Update Blog - 5/7/22 (Patreon)

It's a new month, so that makes a good excuse to try out new things! While I was working on a few other things at the same time, I was also steadily working on the next big video along with myself while I'm still recovering from my sickness (should be finishing that soon). But the big catch is that I also decided to try a little experiment to see if that can play an effect on my upcoming videos and my channel. Other than that, here's what I've been doing this week.

- Released my review of Lilo & Stitch: Admittedly, I wouldn't say Lilo & Stitch is among my favorites. I get that there are many out there have grown up with this and put this among their Top 10 Disney films, but for me, I thought it was definitely good, but I wouldn't rank this among Disney's masterpieces. As I said in my review, there's like 2 movies going on at the same time. There's the amazing story of two sisters trying to stay together and the other is the goofy alien cartoon aimed more for kids. Not to say that there's anything bad in this. It's still a very solid picture as it is and I enjoyed watching it, but I guess I'm not one of those that's absolutely crazy for Stitch. I will say, however, that the next one will be very interesting for me, since this was something I remember watching often as a kid (not to mention very well timed, too). Coming next month, I'll be taking a look at Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins. It's been a long time since I've seen the show, but let's see how the pilot movie holds up.

- Experimenting with Call-to-Actions: If you watch my videos on YouTube, or have seen the Lilo & Stitch review on YouTube, then you may have noticed something different than what you get on Patreon. Yes, now I'm doing one of those "Don't forget to subscribe" plugs. The reason is because I consulted with my YouTube manager and talked about ideas to help grow my channel and gain more subscribers (I'll be honest, the growth of my channel is at a disappointingly slow pace). They told me what I'm doing is all good, but advised me that I should include call-to-actions to remind people to subscribe. I'll admit, I do find those things cringey and sound needy, but I decided to experiment anyways. I've so far made a few quick edits to not just the new review, but to all the upcoming videos that are coming this month and I'll see if that does anything to help grow my channel more efficiently. If this manages to actually work and I see my sub numbers jump up, then I'll have to start getting creative with these call-to-actions with each review I make. 

- Editing Animation Lookback: The Muppets: Throughout the week, the big mission was to edit what could possibly be the biggest segment of this entire AL, Sesame Street. What I can say is that this segment alone will take half of the entire part, as I've already written so much about its history. What was even more of a challenge was to find the clips. This isn't like a movie where I can pluck out scenes from one source. We're talking about a show that's on the air for more than 50 years with nearly 5000 episodes! The only thing I can imagine that can possibly be on part with the size of this for AL is The Muppet Show in the next part. It was honestly tough trying to find the right clips and I'm even considering to make a few changes to see if there can be other clips that can fit well. I technically did most of the job, but there's going to be a lot more work to do with the revisions to see if everything can work together and be ready for its premiere. It's a big job, but I'm hoping this will all be worth it once it's complete.

And that was my week and how I started my month of May. We'll see how this experiment will go. Nothing will really change if it doesn't work, but if it does succeed, then I think I'll be having an incredible summer. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!