#freddiewong

[jettajimm]

Happy Birthday @FWong! 🎂🎈🎁🎊🎉 Have an awesome one! 🎥🎼 #FreddieWong #Filmmaker #Entrepreneur #YouTuber #VFXArtist #Musician #Gamer #Vidcon2015 #Lumix #ZS40 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2YBi3dg98P/?igshid=1mpcg3g49z1t0

[jtechnologyinc]

Happy Freddie @FWong! 🎂🎈🎁🎊🎉 Have an awesome one! #HappyBirthday #FreddieWong #Filmmaker #Entrepreneur #Youtuber #VFXArtist #Musician #Gamer #Vidcon2015 #LumixZS40

[therealamberchia]

恭喜 Amber Chia Academy 获得最佳模特儿学院奖。🎉🎉 • Thank you #top100influencersstaraward 2019 for awarding @amberc_academy "Top Modelling Academy Star Award" & Congratulations to all the awards winners @winnieloomh @acutabovegroup @carrielee1212 @brianlkl #likemedia @crystalleexinqiao #FreddieWong & #amberchiaacademy modeling student @jacquelyn0725 for winning Best Talent & Best Travel Influencer Star Awards. 🌟🌟🌟 • This won't be possible without your love & support! Thank you and love you all! ❤️❤️❤️ • • • #amberchia #ImWearingMAG #awardsnight #top100influencers #academyofwinners #modellingacademy #modellingschool #bestmodellingacademyinmalaysia (at Mega Star Arena) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpiEGtHrEo/?igshid=15eyuuqylqhms

[alejandrosvlog-blog]

I got to be on stage at VidCon with these lovely people and Freddie Wong!!! So amazing!!! I am so lucky!!! #vidcon #vidconus #vidcon2018 #freddiew #freddiewong #vidconpanel (at VidCon 2018)

[skyecam]

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Throw back Thursday! #freddiewong #videogamehighschool #featurefilm #bts #octocopter #drone #filmmaking #filmla #aerialcinematography #redepic #freefly #actionshot #stunts #production #pyro #youtube #dronestagram #dronework (at Los Angeles, California)

[hugochamberblog]

Video Game High School (VGHS) - S1: Ep. 1 The first episode for our feature-leng... #hugochamber #action #arnold #brandon #brandonlaatsch #brandonjla #brian #casual #field #fight #fire #fps #frag #freddie #freddiewong #fwong #game #gamer #gaming #hardcore #high #highschool #kill #laatsch #law #matt #motion #of #pwnzone #rts #school #skool #slow #vghs #vghsseason1 #video #videogame #videogamehighschool #wong Source: https://hugochamber.org/video-game-high-school-vghs-s1-ep-1/?feed_id=21583&_unique_id=5f4624b683e27

[thelocalshooter]

The Local Shooter Vs. Scrappy Flako

(LS) Goodmorning and thank you for being apart of this great come up, for the people who don’t know by now we got Scrappy Flako today, can you go ahead and tell us a bit about yourself? What do you do? Where are you from?

(SF) Hi, thank you for putting me on, I’m Ivan Munoz, but you can call me Scrappy Flako. I do a podcast here in Phoenix where I interview local creatives that do music, photography, videos, etc. Any art of form is welcome on my podcast where we can discuss and learn from each other. I also model and I’m just an overall creative dude that likes to try something new. I was born in Phoenix, but after kindergarten I moved to Yuma then came back to Phoenix after freshman year of high school. So Phoenix and Yuma are a part of me.

(LS) How do you juggle being a producer, a rapper and also a talk show host all in one? Like do you decide when you wake up which one you’re gonna focus on more that day or how do you choose?

(SF) I don’t really consider myself a rapper and/or producer only because I know people take those careers way more seriously than me and are better than me too. I’d say my beats are still amateurish at best, and I rap just have fun on beat. Which is why I’m making Food City Gang. A fun project that people can enjoy and laugh at the dumb bars I spit out. I definitely prioritize the podcast first because it’s the reason why people follow me and it makes me happy that everyone is interested in this passion project that’s becoming something more than what it is. So I give it the attention and care it deserves because the podcast has brought me a lot of beautiful people in my life.

(LS) What came first for you music or YouTube?

(SF) I think Youtube came first. When I was in middle school I’d always watch Smosh, FreddieWong, or even flash animations that were funny as hell. My first videos from middle school are still on my channel, alongside the podcast videos, and leave it as a memory so people can see I’m still that kid with dreams.

(LS) You’re very open with your musical side, you’ve dropped a couple bangers in my opinion, and also you recently played your beat tape which was fire on your live stream! When did you start getting into that side of the creative lane?

(SF) I’ve always been into music. I picked up guitar when I was in middle school as well and I learn a lot of metal songs, video game songs, and anime theme songs too. Time went on and I just explored other genres of music, then started falling in love with rap beats. Especially lofi and boom bap because I just love the drums and jazz chord progressions. The community here in AZ is really supportive, and I’ve always been really shy about my creative side but now I’m being more open about my stuff, even towards people I meet in public. I would just keep to friends and that’s it.

(LS) As far as the “Scrappy Flako Talk Show” you have been growing very rapidly and have had some remarkable talent on there like Saiah, SirenSings, Pariah Pete & More! How and where did you get the idea to start a podcast in your moms house?

(SF) So I actually pitched the idea to Pariah Pete to interview him. Pete and I used to work together at Chipotle and he would show me his music and I would fuck with it. Later on, he’d start doing shows and I would always go to them because it’s cool seeing a friend doing his passion and seeing him get the love he deserves, but even then I want people to know who Pete is and the other talented creative minds here in AZ. I’ve always had studio equipment in my room but I wasn’t doing anything with it. So when I saw podcasts like Joe Rogan or H3H3, I just said to myself “let’s use the equipment for podcasting and just have fun with it.” There was nothing to lose if I tried, but I did want it to be a good podcast that is presentable and somewhat professional. I made it into an “actual” podcast as much as I can, so when someone sees it they think “Oh hey this looks pretty legit. I’m interested.”

(LS) You’re currently in the midst of getting an office space? How is that for you? Does this mean your talk show is being taken to the next level or what’s the idea behind the office space?

(SF) The office is gonna bring so much to the table for me. I'm going to be able to do much in that office because of the space and also that it’s not in my mom’s house anymore. So anything goes in that office. The current podcast room was pretty small and I also want to interview bands or groups of people so that office is perfect for it. Of course, this is gonna take the podcast to a new level, but I’ll have a lot more creative freedom for myself and I’ll be doing other kinds of shows without having to worry about anything. The office is gonna be a creative space that’s gonna be like The Cave from Kenny Beats, but there’s gonna be more to it. Also, it’d give my mom peace of mind since strangers aren’t going to be in her house anymore.

(LS) What’s the next move for you Scrappy? More music? More streams? Another beat tape?

(SF) I’m gonna slow down and put the podcast on hiatus so I can get it ready for the office. I also need to do highlight clips for the podcast. Food City Gang Mixtape is in the works and it's gonna be me, my homie Angel Cabrera, and my other friend Ghost Diego who’s actually gonna be the beat producer for the project. As well as some features here and there. We’re gonna try to get it done by summer and we’re also going to make music videos for that project as well. We want to go all out on this project, but have fun with it and let everyone else enjoy it too. Maybe we can host a show at Trunk Space because I would love to see people moshing to BODIES. Other than that, I’m getting back into modeling so I gotta stay in shape and I’ll just have fun being creative.

(LS) Being a person who interviews many talents from the valley, what’s your take on the music scene in Arizona and what do you think it’s missing?

(SF) I think the AZ scene is fine the way it is. There’s a lot of love and support here and I don’t really see any hate or toxicity in the community. I think the scene just needs to keep growing, keep improving on their craft, and keep pushing as it is because we shouldn’t wait for labels, radio shows, or hand me downs when we are capable of forging our own career. It’s good that we’re making a name for ourselves and doing the things that make us happy. I fuck with some local talent more than the mainstream shit. I went to see Pete open for Doja Cat, not see Doja perform after Pete, you know? Good show though. I think what the scene needs is to still help each other out. I still feel like it’s a little bit of “every man for himself” mentality going on because people don’t want their ideas stolen, which is okay, but creative minds should try and lift each other up more. Feed off each other's energy and learn from it. What I do see a lot is artist’s personal friends and family don’t really care about their career, until they start making waves, but making waves can be hard when everyone is doing what you’re doing. So I try my best to show every artist the credit they deserve by at least checking out their music and maybe even shouting them out. Love like that can go a long way

(LS) What’s your main focus at the end of the day creative wise? Do you plan on taking music as serious as people think you want to or is simply a stress reliever? Is the talk show and YouTube your main passion?

(SF) The main focus is still the podcast and pushing it as far as I can. I’m gonna do different shows to showcase artists once I get that office. I appreciate the love that I get from the podcast and the amount of people who want to get on, but there’s gonna be other stuff that's gonna happen on the channel. This year for music, I’m gonna release Food City Gang and maybe I’ll make “serious” music after that project is done, but I probably won’t do shows like I have planned for Food City Gang.

(LS) Thank you again for being apart of this great come up! Is there anything you’d like to mention to the readers out here who want to know more about you? Or any links you wanna mention where they can check out your talk show or some of your beats?

(SF) Thank you again for putting me on here. This was fun to do actually. You guys can find me anywhere on social media or soundcloud. Just look for Scrappy Flako and you’ll see my icon with the bandanna and spiky hair. Scrappy Flako Talk Show is available everywhere like Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc. Not just Youtube, but if you want to see the artist face and mine then subscribe to SuperPug Productions. www.youtube.com/user/superpug64

Also you can support the podcast by subcribing for at least $1 a month on https://anchor.fm/scrappy-flako

And check out my merch at https://teespring.com/stores/scrappy-flako-shop

Feel free to hit me up with anything. You guys have yourself a damn good one.

The Local Shooter Vs. Scrappy Flako

[dapante]

Freddie Wong Admiration

One of my favorite video artists has to be Freddie Wong due to his video working skills. As a kid I have always adventured on YouTube looking for something entertaining. From music videos to funny cat videos, I have stumbled across them all. Then my best friend introduced me to Freddiew, a youtube channel created by Freddie Wong. His videos consisted of all the wacky interests that I liked, plus all the unreal special effects and CGI. There are many videos that I think are great but here are a few for example: Hitman, Who’s gun is it anyway, Old School vs New School, Medal of Honor Cat, First Person Mario: EndGame, and Metal Gear Sunrising. Freddie soon created a channel with BrandonJla called RocketJump, where more imaginative videos were created. My favorite work from them however would have to be Video Game High School. VGHS was a webseries on RocketJump where they basically took high school and eliminated sports replacing them with video games. So competitive gaming in high school with: shooters, racing, instrument playing, and video game creating. The episodes hooked me right away, it followed the life of Brian Doheny as he gets accepted into the high school and tries to imprint his mark on the high school as the best player in the world. Problems however escalate once he deals with the typical soon to be love of his life and her varsity captain boyfriend, The Law. Anyway Freddie Wong has produced many entertaining things on YouTube that have stuck me glued to my chair just watching. I encourage anyone to check out his work, it’s a great imaginary experience. #blog #dma #freddiewong #rocketjump #vghs

[youtubenation-blog-blog]

A Nation Conversation with Freddie Wong

It’s the end of an era as the third and final season of Video Game High School hits YouTube. The passion project of Freddie Wong (Rocket Jump) and Matt Arnold, the series creates a universe in which professional video gaming is the world’s favorite sport and players are trained at the ultimate academy, Video Game High School. The major success of the first two seasons of VGHS -- over 84 million YouTube views! -- changed the way traditional media viewed web series. To the delight of VGHS fans around the world, the third season’s first episode dropped yesterday, and, each week, a new episode will air on the Rocket Jump channel. The series is a must-watch for anyone who loves not only video games, but also dynamic, cutting edge content.

In between his many premieres, Freddie Wong jumped into the YouTube Nation hot seat to share the inception of VGHS, his next project Dimension 404, and how he thinks he would fare at VGHS.

Carly Lanning: How is everything in the wake of the many Video Game High School season 3 premieres?

Freddie Wong: It feels good! I think that the season stands on its own with pretty much anything else on television and that’s something we’re very proud of and something we’re looking very much forward to seeing how people react to, especially as we’re going to be putting out everything all at once.

CL: Because you’ve been doing this for so long, do you still get nervous putting your work out there?

FW: [laughs] No, not really actually, not anymore. I think it’s one of those things where we’ve spent so much time with the characters, and the story, and everything that we feel very secure in it. [It’s] something we’ve run by enough people we trust, and who are hard enough on our own work, that we feel pretty confident on it. When we do another series, that’s another story entirely of course.

CL: What are you hoping people take away from the third and final season?

FW: I think that the third and final season is very much a culmination of story arcs and the story points that we’ve set up with our characters from season one -- all the way back to season one, season two. I think if anything, I hope they get a sense of completion, that they’re satisfied with the ending and the direction that we’re taking the story, but I also hope they get a sense what web video, quote unquote web series, can be and what they can look like and that we walk away from this with a different idea than people have in their head when you think web series. There is definitely an image that comes to mind about [what] the quality level of web series is. I hope we have some hand in changing that perception with what we’re doing in season three.

CL: How has the reception been with each season, especially with the signing of Netflix and Lionsgate?

FW: In terms of reception, what was interesting is that while we spent a lot of time since 2010 building up a large fanbase with viral shorts -- short comedy, VFX driven shorts -- what we found was, with each subsequent season of Video Game High School, the fans that we brought on -- some of them were new, some of them were old -- but all of them universally were much, much more engaged and much, much more involved with what we’re doing and with the show. To a level that we hadn’t seen before when we were doing just viral shorts. It’s very fulfilling to be able to have a very involved and engaged fanbase and I think a lot of that comes from the fact that you’re doing a story with characters and storylines that you can sink your teeth into rather than something that is more of a video of the week -- watch it, think it’s kind of cool, tag all of your friends, and move on with your life. I think when you do a show, you have a lot more depth of engagement specifically and that’s one of the most fulfilling aspects of the show is being able to build that fanbase and that fan interaction.

CL: What was the original inspiration behind VGHS?

FW: Originally, believe it or not, it was a jokey one line pitch that a couple of our writer friends [brought] to us. One of them ended up being one of the writers on the show, Will Campos, but they were just joking around. They’re like, how ridiculous of a show would it be if the title was Video Game High School? Matt and I were kicking around, in late 2009, what would that be like actually? What would the universe where pro-gaming is as big as soccer around the world? Of course, you’re reflexes are shot by the time you’re in your mid-20s so you would have to be pro when you’re 18. Well if you’re a pro when you’re 18, you have to go into school so clearly high school is just a training ground for these kids. And it just went from there. There is a lot of questions, in some cases we answered finally this season, but things like: If this is such a huge thing, do they have regular school in this universe? Do they take math or do they take video game related courses? And it’s sort of drawing upon a lot of the stuff that every teenager fantasizes about when they’re stuck doing homework on a Thursday evening and they’d rather be goofing off and playing video games. We got to play a little bit of that wish fulfillment. But it’s also our take on that universe and having fun with the idea of okay, lets take pro video games seriously in the world, but instead taking it seriously, what would it be like if we took it ridiculously? Because it is ridiculous that pro video gaming is bigger than anything else is hilarious! We should have fun with this concept and that sort of what the inception of the idea came from.

CL: How would you fare at VGHS?

FW: I would probably -- tell you what, I would probably hang out with -- I would definitely not be hanging out with the cool kids, that’s for sure. The cool kids of the show, you would see me in the background of a lot of these scenes not hanging out with the main character or the movers and the shakers of the show. I’d probably find my own cliche on the side and we’d just be doing weird, rhythm gaming. That’s the only gaming I’m good at. I’d probably be playing a lot of rhythm games which in the course of the show, is a much maligned video game genre that is past its prime. So yes, I’d be a butt of a lot of the jokes that we ourselves are making on the show.

CL: What is a moment that really stands out to you about this season?

FW: So I think there are two big moments here in this season. One of which is, in episode four we change the format of the show. Like almost night and day. We do an experiment and before -- it’s like the least Video Game High School-y of all the episodes and I’m very excited to see how people react to that. To me, that is such a departure and I think we pull off the emotional piece of that departure to justify changing the format that I think it’s well worth it and I’m very excited to see what people’s reactions are to the fourth episode. And I think another sort of big moment is the finale of the show. The finale of the show, we do our final big action scene and the scale of it is something that hasn’t been seen in VGHS before. But I’d also argue you haven’t seen anywhere else, maybe big budget movies, but what we’re doing essentially half an hour of action which is kind of rare. One, rare for a television show and rare for online and also rare for movies. We’re really excited for that as well because it was a heck of an undertaking because it was so much stuff that was going on and so many characters that we were following over the course of the last episode of the finale that I think it’s satisfying. You also get to see -- we also do the largest explosion we’ve ever done which was from a nerd perspective was very fun and awesome thing. 220 gallons, so what is it four bucks a gallon of gas? Almost 800 dollars of gasoline go up in the air in the course of three seconds. That was a good day on set.

CL: What is next for you?

FW: We’re going to be expanding beyond the world of VGHS, we’re going to be expanding beyond what Rocket Jump is doing as far as shows so our next show we’re calling Dimension 404. Think of it as an anthology series, 22 minutes series as well, and think of it as Twilight Zone for the modern internet digital age.

Check out our interview with VGHS star, and Freddie Wong’s brother, Jimmy Wong here and binge watch season two below.

  Carly Lanning is the YouTube Nation wizard and ice tea fanatic.

[skitzoskitlez]

Makes me happy :) #season3 #vghs #videogamehighschool #videogames #videogamepro #awesome #freddiew #freddiewong #newseason #webseries #youtube #rocketjump #2013 #2014 #show #netflix

[littlethunder]

if performing arts high schools and colleges are a thing.. why aren't video game high schools and colleges a thing..

someone explain this to me...

[nahchoday]

VGHS Season 2 Premiere in LA! Got to meet the real SAUCE BOSS himself and Freddie Wong. #youtube #vghs #rocketjump #sauceboss #freddiewong #LA #Mettwoidolstoday #summer2013 (at YouTube Space LA)

[skeletorapologist]

Legend of Zelda: Pot Smasher (by freddiew)

Female Link.

If you don't watch you're fucking up.

[gamjawang]

Metal Gear Sunrising (by freddiew)

Freddie Wong with another stellar video, combining American Psycho and Metal Gear.  I'm a fan...

[lonetrey]

LMAOOOOO

[crimsonfox997]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTN9V58HsM)

@peepskeep