Upload Blog - 3/23/19 (Patreon)

I'm happy of what I've accomplished, but I'll be honest, this week was the first time I finished off a video since I came back from my vacation. It's time to pick up the pace and get things rolling to make sure I even have videos for you guys to have on a weekly basis! But first, let me recap for you on this week. 

- Released my review of Wonder Park: I honestly did not expect a whole lot out of this one. Among all the sequels and anticipated animated films we were getting this year, this one seemed like a bit of an afterthought. After seeing it, however, I was surprised to find that it was one of the most depressing animated films I had to sit through. Now, melancholy features aren't bad thing. If done right, they can result in great movies. This one, however, did not. It was gloomy for all the wrong reasons, especially when the marketing would tell us that it was anything but. I even noticed how the plot follows too much of the same patterns as Epic Mickey from the broken-down imaginary world to the main character causing the disaster and so on. Part of me wondered if I was being too harsh on the movie and if there would be backlash, but it turned out that I wasn't alone. How Nickelodeon is following this with a TV show, I have no clue, But all I know is that Wonder Park is really gathering a bad reputation for itself so far.

- Created a new episode of The Art of AniMat: Been quite a long time since I've made one of these, but with my new schedule for 2019, it was time to bring back my artistic skills to my videos. Unlike the other seasonal videos, I forgot how they would require a lot of work to be put into them. I think I spent a combined total of 3-4 days to make the art piece itself, then put all the footage together for the video. I won't reveal what it is just yet, but I can confirm that it is a digital artwork with elements that are both simple and sometimes very detailed and complex. I was originally suppose to have it ready for this week, but there have been some setbacks that unfortunately had me left with no choice but to delay it for next week. Don't worry, this one will be worth the wait.

- Finished a Special Video: This was something I put on the side before I headed out for my vacation. However, now that I came back, I recently got all the tools I needed thanks to the help of my collaborator for this project. What will result of this will be quite an, uh...interesting video where I would be more of the straight man considering the new material I had to put in for this one. However, it will come with a good message, so hopefully some substance will come out of it. At least I am glad to say that I got something done, so now I can set my focus onto the next project.

- Starting Editing on Animation Lookback: The Thief and the Cobbler: With all the other video projects done, I can now finally have time to have this be my biggest priority now. As you're reading this, I'm currently putting Part 1 all together to make sure it can all be up to the standards of Animation Lookback. I'll just say this now, but I am planning to get this done very soon...and by soon I mean next week. So you could understand my current situation where now I am hard-pressed to get these videos done as soon as possible and even delaying one for its original schedule. I don't want to stress myself too much on that so that it doesn't interfere with the quality, but once I can get that one done on time for your preview on Patreon, hopefully it'll get easier from here.

So that's what's been happening with me. I'm getting stuff done, but now I have to get stuff done soon so that, for the first time of my YouTube career, I don't get screwed over by a deadline. In that case, time to make some magic! So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!