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Gavin Free
Free at RTX 2013
Born
Gavin David Free

(1988-05-23) May 23, 1988 (age 36)
Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Producer, director, cinematographer, actor
Years active2006–present
Known forThe Slow Mo Guys
Achievement Hunter

Gavin David Free (born 23 May 1988) is an English filmmaker and actor. Originally from Thame in Oxfordshire,[1][2] he is best known for his work at the Austin, Texas-based production company Rooster Teeth, featuring in many of their projects including the Achievement Hunter gaming channel, as well as starring in his own YouTube-based web series The Slow Mo Guys, which he created with friend Daniel Gruchy.[3][4] The Slow Mo Guys features slow-motion footage of various stunts and experiments, garnering over 670 million views since it launched in 2010.[5][6][7] In April 2011, the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's On The Rise program, which highlights up-and-coming YouTube partners on the homepage. In September 2012, their episode involving crushing watermelons was featured on The Tonight Show.[8][9] Free appeared alongside Gruchy in YouTube Rewind 2013 and 2014.[10]

Free in 2013

He is also known for his slow motion cinematography work for films,[11] including Hot Fuzz (2007), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), and Dredd (2012).[12] Gavin has also worked on slow-motion footage for the BBC show Top Gear.[13] In 2014, Free and fellow Rooster Teeth employee and domestic partner Meg Turney, were featured in the music video for Barenaked Ladies single "Did I Say That Out Loud?".[14][15][16] He will star in the upcoming 2015 science fiction comedy film Lazer Team, alongside his Rooster Teeth co-workers Burnie Burns and Michael Jones.[17]

Early life

Free attended the Lord Williams's School in Thame, Oxfordshire.[18] In 2006, Free joined Green Door Films, the first production house in Europe to use Phantom digital high-speed cameras as a source of slow motion, working as a data technician and camera operator. He has worked on adverts and music videos for U2, Enter Shikari, Klaxons, Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers, X-Press 2, and the "Everybody Hurts" charity single.[19]

In 2009, he was hired by Rooster Teeth Productions to direct their machinima series Red vs. Blue's seventh season and its mini-series Relocated.[12][20]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2007 Top Gear Slow Motion Cinematographer[21]
2007 Hot Fuzz Slow Motion Cinematographer
2008–present Achievement Hunter Himself, producer, editor[22][23][24][25]
2008–2009 Red vs. Blue Director, Jones (voice)[26][27][28]
2009 Captain Dynamic Himself[29][30][31]
2009–present Rooster Teeth Shorts Himself[32][33][34]
2010–present The Slow Mo Guys Himself, producer[35][36][37][38]
2011 The Good Cook Cameraman[39][40]
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Slow Motion Cinematographer[41][42]
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Slow Motion Cinematographer[43]
2012 Dredd Slow Motion Cinematographer[44][45]
2013–2014 Immersion Himself[46][47][48]
2013 The Gauntlet Himself, Contestant (Season 2)[49][50]
2014 @midnight Himself, Contestant[51][52][53]
2014 Ten Little Roosters Himself[54][55][56]
2014–present X-Ray and Vav Vav[57][58][59][60]
2015–present Million Dollars, But... Himself[61][62]
2015 YouTubers React Himself[63]
2015 Lazer Team Woody[64][65][66][67]
2016 The Eleven Little Roosters MI6 agent[68]

References

  1. ^ Free, Gavin. "Gavino". Rooster Teeth.
  2. ^ Rooster Teeth (5 September 2009). "Secret Door". YouTube.
  3. ^ White, Alan (24 October 2014). "How The Slow Mo Guys Took Over YouTube". BuzzFeed.
  4. ^ Rooster Teeth (15 July 2013). "RTX 2013 Panel: The Slow Mo Guys". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Giant water balloon exploding in super slow-motion – The Feed Blog". CBS News. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Slow Mo Guys: Amazing slow-motion film shows what happens when football meets face". Dailymail.co.uk. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. ^ "'Slo mo guys' fast becoming stars". The Sun. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. ^ "The ultimate slow-mo splash". itv.com. 6 October 2014.
  9. ^ Free, Gavin (29 September 2012). "Jay Leno". Rooster Teeth.
  10. ^ "YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?". YouTube Spotlight. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ^ Rooster Teeth (1 September 2013). "Game Time -- Burnie & Gav Play Halo 4 Ricochet". YouTube.
  12. ^ a b "Gavin Free | Supanova Pop Culture Expo". Supanova.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  13. ^ "RT Podcast No. 235". Rooster Teeth. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  14. ^ Rooster Teeth (17 July 2014). "Barenaked Ladies - "Did I Say That Out Loud?" (Official Music Video) 4k". YouTube.
  15. ^ Ramirez, Ramon (18 July 2014). "Here's the exclusive premiere of the latest Barenaked Ladies video". The Daily Dot. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Barenaked Ladies (25 June 2014). "Behind-The-Scenes of 'Did I Say That Out Loud' video shoot". YouTube.
  17. ^ Jenkins, Ashley (14 October 2014). "Lazer Team Production Kicks Off Today - The Know". The Know. YouTube.
  18. ^ "On your head! Slow-mo film becomes YouTube sensation". Thame Gazette. 11 March 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Free, Gavin (7 March 2010). "Follow up to last journal". Rooster Teeth Productions. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  20. ^ Shaffer, R.L. (19 August 2010). "Red vs. Blue: Recreation Season 7 DVD Review". IGN.
  21. ^ Dunkelman, Barbara (27 April 2015). "Barbara Dunkelman on Twitter: @GavinFree @RichardHammond lookit ur lil face". Twitter.
  22. ^ Singal, Jesse (27 July 2013). "They're playing video games. And on YouTube, we're watching". Boston Globe. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Partridge, Jon (24 July 2014). "Achievement Hunter: The making of a YouTube legend". Red Bull.
  24. ^ Bugeja, Kane (16 June 2014). "Michael and Lindsay Jones Panel at Supanova 2014". Capsule Computers.
  25. ^ HeroTheyCallMe (19 January 2015). "Best of... GavAgeddon 5". YouTube.
  26. ^ Rooster Teeth (16 March 2010). "Red vs. Blue Reconstruction 3". YouTube.
  27. ^ "Gavin Free in Red vs. Blue". YouTube. 3 July 2013.
  28. ^ Whittaker, Richard (1 May 2013). "Rooster Teeth Marks Tenth Birthday With Fireworks". Austin Chronicle. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ Rooster Teeth (26 February 2009). "Captain Dynamic Episode 1". YouTube.
  30. ^ Rooster Teeth (25 March 2009). "Outtakes". YouTube.
  31. ^ Marks, Chris. "Cast and Crew - Captain Dynamic". Rooster Tooths.
  32. ^ Rooster Teeth (23 May 2013). "RT Shorts: Slow Mo Love". YouTube.
  33. ^ Rooster Teeth (2 August 2009). "Mixed Messages". YouTube.
  34. ^ "Gavin Watches Slo Mo Love". YouTube. 7 November 2013.
  35. ^ The Slow Mo Guys (18 May 2011). "The Slow Mo Guys Answering YOUR Questions - FAQ". YouTube.
  36. ^ Gianatasio, David (17 October 2014). "YouTube's Famous 'Slow Mo Guys' Get You Up to Speed in Ads for the Video Site They 'make every second epic'". Adweek. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  37. ^ "Don't try this at home: See the impact of a Taser in slow motion (VIDEO)". Russia Today. 13 September 2015.
  38. ^ Hooper, Benjamin (22 July 2015). "Giant water balloon pops in slow motion with a man inside". United Press International.
  39. ^ Rooster Teeth (7 August 2013). "Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures - Gavin's Secret Admirer". YouTube.
  40. ^ Hopkinson, Simon (2013). The Good Cook. Globe Pequot Press. p. 320.
  41. ^ The Slow Mo Guys (14 December 2011). "10,000fps!? - The Slow Mo Guys". YouTube.
  42. ^ "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database.
  43. ^ "Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database.
  44. ^ Twitter / GavinFree: @EricVespe That was the last. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  45. ^ Twitter / GavinFree: @dancottle Dredd was the last. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  46. ^ "Rooster Teeth · RT Podcast No. 187". Roosterteeth.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  47. ^ Rooster Teeth. "Immersion: Split Screen - Behind the Scenes". Rooster Teeth.
  48. ^ Rooster Teeth. "Immersion: Racing Simulator". Blip.tv.
  49. ^ Rooster Teeth (27 October 2013). "The Gauntlet - Season 2 - Episode 3: King of Halo". YouTube.
  50. ^ Rooster Teeth (10 November 2013). "The Gauntlet - Season 2 - Episode 5: Portal 2 Puzzle". YouTube.
  51. ^ @midnight (14 May 2014). "WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014". Comedy Central.
  52. ^ @midnight (15 May 2015). "Burnie Burns, Gus Sorola, Gavin Free - Bad Cosplay - @midnight w/ Chris Hardwick". YouTube.
  53. ^ "@midnight: Season 2, Episode 65". Internet Movie Database.
  54. ^ Rooster Teeth (11 November 2014). "Ten Little Roosters - Episode 2: And Then There Were Eight 4K". YouTube.
  55. ^ Rooster Teeth (24 December 2014). "Ten Little Roosters - Episode 8 - And Then There Were Two & One 4K". YouTube.
  56. ^ "Ten Little Roosters (2014 TV Mini-Series) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database.
  57. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Jordan Cwierz and Lindsay Jones of X-Ray and Vav!". BubbleBladder. 11 December 2014.
  58. ^ Rooster Teeth (4 December 2014). "X-Ray & Vav - Episode 1: X-Ray & Vav Rise". YouTube.
  59. ^ Connor MacRae Media (16 July 2013). "X-Ray and Vav Entrance at AH panel RTX 2013". YouTube.
  60. ^ Rooster Teeth (20 November 2014). "X-Ray and Vav Livestream". YouTube.
  61. ^ Rooster Teeth (16 July 2015). "Money Mouth & Delayed Climax - Million Dollars, But... Episode 3 in 4K". YouTube.
  62. ^ Rooster Teeth (3 September 2015). "Bloopers & Outtakes #2 - Million Dollars, But..." YouTube.
  63. ^ Fine Brothers (2 August 2015). "YOUTUBERS REACT TO FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 4 TRAILER". YouTube.
  64. ^ Takumi, Rie (18 March 2015). "'Lazer Team' drops first action-packed trailer". GMA News and Public Affairs.
  65. ^ Rooster Teeth (12 January 2015). "Lazer Team Behind the Scenes - Episode 3". YouTube.
  66. ^ Rooster Teeth (16 March 2015). "Lazer Team Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Sci-Fi Action Comedy Movie". YouTube.
  67. ^ Gross, Joe (25 September 2015). "Fantastic Fest 2015: "Lazer Team" will delight Rooster Teeth cultists". austin360.
  68. ^ Rooster Teeth (21 August 2015). "The Eleven Little Roosters Teaser Trailer - 4K". YouTube.
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