Burnie Vlog Season 1, Episode 43: Quests at the Renaissance Faire

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Burnie Vlog #1

To celebrate the Year of the Rooster, Burnie will be releasing new behind-the-scenes vlogs for RT Life. Ever wondered what a workday looks like at Rooster Teeth? Join Burnie for a peek into a typical Monday. Music: Title: Alone by Marshmello from Alone

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Burnie Vlog #2

Burnie smashes a phone, completes the jigsaw puzzle of packing his suitcases, and arrives in Australia for RTX Sydney.

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RTX Sydney

Burnie documents the fun and mayhem of RTX Sydney, from live action production shoots to panel after panel.

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New Zealand

Burnie and Ashley encounter all number of travel problems, hang out with Hideo Kojima, explore a spooky former nunnery, and enjoy some truly stunning scenery.

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Broken Nintendo Switch

Ashley made the mistake of asking Burnie to help unbox her new Nintendo Switch, but Burnie redeems himself by showing us around Austin, including a sneak peek at the newest Alamo Drafthouse right by the Rooster Teeth office.

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Grocery Store

Burnie muses about the past, present, and future while touring the lanes of a local grocery store during filming for Million Dollars But. Also Gavin wears a suit of armor.

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Cartoon Tesla

Burnie transforms his Tesla through the magic of cel shading into an incredible vehicle reminiscent of something out of a cartoon or video game.

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Los Angeles

Burnie bumps into Zach Anner on the streets of Austin while attending SXSW, then takes a trip to LA to visit Funhaus.

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At the Special Olympics

Burnie and Gavin travel to Austria for the Special Olympics Winter Games. From riding gondolas to absurd heights to testing their marksmanship, their time at the games culminates in an amazing opening ceremony.

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Q&A

Burnie takes a moment from filming LT2 to answer some questions from the RT community.

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Lockhart BBQ Tour

On a day off from shooting Lazer Team 2, Burnie takes the cast on a tour of Lockhart's famous BBQ spots

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A Day On A Film Set

Burnie takes us behind the scenes of a movie production, and shows us a what a typical day on a film set looks like, and how many people it takes to make a movie!

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Gavin's British Cowboy Makeover

Burnie takes Gavin to buy a cowboy hat and boots to celebrate his fifth year of living in Texas...but, of course, Gavin gets a little carried away!

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How Does Rooster Teeth Make Money?

Rooster Teeth Execs, Burnie, Matt and Ezra, explain the business' 5 part model: ad revenue, subscriptions, licensed content, events and merchandise.

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San Francisco 'High-End' Weed Dinner

Since the legalization of Marijuana in California a culture of 'haute' Cannabis has begun to emerge. When invited to a Cannabis infused private dinner in San Francisco, Burnie decides to make a weekend of it to celebrate Ashley's birthday! Music: "Jamming with Jay" MellowStu / "Jazz Man" MellowStu / "Mowtown Funk and Soul Bliss Bed Mix" Chezgroove

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New Assistant and a Cheese Dinner

With "outdoorsy" as his only instruction, Burnie designs a wooden desk for his assistant, Ellie. After Travis builds and installs his creation, Ellie and Max take it to the left level. Meanwhile in NY, Burnie, Gavin and Dan celebrate Slow Mo Guys.

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How I Stay Motivated

Burnie moves to LA to refocus, and to stay motivated in his creative endeavours.

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The Last Ringling Circus

Olga left her small Russian village at the age of 14 to join the travelling circus, and at 16 was brought to America to perform in the Ringling Circus' Greatest Show On Earth! Burnie and Olga go to the last show, and she gives us a snapshot of life in rural Russia, moving to America and becoming a "YouTuber".

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Failure

Burnie walks and talks us through his week in Austin and LA, and discusses the subject of "Failure"

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Battlegrounds Win and Company All Hands

Burnie wins Battlegrounds (and is pretty pleased about it) and takes us behind the scenes to the mid-year Rooster Teeth "All Hands" meeting. There are so many hands...

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Battlefront II vs AH and The New Xbox at E3

Burnie travels to E3 and gets his colleagues reactions to the possible new Xbox name, and tests out the new Battlefront game. For a brief and glorious moment, he actually held the top spot. Thanks to EA for sponsoring this video!

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RTX Austin Food Tour

Whenever RTX rolls into town, Burnie always gets asked for his food recommendations, so Burnie, Ashley, Jon, Barbara, Ellie and Naomi decide to visit all 8 of their recommendations in one day...! Did they do permanent damage? Does Jon fly too close to the sun? Find out!

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RTX Austin

RTX Austin, Rooster Teeth's own gaming and internet culture convention, just took place. Burnie gives us a behind the scenes snapshot of his RTX: panels, signings, the convention floor, and the secret back hallways.

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How to Get a Job at Rooster Teeth... (or any creative company)

Burnie interviews employees of Rooster Teeth and asks them all two questions: "What was your first job?" and "What was your big break in the entertainment industry?". The answers build a solid list of advice for anyone persuing a career in this field: make yourself available for opportunities, volunteer, intern and work unpaid, develop many different skills, get out of your comfort zone, build a brand for yourself and MAKE CONTENT!

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Say Yes to Everything

Burnie takes us on a very Austin style yacht race on Lake Travis and explores what it means to be a social chameleon. Ellie is definitely the best sailor on board and in no way embarrases her family or nation...

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Battlegrounds and Cheddar Biscuits

Burnie and his PUBG crew take on the cunning AH in a battllegrounds...battle. He also woefully underestimates the resourcefulness of his producer and assistant, setting a task with the intention of bamboozling her, which she CONQUERS with panache. She definitely doesn't write these descriptions...

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Ellie is Trying to Kill Me?

Ellie books Burnie a boutique hipster LA hotel, to his DISMAY (although it was actually pretty cool); Burnie takes on the ultimate Dad task and fixes up Hannah Hart's studio after appearing on her show, AND catches the last ever @Midnight taping.

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Performance Review

After a full quarter working together, Burnie evaluates Ellie's performance, and introduces the need for her to develop a very particular set of skills to continue as his assistant; namely, prepping for the apocalypse. It turns out that at present, she is woefully unprepared...

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Making a Sword

The first step of Ellie's "Skill Tree" is weapons, but before she can move onto smithing she learns how to cast a bronze sword. Burnie...supervises.

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New York Dojo

Sophie takes Burnie to New York to promote Rooster Teeth's latest projects and productions...meanwhile Ellie heads into downtown New York City to begin her journey from zero to hero.

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Machine Gun Helicopter

Burnie is sent to Las Vegas to speak at the Game Stop conference. Whilst there, he organizes a part of Ellie's "Skill Tree" training...shooting a machine gun out of a helicopter.

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Harvey Donation Boxes

Burnie and Ellie decide to see how long it takes to put together a "Welcome Kit" for those displaced from their homes by Hurricane Harvey. Music: Go To Sleep, Limitless - Matt Cherne, Happy Ending 10 - Jonatan Järpehag.

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Ellie Learns Krav Maga

Burnie wants his assistant to be prepared to protect him from any danger, so Ellie turns to The Know's Eddy Rivas - who happens to be a certified Krav Maga instructor. Miles...helps. Music: Go To Sleep 6. British Invasion 6 - Bjorn Skogsberg Me and My Dirt 3 - Niklas Gustavsson

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Sniper School

Burnie sends Ellie off to Barksdale, TX for long range weapons traning. A British fish out of water, Ellie acompanies the FTW Ranch team on a net gunning mission, a super long range attempt and a tannerite explosion, whilst undergoing a two day training course that ends in a "not competition"....but did she win? Music: "Down And Dirty" John August Pregler, "Get Dirty Again" John August Pregler, Bernard James II Perry, "Country Strut" David John Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki, "Hogs in the Mud A" Michael Alan Raphael, "Boondock Rock" David John Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki, "Kneeds in the Dirt" Nikky French, "Big Swamp" Christopher James Goulstone, Keith Peter Christmas.

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Streamys, Edgewalk, and Barenaked Ladies

Burnie and Ashley head to Los Angeles to host the first ever Purpose Awards as well as support the Rooster Teeth family at the Streamys. Then it's away to Toronto, where Burnie and Ellie help out on the set of the Barenaked Ladies' latest music video. Finally, Burnie surprises Ellie with a trip to the CN Tower's Edgewalk to continue her apocalypse training.

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Making a Sword Belt

After Burnie instructed Ellie to prepare for a potential apocalypse by constructing her own sword, she turned to Rooster Teeth AD and part-time leather worker Drew Saplin to teach her how to construct a functional dual wielding sword belt. MUSIC: Go to Sleep 6

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Burnie's New Bus

Burnie, Ellie, Marcus, and Chelsea check out Burns’ latest purchase: a school bus conversion for work and travel. Burnie’s relying on Marcus to transform the RV into a functional office space, but while he and Ellie are away, Max comes to play

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RTX London

Burnie travels to London with several RT staff to put on the first ever RTX London. He talks about the crew’s experiences overseas and what it’s like holding a convention for the first time in a new city.

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Foraging in Kent

Back home in England, Ellie receives a mysterious directive from from a traveling Burnie. Along with her sister Caroline, Ellie discovers she is meant to learn which plants can heal - and which can KILL - when you’re living off the land post-apocalypse.

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PAX Australia

Burnie, Ashley, and Ellie travel to Melbourne to take in the sights, sample fine millennial whiskey, and - most importantly - attend PAX Australia, where Burnie is giving the keynote. Afterwards, Ellie and Ashley have a surprise in store for Mr. Burns

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Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef

Ellie flips the script on Burnie and gets him out of his comfort zone. After Pax Australia she takes Burnie and Ashley scuba diving, staying on a liveaboard boat at the Great Barrier Reef.

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Saying No & Extra Life Behind the Scenes

During the week leading up to Rooster Teeth’s annual Extra Life event, Burnie talks to different people around the office about the art of saying no and how it has the power to set you free and help you achieve your goals.

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Quests at the Renaissance Faire

King Burnie and Queen Ashley gather together a fellowship of Barbara, Ellie, Chelsea, Adam, Grace (Zonbi) and Ragnar the Dancing Bard (okay it was Patrick ssshhh) to travel to the Texas Renaissance Festival for a day of mead, fine foods, feats of strength, and showmanship. Each member of the fellowship has a specific quest they must complete. Who will succeed? Who will fail? Why is Burnie’s crown so tall? Why am I still typing questions ?

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Taking Risks

This week it’s back to the bus for another chat with Burnie! He’s here to talk about the importance of taking risks in your creative life, and how that’s shaped his journey to where he is today!

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Getting Fit for the Apocalypse

Ellie partners with Onnit Academy to begin a program called the Onnit 6 - a six week transformational regimen that will help her take on any challenge the apocalypse throws at her. First though, she has to make it through the initial tests

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Inspiration

Just in time for the holidays, your favorite Burnie sits down to talk creative expression, finding inspiration, and the latest Star Wars movie.

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Year of the Rooster

Just in time for the holidays, join Burnie and many familiar Rooster Teeth faces as we celebrate the Year of the Rooster and all the grand adventures it gave to us! From scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef to filming Lazer Team 2 and everything in between, 2017 packed a lot of punch. Enjoy!

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