts b/c our IGG campaign broke $2MM. A
mazing!
EDIT3 (3:00PM Central): They need me for a shot. Be right back.
My Proof: https://twitter.com/RoosterTeeth/status/483757083175571457
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[]WulfyZef 273 points 3 hours ago
how often are you refreshing the indigogo page right now? because it is about to
hit $2,000,000
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[]roosterteeth[S] 366 points 2 hours ago
$1,999,239
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[]LoneRanger9 52 points 2 hours ago
Hurry up and put together a live stream and get all these people to switch over
and watch!
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[]DieDungeon 678 points 3 hours ago
Hi Burnie! If Strangerhood season 2 gets funded, how much of it will you force R
ay to make?
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100%
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[]DieDungeon 141 points 2 hours ago*
If it does happen you should start asking him for strangerhood season 3 alsoInev
erthoughtIwouldgetareplybestdayever!.
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[]Zero_Heart 130 points 2 hours ago
Ray will never joke about anything again.
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[]omgubuntu 146 points 2 hours ago
If you could get one actor to play in Lazer Team, who would it be?
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Dwayne Johnson.
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Get Blaine on the case
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[]TomMower72 56 points 1 hour ago
But then Brandon would get mad and start sending passive aggressive tweets!
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[]bitcheslovedroids 44 points 1 hour ago
11 year old me would be so excited
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[]slates88 23 points 2 hours ago
11 year old Brandon?
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[]RestoreFear 344 points 4 hours ago
Is there anyone who does a lot for the company but isn't recognized by the fans?
Thanks for doing the AMA.
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[]roosterteeth[S] 546 points 3 hours ago*
Yes and thanks for asking. This is by no means a complete list:
Yvonne -- she runs all our books and operations. She helps us plan what we can d
o next.
Alan -- finds new business opportunities for RT and RTX
Doreen -- a producer we have worked with for the past few years that is now full
time. She kills it.
Patrick S -- runs the broadcast (podcast, livestream) division
Adam Baird -- tech dude who keeps us up and running
And about 50 other people who don't appear on camera on a regular basis that mak
e all of this possible.
http://www.tubefilter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rooster-teeth-staff-600x369
.jpg
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Do people still enjoy Alan more than you?
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Unfortunately
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[]D3ADRA_UDD3R5 8 points 1 hour ago
I love Alan.
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[]LazyOort 75 points 2 hours ago
That fucking goddamn thumb haircut.
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[]littlenickels 67 points 3 hours ago
I'm curious how often Rooster Teeth hires people that aren't in production, and
more in the marketing and business departments.
I never see anything about it on your careers page and more about production rol
es instead.
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Historically, not often. We went nine years before we hired a non-production per
son. It's more common now.
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[]Afa1234 81 points 1 hour ago
Need a pilot?
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[]SargeNZ 12 points 46 minutes ago
Bro, no one needs a pilot. Didn't you get the memo when you left flying school?
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[]MLG_Eli 110 points 2 hours ago
How do you feel about the community raising almost 2 million dollars for the Laz
er Team movie?
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I don't what this "almost" bullshit is. You just did it! :)
It's crazy. Absolutely amazing.
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[]ChickenGamer199 100 points 2 hours ago
Burnie, do you see Rooster Teeth diversifying in the coming years? If so, how?
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Games. That's probably our biggest stretch on the roadmap.
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....Game development?
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[]bitcheslovedroids 82 points 1 hour ago
Gus simulator 2014
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[]Rvb321 21 points 57 minutes ago
New objective: turn off everyone's gas.
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[]ThatGuy_v2 55 points 1 hour ago
Did somebody say Rooster Teeth makes a game?
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[]Gridleak 44 points 1 hour ago
Oh god oh god oh god.. Okay, keep it cool. Keep it cool.
Yeah, that's cool, I guess.
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[]DiabloMuchacho 8 points 2 hours ago
I would pay copious amounts of money to have a R.W.B.Y. fighting game or RPG sty
le game. I hope the success of this IGG campaign will be seen again with future
products.
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[]woahstella 249 points 4 hours ago
Thanks for doing this AMA.
How do you deal with criticism ?
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I have built up a thick skin. A lot of people don't read the comments, but I hav
e been on the internet a very long time. I read them and just apply a very exper
ienced filter. For years, people in entertainment spent millions of dollars tryi
ng to figure out what audiences wanted. Now the viewers tell you for free. It's
foolish to throw that away because it might hurt your feelings.
And so much of our business has been built on feedback from the community. I can
't decide to ignore that because people aren't kissing my ass all day and I feel
like they should.
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[]Droconian 162 points 3 hours ago
That's the reason why rooster teeth is so successful
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[]Rohan21166 176 points 1 hour ago
Kiss ass.
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[]Inkertus_0 58 points 2 hours ago
I bet building that thick skin is a difficult character building process that ta
kes a while, or breaks you like the creator of Fez. I honestly have no idea how
you did it, but I'm sure it made everything following possible. Kudos to you.
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[]roosterteeth[S] 174 points 1 hour ago
I actually don't think Phil Fish is broken. Maybe he just thinks we're all a bun
ch of assholes and we can't handle someone telling us that.
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[]cannibalAJS 44 points 1 hour ago
I suppose, but when he said that making videos about games is just as good as pi
racy then it's really hard to believe he has his head anywhere but up his own as
s.
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[]Xaret 76 points 2 hours ago
What was the hardest decision you've made in an attempt to grow your company?
Huge fan of Roosterteeth, RvB and AH, seriously enjoy all the content, thankyou
for your part in making it all happen Burnie!
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Quitting my very good day job and going all in. It was hard but I never looked b
ack.
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[]Xaret 7 points 2 hours ago
I can imagine that being a huge step!
If you don't mind a follow up question, was there an opportunity that you/RT wer
e unable to take, which you regret? In terms of possible business partners or st
aff, something along those lines.
Thanks for answering my question, and for doing this AMA!
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[]EnderFenrir 338 points 4 hours ago
Assuming you hit the stretch goal. How excited are you to make The Strangerhood
season 2?
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yay I think Matt wants to kill me
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[]MattHoppe1 181 points 2 hours ago
You should make Ray be the director
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[]Reservoir22 61 points 2 hours ago
I think we'd all watch it, let's be honest
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[]Fuerte1316 45 points 2 hours ago
WADE!
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[]bridgesquid 32 points 2 hours ago
*Durrrrrrnt
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[]thestig8 116 points 2 hours ago
If we reach the stretch goal for Strangerhood Season 2. Will Ray get a speaking
role?
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All the speaking roles.
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[]_Spyro 44 points 1 hour ago
That would actually be amazing.
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[]rabidPraryDogs 54 points 2 hours ago
What can you tell me about Volume 2 of RWBY?
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Production value has stepped up quite a bit. Can't wait for you guys to see it.
Animation projects really gather momentum as you gather a library of assets. RWB
Y is no exception.
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[]SalemWolf 190 points 3 hours ago
Oh god oh god oh god I hope I'm early enough to ask!
Burnie I've loved Red vs Blue since it debuted, but I've really enjoyed the Achi
evement Hunter stuff, how come we don't ever (or rarely ever) see you show up? I
'd love a Burnie Heist in GTA!
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I did some early AH stuff and I do occasional one-off stuff still. When somethin
g at RT is working well, it's easy for me to move on to new things. And AH is wo
rking really well.
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[]bigsexy2 35 points 1 hour ago
I love the Minecraft Lets Plays, its the highlight of my weekend usually... I wo
uld love to see more people having cameos.
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[]jocab_w 162 points 4 hours ago
Hey, Burnie. I'm approaching my 8th anniversary as a member of the RT site in a
few weeks. Thanks for all the laughs and talks about dicks and science. Looking
forward to Lazer Team.
As someone who has been a fan for a while, it's been great seeing you guys grow
both as a company and in popularity. However, one drawback to that, for me at le
ast, is that we haven't seen the founders (you, Gus, Geoff, Joel, Matt) collabor
ate together as much as before. I know you're all busy with your individual resp
onsibilities, but are the original members of Rooster Teeth going to do somethin
g together in the foreseeable future (shorts, podcast, etc.)?
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Thanks for eight years of support. I think the company is so big now, the groups
move in waves. For years it was just me, Matt, Geoff, Gus, Jason and Nathan in
the office. When Joel came on I worked mostly with Geoff and Gus for a few years
then mainly Gus and newer employees. Now looking at the next few years it will
probably be back to Matt I work with most. It's been years since that was the ca
se.
With a bigger "cast" everyone in the audience has their favorites and their favo
rite groupings. I don't think about it like that. I think everyone is much more
focused on projects than who is working on that project.
Personally, I tend to move wherever I can offer the most help and that usually m
eans the new projects that are starting up.
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[]saiphy 94 points 3 hours ago
We just want to believe that the original crew are still best friends. It's sad
for everyone else, except for you, Geoff, Gus and Matt.
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Reblogging on Tumblr.
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[]jocab_w 9 points 3 hours ago
Thanks for the response, Burnie. I absolutely look forward to all that you do/wi
ll do. You guys got a fan for life in me.
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[]ken27238 438 points 4 hours ago
Have you ever met someone who was famous that was more excited to meet you than
you were to meet them?
Also, give Barbara high five for us, she deserves it for putting together RTX.
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To answer this question, I would have to name a famous person I wasn't excited t
o meet. That might not be the nicest thing to say. It is odd to meet people whos
e work I admire and to find out they already know mine as well. The first few ye
ars of Rooster Teeth, it took about twenty minutes just to explain what the hell
I do for a living. My parents never understood.
I will tell Babs when I see her later. She might be too tired to lift her arms t
o high five though.
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[]Tmangamer 352 points 4 hours ago
Burnie: "I make videos on the internet...out of video games."
Parents: "You make video game porn?!?!"
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[]ken27238 143 points 3 hours ago
Rule 34 and 35.
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[]wtf_are_my_initials 31 points 1 hour ago
Rule 35?
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[]lolman3000_ 27 points 1 hour ago
http://rulesoftheinternet.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
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[]petrichorE6 132 points 4 hours ago
Just spill the birds, you were flattered some famous person was excited to meet
you weren't you.
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I am more excited by the expression "spilling the birds"
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( ? ?? ?)
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[]petrichorE6 52 points 4 hours ago*
RTX? Don't you mean Par-TX? I'm sorry
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[]TheNinjaFish 244 points 4 hours ago
For LazerTeam, how much of the cast will be current RoosterTeeth employees as op
posed to outside actors?
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That depends on where we end with the final budget. We recognize that we aren't
household names but also that if you went to a Rooster Teeth movie and didn't se
e any RT cast, that would be weird. When the finance dust begins to settle, we w
ill make the best decisions then.
For full disclosure: one of the reasons for this AMA is to raise awareness of ou
r campaign outside the existing RT audience. The success of the campaign has alr
eady generated so much press thanks to you guys. If we hit #1, it will only gene
rate that much more. That lets other talented artists hear about the project and
allows them to express interest in participating. That's huge for guys like us
who don't already have those established relationships.
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Thanks for the reply! A quick question about the campaign: if we live in the UK
do we have to add international shipping to the lootcrate perk? It doesn't menti
on it on the page but for other physical perks you do.
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[]NAS89 74 points 3 hours ago
Lootcrate is handling the shipping for international.
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This is true.
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[]mariotheguy 41 points 3 hours ago
What's the craziest thing a fan has done when they met you?
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Tried to hug Gus.
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[]TheDutchTank 37 points 1 hour ago
They had a deathwish.
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[]Mediumraah 74 points 4 hours ago
Burnie will you guys be coming back to London anytime soon to promote Lazer Team
?
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Possibly. I like London even though it's expensive as balls.
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[]jimbobhas 52 points 2 hours ago
Come up north. Much better. A pint of lager is 3 at my local.
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That's $1000 US.
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[]Spartan-182 51 points 1 hour ago
The math checks out.
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[]AH_Vinnie[??] 139 points 4 hours ago
Can there be a special Burnie's BBQ Thyme podcast? Much like the Shrove Tuesday
casts, except you guys have a nice little BBQ! (Probably outside so you don't bu
rn down the new office...)
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We tested a cooking show on RT Life... I don't know how much interest there actu
ally is in that.
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People are interested in about anything you guys do on film
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If only this were true.
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[]BlackOpsBellyTouch 340 points 2 hours ago
Upload the Magic the Gathering let's play and maybe we'll find out
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[]MooingAssassin 62 points 2 hours ago
Seconded
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[]HalfBredGerman 34 points 3 hours ago
But what about Cooking with Geoff. Best RT video ever.
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[]TheDutchTank 14 points 3 hours ago
A lot.
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[]cargadillo 215 points 4 hours ago
Hi Burnie, massive fan of your work at Roosterteeth, massive respect for you as
a businessman and entrepreneur and also seem like a top guy. You've probably ans
wered this question a million times, but what is your favourite type of work wit
hin Roosterteeth, the live action filming such as Shorts and Immersion or do you
prefer working on projects such as RvB and RWBY? P.s Thanks for many years of e
ntertainment, hope it continues for a while to come.
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I look at RT as two major forms of productions: personality driven content and n
arrative content. While I love the personality content I have made at RT like th
e Podcast and Immersion, my personal passion is the narrative side. Even when pl
aying myself in a video, I still try to play a character (like the RT Office Tou
r). It's great to be able to do it for a living.
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[]RevanFlash 61 points 3 hours ago
Any chance of seeing an updated RT Office Tour Short?
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[]Prof_Frink_PHD 73 points 3 hours ago
Yes, it was one of their stretch goals and they hit it a while ago.
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[]RevanFlash 18 points 3 hours ago
Awesome, thanks.
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[]cargadillo 10 points 4 hours ago
Wow, thanks for the reply. It must be so great to do run a company that is so fu
n, I look forward to more content!
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[]gmemstr 30 points 2 hours ago
Hey Burnie! Whats the craziest idea you've ever had?
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There's a new RT short that ranks pretty high.
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[]jbridgiee 8 points 2 hours ago
Will that one be shown at RTX or as a later upload?
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[]terriblybland 82 points 4 hours ago
Will you guys be doing any auditions for Lazer Team's casting? If so, do you hav
e any idea when that might be taking place?
Also, congrats on the success of the IndieGoGo campaign! You guys deserve it.
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There is an open casting call at RTX
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[]DanC9 28 points 2 hours ago
What's been your favourite moment working with RT?
PS, I love everything you guys do.
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The feeling that I am going to laugh my ass off at some point during my work day
. And it happens every day.
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[]woahstella 167 points 3 hours ago
Would you rather have fingers as long as legs or legs as long as fingers?
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finger as long as legs without a doubt
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[]MooingAssassin 53 points 2 hours ago
I would like to point out that you could never ever feed yourself with utensils
or get the sleep out of your eye.
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[]root88 28 points 1 hour ago
Why not? They are as long as legs, not as thick as legs. You would probably cons
tantly be breaking your fingers though. You would also need to drive a convertib
le.
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[]KingUlysses 61 points 1 hour ago
Heh. "Point out".
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[]steven936 27 points 3 hours ago
When did you discover your love for filmmaking?
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I don't have a love for filmmaking. I have a love for story telling and film is
the best way to achieve that. That might sound like a dopey artistic answer, but
I feel it's an important distinction. That's why it's easier for me to hire tal
ented people as Directors and DPs.
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[]SUSAN_IS_A_BITCH 7 points 2 hours ago
I also have a love for story telling and I'm curious if you actually mean film i
s the best way to achieve that or you personally prefer film over other methods?
I find books to be just as immersive as films, even without seeing all of the c
olors and faces and scenery or hearing the voices and music.
Will we ever be able to buy a book by Burnie Burns?
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[]Failure33Object 103 points 4 hours ago
Hi Burnie!
How much has the story for Lazer Team changed since you first came up with the i
dea?
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Really not all that much. It's one of those stories that is a clear concept and
we have lots of experience with idiots in extraordinary circumstances, so it's b
een a process of steady refinement rather than massive overhauls.
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[]eighteenfeet 111 points 4 hours ago
Do you guys have any advice for aspiring filmmakers? Ive been looking around and
all Ive heard/read is that the most important thing is to simply make things, whi
ch is obviously very important, but is there anything to know before you actuall
y start making things, you know, for people who are starting from nothing? Are t
here any resources you could recommend?
Im very excited for Lazer Team and will be backing as soon as I have some spare m
oney!
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The "just get started" war cry can be a little frustrating when someone feels pa
ralyzed by the fear of taking that first step. I think Robert Rodriguez said it
best in his Rebel Without A Crew biography. (Paraphrasing here): "I think that e
veryone has at least a dozen or so bad movies in them; the sooner you get them o
ut the better"
Time spent making content is never wasted, even if no one ever sees it. By the t
ime you finish one project, you have learned so much that you can apply to your
next work. My first movie The Schedule would embarass me to watch today but with
out it, Red vs Blue would have never happened which means Rooster Teeth would no
t exist.
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[]eighteenfeet 51 points 4 hours ago
I am certainly that person paralyzed by fear. I guess I'm just going to have to
push myself to do it. I'll just start making things for me and share when I've f
inally made something I think is good. Thanks for responding to my question. Mea
ns a lot.
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Make something and don't show it to anyone. Displaying your early work is not a
requirement even though it seems weird to make something you don't intend to sho
w.
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Time spent making content is never wasted
Time spent watching those content is never wasted either.
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[]ChrisPlays 25 points 2 hours ago
Hey Burnie, I have been watching Rossterteeth for what feels like 5 years now, O
ne big question is with the success of RvB do you guys think that one day you wi
ll turn into a even bigger company than what your are now? And would you like th
is change?
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The online media environment is changing so quickly right now. It seems like all
the established media players have just now realized this is an actual industry
.
My goal is to always make the best choices that help us make new and better cont
ent and that give our employees the best possible opportunities.
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[]WhatDahFock 24 points 3 hours ago
Hey Guys! Everybody knows that you have this rule that "If it's on camera it's o
kay." type thing but was there ever anything that was recorded or done for the c
amera that was so mean or awkward that it wasn't released?
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Yes. Everyone has the right to veto anything they are in. It's what gives us the
confidence to go in crazy places while the cameras are rolling.
Occasionally people pull that trigger.
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[]Serial-Killer- 46 points 4 hours ago
Hey Burnie! I saw an interview you did with Adam Sandler for Happy Gilmore a whi
le back and I'm wondering... How well known were you before Rooster Teeth? With
Joel acting in criminal minds and friends and Matt being involved in some big pr
oductions, I get the impression you guys were pretty popular before RT.
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We talked about the motivation for RT doing news in an earlier discussion. For s
ake of time, I will link that:
http://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/22wkh4/in_podcast_103_they_talk_ab
out_how_they_dont_like/cgrb7yf?context=3
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[]TheJesusOfSuburbiaa 44 points 2 hours ago
Hey Burnie, I've been a fan of Rooster Teeth for quite a while now. But what I r
eally wanna know is, what's your favourite cereal?
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Fruity Pebbles.
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[]kevli123 24 points 2 hours ago
If we bought a lootcrate (or roostcrate) I assume there might beat-shirts In it,
so how do we select our sizes?
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We avoided shirts for that very reason.
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[]JDSchu 24 points 2 hours ago
Burnie: when you started making videos, did you feel at the time that you'd ever
end up in an "alternative career" and was that something you always wanted, or
did you fall into it as a result of RvB's success?
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I had a great job in telecom working for a great man that taught me everything I
know about business. I would have done that happily for many years if RvB had n
ot exploded.
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[]Zaralfim 64 points 4 hours ago
With all the experience of RvB, would it be possible for RoosterTeeth to start a
nother machinima series with the same ambition as RvB today?
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Nope. The machinima movement morphed into the Let's Play movement. Some machinim
a makers have not taken it well, but you can't tell art which way to go.
EDIT: It's pretty telling that I have had this computer over a year and I just n
ow had to add the word machinima to my spell check. It shows how little I type t
he word.
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[]SlaughterMelon35 78 points 4 hours ago
Hey Burnie! I'm a long time fan of Rooster Teeth!
How highly do you recommend going to the University of Texas? It's one of my top
schools to go to for a film/production major. I'm from PA which is far from UT
so maybe you can convince me to come down to Texas! Thanks!
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I am a UT alum and happy with my life so I don't have much perspective other tha
n that to give. UT is great for teaching you at a young age that no one is watch
ing out for you. You are on your own. With 50,000 students there's no illusion t
hat you are a special snowflake.
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[]Keenus 63 points 2 hours ago
Hello Burnie. I have been a diehard RT fan ever since the first episodes of RvB.
My question is, how many senses does a human have?
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Well, we know five is wrong. The 100% accurate number is "somewhere between 19-3
0", which is a totally scientific answer. bitter
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[]GilfMagnet 20 points 2 hours ago
What are your favorite books?
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Ender's Game series through Xenocide, World War Z, The Stand and the Xanth serie
s.
The most influential book in my recent life was the first 140 pages of Cormac Mc
Carthy's The Crossing. The last chapter of The Road ain't bad either. Pretty muc
h everything Cormac McCarthy is great. I feel that every man should read McCarth
y.
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[]puertoricanhero15 38 points 3 hours ago
Do you consider Laser Team to be the most important production to come from Roos
ter Teeth? Do you consider it to be Rooster Teeth's masterpiece?
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No. But it's going to be great.
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[]Porsche924 39 points 2 hours ago
A RoosterPiece (or if you prefer, MasterTeeth)
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[]trentswitzer1 34 points 2 hours ago
Are you a fan of Video Game High School and/or other video game related shows?
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I am a huge fan of everything Freddie does.
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[]fredandgeorge 86 points 4 hours ago
Hi Burnie! I've always wondered why Dan Godwin and Jason Saldana didn't get more
involved in the company. Did they just want to do their own thing, or were they
already involved in something that prevented them from getting more involved in
Roosterteeth? Hopefully this isn't too personal of a question for you to answer
.
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Dan had a job he liked, Jason was in-office for a few years and then did other t
hings. I can't speak for anyone else's choices, but I cal tell you that producti
on jobs aren't as exciting as they appear from the outside.
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[]stojke91 15 points 2 hours ago
Will RTX be the only place you hold casting sessions and/or crew call, or will y
ou be spreading out to bring in talent across the country?
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We have casting directors. RTX is our only opening casting call.
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[]bad_at_making_names 70 points 3 hours ago
Hi Burnie! I am a huge fan of Rooster Teeth and I wanted to ask some questions a
bout Lazer Team:
1.) How big of a theatrical release will there be? Will it be shown in most thea
ters, like a blockbuster, or only show in a small amount of theaters?
2.) You have said there will be employees of Rooster Teeth in the movie, but how
big will their parts be?
3.) Where will the majority of the filming be taking place? Will you have a full
studio or will you be out and around looking for places to film?
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We have already had offers to theatrically distribute but we can't say anything
yet.
Yes, we will have to see when we get closer.
We just moved into a huge soundstage at the Austin Film Studios. That move has j
umped our all production up dramatically. There's tons of resources here.
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[]The_Kampinghorse 59 points 3 hours ago
How did Red vs. Blue get on Netflix? Did they contact you about putting it up?
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Years ago. We actually avoided Netflix because we thought it would cannibalize R
vB physical sales. After a few years, we asked ourselves why we thought that abo
ut Netflix and nothing else. So we decided to go ahead and sign the deal.
It's crazy how many people watch long form ONLY on Netflix. There are people twe
eting to me "finally I can watch Red vs Blue" even though the show is available
in almost every format imaginable.
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[]SwishSwishDeath 8 points 57 minutes ago
I think that just comes down to how easy it is to binge. When it comes to lettin
g you be a lazy couch potato, netflix is king.
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[]TheArtist93 14 points 2 hours ago
Hey Burnie, with the IndieGoGo campaign nearing its two million dollar mark what
excites you the most going foward with LazerTeam?
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A feature was always our next project. I mean always next. As in, we will do the
feature after this next thing. After five years of that, it's great to know we
begin production on it next month.
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[]Swarzlov 63 points 4 hours ago
Has the company ever considered expanding outside the city of Austin, whether in
state or out?
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Yes. We have a distribution center for merchandise in Australia and we are worki
ng on the UK as well.
As far as production offices, LA would be our next bet. I would have loved if th
e online entertainment world had stayed decentralized but that ship sailed a few
years ago.
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It's obvious that as soon as youtubers get semi-big they flock to LA. Why exactl
y is that?
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It's opportunity. If you look at my social media profiles, they say I live in LA
but I am really only there about a third of my time at most. Entertainment oppo
rtunities are so fleeting. If you give people ANY reason to let them evaporate,
that tends to happen. You have to think around corners and eliminate the bullshi
t roadblocks other people put up. So when someone says "can you meet today", I t
ell them I am busy, schedule something for tomorrow and hop on a plane. I never
have the "I don't live in LA" discussion because that always leads to the "we sh
ould catch up next time you are in town" reply.
Why anyone pays California state income tax by choice is beyond me.
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[]TheIrishJackel 40 points 2 hours ago
Because the higher income tax is proportionate to how awesome our weather is.
Btw, thanks for years of wonderful content.
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I can't argue with that. It's a thousand degrees right now in Austin.
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[]brendon114 15 points 3 hours ago*
Its a big hub of all things entertainment which is what youtubers fall under.
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But is there really some boost to living there? I guess the main thing I can see
is if everyone lives in one place it's easier for collaborations and things lik
e that.
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[]AtomFTW 41 points 4 hours ago
Hi Burnie! I got to meet you at VidCon, which was by the way one of the most awe
some things I did there. I was the guy who gave you the MC poster and asked you
to say fuck you to my friend. Do you plan on streaming the movie on your site an
d/or at the next RTX?
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We don't make content for any specific format. It's hard to predict what will ev
en be a dominant method of distribution in 12-18 months. We just make the best c
ontent we can and figure out how to let people see it when it's done.
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[]paramikel 51 points 4 hours ago
Hey Burnie,
Are there any practices or ideologies concerning Roosterteeth that you've change
d? Or, rather, how much have you changed since the beginning? Five years ago? La
st year?
After listening to some older podcasts and listening to the most recent one, it
seems like one thing that has stayed consistent is your focus on the community r
ather than purely the numbers, which I find amazing. Especially so since the com
munity is so huge now and you still try your best to be actively involved in it.
Best wishes!
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We try to stay adaptive without abandoning our core ideals. For instance, when Y
ouTube started we initially identified them as a competitor. Why would we put ou
r videos on another site for "exposure" which was all they offered at the time?
When they became the default platform for online video and started a partner pro
gram, then we adapted that outlook and started our channel. But we never made it
RT's primary destination. We have always understood the power of having our own
home on the web.
And now everyone is finally starting to understand this as well. Most of the dis
cussions this year at VidCon were about other groups starting their off-YouTube
strategies. We don't need to talk about starting it. We have it. And we don't fe
el the need to be a dick by calling out YouTube at their own convention. We are
very happily doing both.
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[]DrWorley 27 points 3 hours ago
It's also wonderful how the whole crew can remain interesting and entertaining w
ithout banking on pop culture
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We stopped Shorts for a while because we were drifting into current event pop cu
lture mode. It's draining and unrewarding for me to work on that stuff.
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[]kahinuva 12 points 3 hours ago
I'm very interested in business management in the internet entertainment industr
y, so I have three questions for you:
When you were the CEO of RoosterTeeth, the internet was just starting out and yo
u had to figure out a lot as you went along. What was one thing you wish you cou
ld go back and tell yourself when you started?
What was one thing when it came to running your business that you had to specifi
cally go against what other CEOs of traditional entertainment would view as "com
mon sense"?
Lastly, what's one peice of advice or practice you would give specifically to so
meone that deals with the business side of things if they wanted to start an int
ernet entertainment studio in this day and age?
Thanks for your time, and I'm a very big fan of all the work you guys do.
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Don't be too cautious to take investment money. Other people will and they'll ju
st use it to fuck up your art. There's a smart way to do everything.
Views aren't the only metric. They are a big thing, but if all you can talk abou
t is views, you aren't telling a full story.
Make people back up their promises. If an MCN is trying to court you because of
promotion and collaboration why not ask them "I can collaborate and cross promot
e with your established talent? Cool. Then can I get their email address and ask
about their experiences with your network?" Their response to that question sho
uld tell you a lot about their initial pitch.
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How involved are you in RvB now? With all the other stuff you do, do you still h
ave time to write/direct episodes?
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Miles and I discuss script/story milestones and that's about it. Miles is at the
helm. I don't believe in turning something over and then trying run it through
them. We hired Miles because he gets the voice of RvB, but it's not a ventriloqu
ist act. He's doing a kick ass job.
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[]westinwilliams 22 points 3 hours ago
Who from RT will be directing Lazerteam?
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Matt
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[]Denton56 57 points 4 hours ago
Hey Burnie.
Lately there's been a growing interest among big names in the movie world to mov
e towards making more television and online content.
Do you think this potential influx of established big name talent into the onlin
e world is going to seriously damage the chances for more independent online con
tent producers to really get their work out there?
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Yes. Sorry. I don't want that to be the case because I came up in a world where
that wasn't true, but it absolutely is now. You also have to look at the incredi
ble noise floor being generated by all the so called "non-famous" content creato
rs as well. Every minute on YouTube, 100 hours of footage are uploaded. Not watc
hed. Uploaded. If you want to watch every thing on YouTube you would fall four d
ays behind every minute you tried to do that.
It makes discovery of new content a very challenging process. However, the only
alternatives are establishing barriers to entry. That's not good either. You jus
t have to hope that the best content rises to the top, regardless if famous peop
le or not famous people are making it.
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[]Denton56 20 points 3 hours ago
You should never have to apologize for honesty as far as I'm concerned.
Thank you so much for the reply, and keep up the great work!
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[]markkuziemski 20 points 2 hours ago
Burnie, I have been with you for as long as I can remember. I remember watching
the second season of RvB when I was young as hell, and I had rented it from a vi
deo store. Not until years later did I realise that I had already loved you. I r
emember buying a black Grifball hoodie from Supanova about four years ago, I don
't remember who was there for that at that time. But what I do remember was back
then, you were a normal stall like everyone else but this year Michael and Lind
say had had massed hundreds of people just for a photo/signature. Anyway, my que
stion is how is the retrospect for you? How do you feel when you look back on yo
ur career and remember all of this started with a couple of drunk college friend
s?
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It's been an amazing ride. I am going to V2V next week to talk about Net Neutral
ity to help protect the environment of online media so other people have a shot
to do what we have.
Thanks for the years of support.
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[]Holy_Ponchos 43 points 4 hours ago
What's your favorite kind of sandwich?
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Jimmy John's #5 no tomato
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You have something against tomatoes or something?!
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[]Danjorgo 52 points 3 hours ago*
Fuck tomatoes. However, tenderly make love to their byproducts.
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[]Kellenjk 19 points 2 hours ago
Burnie, Will you be playing a character in Lazer Team? or making a cameo?
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Yes
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[]SlayerSlade 10 points 3 hours ago
I've been a big fan since day one and I'm wondering if you had complete freedom
artistically and budget wise what is one video/show/movie you would love to make
?
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The Doormen
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[]xCGWPx 19 points 2 hours ago
Plans for SDCC this year? I'm going this year for the first time and I'd like to
meet some RT peeps.
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RT will be there. I won't.
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[]solidgoldheart 40 points 4 hours ago
Do you envision Lazer Team being the first of multiple feature length films prod
uced by Rooster Teeth? Or a one-off masterpiece?
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This a move to open up a whole new branch of production.
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[]KittensAreEvil 36 points 4 hours ago
Hey Burnie!
Are there any plans to involve Gavin in any of the cinematography of Lazer Team?
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Absolutely. He worked on Sherlock Holmes and Dredd. I would be an idiot not to u
se that experience. For free. This is a binding contract if you are reading this
, Gav.
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[]ace13ace0nater 8 points 54 minutes ago
Burnie, How free is it?...Gavin Free
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[]Pantheonofoak 8 points 3 hours ago
I'm at RTX setting stuff up. Will you come bring me a peanut?
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[]roosterteeth[S] 16 points 56 minutes ago
RTX is a peanut free zone.*
*This is not true.
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[]shweet44722 7 points 1 hour ago
Is Rooster Teeth considering making a 3rd season of Immersion? The last season w
ith Michael and Gavin was fantastic!
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