RiffTrax is an American company that produces scripted humorous commentary tracks which are synced to mostly public domain feature films, education shorts, and television episodes.
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16 Facts About RiffTrax
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RiffTrax products are sold in downloadable media online and delivered by app, streaming video, and DRM-free download.
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In 2012, RiffTrax was purchased from Legend by Nelson, Murphy, Corbett, and RiffTrax CEO David G Martin.
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The early RiffTrax were almost all solo efforts on Nelson's part, but it soon became apparent that there was a strong demand for them.
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RiffTrax continues to release audio track riffs that can be used to play over the owner's own copy of a film as well as making versions friendly for films offered on online streaming services like Netflix.
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In 2008, RiffTrax launched iRiffs, which allows fans to upload commentaries to be sold on the website.
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In October 2015, RiffTrax negotiated the rights to release available MST3K episodes through Vimeo via an all-access subscription plan, with a new re-release uploaded each Monday; individual episodes could be rented through the site, and in November 2015, RiffTrax started to sell MST3K episodes on their website.
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The RiffTrax crew have done live internet broadcasts on Ustream.
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RiffTrax has teamed with NCM Fathom Events to host special one-night live RiffTrax events.
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On February 25,2013, RiffTrax announced a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to secure the rights to riff Twilight, the first film of The Twilight Saga, for their live show in August 2013.
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On May 12,2014, RiffTrax announced another Kickstarter campaign to raise money to secure the rights to the 1998 version of Godzilla.
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The fourth RiffTrax event was the horror classic Carnival of Souls and took place on October 27,2016.
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RiffTrax had been wanting to do a Doctor Who episode for some time as a way to bridge into its fandom, but had to get permission from the BBC.
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RiffTrax commentaries are synchronized at the start of the movie using a cue.
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Movies chosen for RiffTrax are based on two criteria: whether the movie lends itself towards a funny riffing, and whether the film is widely available on DVD.
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RiffTrax Player is a program which automatically synchronizes the commentary playback to the DVD playback.
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