Then, three months in, without warning, Alloy Digital merged with Break Media to become Defy Media, and everything changed. We were also pretty immediately collaborating with talent from Smosh and Smosh Games, who became fast friends of ours. We were very warmly welcomed in and given access to amazing production facilities, resources, and people to help produce our videos and grow the brand. TWZ: Early on at Alloy Digital, things were going great. Tubefilter: What was life like at Defy pre-fiasco? Let’s just call that foreshadowing for now. Lots of companies were getting sold around that time, so the company stake seemed like an exciting prospect.
#THE WARP ZONE PLUS#
In the end, in exchange for The Warp Zone IP, we were offered full-time jobs with salaries and benefits, plus stock. Though the idea of losing our intellectual property on the surface felt scary, the opportunity of working full-time producing videos alongside some of the biggest names in the industry seemed too good to pass up. Hearing them talk about their focus on owning and developing a few brands they believed in sounded like the perfect situation for us. So, we started looking at other multichannel networks with a more focused situation where we could get more attention.Īlloy Digital had recently acquired Smosh and was very interested in adding to their owned and operated brands, which also included Clevver and the Escapist. We literally saw them go from supporting 40 channels to 40,000 channels. The company had changed a lot during our time there. We were feeling stunted by our job situation, though, and were unsure if Maker was going to be the best fit moving forward. Over a couple of years, we had built up a decent following and some momentum we wanted to capitalize on. The Warp Zone channel was a side project we worked on nights and weekends (it was also signed with Maker).
TWZ: In 2012 to 2013, we were working as full-time employees at Maker Studios in various jobs such as editing, technical directing, and optimization. Tubefilter: You originally joined Alloy Digital, which later became Defy Media. We started it as a hub for us to continue creating comedy videos together in LA after graduating from college.
#THE WARP ZONE TV#
The Warp Zone is a sketch comedy channel where we make funny videos about our favorite pop culture topics like video games, superhero movies, and TV shows. TWZ: Fueled by our passion for filmmaking, in 2010, we all moved to Los Angeles, got production jobs at Maker Studios, and started The Warp Zone YouTube channel. Tubefilter: What’s your channel all about? When and why did you start it? We met in a college film club in 2007, where we discovered a shared love for movies, video games, and making funny videos. The Warp Zone: The Warp Zone is Michael Davis, Brian Fisher, David Odom, Michael Schroeder and Ryan Tellez.
#THE WARP ZONE UPDATE#
They posted a short update video last week, letting fans know (in traditional musical style) that their homecoming is imminent.Īhead of the video’s release, Davis, Fisher, Odom, Schroeder, and Tellez sat down with Tubefilter to give us the nitty-gritty details about how they went from losing control of everything they’d created to making a successful return to YouTube. Which brings us to now, one day before The Warp Zone’s set to launch its first new piece of content - an ironic video about what would happen if Batman lost control of Wayne Enterprises and had to crowdfund to keep his crimefighting operation going. So, when Smosh and Mythical were working out their deal, Smosh put in a good word, and Mythical took the opportunity to do some good in the creator space: it acquired The Warp Zone by counting it as one of Smosh’s assets…and then turned around and handed 100% control of the channel and its intellectual property back to Davis, Fisher, Odom, Schroeder, and Tellez. While under Defy’s umbrella, Smosh and The Warp Zone frequently collaborated, and the creators behind both channels had become friends.
That’s because, in February, fellow Defy channel Smosh was acquired by Mythical Entertainment - the production company owned by YouTubers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. Now, five months after that video was posted, The Warp Zone’s situation has radically changed.
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