Chad, Matt & Rob

Last updated
Chad, Matt & Rob
Birth name Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett
Jonah Goldstein
Justin Martinez
Rob Polonsky
Chad Villella
Nationality American
Years active2007–2011
Genres
Website Official Website
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–present
GenreEntertainment
Subscribers129 thousand [1]
Total views69.39 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers

Last updated: October 14, 2024

Chad, Matt & Rob was an American group of filmmakers based in Los Angeles known for their short films that blend comedy with horror, adventure, and sci-fi.

Contents

Their most notable works include a series of Prank Gone Wrong found footage videos and a collection of Choose Your Own Adventure -style films known as Chad, Matt & Rob's Interactive Adventures. [2]

History

Chad, Matt & Rob formed in early 2007 by Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Rob Polonsky. [3]

Their breakout short, the found footage style Alien Roommate Prank Goes Bad, was released in February 2008 and has been viewed over 30,000,000 times. [4]

In November 2008, the group began making a series of Choose Your Own Adventure -style films (they coined the term "Interactive Adventures" to describe the series). [5] The Time Machine: An Interactive Adventure was the first interactive movie on YouTube and featured in The Wall Street Journal and on G4's "Attack of the Show." [3] [6]

Justin Martinez and Tyler Gillett joined in 2010 and, in 2011, Polonsky left the group. The remaining four changed their collective name to Radio Silence. [7] As Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella), they directed a segment for the feature film V/H/S . [8] The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Magnolia Pictures. It was released theatrically October 5, 2012. [9]

Members

Recurring cast members include Tyler Tuione, Chester Tam and Kal Penn. [10]

Pranks Gone Wrong

The group are known for their popular found footage-style "Pranks Gone Wrong" series.

Interactive Adventures

Chad, Matt & Rob coined the term "Interactive Adventure" [5] to describe their 2008 film The Time Machine: An Interactive Adventure; the project was the first interactive movie of its kind. [4] As of March 2012, Chad, Matt & Rob have produced five Interactive Adventures.

Filmography

Related Research Articles

<i>The Real World: New Orleans</i> (2000 season) Season of television series

The Real World: New Orleans is the ninth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the first season of The Real World to be filmed in West South Central States region of the United States, specifically in Louisiana.

An interactive film is a video game or other interactive media that has characteristics of a cinematic film. In the video game industry, the term refers to a movie game, a video game that presents its gameplay in a cinematic, scripted manner, often through the use of full-motion video of either animated or live-action footage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welcome to Paradise</span> 1991 song by Green Day (re-recorded 1994)

"Welcome to Paradise" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It first appeared as the third track on the band's second studio album, Kerplunk (1991). It was re-recorded and rereleased as the fifth track on the band's third studio album, Dookie (1994), and released as the album's third single. Its physical release was exclusive to the United Kingdom on October 17, 1994, though the song still saw radio airplay in the United States. The song peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The Dookie version is more popular and was later included on the band's 2001 compilation album International Superhits!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Link 80</span> American punk rock band

Link 80 was an American punk rock/ska punk band from San Francisco's East Bay, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Bettinelli-Olpin</span> American film director (born 1978)

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin is an American director, writer, actor, and musician. He is a founding member of the punk band Link 80 and co-creator of the filmmaking collectives Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. He is best known for his work in horror films, including V/H/S, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream, Scream VI and Abigail.

Aaron Nagel is an American painter and the original trumpet player for punk rock/ska core act Link 80, born and raised in Berkeley, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Tyler</span> American composer

Brian Theodore Tyler is an American composer, conductor and arranger, best known for his film, television, and video game scores. In his 26-year career, Tyler has scored seven installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, Rambo, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Avengers: Age of Ultron alongside Danny Elfman, Crazy Rich Asians and The Super Mario Bros. Movie among others. He also composed and re-arranged the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, for Universal Pictures' 100th anniversary, which debuted with The Lorax (2012), and composed the 2013–2016 Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with Thor: The Dark World (2013), which he also composed the film's score. He composed the NFL Sunday Countdown Theme for ESPN, the Formula One theme, and the anthem for the Esports World Cup. He is also behind the soundtrack of many television series including Yellowstone. For his work as a film composer, he won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year.

Infamous Adventures is an amateur game development company, founded in 2004 by Shawn Mills and Steven Alexander, and is dedicated to making games in the classic adventure style made famous by the releases of Sierra Entertainment and LucasArts in the 1980s and early 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ti West</span> American film director

Timon C. West is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and actor, best known for his work in horror films. He directed the horror films The Roost (2005), Trigger Man (2007), The House of the Devil (2009), The Innkeepers (2011), the Western In a Valley of Violence (2016) as well as the X film series. He has also acted in a number of films, mostly in those directed by either himself or Joe Swanberg.

Uncharted is an action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog. Created by Amy Hennig, the Uncharted franchise follows a group of treasure hunters who travel across the world to uncover various historical mysteries. The series features historical fiction, elements of fantasy and folklore, and fictional characters alongside real-world historical figures and events. In the main series, players control Nathan Drake; in the expansion, players control Chloe Frazer.

<i>Killing Katie</i> 1997 studio album by Link 80

Killing Katie is the second album by the punk band Link 80. It was released on CD and 10" vinyl by Asian Man Records in 1997.

<i>Scream</i> (2022 film) American slasher film

Scream is a 2022 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the fifth installment in the Scream film series and a direct sequel to Scream 4 (2011), and the first in the series not directed by Wes Craven, who died in 2015 and to whom the film is dedicated. It is also the first film in the franchise not to be produced by Dimension Films due to it becoming defunct in 2019, and the first film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar, with Marley Shelton, Skeet Ulrich, Roger L. Jackson, Heather Matarazzo, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell reprising their roles from previous installments. The plot takes place twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders from Scream (1996), when yet another Ghostface appears and begins targeting a group of teenagers who are each somehow linked to the original killings.

Radio Silence Productions is an American film and television production company, founded in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. The group is known for the horror films Ready or Not, Scream and Scream VI, as well as their previous work together as Chad, Matt & Rob.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chad Villella</span> American film actor and producer

Chad Villella is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. His films include V/H/S, Devil's Due, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream, Scream VI and Abigail.

<i>Devils Due</i> (film) 2014 American psychological horror film by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Devil's Due is a 2014 American psychological supernatural horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Lindsay Devlin. The film stars Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, and Sam Anderson. The film was released on January 17, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyler Gillett</span> American film director and cinematographer (born 1982)

Tyler Gillett is an American film director, cinematographer, actor, writer, and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the horror films Devil's Due (2014), Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Abigail (2024). He was also featured in a popular 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Martinez</span> American film director (born 1980)

Justin Martinez is an American film director, cinematographer, visual effects artist, writer and producer. He is a co-creator of Radio Silence, known for their work on the films V/H/S, Devil's Due, and Southbound.

<i>Ready or Not</i> (2019 film) Film by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Ready or Not is a 2019 American dark comedy action horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell. It follows a young bride who is hunted by her spouse's wealthy family as part of a wedding night ritual to worship the Devil.

<i>Abigail</i> (2024 film) Film by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Abigail is a 2024 American horror comedy film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. It stars Alisha Weir as the title character alongside Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Will Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, and Giancarlo Esposito. The film follows a group of kidnappers who capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and demand $50 million for her release, unaware of something sinister.

References

  1. 1 2 "About chadmattandrob". YouTube.
  2. "Scare-A-Thon: The Stories Behind "V/H/S," The Best, Most Unique Horror Anthology Movie In Years". Complex. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. 1 2 3 G4 Attack of the Show http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/videos/35848/Chad-Matt-and-Rob.html Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Wasserman, Todd (2011-01-26). "YouTube Stars Chad, Matt & Rob Return with "Treasure Hunt" [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  5. 1 2 3 The Bitter Script Reader (February 1, 2011) "The Bitter Script Reader: The Chad, Matt & Rob Interview: Part II - the Interactive Adventures". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  6. Lawton, Christopher (5 February 2009). "Video Sites Entice Users To Stay and Play". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. Miska, Brad (2011-12-02). "[OMFG] Our Film 'V/H/S' Will Premiere at Sundance 2012, First Look!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. Zeitchik, Steven (2011-10-13), "Wingard, West headline new Bloody Disgusting film." Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/10/ti-west-inkeepers-bloody-disgusting-adam-wingard-youre-next.html
  9. Barnes, Brooks (2011-12-01). "Delusional Teenagers and Other Sundance Offerings". The Carpetbagger. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. 1 2 The Bitter Script Reader (January 31, 2011) "The Bitter Script Reader: The Chad, Matt & Rob Interview: Part I - Breaking out on the web". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  11. G4 Attack of the Show ("Around the Net") http://revver.com/video/919676/cmr-on-g4-tvs-attack-of-the-show/ Archived 2019-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  12. TubeFilter News Crowley, Alex (2009-04-27), "Chad, Matt, and Rob's 'Time Machine'." "Chad, Matt, and Rob's 'Time Machine'". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  13. Entertainment Weekly (November 23, 2008) "The Must List" Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine .
  14. "Cinéma tous écrans -Awards 2009, Festival international de cinéma et de télévision à Genève". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  15. Crowley, Alex (2009-04-27), "Lead Heroes out of Harm's Way in Interactive 'Murder'." TubeFilter News "Lead Heroes out of Harm's Way in Interactive 'Murder'". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  16. The Bitter Script Reader (February 2, 2011) http://thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2011/02/chad-matt-rob-interview-part-iii.html.html/%5B%5D
  17. 1 2 TubeFilter Hustvedt, Marc (2010-12-1), "'Chad, Matt & Rob' Score AXE For Latest YouTube Interactive." "Chad, Matt, and Rob's 'Time Machine'". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  18. TubeFilter Hustvedt, Marc (2010-12-1), "'The Treasure Hunt' – Why We Can't Get Enough YouTube Interactives." "'The Treasure Hunt' - Why We Can't Get Enough YouTube Interactives". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  19. The Daily Courier (2-14-2011), "Making a big splash on the web: Filmmakers bring online shorts to middle school." "Making a big splash on the web: Filmmakers bring online shorts to middle school - the Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-03-06.