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Studio Update: Winners for Ninjago Contest and New Picture Story are Announced!

By: Andrew Bermudez (Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; September 16, 2016)      We've been busy this week with various projects, but we now have time to talk about what's been going on! Let's get started!      To begin with, the winners for The Greatest Villain of All Time in Ninjago , which featured the release of Ninjago: Visions of Memories , were announced today. While our own film didn't win any prizes, we still congratulate all of the winners of the contest. You can find all of the winning entries by clicking here .      Speaking of contests, we are still excited about THAC XIV, which is coming this December/January. As of this writing, no details have been revealed, but on our end, we can confirm two things about our entry: Our entry will flesh out another one of our characters, whether they've been previously introduced or not. We will once again be hosting a live update, so that non-participants can track our progress throughout the day.

All New Ask Mark Matthew!

By: Andrew Bermudez (Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; September 5, 2016)      Today we bring you another 'Ask Mark Matthew,' containing 100% new material! Let's get started! Doctor L. writes: what do you use for editing? Mark:  Over the years, we've used several pieces of editing software. Here's a quick timeline of everything that we've used. LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg Movie Maker Set: 2002-2004 Pinnacle Studio 8: 2004 Pinnacle Studio 9: 2004-2006 Pinnacle Studio 12: 2007-2011 Magix Movie Edit Pro 17: 2011-2012 Adobe Premiere Pro CS6: 2013-Present I hope this answers your question! Shadow Warrior writes: why is the first episode [of Johnny Thunder and the Secret of Marco Polo ] not avalible to See? sorry for bad english Mark:  While we do not have this problem here at the studio, my guess as to why you're having this problem is because part 1 was blocked in your country for copyright reasons. This is why we now compose

Studio Update: "The Canon That Time Forgot" is Over!

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By: Andrew Bermudez (Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; September 1, 2016)      With most of August being uneventful, with the exception of the release of Ninjago: Visions of Memories , we have now come to September, with Labor Day weekend upon us! Let's get started!      First off, "The Canon that Time Forgot" ended today with no entries. This means that no prizes will be handed out and that the contest will be suspended indefinitely. When we have refined the contest, we will revive it at a later date. Until then, however, you can write in the comments for this article about the contest and why you think it was so unpopular. We'll take these comments into consideration in the future.      In other news, Labor Day weekend means that we have some new surprises coming! First, to compensate for the delay of the latest episode of Backstage Showcase , we're going to release the new episode on Monday! Here's the current release schedule for the next tw