Hat Films is an English comedy and gaming

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channel comprising Ross Hornby, Alex Smith and Chris Trott. Since 2014, they have been part of

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network. Whilst much of their early success came from the creation of several official ''

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'' trailers, their gaming and

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content makes up the majority of their channel, including games such as ''

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'', ''Minecraft'' and ''

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.'' They are also film-makers and musicians, with their videos often including impromptu

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singing. They are also known for their music releases, such as their 2015

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''Population: You'', which peaked at #5 on the

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chart. They are the creators of the YouTube comedy series ''Stunt Lads'', and were featured in the book ''Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book''.

''Stunt Lads''

''Stunt Lads'' is a machinima series created in ''

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

''Minecraft'' trailers

Hat Films have worked with

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and

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, among others, on the official ''

'' update trailers for console and PC editions of the game. They have also worked on the official opening videos for Minecon. Hat Films first came into contact with Mojang in the early stages of their career, while the group was asking for permission to record

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content of the game.

Music

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. More recently, they participate in the annual Yogscast ''Jingle Jam'' charity

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event, where they produce and release a

. Their debut, ''Population: You'', reached #5 on the

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

Discography

Studio albums

* ''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

* 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

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

Singles

* 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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