Fri. May 9, 2008

Marlin the Elite Ep. 15 is up on the tubes now, so go check it out. So far, it seems that people really like it. Episode 16 will be released next week (most likely Friday).

Tues. May 6, 2008

Hello everyone! Here to give you an update. Well, the live TPCast episode went pretty good. A few people had trouble getting the player to work for them, but other than that, it went well. The episode is now up on the feed for those of you who didn't get a chance to listen live. In the way of Marlins, I'm happy to say that we were able to get episodes 15 & 16 filmed over the weekend. Since then, they have been mostly edited and I have voiced over most of my parts, so all that's really left is Kevin and Kyles' voiceovers and a few minor changes. You can expect episode 15 sometime this week and episode 16 most likely following suite the next week. Also, I've been trying to get more people to listen to the TPCast as well as use our forums (which I'm hoping to get back up and running). So if you're a fan who likes our stuff, please listen to the TPCast and post on our forums! That's it.

Fri. May 2, 2008

I don't have any updates, but I thought I could serenade you with some pictures from the fan episode:


Above: Marlin and the fans


Above: Ready to teach the fans how to make "candy"


Above: The slaves escape on Hornets (from India)


Above: A Coming Soon promo for the fan episode


Above: Another fan episode promo

And while I'm at it, I'll post some more pictures!


Above: A favorite of mine, a classic Marlin pic pimped out with orange garb.


Still Above: Another retooled classic, this time with a speech bubble.


(Do I even have to say): A Marlin userbar to use on forums or what have you.

You're welcome to download all of these pictures and "Marlinize" yourself. Just as long as you personally don't take credit for it (in other words, just don't say that you made it).

And one more thing, I was surprised to find that we now have an official knockoff of the Thomas Productions YouTube page. I'm flattered.

Remember to tune in for the live episode tomorrow @ 4:00 P.M. (PST). See our website for more details.

Thurs. May 1, 2008

Hello peoples! It's time for some updates! Marlin the Elite episode 14 (a.k.a. The Fan Episode) is out on YouTube now. It seems that it is being received well, which is good. Please go check it out and tell all your friends! It was only put up yesterday, and already it has 20 sum odd comments and 200+ views! Keep it coming! As I believed I stated in my last post, we're hoping to start work on Marlins 15 & 16 soon, so those will arrive later this month. Just as something I thought I should clarify, I saw on Kyle's blog that he said that the first episode of Treas (the codename for our new machinima series) would come out early this summer. That is false. As much as I would like to give you people the series that soon, I want to make it perfect, and have a few episodes in the bag first. Therefor, I believe it is more reasonable that you can expect the first episode in LATE summer or early fall. This could all change too, it all depends on how much we get done this summer. Now for something more interesting.

We now have a date and time for the live TPCast episode! Here's the info:

TUNE IN FOR A SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE OF THE TPCAST ON SATURDAY, MAY 3 @ 4:00 P.M. (PST)

WHERE THE WINNERS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL TPMAs WILL BE ANNOUNCED!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

This info has also been plastered on YouTube and our website. So please tune in and listen! Speaking of the website, I noticed that our friends at Gruntsrus.com have added us to their affiliates section. But instead of posting a picture for your lazy eyes to look at, I'm gonna make you go their yourself (their website is rather nice, and they have the latest Halo news). As for Halo Machinima Wiki, we are still undefeated in the Editor's Choice and have crept back to the top of the Highest Voted section. So I think that's it! Don't forget to tune in for the live show!

April 29, 2008

Not much of an update today. I've been very busy finishing up the Marlin fan episode so it could be released tomorrow. I hope the fans will be pleased. We had a couple funny voice mess-ups/ ad libs that I kept, so I might make those into a little video at some point. I'm hoping to film Marlin episodes 15 & 16 very soon, maybe this weekend. By the way, thanks for those of you who voted in the TPMAs. I think the live show will be on Saturday, but I'm not completely sure yet. So keep your eyes open for news on that.

Fri. April 25, 2008

The Marlin Xbox Live account has been received well; as of now, the account has 29 friends (and that's not including Kevin & Kyle's account or my account)! I recently made a banner for Kyle's blog, so I hope it adds some coolness. I've also been making some promo pics for the new series we're working on, and they're looking pretty sweet. You guys will get to see all of them when the time is right. And lastly, nows your last chance to vote in the TPMAs!!! Deadline is this Saturday at 11:59 P.M.!!! So go and vote now!

Wed. April 23, 2008

Here's the Xbox page

April 21, 2008 Part 2

A new episode of the TPCast is up, so go check that out:

The new Legendary map pack is here, and in this episode of the TPCast, we review them. Also, we discuss how the Marlin the Elite fan episode went as well as two new movies we made, and some developments on the Star Wars Clone Wars animated movie.

April 21, 2008

Just a super quick message. Kyle has started up a blog and I would recommend that you go and check it out. He's currently writing story versions of the Marlin episodes that we've done. Once it's complete, you can expect it to be up for download on our site.

April 20, 2008

Hello there. Thought I better update the blog (partially since Kevin & Kyle have been nagging me to). Well, the new maps for Halo 3 have hit and seem to be very popular, especially the two remakes Blackout and Avalanche. Anyway, I made two quick videos about the maps. I started and completed both of them within about 2 hours on Tuesday morning. For the little amount of time I spent on them, they are chalk fill of laughs. The best one (in my opinion) is called "OMG NEW MAPS!". Please go check it out. The other video, which is called "Downloading...", is also worth checking out. Now time for some movie updates.

Since I've been very busy the past few weeks, I have been unable to work on any capturing/editing/any movie making. However, I have been coming up with some new plot ideas in my mind. This upcoming week is not nearly as busy for me, so hopefully we can get some stuff done, like capturing footage from the fan episode. And speaking of that...

How did the fan episode go? If you weren't there, you're probably asking this question. Let me tell you, it was a little (how should I put it)... hectic. There were some confused players as well as some disruptive one's. But with me and my soft heart, I didn't boot one person. Among all the players though, there were a few who were incredibly nice and who were big fans of the MTE series. I played a few custom games with them and they showed me some recreations they made of MTE maps. I was quite impressed. If I ever need any additional help, they will defiantly be high on my list. So will I do another fan episode? Maybe. I think though, I might hand select most of the players who behaved in the last fan episode, with 1 or 2 new people, and maybe a few fellows from Team Timeout. So if you want to be in a future fan episode, just remember not to beg and plead and annoy us. We're incredibly happy that you like our machinima, but hounding us just makes us want to avoid you, and we don't want that. Unlike some other machinima makers, we want to involve the fans and make them feel as though we're not some higher being. So behave accordingly, and who knows!

We hope to have the fan episode completed before the month is out, and then we really want to step up production on the MTE series (it's already almost May and we're not even half way through our season 2 schedule!). As for the new series, we'll work on it casually in-between Marlins, and then kick it into a higher gear during the summer. Like you may have heard, we want to get a couple episodes completed before we release the first one. So roughly around late summer/early fall. We want to do a good job on the series and make absolutely everything to our liking.

Well I hope you enjoyed reading this unusually long blog post (I hope you're happy Kevin & Kyle). Remember to submit you votes for the TPMAs before the April 26th deadline, and stay tuned for info on a possible live podcast episode to announce the winners!

Fri. April 11, 2008

We got some big news today! Sign-ups for the Marlin the Elite fan episode are up! The first 13 people who sign up get to be in the episode. Sorry, those are the party limits for Halo 3. The actual production of the episode will take place this Sun. (April 13th) at 1:00 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time). All instructions on how to join are in the video. Hurry and sign up, because there are already 5 slots that are filled! Also, the next episode of Marlin the Elite came out today: Episode 13: Unlucky?. Please go and watch that. Next up, we got some more news from the Halo Machinima Wiki site. Marlin the Elite AND Thomas Productions have taken spots on the Editor's Pick and the Highest Rated lists. Also, user Epeu (a.k.a. Kyle) is #1 on the featured users list.

 

Lastly, remember to vote in the Thomas Productions Movie Awards. Deadline is April 26, so get those votes in!

April 6, 2008: PART 2

Just a super quick update. I just checked and we're currently #1 on the Editor's Pick on Halo Machinima Wiki!

Also, I recently found out that Kevin and Kyle put us on the front page of HMW (as seen in the last post). Turns out you can edit the front page as well!