My YouTube channel has reached a milestone I’m quite proud of.

1,000 Subscribers, baby! BOOYAH!

Party at my place.
Feel free to bring your own refreshments.

I have uploaded my video guide to machinima, entitled “Machinima, Explained.” This video is for those of you with friends who don’t really know what ‘machinima’ is. This video defines the term ‘machinima’ and provides several tips on making your machinima successful.

“Machinima, Explained.” has been featured at our affiliate site TheRunningRiot.com as well as being named “Machinima of the Week” and featured at Hawty McBloggy’s gaming blog. Awesome! Please be sure to check these websites out.

EDIT: “Machinima, Explained.” is also featured on the Bungie.net Blog,
the “Tuesday Afternoon at the Movies” news post on Halo.Bungie.Org,
and the “Featured Videos” list at Machinima.com.
Woohoo!

In other news, I’m working on scripts for future Mad Thought of The Day episodes.

Video after the jump.

College Semester, Spring: Completed.
Summer: In Progress.

Obviously, I have more time for machinima now that I don’t have school to worry about for awhile. Expect to see Mad Thought of The Day: Episode 5 out soon. I’m also writing a dramatic machinima simply titled: Inquisitor.

In other news, I picked up Sims 3 yesterday and I’m quite tempted to make a machinima or two using the Sims engine. Who knows, maybe it’ll be a series one day!

Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube and visit my fanpage on Facebook!

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The new Mad Map Tour is online. Like all of my Mad Map Tours, I take players on a comprehensive tour of the map. I cover everything from Weapon Spawns, Basic Strategy, Objective Spawns, and how players are able to grab Sandbox’s skull.

Mind you, if you don’t want to know the skull location in the video, and you would rather find it on your own, you can stop watching after the credits roll =D

Click the picture at the top of this post to be directed to the video page.

Mad Map Tour: Sandbox Questions
Q: Why didn’t you tell players about the Sky Bubble and the Crypt?
A: My Mad Map Tours cover the default layouts of the Multiplayer maps as found in Matchmaking. I make these tours so players can learn a map easier, find out where everything is, so that when they jump into a Matchmaking game with the map, they aren’t lost and they’ll actually have fun. I will not be covering Forge-only aspects in the Mad Map Tours.

Q: I found the skull another way! Why did you show it the hard way?
A: To be honest, I was just messing around in Forge with a friend to test the “Guardian” lasers. We built a tunnel out randomly, trying to get as far as we could. By coincidence, we found the Skull =P

“Dude, add me on Facebook.”

So through Machinima.com, I have been able to get myself a Director Page on Machinima.com’s Facebook. You should definitely head on over if you have a Facebook of your own.

Mad Villager’s Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mad-Villager-Films/56247063900

Don’t forget to become a fan!

Production is under way for Mad Map Tour: Sandbox.

With Spring Break coming up, I plan on tackling a few videos that have eluded me for some time. Mad Map Tours should be complete soon ( read should ), I’ve been “writing” the script for Mad Thought of The Day: Episode 5 in my head for months now, and a plethora of Halo shorts.

I also have another machinima series in mind. This time around, it won’t be Mad Villager helping players improve. No, no, no. It will be a plot-oriented, series machinima. It’s in the pre-production phase of script writing, but you can bet that it’ll be quite the leap from informational videos. No, it won’t be a silly little comedy like everything else out there. You’ll see it in time.

In real-movie news, Red vs Blue: A Campus Divided is still a topic to be heard amongst fans. To this day, I’ll have friends and classmates that recommend this short film to others. Haven’t seen it yet? Go on over and watch the video already!

There have been a bunch of film ideas darting in and out of my mind recently. I’ve been itching to make another short film, but I can’t put my finger on one particular script or idea. Hopefully I can get over this block soon and make a new film. We’ll see.

COMING SOON:
*Mad Map Tour: Episode 3 – Sandbox
(In Progress)

*Mad Map Tour: Episode 4 – Assembly
(Pre-Production)

*Mad Thought of The Day: Episode 5
(Pre-Production)

*Inquisitor
(Pre-Production)

The first in my Mad Map Tours for the Mythic Map Pack is now online. In this episode, I take viewers through Orbital, the UNSC themed map based in a space elevator.

This tour is the most comprehensive Orbital Tour you’ll find. I cover all the weapon spawns, Objective spawns, and even the secret skull! Mind you, if you don’t want to find the skull, you can still watch the video. I give players enough time to stop watching with “Spoiler Alerts”.

At the moment, I’m working on the Mad Map Tour for Sandbox. If there’s anything you specifically liked about this tour, of if you would like for me to add new things to the tour, please let me know. Also, I plan on releasing a video after all the tours are out that covers all the Forge items.

If you’re visiting this site for the first time, welcome! Be sure to check out my other videos, my friends & affiliates, and please read the FAQ before sending me a question.

Video after the jump.

Mad Map Tour - Orbital

Hello again!

Recently Machinima.com has uploaded my video, “Coming Soon: Mad Map Tours of Mythic Maps” to YouTube.com.  You’ll be able to watch the video at the bottom of this post, but in a nutshell it is giving viewers a heads-up regarding my new mini series. 

At the time of post-production editing for the video, Bungie had not released information as to when the maps would be on marketplace.  However, according to http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=17547, which was published after I finished the video, the maps will be available, “…weeks after the release of Halo Wars” for 800 Microsoft points.

So, if you pre-ordered Halo Wars, LE, nothing has changed. However, if you want the maps and not Halo Wars, you’ll simply have to wait a few weeks more.

Apologies if this has confused anyone, I was simply working off of the information that was released at the time. I’ll be sure to mention this in my next Mad Map Tours video.

Mad Map Tours Promo Video

Mad Map Tours FAQ

Q: Why do this, Mad Villager?
A: Its simple, really. With my first machinima series, Mad Thought of The Day, my goal was to help Halo 3 players improve by showing them all-too-common mistakes in entertaining machinima videos. With the release of new maps soon, I figured another way I can help Halo 3 players is by touring them through unfamiliar ground. I know it definitely helped me when I watched a video or two online that showed me where all the weapons were on a map when it came out. That way, players can spend less time learning a map and more time enjoying it =D

Q: What will you cover in you Mad Map Tours?
A: What I plan on covering in my tours:
1.) Weapon Spawns
2.) Objective Spawns
3.) Special Jumps
4.) Different Routes for Objectives
5.) Skulls
6.) Forge Items

Q: In what order will you tour the new maps?
A: Honestly, I’m excited over all of the maps. I’ll first tour viewers through the map I deem the, “WHOA. This is awesome!” map, and continue from there. Mind you, I’ll release all three tours around the same time, so stay tuned to my YouTube channel or Machinima’s channel.

Hi!

So I’ve started a new mini-series, entitled “Mad Map Tour”!
For more info, click the lovely picture at bottom of this post.

Woot.

So I’ve been away at college lately, and thats why there haven’t been any new machinima videos recently.

However! For this year’s Campus Movie Fest, I helped write and direct a five minute long film. Students are given one week to make a short film of their choice. They’re given a digital camera, a Mac (Ah!), along with Final Cut Pro, iMovie, and Garage Band.

This is the masterpiece my friends and I have produced.

Behold: Red Vs Blue: A Campus Divided

Note:
333 Films is the team name under which I wrote and directed this short film.

UPDATE
Below is the message I sent to my subscribers earlier today. Just in case there is still some confusion, this message ought to clear it up for you.

“Hi Subscribers!

Yesterday I posted a new video, “Red vs Blue: A Campus Divided”. You may be surprised at the video, since it isn’t machinima. Please don’t get upset; it is the entry my team and I submitted for this year’s Campus Movie Fest for my university. Details are on my website, www.madvillagerfilms.wordpress.com

Anyway, in the future I plan on uploading any short, live action films I produce over the course of this year. Why? Well, I’m a Film Major, and acting / directing are my hobbies.

However! This does not mean I’m done with machinima. Though I have been busy lately with college work, lots of good things have happened. Keep on the look out for a new update video on my channel that goes into detail a certain “agreement” between myself and a certain “machinima company”. The newest episode of “Mad Thought of The Day” is already in the production process. I also have other little machinima treats planned, but telling would ruin the fun.

In short, I have a live action, short film uploaded. Watch it, but please be sensitive with your comments, as I wasn’t the only person involved in that production. There are many machinima projects planned to be released very soon, so please be patient.

Thanks for subscribing! Please tell your contacts, friends, everyone about Mad Villager films!”