GLITCH
Glitch Productions (also known as GLITCH and formerly Glitchy Boy Productions) is an Australian independent animation studio based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] Founded by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul on May 27, 2017, the studio is known for making computer-animated and machinima web series for the internet, primarily YouTube. It's work includes its Super Mario 64 machinima parodic series SMG4[2], its computer-animated series Meta Runner, Sunset Paradise, and Murder Drones, and its live-action series Hobo Bros and Hitbox.
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| GLITCH | |
| Formerly | Glitchy Boy Productions (2017-2018) |
| Founded | May 27, 2017 in Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Website | glitchprod |
History
Founder and chief content officer Luke Lerdwichagul uploaded his first YouTube video on May 7, 2011, on his YouTube channel SMG4, and has since been in continuous operation. Over the years, the channel has grown popular, and as of May 2019, the channel has over 3,000,000 subscribers. Subscriber milestones have all been celebrated with special random videos known as ssenmodnars, the most recent having fan-submitted suggestions. Glitch Productions was first announced on May 24, 2017, in Big Things Are Happening (AND TONS OF AWESOME FAN ART!) - SMG4 Mail Time #10.[3]
On July 12, 2019, in preparation for the release of Meta Runner, the channel's name was changed to SMG4 // Glitch Productions. It was later renamed back to its original name following the launch of the GLITCH channel, with Meta Runner and other web series being uploaded there from now on.
As of February 21, 2020, the company has moved to a new head office in an undisclosed location in Sydney, as the old office house would be used completely as a residence for the Lerdwichagul brothers. It was briefly closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but reopened to staff on July 3, 2020. Later on August 28, the third official channel for the company, titled "GLITCH", was launched, which would show original programming provided by the company.
The SMG4 channel reached 4 million subscribers on September 27, 2020, and as of October 2020, it is the 31st most subscribed YouTube channel in Australia, just after Jalals at 29th (Unknown at 30th). The SMG4 channel reached 5 million subscribers on November 13, 2021.
Web Series
Ongoing Web Series
on [4]SMG4
| Show name | Date started | Other names used | Notes |
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| SMG4 | May 4, 2011 |
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Show was taken over by Glitch in 2017. |
| Hobo Bros | December 3, 2016 | NA | Show was taken over by Glitch in 2017. (currently on hiatus) |
| Hitbox | September 22, 2018 | NA | The show is on a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
on [5]GLITCH
| Show name | Date started |
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| Meta Runner | July 26, 2019 |
| Ultra Jump Mania | September 4, 2020 |
| Sunset Paradise | March 26, 2021 |
| Murder Drones | October 29, 2021 |
Canceled shows
| Show name | Date started | Date ended | Reason for cancellation |
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| TheAwesomeMario | 2013 | 2017 | Harry Brown (former video editor and machinima artist) no longer works on the channel's content and Luke and Kevin wanted to focus on bigger projects. |
| The Wacky Wario Bros. | 2013 | 2016 | Merged into the SMG4 series |
| Sonic the Derphog | 2014 | 2016 | Merged into the SMG4 series |
| Guards N' Retards | 2014 | 2018 | Merged into the SMG4 series as seen in SMG4: Mario's Prison Escape |
| SMG4 Gaming | 2014 | 2016 | No longer exists, was replaced by "Hobo Bros" |
| Retarded64 | 2013 | 2017 | No longer exists, was merged with Super Mario 64 Bloopers to create the current SMG4 series |
| The Mario Channel | 2017 | 2018 | Presumably ended or merged into the SMG4 series, possibly due to YouTube's new video policy |
Crew Members
Leadership
- Kevin Lerdwichagul (chief executive officer, producer, writer)
- Luke Lerdwichagul (chief content officer, producer, director, writer, video editor, machinima artist)
- Jasmine Yang (head writer, general manager)
- Liam Vickers (showrunner)
Current Crew
- James Bailey (video editor, machinima artist)
- Sarah Baradhi (audio engineer)
- Michael Barbagallo (audio engineer)
- Robyn Barry-Cotter (writer)
- Rafael Capricho (animator)
- AJ DiSpirito (music composer)
- Mikaylah Haddon (animator)
- Alicia Howard (3D artist)
- Evan Huang (technical artist, character rigger)
- Marc Humphreys (technical artist, character rigger)
- Aythan Maconachie (UE4 engineer)
- Woei Ping Mak (animator)
- Sharon Mani (creative producer)
- Selina May (lighting artist, 3D artist)
- Dean Musumeci (compositor, motion graphic designer)
- Elle Nguyen (post-production coordinator, concept artist)
- Bryan Pan (character rigger)
- Matthew Peckham (art director, animation lead, motion capture artist)
- Aaron Rogers (video editor, machinima artist, writer)
- Max Rudland (3D artist)
- Jarrad Rumble (project manager, 3D artist, animator)
- Paul Stylianou (video editor, machinima artist)
Former Crew
- Ellyn Barclay (assistant production manager, administration)
- Joel Bobbin (post-production director)
- Harry Brown (video editor, machinima artist)
- Lachlan Dunbar (character rigger)
- Dennis Fang (lighting director, social editor
- Stephen Hewett (technical artist)
- Jordie Le Bowen (motion graphic designer, post-production artist)
- Jasper Marlow (writer)
- Megan Mathison-Sanchez (concept artist, environment artist)
- Tom Rodwell (rigging technical director)
- Ailisha Sabalburo (3D artist)
- Jessica Shao (community manager, brand manager)
- David Tran (cinematographer, lighting artist, layout producer)
- Aleksandar Trofin (animator)
- Tijana Williams (animator)
- Martin Yeung (cinematographer, video editor, machinima artist)
External links
References
- "Inside The Mario House That SMG4 Built". Kotaku Australia. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "TheAwesomeMario - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "Glitch Productions (Creator)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "SMG4 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "GLITCH - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.