Update Blog - 6/20/20 (Patreon)

Summertime is finally here! The sun is shining, feels great to be outside and it's still 2020, so the world is still in a totally insane state. But in my last days of Spring, I've had a good week where I kept myself busy and working hard on some great projects that I can't wait to show you. But at least with this, I can somewhat tell you about them.

- Released my editorial on The Rise and Fall of The Lego Movie: I was originally planning to have this out by the end of the month, but some changes had to be made where I end up having this a little sooner than expected. Anyways, it was fascinating to see this whole story happen and how quickly The Lego Movie just came and went in terms of its fame. I remember when it was one of the most unexpected surprise hits in animation that was highly celebrated, but then got quickly rejected where it was thrown away like it was just another pointless cartoon franchise just trying to make a buck. Ironically, it was like a trending toy like Fidget Spinners where everybody's gotta have one and they love playing with it and making memes out of it, but then not long after, people just moved on to the next cool thing and the toy is now just a thing of the past. The film did give us some great things though like building up Phil Lord and Chris Miller's career to where they are now and has inspired animators to think outside the box with their art, but looking at it as a franchise is like seeing a cautionary tale that must be told so people could hear, and I'm glad I was able to do that with this video.

- Created a new Special Review: I know I just got out of one with the review of Wonder Boys last week, but this is one that I was really excited to work on because it was the kind that immediately gave me some big ideas on how to create a really fun review. Without saying what the movie will be or how will I present this review, it's going to be in a similar style to the Bratz the Movie review where it's all like one big show I'm putting on while I'm reviewing the film. This one even required me to get a little more creative and even done several cinematic shots for the sake of really selling the narrative. I'm honestly very proud on this one and really can't wait to show you what it's all about next month. And don't worry on the review itself. Let's say that it may not be animated, but it's the kind that people wouldn't be too surprised that I would talk about.

- Starting a new Top 10: With the recent success of the new Top 10 Ice Age video and the need of featuring more variety onto the channel, it's a great time to go and catch up on creating some new Top 10s and really get creative with them. This was an idea that popped in my head not long ago when I was doing the recent episode of Q&A with AniMat and I'm still committed to go and bring that idea to life. I'm only starting on this with just writing the script. I've done a good amount of research so far and built the entire list itself, so I'm at the point where I'll make this video as fun as it'll be working on it. I won't fully reveal what it is yet, but I'll just say that it will be related to animated films. Not about them, but they do have a connection ;)

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Discord Chat will be happening on Sunday the 21st and at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

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And that should be all to say for this week. Next up, I'll be ready to put out a highly anticipated video (hopefully), but as we are in summer, you still gotta remember to stay safe and follow the health and safety guidelines so that we can keep the pandemic at a minimum while we soak up the sun. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!