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Hat Films
From left to right; Alex Smith, Chris Trott and Ross Hornby in 2015
Personal information
Born
  • Ross Stewart Hornby[1]
  • (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36)
  • Alexander Lewis Smith[2]
  • (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36)
  • Christopher Trott[3]
  • (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)
NationalityEnglish
Websitehatfilms.co.uk
YouTube information
Also known as
  • Haat Films (former)
  • Pleasureville (former band name)
  • Mr Sam & The Dednutz (current band name)
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers862K (Hat Films)
142K (Hat Gaming)[4]
Total views540,160,761 (Hat Films)
42,159,507 (Hat Gaming)[4]
NetworkThe Yogscast
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 26 August 2024

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.[5]

Whilst much of their early success came from the creation of several official Minecraft trailers,[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9]

They are the creators of the YouTube comedy series Stunt Lads,[10] and were featured in the book Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book.[11]

Stunt Lads

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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."[10] Playground.ru, the Russian gaming information site, featured a review of Hat Films and their work on Stunt Lads in July 2015.[12]

Minecraft trailers

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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.[13][14] They have also worked on the official opening videos for Minecon.[15] 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.[16]

Music

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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.[17]

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.[9] Follow-ups to this album include Destination Drumpf in 2016, Neon Musk in 2017, and Secret Santa in 2018. In addition to this, a single from Destination Drumpf was released in 2017; a studio remaster of "Shipping and Receiving".[18]

Hat Films have also released three albums containing their fans' remixes of songs from the charity albums; Population: US (2015),[19] Destination Drumpf – The Remixes (2016),[20] Neon Musk – Remix Collection (2017)[21] and Secret Santa – The Remixes (2018)[22]

As a band Hat Films have performed under the name Pleasureville, or more recently Mr Sam & The Dednutz, along with their editor Craig Frost, Yogscast audio engineer Sam Gibbs and artist Rhiannon Gower.

Additional Channels

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Hat Films also upload YouTube videos on additional channels, Hat Gaming and The Hat Chat Podcast which both host content from livestreams and podcasts respectively.[23]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Hatventures Vol.1 - Filfy' Tunes (2011)
  • Hat Films Presents: The Trailers Vol.1 (2012)
Charity albums
  • Pleasureville – Population: You (2015) – US #5
  • Destination Drumpf (2016)
  • Neon Musk (2017)
  • Secret Santa (2018)
  • Mr Sam & The Dednutz – Tuesday Night (2019)

Remix albums

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  • Pleasureville – Population: US (2015)
  • Destination Drumpf – The Remixes (2016)
  • Neon Musk – Remix Collection (2017)
  • Secret Santa – The Remixes (2018)
  • Mr Sam & The Dednutz – Remixing on a Tuesday Night (2019)

EPs

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  • Filfy' Animals, Volume 1 (2012)
  • Witch Hunt EP (2012)
  • Holiday Bundle (2012)
  • Hatventures – From Ashes (2013)
  • Filfy Mods - Pixelmon EP (2013)

Singles

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  • 2012: "Pixel Dust"
  • 2012: "Such a Filthy Day"
  • 2013: "Evasion"
  • 2013: "Sad For Good"
  • 2014: "The Onesie Anthem"
  • 2015: "The Stunt Lads Show Theme"
  • 2016: "Flat!"
  • 2017: "Shipping & Receiving"
  • 2018: "I'm a Magical Butterfly"
  • 2019: "Yogplague"

References

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  1. ^ "Ross Stewart 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. ^ a b "About Hat Films". YouTube.
  5. ^ Hat Films (21 May 2014), MEGA VLOG - MOVING OFFICES!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  6. ^ TeamMojang (24 May 2011), Minecraft 1.6 trailer, retrieved 12 January 2017
  7. ^ specialk137 (3 June 2015), Hat Films Improv Song Compilation, retrieved 12 January 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Hat Films (3 September 2015), The USA Roadtrip TRAILER!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  9. ^ a b "Pleasureville Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Gamers Are Creating Art Inside the Open World of 'Grand Theft Auto V'". Https. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. ^ Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book - The Yogscast - Google Books. October 2015. ISBN 9781407166216. Retrieved 7 June 2016. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "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. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  13. ^ Goulter, Tom (7 September 2011). "Minecraft's Adventure Update is so big it gets its own trailer". GamesRadar. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ @hat_films (9 May 2016). "Woop! We made this trailer!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (11 November 2011). "Official MineCon Trailer Goes to Vegas". Game Rant. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  16. ^ "The Genius that is Hat Films - MineCon 2012". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Hat Films Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Shipping and Receiving - Hat Films". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Population: US - The Yogscast". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Destination Drumpf – The Remixes". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Neon Musk - Remix Collection". Bandcamp. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Secret Santa - The Remixes". Bandcamp. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Did you know that @hat_films now upload all their gaming stuff onto the @HatFilmsGaming channel like this #7DaysToDie stream best bits montage?". Twitter.com. @yogscast. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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