Office of The Brothers Chaps - Revision history

Bleu Ninja: /* The Former Office */ adjust linkage

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:03:05 GMT

The Former Office: adjust linkage

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	== The Former Office ==		== The Former Office ==
-	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. [[:Category:~~DVDs\|~~DVD bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.	+	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. [[DVD]] [[:Category:DVD Exclusive\|bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.

	They began using the space [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.\|around early 2004]]. The office was last seen in 2008, in [[Workin' on the Game]]; it is not known when TBC moved out of this office.		They began using the space [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.\|around early 2004]]. The office was last seen in 2008, in [[Workin' on the Game]]; it is not known when TBC moved out of this office.

Stux: /* The Current Office */ "first seen" and other minor rewording

Stux — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:58:44 GMT

The Current Office: "first seen" and other minor rewording

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	==The Current Office==		==The Current Office==
-	The current office was first ~~since~~ in [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015\|a 2015 ''Vox'' interview]], introduced as primarily the space for working on ''[[Two More Eggs]]'' as Homestar Runner was still largely on hiatus. [[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017\|A 2017 ''SCREENLAND'' episode]] offers the clearest, most in-depth view of the office space to date.	+	The current office was first seen in [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015\|a 2015 ''Vox'' interview]], introduced primarily as the space for working on ''[[Two More Eggs]]'' since Homestar Runner was still largely on hiatus. [[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017\|A 2017 ''SCREENLAND'' episode]] offers the clearest, most in-depth view of the office space to date.

	Much like the previous office, it is most often seen in behind-the-scenes footage or as a backdrop for [[Puppet Stuff]]. It can also be seen in [[@StrongBadActual]] tweets.		Much like the previous office, it is most often seen in behind-the-scenes footage or as a backdrop for [[Puppet Stuff]]. It can also be seen in [[@StrongBadActual]] tweets.
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	*Recording area - a similar nook with soundproofing applied to the walls. A microphone and several keyboards are set up.		*Recording area - a similar nook with soundproofing applied to the walls. A microphone and several keyboards are set up.
	{{sectionstub}}		{{sectionstub}}
		+
	== The Former Office ==		== The Former Office ==
	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. [[:Category:DVDs\|DVD bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.		The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. [[:Category:DVDs\|DVD bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.

Bleu Ninja: city - as seen in business registration for Citywide Hoop Champs and Harmless Junk Inc. Google Streetview matches what's seen in Screenland video.

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:33:53 GMT

city - as seen in business registration for Citywide Hoop Champs and Harmless Junk Inc. Google Streetview matches what's seen in Screenland video.

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	[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png\|thumb\|right\|We still use computers... to make video games!]]		[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png\|thumb\|right\|We still use computers... to make video games!]]
-	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office space in [[Georgia]] has frequent appearances in [[Interviews and Public Appearances\|behind-the-scenes interviews]]. This space is where writing, animating, and sound recording is done for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]].	+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office space in {{w\|Avondale Estates, Georgia\|Avondale Estates}}, [[Georgia]] has frequent appearances in [[Interviews and Public Appearances\|behind-the-scenes interviews]]. This space is where writing, animating, and sound recording is done for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]].

	==The Current Office==		==The Current Office==

Bleu Ninja: /* Videlectrix Office */ typo

Bleu Ninja — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:48:07 GMT

Videlectrix Office: typo

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	===[[Videlectrix Office]]===		===[[Videlectrix Office]]===
-	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]. The blue walls hd the Videlectrix logo ~~printed~~ above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, including as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].	+	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]. The blue walls had the Videlectrix logo mounted above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, including as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].

	===Green Screen Room===		===Green Screen Room===

Bleu Ninja: More updates.

Bleu Ninja — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 20:29:53 GMT

More updates.

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	[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png\|thumb\|right\|We still use computers... to make video games!]]		[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png\|thumb\|right\|We still use computers... to make video games!]]
-	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office~~/workplace~~ in [[Georgia]] has frequent appearances in ~~[[Category:DVDs\|DVD bonus content]] and other~~ [[Interviews and Public Appearances\|behind-the-scenes interviews]].	+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office space in [[Georgia]] has frequent appearances in [[Interviews and Public Appearances\|behind-the-scenes interviews]]. This space is where writing, animating, and sound recording is done for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]].

	==The Current Office==		==The Current Office==
-	~~{{sectionstub}}~~	+	The current office was first since in [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015\|a 2015 ''Vox'' interview]], introduced as primarily the space for working on ''[[Two More Eggs]]'' as Homestar Runner was still largely on hiatus. [[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017\|A 2017 ''SCREENLAND'' episode]] offers the clearest, most in-depth view of the office space to date.

		+	Much like the previous office, it is most often seen in behind-the-scenes footage or as a backdrop for [[Puppet Stuff]]. It can also be seen in [[@StrongBadActual]] tweets.
		+
		+	The space is {{w\|Open plan\|one large room}}, divided into multiple areas including:
		+	*A desk with a laptop
		+	*A standing desk near a whiteboard
		+	*Videlectrix office and gaming area with a couch
		+	*Shelved storage nook behind a curtain
		+	*Recording area - a similar nook with soundproofing applied to the walls. A microphone and several keyboards are set up.
		+	{{sectionstub}}
	== The Former Office ==		== The Former Office ==
-	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. They began using the space [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.\|around early 2004]].	+	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. [[:Category:DVDs\|DVD bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.
		+
		+	They began using the space [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.\|around early 2004]]. The office was last seen in 2008, in [[Workin' on the Game]]; it is not known when TBC moved out of this office.

	===Main Office===		===Main Office===
-	The Brothers' main office was the room where, presumably, most of the animation and graphics work for [[Homestar Runner ~~(body of work)\|Homestar Runner]]~~ was done. Its walls were painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contained of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.	+	The Brothers' main office was the room where, presumably, most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner was done. Its walls were painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contained of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door. The desk also has a Mac, likely a {{wp\|Power Mac G4}} or {{w\|Power Mac G5\|G5}}, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a {{w\|Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display}}.

-	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a {{w\|Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display}} and Apple keyboard. It specific model was unknown; since it used a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display, it likely was a {{wp\|Power Mac G4}} or {{w\|Power Mac G5\|G5}}.
	===The Sound Room===		===The Sound Room===
-	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website were produced. ~~It is "fairly soundproofed"~~, and ~~held about 5 keyboards,~~ a ~~cabinet,~~ a microphone, and a {{wp\|Dell Dimension}} (either a 2300C or 2400C) PC with A215 speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] mousepad. A window in the room ~~looks~~ out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.	+	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website were produced. The walls were covered with acoustic insulation, and a large corkboard with a collage of cut-out pictures of [[heavy metal]] musicians hung on the wall. Recording was done on several keyboards and a microphone, and a {{wp\|Dell Dimension}} (either a 2300C or 2400C) PC with A215 speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] mousepad. A window in the room looked out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.

	===[[Videlectrix Office]]===		===[[Videlectrix Office]]===
-	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]~~; it was where they used computers~~.~~.. to make video games!~~ The blue walls ~~have~~ the Videlectrix logo printed above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, ~~such~~ as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].	+	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]. The blue walls hd the Videlectrix logo printed above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, including as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].
-	~~{{clear}}~~	+
	===Green Screen Room===		===Green Screen Room===
	It is unclear if this room was a separate space or simply a section of another room.		It is unclear if this room was a separate space or simply a section of another room.
-	The wall was painted a {{wp\|chroma key}} green color. To facilitate filming, a tripod, props, and lighting fixtures were kept nearby~~. The room appeared in various [[Peasant's Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and in [[Sample of Style Too]]~~. Some [[Puppet Stuff]] was also filmed within this room. An original [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]] was occasionally seen in this room, though never while running; the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]], an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#2nd generation: Slot-loading\|slot-loading iMac G3]], was seen as well.	+
		+	The wall was painted a {{wp\|chroma key}} green color. To facilitate filming, a tripod, props, and lighting fixtures were kept nearby. Some Puppet Stuff was also filmed within this room. An original [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]] was occasionally seen in this room, though never while running; the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]], an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#2nd generation: Slot-loading\|slot-loading iMac G3]], was seen as well.
	===Storage Room===		===Storage Room===
-	A storage room, used to hold various supplies and props, ~~some extra water cooler bottles, and~~ a microwave and mini-fridge, is also present in the office. It was only seen in [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview]].	+	A storage room, used to hold various supplies and props, as well as a microwave and mini-fridge, was also present in the office. This room was only seen in [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview]].
	===Gallery===		===Gallery===
	<gallery>		<gallery>

Bleu Ninja: /* The Sound Room */ wp link

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:35:08 GMT

The Sound Room: wp link

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	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a {{w\|Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display}} and Apple keyboard. It specific model was unknown; since it used a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display, it likely was a {{wp\|Power Mac G4}} or {{w\|Power Mac G5\|G5}}.		The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a {{w\|Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display}} and Apple keyboard. It specific model was unknown; since it used a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display, it likely was a {{wp\|Power Mac G4}} or {{w\|Power Mac G5\|G5}}.
	===The Sound Room===		===The Sound Room===
-	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website were produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and held about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and ~~one of The Brothers Chaps'~~ Dell ~~computers~~ (either a 2300C or 2400C ~~Dimension~~) with A215 speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] mousepad. A window in the room looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.	+	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website were produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and held about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and a {{wp\|Dell Dimension}} (either a 2300C or 2400C) PC with A215 speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] mousepad. A window in the room looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.
		+
	===[[Videlectrix Office]]===		===[[Videlectrix Office]]===
	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]; it was where they used computers... to make video games! The blue walls have the Videlectrix logo printed above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].		This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]; it was where they used computers... to make video games! The blue walls have the Videlectrix logo printed above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].

Bleu Ninja: Began restructuring page. Shifted old content to subsections, past tense, cut out excessive computer-model speculation.

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:33:18 GMT

Began restructuring page. Shifted old content to subsections, past tense, cut out excessive computer-model speculation.

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-	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in ~~Decatur,~~ [[Georgia]], has frequent appearances in DVD bonus content~~. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of Suburban Plaza, a "depressing~~ [[~~Wikipedia:strip mall~~\|~~strip mall~~]]~~" that they began using around the beginning of 2004~~.	+	[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png\|thumb\|right\|We still use computers... to make video games!]]
		+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in [[Georgia]] has frequent appearances in [[Category:DVDs\|DVD bonus content]] and other [[Interviews and Public Appearances\|behind-the-scenes interviews]].

-	==The Office==	+	==The Current Office==
-	~~[[Image:Making of 100 email.jpg\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Working at the office.]]~~	+	{{sectionstub}}
-	The Brothers' main office is the room where (presumably) most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner is done. Its walls are painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contains of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.	+

-	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for the DVDs is done. It has a [[Wikipedia:Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display]] and Apple keyboard. What its model is is unknown. Since it uses a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display that was sold from late 1999 to mid 2004, the most logical choices are that this Mac is either a [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G4#DDR Models\|MDD Power Mac G4]] or an early [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G5\|Power Mac G5]], assuming they bought it when they began working on [[strongbad_email.exe]]. However, it's uncertain how long they've used a Mac, so this could very well be as old as an original PowerMac G4.	+	== The Former Office ==
-	~~{{clear}}~~	+	The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing {{wp\|strip mall}}" in Decatur, GA. [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007\|Descriptions of neighboring businesses]] imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. They began using the space [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.\|around early 2004]].
-	==The ~~Sound Room~~==	+
-	~~[[Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|\|[[Matt Chapman]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.]]~~	+
-	The ~~sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website are produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and has about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of~~ The Brothers Chaps~~' Dell computers (specifically, either~~ a ~~2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 computer speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] [http://tmbg~~-~~catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html mousepad]. A window~~ in ~~it looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]]~~ of ~~their office.~~	+
-	{{~~clear~~}}	+
-	==[[~~Videlectrix Office]]==~~	+
-	~~[[Image:Videlectrix Office.png~~\|~~thumb\|right\|220px\|Home to Videlectrix, uh, where is everybody?~~]]	+
-	~~[[Videlectrix]]'s office is, as you would expect, where Videlectrix uses computers, to make video games. The blue walls~~ have the ~~Videlectrix logo, with a window leading to~~ the [[~~Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps~~#~~The Sound Room\|sound room]] just under it~~. ~~There are some framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]]~~. ~~An old [[Apple IIe~~]] ~~computer lays on a wooden table~~.	+
-	~~{{clear}}~~	+

-	==~~Green Screen Room~~==	+	===Main Office===
-	~~[[Image:Sample~~ of ~~Style Too2.JPG\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Matt~~ and [[~~Mike Chapman~~\|~~Mike~~]] ~~in the green room~~.]]	+	The Brothers' main office was the room where, presumably, most of the animation and graphics work for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] was done. Its walls were painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contained of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.
-	~~Some of~~ the [[~~Puppet Stuff~~]] ~~is filmed within this room~~. The ~~wall~~ has ~~been painted~~ a ~~fluorescent green color~~, ~~so [[Wikipedia:Chroma key\|chroma key]] software can be used to replace~~ the ~~green with an image or video background~~. ~~Within~~ it ~~lie~~ a ~~tripod~~, ~~some various props~~, and ~~lighting fixtures~~. The ~~room appeared in various~~ [[~~Peasant's Quest~~]] ~~bonus content on~~ [[~~Everything Else, Volume 1~~]]~~, and in~~ [[~~Sample of Style Too~~]]~~. It is not known whether it is a full~~ room ~~in the office or just~~ a ~~part of another room. It has been shown to have an original version of~~ the [[~~Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5~~]]~~. However,~~ it ~~has not been shown running, so it is not known if it is~~ used ~~regularly, if at all~~. ~~Also,~~ the ~~puppet version of~~ [[~~Tangerine Dreams~~]] ~~lies within the floor~~ of ~~the room, which~~, as ~~it is in animation, an orange~~ [[~~Wikipedia:iMac G3#iMac (slot-loading)\|slot-loading iMac G3~~]]. ~~This was probably bought between late 1999 to mid 2000, when~~ the ~~slot-loading G3~~ was ~~available in that color~~.	+
		+	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a {{w\|Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display}} and Apple keyboard. It specific model was unknown; since it used a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display, it likely was a {{wp\|Power Mac G4}} or {{w\|Power Mac G5\|G5}}.
		+	===The Sound Room===
		+	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website were produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and held about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of The Brothers Chaps' Dell computers (either a 2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] mousepad. A window in the room looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.
		+	===[[Videlectrix Office]]===
		+	This room was used as a background for several skits and photos featuring the [[Videlectrix Guys]]; it was where they used computers... to make video games! The blue walls have the Videlectrix logo printed above the window that led to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]]. Framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] hung on the wall. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer sat at the a wooden table; real audio from this computer was occasionally captured [[Peasant's Quest Preview\|for videos]].
	{{clear}}		{{clear}}
-	==Storage Room==	+	===Green Screen Room===
-	A storage room, ~~consisting of many random objects~~ and ~~used~~ props, some extra water bottles ~~for the water cooler~~, ~~along with~~ a microwave and mini-fridge, is also present in the office. It ~~has so far~~ only ~~been~~ seen in ~~the~~ [~~http~~:/~~/www~~.~~emotioneric~~.~~com/ae~~/?~~adv=theinterview Emotion Eric Interview~~].	+	It is unclear if this room was a separate space or simply a section of another room.
-	~~{{sectionstub}}~~	+	The wall was painted a {{wp\|chroma key}} green color. To facilitate filming, a tripod, props, and lighting fixtures were kept nearby. The room appeared in various [[Peasant's Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and in [[Sample of Style Too]]. Some [[Puppet Stuff]] was also filmed within this room. An original [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]] was occasionally seen in this room, though never while running; the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]], an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#2nd generation: Slot-loading\|slot-loading iMac G3]], was seen as well.
		+	===Storage Room===
		+	A storage room, used to hold various supplies and props, some extra water cooler bottles, and a microwave and mini-fridge, is also present in the office. It was only seen in [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview]].
		+	===Gallery===
		+	<gallery>
		+	Image:Making of 100 email.jpg\|<center>Working at the office.</center>
		+	Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|<center>[[Matt Chapman]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.</center>
		+	Image:Videlectrix Office.png\|<center>Home to Videlectrix, uh, where is everybody?</center>
		+	Image:Sample of Style Too2.JPG\|<center>Matt and [[Mike Chapman\|Mike]] in the green room.</center>
		+	</gallery>

	[[Category:Real World]]		[[Category:Real World]]

The Knights Who Say Ni: one too many commas

The Knights Who Say Ni — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:45:12 GMT

one too many commas

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-	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in Decatur, [[Georgia]], has frequent appearances in DVD bonus content. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of Suburban Plaza, a "depressing [[Wikipedia:strip mall\|strip mall]]", that they began using around the beginning of 2004.	+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in Decatur, [[Georgia]], has frequent appearances in DVD bonus content. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of Suburban Plaza, a "depressing [[Wikipedia:strip mall\|strip mall]]" that they began using around the beginning of 2004.

	==The Office==		==The Office==

RickTommy at 07:19, 28 December 2016

RickTommy — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 07:19:25 GMT

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-	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in ~~Atlanta~~, Georgia, has frequent appearances in DVD ~~Bonus Content~~. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of a "depressing [[Wikipedia:strip mall\|strip mall]]" that they began using around the beginning of 2004.	+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in Decatur, [[Georgia]], has frequent appearances in DVD bonus content. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of Suburban Plaza, a "depressing [[Wikipedia:strip mall\|strip mall]]", that they began using around the beginning of 2004.

	==The Office==		==The Office==
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	The Brothers' main office is the room where (presumably) most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner is done. Its walls are painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contains of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.		The Brothers' main office is the room where (presumably) most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner is done. Its walls are painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contains of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.

-	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for the DVDs is done. It has a [[Wikipedia:Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display]] and Apple keyboard. What its model is is unknown. Since it uses a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display that was sold from late 1999 to mid 2004, the most logical choices are that this Mac is either a [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G4#DDR Models\|MDD Power Mac G4]] or an early [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G5\|Power Mac G5]], assuming they bought it when they began working on [[strongbad_email.exe]]~~<!--Someone might want to chop this run on sentence.-->~~. However, it's uncertain how long they've used a Mac, so this could very well be as old as an original PowerMac G4.	+	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for the DVDs is done. It has a [[Wikipedia:Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display]] and Apple keyboard. What its model is is unknown. Since it uses a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display that was sold from late 1999 to mid 2004, the most logical choices are that this Mac is either a [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G4#DDR Models\|MDD Power Mac G4]] or an early [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G5\|Power Mac G5]], assuming they bought it when they began working on [[strongbad_email.exe]]. However, it's uncertain how long they've used a Mac, so this could very well be as old as an original PowerMac G4.
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	==The Sound Room==		==The Sound Room==
-	[[Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|\|[[Matt]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.]]	+	[[Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|\|[[Matt Chapman]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.]]
-	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website are produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and has about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of The Brothers Chaps' Dell computers (specifically, either a 2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 computer speakers and [http://tmbg-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html ~~a They Might Be Giants~~ mousepad]. A window in it looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.	+	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website are produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and has about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of The Brothers Chaps' Dell computers (specifically, either a 2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 computer speakers and a [[They Might Be Giants]] [http://tmbg-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html mousepad]. A window in it looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.
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	==[[Videlectrix Office]]==		==[[Videlectrix Office]]==
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	==Green Screen Room==		==Green Screen Room==
-	[[Image:Sample of Style Too2.JPG\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Matt and Mike in the green room.]]	+	[[Image:Sample of Style Too2.JPG\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Matt and [[Mike Chapman\|Mike]] in the green room.]]
	Some of the [[Puppet Stuff]] is filmed within this room. The wall has been painted a fluorescent green color, so [[Wikipedia:Chroma key\|chroma key]] software can be used to replace the green with an image or video background. Within it lie a tripod, some various props, and lighting fixtures. The room appeared in various [[Peasant's Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and in [[Sample of Style Too]]. It is not known whether it is a full room in the office or just a part of another room. It has been shown to have an original version of the [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]]. However, it has not been shown running, so it is not known if it is used regularly, if at all. Also, the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]] lies within the floor of the room, which, as it is in animation, an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#iMac (slot-loading)\|slot-loading iMac G3]]. This was probably bought between late 1999 to mid 2000, when the slot-loading G3 was available in that color.		Some of the [[Puppet Stuff]] is filmed within this room. The wall has been painted a fluorescent green color, so [[Wikipedia:Chroma key\|chroma key]] software can be used to replace the green with an image or video background. Within it lie a tripod, some various props, and lighting fixtures. The room appeared in various [[Peasant's Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and in [[Sample of Style Too]]. It is not known whether it is a full room in the office or just a part of another room. It has been shown to have an original version of the [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]]. However, it has not been shown running, so it is not known if it is used regularly, if at all. Also, the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]] lies within the floor of the room, which, as it is in animation, an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#iMac (slot-loading)\|slot-loading iMac G3]]. This was probably bought between late 1999 to mid 2000, when the slot-loading G3 was available in that color.
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-	[[The Brothers Chaps]] office/workplace in Atlanta, Georgia, has frequent appearances in DVD Bonus Content.	+	[[The Brothers Chaps]]' office/workplace in Atlanta, Georgia, has frequent appearances in DVD Bonus Content. It is a multi-room office residing in the basement of a "depressing [[Wikipedia:strip mall\|strip mall]]" that they began using around the beginning of 2004.
-	All great cartoons have some type of starting point. For some, it is a studio somewhere in the Hollywood hills, others, an expensive suite full of the latest technology. For [[The Brothers Chaps]], however, it is a multi-room office residing in the basement of a depressing ~~shopping center~~ that they began using around the beginning of 2004. ~~(Strip Mall)~~	+

	==The Office==		==The Office==
-	[[Image:Making of 100 email.jpg\|thumb\|right\|220px\|\|Working at the office.]]	+	[[Image:Making of 100 email.jpg\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Working at the office.]]
-	The Brothers' main office is the room where (presumably) most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner is done. ~~It is~~ painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and ~~consists~~ of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.	+	The Brothers' main office is the room where (presumably) most of the animation and graphics work for Homestar Runner is done. Its walls are painted just like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], and it contains of 2 or 3 Dell laptops on a desk, a TV, and a water cooler just beside the entrance door.

-	The desk also has a Mac, on which ~~all of~~ the ~~works~~ for the DVDs ~~are~~ done. It has a [[Wikipedia:Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display]] and Apple keyboard. What its model is is unknown. Since it uses a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display, that was sold from late 1999 to mid 2004, the most logical choices are that this Mac is either a [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G4#DDR Models\|MDD Power Mac G4]], or an early [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G5\|Power Mac G5]], assuming they bought it when they began working on [[strongbad_email.exe]]<!--Someone might want to chop this run on sentence.-->. However, it's uncertain how long they've used a Mac, so this could very well be as old as an original PowerMac G4.	+	The desk also has a Mac, on which the work for the DVDs is done. It has a [[Wikipedia:Apple Cinema Display\|Cinema Display]] and Apple keyboard. What its model is is unknown. Since it uses a first-generation model of Apple's Cinema Display that was sold from late 1999 to mid 2004, the most logical choices are that this Mac is either a [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G4#DDR Models\|MDD Power Mac G4]] or an early [[Wikipedia:Power Mac G5\|Power Mac G5]], assuming they bought it when they began working on [[strongbad_email.exe]]<!--Someone might want to chop this run on sentence.-->. However, it's uncertain how long they've used a Mac, so this could very well be as old as an original PowerMac G4.
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	==The Sound Room==		==The Sound Room==
	[[Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|\|[[Matt]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.]]		[[Image:sample_of_style_screenshot_2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|\|[[Matt]] with the [[Old-Timey]] filter in the Sound Room.]]
-	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website are produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and has about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of The Brothers Chaps Dell computers (specifically, either a 2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 computer speakers and [http://tmbg-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html a They Might Be Giants mousepad]. A window in it looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.	+	The sound room is where the vocals, music and other audio for the website are produced. It is "fairly soundproofed", and has about 5 keyboards, a cabinet, a microphone, and one of The Brothers Chaps' Dell computers (specifically, either a 2300C or 2400C Dimension) with A215 computer speakers and [http://tmbg-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html a They Might Be Giants mousepad]. A window in it looks out to [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#Videlectrix Office\|another part]] of their office.
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	==[[Videlectrix Office]]==		==[[Videlectrix Office]]==
	[[Image:Videlectrix Office.png\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Home to Videlectrix, uh, where is everybody?]]		[[Image:Videlectrix Office.png\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Home to Videlectrix, uh, where is everybody?]]
-	[[Videlectrix~~\|Videlectrix~~'s]] office is, as you would expect, where Videlectrix uses computers, to make video games. The blue walls have the Videlectrix logo, with a window leading to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]] just under it. There are some framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[~~Strong Bad Zone~~]], and [[Thy Dungeonman]]. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer lays on a wooden table.	+	[[Videlectrix]]'s office is, as you would expect, where Videlectrix uses computers, to make video games. The blue walls have the Videlectrix logo, with a window leading to the [[Office_of_The_Brothers_Chaps#The Sound Room\|sound room]] just under it. There are some framed cover artworks of their video games, such as [[StrongBadZone]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]]. An old [[Apple IIe]] computer lays on a wooden table.
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	==Green Screen Room==		==Green Screen Room==
-	[[Image:Sample of Style Too2.JPG\|thumb\|right\|220px\|\|Matt and Mike in the green room.]]	+	[[Image:Sample of Style Too2.JPG\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Matt and Mike in the green room.]]
-	Some of the [[Puppet Stuff]] is filmed within this room. The wall has been painted a ~~florescent~~ green color, so [[Wikipedia:Chroma key\|chroma key]] software can be used to replace the green with an image or video background. Within it lie a tripod, some various props, and lighting fixtures. ~~Appeared~~ in various [[~~Peasants~~ Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and [[Sample of Style Too]]. It is not known whether it is a full room in the office or just a part of another room. It has been shown to have an original version of the [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]]. However, it has not been shown running, so it is not known if it is used regularly, if at all. Also the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]] lies within the floor of the room, which, as it is in animation, an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#iMac (slot-loading)\|slot-loading iMac G3]]. This was probably bought between late 1999 to mid 2000, when the slot-loading G3 was available in that color.	+	Some of the [[Puppet Stuff]] is filmed within this room. The wall has been painted a fluorescent green color, so [[Wikipedia:Chroma key\|chroma key]] software can be used to replace the green with an image or video background. Within it lie a tripod, some various props, and lighting fixtures. The room appeared in various [[Peasant's Quest]] bonus content on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]], and in [[Sample of Style Too]]. It is not known whether it is a full room in the office or just a part of another room. It has been shown to have an original version of the [[Wikipedia:iMac G5\|iMac G5]]. However, it has not been shown running, so it is not known if it is used regularly, if at all. Also, the puppet version of [[Tangerine Dreams]] lies within the floor of the room, which, as it is in animation, an orange [[Wikipedia:iMac G3#iMac (slot-loading)\|slot-loading iMac G3]]. This was probably bought between late 1999 to mid 2000, when the slot-loading G3 was available in that color.
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	==Storage Room==		==Storage Room==
-	A storage room ~~(closet)~~, consisting of many random objects and used props, some extra water bottles for the water cooler, along with a microwave and mini-fridge, is also present in the office. It has so far only been seen in the [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=theinterview Emotion Eric Interview].	+	A storage room, consisting of many random objects and used props, some extra water bottles for the water cooler, along with a microwave and mini-fridge, is also present in the office. It has so far only been seen in the [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=theinterview Emotion Eric Interview].
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