Office of The Brothers Chaps

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-	{{rename}}	+	[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png|thumb|right|We still use computers... to make video games!]]
-	{{cleanup}}	+	[[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 Brothers Chaps]] home in Atlanta, Georgia, has frequent appearences in DVD Bonus Content. It combines as a one or two floor house with an office where they work, a sound room, a gaming lounge, and much more.	+	==The Current Office==
		+	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.
-	==[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]==	+	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 Office===	+
-	[[Image:Making of 100 email.jpg|thumb|right|220px||Working at the office.]]	+
-	The office is a room with the walls painted like the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]. This is where The Brothers Chaps spend most of their day, animating. Walking in through the space where there should be a door, present on the just right of you, against a wall, is a [[Water Cooler]]. Pushed to the right wall of the room, is a teacher's desk, with a computer with a compltetely white keyboard, and white moniter. Possibly an Apple II, which during normal hours of Homestar Runner is used by [[Ryan Sterritt]]. Directly North of there, on the desk is a gray laptop with a dark keyboard, and a real, non laptop, white computer mouse with a small printer on the left of it. Mainly used by [[Matt Chapman]]. To the left, a seperate, greenish, table is pushed right next to the desk. There in the middle of the table is a black laptop, with a real mouse (white). Mainly used by [[Mike Chapman]].	+
-	===The Sound Room===	+	The space is {{w|Open plan|one large room}}, divided into multiple areas including:
-	This room is a white room in which The Brothers Chaps make all of the sound, like music, voices for characters, sound effects. It consists of a metal cabinet against a wall, and above that, a huge cork board is hanging on the wall with hair metal band photos on it. To the left, there are two elctronic pianos on a stand. One which is standing in normal position, is entirely made of wood, except for the keys. As for the other one, which is much bigger then the other and black, standing higher then the first keyboard, is slanted a bit so the keys are facing you. At the wall, there is one more black keyboard, which is normal, yet standing on it's left side, and against a wall. To the right, a computer table is present. A computer, small, which is standing on the table. Just in front of that, there is a dell mouse on [http://tmbg-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/m.html a mousepad], with to the left you can see a black, thin, dell moniter, right of that there is a dell speaker, with a black handle, and gray head. A black keyboard is around there. Also, on the floor standing is a silver mic stand with a gray headed, black handeled microphone.	+	*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.
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		+	== 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. [[DVD]] [[:Category:DVD Exclusive|bonus content]] regularly featured footage of this space.
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		+	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.
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		+	===Main Office===
		+	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}}.
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		+	===The Sound Room===
		+	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.
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		+	===[[Videlectrix Office]]===
		+	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]].
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		+	===Green Screen 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. 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, 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>
		+	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>
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		+	[[Category:Real World]]

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Current revision as of 19:03, 25 July 2024

The Brothers Chaps' office space in Avondale Estates, Georgia has frequent appearances in behind-the-scenes interviews. This space is where writing, animating, and sound recording is done for Homestar Runner.

Contents 1 The Current Office 2 The Former Office 2.1 Main Office 2.2 The Sound Room 2.3 Videlectrix Office 2.4 Green Screen Room 2.5 Storage Room 2.6 Gallery

[edit] The Current Office

The current office was first seen in a 2015 Vox interview, introduced primarily as the space for working on Two More Eggs since Homestar Runner was still largely on hiatus. 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 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.

[edit] The Former Office

The first workspace The Brothers Chaps rented was a multi-room office space in the basement of "a depressing strip mall" in Decatur, GA. Descriptions of neighboring businesses imply that it may have been in the Suburban Plaza shopping center. DVD bonus content regularly featured footage of this space.

They began using the space 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.

[edit] Main Office

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 Power Mac G4 or G5, on which the work for DVDs was done. It had a Cinema Display.

[edit] The Sound Room

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 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 another part of their office.

[edit] Videlectrix Office

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 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 for videos.

[edit] Green Screen Room

It is unclear if this room was a separate space or simply a section of another room.

The wall was painted a 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 iMac G5 was occasionally seen in this room, though never while running; the puppet version of Tangerine Dreams, an orange slot-loading iMac G3, was seen as well.

[edit] Storage Room

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.

[edit] Gallery

Working at the office.

Matt Chapman with the Old-Timey filter in the Sound Room.

Home to Videlectrix, uh, where is everybody?

Matt and Mike in the green room.