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First Pass Edit: MR185 - Wallet Defense
This FPE has a runtime of 0:26:15, only 25.7% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/TNNVEsua2ZA Edited Episode: youtu.be/aCwgkDmGweE First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnWe've got some grown-ass men playing with wallets, a progression of shots from the cold open that led to the final angles, and a relatively new location on HQ: the fi...
Desperate Defense: Wallet
YouTube Link: youtu.be/aCwgkDmGweEYou find yourself trapped in a high-security pawn shop when a gang of vengeful Andorians kick the door open and start accusing you of espionage. You don't know what they're talking about, but you can tell this won't end peacefully. All of the pawn items are locked up, but you happen to have brought your wallet -- with intent to buy. Do you bother using...
First Pass Edit: MR184 - Wooden Board Defense
This FPE has a runtime of 0:21:46, only 36.9% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/lBSmnVW68qo Edited Episode: youtu.be/CCR9S1rOHOs First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis run of Desperate Defense Week is all on the (no-longer) empty slab of our warehouse space. A brief flash in time.The thing that maybe doesn't come across on vide...
Desperate Defense: Wooden Board
YouTube Link: youtu.be/CCR9S1rOHOsDesperate Defense Week is back! We've got 4 again this time around, and we're kicking it off with a wooden board. Ready up and get in the mindset for some absolute nonsense martial arts.You spawn in an enclosed construction site; dampened footsteps scurry over you from the floor above. Each passing step makes more obvious their hostile intentions, and the ...
First Pass Edit: MR183 - 3 Tie Knots
This FPE has a runtime of 0:41:50, only 21.5% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/3gPD1qHCTkk Edited Episode: youtu.be/JwFJlvI7LK4 First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnBrian and Jason are not tie experts, but they give it their best shot here. They were also uncomfortable tucking in shirts, but we made them do it for clarity. Watch them...
3 Tie Knots Every Gentleman Should Know
YouTube Link: youtu.be/JwFJlvI7LK4Whether you need to flex your tie game with a suit because you're infiltrating a secret society that has a dress code, or you just have a job interview and don't want to look like a complete idiot -- this will help... as much as a tie can.—————This video was made with the help of: Brian Brushwood - host -- twitter.com/shwood Jason Murphy - host -...
First Pass Edit: MR182 - Fabris Rapiers
This FPE has a runtime of 2:09:55, only 39.9% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/5yYwh8Cx9Ww Edited Episode: youtu.be/nuiLjpSF8uw First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnBack again with Anthony and Bryant to get that good HEMA glow about us. This was a tricky edit in that the information was so distinctly dense, there was a lot to get thr...
Fencing with Rapiers
YouTube Link: youtu.be/nuiLjpSF8uwLow-key this our guide to being a slacker. "It's not about maximum motion, it's about minimal effort for maximum result." "You're going to do nothing until you have to." "Enough is plenty, we don't need more."—————Lo Schermo, overo Scienza d’Arme by Salvator Fabris (1606) mac9.ucc.nau.edu/manuscripts/sfabris.pdf ...
Blindfold Jedi Challenge
YouTube Link: youtu.be/iigoZLcBAxQBrian and Jason put HQ to the test... to see if it's a bonafide jedi temple."Cheat or do not. There is no try."- Yoda—————This video was made with the help of: Brian Brushwood - host -- twitter.com/shwood Jason Murphy - host -- instagram.com/captainmurphy Brandt Hughes - camera operator / editing supervisor -- twitter.com/gatowag - instagram....
First Pass Edit: MR180 - Hidden Hotel Cash
This FPE has a runtime of 1:00:10, only 25.0% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/ohUuo8i3xxg Edited Episode: youtu.be/Hyf0SESSJ28 First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis one was chaos, nobody was informed that Brian would be an absolute mad lad during the search. The exposed perspective of the FPE really shows the spatial struggle of...
10 Secret Hotel Hiding Spots
YouTube Link: youtu.be/Hyf0SESSJ28Brian wakes up in an empty hotel room, chained to a radiator. A silhouette appears on an old television screen, but it's clearly Jason. In a distorted voice, "I would like to play a game, Mr. Brushwood. I have hidden 10 $100 bills, you can keep whatever you find, including... your life."—————Additional Information (YT) Extreme Hotel Makeover ...
First Pass Edit - MR179: 3 DIY Stretchers
This FPE has a runtime of 1:02:32, only 19.1% of our footage was used in the episode. FPE: youtu.be/3SciD0mefHk Edited Episode: youtu.be/2Nk_A2JKd-Y First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis video was a rare case of the whole thing happening in effectively one take. It's amazing how easy things get when stuff just works. Grant was a real good sport a...
Moving a Body
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/2Nk_A2JKd-YWe try not to encourage use of the stretcher too much around HQ, because Jason will just do the whole, "I need orange slices and a ride on the stretcher because I am feeling... uncouth" routine again.—————This video was made with the help of: Brian Brushwood - host -- twitter.com/shwood Jason Murphy - host -- instagram.com/captainmurphy B...
First Pass Edit: MR178 - Sliding Across the Hood of a Car
This FPE clocks in at a hefty 2:23:42, with 91.7% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/paZ96bYnyaM Edited Episode: youtu.be/PgaQgNfqBtc First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis FPE will serve as a good reminder that a lot of what we do is improvised in the moment, so there's more than the usual amount of discussing (particula...
First Pass Edit: Unboxing a Suit of Armor
This FPE clocks in at 0:43:14, with 82.7% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/9SzicdyvA_0 Edited Episode: youtu.be/ziNO5S3GGIM First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnWe invited Trever over to participate in an upcoming video, so when he showed up in the middle of this, there wasn't really much questioning what would result. If ...
Sliding Across the Hood of a Car
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/PgaQgNfqBtcThat's right, it's time for another installment of Project Badass. As you can see, the car hood is slathered in a sexy chef concoction and we have eager participants with no experience. Totally and completely... badass.—————Additional Information (YT) video of the first hood slide in Dukes of Hazzard (Indy Star) Tom Wopat talks about the ...
First Pass Edit: MR177 - 3 Knots
This FPE clocks in at 0:25:26, with 72.1% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/t7l_jKEuC8I Edited Episode: youtu.be/B9dKPrsSqyo First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnTried a thing this time where we've piped in just a little bit of each camera's onboard audio. It's pretty quiet (-25dB each), hopefully just loud enough t...
3 Essential Knots Everyone Should Know
YouTube Link: youtu.be/B9dKPrsSqyoYou jolt awake in a cold sweat. Rushes of air hold you suspended in the void of an inhospitable chasm. As your eyes acclimate, a single rope floats in front of you. It communicates in a language unfamiliar yet perfectly understood, "to be, or knot to be." Every moment of indecision further slips your suspension above a most agonizing demise. In what way do...
First Pass Edit: MR041 - Prison Wine
This FPE clocks in at 1:13:08, with 81.6% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/npYq8lvu334 Edited Episode: youtu.be/RxuEvQmdWyM First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnWe've got a blast from the past, here. The pruno video is still far and away the most popular video we've published (4.4 million views at the time of this post...
Modern Rogue LIVE on Stage at SXSW
YouTube Link: youtu.be/gDD9iZDQe4kAt SXSW this year we had a special live performance of Modern Rogue during our annual South by So Wasted event, and this is a recording of that!If you missed the live Night Attack from that event, where Jason told a story about Brian that you'll only hear on that show, you can find it here: youtu.be/ihOu1SDoz2s—————This video was made with the help o...
First Pass Edit: MR175 - Mirror Signals
This FPE clocks in at 1:41:08, with 88.8% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/EqsjHcmQZ94 Edited Episode: youtu.be/am2hX36FaPc First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis is a peculiar one with effectively two scenes playing independent of each other simultaneously, especially when that walkie-talkie app we were using... well it di...
Signaling over 3 Miles (5 km) with a Mirror
YouTube Link: youtu.be/am2hX36FaPcIn one corner, normal-looking Brian armed with a mirror. He's torn his shirt off and smothered clay all over his body. He snarls, "Hey boss, I'm gonna kick your ass." In the other corner, we have spikey-haired Brian also armed with a mirror! He's identical in every way except for the palette swap. "I'm your worst nightmare, and incident...
Extended Outtakes: That's What Makes Me a Scientist
YouTube Link: youtu.be/Ej4schpmiy4Let's hope Brian's doctor does actually see this. Testing Skewer Slingshots: youtu.be/saqckmFvb5w First Pass Edit: https://patreon.com/posts/25613444
HQ Update: Unboxing a Suit of Armor
YouTube Link: youtu.be/ziNO5S3GGIMJust a quick little update on HQ construction, and we unbox a suit of armor, because... sure.—————New Mailing Address!Modern Rogue539 W. Commerce #1975, Dallas TX 75208—————This video was made with the help of: Brian Brushwood - host -- twitter.com/shwood Jason Murphy - host -- instagram.com/captainmurphy Brandt Hughes - camera operator / editi...
First Pass Edit: MR174 - Skewer Slingshots
This FPE clocks in at 0:51:19, with 77.6% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/DNwX-YfoNZo Edited Episode: youtu.be/saqckmFvb5w First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnStrong spring vibes coming out of this one, despite being recorded in January. Suns out (homemade skewer) guns out, and a trip to the wizard academy for the ad. Simple...
Testing Skewer Slingshots
YouTube Link: youtu.be/saqckmFvb5w[extremely Don LaFontaine voice]The doctor is in! Dr. Skewer is a projectile acupuncture specialist... and also just happens to be a mole. Coming this fall, things are going to get hairy.—————This video is a successor to MR154: Turning Balloons into Deadly Slingshots. If you haven't seen that yet, you can catch up here! youtu.be/pl1GZkzk3os———â...
First Pass Edit: MR173 - Vintage Clothes
This FPE clocks in at 1:02:19, with 71.3% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/aHR7-lPstNo Edited Episode: youtu.be/2aGi0JZl_sE First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis is a fun one, as you may or may not have realized that Brian and Jason's shopping sprees weren't recorded simultaneously. We did this mostly for coverage,...
How to Dress Like a Badass in Vintage Clothes
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/2aGi0JZl_sEJason's been muttering "Nudity is wrong" under his breath ad nauseam for the past few months now. We weren't going to say anything, until we found out all of those books he's written were just hundreds of pages of Jack Torrance at a typewriter if he were obsessed with vintage pants. Letting him have run of a vintage clothes shop seemed ...
First Pass Edit: MR172 - UV Posters
This FPE clocks in at 0:40:22, with 76.4% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE: youtu.be/7K3wFENHwHg Edited Episode: youtu.be/MMkgAw46uV8 First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fnThis is a real return to form from the dead drop video. Real simple setup here, 2 cameras on shoulder mounts, one person looking over audio, no real staging just runni...
Revealing Invisible Messages on Posters
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/MMkgAw46uV8We used the same stuff they painted Marcus Miles's car with.—————Additional Information (Amazon) Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King (YT) MR043: Discovering Secret "Numbers Stations" (YT) MR036: The Dead Drop Spike (YT) MR018: How to Decode Utility Graffiti (Those Spray-Painted Codes on Streets) (YT) MR161: Bar Etiquette Sins and How t...
