New MLG, delay on this week's

Hey,

I was going to wait to update my blog until this week's MLG EXTREME was up, but I haven't really had time to edit/render it. The Movie threw a wrench in my schedule, so sorry. I crunched really hard to release/promote it for my target date. Also on the burner is a new Overkill Glitches, as well as a couple of MLG EXTREME Extras (which I haven't done many of recently).

So thanks for being patient. You can see MLG EXTREME Episode 64: "Love Letters From Wizzle" here.

If you want to submit a question to Wizzle (it can be about anything), then simply send a YouTube PM to ShawtyHullstineFilms.

Thanks,
Scott

News on MLG EXTREME and some fan art!

Hey,

First and foremost, I want to say thanks for making MLG EXTREME: The Movie a success. I really hope you enjoyed it. It should be up on MachinimaRevive soon and a director's commentary should be here soon.

Secondly, there will be 2 MLG EXTREME's uploaded today since we missed last week due to the crunch for MLG EXTREME: The Movie. We are starting a segment at the end of MLG EXTREME that will be on every other episode (really haven't decided how often yet) called "Love Letters From Wizzle," where Wizzle will answer your questions in his crude sense of humor. You can submit those questions to him via YouTube PM to ShawtyHullstineFilms. The questions can be about anything.

Lastly, TomRSM, a long-time devoted fan of SHF, sent me in some fan pictures. He added some cool text to these Halo pictures. You can see them below. The stupid Blogger formatting cut them off a little bit, but you can click on them to see the whole thing. They're also available on my Flickr Photostream, which is also viewable on the right hand side of my blog.








It's really cool to see fans going out of their way to make us things like this. I can't tell you how much I appreciate things like these.

Thanks,
Scott

The Clogged Toilet of SHF

Hey,

So I still have to release MLG EXTREME this week. We've recorded it like 4 times this week because we wanted it to be a good one. We'll release the not-so-good takes as Extras. We also have an Overkill Glitches Episode coming out soon, too, as well as the MLG EXTREME: The Movie Director's Commentary.

So yeah, we're just really backed up right now. I'll start to get things moving.

Thanks,
Scott

MLG EXTREME: The Movie

Hey,

So it's finally here. MLG EXTREME: The Movie has been released. You can see it here.

There are those who said this day would never come, what are they to say now?

I really hope you guys enjoy it. All of those who participated in early screening gave me outstanding feedback. It's pretty scary putting out a machinima that you've been promoting for 4 months, because you run the risk of really disappointing the viewers who have eagerly waited since the first promo trailer aired. But it has to be released at some point.

I'm actually really sorry for the long wait. This movie could have really been released about 2 months ago, but a VERY tight schedule and pure laziness really pushed the release date back. Still, countless hours were put it working out the bugs from the movie. I really wanted to make sure that it was perfect. Although there are a few mistakes in there, (well, I may be the only one that can notice them. Anyone who spends 4 months on a machinima must know the entire thing inside-out.) it really turned out great. It's also a lot longer then I expected (nearly 18 1/2 minutes). From what I can remember, probably 30 hours (or more) were put into the making of this film. Several hours writing the 6 page script (that will be up for download soon), several hours of acting, 6 hours of filming, and several hours of editing/rendering.

There are a lot of things I want to talk about with this movie. I think I'm going to release a director's commentary soon just to talk everyone through the movie. There is really a lot to be said.

In the end, I hope it changes the way you see MLG EXTREME, or at least re-sparks your interest in the show.

You'll be hearing more from me soon about MLG EXTREME: The Movie.

I really hope you enjoy it.

Thanks,
Scott

MLG EXTREME Episode 63: "Boneyard"

Hey,

The new MLG EXTREME is out. Sorry about the delay.

You can see it here. This one's about 19 minutes long. If you don't watch all of it, at least skip through it. It has its funny moments.

Thanks,
Scott

MLG EXTREME delay this week

Hey,

MLG EXTREME is delayed this week. Blame FortressCraft.

I doubt many of you care though. I'm starting to get the feeling that MLG EXTREME is no longer satisfactory to some of you, and I don't blame you. It's not satisfactory to me either. Within the next few weeks my scheduling issues will diminish and a few giant knots in the system, such as the MLG EXTREME Movie, will be yanked out. I will then have more time to dedicate to the show and hopefully improve it. I really want to start cutting episodes. Since the beginning I've just thrown the raw file into a template I have set up and then rendered that. However, it usually just ends up into a 15 minute episode, which I can see getting boring real fast. I want to start editing the episodes to about 6 minutes. The hardest part though is finding the funny parts to edit, since most of the dialogue in the episodes are part of a larger conversation.

Anyway, I'm sorry. Things have been rough lately. The diminishing quality of my work and the resulting decrease in subscriptions have been killing me. I've always said that I don't care about subscriptions, but in the end I guess I do. They give me a good indication of exactly how many people are interested in my work, and that interest has a direct result on my motivation. But in the end this is all a learning experience. We're all in this together, guys. We're a giant family, and that's the way I want things to work.

Stay tuned for more information,
Scott

Overkill Glitches Episode 11: "Emile Surfing"

Hey,

Whoa, what's this? A new Overkill Glitches? Wow!

That's right, folks. A new OKG fresh out the oven this morning. This time we go surfing on Emile in the Halo: Reach level, "The Pillar of Autumn."

You can see OKG Episode 11 here.

Enjoy!

Thanks,
Scott

Blood Gulch: Evolved

Hey,

I've had some of this recorded for a while, but after some displeasure with this week's MLG EXTREME I felt like I had to make it up to you guys somehow.

So I present you with Blood Gulch: Evolved. You can see it here. It's a quick look at the evolution of Blood Gulch from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo: Reach. A little bit of all of us are in the gulch.

Anyways, hopefully that was enough to tide you guys over for this week. How 'bout it? Still friends?

Love you guys,
Scott

Edit- Featured on HBO!!!

MLG EXTREME Episode 62: "-69"

Hey,

The new MLG EXTREME is out on time. Yay. You can see it here.

Some people aren't too thrilled with this episode. I think it's pretty funny. I guess it's up to you to decide. If you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong, then I can't fix anything.

Thanks,
Scott

EDIT- I've had a couple unsubscriptions recently. I take unsubscriptions very seriously. It means that my content isn't good. I'm the kind of person that tries their hardest to satisfy everyone, but the hard truth is that it's hard to satisfy everyone. I know SHF is in a bit of a dryspell right now, but I promise you that this summer we are going to blow you guys away. MLG EXTREME: The Movie is just clogging everything up right now. I'm a one man army guys. Sure there are people who give me a hand here and there, but I do all of the manual work myself. Go easy on me, give me constructive criticism, and let me try to make you guys happy.

RE: ShawtyHullstineFilms Shutting Down

Hey,

I'm so sorry guys. After 2 and a half years, ShawtyHullstineFilms is shutting down. I know it's spur of the moment, but I'll explain later. Thank you so much for all memories!

Thanks,
Scott

April fools! I'm not shutting SHF down, lol. See you guys Monday for MLG EXTREME. ;)

<3,
Scott

ShawtyHullstineFilms Shutting Down

Hey,

I'm so sorry guys. After 2 and a half years, ShawtyHullstineFilms is shutting down. I know it's spur of the moment, but I'll explain later. Thank you so much for all memories!

Thanks,
Scott